2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	East Division
Record	26–7 (16–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Ronnie Arrow (9th season);
Home arena	Mitchell Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the first year of his second stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in Sun Belt play to finish tied for first place. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament as the 10 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to Butler.^[1]

2007–08 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
South Alabama	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Western Kentucky †	16	–	2	.889	29	–	7	.806
Middle Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Florida Atlantic	8	–	10	.444	15	–	18	.455
Florida International	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Troy	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
West
Arkansas-Little Rock	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Louisiana–Lafayette	11	–	7	.611	15	–	15	.500
North Texas	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
New Orleans	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
Denver	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Arkansas State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Louisiana–Monroe	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323

† 2008 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	1	DeAndre Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Stone Mountain, Georgia
G	2	Daniel Hayles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mobile, Alabama
C	2	Charles Tabet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G	3	Domonic Tilford	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Louisville, Kentucky
G	4	Kevin Hayden	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Dallas, Texas
G	5	Daon Merritt	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Jamaica, New York
G	10	Demetric Bennett	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Albany, Georgia
G	11	DeAndrae Ross	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Panama City, Florida
F	13	Eric Chesser	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Naperville, Illinois
F	21	Brandon Davis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Birmingham, Alabama
G	22	B. J. Ford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Grand Rapids, Michigan
F	25	Ronald Douglas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C	33	Philip Tabet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G	42	Chip Ivany	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Pflugerville, Texas

Head coach

Ronnie Arrow (Texas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2007* 7:05 p.m.		West Florida	W 73–41	1–0	Mitchell Center (4,976) Mobile, Alabama
Nov 13, 2007* 7:00 p.m.		at Ole Miss	L 78–81	1–1	Tad Smith Coliseum (5,737) Oxford, Mississippi
Nov 17, 2007* 7:05 p.m.		Grambling State	W 76–56	2–1	Mitchell Center (2,771) Mobile, Alabama
Nov 22, 2007* 6:30 p.m.		vs. Miami (OH) Anaheim Classic	L 59–64	2–2	Anaheim Convention Center (1,607) Anaheim, California
Nov 23, 2007* 7:00 p.m.		vs. San Diego Anaheim Classic	W 77–55	3–2	Anaheim Convention Center (2,117) Anaheim, California
Nov 25, 2007* 3:00 p.m.		vs. Chattanooga Anaheim Classic	W 84–67	4–2	Anaheim Convention Center (897) Anaheim, California
Nov 29, 2007* 7:00 p.m., CSS		at Vanderbilt	L 88–91 ^2OT	4–3	Memorial Gymnasium (12,065) Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 2007* 3:05 p.m.		Houston Baptist	W 66–62	5–3	Mitchell Center (1,647) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 5, 2007* 7:05 p.m.		Southern Miss	W 75–68	6–3	Mitchell Center (3,084) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 15, 2007* 7:05 p.m.		Mississippi State	W 71–67	7–3	Mitchell Center (6,731) Mobile, Alabama
Sun Belt Regular Season
Dec 20, 2007 7:05 p.m.		Troy	W 84–73	8–3 (1–0)	Mitchell Center (2,758) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 22, 2007 7:05 p.m.		Middle Tennessee	W 75–61	9–3 (2–0)	Mitchell Center (2,660) Mobile, Alabama
Dec 29, 2007* 7:05 p.m.		Jacksonville	W 70–57	10–3	Mitchell Center (2,676) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 2, 2008 7:00 p.m.		at Florida Atlantic	W 66–55	11–3 (3–0)	FAU Arena (595) Boca Raton, Florida
Jan 5, 2008 7:05 p.m.		Western Kentucky	W 65–61	12–3 (4–0)	Mitchell Center (6,783) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 12, 2008 7:00 p.m.		at New Orleans	W 97–88	13–3 (5–0)	Human Performance Center (882) New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 16, 2008 7:05 p.m.		FIU	W 85–73	14–3 (6–0)	Mitchell Center (6,953) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 19, 2008 7:05 p.m.		at Arkansas-Little Rock	W 72–65	15–3 (7–0)	Jack Stephens Center (4,507) Little Rock, Arkansas
Jan 24, 2008 7:05 p.m.		Louisiana-Lafayette	W 66–60	16–3 (8–0)	Mitchell Center (5,832) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 27, 2008 3:10 p.m.		Denver	W 71–33	17–3 (9–0)	Mitchell Center (6,993) Mobile, Alabama
Jan 31, 2008 7:00 p.m.		at North Texas	L 68–70	17–4 (9–1)	Super Pit (3,218) Denton, Texas
Feb 2, 2008 3:05 p.m.		at Louisiana-Monroe	W 77–59	18–4 (10–1)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,739) Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 7, 2008 7:05 p.m.		Arkansas State	W 81–58	19–4 (11–1)	Mitchell Center (5,797) Mobile, Alabama
Feb 10, 2008 1:00 p.m.		at Troy	W 90–74	20–4 (12–1)	Trojan Arena (2,169) Troy, Alabama
Feb 14, 2008 7:30 p.m.		at Middle Tennessee	L 70–76	20–5 (12–2)	Murphy Center (4,914) Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Feb 16, 2008 7:05 p.m.		Florida Atlantic	W 91–74	21–5 (13–2)	Mitchell Center (8,262) Mobile, Alabama
Feb 21, 2008 7:00 p.m.		at Western Kentucky	W 69–64	22–5 (14–2)	E.A. Diddle Arena (7,718) Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 25, 2008* 7:05 p.m.		Presbyterian	W 64–49	23–5	Mitchell Center (3,606) Mobile, Alabama
Feb 28, 2008 7:05 p.m.		New Orleans	W 81–61	24–5 (15–2)	Mitchell Center (5,459) Mobile, Alabama
Mar 1, 2008 7:30 p.m.		at FIU	W 74–55	25–5 (16–2)	U.S. Century Bank Arena (956) Miami, Florida
Sun Belt Conference tournament
Mar 9, 2008* 12:30 p.m.	(1)	(8) New Orleans Quarterfinals	W 81–77	26–5	Mitchell Center (6,997) Mobile, Alabama
Mar 10, 2008* 6:30 p.m.	(1)	(4) Middle Tennessee Semifinals	L 73–82	26–6	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008* 2:00 p.m., CBS	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) No. 10 Butler First Round	L 61–81	26–7	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (14,420) Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "Campbell, Howard hammer South Alabama as Butler proves NCAA mettle". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ "2007-08 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
^ "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

[1] "Campbell, Howard hammer South Alabama as Butler proves NCAA mettle". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2021.^{[dead link]}

[2] "2007-08 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

[3] "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2021.

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