| 2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball | |||
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| ACC Tournament Runner-Up | |||
| NCAA Tournament, At-Large Bid | |||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||
| Ranking | |||
| Coaches | #29 | ||
| AP | #22 | ||
| 2007–08 record | 24–10 (10–6 ACC) | ||
| Head coach | Oliver Purnell | ||
| Assistant coach | Ron Bradley | ||
| Assistant coach | Shaka Smart | ||
| Assistant coach | Frank Smith | ||
| Home arena | Littlejohn Coliseum | ||
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The 2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represents Clemson University. The Head Coach is Oliver Purnell. The team plays its home games in Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.
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The Tigers entered the tournament seeded third in the conference, their highest seeding since their 1989–90 team won the regular-season championship. After defeating Boston College in their first game, the Tigers advanced to the ACC Tournament Final for the first time in 46 years (1962) and only the second time in school history by knocking off the #7 Duke Blue Devils by a score of 78–74. In the finals, they were defeated by #1 North Carolina 86–81.
Clemson received the #5 seed in the Midwest region of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. It was the first time in 10 years that the Tigers made the field of 64. After building as much as an 18 point lead in the first half, the Tigers eventually fell to the #12 seed Wildcats by a final of 75–69. This marked the first time in NCAA Tournament history that 4 lower seeded teams (Villanova, Siena, Kansas State, Davidson) from one region (Midwest) all advanced to the second round.
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Position | Year | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Zavier Anderson | 5'9" | 160 | G | FR | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 4 | Jonah Baize | 6'6" | 200 | G/F | FR | Evansville, Indiana |
| 35 | Trevor Booker | 6'7" | 240 | C/F | SO | Whitmire, South Carolina |
| 45 | Jerai Grant | 6'8" | 215 | F | FR | Bowie, Maryland |
| 25 | Cliff Hammonds | 6'3" | 200 | G | SR | Cairo, Georgia |
| 40 | James Mays | 6'9" | 230 | F | SR | Garner, North Carolina |
| 24 | Matt Morris | 6'5" | 200 | F | SR | Georgetown, South Carolina |
| 22 | Terrence Oglesby | 6'2" | 185 | G | FR | Cleveland, Tennessee |
| 32 | Sam Perry | 6'5" | 215 | F | SR | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 55 | Karolis Petrukonis | 6'11" | 260 | C | SO | Trakai, Lithuania |
| 15 | David Potter | 6'6" | 205 | G/F | SO | Severn, Maryland |
| 42 | Julius Powell | 6'7" | 220 | F | JR | Newton, North Carolina |
| 1 | K.C. Rivers | 6'5" | 215 | G/F | JR | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2 | Demontez Stitt | 6'2" | 170 | G | FR | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 12 | Raymond Sykes | 6'9" | 220 | C/F | JR | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 44 | Jesse Yanutola | 6'4" | 215 | F | SR | Tega Cay, South Carolina |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | ||||
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| 10/20/07 | 10:00am | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (Orange & White Scrimmage) |
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| 11/06/07* | 4:00pm | Augusta State | #29 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (Exhibition) |
W 79–66 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/12/07* | 7:30pm | Furman | #26 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | W 91–46 | 1–0 | |||||
| 11/15/07* | 8:00pm | at #33 Mississippi State | #26 | Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS | FSNS & FSNFL | W 84–82 | 2–0 | ||||
| 11/18/07* | 2:00pm | #42 Old Dominion | #26 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ACC Select | W 66–53 | 3–0 | ||||
| 11/21/07* | 7:30pm | Presbyterian College | #22 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ACC Select | W 74–57 | 4–0 | ||||
| 11/24/07* | Noon | Gardner-Webb | #22 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ACC Select | W 96–67 | 5–0 | ||||
| 11/27/07* | 9:30pm | Purdue | #18 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (ACC–Big Ten Challenge) |
ESPN2 | W 61–58 | 6–0 | ||||
| 12/01/07* | 4:00pm | South Carolina | #18 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC (Carolina-Clemson Rivalry) |
FSNS & FSNFL | W 85–74 | 7–0 | ||||
| 12/05/07* | 7:00pm | at East Carolina | #17 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum • Greenville, NC | CSS | W 82–67 | 8–0 | ||||
| 12/20/07* | 3:00pm | at Puerto Rico-Mayagüez | #15 | Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (San Juan Shootout) |
W 90–73 | 9–0 | |||||
| 12/21/07* | 3:00pm | vs. DePaul | #15 | Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (San Juan Shootout) |
W 90–74 | 10–0 | |||||
| 12/22/07* | 5:30pm | vs. #31 Ole Miss | #15 | Mario Morales Coliseum • Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (San Juan Shootout) |
L 82–85 | 10–1 | |||||
| 12/29/07* | 4:00pm | Samford | #20 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ACC Select | W 78–45 | 11–1 | ||||
| 1/01/08* | 4:30pm | at Alabama | #19 | Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL | FSNS & FSNFL | W 87–61 | 12–1 | ||||
| 1/06/08 | 7:30pm | #1 North Carolina | #19 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | FSN | L 88–90 OT | 12–2 (0–1) | ||||
| 1/09/08* | 7:30pm | Charlotte | #19 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ACC Select | L 72–82 | 12–3 | ||||
| 1/12/08 | 7:00pm | Florida State | #19 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ACC Select | W 97–85 2OT | 13–3 (1–1) | ||||
| 1/15/08 | 7:00pm | NC State | #23 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | RSN | W 70–54 | 14–3 (2–1) | ||||
| 1/19/08 | 6:00pm | at #5 Duke | #23 | Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPN | L 80–93 | 14–4 (2–2) | ||||
| 1/22/08 | 7:00pm | Wake Forest | #25 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | RSN | W 80–75 1OT | 15–4 (3–2) | ||||
| 1/27/08 | 1:00pm | at #42 Miami (FL) | #25 | BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL | R/LF | L 72–75 | 15–5 (3–3) | ||||
| 2/02/08 | 8:00pm | Boston College | #42 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ACC Select | W 78–56 | 16–5 (4–3) | ||||
| 2/07/08 | 7:00pm | at Virginia | #36 | John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN2 | W 82–51 | 17–5 (5–3) | ||||
| 2/10/08 | 6:30pm | at #3 North Carolina | #36 | Dean Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC | FSN | L 93–103 2OT | 17–6 (5–4) | ||||
| 2/14/08 | 9:00pm | Georgia Tech | #40 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | R/LF Split | W 82–67 | 18–6 (6–4) | ||||
| 2/16/08 | 3:00pm | at NC State | #40 | RBC Center • Raliegh, NC | R/LF Split | W 71–64 | 19–6 (7–4) | ||||
| 2/19/08 | 7:00pm | at Florida State | #31 | Donald L. Tucker Center • Tallahassee, FL | FSN | L 55–64 | 19–7 (7–5) | ||||
| 2/27/08 | 7:30pm | #32 Miami (FL) | #30 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | ACC Select | W 79–69 | 20–7 (8–5) | ||||
| 3/02/08 | 7:30pm | at Maryland | #30 | Comcast Center • College Park, MD | FSN | W 73–70 | 21–7 (9–5) | ||||
| 3/06/08 | 7:00pm | at Georgia Tech | #26 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA | ESPN or ESPN2 | L 75–80 | 21–8 (9–6) | ||||
| 3/09/08 | 1:30pm | Virginia Tech | #26 | Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC | R/LF | W 70–69 | 22–8 (10–6) | ||||
| Postseason | |||||||||||
| 3/14/08 | 9:00pm | vs. Boston College | #26 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament – Quarterfinals) |
RLF/ESPN2 | W 82–48 | 23–8 | ||||
| 3/15/08 | 3:30pm | vs. #7 Duke | #26 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament – Semifinals) |
RLF/ESPN | W 78–74 | 24–8 | ||||
| 3/16/08 | 1:00pm | vs. #1 North Carolina | #26 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena • Charlotte, NC (ACC Tournament – Finals) |
RLF/ESPN2 | L 81–86 | 24–9 | ||||
| 3/21/08* | 9:55pm | vs. Villanova | #22 | St. Pete Times Forum • Tampa, FL (NCAA Tournament – First Round) |
CBS | L 69–75 | 24–10 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. | |||||||||||
| ACC[1] | Conference | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-L | GB | PCT | W-L | PCT | ||
| #1 North Carolina | 14–2 | – | .875 | 34–2 | .944 | |
| #9 Duke | 13–3 | 1 | .813 | 28–5 | .848 | |
| #22 Clemson | 10–6 | 4 | .625 | 24–9 | .727 | |
| Virginia Tech | 9–7 | 5 | .563 | 20–13 | .606 | |
| Miami | 8–8 | 6 | .500 | 23–10 | .697 | |
| Maryland | 8–8 | 6 | .500 | 19–15 | .559 | |
| Georgia Tech | 7–9 | 7 | .438 | 15–17 | .469 | |
| Wake Forest | 7–9 | 7 | .438 | 17–13 | .567 | |
| Florida State | 7–9 | 7 | .438 | 19–15 | .559 | |
| Virginia | 5–11 | 9 | .313 | 16–15 | .516 | |
| Boston College | 4–12 | 10 | .250 | 14–17 | .452 | |
| North Carolina State | 4–12 | 10 | .250 | 15–16 | .484 | |
| Ranking Movement | Week | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| USA Today/ESPN Coaches | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 42 | 36 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 29 |
| Associated Press | 30 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 22 |