2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 June 2025 Basketball 2007–08 Clemson Tigers Clemson Tigers logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 22 24–10 10–6 Oliver Purnell Ron Bradley Shaka Smart Frank Smith Littlejohn Coliseum NCAA tournament first round The 2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University. The head coach is Oliver Purnell. The team played its home games in Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina. Post-season 2008 ACC tournament The Tigers entered the tournament seeded third in the conference, their highest seeding since their 1989–90 team won the regular-season championship. After defeating Boston College in their first game, the Tigers advanced to the ACC Tournament Final for the first time in 46 years (1962) and only the second time in school history by knocking off the #7 Duke Blue Devils by a score of 78–74. In the finals, they were defeated by #1 North Carolina 86–81. 2008 NCAA tournament Clemson received the #5 seed in the Midwest region of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. It was the first time in 10 years that the Tigers made the field of 64. After building as much as an 18-point lead in the first half, the Tigers eventually fell to the #12 seed Wildcats by a final of 75–69.https://villanova.com/news/2008/3/22/villanova_upends_fifth_seeded_clemson_75_69.aspx Villanova Upends Fifth-Seeded Clemson, 75-69 Villanova Wildcats March 22, 2008 June 30, 2025 This marked the first time in NCAA Tournament history that 4 lower seeded teams (Villanova, Siena, Kansas State, Davidson) from one region (Midwest) all advanced to the second round. 2007–08 roster No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown5Zavier Anderson5'9"160GFRGreenville, South Carolina4Jonah Baize6'6"200G/FFREvansville, Indiana35Trevor Booker6'7"240C/FSOWhitmire, South Carolina45Jerai Grant6'8"215FFRBowie, Maryland25Cliff Hammonds6'3"200GSRCairo, Georgia40James Mays6'9"230FSRGarner, North Carolina24Matt Morris6'5"200FSRGeorgetown, South Carolina22Terrence Oglesby6'2"185GFRCleveland, Tennessee32Sam Perry6'5"215FSRGreenville, South Carolina55Karolis Petrukonis6'11"260CSOTrakai, Lithuania15David Potter6'6"205G/FSOSevern, Maryland42Julius Powell6'7"220FJRNewton, North Carolina1K. 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Rivers6'5"215G/FJRCharlotte, North Carolina2Demontez Stitt6'2"170GFRMatthews, North Carolina12Raymond Sykes6'9"220C/FJRJacksonville, Florida44Jesse Yanutola6'4"215FSRTega Cay, South Carolina Schedule and results yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 10/20/07 10:00am Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC Orange & White Scrimmage   11/06/07 4:00pm yes Augusta State Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 79–66 2,500 |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/12/07 7:30pm yes Furman Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC 91–46 7,694 1–0 11/15/07 8:00pm yes yes Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS FSNS 84–82 9,950 2–0 11/18/07 2:00pm yes Old Dominion Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC Select 66–53 6,528 3–0 11/21/07 7:30pm yes 24 Presbyterian Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC Select 74–57 7,313 4–0 11/24/07 Noon yes 24 Gardner-Webb Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC Select 96–67 6,320 5–0 11/27/07 9:30pm yes 18 Purdue Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 61–58 7,350 6–0 12/01/07 4:00pm yes 18 South Carolina Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC Carolina-Clemson Rivalry FSN 85–74 9,281 7–0 12/05/07 7:00pm yes yes 18 East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC CSS 82–67 6,556 8–0 12/20/07 3:00pm yes yes 15 UPR-Mayagüez Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, PR San Juan Shootout 90–73 N/A 9–0 12/21/07 3:00pm yes yes 15 DePaul Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 90–74 121 10–0 12/22/07 5:30pm yes yes 15 Mississippi Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, Puerto Rico San Juan Shootout 82–85 324 10–1 12/29/07 4:00pm yes 21 Samford Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC Select 78–45 9,512 11–1 1/01/08 4:30pm yes yes 19 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL FSN 87–61 9,316 12–1 1/06/08 7:30pm 19 North Carolina 1 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC FSN 88–90 OT 10,000 12–2 (0–1) 1/09/08 7:30pm yes 18 Charlotte Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC Select 72–82 9,349 12–3 1/12/08 7:00pm 18 Florida State Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC Select 97–85 2OT 10,000 13–3 (1–1) 1/15/08 7:00pm 24 North Carolina State Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC RSN 70–54 9,046 14–3 (2–1) 1/19/08 6:00pm yes 24 Duke 7 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 80–93 9,314 14–4 (2–2) 1/22/08 7:00pm Wake Forest Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC RSN 80–75 OT 8,349 15–4 (3–2) 1/27/08 1:00pm yes Miami (FL) BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL R/LF 72–75 4,859 15–5 (3–3) 2/02/08 8:00pm Boston College Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC Select 78–56 10,000 16–5 (4–3) 2/07/08 7:00pm yes Virginia John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN2 82–51 13,929 17–5 (5–3) 2/10/08 6:30pm yes North Carolina 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC FSN 93–103 2OT 20,767 17–6 (5–4) 2/14/08 9:00pm Georgia Tech Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC R/LF Split 82–67 7,650 18–6 (6–4) 2/16/08 3:00pm yes North Carolina State RBC Center Raleigh, NC R/LF Split 71–64 18,985 19–6 (7–4) 2/19/08 7:00pm yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL FSN 55–64 7,075 19–7 (7–5) 2/27/08 7:30pm Miami (FL) Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC ACC Select 79–69 9,347 20–7 (8–5) 3/02/08 7:30pm yes Maryland Comcast Center College Park, MD FSN 73–70 17,950 21–7 (9–5) 3/06/08 7:00pm yes 24 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA ESPN 75–80 9,191 21–8 (9–6) 3/09/08 1:30pm 24 Virginia Tech Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC R/LF 70–69 10,000 22–8 (10–6) |- !colspan=9| ACC tournament 3/14/08 9:00pm yes Boston College Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, NC Quarterfinals RLF/ESPN2 82–48 20,035 23–8 3/15/08 3:30pm yes Duke 7 Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, NC Semifinals RLF/ESPN 78–74 20,035 24–8 3/16/08 1:00pm yes North Carolina 1 Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, NC Finals RLF/ESPN2 81–86 20,035 24–9 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament 3/21/08 9:55pm yes yes 22 Villanova St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL First Round CBS 69–75 15,328 24–10 AP Poll Eastern Standard Time Rankings Ranking MovementWeek Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final USA Today/ESPN Coaches RV RV 22 22 18 17 15 20 19 19 23 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 RV Associated Press RV RV 24 24 18 18 15 21 19 18 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 22 22 References Clemson Category:Clemson Tigers men's basketball seasons Clemson