2007–08 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 2007–08 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Dave Rose's third season at BYU. The Cougars competed in the Mountain West Conference and played their home games at the Marriott Center.

2007–08 BYU Cougars men's basketball
MWC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record27–8 (14–2 Mountain West)
Head coach
Home arenaMarriott Center
Seasons
2007–08 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
BYU 14 2   .875 27 8   .771
UNLV 12 4   .750 27 8   .771
New Mexico 11 5   .688 24 9   .727
San Diego State 9 7   .563 20 13   .606
Air Force 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
Utah 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
TCU 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Wyoming 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
Colorado State 0 16   .000 7 25   .219
2008 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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Source[2]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Hometown Previous Team(s)
2 Lamont Morgan Jr. 5'10" 170 G Pomona, California   United States   Diamond Ranch HS
Saddleback CC
5 Archie Rose 6'5" 210 G Nassau Bahamas   Lee College
10 Vuk Ivanovic 6'10" 250 F
C
Pančevo Serbia   Seton Hill
10 Michael Loyd, Jr. 6'1" 170 G Las Vegas, Nevada   United States   Palo Verde HS
14 Nick Martineau 6'0" 170 G Fruit Heights, Utah   United States   Davis HS
15 James Anderson 6'10" 240 F
C
Page, Arizona   United States   Page HS
20 Sam Burgess 6'3" 190 G Alpine, Utah   United States   Snow College
20 Matt Pinegar 6'0" 190 G Provo, Utah   United States   Timpview HS
24 Ben Murdock 6'2" 185B G Bountiful, Utah   United States   Dixie State College
30 Lee Cummard 6'7" 190 G Mesa, Arizona   United States   Mesa HS
32 Jimmer Fredette 6'2" 195 G Glens Falls, New York   United States   Glens Falls HS
41 Chris Collinsworth 6'9" 235 F Provo, Utah   United States   Provo HS
44 Trent Plaisted 6'11" 245 F
C
San Antonio, Texas   United States   Clark HS
45 Jonathan Tavernari 6'6" 215 G
F
São Bernardo do Campo   Brazil   Bishop Gorman HS
53 Gavin MacGregor 6'10" 240 F
C
Ridgecrest, California   United States   Burroughs HS
54 Chris Miles 6'11" 235 F
C
Provo, Utah   United States   Timpview HS

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRV2120252120RVRVRVRVRVRVRV24RVNot released
CoachesRVRVRV2322252321RVRVRVRVRVRVRV252423RVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

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