2007–08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2007-08 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA Sweet Sixteen vs. Xavier, L 79–75^OT
Conference	Big East
2007-08 record	26-11 (11-7 Big East)
Head coach	Bob Huggins
Home arena	WVU Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
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 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University in the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Huggins and played their home games in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. It completed the season 26–11 (11–7 in the Big East) and lost to Xavier 79–75 (in overtime) in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2008 NCAA tournament. West Virginia finished the season ranked #17.

Roster

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Joe Alexander	11	F	6-8	225	Junior	Mount Airy, Maryland
Jarrett Brown	31	G	6-4	220	Sophomore	West Palm Beach, Florida
Da'Sean Butler	1	F	6-7	225	Sophomore	Newark, New Jersey
John Flowers	41	F	6-7	195	Freshman	Waldorf, Maryland
Joe Mazzulla	3	G	6-2	210	Sophomore	Johnston, Rhode Island
Darris Nichols	14	G	6-3	200	Senior	Radford, Virginia
Cameron Payne	25	G	6-4	200	Freshman	Charleston, West Virginia
Alex Ruoff	22	G	6-6	215	Junior	Spring Hill, Florida
Jamie Smalligan	43	C	7-0	265	Senior	East Grand Rapids, Michigan
Wellington Smith	35	F	6-7	215	Sophomore	Summit, New Jersey
Josh Sowards	21	F	6-7	205	Sophomore	Scott Depot, West Virginia
Ted Talkington	32	G	6-2	200	Junior	New Martinsville, West Virginia
Will Thomas	24	G	6-5	205	Freshman	East Cleveland, Ohio
Cam Thoroughman	2	F	6-7	215	Freshman	Portsmouth, Ohio
Jonnie West	4	G	6-3	175	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee

Schedule and results

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
November 16, 2007*		Arkansas Monticello	W 81–53	1–0	WVU Coliseum (8,371)
November 18, 2007*		Prairie View A&M	W 106–41	2–0	WVU Coliseum (5,933)
November 23, 2007*		vs. #7 Tennessee (Legends Classic)	L 72–74	2–1	Prudential Center (5,310)
November 24, 2007*		vs. New Mexico State (Legends Classic)	W 75–61	3–1	Prudential Center (4,327)
November 27, 2007*		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 110–44	4–1	WVU Coliseum (5,630)
December 1, 2007*		Winthrop	W 70–53	5–1	WVU Coliseum (8,559)
December 5, 2007*		at Auburn	W 88–59	6–1	BJCC Arena (10,481)
December 8, 2007*		Duquesne	W 92–68	7–1	WVU Coliseum (10,071)
December 15, 2007*		UMBC	W 86–62	8–1	WVU Coliseum (7,026)
December 19, 2007*	#24	at Radford	W 90–60	9–1	Dedmon Center (4,266)
December 22, 2007*	#24	at Canisius	W 77–54	10–1	HSBC Arena (3,699)
December 29, 2007*	#23	Oklahoma	L 82–88 ^2OT	10–2	Charleston Civic Center (12,380)
January 3, 2008		at Notre Dame	L 56–69	10–3 (0–1)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,327)
January 6, 2008		#10 Marquette	W 79–64	11–3 (1–1)	WVU Coliseum (11,429)
January 10, 2008		at Louisville	L 54–63	11–4 (1–2)	Freedom Hall (19,764)
January 13, 2008		Syracuse	W 81–61	12–4 (2–2)	WVU Coliseum (13,560)
January 17, 2008		St. Johns	W 73–64	13–4 (3–2)	WVU Coliseum (13,047)
January 20, 2008		at South Florida	W 69–52	14–4 (4–2)	St. Pete Times Forum (12,056)
January 23, 2008*		vs. Marshall	W 66–64	15–4	Charleston Civic Center (12,580)
January 26, 2008		#9 Georgetown	L 57–58	15–5 (4–3)	WVU Coliseum (14,048)
January 30, 2008		Cincinnati	L 39–62	15–6 (4–4)	WVU Coliseum (10,082)
February 2, 2008		at Providence	W 77–65	16–6 (5–4)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,993)
February 7, 2008		at #21 Pittsburgh (Backyard Brawl)	L 54–55	16–7 (5–5)	Petersen Events Center (12,508)
February 14, 2008		Rutgers	W 81–63	17–7 (6–5)	WVU Coliseum (7,826)
February 17, 2008		Seton Hall	W 89–68	18–7 (7–5)	WVU Coliseum (10,074)
February 20, 2008		at Villanova	L 56–78	18–8 (7–6)	The Pavilion (6,500)
February 23, 2008		Providence	W 80–53	19–8 (8–6)	WVU Coliseum (11,319)
February 27, 2008		at DePaul	W 85–73	20–8 (9–6)	Allstate Arena (8,777)
March 1, 2008		#15 Connecticut	L 71–79	20–9 (9–7)	XL Center (16,294)
March 3, 2008		Pittsburgh (Backyard Brawl)	W 76–62	21–9 (10–7)	WVU Coliseum (13,960)
March 8, 2008		at St. John's	W 83–74 ^OT	22–9 (11–7)	Madison Square Garden (7,363)
Big East Tournament
March 12, 2008		vs. Providence (First Round)	W 58–53	23–9	Madison Square Garden (19,562)
March 13, 2008		vs. #15 Connecticut (Quarterfinals)	W 78–72	24–9	Madison Square Garden (19,562)
March 14, 2008		vs. #9 Georgetown (Semifinals)	L 72–55	24–10	Madison Square Garden (19,562)
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008*	#7 (seed)	vs. #10 (seed) Arizona (First Round)	W 75–65	25–10	Verizon Center (18,400)
March 22, 2008*	#7 (seed)	vs. #2 (seed) #9 Duke (Second Round)	W 73–67	26–10	Verizon Center (20,533)
March 27, 2008*	#7 (seed)	vs. #3 (seed) Xavier (Sweet Sixteen)	L 79–75 ^OT	26–11	US Airways Center (18,103)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Standings

Big East	Conference			Overall
Big East	W-L	GB	PCT	W-L	PCT
#8 Georgetown	15-3	-	.833	27-5	.844
#15 Notre Dame	14-4	1	.778	24-7	.774
#13 Louisville	14-4	1	.778	24-8	.750
#17 Connecticut	13-5	2	.722	24-8	.750
#25 Marquette	11-7	4	.611	24-9	.727
West Virginia	11-7	4	.611	24-10	.706
Pittsburgh	10-8	5	.556	26-9	.743
Villanova	9-9	6	.500	20-12	.625
Syracuse	9-9	6	.500	19-13	.594
Cincinnati	8-10	7	.444	13-18	.419
Seton Hall	7-11	8	.389	17-15	.531
Providence	6-12	9	.333	15-16	.484
DePaul	6-12	9	.333	11-19	.367
St. John's	5-13	10	.278	11-19	.367
South Florida	3-15	12	.167	12-19	.387
Rutgers	3-15	12	.167	11-20	.355

References

↑ "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.

West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball

Venues	WVU Fieldhouse (1929–1970) WVU Coliseum (1970–present)

Rivalries	Marshall

Culture & lore	History The Mountaineer

People	Head coaches

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics