2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
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The 2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tony Bennett. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to North Carolina in the Sweet Sixteen.[1]
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| 2007–08 Washington State Cougars men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| Record | 26–9 (11–7 Pac-10) |
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| Home arena | Beasley Coliseum |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 UCLA† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Stanford | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 28 | – | 8 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Washington State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC* | 0 | – | 7 | .000 | 0 | – | 12 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner As of April 5, 2008 Rankings from AP Poll *USC vacated 11 conference and 21 overall wins, due to NCAA rules violations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| Thomas Abercrombie | 20 | Guard | 6–6 | 191 | Redshirt Freshman | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Aron Baynes | 11 | Center | 6–10 | 270 | Junior | Cairns, Australia |
| Fabian Boeke | 13 | Forward | 6–11 | 230 | Freshman | Kummerfeld, Germany |
| Robbie Cowgill | 34 | Forward | 6–10 | 211 | Senior | Austin, Texas |
| Jeremy Cross | 21 | Guard | 6–2 | 207 | Redshirt Senior | Vista, California |
| Charlie Enquist | 40 | Forward | 6–8 | 204 | Freshman | Edmonds, Washington |
| Caleb Forrest | 52 | Forward | 6–8 | 228 | Junior | Pagosa Springs, Colorado |
| Daven Harmeling | 32 | Forward | 6–7 | 216 | Redshirt Junior | Grand Junction, Colorado |
| Chris Henry | 42 | Center | 6–9 | 266 | Senior | Santa Ana, California |
| Nikola Koprivica | 4 | Guard | 6–6 | 211 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Abe Lodwick | 5 | Guard | 6–7 | 180 | Freshman | Bend, Oregon |
| Derrick Low | 2 | Guard | 6–2 | 196 | Senior | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Taylor Rochestie | 10 | Guard | 6–1 | 186 | Redshirt Junior | Santa Barbara, California |
| Stephen Sauls | 1 | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Missouri City, Texas |
| Kyle Weaver | 25 | Guard | 6–6 | 201 | Senior | Beloit, Wisconsin |
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2007* 4:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | Lewis–Clark State | W 80–42 | – |
Beasley Coliseum (4,321) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| November 9, 2007* 6:35 p.m., FSN-NW |
No. 10 | Eastern Washington | W 68–41 | 1–0 |
Beasley Coliseum (10,215) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| November 13, 2007* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 9 | at Boise State | W 86–74 | 2–0 |
Taco Bell Arena (6,718) Boise, ID | ||||||
| November 16, 2007* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 9 | Idaho Battle of the Palouse |
W 74–43 | 3–0 |
Beasley Coliseum (8,116) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| November 23, 2007* 7:30 p.m. |
No. 9 | vs. Montana Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge |
W 66–55 | 4–0 |
Spokane Arena (5,524) Spokane, WA | ||||||
| November 24, 2007* 12:00 p.m. |
No. 9 | vs. Mississippi Valley State Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge |
W 71–26 | 5–0 |
Spokane Arena (N/A) Spokane, WA | ||||||
| November 25, 2007* 2:30 p.m. |
No. 9 | vs. Air Force Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge |
W 71–62 | 6–0 |
Spokane Arena (3,585) Spokane, WA | ||||||
| November 30, 2007* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 6 | at Baylor Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series |
W 67–64 | 7–0 |
Ferrell Center (10,193) Waco, TX | ||||||
| December 5, 2007* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 6 | at No. 19 Gonzaga | W 51–47 | 8–0 |
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA | ||||||
| December 9, 2007* 5:30 p.m. |
No. 6 | Portland State | W 72–60 | 9–0 |
Beasley Coliseum (7,048) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| December 20, 2007* 7:30 p.m., FSN-NW |
No. 6 | vs. The Citadel 2007 Cougar Hardwood Classic |
W 67–45 | 10–0 |
KeyArena (12,471) Seattle, WA | ||||||
| December 23, 2007* 1:05 p.m. |
No. 6 | at Idaho State | W 75–45 | 11–0 |
Holt Arena (2,241) Pocatello, ID | ||||||
| December 28, 2007* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | North Carolina A&T | W 67–34 | 12–0 |
Beasley Coliseum (6,642) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| January 5, 2008 7:00 p.m., FSN-NW |
No. 4 | at Washington Rivalry |
W 56–52 | 13–0 (1–0) |
Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA | ||||||
| January 10, 2008 8:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 4 | at USC | W 73–58 | 14–0 (2–0) |
Galen Center (10,027) Los Angeles | ||||||
| January 12, 2008 11:30 a.m., FSN |
No. 4 | at No. 5 UCLA | L 74–81 | 14–1 (2–1) |
Pauley Pavilion (12,590) Los Angeles | ||||||
| January 17, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
No. 8 | Oregon State | W 69–46 | 15–1 (3–1) |
Beasley Coliseum (10,117) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| January 20, 2008 5:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 8 | Oregon | W 69–60 | 16–1 (4–1) |
Beasley Coliseum (11,120) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| January 24, 2008 5:30 p.m., FSN-NW |
No. 6 | at Arizona | L 64-76 | 16–2 (4–2) |
McKale Center (14,598) Tucson, AZ | ||||||
| January 26, 2008 4:00 p.m., FSN-NW |
No. 6 | at No. 24 Arizona State | W 56–55 | 17–2 (5–2) |
Wells Fargo Arena (10,104) Tempe, AZ | ||||||
| January 31, 2008 7:00 p.m. |
No. 9 | California | L 64-69 | 17–3 (5–3) |
Beasley Coliseum (8,810) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| February 2, 2008 12:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 9 | No. 14 Stanford | L 65–67 OT | 17–4 (5–4) |
Beasley Coliseum (9,202) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| February 7, 2008 7:30 p.m., FSN |
No. 17 | No. 4 UCLA | L 59-67 | 17–5 (5–5) |
Beasley Coliseum (9,547) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| February 9, 2008 12:30 p.m., ABC |
No. 17 | USC | W 74–50 | 18–5 (6–5) |
Beasley Coliseum (9,136) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| February 14, 2008 5:30 p.m., FSN-NW |
No. 20 | at Oregon State | W 70–57 | 19–5 (7–5) |
Gill Coliseum (5,321) Corvallis, OR | ||||||
| February 16, 2008 6:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 20 | at Oregon | W 62–53 | 20–5 (8–5) |
McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR | ||||||
| February 21, 2008 6:00 p.m., FSN-NW |
No. 19 | Arizona State | W 59–47 | 21–5 (9–5) |
Beasley Coliseum (9,212) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| February 23, 2008 7:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 19 | Arizona | L 55-65 | 21–6 (9–6) |
Beasley Coliseum (10,288) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| February 28, 2008 8:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 22 | at California | W 70–49 | 22–6 (10–6) |
Haas Pavilion (8,282) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
| March 1, 2008 1:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 22 | at No. 8 Stanford | L 53-60 | 22–7 (10–7) |
Maples Pavilion (7,329) Palo Alto, CA | ||||||
| March 8, 2008 4:30 p.m., FSN-NW |
No. 22 | Washington Rivalry |
W 76–73 2OT | 23–7 (11–7) |
Beasley Coliseum (10,630) Pullman, WA | ||||||
| Pac-10 tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2008 6:00 p.m., FSN |
No. 21 | vs. Oregon Quarterfinals |
W 75–70 | 24–7 |
Staples Center (16,442) Los Angeles | ||||||
| March 14, 2008 8:30 p.m., FSN |
No. 21 | vs. No. 11 Stanford Semifinals |
L 68–75 | 24–8 |
Staples Center (18,997) Los Angeles | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 20, 2008* 4:20 p.m., CBS |
No. 21 | vs. Winthrop First Round |
W 71–40 | 25–8 |
Pepsi Center (19,282) Denver, CO | ||||||
| March 22, 2008* 3:40 p.m., CBS |
No. 21 | vs. No. 15 Notre Dame Second Round |
W 61–41 | 26–8 |
Pepsi Center (19,299) Denver, CO | ||||||
| March 27, 2008* 4:27 p.m., CBS |
No. 21 | vs. No. 1 North Carolina Sweet Sixteen |
L 47–68 | 26–9 |
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (19,092) Charlotte, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
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