2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball | |
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MWC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 27–8 (12–4 Mountain West) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV † | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 0 | – | 16 | .000 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2008 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his fourth year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 27–8, 12–4 in MWC play. They won the 2008 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the Midwest Region. The Runnin' Rebels defeated 9 seed Kent State in the opening round[2] before losing to 1 seed and eventual National champion Kansas in the second round.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 9, 2007* |
Montana State | W 76–65 | 1–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Nov 13, 2007* |
Dixie State | W 97–66 | 2–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Nov 17, 2007* |
at San Diego | W 66–55 | 3–0 |
Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California | |||||||
Nov 21, 2007* |
No. 6 Louisville | L 48–68 | 3–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Nov 24, 2007* |
Nevada | W 79–67 | 4–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Nov 27, 2007* |
at UC Santa Barbara | L 60–63 | 4–2 |
The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California | |||||||
Dec 1, 2007* |
UTEP | W 84–71 | 5–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 5, 2007* |
at Northern Arizona | W 83–74 | 6–2 |
Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
Dec 8, 2007* |
Fresno State | W 84–71 | 7–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 19, 2007* CSTV |
No. 19 Arizona | L 49–52 | 7–3 |
Thomas & Mack Center (13,676) Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 22, 2007* |
Tennessee-Martin | W 74–48 | 8–3 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 28, 2007* |
Kennesaw State | W 78–55 | 9–3 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 29, 2007* |
Nicholls State | W 64–42 | 10–3 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 30, 2007* |
Minnesota | W 81–64 | 11–3 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Jan 5, 2008 |
at Colorado State | W 65–62 | 12–3 (1–0) |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 12, 2008 |
at Air Force | L 53–65 | 12–4 (1–1) |
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado | |||||||
Jan 15, 2008 |
BYU | W 70–41 | 13–4 (2–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Jan 23, 2008 |
Wyoming | W 78–71 | 14–4 (3–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Jan 26, 2008 |
at San Diego State | W 72–69 | 15–4 (4–1) |
Viejas Arena San Diego, California | |||||||
Jan 30, 2008 |
at TCU | W 70–58 | 16–4 (5–1) |
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas | |||||||
Feb 2, 2008 |
New Mexico | W 79–60 | 17–4 (6–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Feb 6, 2008 |
at Utah | L 73–81 | 17–5 (6–2) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
Feb 9, 2008 |
Colorado State | W 68–51 | 18–5 (7–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Feb 12, 2008 |
Air Force | W 58–51 | 19–5 (8–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Feb 16, 2008 |
at BYU | L 48–74 | 19–6 (8–3) |
Marriott Center Provo, Utah | |||||||
Feb 23, 2008 |
at Wyoming | W 73–65 | 20–6 (9–3) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
Feb 26, 2008 |
San Diego State | W 68–58 | 21–6 (10–3) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 1, 2008 |
TCU | W 74–55 | 22–6 (11–3) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 4, 2008 |
at New Mexico | L 45–59 | 22–7 (11–4) |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Mar 8, 2008 |
Utah | W 70–63 | 23–7 (12–4) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
MWC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2008* |
TCU Quarterfinals |
W 89–88 | 24–7 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 14, 2008* |
Utah Semifinals |
W 61–55 | 25–7 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
Mar 15, 2008* |
No. 24 BYU Championship Game |
W 76–61 | 26–7 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2008* |
(8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Kent State First Round |
W 71–58 | 27–7 |
Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | ||||||
Mar 22, 2008* CBS |
(8 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas Second Round |
L 56–75 | 27–8 |
Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, Nebraska | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankings
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
- ^ "UNLV forces 20 turnovers, holds Kent St. to 10 first-half points in first round win". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas uses skilled depth, defense to shut down Runnin' Rebels". ESPN. March 22, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2007–08 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.