2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball

National Invitational Tournament
Semifinal, L 66–78 v. Massachusetts

Conference

Southeastern Conference East

2007–08 record

24–12 (8–8 SEC)

Head coach

Billy Donovan

Assistant coach

Larry Shyatt
Lewis Preston
Rob Lanier

Home arena

O'Connell Center

Seasons

« 2006–07

2008–09 »

The 2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2007–08 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

The Gators were looking to rebuild after their 2006–07 season, when they won their second consecutive NCAA national championship. However, none of the starters returned from their 2006–07 season.

1 Class of 2007
2 Roster
- 2.1 Coaches
3 2007–2008 schedule and results
4 References

Class of 2007

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adam Allen SG	Milton, Florida	Milton HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 5, 2006
Adam Allen SG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 78
Nick Calathes PG	Winter Park, Florida	Lake Howell HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 28, 2005
Nick Calathes PG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 97
Jai Lucas PG	Bellaire, Texas	Bellaire HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	145 lb (66 kg)	May 14, 2007
Jai Lucas PG	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 97
Chandler Parsons SF	Winter Park, Florida	Lake Howell HS	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 26, 2006
Chandler Parsons SF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 96
Alex Tyus PF	Cincinnati, Ohio	Harmony Christian HS	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 11, 2006
Alex Tyus PF	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 91
Overall Recruiting Rankings:' Scout – 3 Rivals – 1 ^[4] ESPN – '

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown
Adam Allen	14	F	6–8	206	Freshman	Milton, Florida
Nick Calathes	33	G/F	6–6	185	Freshman	Winter Park, Florida
Hudson Fricke	40	G	6–1	185	Freshman	Greenville, South Carolina
Walter Hodge	15	G	6–0	170	Junior	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Jai Lucas	5	G	5–11	150	Freshman	Houston, Texas
Jonathan Mitchell	0	F	6–7	243	Sophomore	Mount Vernon, New York
Chandler Parsons	25	F	6–9	200	Freshman	Winter Park, Florida
Shane Payne	4	G/F	6–5	180	Freshman	Weston, Florida
Marreese Speights	34	F/C	6–10	250	Sophomore	St. Petersburg, Florida
Alex Tyus	23	F	6–8	203	Freshman	St. Louis, Missouri
Michael Weisenberg	22	F	6–7	190	Junior	Long Beach, New York
Dan Werner	21	F	6–7	235	Sophomore	Middletown, New Jersey

Coaches

Name	Type	College	Graduating year
Billy Donovan	Head Coach	Providence College	1987
Larry Shyatt	Associate Head Coach	College of Wooster	1973
Lewis Preston	Assistant Coach	Virginia Military Institute	1993
Rob Lanier	Assistant Coach	St. Bonaventure University	1990
Darren Hertz	Assistant to the Head Coach	University of Florida	1997
Adam Beaupre	Video Coordinator	University of Florida	1999
Matt Herring	Strength & Conditioning Coordinator	University of Texas Southwestern	1994
Dave Werner	Athletic Trainer	Eastern Kentucky University
Tom Williams	Academic Counselor

2007–2008 schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Record
Exhibition
November 1, 2007*	8:00 PM	Flagler		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL		W 97–51
November 5, 2007*	7:00 PM	Lynn		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL		W 101–65
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 9, 2007*	8:00 PM	North Dakota State		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	FSN	W 75–65	1–0
November 11, 2007*	3:00 PM	Tennessee Tech		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	SUN	W 93–65	2–0
November 14, 2007*	7:00 PM	North Carolina Central		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	FSN	W 105–51	3–0
November 17, 2007*	7:00 PM	Rutgers		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	FSN	W 88–63	4–0
November 20, 2007*	8:00 PM	North Florida	#24	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	SUN	W 102–51	5–0
November 23, 2007*	8:00 PM	Florida State	#24	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	FSN	L 51–65	5–1
November 27, 2007*	7:00 PM	Stetson		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	FSN	W 71–48	6–1
November 30, 2007*	7:30 PM	vs. Vermont		St. Pete Times Forum • St. Petersburg, FL	FSN	W 86–61	7–1
December 3, 2007*	7:00 PM	Jacksonville		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	FSN	W 88–72	8–1
December 5, 2007*	7:00 PM	Florida A&M		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	SUN	W 91–52	9–1
December 15, 2007*	3:00 PM	vs. Georgia Southern		Veterans Memorial Arena • Jacksonville, FL	SUN	W 52–49	10–1
December 19, 2007*	7:00 PM	Charleston Southern		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	FSN	W 89–64	11–1
December 22, 2007*	4:00 PM	at Ohio State		Jerome Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH	CBS	L 49–62	11–2
December 29, 2007*	6:30 PM	vs. Temple		BankAtlantic Center • Sunrise, FL	FSN	W 86–69	12–2
January 2, 2008*	8:00 PM	High Point		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	FSN	W 88–70	13–2
Regular season (SEC conference play)
January 8, 2008	9:00 PM	at Alabama		Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	W 90–83	14–2 (1–0)
January 12, 2008	12:00 PM	Auburn		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	Raycom	W 72–56	15–2 (2–0)
January 16, 2008	8:00 PM	at #15 Ole Miss		Tad Smith Coliseum • Oxford, MS	Raycom	L 87–89	15–3 (2–1)
January 19, 2008	9:00 PM	Kentucky		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	ESPN	W 81–70 ^OT	16–3 (3–1)
January 23, 2008	8:00 PM	at South Carolina		Colonial Center • Columbia, SC	Raycom	W 73–71	17–3 (4–1)
January 27, 2008	1:00 PM	#13 Vanderbilt		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	Raycom	W 86–64	18–3 (5–1)
February 2, 2008	3:00 PM	at Arkansas	#19	Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR	Raycom	L 61–80	18–4 (5–2)
February 5, 2008	9:00 PM	at #7 Tennessee	#22	Thompson-Boling Arena • Knoxville, TN	ESPN	L 82–104	18–5 (5–3)
February 9, 2008	3:00 PM	Georgia	#22	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	Raycom	W 77–67	19–5 (6–3)
February 13, 2008	8:00 PM	LSU		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	Raycom	L 73–85	19–6 (6–4)
February 16, 2008	3:00 PM	at #19 Vanderbilt		Memorial Gymnasium • Nashville, TN	Raycom	L 58–61	19–7 (6–5)
February 20, 2008	8:00 PM	South Carolina		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	Raycom	W 85–82	20–7 (7–5)
February 27, 2008	7:30 PM	at Georgia		Stegeman Coliseum • Athens, GA	SUN	W 77–64	21–7 (8–5)
March 1, 2008	4:00 PM	Mississippi State		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	CBS	L 59–68	21–8 (8–6)
March 5, 2008	9:00 PM	#4 Tennessee		O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL	Raycom	L 86–89	21–9 (8–7)
March 9, 2008	12:00 PM	at Kentucky		Rupp Arena • Lexington, KY	CBS	L 70–75	21–10 (8–8)
SEC Tournament
March 13, 2008	7:30 PM	vs. Alabama		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Tournament First Round)	Raycom	L 69–80	21–11
National Invitation Tournament
March 19, 2008	9:00 PM	#7 San Diego St	#2	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL (NIT First Round)	ESPN2	W 73–49	22–11
March 21, 2008	9:30 PM	#3 Creighton	#2	O'Connell Center • Gainesville, FL (NIT Second Round)	ESPNU	W 82–54	23–11
March 25, 2008	9:00 PM	at #1 Arizona State	#2	Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, AZ (NIT Quarterfinal)	ESPN	W 70–57	24–11
April 1, 2008	7:00 PM	vs. #2 Massachusetts	#2	Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY (NIT Semifinal)	ESPN2	L 66–78	24–12
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

References

Florida Gators men's basketball

Arena	University Gymnasium (1919–1927) • New Gymasium (1927–1949) • Florida Gymnasium (1949–1980) • Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980– )

Players	List of NBA players • List of All-Americans • UF Athletic Hall of Fame

Head coaches	C. J. McCoy (1915–1916) • No team (1916–1919) • No coach (1919–1920) • William G. Kline (1920–1922) • Check Byrd (1922–1923) • James L. White (1923–1925) • Brady Cowell (1925–1933) • Ben Clemons (1933–1936) • Josh Cody (1936–1937) • Sam J. McAllister (1937–1942) • Spurgeon Cherry (1942–1943) • No team (1943–1944) • Spurgeon Cherry (1944–1946) • Sam J. McAllister (1946–1951) • John Mauer (1951–1960) • Norm Sloan (1960–1966) • Tommy Bartlett (1966–1973) • John Lotz (1973–1980) • Ed Visscher (1980) • Norm Sloan (1980–1989) • Don DeVoe (1989–1990) • Lon Kruger (1990–1996) • Billy Donovan (1996– )

NCAA national championships	2006 • 2007

NCAA Final Four	1994 • 2000 • 2006 • 2007

NCAA tournaments	1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1994 • 1995 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2010 • 2011

Conference championships	1989 • 2000 • 2001 • 2007 • 2011

Conference tournament titles	2005 • 2006 • 2007

Seasons	1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012

Conference affiliations	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1916–1921) • Southern Conference (1922–1932) • Southeastern Conference (1933– )

Culture and lore	Albert and Alberta • "The Orange and Blue" • "We are the Boys" • Florida Gators Dazzlers • Gatorade • Gator Chomp • Left–Right • Stephen C. O'Connell

University of Florida • Gainesville, Florida

2007–08 SEC men's basketball season

Eastern Division	Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Volunteers Vanderbilt Commodores

Western Division	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Ole Miss Rebels

Tournament	2008 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament