2007–08 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

2007–08 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Conference Big 12 North
2007–08 record 16–16 (6–10 Big 12)
Head coach Mike Anderson
Assistant coach Melvin Watkins
Assistant coach Matt Zimmerman
Assistant coach T.J. Cleveland
Home arena Mizzou Arena
Seasons
« 2006–07 2008–09 »
2007-08 Big 12 Men's Basketball Standings
  Conf Overall
Team (Rank) W L PCT W L PCT
Kansas (#4) † 13 3 .813 37 3 .925
Texas (#7) 13 3 .813 31 7 .816
Kansas State 10 6 .625 21 12 .636
Oklahoma 9 7 .563 23 12 .657
Baylor 9 7 .563 21 11 .656
Texas A&M 8 8 .500 25 11 .694
Nebraska 7 9 .438 20 13 .606
Texas Tech 7 9 .438 16 15 .516
Oklahoma State 7 9 .438 17 16 .515
Missouri 6 10 .375 16 16 .500
Iowa State 4 12 .250 14 18 .438
Colorado 3 13 .188 12 20 .375
† Big 12 Tournament winner

The 2007–08 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head Coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, MO.

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Pre-Season

With Missouri returning four starters and eleven scholarship players from a team that surprised many by winning 18 games in head coach Mike Anderson's first year with the team, expectations were running high for the Tigers in 2007. Among the returners was the 2007 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year Stefhon Hannah. In addition, the Tigers welcomed newcomer DeMarre Carroll as a transfer from Vanderbilt. Carroll was named the Big 12's Preseason Newcomer of the Year. With all of this in mind, the Big 12 coaches selected Missouri fifth in the Big 12 preseason poll.[1]

The Tigers played two preseason games in 2007. The first was against the University of Missouri–St. Louis, winning this game 78–51. The second of their two preseason games was against Missouri Western State University. They won this game by a score of 113–55.

Recruiting

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Preseason
2007/11/3 3:06 p.m. Missouri-St. Louis Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 78–51 
2007/11/8 7:00 p.m. Missouri Western Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 113–55 
Regular season
2007/11/12* 7:06 p.m. Central Michigan Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO
(CBE Classic 1st Round)		 W 87–76  5,042 1–0 (0–0)
2007/11/13* 7:06 p.m. Fordham Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO
(CBE Classic 2nd Round)		 W 79–55  5,076 2–0 (0–0)
2007/11/16* 7:06 p.m. Southern Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 95–50  5,287 3–0 (0–0)
2007/11/19* 8:20 p.m. vs. #10 Michigan State Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri
(CBE Classic Semi-Finals)		 L 83–86  18,022 3–1 (0–0)
2007/11/20* 6:47 p.m. vs. Maryland Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri
(CBE Classic Consolation Game)		 W 84–70  16,737 4–1 (0–0)
2007/11/25* 1:06 p.m. Western Illinois Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 91–52  4,665 5–1 (0–0)
2007/11/28* 7:05 p.m. at Arkansas Bud Walton Arena • Fayetteville, AR L 91–94  18,621 5–2 (0–0)
2007/12/1* 8:00 p.m. at California Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA FSN L 72–86  7,115 5–3 (0–0)
2007/12/8* 3:05 p.m. Purdue Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPN2 W 73–63  7,699 6–3 (0–0)
2007/12/15* 7:05 p.m. McNeese State Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 81–44  4,144 7–3 (0–0)
2007/12/17* 7:05 p.m. North Carolina A&T Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 94–66  5,047 8–3 (0–0)
2007/12/22* 7:30 p.m. vs. Illinois Scottrade Center • St. Louis, MO
(Busch Braggin’ Rights Game)		 ESPN2 L 58–59  21,941 8–4 (0–0)
2007/12/27* 7:06 p.m. Coppin St. Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 72–38  6,565 9–4 (0–0)
2007/12/29* 12:30 p.m. at Mississippi St. Humphrey Coliseum • Starkville, MS L 75–87  8,249 9–5 (0–0)
2008/1/8* 7:06 p.m. Missouri–Kansas City Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 96–76  5.656 10–5 (0–0)
2008/1/12 12:47 p.m. #12 Texas Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPN+ W 97–84  13,085 11–5 (1–0)
2008/1/16 7:00 p.m. at Iowa State Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA L 67–72  12,503 11–6 (1–1)
2008/1/19 7:02 p.m. #3 Kansas Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPNU L 70–76  15,061 11–7 (1–2)
2008/1/23 7:00 p.m. at Texas Tech United Spirit Arena • Lubbock, TX ESPN+ L 84–92  7,317 11–8 (1–3)
2008/1/26 2:01 p.m. at Colorado Coors Events Center • Boulder, CO ESPN+ W 66–62  5,257 12–8 (2–3)
2008/1/30 7:05 p.m. Nebraska Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO L 62–66  8,660 12–9 (2–4)
2008/2/2 12:47 p.m. #22 Kansas State Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPN+ W 77–74  12,229 13–9 (3–4)
2008/2/4 8:05 p.m. at #4 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS ESPN L 71–90  16,300 13–10 (3–5)
2008/2/9 12:47 p.m. #18 Texas A&M Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPN+ L 69–77  12,742 13–11 (3–6)
2008/2/13 7:05 p.m. at Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, NE W 86–78  10,108 14–11 (4–6)
2008/2/16 5:05 p.m. at #18 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum • Manhattan, KS ESPN+ L 63–100  12,528 14–12 (4–7)
2008/2/23 7:06 p.m. Colorado Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO W 60–53  10,686 15–12 (5–7)
2008/2/26 8:05 p.m. Oklahoma State Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPNU L 73–75  7,692 15–13 (5–8)
2008/3/1 3:00 p.m. at Baylor Ferrell Center • Waco, Texas ESPN+ L 89–100  8,220 15–14 (5–9)
2008/3/5 7:05 p.m. Iowa State Mizzou Arena • Columbia, MO ESPN+ W 81–75  7,691 16–14 (6–9)
2008/3/8 2:30 p.m. at Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK ABC L 66–75  12,305 16–15 (6–10)
Postseason
2008/03/13 6:07 p.m. vs. Nebraska Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri
(Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament)		 ESPN L 56–61  18,758 16–16 (6–10)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
DeMarre Carroll 1 Forward 6–8 225 JR Birmingham, Alabama
Keon Lawrence 2 Guard 6–2 175 SO Newark, New Jersey
Stefhon Hannah 3 Guard 6–1 175 SR Chicago, Illinois
J.T. Tiller 4 Guard 6–3 187 SO Marietta, Georgia
Leo Lyons 5 Forward 6–9 240 JR Kansas City, Kansas
Nick Berardini 10 Guard 6–1 190 SR Lake Forest, Illinois
Jason Horton 12 Guard 6–2 190 SR Dallas, Texas
Michael Anderson Jr. 13 Guard 5–11 180 SR Birmingham, Alabama
Marshall Brown 15 Forward 6–6 220 SR Austin, Texas
Justin Safford 23 Forward 6–8 225 FR Bloomington, Illinois
Vaidotas Volkus 32 Forward 6–8 220 SR Panevėžys, Lithuania
Matt Lawrence 33 Guard 6–7 203 JR Wildwood, Missouri
Darryl Butterfield 35 Center 6–7 225 SR Miami, Florida

Final Season Statistics

Player GP-GS Min/G FG% 3PT% FT% R/G A/G STL BLK PTS/G
Stefhon Hannah 20–19 28.1 .430 .385 .758 3.0 5.3 38 2 14.7
Leo Lyons 31–21 22.1 .583 .077 .640 5.7 1.7 22 21 13.1
DeMarre Carroll 32–30 25.3 .536 .176 .612 6.7 1.3 36 21 13.0
Keon Lawrence 32–20 29.2 .433 .349 .758 3.3 2.4 29 16 11.0
Matt Lawrence 32–31 26.1 .369 .348 .913 2.9 0.9 25 5 8.8
J.T. Tiller 32–12 19.7 .441 .267 .788 2.3 1.8 26 8 6.8
Marshall Brown 31–3 13.1 .409 .386 .625 1.9 0.9 14 9 4.5
Darryl Butterfield 30–1 14.2 .402 .308 .611 2.0 0.6 19 1 4.0
Jason Horton 29–13 23.0 .357 .216 .786 1.9 3.2 35 0 3.8
Justin Safford 24–0 8.9 .400 .368 .538 2.2 0.6 8 8 2.3
Vaidotas Volkus 28–10 8.0 .442 .000 .778 1.6 0.2 3 6 3.1
Nick Berardini 8–0 1.5 .600 .600 .000 0.3 0.3 1 0 1.1
Michael Anderson, Jr. 16–0 4.6 .286 .200 .000 0.1 0.4 3 0 0.3

See also

References

  1. ^ Mizzou Basketball Picked Fifth in Big 12 Preseason Poll
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