2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 12
Record	30–7 (14–2 A-10)
Head coach	Sean Miller (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Mack; James Whitford; Emanuel Richardson;
Home arena	Cintas Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fourth season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's.^[1] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. The Musketeers defeated Georgia,^[2] Purdue,^[3] and West Virginia^[4] to advance to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.^[5]

2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 Xavier	14	–	2	.875	30	–	7	.811
Temple †	11	–	5	.688	21	–	13	.618
UMass	10	–	6	.625	25	–	11	.694
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7	.563	21	–	13	.618
Charlotte	9	–	7	.563	20	–	14	.588
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Dayton	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
La Salle	8	–	8	.500	15	–	17	.469
Rhode Island	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
Duquesne	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
Saint Louis	7	–	9	.438	16	–	15	.516
Fordham	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
George Washington	5	–	11	.313	9	–	17	.346
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14	.125	8	–	22	.267

† 2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Josh Duncan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Moeller HS	Cincinnati, OH
G	2	Adrion Graves	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Hughes Center	Cincinnati, OH
F	5	Derrick Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Chaminade Julienne HS	Dayton, OH
G/F	11	B. J. Raymond	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	St. John's Jesuit HS	Toledo, OH
G	13	Stephen Duckett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bishop Byrne HS	Memphis, TN
F	15	Andrew Taylor	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	St. John's Jesuit HS	Toledo, OH
G/F	20	C. J. Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Winton Woods HS	Cincinnati, OH
F	22	Jamel McLean	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Bethel High HS	Hampton, VA
G	24	Drew Lavender	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	153 lb (69 kg)	Sr	Brookhaven HS	Columbus, OH
G	25	Dante' Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	McClain HS	Greenfield, OH
F/C	31	Jason Love	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Abington Friends	Philadelphia, PA
F	33	Joe Hughes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Cathedral HS	Indianapolis, IN
G	34	Stanley Burrell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Ben Davis HS Hargrave Military Academy	Indianapolis, IN

Head coach

Sean Miller (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

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	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2007*		Southeast Missouri State	W 90–59	1–0	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 13, 2007*		at Miami (OH)	L 57–59	1–1	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Nov 20, 2007*		Coppin State	W 98–49	2–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 23, 2007*		vs. Kent State	W 78–65	3–1	Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Nov 24, 2007*		vs. No. 8 Indiana	W 80–65	4–1	Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Nov 28, 2007*	No. 23	Oakland	W 93–68	5–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 2007*	No. 23	Belmont	W 90–49	6–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 5, 2007*	No. 21	Creighton	W 79–66	7–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 12, 2007*	No. 17	Cincinnati	W 64–59	8–1	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 15, 2007*	No. 17	at Arizona State	L 55–77	8–2	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
Dec 22, 2007*		No. 12 Tennessee	L 75–82	8–3	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 28, 2007*		Delaware State	W 65–33	9–3	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 31, 2007*		vs. Kansas State	W 103–77	10–3	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 2008*		Virginia	W 108–70	11–3	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 6, 2008*		at Auburn	W 80–57	12–3	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 9, 2008	No. 24	St. Bonaventure	W 83–68	13–3 (1–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 12, 2008	No. 24	Fordham	W 68–50	14–3 (2–0)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 16, 2008	No. 20	at Temple	L 59–78	14–4 (2–1)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 2008	No. 20	at George Washington	W 74–66	15–4 (3–1)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 24, 2008	No. 23	No. 16 Dayton	W 69–43	16–4 (4–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 27, 2008*	No. 23	at UMass	W 77–65	17–4 (5–1)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
Feb 2, 2008	No. 15	La Salle	W 75–62	18–4 (6–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 7, 2008	No. 13	at Saint Louis	W 70–68	19–4 (7–1)	Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 10, 2008	No. 13	Saint Joseph's	W 76–72	20–4 (8–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 13, 2008	No. 12	at UNC Charlotte	W 62–60	21–4 (9–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 18, 2008	No. 10	at Rhode Island	W 81–77	22–4 (10–1)	Thomas M. Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 21, 2008	No. 10	Duquesne	W 75–48	23–4 (11–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 24, 2008	No. 10	at Dayton	W 57–51	24–4 (12–1)	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 1, 2008	No. 9	George Washington	W 66–56	25–4 (13–1)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 6, 2008	No. 8	at Saint Joseph's	L 66–71	25–5 (13–2)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 2008	No. 8	Richmond	W 86–61	26–5 (14–2)	Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio
A-10 tournament
Mar 13, 2008*	(1) No. 10	vs. (8) Dayton Quarterfinal	W 74–65	27–5	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
Mar 14, 2008*	(1) No. 10	vs. (5) Saint Joseph's Semifinal	L 53–61^[1]	27–6	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (14 W) Georgia First round	W 73–61^[2]	28–6	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 22, 2008*	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (6 W) No. 20 Purdue Second Round	W 85–78^[3]	29–6	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Mar 27, 2008*	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (7 W) West Virginia West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 79–75 ^{OT^[4]}	30–6	US Airways Center (18,103) Phoenix, Arizona
Mar 29, 2008*	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (1 W) No. 3 UCLA West Regional final – Elite Eight	L 57–76^[5]	30–7	US Airways Center (18,103) Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	23	21	17	RV	RV	RV	24	20	23	15	13	12	10	9	8	10	12	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	25	20	17	24	RV	RV	25	20	22	15	14	13	12	11	11	12	12	8

References

^ ^a ^b "St. Joseph's stuns Xavier, makes A-10 title game". ESPN. March 14, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Xavier avoids big upset, rallies past game Georgia". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Anderson keys Xavier's efficent [sic] offense vs. Purdue". ESPN. March 22, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Raymond's 3s help Xavier fend off WVU in OT". ESPN. March 27, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "UCLA cruises to third consecutive Final Four trip". ESPN. March 29, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[a10-semi-1] "St. Joseph's stuns Xavier, makes A-10 title game". ESPN. March 14, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[ncaa-r1-2] "Xavier avoids big upset, rallies past game Georgia". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[ncaa-r2-3] "Anderson keys Xavier's efficent [sic] offense vs. Purdue". ESPN. March 22, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[sweet-16-4] "Raymond's 3s help Xavier fend off WVU in OT". ESPN. March 27, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[elite-eight-5] "UCLA cruises to third consecutive Final Four trip". ESPN. March 29, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

[6] "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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