2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Kevin O'Neill, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
2007–08 record19–15 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcKale Center
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UCLA162 .889  354  .897
No. 11 Stanford135 .722  288  .778
No. 21 Washington State117 .611  269  .743
Arizona State99 .500  2113  .618
Oregon99 .500  1814  .563
Arizona810 .444  1915  .559
Washington711 .389  1617  .485
California612 .333  1716  .515
Oregon State018 .000  625  .194
USC*07 .000  012  .000
2008 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll
*USC vacated 11 conference and 21 overall wins, due to NCAA rules violations.

Source:[1]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jerryd Bayless
SG
Phoenix, Arizona St. Mary's High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 16, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Jamelle Horne
SF
San Diego, California San Diego Senior High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 16, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Alex Jacobson
C
Santa Ana, California Mater Dei High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 17, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Zane Johnson
SF
Phoenix, Arizona Thunderbird High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 1, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Laval Lucas-Perry
SG
Flint, Michigan Luke M Powers Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 19, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8   Rivals: 5
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "ESPN". ESPN.com.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 0 Jerryd Bayless 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)193 lb (88 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
    F 2 Zane Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
    G 5 Jawann McClellan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)204 lb (93 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
    G 11 David Bagga 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Santa Ana, California
    G 12 Daniel Dillon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)197 lb (89 kg) Sr Melbourne, Victoria
    G 13 Nic Wise 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Kingwood, Texas
    G 20 Laval Lucas-Perry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)189 lb (86 kg) Fr Flint, Michigan
    F 24 Fendi Onobun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)239 lb (108 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
    F 33 Mohamed Tangara 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Durham, North Carolina
    F 34 Chase Budinger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Encinitas, California
    F 42 Jamelle Horne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)209 lb (95 kg) Fr San Diego, California
    F 43 Jordan Hill 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Patterson, North Carolina
    F 44 Bret Brielmaier 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)237 lb (108 kg) Sr Mankato, Minnesota
    C 50 Alex Jacobson  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)253 lb (115 kg) Fr Santa Ana, California
    C 54 Kirk Walters 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)247 lb (112 kg) RS Sr Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: July 7, 2011

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    November 13, 2007*
    7:30 pm, FSAZ
    No. 17 Northern Arizona W 76–69  1–0
    McKale Center (13,903)
    Tucson, Arizona
    November 17, 2007*
    8:30 pm, FSN
    No. 17 Virginia L 72–75  1–1
    McKale Center (14,602)
    Tucson, Arizona
    November 19, 2007*
    7:30 pm, FSAZ
    UMKC W 81–62  2–1
    McKale Center (13,439)
    Tucson, Arizona
    November 21, 2007*
    7:30 pm, FSAZ
    Adam State W 88–64  3–1
    McKale Center (12,897)
    Tucson, Arizona
    November 25, 2007*
    6:00 pm, ESPN
    at No. 4 Kansas L 72–76 OT 3–2
    Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, Kansas
    November 28, 2007*
    7:30 pm, FSAZ
    Cal State Fullerton W 91–65  4–2
    McKale Center (13,153)
    Tucson, Arizona
    December 2, 2007*
    4:00 pm, FSN
    No. 9 Texas A&M W 78–67  5–2
    McKale Center (14,598)
    Tucson, Arizona
    December 8, 2007*
    10:00 am, ESPN
    No. 24 at Illinois W 78–72 OT 6–2
    United Center (19,573)
    Chicago, Illinois
    December 16, 2007*
    1:00 pm, FSAZ
    No. 22 Fresno State W 69–50  7–2
    McKale Center (13,501)
    Tucson, Arizona
    December 19, 2007*
    7:00 pm, CSTV
    No. 19 at UNLV W 52–49  8–2
    Thomas & Mack Center (13,676)
    Paradise, Nevada
    December 22, 2007*
    1:00 pm, FSAZ
    No. 19 San Diego State W 74–58  9–2
    McKale Center (14,608)
    Tucson, Arizona
    December 29, 2007*
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 18 at No. 2 Memphis L 63–82  9–3
    FedExForum (17,965)
    Memphis, Tennessee
    January 3, 2008
    6:30 pm, FSAZ
    No. 21 Oregon State W 76–63  10–3
    (1–0)
    McKale Center (14,351)
    Tucson, Arizona
    January 5, 2008
    12:00 pm, FSN
    No. 21 Oregon L 74–84  10–4
    (1–1)
    McKale Center (14,575)
    Tucson, Arizona
    January 9, 2008
    7:30 pm, FSAZ
    No. 24 at Arizona State L 59–68 OT 10–5
    (1–2)
    Wells Fargo Arena (13,947)
    Tempe, Arizona
    January 12, 2008*
    3:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 24 at Houston W 85–71  11–5
    Hofheinz Pavilion (7,917)
    Houston, Texas
    January 17, 2008
    9:00 pm, FSN
    at Stanford L 52–56  11–6
    (1–3)
    Maples Pavilion (7,329)
    Stanford, California
    January 19, 2008
    6:00 pm, FSAZ
    at California W 80–79  12–6
    (2–3)
    Haas Pavilion (9,124)
    Berkeley, California
    January 24, 2008
    6:30 pm, FSN
    No. 6 Washington State W 76–64  13–6
    (3–3)
    McKale Center (14,598)
    Tucson, Arizona
    January 26, 2008
    1:00 pm, FSN
    Washington W 84–69  14–6
    (4–3)
    McKale Center (14,602)
    Tucson, Arizona
    January 31, 2008
    8:30 pm, FSN
    at USC W 80–69  15–6
    (5–3)
    Galen Center (10,258)
    Los Angeles, California
    February 2, 2008
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    at No. 5 UCLA
    ESPN College GameDay
    L 60–82  15–7
    (5–4)
    Pauley Pavilion (12,111)
    Los Angeles, California
    February 10, 2008
    12:30 pm, FSN
    Arizona State L 54–59  15–8
    (5–5)
    McKale Center (14,598)
    Tucson, Arizona
    February 14, 2008
    6:30 pm, FSAZ
    California W 83–73  16–8
    (6–5)
    McKale Center (14,472)
    Tucson, Arizona
    February 16, 2008
    1:30 pm, ABC
    No. 7 Stanford L 66–67  16–9
    (6–6)
    McKale Center (14,589)
    Tucson, Arizona
    February 21, 2008
    9:00 pm, FSAZ
    at Washington L 66–75  16–10
    (6–7)
    Bank of America Arena (9,529)
    Seattle, Washington
    February 23, 2008
    8:00 pm, FSN
    at No. 19 Washington State W 65–55  17–10
    (7–7)
    Beasley Coliseum (10,288)
    Pullman, Washington
    February 28, 2008
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    USC L 58–70  17–11
    (7–8)
    McKale Center (14,593)
    Tucson, Arizona
    March 2, 2008
    2:00 pm, CBS
    No. 4 UCLA L 66–68  17–12
    (7–9)
    McKale Center (14,624)
    Tucson, Arizona
    March 6, 2008
    7:00 pm, FSAZ
    at Oregon State W 81–45  18–12
    (8–9)
    Gill Coliseum (4,386)
    Corvallis, Oregon
    March 8, 2008
    8:30 pm, FSN
    at Oregon L 69–78  18–13
    (8–10)
    McArthur Court (9,087)
    Eugene, Oregon
    Pac-10 Tournament
    March 12, 2008
    8:30 pm, FSN
    vs. Oregon State
    First Round
    W 86–57  19–13
    Staples Center (11,642)
    Los Angeles, California
    March 13, 2008
    8:30 pm, FSN
    vs. No. 11 Stanford
    Quarterfinal
    L 64–75  19–14
    Staples Center (16,442)
    Los Angeles, California
    NCAA Tournament
    March 20, 2008*
    6:55 pm, CBS
    (10) vs. (7) West Virginia
    First Round
    L 65–75  19–15
    Verizon Center (18,400)
    Washington, D.C.
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Mountain Time.
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