2007–08 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2007–08 Louisville Cardinals Louisville Cardinals wordmark.svg 250 Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 6 13 27–9 14–4 Rick Pitino 7th Steve Masiello Walter McCarty Richard Pitino 3rd 1st 1st Freedom Hall NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 2007–08 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by 7th year head coach Rick Pitino, played their home games at Freedom Hall and were a member of the Big East Conference.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2008.html 2007–2008 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats 10 November 2013 The team finished their season with an overall record of 27–9 (14–5 in the Big East) (.750 overall, .737 in the Big East). The Cardinals entered the season as a co-favorite to win the 2007–08 Big East men's basketball title and was ranked sixth in the preseason Associated Press Poll. The Cardinals lost four graduating seniors from the previous seasonhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2007.html 2006–2007 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats 9 December 2013 and graduated three after the season ended. Regular season The Cardinals entered the season as a co-favorite to win the 2007–08 Big East men's basketball title.http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102407aac.html Cardinals Selected as Co-Favorite to Win 2007–08 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Title Go Cards 24 October 2007 9 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131214025535/http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102407aac.html 14 December 2013 The Associated Press also ranked the Cardinals sixth in their preseason poll. The Cardinals won the first three games of the season before losing to BYU 78–76 on November 23, 2007. Going into the new year, the team was 9–3 and had played all but one game at Freedom Hall. During the month of January, the team went 6–3 overall and 4–4 against Big East competition. Their first game in Big East competition was on New Years Day, 2008 against Cincinnati, where the team lost 58–57. Between January 28 and March 8, 2008, the team went on a nine-game winning streak and did not lose during the month of February. The team finished the regular season with a loss to Big East rival Georgetown, losing 55–52. The team finished the regular season with an overall record of 24–7 (.774). Against Big East competition, the team compiled a 14–4 (.778) record and finished second in the conference. In three of the four losses to Big East rivals, the Cardinals lost by three or fewer points. Postseason The Cardinals made appearances in both the Big East tournament and the NCAA tournament. They finished the season ranked sixth in the Coaches Poll and thirteenth in the AP Poll. At the conclusion of the season, the team graduated three seniors. Big East Tournament The team made an early exit from the Big East tournament with a 76–69 overtime loss to Pitt. Pitt would go on to defeat Georgetown in the championship game and win the tournament. NCAA Tournament For the third time in four years, the Cardinals qualified for the NCAA tournament and were seeded third in the East bracket. They started off the tournament by defeating 14th-seeded Boise State 75–61. They also beat 6th-seeded Oklahoma 78–48 and 2nd-seeded Tennessee 79–60 before getting eliminated by 1st-seeded North Carolina (lost 83–73) in the Elite Eight. The team finished the season with an overall record of 27–9 (14–4 in the Big East).https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisville/2008-schedule.html 2007–2008 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results 10 November 2013 Roster 2007 Louisville Cardinals y y Derrick Caracter 32 F 6 9 265 Sophomore y Notre Dame Prep Fanwood, New Jersey Josh Chichester 15 F 6 8 225 Sophomore Lakota West West Chester, Ohio Earl Clark 5 G/F 6 9 220 Sophomore y Rahway Plainfield, New Jersey Terrance Farley 43 C 6 10 245 Senior Pleasure Ridge Louisville, Kentucky Preston Knowles 2 G 6 1 195 Freshman y George Rogers Clark Winchester, Kentucky Andre McGee 33 G 5 10 180 Junior y Canyon Springs Moreno Valley, California Stuart Miller 0 G 5 10 170 Sophomore Middlesboro Harrogate, Tennessee David Padgett 4 F/C 6 11 245 Senior y Reno H.S. Kansas Reno, Nevada Juan Palacios basketball 3 F 6 8 250 Senior y Our Savior New American Medellin, Colombia Will Scott 20 G 6 3 185 Junior Collegiate School Cornell New York, New York Jerry Smith 34 G 6 2 190 Sophomore y Jerry Smith (basketball, born 1987) Wauwatosa East Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Edgar Sosa 10 G 6 2 175 Sophomore y basketball Rice New York, New York Lee Steiden 25 F 6 4 185 Freshman St. Xavier Louisville, Kentucky Terrence Williams 1 F 6 6 215 Junior y Rainier Beach Seattle, Washington Rick Pitino (UMass) Steve Masiello (Kentucky) Walter McCarty (Kentucky) Richard Pitino (Providence) Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals|Non–Conference regular season November 17, 2007 12:00 pm yes 6 Hartford Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Las Vegas Invitational – Campus Round McGee 18 Williams 12 Williams 13 104–69 1–0 November 18, 2007 1:30 pm yes 6 Jackson State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Las Vegas Invitational – Campus Round Clark 20 Clark 14 Clark 7 84–53 2–0 November 21, 2007 9:00 pm yes yes 6 UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Clark 16 Clark 10 Williams 6 68–48 3–0 November 23, 2007 9:00 pm yes yes 6 BYU Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Invitational – Semifinals Caracter 24 Caracter 11 Tied Clark, Williams 2 76–78 3–1 November 24, 2007 7:30 pm yes yes 6 Old Dominion Orleans Arena Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Invitational – Third Place Game Williams 20 Clark 15 Sosa 4 64–53 4–1 December 1, 2007 2:00 pm yes 12 Miami (OH) Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Tied Caracter, Williams 12 Clark 11 Smith 3 47–44 5–1 December 8, 2007 2:00 pm yes 14 Dayton Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Caracter 16 Clark 12 Williams 3 65–70 5–2 December 15, 2007 3:30 pm yes yes 22 Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Williams 17 Clark 13 Tied Smith, Sosa 3 59–67 5–3 December 18, 2007 7:00 pm yes Marshall Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Clark 23 Caracter 8 Williams 6 85–75 6–3 December 22, 2007 2:00 pm yes New Mexico State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky McGee 15 Tied Clark, Williams 9 Tied Smith, Williams 4 70–65 7–3 December 26, 2007 7:00 pm yes Morehead State Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Tied Smith, Williams 17 Caracter 9 Williams 7 73–49 8–3 December 29, 2007 3:00 pm yes Iona Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Williams 22 Caracter 11 McGee 4 67–36 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals| Big East regular season January 1, 2008 2:30 pm Cincinnati Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Rivalry Game Smith 17 Williams 11 Tied McGee, Williams 4 57–58 9–4 0–1 January 5, 2008 4:00 pm yes yes Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Rivalry Game Tied Palacios, Smith 17 Tied Palacios, Williams 6 Tied McGee, Palacios 4 89–75 10–4 January 10, 2008 7:00 pm West Virginia Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Smith 14 Clark 12 Williams 6 63–54 11–4 1–1 January 13, 2008 12:00 pm yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey Smith 14 Williams 14 Sosa 4 64–49 12–4 2–1 January 17, 2008 7:00 pm Marquette 13 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Williams 20 Padgett 10 Smith 5 71–51 13–4 3–1 January 19, 2008 8:00 pm yes Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey Smith 25 Williams 10 Williams 10 82–92 13–5 3–2 January 23, 2008 7:00 pm yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida Clark 18 Williams 9 Williams 11 80–60 14–5 4–2 January 26, 2008 3:30 pm St. John's Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Caracter 17 Williams 8 Williams 8 67–57 15–5 5–2 January 28, 2008 7:00 pm yes UConn Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut Palacios 16 Williams 7 Tied Smith, Sosa 4 67–69 15–6 5–3 February 2, 2008 3:00 pm Rutgers Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Tied Caracter, Clark 12 Tied Clark, Williams 10 Williams 4 87–50 16–6 6–3 February 4, 2008 7:00 pm yes Marquette 16 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin Sosa 18 Clark 7 Williams 6 71–57 17–6 7–3 February 9, 2008 9:00 pm Georgetown 6 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Padgett 18 Clark 7 Padgett 4 59–51 18–6 8–3 February 12, 2008 9:00 pm yes 23 DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois Williams 22 Williams 8 Smith 6 88–68 19–6 9–3 February 16, 2008 2:00 pm yes 23 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island Clark 20 Clark 9 Tied Clark, Padgett 4 80–72 20–6 10–3 February 18, 2008 7:00 pm 18 Syracuse Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Tied McGee, Williams 12 Padgett 10 Padgett 5 61–50 21–6 11–3 February 24, 2008 12:00 pm yes 18 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Padgett 21 Williams 7 Williams 5 75–73 22–6 12–3 February 28, 2008 7:00 pm 13 Notre Dame 17 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Padgett 26 Clark 9 Tied Padgett, Sosa, Williams 4 90–85 23–6 13–3 March 2, 2008 4:00 pm 12 Villanova Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Palacios 13 Smith 10 Williams 5 68–54 24–6 14–3 March 8, 2008 12:00 pm yes 12 Georgetown 11 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Williams 14 Clark 10 Tied McGee, Sosa, Williams 3 52–55 24–7 14–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals|Big East Tournament March 13, 2008 7:00 pm ESPN yes yes 13 2 Pittsburgh 7 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Quarterfinals Clark 19 Clark 9 Tied Smith, Sosa, Williams 4 OT 69–76 24–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Louisville Cardinals|NCAA Tournament March 21, 2008 9:40 pm CBS yes yes 13 3 E Boise State 14 E BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama First Round Clark 15 Williams 8 Williams 6 79–61 25–8 March 23, 2008 5:00 pm CBS yes yes 13 3 E Oklahoma 6 E Second Round BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Clark 14 Williams 8 Williams 5 74–48 26–8 March 27, 2008 10:00 pm CBS yes yes 13 3 E Tennessee 5 2 E Sweet Sixteen Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Clark 17 Clark 12 Tied McGee, Padgett, Williams 3 79–60 27–8 March 29, 2008 9:00 pm CBS yes yes 13 3 E North Carolina 1 1 E Elite Eight Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Smith 17 Clark 9 Padgett 6 73–83 27–9 AP Poll Eastern Time E East References Category:Louisville Cardinals men's basketball seasons Louisville Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2007-08 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball, 2007-08 Louisville Category:2007 in Louisville, Kentucky Category:2008 in Louisville, Kentucky