2007–08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2007–08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Sun Belt Conference East Division Sun Belt 22 29–7 16–2 Darrin Horn E. A. Diddle Arena Sun Belt Conference tournament ChampionSun Belt Conference East Division Co-Champion NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 2007–08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn and by future NBA player Courtney Lee. They were members of the East Division of the Sun Belt Conference and finished the season 29–7 with a 16–2 record in Sun Belt play to finish tied for first in the East Division.https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2016/11/18/2016_17_MBB_MG.pdf SBC 2016-17 Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020 May 24, 2020 January 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203923/https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2016/11/18/2016_17_MBB_MG.pdf live The team won the Sun Belt Basketball tournament and earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.https://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wku/western-wins-spot-in-ncaa-sweet-sixteen/article_8efe7fb7-7db0-53c9-8c7a-a0bdfb872515.html Western wins spot in NCAA Sweet Sixteen, By ROB HERBST, the Daily News Online, Mar 23, 2008, retrieved 29 April 2020 May 24, 2020 April 4, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230404034212/https://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/wku/western-wins-spot-in-ncaa-sweet-sixteen/article_8efe7fb7-7db0-53c9-8c7a-a0bdfb872515.html live Western Kentucky finished ranked 22nd in the postseason ESPN/USA Today Poll. Lee was SBC Player of the year and was joined by Tyrone Brazelton on the All SBC team. Jeremy Evans was SBC Tournament Most Valuable Player, Lee and Brazelton also made the All-Tournament team. Brazelton was named to the NCAA Tournament All-Region Team.https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/10/7/2019_20_WKU_Hilltopper_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 May 24, 2020 June 23, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200623051748/https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/10/7/2019_20_WKU_Hilltopper_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf live Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-kentucky/2008-schedule.html 2007-08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 29 April 2020 May 24, 2020 June 18, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170618132643/http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-kentucky/2008-schedule.html live 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2008 |- !colspan=6| Regular season 11/09/2007 yes Kennesaw State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 96–61 6,271 1–0 |- 11/13/2007 yes Kentucky Wesleyan E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 88–67 4,848 2–0 11/17/2007 yes Murray State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 87–63 5,566 3–0 11/22/2007 yes yes Gonzaga 14 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 71–74 8,383 3–1 11/23/2007 yes yes Alaska Anchorage Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 71–67 6,904 4–1 11/23/2007 yes yes Michigan Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout 73–69 7,043 5–1 12/01/2007 yes yes Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ 61–64 1,269 5–2 12/5/2007 yes Nebraska E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 69–62 OT 5,809 6–2 12/8/2007 yes yes Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, VA 77–60 4,900 7–2 12/15/2007 yes yes Tennessee 11 Sommet Center Nashville, TN Sun Belt Classic 82–88 18,071 7–3 12/18/2007 yes North Carolina Central E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 84–53 3,879 8–3 12/22/2007 yes yes Southern Illinois Banterra Center Carbondale, IL 78–88 6,010 8–4 12/29/2007 yes Troy Sartain Hall Troy, AL 94–90 1,932 9–4 (1–0) 01/2/2008 Middle Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 62–51 4,186 10–4 (2–0) 1/5/2008 yes South Alabama Mitchell Center Mobile, AL 61–65 6,783 10–5 (2–1) 01/10/2008 yes ULM Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, LA 71–44 1,610 11–5 (3–1) 01/12/2008 FIU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 76–60 5,071 12–5 (4–1) 01/16/2008 Florida Atlantic E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 80–62 4,291 13–5 (5–1) 01/19/2008 yes Louisiana–Lafayette Cajundome Lafayette, LA 69–66 6,190 14–5 (6–1) 01/23/2008 yes New Orleans Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA 73–55 1,099 15–5 (7–1) 01/27/2008 Arkansas State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 77–68 6,109 16–5 (8–1) 1/31/2008 Arkansas–Little Rock E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 71–47 5,022 17–5 (9–1) 02/2/2008 Denver E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 78–64 6,567 18–5 (10–1) 02/7/2008 7:00 pm yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX 94–84 3,246 19–5 (11–1) 2/13/2008 Troy E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 92–57 5,803 20–5 (12–1) 02/16/2008 yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 71–66 5,307 21–5 (13–1) 02/21/2008 South Alabama E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 64–69 7,718 21–6 (13–2) 02/23/2008 ULM E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 86–75 6,750 22–6 (14–2) 2/27/2008 yes FIU Ocean Bank Convocation Center University Park, FL 69–54 709 23–6 (15–2) 3/1/2008 yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 88–78 802 24–6 (16–2) |- !colspan=6| 2008 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament 03/09/2008 9:15 pm yes 3 North Texas 6 Mitchell Center Mobile, AL Second Round 84–70 4,734 25–6 03/10/2008 yes 3 Arkansas–Little Rock 2 Mitchell Center Mobile, AL Semifinals 70–55 6,397 26–6 03/11/2008 yes 3 Middle Tennessee 4 Mitchell Center Mobile, AL Championship 67–57 5,234 27–6 |- !colspan=6| 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 03/21/2008 yes yes 12 W Drake 14 5 W St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL First Round 101–99 OT 15,920 28–6 03/23/2008 yes yes 12 W San Diego 13 W St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Second Round 72–63 14,504 29–6 03/27/2008 yes yes 12 W UCLA 3 1 W US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ Sweet Sixteen 78–88 18,103 29–7 AP Poll (W) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region Central Time https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/wkusports.com/documents/2014/4/24/2007-08.pdf 2007-2008 WKU Men's Basketball Stats WKU Sports April 4, 2023 April 4, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230404025100/https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/wkusports.com/documents/2014/4/24/2007-08.pdf live References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons WKU WKU Category:Long stubs with short prose