2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Xavier Musketeers Xavier Musketeers logo.svg 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 8 12 30–7 14–2 Sean Miller 4th Chris Mack James Whitford Emanuel Richardson Cintas Center Atlantic 10 regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. They were led by head coach Sean Miller in his fourth season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and played their home games at the Cintas Center. Xavier finished the season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's.St. Joseph's stuns Xavier, makes A-10 title game https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=280742752 ESPN March 14, 2008 February 13, 2021 They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. The Musketeers defeated Georgia,Xavier avoids big upset, rallies past game Georgia https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=284000040 ESPN March 20, 2008 February 13, 2021 Purdue,Anderson keys Xavier's efficent [sic] offense vs. Purdue https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=284000041 ESPN March 22, 2008 February 13, 2021 and West VirginiaRaymond's 3s help Xavier fend off WVU in OT https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=284000045 ESPN March 27, 2008 February 13, 2021 to advance to the Elite Eight before losing to UCLA.UCLA cruises to third consecutive Final Four trip https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=284000046 ESPN March 29, 2008 February 13, 2021 Roster 2007 Xavier Musketeers y yes Josh Duncan 1 y F 6 8 225 sr Cincinnati, OH Moeller HS Adrion Graves 2 G 6 4 200 so Cincinnati, OH Hughes Center Derrick Brown 5 y basketball, born 1987 F 6 8 225 so Dayton, OH Chaminade Julienne HS B. J. Raymond 11 GF 6 6 225 jr Toledo, OH St. John's Jesuit HS Stephen Duckett 13 G 6 4 190 fr Memphis, TN Bishop Byrne HS Andrew Taylor 15 F 6 8 215 so Toledo, OH St. John's Jesuit HS C. J. Anderson 20 GF 6 6 220 jr Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods HS Jamel McLean 22 F 6 8 245 so Hampton, VA Bethel High HS Drew Lavender 24 G 5 7 153 sr Columbus, OH Brookhaven HS Dante' Jackson 25 G 6 5 205 fr Greenfield, OH McClain HS Jason Love 31 FC 6 9 265 so Philadelphia, PA Abington Friends Joe Hughes 33 F 6 6 200 fr Indianapolis, IN Cathedral HS Stanley Burrell 34 G 6 3 210 sr Indianapolis, IN Ben Davis HSHargrave Military Academy Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) Chris Mack (Xavier) James Whitford (Wisconsin) Emanuel Richardson https://goxavier.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2007-08 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers| Regular season Nov 10, 2007 yes 2007 men Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 90–59 1–0 Nov 13, 2007 yes yes 2007 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 57–59 1–1 Nov 20, 2007 yes Coppin State Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 98–49 2–1 Nov 23, 2007 yes yes Kent State Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois 78–65 3–1 Nov 24, 2007 yes yes Indiana 8 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois 80–65 4–1 Nov 28, 2007 yes 23 Oakland Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 93–68 5–1 Dec 1, 2007 yes 23 Belmont Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 90–49 6–1 Dec 5, 2007 yes 21 2007 men Creighton Bluejays Creighton Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 79–66 7–1 Dec 12, 2007 yes 17 Cincinnati Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 64–59 8–1 Dec 15, 2007 yes yes 17 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona 55–77 8–2 Dec 22, 2007 yes Tennessee 12 Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 75–82 8–3 Dec 28, 2007 yes 2007 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 65–33 9–3 Dec 31, 2007 yes yes Kansas State Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio 103–77 10–3 Jan 3, 2008 yes Virginia Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 108–70 11–3 Jan 6, 2008 yes yes 2007 men Auburn Tigers Auburn Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 80–57 12–3 Jan 9, 2008 24 2007 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 83–68 13–3 1–0 Jan 12, 2008 24 2007 men Fordham Rams Fordham Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 68–50 14–3 2–0 Jan 16, 2008 yes 20 Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 59–78 14–4 2–1 Jan 19, 2008 yes 20 2007 men George Washington Colonials George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 74–66 15–4 3–1 Jan 24, 2008 23 Dayton 16 Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 69–43 16–4 4–1 Jan 27, 2008 yes yes 23 UMass Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts 77–65 17–4 5–1 Feb 2, 2008 15 2007 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 75–62 18–4 6–1 Feb 7, 2008 yes 13 2007 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri 70–68 19–4 7–1 Feb 10, 2008 13 Saint Joseph's Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 76–72 20–4 8–1 Feb 13, 2008 yes 12 2007 men UNC Charlotte 49ers UNC Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 62–60 21–4 9–1 Feb 18, 2008 yes 10 2007 men Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Thomas M. Ryan Center Kingston, Rhode Island 81–77 22–4 10–1 Feb 21, 2008 10 2007 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 75–48 23–4 11–1 Feb 24, 2008 yes 10 Dayton UD Arena Dayton, Ohio 57–51 24–4 12–1 Mar 1, 2008 9 George Washington Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 66–56 25–4 13–1 Mar 6, 2008 yes 8 Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66–71 25–5 13–2 Mar 8, 2008 8 Richmond Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio 86–61 26–5 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers| A-10 tournament Mar 13, 2008 yes yes 10 1 Dayton 8 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Quarterfinal 74–65 27–5 Mar 14, 2008 yes yes 10 1 Saint Joseph's 5 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, New Jersey Semifinal 53–61 27–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Xavier Musketeers|NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2008 yes yes 12 3 W Georgia 14 W Verizon Center Washington, D.C. First round 73–61 28–6 Mar 22, 2008 yes yes 12 3 W Purdue 20 6 W Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Second Round 85–78 29–6 Mar 27, 2008 yes yes 12 3 W West Virginia 7 W US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 79–75 OT 18,103 30–6 Mar 29, 2008 yes yes 12 3 W UCLA 3 1 W US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona West Regional final – Elite Eight 57–76 18,103 30–7 W West Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/xavier/2008-schedule.html 2007-08 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results 2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide https://goxavier.com/documents/2019/11/18/2019_20_MBB_Guide_web_version.pdf Xavier University Athletics February 13, 2021 Rankings 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 19 NR NR NR 23 21 17 RV RV RV 24 20 23 15 13 12 10 9 8 10 12 Coaches 0 20 NR NR NR 25 20 17 24 RV RV 25 20 22 15 14 13 12 11 11 12 12 8 References Xavier Category:Xavier Musketeers men's basketball seasons Xavier Xavier Musketeers Men's Basketball Team Xavier Musketeers Men's Basketball Team