2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
Conference Big East
Ranking
Coaches #10
AP #11
2007–08 record 28–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach John Thompson III
Home arena Verizon Center
Seasons
« 2006–07 2008–09 »

The 2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team were an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big East Conference representing Georgetown University. The team finished with a regular season record of 27–5, and again won the conference regular season title on March 8, 2008.[1] They lost to the University of Pittsburgh in the conference championship game. This placed them as a number two seed in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they lost their second round game.

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
November 10, 2007* 12:00 p.m. William & Mary #5 Verizon Center • {{{site_cityst}}} W 68–53  1–0
November 15, 2007* 7:30 p.m. Michigan #5 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 74–52  2–0
November 21, 2007 7:30 p.m. at Ball State #5 John E. Worthen Arena • Muncie, IN W 57–48  3–0
November 28, 2007* 7:00 p.m. at Old Dominion #5 Constant Convocation Center • Norfolk, VA W 66–48  4–0
December 1, 2007* 1:00 p.m. Fairfield #5 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 61–49  5–0
December 5, 2007* 7:00 p.m. at Alabama #4 Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL W 70–60  6–0
December 9, 2007* 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville #4 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 87–55  7–0
December 15, 2007* 7:30 p.m. Radford #4 McDonough Gymnasium • Washington, DC W 110–51  8–0
December 22, 2007* 12:00 p.m. at #2 Memphis #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN L 85–71  8–1
December 29, 2007* 1:00 p.m. American #8 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 78–51  9–1
December 31, 2007* 2:00 p.m. Fordham #7 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 82–55  10–1
January 5, 2008 2:00 p.m. at Rutgers #7 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ W 58–46  11–1
January 8, 2008 9:00 p.m. at DePaul #8 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL W 76–60  12–1
January 12, 2008 2:00 p.m. Connecticut #8 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 72–69  13–1
January 14, 2008 7:00 p.m. at #16 Pittsburgh #6 Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA L 69–60  13–2
January 19, 2008 12:00 p.m. Notre Dame #6 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 84–65  14–2
January 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. Syracuse #9 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 64–62 OT 15–2
January 26, 2008 7:00 p.m. at West Virginia #9 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV W 58–57  16–2
January 30, 2008 7:00 p.m. at St. John's #6 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY W 74–42  17–2
February 2, 2008 12:00 p.m. Seton Hall #6 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 73–61  18–2
February 5, 2008 7:30 South Florida #6 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 63–53  19–2
February 9, 2008 9:00 p.m. at Louisville #6 Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY L 59–51  19–3
February 11, 2008 7:00 p.m. Villanova #8 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 55–53  20–3
February 16, 2008 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse #8 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY L 77–70  20–4
February 18, 2008 4:00 p.m. at Providence #11 Dunkin Donuts Center • Providence, RI W 68–58  21–4
February 23, 2008 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati #11 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 73–53  22–4
February 27, 2008 9:00 p.m. St. John's #10 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 64–52  23–4
March 1, 2008 2:00 p.m. at #21 Marquette #10 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI W 70–68 OT 24–4
March 8, 2008 12:00 p.m. #13 Louisville #10 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 55–52  25–4
March 13, 2008* vs. Villanova #9 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament 2nd round)		 ESPN W 82–63  26–4
March 14, 2008* vs. West Virginia #9 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament Semifinals)		 ESPN W 72–55  27–4
March 15, 2008* vs. Pittsburgh #9 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament Finals)		 L 65–74  27–5
March 21, 2008* 3:00 p.m. vs. UMBC #8 RBC Center • Raleigh, NC
(NCAA Tournament 1st Round)		 CBS W 66–47  28–5
March 23, 2008* 2:50 p.m. vs. #23 Davidson #8 RBC Center • Raleigh, NC
(NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)		 L 74–70  28–6
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

Standings

2007–08 Big East Conference Standings[2]
Team Conference Record Overall
W L GB W L
#10 Georgetown 15 3 - 25 4
#13 Louisville 14 4 1 24 7
#19 Notre Dame 14 4 1 24 6
#14 Connecticut 13 5 2 24 7
#20 Marquette 11 7 4 22 8
West Virginia 11 7 4 22 9
Pittsburgh 10 8 5 22 9
Villanova 9 9 6 19 11
Syracuse 9 9 6 19 12
Cincinnati 8 10 7 13 17
Seton Hall 7 10 7.5 17 13
Providence 6 12 9 15 15
DePaul 6 12 9 11 19
St. John's 5 13 10 11 19
South Florida 3 15 12 12 19
Rutgers 3 15 12 11 20

References

  1. ^ "Georgetown Claims Regular-Season Crown". Big East Conference. March 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 05, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081205184335/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1408429. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  2. ^ "Big East Conference Standings 2007–2008". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/confstandings?confID=4. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
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