2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers Basketball Minnesota Golden Gophers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 20–14 8–10 Tubby Smith Ron Jirsa Saul Smith Vince Taylor Williams Arena NIT First Round vs. Maryland L 68–58 The 2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the college basketball season of 2007–2008. The team's head coach, Tubby Smith began his first year at Minnesota after leaving Kentucky in March 2007. The Golden Gophers played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota and are members of the Big Ten Conference. Season On March 7, 2007, it was announced that Tubby Smith would be leaving Kentucky after ten years to coach at Minnesota.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2808406 Smith leaving Kentucky to coach Minnesota Andy Katz ESPN March 22, 2007 December 9, 2010 Smith still had 4 years left on his contract, but elected to sign on for seven years with the Golden Gophers. The season was highlighted with a run in the Big Ten tournament, where the Gophers defeated Northwestern in the first round, then shocked Indiana with a last second, miraculous jump shot by Blake Hoffarber to advance to the semifinals. Blake's shot earned him the second ESPY nomination of his career.http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/22764874.html Hoffarber, Vonn receive ESPY award nominations Star Tribune July 1, 2008 December 10, 2010April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Minnesota would then lose to Illinois and be selected as a #4 seed in the National Invitation Tournament, where they made a first round exit on their home court.http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031608aaa.html Maryland To Face Minnesota in 2008 MasterCard NIT University of Maryland Athletics March 16, 2008 December 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120515213011/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031608aaa.html May 15, 2012 dead mdy-all Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)0Al Nolen6'1"180GFr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HS1Lawrence McKenzie6'2"180GRSr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HSOklahoma2Ryan Saunders6'1"180GRJr.Medina, MN, U.S.Wayzata HS3Kevin Payton6'5"215GRSo.Camden, NJ, U.S.Camden HS4Travis Busch6'4"220G/FRSo.Mounds View, MN, U.S.Mounds View HSCal Poly11Jon Williams6'9"285CRJr.St. Cloud, MN, U.S.St. Cloud Apollo HSNotre Dame Prep (MA)13Dan Coleman6'9"225FRSr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS20Lawrence Westbrook6'0"195GSo.Chandler, AZ, U.S.Winchendon Prep23Brandon Smith6'6"220G/FJr.Minneapolis, MN, U.S.Minneapolis Henry HS24Blake Hoffarber6'4"200GFr.Minnetonka, MN, U.S.Hopkins HS33Jamal Abu-Shamala6'5"210G/FJr.Shakopee, MN, U.S.Shakopee HS34Damian Johnson6'7"195FRSo.Thibodaux, LA, U.S.Thibodaux HS50Spencer Tollackson6'9"260CSr.Chaska, MN, U.S.Chaska HS 2007–08 Schedule and results |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000" | Exhibition November 1, 2007 7:00 pm yes Minnesota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 94–68 – 11,508 November 6, 2007 6:00 pm yes Southwest Minnesota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 88–52 – 11,197 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Regular Season November 10, 2007 2:00 pm w yes Army Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 84–52 1–0 11,529 November 20, 2007 7:00 pm w yes yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Mediacom 68–58 2–0 13,709 November 24, 2007 no w yes Central Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN360 77–59 3–0 November 27, 2007 no l yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 75–61 3–1 December 1, 2007 no w yes UC Riverside Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 75–38 4–1 December 3, 2007 no w yes North Dakota State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 88–56 5–1 December 8, 2007 no w yes Colorado State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN360 91–74 6–1 December 12, 2007 no w yes South Dakota State William's Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 78–72 7–1 December 22, 2007 no w yes Santa Clara William's Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPNU 68–50 8–1 December 28, 2007 no w yes yes Nicholls State Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Duel in the Desert no 77–32 9–1 December 29, 2007 no w yes yes Kennesaw State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV Duel in the Desert no 83–66 10–1 December 30, 2007 no l yes yes UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV Duel in the Desert no 81–64 10–2 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|Big Ten Regular Season January 5, 2008 no l yes Michigan State 6 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 65–59 10–3 0–1 January 9, 2008 no w Northwestern Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 82–63 11–3 1–1 January 12, 2008 no w yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 76–73 12–3 2–1 January 17, 2008 no l Indiana 9 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 65–60 12–4 2–2 January 20, 2008 no l Michigan State 11 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 78–73 12–5 2–3 January 26, 2008 no l yes Ohio State Jerome Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH BTN 76–60 12–6 2–4 January 31, 2008 no w yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 77–65 13–6 3–4 February 3, 2008 no l Wisconsin 13 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 63–47 13–7 3–5 February 6, 2008 no w yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTN 92–72 14–7 4–5 February 9, 2008 no w yes Iowa Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 63–50 15–7 5–5 February 12, 2008 no l Illinois Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 84–60 15–8 5–6 February 16, 2008 no l yes Wisconsin 15 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 65–56 15–9 5–7 February 21, 2008 no w Michigan Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN2 69–60 16–9 6–7 February 24, 2008 no w Penn State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 75–68 17–9 7–7 February 27, 2008 no l yes Purdue 16 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 65–53 17–10 7–8 March 1, 2008 no w Ohio State Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN ESPN 71–57 18–10 8–8 March 5, 2008 no l yes Indiana 18 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 69–55 18–11 8–9 March 8, 2008 no l yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL BTN 67–58 18–12 8–10 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2008 Big Ten tournament March 13, 2008 no w yes 6 Northwestern 11 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First Round ESPN2 55–52 19–12 March 14, 2008 no w yes 6 Indiana 22 3 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinals BTN 59–58 20–12 March 15, 2008 no l yes 6 Illinois 10 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Semifinals CBS 50–54 20–13 |- ! colspan="6" style="text-align: center; background:#800000"|2008 National Invitation tournament March 18, 2008 no l 4 Maryland 5 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN First Round ESPN 68–58 20–14 Rankings The 2007–08 Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball team was not ranked during the season. 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball seasons Minnesota Minnesota Category:2007 in sports in Minnesota Category:2008 in sports in Minnesota