2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels Basketball Saint Mary's College Gaels logo.svg 200px West Coast Conference WCC 25–7 12–2 Randy Bennett Kyle Smith David Patrick Mark Campbell McKeon Pavilion NCAA tournament first round The 2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2007–08 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 7th consecutive year. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 12–2 to place second. They reached the semifinal round of the 2008 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as the No. 10 seed South Region. The Gaels were beaten by No. 7 seed Miami (FL) in the opening roundMcClinton leads Hurricanes' rally with career-high 38 points https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160916132949/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000026 dead September 16, 2016 ESPN March 21, 2008 August 21, 2021 to end their season 25–7. Roster 2007 Saint Mary's Gaels y y Lucas Walker 12 F 6 8 225 Jr y Montana State–Billings Launceston, Australia y Patty Mills 13 G 6 0 180 Fr Lake Ginninderra College Canberra, Australia y Todd Golden 24 G 6 3 180 Sr Sunnyslope HS Phoenix, Arizona y Mickey McConnell 32 G 6 0 190 Fr Dobson HS Mesa, AZ y Omar Samhan 50 C 6 11 260 So San Ramon HS San Ramon, CA y Randy Bennett https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/saint-marys-ca/2008.html 2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels Roster and Stats Sports Reference August 21, 2021 Schedule and results Source http://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12536&SPSID=101611 2007-08 Schedule 2021-08-21 All times are Pacific yes |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Mary's Gaels| Non-conference regular season Nov 9, 2007 yes 2007 men Sonoma State Seawolves Sonoma State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 82–57 1–0 Nov 10, 2007 yes Drake McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 72–66 2–0 Nov 13, 2007 yes 2007 men Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Bakersfield McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 94–66 3–0 Nov 20, 2007 yes Oregon 12 McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 99–87 4–0 Nov 24, 2007 yes 2007 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 84–63 5–0 Dec 1, 2007 yes 2007 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 85–70 6–0 Dec 8, 2007 yes yes 2007 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Honda Center Anaheim, California 69–64 7–0 Dec 11, 2007 yes yes 24 2007 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 56–71 7–1 Dec 20, 2007 yes yes 2007 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 64–57 8–1 Dec 21, 2007 yes yes 2007 men East Tennessee State Buccaneers East Tennessee State Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 89–65 9–1 Dec 22, 2007 yes yes Ohio Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 70–63 10–1 Dec 28, 2007 yes 2007 men Howard Bison Howard McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 97–48 11–1 Dec 29, 2007 yes Cal State Fullerton McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 69–59 12–1 Jan 5, 2008 yes yes Texas 14 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 62–81 12–2 Jan 8, 2008 yes yes 2007 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Save Mart Center Fresno, California 77–68 13–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Mary's Gaels| WCC regular season Jan 12, 2008 2007 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 76–45 14–2 1–0 Jan 19, 2008 2007 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 79–74 15–2 2–0 Jan 21, 2008 2007 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 87–55 16–2 3–0 Jan 26, 2008 yes 2007 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 79–57 17–2 4–0 Jan 28, 2008 yes 21 San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 55–63 17–3 4–1 Feb 2, 2008 21 2007 men Portland Pilots Portland McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 86–49 18–3 5–1 Feb 4, 2008 25 Gonzaga McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 89–85 OT 19–3 6–1 Feb 8, 2008 yes 25 San Francisco McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 76–51 20–3 7–1 Feb 11, 2008 yes 25 Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 54–50 21–3 8–1 Feb 16, 2008 yes 25 Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 80–49 22–3 9–1 Feb 18, 2008 yes 23 Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 100–64 23–3 10–1 Feb 23, 2008 yes 23 Kent State McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 57–65 23–4 Feb 25, 2008 25 San Diego McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 61–54 24–4 11–1 Mar 1, 2008 yes 25 Gonzaga 24 McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington 76–88 24–5 11–2 Mar 3, 2008 yes Portland Chiles Center Portland, Oregon 64–50 25–5 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Saint Mary's Gaels| WCC tournament Mar 9, 2008 yes yes 2 San Diego 3 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California Semifinals 69–75 2OT 25–6 |- !colspan=10 style=Saint Mary's Gaels| NCAA tournament Mar 21, 2008 yes yes 10 S Miami (FL) 7 S Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas First Round 64–78 25–7 AP poll S South Rankings 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Saint Mary's Category:Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball seasons Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball