2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball team

2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Record24–12 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachLarry Shyatt
Lewis Preston
Rob Lanier
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
2007–08 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 5 Tennessee 14 – 2   .875 31 – 5   .861
Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 18 – 13   .581
No. 19 Vanderbilt 10 – 6   .625 26 – 8   .765
Florida 8 – 8   .500 24 – 12   .667
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 14 – 18   .438
Georgia † 4 – 12   .250 17 – 17   .500
West
Mississippi State 12 – 4   .750 23 – 11   .676
Arkansas 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657
Ole Miss 7 – 9   .438 24 – 11   .686
LSU 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Alabama 5 – 11   .313 17 – 16   .515
Auburn 4 – 12   .250 14 – 16   .467
† 2008 SEC tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2007–08 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

The Gators were looking to rebuild after their 2006–07 season, when they won their second consecutive NCAA national championship. However, none of the starters returned from their 2006–07 season.

Class of 2007

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adam Allen
SG 		Milton, Florida Milton HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 5, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Nick Calathes
PG 		Winter Park, Florida Lake Howell HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 28, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Jai Lucas
PG 		Bellaire, Texas Bellaire HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 145 lb (66 kg) May 14, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Chandler Parsons
SF 		Winter Park, Florida Lake Howell HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 26, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Alex Tyus
PF 		Cincinnati, Ohio Harmony Christian HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 11, 2006 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 3 Rivals – 1[4] ESPN –

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown
Adam Allen 14 F 6–8 206 Freshman Milton, Florida
Nick Calathes 33 G/F 6–6 185 Freshman Winter Park, Florida
Hudson Fricke 40 G 6–1 185 Freshman Greenville, South Carolina
Walter Hodge 15 G 6–0 170 Junior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Jai Lucas 5 G 5–11 150 Freshman Houston, Texas
Jonathan Mitchell 0 F 6–7 243 Sophomore Mt. Vernon, New York
Chandler Parsons 25 F 6–9 200 Freshman Winter Park, Florida
Shane Payne 4 G/F 6–5 180 Freshman Weston, Florida
Marreese Speights 34 F/C 6–10 250 Sophomore St. Petersburg, Florida
Alex Tyus 23 F 6–8 203 Freshman St. Louis, Missouri
Michael Weisenberg 22 F 6–7 190 Junior Long Beach, New York
Dan Werner 21 F 6–7 235 Sophomore Middletown, New Jersey

Coaches

Name Type College Graduating year
Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987
Larry Shyatt Associate head coach College of Wooster 1973
Lewis Preston Assistant coach Virginia Military Institute 1993
Rob Lanier Assistant coach St. Bonaventure University 1990
Darren Hertz Assistant to the head coach University of Florida 1997
Adam Beaupre Video coordinator University of Florida 1999
Matt Herring Strength & Conditioning Coordinator University of Texas Southwestern 1994
Dave Werner Athletic trainer Eastern Kentucky University
Tom Williams Academic Counselor

2007–2008 schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2007*
8:00 pm 		Flagler W 97–51 
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 5, 2007*
7:00 pm 		Lynn W 101–65 
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Regular season (Non-conference play)
November 9, 2007*
8:00 pm, FSN 		North Dakota State W 75–65  1–0
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 11, 2007*
3:00 pm, SUN 		Tennessee Tech W 93–65  2–0
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 14, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN 		North Carolina Central W 105–51  3–0
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 17, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Rutgers W 88–63  4–0
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 20, 2007*
8:00 pm, SUN 		No. 24 North Florida W 102–51  5–0
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 23, 2007*
8:00 pm, FSN 		No. 24 Florida State L 51–65  5–1
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 27, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Stetson W 71–48  6–1
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 30, 2007*
7:30 pm, FSN 		vs. Vermont W 86–61  7–1
 St. Pete Times Forum 
St. Petersburg, FL
December 3, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Jacksonville W 88–72  8–1
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 5, 2007*
7:00 pm, SUN 		Florida A&M W 91–52  9–1
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 15, 2007*
3:00 pm, SUN 		vs. Georgia Southern W 52–49  10–1
 Veterans Memorial Arena 
Jacksonville, FL
December 19, 2007*
7:00 pm, FSN 		Charleston Southern W 89–64  11–1
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 22, 2007*
4:00 pm, CBS 		at Ohio State L 49–62  11–2
 Jerome Schottenstein Center 
Columbus, OH
December 29, 2007*
6:30 pm, FSN 		vs. Temple W 86–69  12–2
 BankAtlantic Center 
Sunrise, FL
January 2, 2008*
8:00 pm, FSN 		High Point W 88–70  13–2
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Regular season (SEC conference play)
January 8, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN 		at Alabama W 90–83  14–2 (1–0)
 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 12, 2008
12:00 pm, Raycom 		Auburn W 72–56  15–2 (2–0)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 16, 2008
8:00 pm, Raycom 		at No. 15 Ole Miss L 87–89  15–3 (2–1)
 Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 19, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN 		Kentucky
ESPN College GameDay 		W 81–70 OT 16–3 (3–1)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 23, 2008
8:00 pm, Raycom 		at South Carolina W 73–71  17–3 (4–1)
 Colonial Center 
Columbia, SC
January 27, 2008
1:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 13 Vanderbilt W 86–64  18–3 (5–1)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 2, 2008
3:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 19 at Arkansas L 61–80  18–4 (5–2)
 Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 22 at No. 7 Tennessee L 82–104  18–5 (5–3)
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 9, 2008
3:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 22 Georgia W 77–67  19–5 (6–3)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 13, 2008
8:00 pm, Raycom 		LSU L 73–85  19–6 (6–4)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 16, 2008
3:00 pm, Raycom 		at No. 19 Vanderbilt L 58–61  19–7 (6–5)
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 20, 2008
8:00 pm, Raycom 		South Carolina W 85–82  20–7 (7–5)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 27, 2008
7:30 pm, SUN 		at Georgia W 77–64  21–7 (8–5)
 Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
March 1, 2008
4:00 pm, CBS 		Mississippi State L 59–68  21–8 (8–6)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 5, 2008
9:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 4 Tennessee L 86–89  21–9 (8–7)
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 9, 2008
12:00 pm, CBS 		at Kentucky L 70–75  21–10 (8–8)
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
SEC tournament
March 13, 2008
7:30 pm, Raycom 		vs. Alabama
SEC tournament first round 		L 69–80  21–11
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
National Invitation Tournament
March 19, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 No. 7 San Diego St
NIT First Round 		W 73–49  22–11
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 21, 2008
9:30 pm, ESPNU 		No. 2 No. 3 Creighton
NIT Second Round 		W 82–54  23–11
 O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 25, 2008
9:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 2 at No. 1 Arizona State
NIT Quarterfinal 		W 70–57  24–11
 Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
April 1, 2008
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 2 vs. No. 2 Massachusetts
NIT Semifinal 		L 66–78  24–12
 Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ Florida Class of 2007 – Rivals
  2. ^ Florida Class of 2007 – Scout
  3. ^ Florida Class of 2007 – ESPN
  4. ^ "2007 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals". Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.