2007–08 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2013 Basketball 2007–08 UCLA Bruins UCLA Bruins logo.svg 200px Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 4 3https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings?seasonYear=2008 ESPN.com – 2007–08 rankings 2008-02-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20080131182902/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?seasonYear=2008 January 31, 2008 live 35–4 16–2 Ben Howland 5th Donny Daniels Scott Duncan Scott Garson Pauley Pavilion Pac-10 regular season & tournament championsCollege Basketball Experience champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2007–08 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific-10 Conference for the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In his fifth year as head coach, Ben Howland led the team to its third straight Final Four appearance. The Bruins also set a new record number of wins for the regular season, eclipsing the 26 wins of 2006–07. Though the team was composed of many standout players, freshman center Kevin Love garnered much of the media's and school's attention with his .565 shooting percentage, 10.7 rebounds per game, 5.3 blocks, and 17.6 points per game.http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=cbask/news/aen4141631.htm Love leads Bruins to third straight Final Four March 30, 2008 The Sports Network 2008-03-30September 2016 medicmedichttp://www.sportshubla.com/2008/03/29/memo-to-the-nba-love-is-all-you-need/ Memo to the NBA: Love IS All You Need March 29, 2008 www.SportsHubLA.com 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080401013646/http://www.sportshubla.com/2008/03/29/memo-to-the-nba-love-is-all-you-need/ April 1, 2008http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2008/mar/03/ilove-all-you-need-or-least-so-it-seemsi/ Love is all you need, or at least so it seems March 3, 2008 Daily Bruin 2008-03-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081122003800/http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2008/mar/03/ilove-all-you-need-or-least-so-it-seemsi/ November 22, 2008 mdy-all http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2007-2008/teamcume.html UCLA 2007–08 team statistics 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080328161749/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2007-2008/teamcume.html March 28, 2008 live The only losses the Bruins incurred during the regular season were to No. 8 Texas, and Pac-10 rivals USC and Washington, though the USC victory was later vacated upon discovery that USC player O. J. Mayo received illegal benefits while playing for USC. After becoming the Pacific-10 regular season champions and winning the Pacific-10 tournament, the Bruins were seeded No. 1 in the West Regional bracket of the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Bruins held Mississippi Valley State to 29 points, the lowest total ever allowed in the first or second round of the tournament.http://www.pac-10.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032408aac.html This week in Pac-10 men's basketball 2008-03-30September 2016 medicmedic After reaching the Final Four for the third year in a row, the Bruins lost to Memphis, the South Regional Champions. On August 20, 2009, Memphis' 38 wins during the 2007–2008 season and Final Four appearances were vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions for the team's using an ineligible player, Derrick Rose.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=4412279 Memphis also gets 3 years' probation ESPN March 29, 2021 August 20, 2009 Dana O'Neill Recruiting class no no 2007 Kevin Love C Lake Oswego, OR Lake Oswego HS 6 10 260 July 25, 2006 5 5 Chace Stanback SF Los Angeles, CA Fairfax HS 6 8 210 April 22, 2006 4 4 2007 UCLA Commit List for 2007 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – UCLA Bruins Basketball Recruiting 2007 ucla 12 26 12 11 July 2, 2011 yes Roster thumb|280px|UCLA's starting lineup of (left to right) Love, Shipp, Collison, Aboya, and Mbah a Moute. 2007 UCLA Bruins men's y Mustafa Abdul-Hamid y 10 G 6 2 195 So St. Louis, Missouri Alfred Aboya y 12 F/C 6 8 245 Jr Yaoundé (Cameroon) Darren Collison y 2 G 6 1 160 Jr Rancho Cucamonga, California C Nikola Dragović y 41 F 6 8 216 So Belgrade (Serbia) Joey Ellis 24 G 6 2 185 Jr Hidden Hills, California W James Keefe 13 F/C 6 8 235 So Rancho Santa Margarita, California Matt Lee 55 G 6 0 170 Sr San Francisco, California W Kevin Love y 42 C 6 10 260 Fr Lake Oswego, Oregon Lorenzo Mata y 14 F/C 6 9 240 Sr Huntington Park, California C Luc Richard Mbah a Moute y 23 F 6 8 230 Jr Yaoundé (Cameroon) David McGrath 21 F 6 4 205 Jr Oxnard, California W DeAndre Robinson basketball 5 G 6 5 210 Jr Riverside, California W Michael Roll basketball y 20 G/F 6 5 200 Jr Aliso Viejo, California y yes Kevin Schmidt 30 F 6 8 220 Fr San Jose, California W Josh Shipp basketball y 3 G/F 6 5 220 Sr Los Angeles, California Chace Stanback 22 F 6 8 210 Fr Los Angeles, California Russell Westbrook y 0 G 6 3 187 So Hawthorne, California https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ucla/2008.html Ben Howland (Weber State) Donny Daniels (Cal State Fullerton) Scott Duncan (College of Wooster) Scott Garson (UC Santa Barbara) Thirteen scholarships were available to the team, and there were sixteen players on the roster. http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ucla-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2007–08 UCLA Bruins roster 2007-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20071203150319/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ucla-m-baskbl-mtt.html December 3, 2007 dead mdy-all Kevin Love received permission from Walt Hazzard to wear the No. 42 he wore as player for UCLA.http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2006/apr/06/success-attracts-new-players/ Hazzard To Give Up Number dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120825152132/http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2006/apr/06/success-attracts-new-players/ August 25, 2012 mdy-all Hazzard's jersey had been retired by UCLA in 1996.http://www.bruinbasketballreport.com/team_history/retired_numbers.htm Retired Jerseys at UCLA 2008-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20080430091910/http://www.bruinbasketballreport.com/team_history/retired_numbers.htm April 30, 2008 live Schedule thumb|250px|Collison at the 2008 Pac-10 Championship game thumb|250px|Russell Westbrook in a game against USC yes 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2007 yes |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Non-Conference Season November 2, 2007 2 2007–08 men Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 111–61 0–0 November 5, 2007 2 2007–08 men Chico State Wildcats California State University, Chico Chico State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 93–55 0–0 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Non-Conference Season November 9, 2007 yes 2 Portland State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 69–48 9,854 1–0 November 12, 2007 yes 2 2007–08 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State University Youngstown State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA College Basketball Experience Classic ESPN2 83–52 7,695 2–0 November 13, 2007 yes 2 2007–08 men Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes California State University, San Bernardino Cal State San Bernardino Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA College Basketball Experience Classic ESPN2 76–41 7,293 3–0 November 19, 2007 yes yes 2 Maryland Sprint Center Kansas City, MO College Basketball Experience Classic ESPN2 71–59 18,022 4–0 November 20, 2007 yes yes 2 Michigan State 10 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO College Basketball Experience Classic ESPN2 68–63 16,737 5–0 November 23, 2007 yes 2 2007–08 men Yale Bulldogs Yale University Yale Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 81–47 10,420 6–0 November 28, 2007 1 2007–08 men George Washington Colonials George Washington University George Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN PT 83–60 9,691 7–0 December 2, 2007 yes 2 Texas 8 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series FSN 61–63 12,048 7–1 December 8, 2007 yes yes 8 Davidson Honda Center Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic KCAL 75–63 17,440 8–1 December 15, 2007 yes 8 2007–08 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State University Idaho State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN West 89–49 9,733 9–1 December 18, 2007 yes 8 2007–08 men Western Illinois Bulldogs Western Illinois University Western Illinois Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 77–52 8,189 10–1 December 22, 2007 yes yes 8 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI CBS 69–54 13,069 11–1 December 29, 2007 yes 5 2007–08 men UC Davis Aggies University of California, Davis UC Davis Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN PT 76–48 10,242 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style=UCLA Bruins|Conference Season January 3, 2008 yes 5 Stanford 20 Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA FSN 76–67 7,329 13–1 1–0 January 5, 2008 yes 5 California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA FSN 70–58 11,877 14–1 2–0 January 10, 2008 5 Washington Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN PT 69–55 11,421 15–1 3–0 January 12, 2008 5 Washington State 4 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN 81–74 12,590 16–1 4–0 January 19, 2008 4 USC Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA CBS 63-72USC vacated 21 wins from the 2007–08 12,714 16–2 4–1 January 24, 2008 yes 7 Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR FSN 80-75 9,087 17–2 5–1 January 26, 2008 yes 7 2007–08 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State University Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR FSN West 85–62 8,235 18–2 6–1 January 31, 2008 5 Arizona State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN PT 84–51 11,070 19–2 7–1 February 2, 2008 5 Arizona Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA ESPN College GameDay ESPN 82–60 12,111 20–2 8–1 February 7, 2008 yes 4 Washington State 17 Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA FSN 67–59 9,547 21–2 9–1 February 10, 2008 yes 4 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA FSN 61–71 10,000 21–3 9–2 February 17, 2008 yes 6 USC Galen Center Los Angeles, CA FSN 56–46 10,258 22–3 10–2 February 21, 2008 6 Oregon State Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN West 84–49 9,727 23–3 11–2 February 23, 2008 6 Oregon Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA ABC 75–65 11,355 24–3 12–2 February 28, 2008 yes 4 Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ FSN PT 79–40 11,419 25–3 12–2 March 2, 2008 yes 4 Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ CBS 68–66 14,624 26–3 14–2 March 6, 2008 2 Stanford 7 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA FSN 77–67 OT 12,671 27–3 15–2 March 8, 2008 2 California Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA ABC 81–80 11,614 28–3 16–2 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| Pac-10 Tournament March 13, 2008 yes 2 (1) (9) California Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Quarterfinals FSN 88–66 17,194 29–3 March 14, 2008 yes 2 (1) (4) USC Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Semifinals FSN 57–54 18,997 30–3 March 15, 2008 yes 2 (1) (2) Stanford 11 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Finals CBS 67–64 17,534 31–3 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UCLA Bruins 1;"| NCAA tournament March 20, 2008 yes yes 2 (1 W) (16 W) Mississippi Valley State Honda Center Anaheim, CA First Round CBS 70–29 17,600 32–3 March 22, 2008 yes yes 2 (1 W) (9 W) Texas A&M Honda Center Anaheim, CA Second Round CBS 51–49 17,600 33–3 March 27, 2008 yes yes 2 (1 W) (12 W) Western Kentucky US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ Sweet Sixteen CBS 88–78 18,103 34–3 March 29, 2008 yes yes 2 (1 W) (3 W) Xavier 12 US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ Elite Eight CBS 76–57 18,103 35–3 April 5, 2008 yes 2 (1 W) Memphis 3 (1 S) Alamodome San Antonio, TX Final Four CBS 63–78 Memphis vacated 38 wins from the 2007–08 43,718 35–4 AP Poll Pacific Time Source:2007-08 Review http://www.uclabruins.com/documents/2017/5/24/MBKB_08Results.pdf uclabruins.com UCLA AthleticsSeason by Season Records http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=16 UCLA Athletics October 5, 2017 December 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201229080204/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/uclabruins.com/documents/2016/10/17/MBKB_17MG_148_164.pdf#page=16 deadUCLA Bruins Schedule- 2007-08 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/26/year/2008 ESPN ESPNhttp://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ucla-m-baskbl-sched.html UCLA Bruins 2007–08 schedule 2007-11-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20071120110459/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ucla-m-baskbl-sched.html November 20, 2007 dead Notes note Awards thumb|250px|UCLA's Kevin Love on the perimeter at Pac-10 Championship game against Stanford at Staples Center, Los Angeles, 2008. Ben Howland and the UCLA bench looks on from the sideline. Pac-10 Player of the Year Kevin Love http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html UCLA Dominates Pac-10 Player of the Year Honors March 10, 2007 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080314133101/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html March 14, 2008 dead mdy-all Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Kevin Love Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year Russell Westbrook All-Pac-10 first team Kevin Love All-Pac-10 second team Darren Collison All-Pac-10 third team Russell Westbrook Pac-10 All-Defensive team Darren Collison Russell Westbrook Kevin Love (honorable mention) Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (honorable mention) Pac-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player Darren Collison Pac-10 All-Tournament Team Kevin Lovehttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-Rel-3-17-08.pdf Pac-10 News March 17, 2007 2008-03-30 May 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522212119/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-Rel-3-17-08.pdf dead Russell Westbrook U.S. Basketball Writers Association First Team All-America Kevin Love http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031708aad.html Love Named USBWA First Team All-America March 17, 2007 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080318171358/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031708aad.html March 18, 2008 dead mdy-all Oscar Robertson Trophy nominee Kevin Love http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030508aai.html Kevin Love nominated for Oscar Robertson Trophy March 5, 2007 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410220217/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030508aai.html April 10, 2008 dead mdy-all U.S. Basketball Writers Association District IX Player of the Year Kevin Love http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aac.html Love Named Sporting News All-American, USBWA Player of the Year March 11, 2007 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410153533/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aac.html April 10, 2008 dead mdy-all U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District IX team Kevin Love Darren Collison Pac-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Week Kevin Love – November 19–25http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112607aaa.html Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week November 26, 2007 2008-03-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080308165908/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112607aaa.html March 8, 2008 mdy-all Kevin Love – January 7–13 http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011408aaa.html Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week January 14, 2008 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080401082358/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011408aaa.html April 1, 2008 dead mdy-all Kevin Love – January 21–27 http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012808aaa.html Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week January 28, 2008 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080408161609/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012808aaa.html April 8, 2008 dead mdy-all Darren Collison – February 12–18 http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021907aab.html Darren Collison Named U.S. Bank Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week February 19, 2008 2008-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20080314071338/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021907aab.html March 14, 2008 dead mdy-all See also 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Notes The Bruins had the most ever wins for a final record (including postseason tournaments) as well, with 35. Seven of the Bruins wins were vs. ranked teams (AP Top-25) at the time they played: (#11 Michigan State, #20 Stanford, #4 Washington State, #17 Washington State, #7 Stanford, #11 Stanford and #12 Xavier) References 30em Category:UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA Bruins Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament championship seasons UCLA UCLA Bruins men's basketball UCLA Bruins men's basketball