2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team
Appearance
2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
Record | 15–16 (6–12 Big East) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | Vince Cautero |
Home arena | Dunkin' Donuts Center |
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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 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by tenth-year head coach Tim Welsh, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–16 with a 6–12 record in the Big East, before losing in the first round of the Big East tournament to West Virginia.
Previous season
[edit]The Friars finished the 2006–07 season with an 18–13 record with an 8–8 record in Big East play. They were the 10th seed in the 2007 Big East tournament and lost to the West Virginia Mountaineers in the first round. The team earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NIT as a 5-seed and lost in the first round.
Roster
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Vince Cautero
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2007* 7:34 pm |
Carleton | W 86–72 | 15 – McDermott | 9 – Tied | 6 – Efejuku | Ryan Center Kingston, RI | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 15, 2007* 2:30 pm, ESPNU |
Temple O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off |
W 66–64 | 1–0 |
17 – Williams | 7 – McDermott | 3 – McDermott | Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR | ||||
November 16, 2007* 5:30 pm, ESPNU |
No. 18 Arkansas O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off |
W 67–51 | 2–0 |
18 – McKenzie | 8 – McDermott | 3 – Tied | Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR | ||||
November 18, 2007* 7:30 pm, ESPNU |
Miami (FL) O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off |
L 58–64 | 2–1 |
21 – Efejuku | 11 – McDermott | 2 – Tied | Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,078) San Juan, PR | ||||
November 24, 2007* 7:30 pm |
Harvard | W 93–70 | 3–1 |
27 – Xavier | 7 – McKenzie | 4 – Tied | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,742) Providence, RI | ||||
November 27, 2007* 7:30 pm |
Maine | W 78–48 | 4–1 |
17 – McDermott | 13 – McDermott | 5 – McDermott | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,263) Providence, RI | ||||
December 1, 2007* 6:00 pm |
Boston College The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase |
W 98–89 OT | 5–1 |
21 – Efejuku | 7 – Peterson | 10 – McDermott | TD Garden (18,007) Boston, MA | ||||
December 4, 2007* 7:00 pm |
at Rhode Island | L 60–77 | 5–2 |
12 – McKenzie | 9 – Kale | 4 – Efejuku | Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI | ||||
December 6, 2007* 7:00 pm |
South Carolina Big East/SEC Invitational |
L 67–68 | 5–3 |
16 – McDermott | 10 – McDermott | 5 – McDermott | Wells Fargo Center (20,155) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
December 9, 2007* 7:30 pm |
Brown | W 70–51 | 6–3 |
13 – Tied | 11 – McDermott | 5 – Efejuku | Dunkin Donuts Center (4,453) Providence, RI | ||||
December 19, 2007* 7:30 pm |
Sacred Heart | W 94–89 | 7–3 |
22 – Efejuku | 10 – Tied | 6 – McDermott | Dunkin Donuts Center (4,933) Providence, RI | ||||
December 22, 2007* 4:00 pm |
Florida State | W 101–95 | 8–3 |
27 – Xavier | 7 – McDermott | 10 – McDermott | Dunkin Donuts Center (9,069) Providence, RI | ||||
December 31, 2007* 2:00 pm |
Saint Peter's | W 83–78 | 9–3 |
23 – Hanke | 14 – Hanke | 7 – Xavier | Dunkin Donuts Center (5,973) Providence, RI | ||||
January 3, 2008 9:00 pm |
at No. 10 Marquette | L 67–96 | 9–4 (0–1) |
21 – McKenzie | 6 – McKenzie | 5 – McDermott | BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,041) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
January 5, 2008 8:00 pm |
at DePaul | L 65–70 | 9–5 (0–2) |
20 – Efejuku | 15 – McDermott | 3 – Tied | Allstate Arena (9,477) Rosemont, IL | ||||
January 9, 2008 7:30 pm |
Rutgers | W 76–50 | 10–5 (1–2) |
24 – McKenzie | 8 – Tied | 8 – McDermott | Dunkin Donuts Center (7,102) Providence, RI | ||||
January 12, 2008 4:00 pm |
South Florida | W 76–50 | 11–5 (2–2) |
24 – McDermott | 7 – McDermott | 6 – Tied | Dunkin Donuts Center (8,721) Providence, RI | ||||
January 17, 2008 7:00 pm |
at Connecticut | W 77–65 | 12–5 (3–2) |
23 – Williams | 11 – McDermott | 6 – McDermott | XL Center (13,719) Hartford, CT | ||||
January 24, 2008 7:00 pm |
Seton Hall | L 75–88 | 12–6 (3–3) |
23 – Efejuku | 11 – McDermott | 5 – McDermott | Dunkin Donuts Center (9,147) Providence, RI | ||||
January 27, 2008 2:00 pm |
at Syracuse | L 64–71 | 12–7 (3–4) |
21 – Williams | 14 – McDermott | 6 – McDermott | Carrier Dome (23,309) Syracuse, NY | ||||
January 31, 2008 7:00 pm |
at Notre Dame | L 74–81 OT | 12–8 (3–5) |
20 – Williams | 8 – McDermott | 8 – McDermott | Purcell Pavilion (10,179) South Bend, IN | ||||
February 2, 2008 7:00 pm |
West Virginia | L 65–77 | 12–9 (3–6) |
18 – Hanke | 4 – Tied | 7 – Xavier | Dunkin Donuts Center (12,993) Providence, RI | ||||
February 2, 2008 7:00 pm |
DePaul | L 65–79 | 13–9 (4–6) |
21 – Hanke | 10 – McDermott | 6 – Xavier | Dunkin Donuts Center (6,302) Providence, RI | ||||
February 9, 2008 12:00 pm |
at St. John's | L 62–64 | 13–10 (4–7) |
19 – Xavier | 9 – McDermott | 8 – McDermott | Carnesecca Arena (5,868) Queens, NY | ||||
February 12, 2008 7:30 pm |
at No. 22 Pittsburgh | L 63–82 | 13–11 (4–8) |
15 – Brooks | 5 – Hanke | 5 – Williams | Petersen Events Center (10,217) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
February 16, 2008 2:00 pm |
No. 23 Louisville | L 72–80 | 13–12 (4–9) |
18 – McDermott | 9 – Xavier | 4 – McDermott | Dunkin Donuts Center (12,500) Providence, RI | ||||
February 18, 2008 4:00 pm |
No. 12 Georgetown | L 58–68 | 13–13 (4–10) |
25 – Efejuku | 6 – McDermott | 5 – Xavier | Dunkin Donuts Center (11,689) Providence, RI | ||||
February 23, 2008 7:00 pm |
at West Virginia | L 53–80 | 13–14 (4–11) |
15 – Xavier | 9 – McDermott | 3 – McKenzie | WVU Coliseum (11,319) Morgantown, WV | ||||
March 2, 2008 12:00 pm |
at Cincinnati | W 81–79 OT | 14–14 (5–11) |
18 – McKenzie | 14 – McDermott | 9 – McDermott | Fifth Third Arena (8,773) Cincinnati, OH | ||||
March 6, 2008 7:00 pm |
No. 13 Connecticut | W 85–76 | 15–14 (6–11) |
25 – Efejuku | 9 – McDermott | 5 – Tied | Dunkin Donuts Center (9,986) Providence, RI | ||||
March 8, 2008 7:00 pm |
Villanova | L 63–73 | 15–15 (6–12) |
18 – Hanke | 7 – Tied | 7 – McDermott | Dunkin Donuts Center (12,034) Providence, RI | ||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2008 2:00 pm |
West Virginia | L 53–58 | 15–16 |
12 – Efejuku | 6 – Tied | 8 – McDermott | Madison Square Garden (19,562) New York, NY | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[2]. |
References
[edit]- ^ "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
- ^ Schedule Friars.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2020.