2007–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2007–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2007–08 record 16–19 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach Bruce Weber
Assistant coach Wayne McClain
Assistant coach Jay Price
Assistant coach Jerrance Howard
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 2006–07 2008–09 »
2007–08 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Wisconsin† 16   2   .889     31   5   .861
#20 Purdue 15   3   .833     25   9   .735
Indiana 14   4   .778     25   8   .758
#18 Michigan State 12   6   .667     27   9   .750
Ohio State 10   8   .556     24   13   .649
Minnesota 8   10   .444     20   14   .588
Penn State 7   11   .389     15   16   .484
Iowa 6   12   .333     13   19   .406
Illinois 5   13   .278     16   19   .457
Michigan 5   13   .278     10   22   .313
Northwestern 1   17   .056     8   22   .267
† 2008 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008 • Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007–08 season was head coach Bruce Weber's fifth at the University of Illinois. The team finished with 5–13 conference and 16–19 overall records. A runner-up finish in the Big Ten Tournament, and the play of freshman guard Demetri McCamey highlighted the season. Shaun Pruitt was the lone all-Big-Ten honoree; he was named to the all-Big-Ten third team by the press.[2]

Contents

2007–08 roster[3]

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Rodney Alexander 23 F 6–7 225 Jr Benton Harbor, MI
Calvin Brock 25 G 6–5 200 Jr Chicago, IL
Brian Carlwell 33 C 6–11 265 So Maywood, IL
Bill Cole 30 F 6–9 210 Fr Peoria, IL
Mike Davis 24 F 6–9 205 Fr Alexandria, VA
Chester Frazier 3 G 6–2 190 Jr Baltimore, MD
Chris Hicks 2 G 6–2 195 Sr Chicago, IL
Steve Holdren 22 G 6–5 200 Jr Champaign, IL
C.J. Jackson 34 F 6–8 200 So Buena Vista, GA
Jeff Jordan 13 G 6–1 185 Fr Highland Park, IL
Demetri McCamey 32 G 6–3 205 Fr Bellwood, IL
Trent Meacham 1 G 6–2 195 Jr Champaign, IL
Shaun Pruitt 55 C 6–10 245 Sr Aurora, IL
Brian Randle 42 F 6–8 220 Sr East Peoria, IL
Richard Semrau 50 F 6–9 235 Fr Grafton, OH
Mike Tisdale 54 C 7–1 215 Fr Riverton, IL 
Indicates Red Shirt Year

2007–08 schedule and results[4]

Date Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Record
11/11/07* Northeastern Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN360 W 63–55  16,618 1–0
11/17/07* at Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, HI W 79–77  6,308 2–0
11/19/07* vs. Arizona State Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI
(Maui Invitational)		 ESPN2 W 77–54  2,500 3–0
11/20/07* vs. Duke Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI
(Maui Invitational)		 ESPN L 79–66  2,500 3–1
11/21/07* vs. Oklahoma State Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, HI
(Maui Invitational)		 ESPN2 W 65–49  2,500 4–1
11/28/07* at Maryland Comcast Center • College Park, MD ESPN2 L 69–61  17,950 4–2
12/01/07* Weber State Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 78–61  16,618 5–2
12/08/07* vs. #24 Arizona United Center • Chicago, IL ESPN L 78–72 OT 19,573 5–3
12/17/07* Western Carolina Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 58–35  16,618 6–3
12/20/07* Miami (OH) Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN L 61–58 OT 16,618 6–4
12/22/07* vs. Missouri Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO
(Braggin' Rights)		 ESPN2 W 59–58  21,941 7–4
12/28/07* Loyola (MD) Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 77–43  16,618 8–4
12/30/07 Tennessee State Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN L 60–58  16,618 8–5
1/03/08 Ohio State Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN L 74–58  16,618 8–6 (0–1)
1/06/08 Penn State Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN L 68–64  16,618 8–7 (0–2)
1/10/08 at #21 Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI ESPN L 70–60  17,190 8–8 (0–3)
1/13/08 #11 Indiana Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN CBS L 62–58  17,359 8–9 (0–4)
1/16/08 Michigan Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 75–57  16,618 9–9 (1–4)
1/19/08 at Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 74–67  14,123 9–10 (1–5)
1/22/08 at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN L 64–58  19,049 9–11 (1–6)
1/27/08 Northwestern Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 70–37  16,618 10–11 (2–6)
1/30/08 at #7 Michigan State Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN L 51–41  14,759 10–12 (2–7)
2/02/08 Purdue Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN L 83–75  16,618 10–13 (2–8)
2/07/08 #13 Indiana Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN L 83–79 2OT 16,618 10–14 (2–9)
2/12/08 at Minnesota Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 84–60  12,773 11–14 (3–9)
2/16/08 at Penn State Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN L 52–51  10,632 11–15 (3–10)
2/20/08 #10 Wisconsin Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN L 71–57  16,618 11–16 (3–11)
2/23/08 at Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 49–43  11,017 11–17 (3–12)
3/01/08 at Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN W 58–47  15,500 12–17 (4–12)
3/06/08 #18 Michigan State Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN2 L 59–51  16,618 12–18 (4–13)
3/08/08 Minnesota Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL BTN W 67–58  16,618 13–18 (5–13)
Big Ten Tournament
3/13/08 vs. Penn State Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Tournament First Round)		 ESPN2 W 64–63  13,852 14–18 (6–13)
3/14/08 vs. #16 Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal)		 BTN W 74–67 OT 18,691 15–18 (7–13)
3/15/08 vs. Minnesota Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Tournament Semifinal)		 CBS W 54–50  17,520 16–18 (8–13)
3/16/08 vs. #6 Wisconsin Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Tournament Final)		 CBS L 61–48  14,579 16–19 (8–14)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 23)". ESPN. March 23, 2008. http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/year/2008/week/1/seasontype/3. 
  2. ^ "2008 All-Big Ten Men's Basketball teams". http://www.bigtennetwork.com/sports/mbasketball/All-Big-Ten-Mens-Basketball-Teams-2008.asp. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
  3. ^ "2007–08 Roster". http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ill-m-baskbl-mtt.html. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
  4. ^ "2007–2008 Schedule". http://fightingillini.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ill-m-baskbl-sched.html. Retrieved 2008-06-22. 
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