2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record25–8 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin† 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861
No. 20 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
Indiana 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
No. 18 Michigan State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 9   .750
Ohio State 10 – 8   .556 24 – 13   .649
Minnesota 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Penn State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Iowa 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Illinois 5 – 13   .278 16 – 19   .457
Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
Northwestern 1 – 17   .056 8 – 22   .267
† 2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008
Rankings from AP poll[1]


The 2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University during the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Indiana was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The interim head coach at the end of the season was Dan Dakich. Indiana University announced on February 22, 2008, that Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the Indiana University men's basketball coach.[2]

On March 10, 2008 D. J. White and Eric Gordon were named to the First Team All-Big Ten and Armon Bassett was named to the third team. White was also named the Conference player of the year.[3] In the off season, starters Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis were dismissed from the team after they failed to show up for a player meeting with coach Dakich, then failed to show up for a 6 a.m. run the following day.[4] In December 2008, Eric Gordon stated how the 2007–08 season was ruined by turmoil due to drug use among some players on the team.[5]

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Adam Ahlfeld 34 G 6–0 193 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana
Armon Bassett 1 G 6–1 176 Sophomore Terre Haute, Indiana
Jordan Crawford 5 G 6–4 195 Freshman Detroit, Michigan
Jamarcus Ellis 13 G 6–5 200 Junior Chicago, Illinois
Brett Finkelmeier 4 G 6–2 180 Freshman Carmel, Indiana
Eric Gordon 23 G 6–4 215 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
Eli Holman 32 C 6–9 210 Freshman Richmond, California
Brandon McGee 24 F 6–7 220 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
Lance Stemler 22 F 6–8 210 Senior Columbia, Illinois
Kyle Taber 44 F 6–7 226 Junior Evansville, Indiana
DeAndre Thomas 2 F 6–8 295 Junior Chicago, Illinois
D. J. White 3 F 6–9 251 Senior Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Mike White 30 F 6–6 232 Senior Springhill, Louisiana

Coaches: Kelvin Sampson, Jeff Meyer, Dan Dakich, Ray McCallum

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Crawford
SG 		Detroit, MI Hargrave Military Academy (VA) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 15, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Jamarcus Ellis
SG 		Chicago, IL Chipola J.C. (FL) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Aug 14, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Eric Gordon
SG 		Indianapolis, IN North Central 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 13, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 98
Eli Holman
C 		Richmond, CA Richmond 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 2, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Brandon McGee
PF 		Chicago, IL Crane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 8, 2006 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
DeAndre Thomas
PF 		Chicago, IL Chipola J.C. (FL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 303 lb (137 kg) Apr 9, 2007 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10   Rivals: 9
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 21, 2011.

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
11/12/07*
7:00, BTN 		No. 8 Chattanooga W 99–77  1–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
11/18/07*
 BTN 		No. 8 Longwood
Chicago Invitational Challenge 		W 100–49  2–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
11/20/07*
 BTN 		No. 8 N.C. Wilmington
Chicago Invitational Challenge 		W 95–71  3–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
11/23/07*
8:30, BTN 		No. 8 vs. Illinois State
Chicago Invitational Challenge 		W 70–57  4–0
 Sears Centre 
Hoffman Estates, IL
11/24/07*
8:30, BTN 		No. 8 vs. Xavier
Chicago Invitational Challenge 		L 65–80  4–1
 Sears Centre 
Hoffman Estates, IL
11/27/07*
7:00, ESPN 		No. 15 Georgia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 83–79  5–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/1/07*
9:30, ESPNU 		No. 15 at No. 22 Southern Illinois W 64–51  6–1
 SIU Arena 
Carbondale, IL
12/3/07*
7:00, BTN 		No. 15 Tennessee State W 84–72  7–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/8/07*
4:00, CBS 		No. 15 Kentucky W 70–51  8–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/15/07*
8:00, BTN 		No. 14 Western Carolina W 100–52  9–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/22/07*
12:00, BTN 		No. 14 Coppin State W 73–46  10–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
12/29/07*
7:00, BTN 		No. 14 Chicago State W 97–59  11–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/2/08
9:00, BTN 		No. 12 at Iowa W 79–76  12–1 (1–0)
 Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/8/08
7:00, ESPN 		No. 11 at Michigan W 78–64  13–1 (2–0)
 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/13/08
4:30, CBS 		No. 11 Illinois
Rivalry 		W 62–58  14–1 (3–0)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/17/08
9:00, ESPN 		No. 10 at Minnesota W 65–60  15–1 (4–0)
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/20/08
2:00, BTN 		No. 10 Penn State W 81–65  16–1 (5–0)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/23/08
9:00, BTN 		No. 8 Iowa W 65–43  17–1 (6–0)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/26/08*
1:00, CBS 		No. 8 Connecticut L 63–68  17–2 (6–0)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
1/31/08
9:00, ESPN 		No. 11 at No. 13 Wisconsin L 49–62  17–3 (6–1)
 Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/3/08
12:00, BTN 		No. 11 Northwestern W 75–63  18–3 (7–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/7/08
9:00, ESPN 		No. 13 at Illinois
Rivalry 		W 83–79 2OT 19–3 (8–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/10/08
1:00, CBS 		No. 13 at Ohio State W 59–53  20–3 (9–1)
 Schottenstein Center 
Columbus, OH
2/13/08
7:00, BTN 		No. 12 No. 14 Wisconsin L 66–68  20–4 (9–2)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/16/08
9:00, ESPN 		No. 12 No. 9 Michigan State W 80–61  21–4 (10–2)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/19/08
7:00, ESPN 		No. 14 No. 15 Purdue
Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup 		W 77–68  22–4 (11–2)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/23/08
8:00, BTN 		No. 14 at Northwestern W 85–82  23–4 (12–2)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
2/26/08
7:00, ESPN 		No. 12 Ohio State W 72–69  24–4 (13–2)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/2/08
2:00, CBS 		No. 12 at No. 15 Michigan State L 74–103  24–5 (13–3)
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
3/5/08
7:00, BTN 		No. 17 Minnesota
Senior Night 		W 69–55  25–5 (14–3)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
3/9/08
2:00, ESPN 		No. 17 at Penn State L 64–68  25–6 (14–4)
 Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Big Ten tournament
3/14/08
9:00, BTN 		No. 20 vs. Minnesota
Big Ten Quarterfinals 		L 58–59  25–7
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
3/21/08*
9:40, CBS 		No. 24(8E) vs. Arkansas(9E)
NCAA Tournament First Round 		L 72–86  25–8
 RBC Center 
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - Postseason (Mar. 23)". ESPN. March 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "Sampson Agrees To Resign, Take $750K". WRTV. February 23, 2008. Archived from the original on February 26, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "IU's White: conference player of year". Indianapolis Star. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2008.
  4. ^ "Indiana roster in flux after starters Bassett, Ellis kicked off team". espn.com. April 1, 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
  5. ^ "Gordon: Players' drug use wrecked IU season". indystar.com. December 18, 2008. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved December 18, 2008.