2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by first-year head coach Bill Grier. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference. The Toreros finished the season 22–14, 11–3 in WCC play to finish in 3rd place. They won the WCC tournament^[2] to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. In the opening round, San Diego upset No. 4 seed Connecticut in overtime,^[3] but fell to No. 12 seed Western Kentucky in the round of 32.^[4]

2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	22–14 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach	Bill Grier (1st season)
Home arena	Jenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Gonzaga	13	–	1		.929			25	–	8		.758
Saint Mary's	12	–	2		.857			25	–	7		.781
San Diego †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	14		.611
Santa Clara	6	–	8		.429			15	–	16		.484
San Francisco	5	–	9		.357			10	–	21		.323
Pepperdine	4	–	10		.286			11	–	21		.344
Portland	3	–	11		.214			9	–	22		.290
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12		.143			5	–	26		.161
† 2008 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Willowridge Houston, TX G 11 Trumaine Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Kingwood Houston, TX F 21 Gyno Pomare 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr El Camino Oceanside, CA F 22 Rob Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Archbishop Riordan San Francisco, CA G 23 De'Jon Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Clovis West Fresno, CA	Head coach Bill Grier (Oregon) 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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		at Hawaii	W 73–72	1–0	–	–	–	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 12, 2007*		Cal State Monterey Bay	W 87–76	2–0	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Nov 17, 2007*		UNLV	L 55–66	2–1	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Nov 19, 2007*		San Diego State	L 64–69	2–2	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Nov 22, 2007*		vs. USC Anaheim Classic	L 50–60	2–3	–	–	–	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, California
Nov 23, 2007*		vs. South Alabama Anaheim Classic	L 55–77	2–4	–	–	–	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, California
Nov 25, 2007*		vs. UC Irvine Anaheim Classic	W 60–57	3–4	–	–	–	Anaheim Convention Center  Anaheim, California
Nov 28, 2007*		at Boise State	L 71–77	3–5	–	–	–	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, Idaho
Dec 2, 2007*		Hawaii	W 81–67	4–5	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Dec 5, 2007*		San Jose State	W 60–40	5–5	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Dec 8, 2007*		at New Mexico	L 47–57	5–6	–	–	–	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 12, 2007*		at Nevada	L 62–76	5–7	–	–	–	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 15, 2007*		Stephen F. Austin	L 50–56	5–8	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Dec 22, 2007*		Texas-San Antonio	W 69–54	6–8	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Dec 29, 2007*		at Kentucky	W 81–72	7–8	–	–	–	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 31, 2007*		at Marshall	L 60–76	7–9	–	–	–	Henderson Center  Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 9, 2008*		Cal State Bakersfield	L 72–80	7–10	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
WCC regular season
Jan 12, 2008		San Francisco	W 46–41	8–10 (1–0)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Jan 19, 2008		at Gonzaga	L 70–80	8–11 (1–1)	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, Washington
Jan 21, 2008		at Portland	W 64–61	9–11 (2–1)	–	–	–	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
Jan 26, 2008*		Santa Clara	W 53–51	10–11 (3–1)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Jan 28, 2008*		No. 21 Saint Mary's	W 63–55	11–11 (4–1)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Feb 2, 2008		at Loyola Marymount	W 72–48	12–11 (5–1)	–	–	–	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Feb 4, 2008		at Pepperdine	W 61–58	13–11 (6–1)	–	–	–	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 11, 2008		at San Francisco	W 73–62	14–11 (7–1)	–	–	–	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Feb 16, 2008		Portland	W 78–61	15–11 (8–1)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Feb 18, 2008		Gonzaga	L 55–59	15–12 (8–2)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Feb 23, 2008		at Santa Clara	W 66–62	16–12 (9–2)	–	–	–	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, California
Feb 25, 2008		at No. 25 Saint Mary's	L 54–61	16–13 (9–3)	–	–	–	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Mar 1, 2008		Pepperdine	W 77–73	17–13 (10–3)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Mar 3, 2008		Loyola Marymount	W 86–65	18–13 (11–3)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
WCC tournament
Mar 8, 2008*	(3)	(6) Pepperdine Quarterfinals	W 73–55	19–13	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Mar 9, 2008*	(3)	(2) Saint Mary's Semifinals	W 75–69 2OT	20–13	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Mar 10, 2008*	(3)	(1) No. 20 Gonzaga Championship Game	W 69–62	21–13	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 16 Connecticut First Round	W 70–69 OT	22–13	22 – Pomare	6 – Jones	5 – T. Johnson	St. Pete Times Forum  Tampa, Florida
Mar 23, 2008*	(13 W)	vs. (12 W) Western Kentucky Second Round	L 63–72	22–14	20 – Pomare	9 – Pomare	4 – B. Johnson	St. Pete Times Forum  Tampa, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[5]

References

1. "2007-08 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
2. "San Diego upsets Gonzaga for WCC championship". ESPN. March 10, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
3. "Jackson's jumper with 1.2 seconds left in OT knocks out No. 4 UConn". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
4. "San Diego gives Western Kentucky a run, falls shy of Sweet 16 trip". ESPN. March 23, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
5. "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.