2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Florida Gators Florida Gators wordmark.svg 250 Southeastern Conference East SEC 24–12 8–8 Billy Donovan Larry ShyattLewis PrestonRob Lanier O'Connell Center National Invitation Tournament Semifinals The 2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2007–08 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The Gators were looking to rebuild after their 2006–07 season, when they won their second consecutive NCAA national championship. However, none of the starters returned from their 2006–07 season. Class of 2007 Florida Class of 2007 – RivalsFlorida Class of 2007 – Scouthttps://archive.today/20120709131619/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2008&schoolId=2305 Florida Class of 2007 – ESPN no no 2007 Adam Allen SG Milton, Florida Milton HS 6 5 185 June 5, 2006 3 4 78 Nick Calathes PG Winter Park, Florida Lake Howell HS 6 5 175 April 28, 2005 5 5 97 Jai Lucas PG Bellaire, Texas Bellaire HS 5 10 145 May 14, 2007 4 4 97 Chandler Parsons SF Winter Park, Florida Lake Howell HS 6 8 180 August 26, 2006 4 5 96 Alex Tyus PF Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Christian HS 6 8 200 July 11, 2006 4 4 91 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 3 Rivals – 1http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2007 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals 2011-07-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20111005225711/http://florida.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2011-10-05 dead ESPN – |} Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown Adam Allen 14 F 6–8 206 Freshman Milton, Florida Nick Calathes 33 G/F 6–6 185 Freshman Winter Park, Florida Hudson Fricke 40 G 6–1 185 Freshman Greenville, South Carolina Walter Hodge 15 G 6–0 170 Junior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Jai Lucas 5 G 5–11 150 Freshman Houston, Texas Jonathan Mitchell 0 F 6–7 243 Sophomore Mt. Vernon, New York Chandler Parsons 25 F 6–9 200 Freshman Winter Park, Florida Shane Payne 4 G/F 6–5 180 Freshman Weston, Florida Marreese Speights 34 F/C 6–10 250 Sophomore St. Petersburg, Florida Alex Tyus 23 F 6–8 203 Freshman St. Louis, Missouri Michael Weisenberg 22 F 6–7 190 Junior Long Beach, New York Dan Werner 21 F 6–7 235 Sophomore Middletown, New Jersey Coaches Name Type College Graduating year Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987 Larry Shyatt Associate head coach College of Wooster 1973 Lewis Preston Assistant coach Virginia Military Institute 1993 Rob Lanier Assistant coach St. Bonaventure University 1990 Darren Hertz Assistant to the head coach University of Florida 1997 Adam Beaupre Video coordinator University of Florida 1999 Matt Herring Strength & Conditioning Coordinator University of Texas Southwestern 1994 Dave Werner Athletic trainer Eastern Kentucky University Tom Williams Academic Counselor 2007–2008 schedule and results |- !colspan=8| Exhibition |- November 1, 2007 8:00 pm yes Flagler O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 97–51 November 5, 2007 7:00 pm yes Lynn O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 101–65 |- !colspan=8| Regular season (Non-conference play) |- November 9, 2007 8:00 pm yes North Dakota State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 75–65 1–0 November 11, 2007 3:00 pm yes Tennessee Tech O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SUN 93–65 2–0 November 14, 2007 7:00 pm yes North Carolina Central O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 105–51 3–0 November 17, 2007 7:00 pm yes Rutgers O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 88–63 4–0 November 20, 2007 8:00 pm yes 24 North Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SUN 102–51 5–0 November 23, 2007 8:00 pm yes 24 Florida State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 51–65 5–1 November 27, 2007 7:00 pm yes Stetson O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 71–48 6–1 November 30, 2007 7:30 pm yes yes Vermont St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, FL FSN 86–61 7–1 December 3, 2007 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 88–72 8–1 December 5, 2007 7:00 pm yes Florida A&M O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL SUN 91–52 9–1 December 15, 2007 3:00 pm yes yes Georgia Southern Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, FL SUN 52–49 10–1 December 19, 2007 7:00 pm yes Charleston Southern O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 89–64 11–1 December 22, 2007 4:00 pm yes yes Ohio State Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH CBS 49–62 11–2 December 29, 2007 6:30 pm yes yes Temple BankAtlantic Center Sunrise, FL Orange Bowl Basketball Classic FSN 86–69 12–2 January 2, 2008 8:00 pm yes High Point O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL FSN 88–70 13–2 |- !colspan=8| Regular season (SEC conference play) |- January 8, 2008 9:00 pm yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN 90–83 14–2 (1–0) January 12, 2008 12:00 pm Auburn O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Raycom 72–56 15–2 (2–0) January 16, 2008 8:00 pm yes Ole Miss 15 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS Raycom 87–89 15–3 (2–1) January 19, 2008 9:00 pm Kentucky O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL ESPN College GameDay ESPN 81–70 OT 16–3 (3–1) January 23, 2008 8:00 pm yes South Carolina Colonial Center Columbia, SC Raycom 73–71 17–3 (4–1) January 27, 2008 1:00 pm Vanderbilt 13 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Raycom 86–64 18–3 (5–1) February 2, 2008 3:00 pm yes 19 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Raycom 61–80 18–4 (5–2) February 5, 2008 9:00 pm yes 22 Tennessee 7 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 82–104 18–5 (5–3) February 9, 2008 3:00 pm 22 Georgia O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Raycom 77–67 19–5 (6–3) February 13, 2008 8:00 pm LSU O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Raycom 73–85 19–6 (6–4) February 16, 2008 3:00 pm yes Vanderbilt 19 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN Raycom 58–61 19–7 (6–5) February 20, 2008 8:00 pm South Carolina O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Raycom 85–82 20–7 (7–5) February 27, 2008 7:30 pm yes Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA SUN 77–64 21–7 (8–5) March 1, 2008 4:00 pm Mississippi State O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 59–68 21–8 (8–6) March 5, 2008 9:00 pm Tennessee 4 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Raycom 86–89 21–9 (8–7) March 9, 2008 12:00 pm yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY CBS 70–75 21–10 (8–8) |- !colspan=8| SEC tournament |- March 13, 2008 7:30 pm no yes Alabama Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA SEC tournament first round Raycom 69–80 21–11 |- !colspan=8| National Invitation Tournament |- March 19, 2008 9:00 pm 2 San Diego St 7 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL NIT First Round ESPN2 73–49 22–11 March 21, 2008 9:30 pm 2 Creighton 3 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL NIT Second Round ESPNU 82–54 23–11 |- March 25, 2008 9:00 pm y 2 Arizona State 1 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ NIT Quarterfinal ESPN 70–57 24–11 |- April 1, 2008 7:00 pm y 2 Massachusetts 2 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY NIT Semifinal ESPN2 66–78 24–12 Coaches' Poll References Category:Florida Gators men's basketball seasons Florida Florida Gators men's basketball team Florida Gators men's basketball team Florida