2007–08 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 11

2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Georgetown	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
No. 13 Louisville	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
No. 15 Notre Dame	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
No. 16 Connecticut	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
No. 25 Marquette	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
No. 17 Pittsburgh†	10	–	8	.556	27	–	10	.730
Villanova	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Cincinnati	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Providence	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
*DePaul	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
*St. John's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
*South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
*Rutgers	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355


† 2008 Big East tournament winner As of April 7, 2008^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.

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.^[2] 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. The team was ranked No. 11 in the final Associated Press Poll of the season and No. 12 in the postseason Coaches' Poll.

Roster

Source^[3]^[4]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Vernon Macklin	6'9"	230	C	So.	Portsmouth, VA, U.S.	Hargrave Military Academy
2	Jonathan Wallace	6'1"	195	G	Sr.	Harvest, AL, U.S.	Sparkman HS
3	DaJuan Summers	6'8"	249	F	So.	Baltimore, MD, U.S.	McDonogh School
4	Chris Wright	6'1"	205	G	Fr.	Bowie, MD, U.S.	St. John's College HS
5	Jeremiah Rivers	6'4"	210	G	So.	Winter Park, FL, U.S.	Winter Park HS
10	Nikita Mescheriakov	6'8"	205	F	Fr.	Minsk, Belarus	St. John's College HS
11	Bryon Jansen	6'6"	205	F	Jr.	Kent, WA, U.S.	Seattle Christian Schools
15	Austin Freeman	6'4"	220	G	Fr.	Mitchellville, MD, U.S.	DeMatha HS
21	Jessie Sapp	6'3"	210	G	Sr.	New York, NY, U.S.	National Christian Academy (Md.)
22	Tyler Crawford	6'4"	205	G	Sr.	Staunton, VA, U.S.	Robert E. Lee HS
31	Omar Wattad	6'4"	210	G/F	Fr.	Johnson City, TN, U.S.	Science Hill HS
33	Patrick Ewing, Jr.	6'8"	240	F	Sr.	Marietta, GA, U.S.	Indiana University
55	Roy Hibbert	7'2"	275	C	Sr.	Adelphi, MD, U.S.	Georgetown Preparatory School

Rankings

Source^[5]^[6]

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre Nov 5	Wk 2 Nov 12	Wk 3 Nov 19	Wk 4 Nov 26	Wk 5 Dec 3	Wk 6 Dec 10	Wk 7 Dec 17	Wk 8 Dec 24	Wk 9 Dec 31	Wk 10 Jan 7	Wk 11 Jan 14	Wk 12 Jan 21	Wk 13 Jan 28	Wk 14 Feb 4	Wk 15 Feb 11	Wk 16 Feb 18	Wk 17 Feb 25	Wk 18 Mar 3	Wk 19 Mar 10	Post Wk 1 Mar 18	Post Wk 3 Mar 31
AP	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	7	7	5	9	6	6	8	12	11	11	9	8	^{[note 1]}
Coaches	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	8	7	8	6	9	6	6	8	11	10	10	9	8	12

2007-08 schedule and results

Source^[7]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2007* 12:00 p.m.	No. 5	William & Mary	W 68–53	1–0	Verizon Center (11,364) Washington, DC
November 15, 2007* 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	Michigan	W 74–52	2–0	Verizon Center (12,653) Washington, DC
November 21, 2007 7:30 p.m.	No. 5	at Ball State	W 57–48	3–0	John E. Worthen Arena (4,381) Muncie, IN
November 28, 2007* 7:00 p.m., MASN	No. 5	at Old Dominion	W 66–48	4–0	Constant Convocation Center (8,424) Norfolk, VA
December 1, 2007* 1:00 p.m.	No. 5	Fairfield	W 61–49	5–0	Verizon Center (8,764) Washington, DC
December 5, 2007* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	at Alabama	W 70–60	6–0	Coleman Coliseum (10,411) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 9, 2007* 1:00 p.m.	No. 4	Jacksonville	W 87–55	7–0	Verizon Center (8,216) Washington, DC
December 15, 2007* 7:30 p.m., MASN	No. 4	Radford	W 110–51	8–0	McDonough Gymnasium (2,634) Washington, DC
December 22, 2007* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	at No. 2 Memphis	W 85–71	8–1	FedExForum (18,864) Memphis, TN
December 29, 2007* 1:00 p.m., MASN	No. 8	American	W 78–51	9–1	Verizon Center (10,564) Washington, DC
December 31, 2007* 2:00 p.m.	No. 7	Fordham	W 82–55	10–1	Verizon Center (7,845) Washington, DC
January 5, 2008 2:00 p.m., MASN	No. 7	at Rutgers	W 58–46	11–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,938) Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2008 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 8	at DePaul	W 76–60	12–1	Allstate Arena (11,252) Rosemont, IL
January 12, 2008 2:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	Connecticut Rivalry	W 72–69	13–1	Verizon Center (20,035) Washington, DC
January 14, 2008 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	at No. 16 Pittsburgh	W 69–60	13–2	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2008 12:00 p.m., MASN	No. 6	Notre Dame	W 84–65	14–2	Verizon Center (19,286) Washington, DC
January 21, 2008 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	Syracuse	W 64–62 ^OT	15–2	Verizon Center (20,035) Washington, DC
January 26, 2008 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	at West Virginia	W 58–57	16–2	WVU Coliseum (14,048) Morgantown, WV
January 30, 2008 7:00 p.m., MASN	No. 6	at St. John's	W 74–42	17–2	Madison Square Garden (9,924) New York City, NY
February 2, 2008 12:00 p.m., MASN	No. 6	Seton Hall	W 73–61	18–2	Verizon Center (14,528) Washington, DC
February 5, 2008 7:30, MASN	No. 6	South Florida	W 63–53	19–2	Verizon Center (8,316) Washington, DC
February 9, 2008 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	at Louisville	W 59–51	19–3	Freedom Hall (20,083) Louisville, KY
February 11, 2008 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	Villanova	W 55–53	20–3	Verizon Center (17,575) Washington, DC
February 16, 2008 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 8	at Syracuse	W 77–70	20–4	Carrier Dome (31,327) Syracuse, NY
February 18, 2008 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 11	at Providence	W 68–58	21–4	Dunkin Donuts Center (11,689) Providence, RI
February 23, 2008 12:00 p.m., MASN	No. 11	Cincinnati	W 73–53	22–4	Verizon Center (17,337) Washington, DC
February 27, 2008 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 10	St. John's	W 64–52	23–4	Verizon Center (9,018) Washington, DC
March 1, 2008 2:00 p.m., CBS	No. 10	at No. 21 Marquette	W 70–68 ^OT	24–4	Bradley Center (19,085) Milwaukee, WI
March 8, 2008 12:00 p.m., CBS	No. 10	No. 13 Louisville	W 55–52	25–4	Verizon Center (19,116) Washington, DC
Big East Tournament
March 13, 2008* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	vs. Villanova Second Round	W 82–63	26–4	Madison Square Garden (19,562) New York City, NY
March 14, 2008* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	vs. West Virginia Semifinal	W 72–55	27–4	Madison Square Garden (19,562) New York City, NY
March 15, 2008* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 9	vs. Pittsburgh Final	L 65–74	27–5	Madison Square Garden (19,562) New York City, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2008* 3:00 p.m., CBS	No. 8	vs. Maryland-Baltimore County Midwest Region First Round	W 66–47	28–5	RBC Center (19,477) Raleigh, NC
March 23, 2008* 2:50 p.m., CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 23 Davidson Midwest Region Second Round	W 74–70	28–6	RBC Center (19,477) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Standings

2007–08 Big East Conference Standings^[8]
Team	Conference Record			Overall
Team	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

Rankings reflect Coaches Poll as of March 3, 2008

Notes

^ No Associated Press Poll this week.

References

^ "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
^ "Georgetown Claims Regular-Season Crown". Big East Conference. March 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2007-07-20. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 2000s Rosters
^ hoyasaxanation.com 2007-2008 Georgetown Basketball Roster
^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Polls
^ 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, pp. 66-67.
^ "Big East Conference Standings 2007–2008". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-03-03.

hoyabasketball.com The Georgetown basketball History Project: Assistant Coaches

[ap-7] No Associated Press Poll this week.

[standings-1] "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.

[2] "Georgetown Claims Regular-Season Crown". Big East Conference. March 9, 2008. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2007-07-20. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[3] The Georgetown Basketball History Project: 2000s Rosters

[4] yasaxanation.com 2007-2008 Georgetown Basketball Roster

[5] sports-reference.com 2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary

[6] sports-reference.com 2007-08 Polls

[8] 2012-2013 Georgetown Men's Basketball Media Guide, pp. 66-67.

[9] "Big East Conference Standings 2007–2008". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-03-03.

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