2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
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 |
Assistant coach | Mike Heideman |
Home arena | Beasley Coliseum |
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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. |
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.
Roster
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 |
Schedule
Date | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2007* | #10 | Lewis–Clark State | W 80–42 | – | Beasley Coliseum (4,321) | ||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2007* | #10 | Eastern Washington | W 68–41 | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (10,215) | ||||||
November 13, 2007* | #9 | at Boise State | W 86–74 | 2–0 | Taco Bell Arena (6,718) | ||||||
November 16, 2007* | #9 | Idaho (Battle of the Palouse) |
W 74–43 | 3–0 | Beasley Coliseum (8,116) | ||||||
November 23, 2007* | #9 | Montana (Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge) |
W 66–55 | 4–0 | Spokane Arena (5,524) | ||||||
November 24, 2007* | #9 | Mississippi Valley State (Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge) |
W 71–26 | 5–0 | Spokane Arena (N/A) | ||||||
November 25, 2007* | #9 | Air Force (Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge) |
W 71–62 | 6–0 | Spokane Arena (3,585) | ||||||
November 30, 2007* | #6 | at Baylor (Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series) |
W 67–64 | 7–0 | Ferrell Center (10,193) | ||||||
December 5, 2007* | #6 | at #19 Gonzaga | W 51–47 | 8–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) | ||||||
December 9, 2007* | #6 | Portland State | W 72–60 | 9–0 | Beasley Coliseum (7,048) | ||||||
December 20, 2007* | #6 | The Citadel (2007 Cougar Hardwood Classic) |
W 67–45 | 10–0 | KeyArena (12,471) | ||||||
December 23, 2007* | #6 | at Idaho State | W 75–45 | 11–0 | Holt Arena (2,241) | ||||||
December 28, 2007* | #4 | North Carolina A&T | W 67–34 | 12–0 | Beasley Coliseum (6,642) | ||||||
January 5, 2008 | #4 | at Washington (Rivalry) |
W 56–52 | 13–0 (1–0) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) | ||||||
January 10, 2008 | #4 | at USC | W 73–58 | 14–0 (2–0) | Galen Center (10,027) | ||||||
January 12, 2008 | #4 | at #5 UCLA | L 81–74 | 14–1 (2–1) | Pauley Pavilion (12,590) | ||||||
January 17, 2008 | #8 | Oregon State | W 69–46 | 15–1 (3–1) | Beasley Coliseum (10,117) | ||||||
January 20, 2008 | #8 | Oregon | W 69–60 | 16–1 (4–1) | Beasley Coliseum (11,120) | ||||||
January 24, 2008 | #6 | at Arizona | W 76–64 | 16–1 (4–1) | McKale Center (14,598) | ||||||
January 26, 2008 | #6 | at #24 Arizona State | W 56–55 | 17–1 (5–1) | Wells Fargo Arena (10,104) | ||||||
January 31, 2008 | #9 | California | L 69–64 | 17–2 (5–2) | Beasley Coliseum (8,810) | ||||||
February 2, 2008 | #9 | #14 Stanford | L 67–65 OT | 17–3 (5–3) | Beasley Coliseum (9,202) | ||||||
February 7, 2008 | #17 | #4 UCLA | L 67–59 | 17–4 (5–4) | Beasley Coliseum (9,547) | ||||||
February 9, 2008 | #17 | USC | W 74–50 | 18–4 (6–4) | Beasley Coliseum (9,136) | ||||||
February 14, 2008 | #20 | at Oregon State | W 70–57 | 19–4 (7–4) | Gill Coliseum (5,321) | ||||||
February 16, 2008 | #20 | at Oregon | W 62–53 | 20–4 (8–4) | McArthur Court (9,087) | ||||||
February 21, 2008 | #19 | Arizona State | W 59–47 | 21–4 (9–4) | Beasley Coliseum (9,212) | ||||||
February 23, 2008 | #19 | Arizona | W 65–55 | 21–4 (9–4) | Beasley Coliseum (10,288) | ||||||
February 28, 2008 | #22 | at California | W 70–49 | 22–4 (10–4) | Haas Pavilion (8,282) | ||||||
March 1, 2008 | #22 | at #8 Stanford | L 60–53 | 22–5 (10–5) | Maples Pavilion (7,329) | ||||||
March 8, 2008 | #22 | Washington (Rivalry) |
W 76–73 2OT | 23–5 (11–5) | Beasley Coliseum (10,630) | ||||||
Pac-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2008 | #21 | vs. Oregon (Quarterfinals) |
W 75–70 | 24–5 (11–5) | Staples Center (16,442) | ||||||
March 14, 2008 | #21 | vs. #11 Stanford (Semifinals) |
L 75–68 | 24–6 (11–5) | Staples Center (18,997) | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 20, 2008* | #21 | vs. Winthrop (East Regional First Round) |
W 71–40 | 25–8 (11–5) | Pepsi Center (19,282) | ||||||
March 22, 2008* | #21 | vs. #15 Notre Dame (East Regional Second Round) |
W 61–41 | 26–8 (11–5) | Pepsi Center (19,299) | ||||||
March 27, 2008* | #21 | vs. #1 North Carolina (East Regional Semifinals) |
L 68–47 | 26–9 (11–5) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (19,092) | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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