2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	25–7 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett;
Assistant coaches	Kyle Smith; David Patrick; Mark Campbell;
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2007–08 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 7th consecutive year. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 12–2 to place second. They reached the semifinal round of the 2008 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as the No. 10 seed South Region. The Gaels were beaten by No. 7 seed Miami (FL) in the opening round^[2] to end their season 25–7.

2007–08 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Gonzaga	13	–	1	.929	25	–	8	.758
Saint Mary's	12	–	2	.857	25	–	7	.781
San Diego †	11	–	3	.786	22	–	14	.611
Santa Clara	6	–	8	.429	15	–	16	.484
San Francisco	5	–	9	.357	10	–	21	.323
Pepperdine	4	–	10	.286	11	–	21	.344
Portland	3	–	11	.214	9	–	22	.290
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12	.143	5	–	26	.161

† 2008 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	12	Lucas Walker	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Montana State–Billings	Launceston, Australia
G	13	Patty Mills	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lake Ginninderra College	Canberra, Australia
G	32	Mickey McConnell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Dobson HS	Mesa, AZ
C	50	Omar Samhan	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	San Ramon HS	San Ramon, CA

Head coach

Randy Bennett

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Source^[4]

All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		Sonoma State	W 82–57	1–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Nov 10, 2007*		Drake	W 72–66	2–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Nov 13, 2007*		Cal State Bakersfield	W 94–66	3–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Nov 20, 2007*		No. 12 Oregon	W 99–87	4–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Nov 24, 2007*		Nicholls State	W 84–63	5–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 1, 2007*		Seton Hall	W 85–70	6–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 8, 2007*		vs. San Diego State	W 69–64	7–0	Honda Center Anaheim, California
Dec 11, 2007*	No. 24	at Southern Illinois	L 56–71	7–1	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 20, 2007*		vs. Tulane	W 64–57	8–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2007*		vs. East Tennessee State	W 89–65	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2007*		vs. Ohio	W 70–63	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 2007*		Howard	W 97–48	11–1	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 29, 2007*		Cal State Fullerton	W 69–59	12–1	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 5, 2008*		at No. 14 Texas	L 62–81	12–2	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 8, 2008*		at Fresno State	W 77–68	13–2	Save Mart Center Fresno, California
WCC regular season
Jan 12, 2008		Santa Clara	W 76–45	14–2 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 19, 2008		Pepperdine	W 79–74	15–2 (2–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 21, 2008		Loyola Marymount	W 87–55	16–2 (3–0)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Jan 26, 2008		at San Francisco	W 79–57	17–2 (4–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 28, 2008	No. 21	at San Diego	L 55–63	17–3 (4–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Feb 2, 2008	No. 21	Portland	W 86–49	18–3 (5–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 4, 2008	No. 25	Gonzaga	W 89–85 ^OT	19–3 (6–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 8, 2008*	No. 25	San Francisco	W 76–51	20–3 (7–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 11, 2008	No. 25	at Santa Clara	W 54–50	21–3 (8–1)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Feb 16, 2008	No. 25	at Loyola Marymount	W 80–49	22–3 (9–1)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 18, 2008	No. 23	at Pepperdine	W 100–64	23–3 (10–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 23, 2008*	No. 23	Kent State	L 57–65	23–4	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Feb 25, 2008	No. 25	San Diego	W 61–54	24–4 (11–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Mar 1, 2008	No. 25	at No. 24 Gonzaga	L 76–88	24–5 (11–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington
Mar 3, 2008		at Portland	W 64–50	25–5 (12–2)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
WCC tournament
Mar 9, 2008*	(2)	at (3) San Diego Semifinals	L 69–75 ^2OT	25–6	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Miami (FL) First Round	L 64–78	25–7	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

Rankings

References

^ "2007-08 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ "McClinton leads Hurricanes' rally with career-high 38 points". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
^ "2007-08 Schedule". Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[1] "2007-08 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[2] "McClinton leads Hurricanes' rally with career-high 38 points". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[3] "2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

[schedule-4] "2007-08 Schedule". Retrieved August 21, 2021.

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