2007–08 VCU Rams men's basketball team

2007–08 VCU Rams men's basketball
2007–08 VCU Rams men's basketball
CAA regular season champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	24–8 (15–3 CAA)
Head coach	Anthony Grant;
Assistant coaches	Tony Pujol; John Brannen; Allen Edwards;
Home arena	Stuart C. Siegel Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
VCU	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
UNC Wilmington	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
George Mason †	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Old Dominion	11	–	7	.611	18	–	16	.529
William & Mary	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Northeastern	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Delaware	9	–	9	.500	14	–	17	.452
Hofstra	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Towson	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Drexel	5	–	13	.278	12	–	20	.375
James Madison	5	–	13	.278	13	–	17	.433
Georgia State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300


† 2008 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2007–08 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams played in the Colonial Athletic Association. They earned an invitation to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament, where they were defeated in the first round by UAB.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent^#	Site	Result	Record
Regular season
11/09/07	Maryland Eastern Shore	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 70–51	1–0
11/15/07	vs. Houston	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez • Bayamón, PR (Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round)	W 73–72	2–0
11/16/07	vs. Miami (FL)	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez • Bayamón, PR (Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals)	L 63–69	2–1
11/18/07	vs. #18 Arkansas	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez • Bayamón, PR (Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation Game)	L 60–70	2–2
11/24/07	Elon	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 79–61	3–2
11/29/07	at Hampton	Hampton Convocation Center • Hampton, Virginia	L 55–64	3–3
12/02/07	vs. Maryland	Verizon Center • Washington, D.C. (BB&T Classic)	W 85–76	4–3
12/05/07	William & Mary	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 71–57	5–3 (1–0)
12/08/07	Richmond Spiders	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 65-45	6-3
12/15/07	Longwood	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 78-45	7-3
12/22/07	at Bradley	Carver Arena • Peoria, Illinois	W 79-64	8-3
01/02/08	at James Madison	Convocation Center • Harrisonburg, Virginia	L 61-62	8-4 (1-1)
01/05/08	at UNC Wilmington	Trask Coliseum • Wilmington, North Carolina	W 72-57	9-4 (2-1)
01/10/08	Georgia State	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 49-47	10-4 (3-1)
01/12/08	Hofstra	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 59-49	11-4 (4-1)
01/16/08	Delaware	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 60-39	12-4 (5-1)
01/19/08	at Old Dominion	Ted Constant Convocation Center • Norfolk, Virginia	W 78-68	13-4 (6-1)
01/23/08	at Hofstra	Hofstra Arena • Hempstead, New York	W 82-65	14-4 (7-1)
01/26/08	Drexel	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 76-62	15-4 (8-1)
01/29/08	at George Mason	Patriot Center • Fairfax, Virginia	L 51-63	15-5 (8-2)
02/02/08	Towson	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 65-42	16-5 (9-2)
02/06/08	at Georgia State	GSU Sports Arena • Atlanta	W 65-60^OT	17-5 (10-2)
02/09/08	at Delaware	Bob Carpenter Center • Newark, Delaware	W 83-73	18-5 (11-2)
02/13/08	James Madison	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 75-56	19-5 (12-2)
02/16/08	Old Dominion	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	L 66-67	19-6 (12-3)
02/20/08	at Northeastern	Matthews Arena • Boston	W 66-62	20-6 (13-3)
02/23/08	at Akron	James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, Ohio (ESPNU BracketBusters)	W 57-52	21-6
02/27/08	UNC Wilmington	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia	W 72-58	22-6 (14-3)
03/03/08	at William & Mary	Kaplan Arena • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 54-43	23-6 (15-3)
CAA tournament
03/08/08	vs. Towson	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (quarterfinals)	W 57-46	24-6
03/09/08	vs. William & Mary	Richmond Coliseum • Richmond, Virginia (semifinals)	L 54-56	24-7
National Invitation tournament
03/19/08	vs. UAB	Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, Virginia (first round)	L 77-80	24-8

References[edit]

^ "UAB 80, VCU 77". ESPN. March 19, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

[1] "UAB 80, VCU 77". ESPN. March 19, 2008. Retrieved February 7, 2024.

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v t e VCU Rams men's basketball
Venues	Franklin Street Gym (1968–1971) Richmond Coliseum (1971–1999) Siegel Center (1999–present)
Rivalries	George Mason Old Dominion Richmond
Culture & lore	Rodney the Ram
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics