2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #20
AP #22
2007–08 record 25–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Kelvin Sampson then Dan Dakich
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 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University during the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Indiana is part of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The Interim Head Coach at the end of the season was Dan Dakich. Indiana University announced on February 22, 2008, that Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the Indiana University men’s basketball coach.[2]

On March 10, 2008 D. J. White and Eric Gordon were named to the First Team All-Big Ten and Armon Bassett was named to the third team. White was also named the Conference player of the year.[3] In the off season, starters Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis were dismissed from the team after they failed to show up for a player meeting with coach Dakich, then failed to show up for a 6 a.m. run the following day.[4] In December 2008, Eric Gordon stated how the 2007–08 season was ruined by turmoil due to drug use among some players on the team.[5]

Contents

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Adam Ahlfeld 34 G 6–0 193 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana
Armon Bassett 1 G 6–1 176 Sophomore Terre Haute, Indiana
Jordan Crawford 5 G 6–4 195 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
Jamarcus Ellis 13 G 6–5 200 Junior Chicago, Illinois
Brett Finkelmeier 4 G 6–2 180 Freshman Carmel, Indiana
Eric Gordon 23 G 6–4 215 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
Eli Holman 32 C 6–9 210 Freshman Richmond, California
Brandon McGee 24 F 6–7 220 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
Lance Stemler 22 F 6–8 210 Senior Columbia, Illinois
Kyle Taber 44 F 6–7 226 Junior Evansville, Indiana
DeAndre Thomas 2 F 6–8 295 Junior Chicago, Illinois
D. J. White 3 F 6–9 251 Senior Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Mike White 30 F 6–6 232 Senior Springhill, Louisiana

Coaches: Kelvin Sampson, Jeff Meyer, Dan Dakich, Ray McCallum

Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Crawford
SG		 Detroit, MI Hargrave Military Academy (VA) 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 15,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 81
Jamarcus Ellis
SG		 Chicago, IL Chipola J.C. (FL) 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 14,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:
Eric Gordon
SG		 Indianapolis, IN North Central 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 13,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 98
Eli Holman
C		 Richmond, CA Richmond 6 ft 10 in (208 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 2,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 93
Brandon McGee
PF		 Chicago, IL Crane 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 8,
2006 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 93
DeAndre Thomas
PF		 Chicago, IL Chipola J.C. (FL) 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) 303 lb (137 kg) Apr 9,
2007 
Scout:N/A   Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 9
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:

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
11/12/07* 7:00 Chattanooga #8 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 99–77  1–0
11/18/07* Longwood #8 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 BTN W 100–49  2–0
11/20/07* N.C. Wilmington #8 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 BTN W 95–71  3–0
11/23/07* 8:30 vs. Illinois State #8 Sears Centre • Hoffman Estates, IL
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 BTN W 70–57  4–0
11/24/07* 8:30 vs. Xavier Musketeers #8 Sears Centre • Hoffman Estates, IL
(Chicago Invitational Challenge)		 BTN L 65–80  4–1
11/27/07* 7:00 Georgia Tech #15 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN
(ACC–Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPN W 83–79  5–1
12/1/07* 9:30 at #22 Southern Illinois #15 SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL ESPNU W 64–51  6–1
12/3/07* 7:00 Tennessee State #15 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 84–72  7–1
12/8/07* 4:00 Kentucky #15 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN CBS W 70–51  8–1
12/15/07* 8:00 Western Carolina #14 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 100–52  9–1
12/22/07* 12:00 Coppin State #14 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 73–46  10–1
12/29/07* 7:00 Chicago State #14 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 97–59  11–1
1/2/08 9:00 at Iowa #12 Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN W 79–76  12–1 (1–0)
1/8/08 7:00 at Michigan #11 Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 78–64  13–1 (2–0)
1/13/08 4:30 Illinois #11 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN CBS W 62–58  14–1 (3–0)
1/17/08 9:00 at Minnesota #10 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN ESPN W 65–60  15–1 (4–0)
1/20/08 2:00 Penn State #10 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 81–65  16–1 (5–0)
1/23/08 9:00 Iowa #8 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 65–43  17–1 (6–0)
1/26/08* 1:00 Connecticut #8 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN CBS L 63–68  17–2 (6–0)
1/31/08 9:00 at #13 Wisconsin #11 Kohl Center • Madison, WI ESPN L 49–62  17–3 (6–1)
2/3/08 12:00 Northwestern #11 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN W 75–63  18–3 (7–1)
2/7/08 9:00 at Illinois #13 Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL ESPN W 83–79 2OT 19–3 (8–1)
2/10/08 1:00 at Ohio State #13 Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH CBS W 59–53  20–3 (9–1)
2/13/08 7:00 #14 Wisconsin #12 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN L 66–68  20–4 (9–2)
2/16/08 9:00 #9 Michigan State #12 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN W 80–61  21–4 (10–2)
2/19/08 7:00 #15 Purdue #14 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN W 77–68  22–4 (11–2)
2/23/08 8:00 at Northwestern #14 Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN W 85–82  23–4 (12–2)
2/26/08 7:00 Ohio State #12 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN W 72–69  24–4 (13–2)
3/2/08 2:00 at #15 Michigan State #12 Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI CBS L 103–74  24–5 (13–3)
3/5/08 7:00 Minnesota #17 Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN
(Senior Night)		 BTN W 69–55  25–5 (14–3)
3/9/08 2:00 at Penn State #17 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPN L 68–64  25–6 (14–4)
Big Ten Tournament
3/14/08 9:00 vs. Minnesota #20 Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN
(Big Ten Quarterfinals)		 BTN L 59–58  25–7
NCAA Tournament
3/21/08* 9:40 vs. Arkansas #24 RBC Center • Raleigh, NC
(NCAA Tournament First Round)		 CBS L 86–72  25–8
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

See also

External links

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. ^ "Sampson Agrees To Resign, Take $750K". WRTV. 2008-02-23. http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/15383095/detail.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
  3. ^ "IU's White: conference player of year". Indianapolis Star. 2008-03-10. Archived from the original on June 07, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20110607103653/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080310/SPORTS/80310071. Retrieved 2008-03-10. 
  4. ^ "Indiana roster in flux after starters Bassett, Ellis kicked off team". espn.com. 2008-04-01. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3323406. Retrieved 2008-04-01. 
  5. ^ "Gordon: Players' drug use wrecked IU season". indystar.com. 2008-12-18. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20081224045042/http://www.indystar.com/article/20081218/SPORTS0601/812180410. Retrieved 2008-12-18.