2007–08 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Marquette Golden Eagles Marquette mu small.png Big East Conference Big East 25–10 11–7 21 25 Tom Crean 9th Tim Buckley Bradley Center NCAA tournament second round The 2007–08 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Tom Crean, played their home games at the Bradley Center as members of the Big East Conference. They beat Kentucky in the opening roundMcNeal, Marquette get by Kentucky, nab first tourney win since 2003 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/284000023 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821122228/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/284000023 dead August 21, 2021 ESPN March 20, 2008 August 21, 2021 of the NCAA tournament, then lost to Stanford.Brook Lopez's leaner with 1.3 seconds left in OT lifts Stanford into Sweet 16 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000025 https://web.archive.org/web/20190210100059/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=284000025 dead February 10, 2019 ESPN March 22, 2008 August 21, 2021 Roster 2007 Marquette Golden Eagles y yes Scott Christopherson 0 G 6 3 200 fr La Crosse, Wisconsin Aquinas Dominic James basketball y 1 G 5 11 185 jr Richmond, Indiana Richmond Maurice Acker y 2 G 5 8 165 so Hazel Crest, Illinois Hillcrest Patrick Hazel 4 G 6 7 215 fr Queens, New York Blair Academy Dan Fitzgerald 5 F 6 9 220 sr Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Thomas Academy David Cubillan y 10 G 6 0 175 so Maricaibo, Venezuela St. Benedict's Prep Dwight Burke y 12 F 6 8 250 jr Brooklyn, New York St. Benedict's Prep Lawrence Blackledge 21 F 6 8 185 sr Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale Jerel McNeal y 22 G 6 3 200 jr Chicago, Illinois Hillcrest Wesley Matthews y 23 GF 6 5 210 jr Madison, Wisconsin James Madison Memorial Lazar Hayward y 32 F 6 6 220 so Buffalo, New York Trevor Mbakwe y 33 F 6 7 240 fr Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Bernard's Ousmane Barro y 41 F 6 10 235 sr Dakar, Senegal Chicago Julian Tommy Brice 42 G 5 11 174 sr Bloomingdale, Illinois Lake Park Robert Frozena 45 G 6 1 175 fr Sherwood, Wisconsin St. Mary Central Tom Crean (Central Michigan) Tim Buckley (Bemidji State) https://gomarquette.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2007-08 Source:2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster https://gomarquette.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2007-08 Marquette University Athletics August 21, 2021 Schedule and results 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2007 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Marquette Golden Eagles| Non-conference regular season Nov 10, 2007 yes 11 2007 men IUPUI Jaguars IUPUI Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 76–68 1–0 Nov 12, 2007 yes 10 2007 men Utah Valley Wolverines Utah Valley Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 66–55 2–0 Nov 19, 2007 yes 11 2007 men Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament 74–63 3–0 1–0 Nov 20, 2007 yes yes 11 2007 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament 91–61 4–0 Nov 21, 2007 yes yes 11 Duke 13 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational Tournament 73–77 4–1 Nov 30, 2007 yes 13 Milwaukee Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 100–65 5–1 Dec 8, 2007 yes yes 11 Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 81–76 6–1 Dec 15, 2007 yes 10 2007 men Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 82–51 7–1 Dec 17, 2007 yes 10 2007 men Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Purdue Fort Wayne Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 80–56 8–1 Dec 21, 2007 yes 10 Coppin State Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 89–42 9–1 Dec 29, 2007 yes 12 2007 men Savannah State Tigers Savannah State Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 77–37 10–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Marquette Golden Eagles|Big East regular season Jan 3, 2008 10 Providence Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 96–67 11–1 1–0 Jan 6, 2008 yes 10 West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 64–79 11–2 1–1 Jan 8, 2008 15 2007 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 61–56 12–2 2–1 Jan 12, 2008 15 Notre Dame Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 92–66 13–2 3–1 Jan 17, 2008 yes 13 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 51–71 13–3 3–2 Jan 20, 2008 yes 13 Connecticut Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut 73–89 13–4 3–3 Jan 26, 2008 21 2007 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 79–71 14–4 4–3 Jan 29, 2008 17 2007 men USF Bulls South Florida Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 62–54 15–4 5–3 Feb 2, 2008 yes 17 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 75–60 16–4 6–3 Feb 4, 2008 16 Louisville Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 57–71 16–5 6–4 Feb 9, 2008 yes 16 Notre Dame 22 Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 83–86 16–6 6–5 Feb 12, 2008 yes Seton Hall Prudential Center East Rutherford, New Jersey 89–64 17–6 7–5 Feb 15, 2008 Pittsburgh 22 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 72–54 18–6 8–5 Feb 20, 2008 yes 25 2007 men St. John's Redmen St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, New York 73–64 19–6 9–5 Feb 23, 2008 25 2007 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 78–48 20–6 10–5 Feb 25, 2008 yes 21 Villanova Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 85–75 21–6 11–5 Mar 1, 2008 21 Georgetown 11 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 68–70 OT 21–7 11–6 Mar 4, 2008 yes 21 2007 men Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 67–37 22–7 Mar 8, 2008 yes 21 Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 72–87 22–8 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Marquette Golden Eagles| Big East tournament Mar 12, 2008 yes yes 25 Seton Hall Madison Square Garden New York, New York First Round 67–54Marquette holds Seton Hall scoreless in final minutes of win https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280720269 https://web.archive.org/web/20200809054138/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280720269 dead August 9, 2020 ESPN March 12, 2008 August 21, 2021 23–8 Mar 13, 2008 yes yes 25 Notre Dame 14 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Quarterfinals 89–79McNeal's career-high 28 carry Marquette to Big East semis https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/280730087 https://web.archive.org/web/20210821122640/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/280730087 dead August 21, 2021 ESPN March 13, 2008 August 21, 2021 24–8 Mar 14, 2008 yes yes 25 Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden New York, New York Semifinals 61–68Young's 22 points pull Pitt into another Big East final https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280740269 https://web.archive.org/web/20170913192001/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=280740269 dead September 13, 2017 ESPN March 14, 2008 August 21, 2021 24–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Marquette Golden Eagles|NCAA tournament Mar 20, 2008 yes yes 25 6 S Kentucky 11 S Honda Center Anaheim, California First Round 74–66 25–9 Mar 22, 2008 yes yes 25 6 S Stanford 10 3 S Honda Center Anaheim, California Second Round 81–82 OT 25–10 AP Poll S South Central Time 2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule https://gomarquette.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2007-08 Marquette University Athletics August 21, 20212020-21 Marquette Men's Basketball Record Book https://gomarquette.com/documents/2021/5/25/2021_Marquette_MBB_Record_Book.pdf Marquette University Athletics August 21, 2021 Rankings 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References 2 Marquette Golden Eagles Category:Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball seasons Marquette Marquette Marquette