2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2007-08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, First Round

Conference

Pacific-10 Conference

Ranking

Coaches

#NR

2007-08 record

19-15 (8-10 Pac-10)

Head coach

Kevin O'Neill

Home arena

McKale Center

Seasons

« 2006-07

2008-09 »

	Conf			Overall
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
#2 UCLA†	16	2	.889	35	4	.897
#11 Stanford	13	5	.722	28	8	.778
#21 Washington State	11	7	.611	26	9	.743
Arizona State	9	9	.500	21	13	.618
Oregon	9	9	.500	18	14	.563
Arizona	8	10	.444	19	15	.559
Washington	7	11	.389	16	17	.485
California	6	12	.333	17	16	.515
Oregon State	0	18	.000	6	25	.194
USC*	0	7	.000	0	12	.000

† 2008 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of April 5, 2008 • Rankings from AP Poll *USC vacated 11 conference and 21 overall wins, due to NCAA rules violations.

The 2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Kevin O'Neill, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Source:^[1]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jerryd Bayless SG	Phoenix, Arizona	St. Mary's High School	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 16, 2006
Jerryd Bayless SG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 97
Jamelle Horne SF	San Diego, California	San Diego Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 16, 2006
Jamelle Horne SF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96
Alex Jacobson C	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei High School	7 ft 0 in (213 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 17, 2005
Alex Jacobson C	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 80
Zane Johnson SF	Phoenix, Arizona	Thunderbird High School	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 1, 2006
Zane Johnson SF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: NR
Laval Lucas-Perry SG	Flint, Michigan	Luke M Powers Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 19, 2006
Laval Lucas-Perry SG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/2305/class/2007. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=730394.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Record
Regular Season
11/13/07*	Northern Arizona	#17	McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 76-69	1-0
11/17/07*	Virginia	#17	McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	L 72-75	1-1
11/19/07*	UMKC		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 81-62	2–1
11/21/07*	Adam State		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 88-64	3–1
11/25/07*	at #4 Kansas		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	L 72-76 ^OT	3-2
11/28/07*	Cal State Fullerton		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 91-65	4-2
12/02/07*	#9 Texas A&M		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 78-67	5-2
12/08/07*	at Illinois	#24	United Center • Chicago, IL	W 78-72 ^OT	6-2
12/16/07*	Fresno State	#22	McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 69-50	7-2
12/19/07*	at UNLV	#19	Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV	W 52-49	8-2
12/22/07*	San Diego State	#19	McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 74-58	9-2
12/29/07*	at #2 Memphis	#18	FedExForum • Memphis, TN	L 63-82	9-3
1/3/08	Oregon State	#21	McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 76-63	10-3 (1-0)
1/5/08	Oregon	#21	McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	L 74-84	10-4 (1-1)
1/9/08	at Arizona State	#24	Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, AZ	L 59-68 ^OT	10-5 (1-2)
1/12/08*	at Houston	#24	Hofheinz Pavilion • Houston, Texas	W 85-71	11-5
1/17/08	at Stanford		Maples Pavilion • Palo Alto, CA	L 52-56	11-6 (1–3)
1/19/08	at California		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	W 80-79	12-6 (2-3)
1/24/08	#6 Washington State		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 76-64	13-6 (3-3)
1/26/08	Washington		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 84-69	14-6 (4-3)
1/31/08	at USC		Galen Center • Los Angeles, CA	W 80-69	15-6 (5-3)
2/2/08	at #5 UCLA		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	L 60-82	15-7 (5-4)
2/10/08	Arizona State		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	L 54-59	15-8 (5-5)
2/14/08	California		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	W 83-73	16-8 (6-5)
2/16/08	#7 Stanford		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	L 66-67	16-9 (6-6)
2/21/08	at Washington		Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion • Seattle, WA	L 66-75	16-10 (6-7)
2/23/08	at #19 Washington State		Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA	W 65-55	17-10 (7-7)
2/28/08	USC		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	L 58-70	17-11 (7-8)
3/2/08	#4 UCLA		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	L 66-68	17-12 (7-9)
3/6/08	at Oregon State		Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, OR	W 81-45	18-12 (8-9)
3/8/08	at Oregon		Matthew Knight Arena • Eugene, OR	L 69-78	18-13 (8-10)
Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/12/08	vs. Oregon State		Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Play-In Round)	W 86-57	19-13
3/13/08	vs. #11 Stanford		Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Quarterfinal)	L 64-75	19-14
NCAA Tournament
3/20/08*	vs. #(7) West Virginia	#(10)	Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. (First Round)	L 65-75	19-15
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.

Roster

2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	11	Bagga, DavidDavid Bagga	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Santa Ana, California
1.5 !G	0	Bayless, JerrydJerryd Bayless	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
3.5 !F	44	Brielmaier, BretBret Brielmaier	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mankato, Minnesota
3.5 !F	34	Budinger, ChaseChase Budinger	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Encinitas, California
1.5 !G	12	Dillon, DanielDaniel Dillon	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	London, Kentucky
3.5 !F	43	Hill, JordanJordan Hill	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Patterson, North Carolina
3.5 !F	42	Horne, JamelleJamelle Horne	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	San Diego, California
5.0 !C	50	Jacobson, AlexAlex Jacobson	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Santa Ana, California
3.5 !F	2	Johnson, ZaneZane Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
1.5 !G	20	Lucas-Perry, LavalLaval Lucas-Perry	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Flint, Michigan
1.5 !G	5	McClellan, JawannJawann McClellan	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	24	Onobun, FendiFendi Onobun	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	33	Tangara, MohamedMohamed Tangara	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Durham, North Carolina
5.0 !C	54	Walters, KirkKirk Walters	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Grand Rapids, Michigan
1.5 !G	13	Wise, NicNic Wise	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Kingwood, Texas

Head coach

Kevin O'Neill (Southern California)

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2011-7-7

^ "Commitments/Recruits". http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/12/class/2007. Retrieved 2011-07-07.