2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2007–08 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team August 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats 2005 logo.svg Southeastern Conference Eastern SEC 18–13 12–4 Billy Gillispie 1st Jeremy Cox Glynn Cyprien Tracy Webster Rupp Arena NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2007–08.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/men/2008-schedule.html 2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats Men's Schedule and Results Basketball Reference August 6, 2026 The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/billy-gillispie-1.html Billy Gillispie Coaching Record Basketball Reference August 6, 2026 It was his 1st year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The highlights of the season were the unranked Wildcats upsetting the #3 ranked Tennessee Volunteers 72–66, and pushing the then ranked #1 Vols to the final seconds in a 63–60 loss at Tennessee. Roster 2007 Kentucky Wildcats y yes Ramel Bradley y 3 G 6 2 191 SR Brooklyn, New York IMG Academy Derrick Jasper y 5 G 6 6 213 SO Paso Robles, California Paso Robles Mark Krebs 12 G 6 5 207 SO Newport, Kentucky Newport Central Catholic Michael Porter 13 G 6 3 198 SO Modesto, California Modesto Christian A.J. Stewart 15 F 6 7 218 FR Jacksonville, Florida Arlington Country Day Perry Stevenson y 21 F 6 9 215 SO Lafayette, Louisiana Lafayette Jodie Meeks y 23 G 6 4 208 SO Norcross, Georgia Norcross Moraykinyo Williams 25 C 6 11 270 FR Alexandria, Virginia Bishop Ireton Dwight Perry y 30 G 6 1 187 SO Durham, North Carolina Southern Joe Crawford basketball, born 1986 y 32 G 6 5 207 SR Detroit, Michigan Renaissance Ramon Harris y 34 F 6 7 218 SO Anchorage, Alaska West Anchorage Mark Coury 42 F 6 8 238 SO Detroit, Michigan Detroit Country Day Jared Carter 43 C 7 2 277 JR Georgetown, Kentucky Scott County Patrick Patterson basketball y 54 F 6 9 235 FR Huntington, West Virginia Huntington Billy Gillispie (Texas State) Tracy Webster (Wisconsin) Glynn Cyprien (Southern) Jeremy Cox (Mesa State) 2007 signees no yes 2007 Alex Legion G Beverly Hills, Michigan Oak Hill Academy 6 4 199 2007-04-24 4 4 97 Patrick Patterson F Huntington, West Virginia Huntington High School 6 9 235 2007-05-16 5 5 97 A.J. Stewart F Jacksonville, Florida Arlington Country Day High School 6 7 218 2006-10-15 3 3 93 Mike Williams C Alexandria, Virginia Bishop Ireton High School 7 0 270 2006-09-28 2 2 Morakinyo Williams C Alexandria, Virginia Bishop Ireton High School 6 11 270 2006-11-14 NR NR 2007 Kentucky 2007 Basketball Commitments 2007 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 572 96 11 26 2011-06-28 yes 2007–08 schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season November 6, 2007 8:00 pm yes 23 2007–08 Central Arkansas Bears Bears Central Arkansas University Central Arkansas Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU 67–40 20,335 1–0 November 7, 2007 9:00 pm yes 23 2007–08 Gardner-Webb Bulldgos Gardner-Webb University Gardner-Webb Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPNU 68–84 19,845 1–1 November 21, 2007 7:00 pm yes 2007–08 Liberty Flames Liberty University Liberty Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky FSN 80–54 21,298 2–1 November 24, 2007 7:00 pm yes 2007–08 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern University Texas Southern Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky FSN 83–35 21,445 3–1 November 27, 2007 7:00 pm yes 2007–08 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook University Stony Brook Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky FSN South 62–52 19,269 4–1 December 1, 2007 2:00 pm yes North Carolina 1 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN2 77–86 24,252 4–2 December 8, 2007 3:45 pm yes yes Indiana 15 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana CBS 51–71 17,410 4–3 December 15, 2007 2:00 pm yes 2007–08 Alabama-Birmingham Blazers University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky ESPN 76–79 14,241 4–4 December 18, 2007 9:00 pm yes yes 2007–08 Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas ESPN 69–83 8,517 4–5 December 22, 2007 1:00 pm yes 2007–08 Tennessee Tech Eagles Tennessee Tech University Tennessee Tech Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky FSN 69–47 22,371 5–5 December 29, 2007 2:00 pm yes San Diego Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN 72–81 23,756 5–6 December 31, 2007 12:00 pm yes 2007–08 Florida International Panthers Florida International University Florida International Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky FSN 92–49 19,184 6–6 January 5, 2008 4:00 pm yes Louisville Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Battle for the Bluegrass CBS 75–89 24,386 6–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2; color:#FFFFFF;"| SEC Regular Season January 12, 2008 1:30 pm Vanderbilt 12 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS 79–73 2OT 23,965 7–7 1–0 January 15, 2008 9:00 pm yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi ESPN 64–69 9,862 7–8 1–1 January 19, 2008 9:00 pm yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida ESPN College GameDay ESPN 70–81 OT 12,222 7–9 1–2 January 22, 2008 9:00 pm Tennessee 3 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN 72–66 23,443 8–9 2–2 January 26, 2008 1:00 pm 2007–08 South Carolina Gamecocks University of South Carolina South Carolina Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Raycom 78–70 23,996 9–9 3–2 February 2, 2008 1:00 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia CBS 63–58 10,313 10–9 4–2 February 6, 2008 8:00 pm yes 2007–08 Auburn Tigers Auburn University Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Raycom 66–63 5,352 11–9 5–2 February 9, 2008 12:00 pm Alabama Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Raycom 62–52 24,190 12–9 6–2 February 12, 2008 9:00 pm yes Vanderbilt 19 Memorial Gym Nashville, Tennessee ESPN 52–93 14,325 12–10 6–3 February 16, 2008 1:00 pm yes 2007–08 Louisiana State Tigers Louisiana State University LSU Maravich Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Raycom 67–63 9,870 13–10 7–3 February 19, 2008 9:00 pm Georgia Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky ESPN 61–55 22,271 14–10 8–3 February 23, 2008 2:00 pm Arkansas Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky CBS 63–58 24,371 15–10 9–3 February 27, 2008 8:00 pm Mississippi Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Raycom 58–54 23,330 16–10 10–3 March 2, 2008 12:00 pm yes Tennessee 1 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee CBS 60–63 21,628 16–11 10–4 March 5, 2008 7:00 pm yes South Carolina Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina Raycom 71–63 13,324 17–11 11–4 March 9, 2008 12:00 pm Florida Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Senior Day CBS 75–70 24,256 18–11 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2008 SEC Tournament March 14, 2008 12:00 yes E2 Georgia E6 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia Quarterfinals Raycom 56–60 OT 1,458 18–12 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#273BE2;"| 2008 NCAA Tournament March 20, 2008 2:30 yes 11 W Marquette 25 6 W Honda Center Anaheim, California First round CBS 66–74 N/A 18–13 12–4 Coaches' Poll Class of 2008 commitments/signees no yes 2008 DeAndre Liggins G Chicago, Illinois Findlay Prep 6 6 202 2007-06-27 4 4 89 Darius Miller G/F Maysville, Kentucky Mason County 6 7 223 2007-09-07 4 4 91 Kevin Galloway G/F Sacramento, California College of Southern Idaho 6 6 215 2008-03-10 3 3 n/a Josh Harrellson C St. Charles, Missouri Southwestern Illinois Community College 6 10 265 2008-04-29 3 3 n/a 2008 Kentucky 2008 Basketball Commitments 2008 Kentucky Basketball Commits ESPN kentucky 572 96 15 21 2008-08-11 yes References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose