| 2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| 2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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. |
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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.
| 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 |
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2007* | 4:00 p.m. | Lewis-Clark State | #10 | Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, 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 Arena • Boise, 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 Arena • Spokane, 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 Center • Waco, 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 | KeyArena • Seattle, 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 Arena • Pocatello, 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 Center • Los 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 Center • Tucson, 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 Arena • Tempe, 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 Coliseum • Corvallis, OR | FSN-NW | W 70–57 | 5,321 | 19–4 (7–4) | |||
| February 16, 2008 | 6:00 p.m. | at Oregon | #20 | McArthur Court • Eugene, 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 Pavilion • Berkeley, CA | FSN | W 70–49 | 8,282 | 22–4 (10–4) | |||
| March 1, 2008 | 1:00 p.m. | at #8 Stanford | #22 | Maples Pavilion • Palo 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 Center • Denver, 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 Arena • Charlotte, 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. | |||||||||||
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