2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2007–2008. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie. It was his 1st year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The highlights of the season were the unranked Wildcats upsetting the #3 ranked Tennessee Volunteers 72–66, and pushing the then ranked #1 Vols to the final seconds in a 63–60 loss at Tennessee.

2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern
2007–08 record18–13 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRupp Arena

Roster

2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Ramel Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)191 lb (87 kg) SrIMG Academy Brooklyn, New York
G 5 Derrick Jasper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)213 lb (97 kg) SoPaso Robles Paso Robles, California
G 12 Mark Krebs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg) SoNewport Central Catholic Newport, Kentucky
G 13 Michael Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoModesto Christian Modesto, California
F 15 A.J. Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg) FrArlington Country Day Jacksonville, Florida
F 21 Perry Stevenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoLafayette Lafayette, Louisiana
G 23 Jodie Meeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)208 lb (94 kg) SoNorcross Norcross, Georgia
C 25 Moraykinyo Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)270 lb (122 kg) FrBishop Ireton Alexandria, Virginia
G 30 Dwight Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)187 lb (85 kg) SoSouthern Durham, North Carolina
G 32 Joe Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg) SrRenaissance Detroit, Michigan
F 34 Ramon Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg) SoWest Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska
F 42 Mark Coury 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)238 lb (108 kg) SoDetroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan
C 43 Jared Carter 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)277 lb (126 kg) JrScott County Georgetown, Kentucky
F 54 Patrick Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrHuntington Huntington, West Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

2007 signees

2007–08 Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 6, 2007*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 Central Arkansas W 67–40  1–0
Rupp Arena (20,335)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 7, 2007*
9:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 Gardner-Webb L 68–84  1–1
Rupp Arena (19,845)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 21, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN
Liberty W 80–54  2–1
Rupp Arena (21,298)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 24, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN
Texas Southern W 83–35  3–1
Rupp Arena (21,445)
Lexington, Kentucky
November 27, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN South
Stony Brook W 62–52  4–1
Rupp Arena (19,269)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 1, 2007*
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 1 North Carolina L 77–86  4–2
Rupp Arena (24,252)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 8, 2007*
3:45 pm, CBS
at No. 15 Indiana L 51–71  4–3
Assembly Hall (17,410)
Bloomington, Indiana
December 15, 2007*
2:00 pm, ESPN
UAB L 76–79  4–4
Freedom Hall (14,241)
Louisville, Kentucky
December 18, 2007*
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Houston L 69–83  4–5
Hofheinz Pavilion (8,517)
Houston, Texas
December 22, 2007*
1:00 pm, FSN
Tennessee Tech W 69–47  5–5
Rupp Arena (22,371)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 29, 2007*
2:00 pm, ESPN
San Diego L 72–81  5–6
Rupp Arena (23,756)
Lexington, Kentucky
December 31, 2007*
12:00 pm, FSN
Florida International W 92–49  6–6
Rupp Arena (19,184)
Lexington, Kentucky
January 5, 2008*
4:00 pm, CBS
Louisville
Battle for the Bluegrass
L 75–89  6–7
Rupp Arena (24,386)
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Regular Season
January 12, 2008
1:30 pm, CBS
No. 12 Vanderbilt W 79–73 2OT 7–7
(1–0)
Rupp Arena (23,965)
Lexington, Kentucky
January 15, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Mississippi State L 64–69  7–8
(1–1)
Humphrey Coliseum (9,862)
Starkville, Mississippi
January 19, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Florida
'ESPN College GameDay'
L 70–81 OT 7–9
(1–2)
O'Connell Center (12,222)
Gainesville, Florida
January 22, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 Tennessee W 72–66  8–9
(2–2)
Rupp Arena (23,443)
Lexington, Kentucky
January 26, 2008
1:00 pm, Raycom
South Carolina W 78–70  9–9
(3–2)
Rupp Arena (23,996)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 2, 2008
1:00 pm, CBS
at Georgia W 63–58  10–9
(4–2)
Stegeman Coliseum (10,313)
Athens, Georgia
February 6, 2008
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Auburn W 66–63  11–9
(5–2)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (5,352)
Auburn, AL
February 9, 2008
12:00 pm, Raycom
Alabama W 62–52  12–9
(6–2)
Rupp Arena (24,190)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 12, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 19 Vanderbilt L 52–93  12–10
(6–3)
Memorial Gym (14,325)
Nashville, Tennessee
February 16, 2008
1:00 pm, Raycom
at LSU W 67–63  13–10
(7–3)
Maravich Center (9,870)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 19, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN
Georgia W 61–55  14–10
(8–3)
Rupp Arena (22,271)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 23, 2008
2:00 pm, CBS
Arkansas W 63–58  15–10
(9–3)
Rupp Arena (24,371)
Lexington, Kentucky
February 27, 2008
8:00 pm, Raycom
Mississippi W 58–54  16–10
(10–3)
Rupp Arena (23,330)
Lexington, Kentucky
March 2, 2008
12:00 pm, CBS
at No. 1 Tennessee L 60–63  16–11
(10–4)
Thompson–Boling Arena (21,628)
Knoxville, Tennessee
March 5, 2008
7:00 pm, Raycom
at South Carolina W 71–63  17–11
(11–4)
Colonial Center (13,324)
Columbia, South Carolina
March 9, 2008
12:00 pm, CBS
Florida
Senior Day
W 75–70  18–11
(12–4)
Rupp Arena (24,256)
Lexington, Kentucky
2008 SEC Tournament
March 14, 2008
12:00, Raycom
vs. Georgia
SEC Tournament
L 56-60 OT 18–12
(12–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,458)
Atlanta
2008 NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008
2:30, CBS
No. (11) vs. No. 25 (6) Marquette
NCAA Tournament
L 66-74  18–13
(12–4)
Honda Center (N/A)
Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Class of 2008 Commitments/Signees

References

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