2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big East
Ranking
Coaches #12
AP #11
2007–08 record 28–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach John Thompson III (4th year)
Assistant coach Robert Burke (4th year)
Assistant coach David Cox (1st year)
Assistant coach Kenya Hunter (1st year)
Captain Tyler Crawford (2nd year)
Captain Roy Hibbert (1st year)
Captain Jonathan Wallace (1st year)
Home arena Verizon Center
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Georgetown 15 3   .833     28 6   .824
#13 Louisville 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
#15 Notre Dame 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
#16 Connecticut 13 5   .722     24 9   .727
West Virginia 11 7   .611     26 11   .703
#25 Marquette 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
#17 Pittsburgh 10 8   .556     27 10   .730
Villanova 9 9   .500     22 13   .629
Syracuse 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Cincinnati 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
Seton Hall 7 11   .389     17 15   .531
Providence 6 12   .333     15 16   .484
DePaul 6 12   .333     11 19   .367
St. John's 5 13   .278     11 19   .367
South Florida 3 15   .167     12 19   .387
Rutgers 3 15   .167     11 20   .355
2008 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team were an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big East Conference representing Georgetown University. The team finished with a regular season record of 27–5, and again won the conference regular season title on March 8, 2008.[2] They lost to the University of Pittsburgh in the conference championship game. This placed them as a number two seed in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they lost their second round game. The team was ranked No. 11 in the final Associated Press Poll of the season and No. 12 in the postseason Coaches' Poll.

Roster

Source[3][4]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Vernon Macklin 6'9" 230 C So. Portsmouth, VA, U.S. Hargrave Military Academy
2 Jonathan Wallace 6'1" 195 G Sr. Harvest, AL, U.S. Sparkman HS
3 DaJuan Summers 6'8" 249 F So. Baltimore, MD, U.S. McDonogh School
4 Chris Wright 6'1" 205 G Fr. Bowie, MD, U.S. St. John's College HS
5 Jeremiah Rivers 6'4" 210 G So. Winter Park, FL, U.S. Winter Park HS
10 Nikita Mescheriakov 6'8" 205 F Fr. Minsk, Belarus St. John's College HS
11 Bryon Jansen 6'6" 205 F Jr. Kent, WA, U.S. Seattle Christian Schools
15 Austin Freeman 6'4" 220 G Fr. Mitchellville, MD, U.S. DeMatha HS
21 Jessie Sapp 6'3" 210 G Sr. New York, NY, U.S. National Christian Academy (Md.)
22 Tyler Crawford 6'4" 205 G Sr. Staunton, VA, U.S. Robert E. Lee HS
31 Omar Wattad 6'4" 210 G/F Fr. Johnson City, TN, U.S. Science Hill HS
33 Patrick Ewing, Jr. 6'8" 240 F Sr. Marietta, GA, U.S. Indiana University
55 Roy Hibbert 7'2" 275 C Sr. Adelphi, MD, U.S. Georgetown Preparatory School

Rankings

Source[5][6]

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre
Nov 5
Wk 2
Nov 12
Wk 3
Nov 19
Wk 4
Nov 26
Wk 5
Dec 3
Wk 6
Dec 10
Wk 7
Dec 17
Wk 8
Dec 24
Wk 9
Dec 31
Wk 10
Jan 7
Wk 11
Jan 14
Wk 12
Jan 21
Wk 13
Jan 28
Wk 14
Feb 4
Wk 15
Feb 11
Wk 16
Feb 18
Wk 17
Feb 25
Wk 18
Mar 3
Wk 19
Mar 10
Post Wk 1
Mar 18
Post Wk 3
Mar 31
AP 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 7 7 5 9 6 6 8 12 11 11 9 8 [note 1]
Coaches 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 8 6 9 6 6 8 11 10 10 9 8 12

2007-08 schedule and results

Source[7]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
November 10, 2007* #5 William & Mary W 68–53  1–0 Verizon Center (11,364)
November 15, 2007* #5 Michigan W 74–52  2–0 Verizon Center (12,653)
November 21, 2007 #5 at Ball State W 57–48  3–0 John E. Worthen Arena (4,381)
November 28, 2007* #5 at Old Dominion W 66–48  4–0 Constant Convocation Center (8,424)
December 1, 2007* #5 Fairfield W 61–49  5–0 Verizon Center (8,764)
December 5, 2007* #4 at Alabama W 70–60  6–0 Coleman Coliseum (10,411)
December 9, 2007* #4 Jacksonville W 87–55  7–0 Verizon Center (8,216)
December 15, 2007* #4 Radford W 110–51  8–0 McDonough Gymnasium (2,634)
December 22, 2007* #4 at #2 Memphis L 85–71  8–1 FedExForum (18,864)
December 29, 2007* #8 American W 78–51  9–1 Verizon Center (10,564)
December 31, 2007* #7 Fordham W 82–55  10–1 Verizon Center (7,845)
January 5, 2008 #7 at Rutgers W 58–46  11–1 Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,938)
January 8, 2008 #8 at DePaul W 76–60  12–1 Allstate Arena (11,252)
January 12, 2008 #8 Connecticut W 72–69  13–1 Verizon Center (20,035)
January 14, 2008 #6 at #16 Pittsburgh L 69–60  13–2 Petersen Events Center (12,508)
January 19, 2008 #6 Notre Dame W 84–65  14–2 Verizon Center (19,286)
January 21, 2008 #9 Syracuse W 64–62 OT 15–2 Verizon Center (20,035)
January 26, 2008 #9 at West Virginia W 58–57  16–2 WVU Coliseum (14,048)
January 30, 2008 #6 at St. John's W 74–42  17–2 Madison Square Garden (9,924)
February 2, 2008 #6 Seton Hall W 73–61  18–2 Verizon Center (14,528)
February 5, 2008 #6 South Florida W 63–53  19–2 Verizon Center (8,316)
February 9, 2008 #6 at Louisville L 59–51  19–3 Freedom Hall (20,083)
February 11, 2008 #8 Villanova W 55–53  20–3 Verizon Center (17,575)
February 16, 2008 #8 at Syracuse L 77–70  20–4 Carrier Dome (31,327)
February 18, 2008 #11 at Providence W 68–58  21–4 Dunkin Donuts Center (11,689)
February 23, 2008 #11 Cincinnati W 73–53  22–4 Verizon Center (17,337)
February 27, 2008 #10 St. John's W 64–52  23–4 Verizon Center (9,018)
March 1, 2008 #10 at #21 Marquette W 70–68 OT 24–4 Bradley Center (19,085)
March 8, 2008 #10 #13 Louisville W 55–52  25–4 Verizon Center (19,116)
Big East Tournament
March 13, 2008* #9 vs. Villanova
(Second Round)
W 82–63  26–4 Madison Square Garden (19,562)
March 14, 2008* #9 vs. West Virginia
(Semifinal)
W 72–55  27–4 Madison Square Garden (19,562)
March 15, 2008* #9 vs. Pittsburgh
(Final)
L 65–74  27–5 Madison Square Garden (19,562)
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2008* #8 vs. Maryland-Baltimore County
(Midwest Region First Round)
W 66–47  28–5 RBC Center (19,477)
March 23, 2008* #8 vs. #23 Davidson
(Midwest Region Second Round)
L 74–70  28–6 RBC Center (19,477)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Standings

2007–08 Big East Conference Standings[8]
Team Conference Record Overall
WLGBWL
#10 Georgetown153-254
#13 Louisville1441247
#19 Notre Dame1441246
#14 Connecticut1352247
#20 Marquette1174228
West Virginia1174229
Pittsburgh1085229
Villanova9961911
Syracuse9961912
Cincinnati81071317
Seton Hall7107.51713
Providence61291515
DePaul61291119
St. John's513101119
South Florida315121219
Rutgers315121120

Notes

  1. No Associated Press Poll this week.

References