The 2007–08 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 11th year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Big West Conference.
2007–08 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 18–16 (9–7 Big West) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Bren Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2008[1] Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe 2006–07 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 15–18 and 6–8 in Big West play.
Off-Season
editIncoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Trey Harris | 25 | PG | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | McCook, NE | Junior college transfer from McCook Community College |
Brett Lauer | 23 | SG | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Mission Viejo, CA | Junior college transfer from San Diego Mesa College |
Adam Rodenberg | SF | 6'6" | 235 | Junior | Cedar Rapids, IA | Junior college transfer from Kirkwood Community College |
2007 recruiting class
editUS college sports recruiting information for 2007 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Derrick Strings SG |
Lawndale, CA | Leuzinger High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 27, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 88 | ||||||
Matt Ballard C |
Foothill Ranch, CA | Trabuco Hills High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Feb 7, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources:
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Roster
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Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2007* |
Loyola Marymount | W 74–61 | 1–0 |
Bren Events Center (823) Irvine, CA | |||||||
November 13, 2007* |
Nevada | L 68–77 | 1–1 |
Bren Events Center (1,007) Irvine, CA | |||||||
November 17, 2007* |
Utah State | W 70–51 | 2–1 |
Bren Events Center (1,906) Irvine, CA | |||||||
November 22, 2007* |
vs. Mississippi State Anaheim Classic |
L 53–68 | 2–3 |
Anaheim Convention Center (1,387) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
November 23, 2007* |
vs. Chattanooga Anaheim Classic |
L 80–85 | 2–4 |
Anaheim Convention Center (1,447) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
November 25, 2007* |
vs. San Diego Anaheim Classic |
L 57–60 | 2–5 |
Anaheim Convention Center (897) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
December 1, 2007* |
at Utah | L 66–78 | 2–5 |
Huntsman Center (8,137) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
December 8, 2007* |
Alaska | W 87–53 | 3–5 |
Bren Events Center (3,155) Irvine, CA | |||||||
December 15, 2007* |
San Francisco | W 72–59 | 4–5 |
Bren Events Center (1,104) Irvine, CA | |||||||
December 20, 2007* |
at Sam Houston State | L 54–61 | 4–6 |
Johnson Coliseum (1,761) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
December 22, 2007* |
at No. 14 Texas A&M | L 66–88 | 4–7 |
Reed Arena (8,064) College Station, TX | |||||||
December 28, 2007* |
at South Carolina | L 65–67 | 4–8 |
Colonial Life Arena (10,569) Columbia, SC | |||||||
December 30, 2007* |
at Harvard | W 80–77 OT | 5–8 |
Lavietes Pavilion (976) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
January 4, 2008 |
at Cal State Fullerton | L 89–93 | 5–9 (0–1) |
Titan Gym (948) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
January 10, 2008 |
UC Santa Barbara | W 66–63 | 6–9 (1–1) |
Bren Events Center (2,392) Irvine, CA | |||||||
January 12, 2008 |
Cal Poly | W 73–69 | 7–9 (2–1) |
Bren Events Center (1,512) Irvine, CA | |||||||
January 17, 2008 |
at UC Davis | L 57–74 | 7–10 (2–2) |
The Pavilion (2,478) Davis, CA | |||||||
January 19, 2008 |
at Pacific | L 53–59 | 7–11 (2–3) |
Alex G. Spanos Center (3,653) Stockton, CA | |||||||
January 26, 2008 |
UC Riverside | W 67–53 | 8–11 (3–3) |
Bren Events Center (1,855) Irvine, CA | |||||||
January 31, 2008 |
at Cal State Northridge | L 64–69 | 8–12 (3–4) |
Matadome (1,508) Northridge, CA | |||||||
February 2, 2008 |
at Long Beach State | W 70–48 | 9–12 (3–5) |
Walter Pyramid (2,406) Long Beach, CA | |||||||
February 7, 2008 |
at Cal Poly | L 56–57 | 9–13 (3–6) |
Mott Gym (1,676) San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||
February 9, 2008 |
at UC Santa Barbara | W 65–59 | 10–13 (4–6) |
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (3,217) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
February 14, 2008 |
Pacific | W 74–59 | 11–13 (5–6) |
Bren Events Center (1,085) Irvine, CA | |||||||
February 20, 2008 |
at UC Riverside | L 76–85 | 11–14 (5–7) |
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (366) Riverside, CA | |||||||
February 23, 2008* |
Idaho Bracketbrackers |
W 69–55 | 12–14 |
Bren Events Center (1,570) Irvine, CA | |||||||
February 28, 2008 |
Long Beach State | W 64–57 | 13–14 (6–7) |
Bren Events Center (1,642) Irvine, CA | |||||||
March 1, 2008 |
Cal State Northridge | W 82–66 | 14–14 (7–7) |
Bren Events Center (3,173) Irvine, CA | |||||||
March 6, 2008 |
UC Davis | W 79–62 | 15–14 (8–7) |
Bren Events Center (1,281) Irvine, CA | |||||||
March 8, 2008 |
Cal State Fullerton | L 66–74 | 15–15 (8–8) |
Bren Events Center (2,285) Irvine, CA | |||||||
Big West Conference tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2008 6:00 pm |
vs. Long Beach State First Round |
W 77–63 | 16–15 |
Anaheim Convention Center (1,392) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
March 13, 2008 8:30 pm |
vs. Pacific Quarterfinals |
W 57–56 | 17–15 |
Anaheim Convention Center (2,295) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
March 14, 2008 5:30 pm |
vs. UC Santa Barbara Semifinals |
W 55–50 | 18–15 |
Anaheim Convention Center (3,134) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
March 15, 2008 8:00 pm |
vs. Cal State Fullerton Championship Game |
L 66–81 | 18–16 |
Anaheim Convention Center (4,234) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Awards and honors
editReferences
edit- ^ Big West MBB Record Book
- ^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "UC Irvine Anteaters Schedule - 2007-08". ESPN. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ^ a b "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2017.