2007–08 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented college basketball for Boston College during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by eleventh-year head coach Al Skinner, played their home games at the Conte Forum, and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2007–08 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–17 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConte Forum
Seasons
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 14 2   .875 36 3   .923
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 22 Clemson 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Virginia Tech 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 23 11   .676
Maryland 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Florida State 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Virginia 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Boston College 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
NC State 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
2008 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown High School
Tyrese Rice 4 G 6–1 190 Junior Richmond, Virginia L.C. Bird
Biko Paris 5 G 6–1 200 Freshman New Orleans, Louisiana Cypress Christian (TX)
Brennan Bennett 10 G 6–0 185 Sophomore Whitinsville, Massachusetts Northbridge
Corey Raji 11 F 6–6 218 Freshman Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey Westwood
Joe Trapani 12 F 6–8 215 Sophomore Madison, Connecticut Daniel Hand
Daye Kaba 13 G 6–4 214 Sophomore Ridge, New York Our Savior New American
Rakim Sanders 15 G-F 6–5 228 Freshman Pawtucket, Rhode Island St. Andrew's
Tyler Roche 21 F 6–7 200 Sophomore Hooksett, New Hampshire Manchester Central
John Oates 32 F 6–10 255 Senior Harriman, New York Don Bosco Prep
Shamari Spears 34 F 6–6 238 Sophomore Salisbury, North Carolina Blair (NJ)
Tyrelle Blair 44 C 6–11 242 Senior Monticello, Florida FSU High School
Josh Southern 52 C 6–10 255 Freshman Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw
Cortney Dunn 55 F 6–8 215 Freshman Dallas, Texas Lake Highlands

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Sun, Nov 4*
2:00 p.m.
Carleton
Exhibition
W 70–47 
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Regular Season
Sat, Nov 10*
4:00 p.m.
New Hampshire W 67–57  1–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Mon, Nov 12*
7:00 p.m.
Florida Atlantic W 68–62  2–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sun, Nov 18*
2:00 p.m.
Mercer W 73–56  3–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Nov 21*
4:00 p.m.
Rhode Island W 76–72  4–0
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Nov 28*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Michigan
ACC-Big Ten Challenge
W 77–64  5–0
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Sat, Dec 01*
6:00 p.m., ESPN Classic
vs. Providence
Hall of Fame Classic
L 89–98 OT 5–1
T.D. Banknorth Garden 
Boston
Tue, Dec 04*
7:00 p.m.
St. Louis W 61–39  6–1
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sun, Dec 09
7:30 p.m., FSN
at Maryland W 81–78  7–1
(1–0)
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
Wed, Dec 12*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
Massachusetts L 80–83  7–2
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Dec 22*
4:00 p.m.
Northeastern W 57–55  8–2
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Fri, Dec 28*
7:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart W 80–75  9–2
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Jan 02*
7:00 p.m.
Longwood W 81–52  10–2
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Jan 05*
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 Kansas L 60–85  10–3
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Mon, Jan 07*
7:00 p.m.
Robert Morris L 51–57  10–4
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Jan 12
4:00 p.m.
Wake Forest W 112–73  11–4
(2–0)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Tue, Jan 15
9:00 p.m.
Miami (FL) W 76–66  12–4
(3–0)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Jan 19
2:00 p.m.
at Virginia L 66–84  12–5
(3–1)
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
Sat, Jan 26
4:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech L 73–81  12–6
(3–2)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Thur, Jan 31
7:00 p.m., ESPN
at No. 1 North Carolina L 69–91  12–7
(3–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Sat, Feb 02
8:00 p.m.
Clemson L 56–78  12–8
(3–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
Wed, Feb 06
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Maryland L 65–70  12–9
(3–5)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Feb 09
1:00 p.m., CBS
at No. 9 Duke L 80–90  12–10
(3–6)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Thur, Feb 14
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
NC State W 82–65  13–10
(4–6)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sun, Feb 17
1:00 p.m.
Virginia L 74–79  13–11
(4–7)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Feb 23
12:00 p.m.
at Florida State L 63–66  13–12
(4–8)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Tue, Feb 26
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Virginia Tech L 48–67  13–13
(4–9)
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
Sat, Mar 01
3:30 p.m., ABC
No. 1 North Carolina L 80–90  13–14
(4–10)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Mar 05
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Miami (FL) L 61–74  13–15
(4–11)
BankUnited Center 
Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Mar 08
3:30 p.m., ABC
Georgia Tech L 78–86  13–16
(4–12)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Tournament
Thur, Mar 13
9:30 p.m., Raycom Sports
vs. Maryland W 71–68  14–16
Time Warner Cable Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Fri, Mar 14
9:30 p.m., Raycom Sports
vs. No. 22 Clemson L 48–82  14–17
Time Warner Cable Arena 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[1].

References

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  1. ^ "[1]." BCEagles.com. Retrieved on February 28, 2009.