2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
2nd Round Pac-10 vs. Stanford L, 75–68
Sweet 16 NCAA vs. North Carolina, L, 68–47
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #21
AP #21
2007–08 record 26–9 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach Tony Bennett
Assistant coach Ben Johnson
Assistant coach Ron Sanchez
Assistant coach Matt Woodley
Home arena Beasley Coliseum
Seasons
« 2006–07 2008–09 »
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tony Bennett. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Thomas Abercrombie 20 Guard 6–6 191 Redshirt Freshman Auckland, New Zealand
Aron Baynes 11 Center 6–10 270 Junior Cairns, Australia
Fabian Boeke 13 Forward 6–11 230 Freshman Kummerfeld, Germany
Robbie Cowgill 34 Forward 6–10 211 Senior Austin, Texas
Jeremy Cross 21 Guard 6–2 207 Redshirt Senior Vista, California
Charlie Enquist 40 Forward 6–8 204 Freshman Edmonds, Washington
Caleb Forrest 52 Forward 6–8 228 Junior Pagosa Springs, Colorado
Daven Harmeling 32 Forward 6–7 216 Redshirt Junior Grand Junction, Colorado
Chris Henry 42 Center 6–9 266 Senior Santa Ana, California
Nikola Koprivica 4 Guard 6–6 211 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia
Abe Lodwick 5 Guard 6–7 180 Freshman Bend, Oregon
Derrick Low 2 Guard 6–2 196 Senior Honolulu, Hawaii
Taylor Rochestie 10 Guard 6–1 186 Redshirt Junior Santa Barbara, California
Stephen Sauls 1 Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Missouri City, Texas
Kyle Weaver 25 Guard 6–6 201 Senior Beloit, Wisconsin

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
November 4, 2007* 4:00 p.m. Lewis-Clark State #10 Beasley ColiseumPullman, WA W 80–42  4,321
Regular Season
November 9, 2007* 6:35 p.m. Eastern Washington #10 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA FSN-NW W 68–41  10,215 1–0
November 13, 2007* 6:00 p.m. at Boise State #9 Taco Bell ArenaBoise, ID W 86–74  6,718 2–0
November 16, 2007* 7:00 p.m. Idaho #9 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA W 74–43  8,116 3–0
November 23, 2007* 7:30 p.m. Montana #9 Spokane ArenaSpokane, WA
(Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge)
W 66–55  5,524 4–0
November 24, 2007* 12:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State #9 Spokane Arena • Spokane, WA
(Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge)
W 71–26  N/A 5–0
November 25, 2007* 2:30 p.m. Air Force #9 Spokane Arena • Spokane, WA
(Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge)
W 71–62  3,585 6–0
November 30, 2007* 6:00 p.m. at Baylor #6 Ferrell CenterWaco, TX
(Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series)
ESPNU W 67–64  10,193 7–0
December 5, 2007* 8:00 p.m. at #19 Gonzaga #6 McCarthey Athletic Center • Spokane, WA ESPNU W 51–47  6,000 8–0
December 9, 2007* 5:30 p.m. Portland State #6 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA W 72–60  7,048 9–0
December 20, 2007* 7:30 p.m. The Citadel #6 KeyArenaSeattle, WA
(2007 Cougar Hardwood Classic)
FSN-NW W 67–45  12,471 10–0
December 23, 2007* 1:05 p.m. at Idaho State #6 Holt ArenaPocatello, ID W 75–45  2,241 11–0
December 28, 2007* 7:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T #4 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA W 67–34  6,642 12–0
January 5, 2008 7:00 p.m. at Washington #4 Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA FSN-NW W 56–52  10,000 13–0 (1–0)
January 10, 2008 8:00 p.m. at USC #4 Galen CenterLos Angeles, CA FSN W 73–58  10,027 14–0 (2–0)
January 12, 2008 11:30 a.m. at #5 UCLA #4 Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA FSN L 81–74  12,590 14–1 (2–1)
January 17, 2008 7:00 p.m. Oregon State #8 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA W 69–46  10,117 15–1 (3–1)
January 20, 2008 5:00 p.m. Oregon #8 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA FSN W 69–60  11,120 16–1 (4–1)
January 24, 2008 5:30 p.m. at Arizona #6 McKale CenterTucson, AZ FSN-NW W 76–64  14,598 16–1 (4–1)
January 26, 2008 4:00 p.m. at #24 Arizona State #6 Wells Fargo ArenaTempe, AZ FSN-NW W 56–55  10,104 17–1 (5–1)
January 31, 2008 7:00 p.m. California #9 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA L 69–64  8,810 17–2 (5–2)
February 2, 2008 12:00 p.m. #14 Stanford #9 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA FSN L 67–65 OT 9,202 17–3 (5–3)
February 7, 2008 7:30 p.m. #4 UCLA #17 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA FSN L 67–59  9,547 17–4 (5–4)
February 9, 2008 12:30 p.m. USC #17 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA ABC W 74–50  9,136 18–4 (6–4)
February 14, 2008 5:30 p.m. at Oregon State #20 Gill ColiseumCorvallis, OR FSN-NW W 70–57  5,321 19–4 (7–4)
February 16, 2008 6:00 p.m. at Oregon #20 McArthur CourtEugene, OR FSN W 62–53  9,087 20–4 (8–4)
February 21, 2008 6:00 p.m. Arizona State #19 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA FSN-NW W 59–47  9,212 21–4 (9–4)
February 23, 2008 7:00 p.m. Arizona #19 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA FSN W 65–55  10,288 21–4 (9–4)
February 28, 2008 8:00 p.m. at California #22 Haas PavilionBerkeley, CA FSN W 70–49  8,282 22–4 (10–4)
March 1, 2008 1:00 p.m. at #8 Stanford #22 Maples PavilionPalo Alto, CA FSN L 60–53  7,329 22–5 (10–5)
March 8, 2008 4:30 p.m. Washington #22 Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA FSN-NW W 76–73 2OT 10,630 23–5 (11–5)
Pac-10 Tournament
March 13, 2008 6:00 p.m. vs. Oregon #21 Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA
(Quarterfinals)
FSN W 75–70  16,442 24–5 (11–5)
March 14, 2008 8:30 p.m. vs. #11 Stanford #21 Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA
(Semifinals)
FSN L 75–68  18,997 24–6 (11–5)
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008* 4:20 p.m. vs. Winthrop #21 Pepsi CenterDenver, CO
(East Regional First Round)
CBS W 71–40  19,282 25–8 (11–5)
March 22, 2008* 3:40 p.m. vs. #15 Notre Dame #21 Pepsi Center • Denver, CO
(East Regional Second Round)
CBS W 61–41  19,299 26–8 (11–5)
March 27, 2008* 4:27 p.m. vs. #1 North Carolina #21 Charlotte Bobcats ArenaCharlotte, NC
(East Regional Semifinals)
CBS L 68–47  19,092 26–9 (11–5)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.