2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#NR
AP	#NR
2007–08 record	19–15 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coach	Kevin O'Neill
Home arena	McKale Center

	Conf				Overall
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
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 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Kevin O'Neill, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Source:^[1]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jerryd Bayless SG	Phoenix, Arizona	St. Mary's High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 16, 2006
Jerryd Bayless SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Jamelle Horne SF	San Diego, California	San Diego Senior High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 16, 2006
Jamelle Horne SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96
Alex Jacobson C	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 17, 2005
Alex Jacobson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Zane Johnson SF	Phoenix, Arizona	Thunderbird High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 1, 2006
Zane Johnson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Laval Lucas-Perry SG	Flint, Michigan	Luke M Powers Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 19, 2006
Laval Lucas-Perry SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
02007-11-13-0000November 13, 2007*	#17	Northern Arizona	W 76–69	1–0	McKale Center (13,903)
02007-11-17-0000November 17, 2007*	#17	Virginia	L 72–75	1–1	McKale Center (14,602)
02007-11-19-0000November 19, 2007*		UMKC	W 81–62	2–1	McKale Center (13,439)
02007-11-21-0000November 21, 2007*		Adam State	W 88–64	3–1	McKale Center (12,897)
02007-11-25-0000November 25, 2007*		at #4 Kansas	L 72–76 ^OT	3–2	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
02007-11-28-0000November 28, 2007*		Cal State Fullerton	W 91–65	4–2	McKale Center (13,153)
02007-12-02-0000December 2, 2007*		#9 Texas A&M	W 78–67	5–2	McKale Center (14,598)
02007-12-08-0000December 8, 2007*	#24	at Illinois	W 78–72 ^OT	6–2	United Center (19,573)
02007-12-16-0000December 16, 2007*	#22	Fresno State	W 69–50	7–2	McKale Center (13,501)
02007-12-19-0000December 19, 2007*	#19	at UNLV	W 52–49	8–2	Thomas & Mack Center (13,676)
02007-12-22-0000December 22, 2007*	#19	San Diego State	W 74–58	9–2	McKale Center (14,608)
02007-12-29-0000December 29, 2007*	#18	at #2 Memphis	L 63–82	9–3	FedExForum (17,965)
02008-01-03-0000January 3, 2008	#21	Oregon State	W 76–63	10–3 (1–0)	McKale Center (14,351)
02008-01-05-0000January 5, 2008	#21	Oregon	L 74–84	10–4 (1–1)	McKale Center (14,575)
02008-01-09-0000January 9, 2008	#24	at Arizona State	L 59–68 ^OT	10–5 (1–2)	Wells Fargo Arena (13,947)
02008-01-12-0000January 12, 2008*	#24	at Houston	W 85–71	11–5	Hofheinz Pavilion (7,917)
02008-01-17-0000January 17, 2008		at Stanford	L 52–56	11–6 (1–3)	Maples Pavilion (7,329)
02008-01-19-0000January 19, 2008		at California	W 80–79	12–6 (2–3)	Haas Pavilion (9,124)
02008-01-24-0000January 24, 2008		#6 Washington State	W 76–64	13–6 (3–3)	McKale Center (14,598)
02008-01-26-0000January 26, 2008		Washington	W 84–69	14–6 (4–3)	McKale Center (14,602)
02008-01-31-0000January 31, 2008		at USC	W 80–69	15–6 (5–3)	Galen Center (10,258)
02008-02-02-0000February 2, 2008		at #5 UCLA	L 60–82	15–7 (5–4)	Pauley Pavilion (12,111)
02008-02-10-0000February 10, 2008		Arizona State	L 54–59	15–8 (5–5)	McKale Center (14,598)
02008-02-14-0000February 14, 2008		California	W 83–73	16–8 (6–5)	McKale Center (14,472)
02008-02-16-0000February 16, 2008		#7 Stanford	L 66–67	16–9 (6–6)	McKale Center (14,589)
02008-02-21-0000February 21, 2008		at Washington	L 66–75	16–10 (6–7)	Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (9,529)
02008-02-23-0000February 23, 2008		at #19 Washington State	W 65–55	17–10 (7–7)	Beasley Coliseum (10,288)
02008-02-28-0000February 28, 2008		USC	L 58–70	17–11 (7–8)	McKale Center (14,593)
02008-03-02-0000March 2, 2008		#4 UCLA	L 66–68	17–12 (7–9)	McKale Center (14,624)
02008-03-06-0000March 6, 2008		at Oregon State	W 81–45	18–12 (8–9)	Gill Coliseum (4,386)
02008-03-08-0000March 8, 2008		at Oregon	L 69–78	18–13 (8–10)	McArthur Court (9,087)
Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
02008-03-12-0000March 12, 2008		vs. Oregon State (Play-In Round)	W 86–57	19–13	Staples Center (11,642)
02008-03-13-0000March 13, 2008		vs. #11 Stanford (Quarterfinal)	L 64–75	19–14	Staples Center (16,442)
NCAA Tournament
02008-03-20-0000March 20, 2008*	#(10)	vs. #(7) West Virginia (First Round)	L 65–75	19–15	Verizon Center (18,400)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

Roster

2008–09 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Bayless, JerrydJerryd Bayless	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
3.5 !F	2	Johnson, ZaneZane Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 253 lb (115 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
1.5 !G	5	McClellan, JawannJawann McClellan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 214 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	11	Bagga, DavidDavid Bagga	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Santa Ana, California
1.5 !G	12	Dillon, DanielDaniel Dillon	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 207 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	London, Kentucky
1.5 !G	13	Wise, NicNic Wise	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Kingwood, Texas
1.5 !G	20	Lucas-Perry, LavalLaval Lucas-Perry	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 189 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Flint, Michigan
3.5 !F	24	Onobun, FendiFendi Onobun	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 239 lb (108 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston, Texas
3.5 !F	33	Tangara, MohamedMohamed Tangara	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Durham, North Carolina
3.5 !F	34	Budinger, ChaseChase Budinger	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Encinitas, California
3.5 !F	42	Horne, JamelleJamelle Horne	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	San Diego, California
3.5 !F	43	Hill, JordanJordan Hill	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Patterson, North Carolina
3.5 !F	44	Brielmaier, BretBret Brielmaier	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 214 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Mankato, Minnesota
5.0 !C	50	Jacobson, AlexAlex Jacobson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 253 lb (115 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Santa Ana, California
5.0 !C	54	Walters, KirkKirk Walters	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 247 lb (112 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Grand Rapids, Michigan

Head coach

Kevin O'Neill (Southern California)

Assistant coach(es)

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Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 7, 2011

↑ "Commitments/Recruits". Retrieved 2011-07-07.

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Bear Down Gym (1926–1973) McKale Center (1973–present)

Rivalries	Arizona State UCLA

Culture & lore	History Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches Notable players NBA draftees

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