2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2007–08 Providence Friars Basketball Providence Friars P script logo.gif 125 Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 15–16 6–12 Tim Welsh Vince Cautero Dunkin' Donuts Center The 2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by tenth-year head coach Tim Welsh, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–16 with a 6–12 record in the Big East, before losing in the first round of the Big East tournament to West Virginia. Previous season The Friars finished the 2006–07 season with an 18–13 record with an 8–8 record in Big East play. They were the 10th seed in the 2007 Big East tournament and lost to the West Virginia Mountaineers in the first round. The team earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NIT as a 5-seed and lost in the first round. Roster 2007 Providence Friars y yes Alex Kellogg 0 F 6 7 225 Fr Columbus, Ohio DeSales High School Jeff Xavier y 1 G 6 1 185 Jr Pawtucket, Rhode Island St. Raphael Academy MarShon Brooks y 2 G 6 5 200 Fr Stone Mountain, Georgia Tucker High School Sharaud Curry y 4 G 5 10 170 Jr yes Gainesville, Georgia Joseph Wheeler High School Dwain Williams 5 G 170 So San Diego, California Vista Murrieta High School Geoff McDermott 11 F/G 6 8 235 Jr New Rochelle, New York New Rochelle High School Luke Burchett W 12 G 185 So Western Springs, Illinois Fenwick High School Weyinmi Efejuku y 13 G 6 5 210 Jr Fresh Meadows, New York Brewster Academy Jamine Peterson 15 F 6 6 225 Fr Brooklyn, New York Notre Dame Prep Chris Baudinet W 21 F 6 5 210 Jr Watertown, Connecticut Taft School Brian McKenzie 23 G 6 4 205 So Brooklyn, New York Xaverian High School Randall Hanke 32 F/C 6 11 240 Jr yes no New York, New York Trinity-Pawling School Charles Burch 33 F 6 7 Sr Dorchester, Massachusetts Tabor Academy Jonathan Kale y 34 F/C 6 8 245 Jr Mattapan, Massachusetts St. Andrew's School Ray Hall 55 C 6 11 265 So Denver, Colorado J. 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Mullen High School Tim Welsh (SUNY Potsdam) Vince Cautero https://friars.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2007-08 Schedule and results 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2018 yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Providence Friars| Exhibition November 2, 2007 7:34pm yes Carleton Ryan Center Kingston, RI 86–72 McDermott 15 Tied 9 Efejuku 6 |- !colspan=9 style=Providence Friars| Non-conference regular season November 15, 2007 2:30pm yes Temple Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off ESPNU 66–64 Williams 17 McDermott 7 McDermott 3 1–0 November 16, 2007 5:30pm yes No. 18 Arkansas Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off ESPNU 67–51 McKenzie 18 McDermott 8 Tied 3 2–0 November 18, 2007 7:30pm yes Miami (FL) Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off ESPNU 58–64 Efejuku 21 McDermott 11 Tied 2 5,078 2–1 November 24, 2007 7:30pm yes Harvard Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 93–70 Xavier 27 McKenzie 7 Tied 4 7,742 3–1 November 27, 2007 7:30pm yes Maine Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 78–48 McDermott 17 McDermott 13 McDermott 5 5,263 4–1 December 1, 2007 6:00pm yes Boston College TD Garden Boston, MA The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase 98–89 OT Efejuku 21 Peterson 7 McDermott 10 18,007 5–1 December 4, 2007 7:00pm yes yes Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI 60–77 McKenzie 12 Kale 9 Efejuku 4 7,657 5–2 December 6, 2007 7:00pm yes South Carolina Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA Big East/SEC Invitational 67–68 McDermott 16 McDermott 10 McDermott 5 20,155 5–3 December 9, 2007 7:30pm yes Brown Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 70–51 Tied 13 McDermott 11 Efejuku 5 4,453 6–3 December 19, 2007 7:30pm yes Sacred Heart Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 94–89 Efejuku 22 Tied 10 McDermott 6 4,933 7–3 December 22, 2007 4:00pm yes Florida State Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 101–95 Xavier 27 McDermott 7 McDermott 10 9,069 8–3 December 31, 2007 2:00pm yes Saint Peter's Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 83–78 Hanke 23 Hanke 14 Xavier 7 5,973 9–3 January 3, 2008 9:00pm yes No. 10 Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 67–96 McKenzie 21 McKenzie 6 McDermott 5 17,041 9–4 0–1 January 5, 2008 8:00pm yes DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 65–70 Efejuku 20 McDermott 15 Tied 3 9,477 9–5 0–2 January 9, 2008 7:30pm Rutgers Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 76–50 McKenzie 24 Tied 8 McDermott 8 7,102 10–5 1–2 January 12, 2008 4:00pm South Florida Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 76–50 McDermott 24 McDermott 7 Tied 6 8,721 11–5 2–2 January 17, 2008 7:00pm yes Connecticut XL Center Hartford, CT 77–65 Williams 23 McDermott 11 McDermott 6 13,719 12–5 3–2 January 24, 2008 7:00pm Seton Hall Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 75–88 Efejuku 23 McDermott 11 McDermott 5 9,147 12–6 3–3 January 27, 2008 2:00pm yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 64–71 Williams 21 McDermott 14 McDermott 6 23,309 12–7 3–4 January 31, 2008 7:00pm yes Notre Dame Purcell Pavilion South Bend, IN 74–81 OT Williams 20 McDermott 8 McDermott 8 10,179 12–8 3–5 February 2, 2008 7:00pm West Virginia Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 65–77 Hanke 18 Tied 4 Xavier 7 12,993 12–9 3–6 February 2, 2008 7:00pm DePaul Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 65–79 Hanke 21 McDermott 10 Xavier 6 6,302 13–9 4–6 February 9, 2008 12:00pm yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 62–64 Xavier 19 McDermott 9 McDermott 8 5,868 13–10 4–7 February 12, 2008 7:30pm yes No. 22 Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 63–82 Brooks 15 Hanke 5 Williams 5 10,217 13–11 4–8 February 16, 2008 2:00pm No. 23 Louisville Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 72–80 McDermott 18 Xavier 9 McDermott 4 12,500 13–12 4–9 February 18, 2008 4:00pm No. 12 Georgetown Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 58–68 Efejuku 25 McDermott 6 Xavier 5 11,689 13–13 4–10 February 23, 2008 7:00pm yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 53–80 Xavier 15 McDermott 9 McKenzie 3 11,319 13–14 4–11 March 2, 2008 12:00pm yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH 81–79 OT McKenzie 18 McDermott 14 McDermott 9 8,773 14–14 5–11 March 6, 2008 7:00pm No. 13 Connecticut Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 85–76 Efejuku 25 McDermott 9 Tied 5 9,986 15–14 6–11 March 8, 2008 7:00pm Villanova Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI 63–73 Hanke 18 Tied 7 McDermott 7 12,034 15–15 6–12 |- !colspan=10| Big East tournament March 12, 2008 2:00pm West Virginia Madison Square Garden New York, NY 53–58 Efejuku 12 Tied 6 McDermott 8 19,562 15–16 AP Poll Eastern TimeSchedule Friars.com. 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