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

2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record25–7 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Smith
  • David Patrick
  • Mark Campbell
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
2007–08 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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]

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.


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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[3]

Schedule and results

Source[4]

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

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  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.
  4. ^ "2007-08 Schedule". Retrieved August 21, 2021.