2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by tenth-year head coach Tim Welsh, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–16 with a 6–12 record in the Big East, before losing in the first round of the Big East tournament to West Virginia.

2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	15–16 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Tim Welsh
Assistant coach	Vince Cautero
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center

2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Georgetown	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
No. 13 Louisville	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
No. 15 Notre Dame	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
No. 16 Connecticut	13	–	5		.722			24	–	9		.727
West Virginia	11	–	7		.611			26	–	11		.703
No. 25 Marquette	11	–	7		.611			25	–	10		.714
No. 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 Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.

Previous season

The Friars finished the 2006–07 season with an 18–13 record with an 8–8 record in Big East play. They were the 10th seed in the 2007 Big East tournament and lost to the West Virginia Mountaineers in the first round. The team earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NIT as a 5-seed and lost in the first round.

Roster

2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Alex Kellogg 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr DeSales High School Columbus, Ohio G 1 Jeff Xavier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Raphael Academy Pawtucket, Rhode Island G 2 MarShon Brooks 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Tucker High School Stone Mountain, Georgia G 4 Sharaud Curry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Joseph Wheeler High School Gainesville, Georgia G 5 Dwain Williams — 170 lb (77 kg) So Vista Murrieta High School San Diego, California G/F 11 Geoff McDermott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr New Rochelle High School New Rochelle, New York G 12 Luke Burchett (W) — 185 lb (84 kg) So Fenwick High School Western Springs, Illinois G 13 Weyinmi Efejuku 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Fresh Meadows, New York F 15 Jamine Peterson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Brooklyn, New York F 21 Chris Baudinet (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Taft School Watertown, Connecticut G 23 Brian McKenzie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Xaverian High School Brooklyn, New York F/C 32 Randall Hanke 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Trinity-Pawling School New York, New York F 33 Charles Burch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Tabor Academy Dorchester, Massachusetts F/C 34 Jonathan Kale 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Andrew's School Mattapan, Massachusetts C 55 Ray Hall 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So J. K. Mullen High School Denver, Colorado	Head coach Tim Welsh (SUNY Potsdam) Assistant coach(es) Vince Cautero Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2007* 7:34 pm		Carleton	W 86–72		15 – McDermott	9 – Tied	6 – Efejuku	Ryan Center  Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2007* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		Temple O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 66–64	1–0	17 – Williams	7 – McDermott	3 – McDermott	Coliseo de Puerto Rico  San Juan, PR
November 16, 2007* 5:30 pm, ESPNU		No. 18 Arkansas O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 67–51	2–0	18 – McKenzie	8 – McDermott	3 – Tied	Coliseo de Puerto Rico  San Juan, PR
November 18, 2007* 7:30 pm, ESPNU		Miami (FL) O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off	L 58–64	2–1	21 – Efejuku	11 – McDermott	2 – Tied	Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,078) San Juan, PR
November 24, 2007* 7:30 pm		Harvard	W 93–70	3–1	27 – Xavier	7 – McKenzie	4 – Tied	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,742) Providence, RI
November 27, 2007* 7:30 pm		Maine	W 78–48	4–1	17 – McDermott	13 – McDermott	5 – McDermott	Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,263) Providence, RI
December 1, 2007* 6:00 pm		Boston College The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase	W 98–89 OT	5–1	21 – Efejuku	7 – Peterson	10 – McDermott	TD Garden (18,007) Boston, MA
December 4, 2007* 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 60–77	5–2	12 – McKenzie	9 – Kale	4 – Efejuku	Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI
December 6, 2007* 7:00 pm		South Carolina Big East/SEC Invitational	L 67–68	5–3	16 – McDermott	10 – McDermott	5 – McDermott	Wells Fargo Center (20,155) Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2007* 7:30 pm		Brown	W 70–51	6–3	13 – Tied	11 – McDermott	5 – Efejuku	Dunkin Donuts Center (4,453) Providence, RI
December 19, 2007* 7:30 pm		Sacred Heart	W 94–89	7–3	22 – Efejuku	10 – Tied	6 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (4,933) Providence, RI
December 22, 2007* 4:00 pm		Florida State	W 101–95	8–3	27 – Xavier	7 – McDermott	10 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (9,069) Providence, RI
December 31, 2007* 2:00 pm		Saint Peter's	W 83–78	9–3	23 – Hanke	14 – Hanke	7 – Xavier	Dunkin Donuts Center (5,973) Providence, RI
January 3, 2008 9:00 pm		at No. 10 Marquette	L 67–96	9–4 (0–1)	21 – McKenzie	6 – McKenzie	5 – McDermott	BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,041) Milwaukee, WI
January 5, 2008 8:00 pm		at DePaul	L 65–70	9–5 (0–2)	20 – Efejuku	15 – McDermott	3 – Tied	Allstate Arena (9,477) Rosemont, IL
January 9, 2008 7:30 pm		Rutgers	W 76–50	10–5 (1–2)	24 – McKenzie	8 – Tied	8 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (7,102) Providence, RI
January 12, 2008 4:00 pm		South Florida	W 76–50	11–5 (2–2)	24 – McDermott	7 – McDermott	6 – Tied	Dunkin Donuts Center (8,721) Providence, RI
January 17, 2008 7:00 pm		at Connecticut	W 77–65	12–5 (3–2)	23 – Williams	11 – McDermott	6 – McDermott	XL Center (13,719) Hartford, CT
January 24, 2008 7:00 pm		Seton Hall	L 75–88	12–6 (3–3)	23 – Efejuku	11 – McDermott	5 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (9,147) Providence, RI
January 27, 2008 2:00 pm		at Syracuse	L 64–71	12–7 (3–4)	21 – Williams	14 – McDermott	6 – McDermott	Carrier Dome (23,309) Syracuse, NY
January 31, 2008 7:00 pm		at Notre Dame	L 74–81 OT	12–8 (3–5)	20 – Williams	8 – McDermott	8 – McDermott	Purcell Pavilion (10,179) South Bend, IN
February 2, 2008 7:00 pm		West Virginia	L 65–77	12–9 (3–6)	18 – Hanke	4 – Tied	7 – Xavier	Dunkin Donuts Center (12,993) Providence, RI
February 2, 2008 7:00 pm		DePaul	L 65–79	13–9 (4–6)	21 – Hanke	10 – McDermott	6 – Xavier	Dunkin Donuts Center (6,302) Providence, RI
February 9, 2008 12:00 pm		at St. John's	L 62–64	13–10 (4–7)	19 – Xavier	9 – McDermott	8 – McDermott	Carnesecca Arena (5,868) Queens, NY
February 12, 2008 7:30 pm		at No. 22 Pittsburgh	L 63–82	13–11 (4–8)	15 – Brooks	5 – Hanke	5 – Williams	Petersen Events Center (10,217) Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2008 2:00 pm		No. 23 Louisville	L 72–80	13–12 (4–9)	18 – McDermott	9 – Xavier	4 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (12,500) Providence, RI
February 18, 2008 4:00 pm		No. 12 Georgetown	L 58–68	13–13 (4–10)	25 – Efejuku	6 – McDermott	5 – Xavier	Dunkin Donuts Center (11,689) Providence, RI
February 23, 2008 7:00 pm		at West Virginia	L 53–80	13–14 (4–11)	15 – Xavier	9 – McDermott	3 – McKenzie	WVU Coliseum (11,319) Morgantown, WV
March 2, 2008 12:00 pm		at Cincinnati	W 81–79 OT	14–14 (5–11)	18 – McKenzie	14 – McDermott	9 – McDermott	Fifth Third Arena (8,773) Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2008 7:00 pm		No. 13 Connecticut	W 85–76	15–14 (6–11)	25 – Efejuku	9 – McDermott	5 – Tied	Dunkin Donuts Center (9,986) Providence, RI
March 8, 2008 7:00 pm		Villanova	L 63–73	15–15 (6–12)	18 – Hanke	7 – Tied	7 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (12,034) Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 12, 2008 2:00 pm		West Virginia	L 53–58	15–16	12 – Efejuku	6 – Tied	8 – McDermott	Madison Square Garden (19,562) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.