2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

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2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
Conference Big East
Ranking
Coaches #10
AP #11
2007–08 record 28–6 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach John Thompson III
Home arena Verizon Center
Seasons
« 2006–07 2008–09 »

The 2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team were an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big East Conference representing Georgetown University. The team finished with a regular season record of 27–5, and again won the conference regular season title on March 8, 2008.[1] They lost to the University of Pittsburgh in the conference championship game. This placed them as a number two seed in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, where they lost their second round game.

Schedule and results [edit]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
November 10, 2007* 12:00 p.m. William & Mary #5 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 68–53  11,364 1–0
November 15, 2007* 7:30 p.m. Michigan #5 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 74–52  12,653 2–0
November 21, 2007 7:30 p.m. at Ball State #5 John E. Worthen Arena • Muncie, IN W 57–48  4,381 3–0
November 28, 2007* 7:00 p.m. at Old Dominion #5 Constant Convocation Center • Norfolk, VA MASN W 66–48  8,424 4–0
December 1, 2007* 1:00 p.m. Fairfield #5 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 61–49  8,764 5–0
December 5, 2007* 7:00 p.m. at Alabama #4 Coleman Coliseum • Tuscaloosa, AL ESPN W 70–60  10,411 6–0
December 9, 2007* 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville #4 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 87–55  8,216 7–0
December 15, 2007* 7:30 p.m. Radford #4 McDonough Gymnasium • Washington, DC MASN W 110–51  2,634 8–0
December 22, 2007* 12:00 p.m. at #2 Memphis #4 FedExForum • Memphis, TN ESPN L 85–71  18,864 8–1
December 29, 2007* 1:00 p.m. American #8 Verizon Center • Washington, DC MASN W 78–51  10,564 9–1
December 31, 2007* 2:00 p.m. Fordham #7 Verizon Center • Washington, DC W 82–55  7,845 10–1
January 5, 2008 2:00 p.m. at Rutgers #7 Louis Brown Athletic Center • Piscataway, NJ MASN W 58–46  7,938 11–1
January 8, 2008 9:00 p.m. at DePaul #8 Allstate Arena • Rosemont, IL ESPNU W 76–60  11,252 12–1
January 12, 2008 2:00 p.m. Connecticut #8 Verizon Center • Washington, DC ESPN W 72–69  20,035 13–1
January 14, 2008 7:00 p.m. at #16 Pittsburgh #6 Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN L 69–60  12,508 13–2
January 19, 2008 12:00 p.m. Notre Dame #6 Verizon Center • Washington, DC MASN W 84–65  19,286 14–2
January 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. Syracuse #9 Verizon Center • Washington, DC ESPN W 64–62 OT 20,035 15–2
January 26, 2008 7:00 p.m. at West Virginia #9 WVU Coliseum • Morgantown, WV ESPN W 58–57  14,048 16–2
January 30, 2008 7:00 p.m. at St. John's #6 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY MASN W 74–42  9,924 17–2
February 2, 2008 12:00 p.m. Seton Hall #6 Verizon Center • Washington, DC MASN W 73–61  14,528 18–2
February 5, 2008 7:30 South Florida #6 Verizon Center • Washington, DC MASN W 63–53  8,316 19–2
February 9, 2008 9:00 p.m. at Louisville #6 Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY ESPN L 59–51  20,083 19–3
February 11, 2008 7:00 p.m. Villanova #8 Verizon Center • Washington, DC ESPN W 55–53  17,575 20–3
February 16, 2008 12:00 p.m. at Syracuse #8 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN L 77–70  31,327 20–4
February 18, 2008 4:00 p.m. at Providence #11 Dunkin Donuts Center • Providence, RI ESPN2 W 68–58  11,689 21–4
February 23, 2008 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati #11 Verizon Center • Washington, DC MASN W 73–53  17,337 22–4
February 27, 2008 9:00 p.m. St. John's #10 Verizon Center • Washington, DC ESPNU W 64–52  9,018 23–4
March 1, 2008 2:00 p.m. at #21 Marquette #10 Bradley Center • Milwaukee, WI CBS W 70–68 OT 19,085 24–4
March 8, 2008 12:00 p.m. #13 Louisville #10 Verizon Center • Washington, DC CBS W 55–52  19,116 25–4
March 13, 2008* 12:00 p.m. vs. Villanova #9 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament 2nd round)		 ESPN W 82–63  19,562 26–4
March 14, 2008* 7:00 p.m. vs. West Virginia #9 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament Semifinals)		 ESPN W 72–55  19,562 27–4
March 15, 2008* 9:00 p.m. vs. Pittsburgh #9 Madison Square Garden • New York City, NY
(Big East Tournament Finals)		 ESPN L 65–74  19,562 27–5
March 21, 2008* 3:00 p.m. vs. UMBC #8 RBC Center • Raleigh, NC
(NCAA Tournament 1st Round)		 CBS W 66–47  19,477 28–5
March 23, 2008* 2:50 p.m. vs. #23 Davidson #8 RBC Center • Raleigh, NC
(NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)		 CBS L 74–70  19,477 28–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll.

Standings [edit]

2007–08 Big East Conference Standings[2]
Team Conference Record Overall
W L GB W L
#10 Georgetown 15 3 - 25 4
#13 Louisville 14 4 1 24 7
#19 Notre Dame 14 4 1 24 6
#14 Connecticut 13 5 2 24 7
#20 Marquette 11 7 4 22 8
West Virginia 11 7 4 22 9
Pittsburgh 10 8 5 22 9
Villanova 9 9 6 19 11
Syracuse 9 9 6 19 12
Cincinnati 8 10 7 13 17
Seton Hall 7 10 7.5 17 13
Providence 6 12 9 15 15
DePaul 6 12 9 11 19
St. John's 5 13 10 11 19
South Florida 3 15 12 12 19
Rutgers 3 15 12 11 20

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Georgetown Claims Regular-Season Crown". Big East Conference. March 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2007-07-20. 
  2. ^ "Big East Conference Standings 2007–2008". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
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