The 2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 21–12, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish first in the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.[1]
| 2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball | |
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Patriot League tournament champions Patriot League Regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Patriot League |
| Record | 21–12 (10–4 Patriot) |
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| Home arena | Bender Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2008 Patriot League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 10, 2007* 7:00 pm |
at Saint Francis (PA) | W 75–68 | 1–0 |
DeGol Arena (1,159) Loretto, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Nov 13, 2007* 7:00 pm, MASN |
at Loyola (MD) | L 67–71 | 1–1 |
Reitz Arena (1,332) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
| Nov 15, 2007* 8:00 pm |
Fairfield | L 52–60 | 1–2 |
Bender Arena (1,484) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Nov 18, 2007* 2:00 pm |
Stony Brook | W 64–56 | 2–2 |
Bender Arena (841) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Nov 20, 2007* 7:00 pm |
at Morgan State | L 54–62 | 2–3 |
Hill Field House (892) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
| Nov 24, 2007* 2:00 pm |
at NJIT | W 73–50 | 3–3 |
Fleisher Center (801) Newark, New Jersey | |||||||
| Nov 26, 2007* 7:00 pm |
at Mount St. Mary's | W 66–45 | 4–3 |
Knott Arena (958) Emmitsburg, Maryland | |||||||
| Dec 1, 2007* 2:00 pm |
UMBC | L 68–83 | 4–4 |
Bender Arena (1,213) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Dec 4, 2007* 7:30 pm |
Howard | W 66–54 | 5–4 |
Bender Arena (1,136) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Dec 7, 2007* 7:30 pm, MASN[4] |
Jacksonville | W 52–50 | 6–4 |
Bender Arena (2,041) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Dec 19, 2007* 7:00 pm |
at Dayton | L 56–63 | 6–5 |
University of Dayton Arena (12,508) Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
| Dec 22, 2007* 4:00 pm, CSN[5] |
at Maryland | W 67–59 | 7–5 |
Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland | |||||||
| Dec 29, 2007* 1:00 pm |
at No. 8 Georgetown | L 51–78 | 7–6 |
Verizon Center (10,564) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Jan 4, 2008* 7:00 pm |
at Brown | L 55–68 | 7–7 |
Pizzitola Sports Center (937) Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
| Jan 6, 2008* 2:00 pm |
at Columbia | W 69–56 | 8–7 |
Levien Gymnasium (526) New York, New York | |||||||
| Patriot League Regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 12, 2008 7:05 pm |
at Lehigh | W 71–54 | 9–7 (1–0) |
Stabler Arena (1,368) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Jan 16, 2008 7:00 pm |
at Bucknell | L 62–66 | 9–8 (1–1) |
Sojka Pavilion (3,714) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Jan 19, 2008 2:00 pm |
Colgate | W 65–57 | 10–8 (2–1) |
Bender Arena (1,661) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Jan 23, 2008 7:00 pm |
at Army | W 66–53 | 11–8 (3–1) |
Christl Arena (483) West Point, New York | |||||||
| Jan 26, 2008 2:00 pm |
Holy Cross | L 64–66 | 11–9 (3–2) |
Bender Arena (3,994) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Jan 30, 2008 7:30 pm |
Navy | L 66–77 | 11–10 (3–3) |
Bender Arena (1,012) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Feb 2, 2008 1:00 pm |
at Lafayette | W 87–76 | 12–10 (4–3) |
Kirby Sports Center (2,748) Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| Feb 6, 2008 7:00 pm |
at Holy Cross | W 62–46 | 13–10 (5–3) |
Hart Center (1,015) Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Feb 10, 2008 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
Lehigh | W 82–74 | 14–10 (6–3) |
Bender Arena (1,989) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Feb 13, 2008 7:30 pm |
Bucknell | W 68–64 | 15–10 (7–3) |
Bender Arena (1,858) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Feb 17, 2008 12:02 pm, ESPNU |
at Colgate | W 68–60 | 16–10 (8–3) |
Cotterell Court (530) Hamilton, New York | |||||||
| Feb 20, 2008 7:30 pm |
Army | W 49–40 | 17–10 (9–3) |
Bender Arena (1,332) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Feb 27, 2008 7:00 pm |
at Navy | L 68–83 | 17–11 (9–4) |
Alumni Hall (3,191) Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
| Mar 1, 2008 2:00 pm |
Lafayette | W 84–72 | 18–11 (10–4) |
Bender Arena (2,432) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Patriot League tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 5, 2008* 7:30 pm |
Holy Cross Quarterfinals |
W 62–60 | 19–11 |
Bender Arena (1,865) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Mar 9, 2008* 2:00 pm |
Army Semifinals |
W 72–60 | 20–11 |
Bender Arena (1,965) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Mar 14, 2008* 4:45 pm, ESPN2 |
Colgate Championship Game |
W 52–46 | 21–11 |
Bender Arena (3,044) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 21, 2008* 12:15 pm, CBS |
(15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 5 Tennessee First Round |
L 57–72 | 21–12 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (-) Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
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- ^ "2007–08 American Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "2007–08 Men's Basketball Roster". American University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Garners 1,000th All-Time Win with 66-54 Comeback Conquest of Howard". American University.
- ^ "Carr's Career-High 26 points Not Enough in 63-56 Loss at Dayton". American University.
- ^ "2007–08 Men's Basketball Schedule". American University Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
- ^ "American 2007-2008 Men's Basketball Stats". American Eagles.
- ^ "American University Men's Basketball Announces Three Televised Games". American University.