2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
Big Sky Regular season champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–10 (14–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaViking Pavilion
Seasons
2007–08 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Portland State † 14 – 2   .875 23 – 10   .697
Northern Arizona 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656
Weber State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 14   .533
Montana 8 – 8   .500 14 – 16   .467
Idaho State 8 – 8   .500 12 – 19   .387
Montana State 7 – 9   .438 15 – 15   .500
Northern Colorado 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Eastern Washington 6 – 10   .375 11 – 19   .367
Sacramento State 2 – 14   .125 4 – 24   .143
† 2008 Big Sky tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by head coach Ken Bone, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 14–2 in Big Sky play to finish as regular season champions by three games. They won the Big Sky tournament to earn an automatic bid – the first in school history – to the NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, the Vikings were defeated in the opening round by eventual National champion Kansas.[2]

Roster

2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Julius Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Stockton, California
G 2 Deonte Huff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lancaster, California
G 3 Andre Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 4 Mickey Polis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Longview, Washington
G 10 Jeremiah Dominguez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Salem, Oregon
G 12 Brian Curtis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas
F 13 Tyrell Mara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So  
F 14 Kyle Coston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lynden, Washington
G 15 Dupree Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas
F 30 J. R. Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon
F 42 Alex Tiefenthaler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Spanaway, Washington
C 44 Scott Morrison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*
 at No. 2 UCLA L 48–69  0–1
 Pauley Pavilion (9,854)
Los Angeles, California
Nov 16, 2007*
 vs. IUPUI W 75–73  1–1
 Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 17, 2007*
 vs. Akron W 66–63  2–1
 Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 18, 2007*
 vs. Colorado State L 63–64  2–2
 Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2007*
 Linfield W 93–50  3–2
 Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Nov 24, 2007*
 at UC Davis L 68–76  3–3
 The Pavilion 
Davis, California
Nov 28, 2007*
 at Portland W 78–73  4–3
 Chiles Center 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 1, 2007*
 at Utah Valley State W 60–53 OT 5–3
 McKay Events Center 
Orem, Utah
Dec 5, 2007*
 Lewis & Clark W 61–60  6–3
 Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 9, 2007*
 at No. 8 Washington State L 60–72  6–4
 Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Dec 12, 2007*
 Cal Poly W 74–66  7–4
 Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Dec 18, 2007*
 at Washington L 65–84  7–5
 Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Dec 22, 2007
 at Eastern Washington L 57–58  7–6
(0–1) 		Reese Court 
Cheney, Washington
Dec 28, 2007*
 San Jose State L 73–76 OT 7–7
 Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 3, 2008*
 Sacramento State W 83–58  8–7
(1–1) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 5, 2008
 Northern Arizona W 80–66  9–7
(2–1) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 10, 2008
 at Weber State L 68–73  9–8
(2–2) 		Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Jan 13, 2008
 at Idaho State W 71–61  10–8
(3–2) 		Holt Arena 
Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 19, 2008
 Northern Colorado W 85–83 OT 11–8
(4–2) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Jan 31, 2008
 Montana W 70–68  12–8
(5–2) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 2, 2008
 Montana State W 96–85  13–8
(6–2) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 7, 2008
 at Northern Arizona W 71–68  14–8
(7–2) 		Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 9, 2008
 at Sacramento State W 79–56  15–8
(8–2) 		Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, California
Feb 14, 2008
 Idaho State W 81–58  16–8
(9–2) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 16, 2008
 Weber State W 76–73  17–8
(10–2) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Feb 20, 2008
 at Northern Colorado W 88–79  18–8
(11–2) 		Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion 
Greeley, Colorado
Feb 23, 2008*
 at Cal State Fullerton L 69–85  18–9
 Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 28, 2008
 at Montana State W 96–68  19–9
(12–2) 		Worthington Arena 
Havre, Montana
Mar 1, 2008
 at Montana W 108–56  20–9
(13–2) 		Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Mar 4, 2008
 Eastern Washington W 76–74  21–9
(14–2) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, Oregon
Big Sky tournament
Mar 11, 2008*
 Idaho State
Semifinals 		W 72–61  22–9
 Rose Garden Arena 
Portland, Oregon
Mar 12, 2008*
 Northern Arizona
Championship Game 		W 67–51  23–9
 Rose Garden Arena 
Portland, Oregon
NCAA Tournament Tournament
Mar 20, 2008*
 (16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas
First Round 		L 61–85  23–10
 Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Kansas dominates on inside, outside to rout Portland State". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Archived from the original on February 17, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "2007–08 Portland State Vikings Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.