2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2007–08 San Diego Toreros Basketball San Diego Toreros logo.svg 150 West Coast Conference WCC 22–14 11–3 Bill Grier 1st Jenny Craig Pavilion WCC tournament champions NCAA tournament second round The 2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by first-year head coach Bill Grier. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference. The Toreros finished the season 22–14, 11–3 in WCC play to finish in 3rd place. They won the WCC tournamentSan Diego upsets Gonzaga for WCC championship https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280702250 https://web.archive.org/web/20201017014908/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280702250 dead October 17, 2020 ESPN March 10, 2008 August 20, 2021 to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. In the opening round, San Diego upset No. 4 seed Connecticut in overtime,Jackson's jumper with 1.2 seconds left in OT knocks out No. 4 UConn https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000036 https://web.archive.org/web/20180417023929/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000036 dead April 17, 2018 ESPN March 21, 2008 August 20, 2021 but fell to No. 12 seed Western Kentucky in the round of 32.San Diego gives Western Kentucky a run, falls shy of Sweet 16 trip https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000037 https://web.archive.org/web/20190209233632/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000037 dead February 9, 2019 ESPN March 23, 2008 August 20, 2021 Roster 2007 San Diego Toreros y yes Brandon Johnson 1 G 6 0 200 so y Houston, TX Willowridge Trumaine Johnson 11 G 6 2 180 fr Houston, TX Kingwood Gyno Pomare y 21 F 6 8 240 jr y Oceanside, CA El Camino Rob Jones 22 F 6 6 230 fr San Francisco, CA Archbishop Riordan De'Jon Jackson 23 G 6 2 200 so Fresno, CA Clovis West Bill Grier (Oregon) https://usdtoreros.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2007-08 Schedule and results 2007–08 yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=San Diego Toreros| Non-conference regular season Nov 9, 2007 yes yes 2007 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 73–72 1–0 Nov 12, 2007 yes 2007 men Cal State Monterey Bay Otters Cal State Monterey Bay Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 87–76 2–0 Nov 17, 2007 yes UNLV Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 55–66 2–1 Nov 19, 2007 yes 2007 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 64–69 2–2 Nov 22, 2007 yes yes USC Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Anaheim Classic 50–60 2–3 Nov 23, 2007 yes yes South Alabama Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Anaheim Classic 55–77 2–4 Nov 25, 2007 yes yes UC Irvine Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California Anaheim Classic 60–57 3–4 Nov 28, 2007 yes yes Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho 71–77 3–5 Dec 2, 2007 yes Hawaii Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 81–67 4–5 Dec 5, 2007 yes 2007 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 60–40 5–5 Dec 8, 2007 yes yes 2007 men New Mexico Lobos New Mexico The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 47–57 5–6 Dec 12, 2007 yes yes 2007 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 62–76 5–7 Dec 15, 2007 yes 2007 men Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 50–56 5–8 Dec 22, 2007 yes 2007 men UTSA Roadrunners Texas-San Antonio Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 69–54 6–8 Dec 29, 2007 yes yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 81–72 7–8 Dec 31, 2007 yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 60–76 7–9 Jan 9, 2008 yes 2007 men Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Bakersfield Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 72–80 7–10 |- !colspan=12 style=San Diego Toreros| WCC regular season Jan 12, 2008 2007 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 46–41 8–10 1–0 Jan 19, 2008 yes Gonzaga McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington 70–80 8–11 1–1 Jan 21, 2008 yes 2007 men Portland Pilots Portland Chiles Center Portland, Oregon 64–61 9–11 2–1 Jan 26, 2008 yes 2007 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 53–51 10–11 3–1 Jan 28, 2008 yes Saint Mary's 21 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 63–55 11–11 4–1 Feb 2, 2008 yes 2007 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 72–48 12–11 5–1 Feb 4, 2008 yes 2007 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 61–58 13–11 6–1 Feb 11, 2008 yes San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 73–62 14–11 7–1 Feb 16, 2008 Portland Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 78–61 15–11 8–1 Feb 18, 2008 Gonzaga Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 55–59 15–12 8–2 Feb 23, 2008 yes Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 66–62 16–12 9–2 Feb 25, 2008 yes Saint Mary's 25 McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 54–61 16–13 9–3 Mar 1, 2008 Pepperdine Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 77–73 17–13 10–3 Mar 3, 2008 Loyola Marymount Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California 86–65 18–13 11–3 |- !colspan=12 style=San Diego Toreros| WCC tournament Mar 8, 2008 yes 3 Pepperdine 6 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California Quarterfinals 73–55 19–13 Mar 9, 2008 yes 3 Saint Mary's 2 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California Semifinals 75–69 2OT 20–13 Mar 10, 2008 yes 3 Gonzaga 20 1 Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California Championship Game 69–62 21–13 |- !colspan=12 style=San Diego Toreros| NCAA tournament Mar 21, 2008 yes yes 13 W Connecticut 16 4 W St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida First Round 70–69 OT Pomare 22 Jones 6 T. Johnson 5 22–13 Mar 23, 2008 yes yes 13 W Western Kentucky 12 W St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Second Round 63–72 Pomare 20 Pomare 9 B. Johnson 4 22–14 AP Poll Pacific Time W West Source:https://usdtoreros.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2007-08 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule usdtoreros.com August 20, 2021 References Category:San Diego Toreros men's basketball seasons San Diego San Diego San Diego Toreros San Diego Toreros