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2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

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2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
Big West Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–9 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaTitan Gym
(Capacity: 4,000)
Seasons
2007–08 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
Cal State Northridge 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Cal State Fullerton 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Pacific 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
UC Irvine 9 7   .563 18 16   .529
Cal Poly 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Long Beach State 3 13   .188 6 25   .194
UC Davis 2 14   .125 9 22   .290
2008 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2008[1]
Rankings from AP poll


The 2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by head coach Bob Burton, played their home games at the Titan Gym, in Fullerton, California, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. In the championship game of the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Irvine to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school’s first appearance in 30 years. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Wisconsin in the first round.[2]

Roster

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2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Josh Akognon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Washington State Petaluma, California
F 2 Scott Cutley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr   Inglewood, California
G 5 Frank Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr East Carolina Los Angeles, California
G 22 Ray Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr   Hawthorne, California
G 54 Marcus Crenshaw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr   Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2007*
Cal State Bakersfield W 92–75  1–0
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Nov 11, 2007*
Cal State Los Angeles W 87–67  2–0
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Nov 17, 2007*
at Southern Utah W 78–63  3–0
Centrum 
Cedar City, Utah
Nov 28, 2007*
at Arizona L 65–91  3–1
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Nov 30, 2007*
at Montana W 100–91  4–1
Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, Montana
Dec 8, 2007*
at Central Michigan L 76–79  4–2
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 17, 2007*
Southern Utah W 99–63  5–2
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Dec 20, 2007*
Montana W 79–76 OT 6–2
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Dec 22, 2007*
Wright State L 80–84  6–3
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Dec 28, 2007*
vs. Furman W 103–72  7–3
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Dec 29, 2007*
at Saint Mary's L 59–69  7–4
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, California
Big West regular season
Jan 4, 2008
UC Irvine W 93–83  8–4
(1–0)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 7, 2008
at UC Riverside W 77–47  9–4
(2–0)
Student Recreation Center Arena 
Riverside, California
Jan 10, 2008
Cal Poly W 78–64  10–4
(3–0)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 12, 2008
UC Santa Barbara L 72–87  10–5
(3–1)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 17, 2008
at Pacific L 82–89  10–6
(3–2)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Jan 19, 2008
at UC Davis W 88–66  11–6
(4–2)
The Pavilion 
Davis, California
Jan 23, 2008
UC Riverside W 72–61  12–6
(5–2)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 31, 2008
at Long Beach State W 91–75  13–6
(6–2)
The Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Feb 2, 2008
at Cal State Northridge W 80–72  14–6
(7–2)
Matadome 
Northridge, California
Feb 7, 2008
at UC Santa Barbara L 80–83  14–7
(7–3)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Feb 9, 2008
at Cal Poly W 80–67  15–7
(8–3)
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, California
Feb 14, 2008
UC Davis W 94–74  16–7
(9–3)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 16, 2008
Pacific W 92–78  17–7
(10–3)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 23, 2008*
Portland State W 85–69  18–7
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 28, 2008
Cal State Northridge L 74–82  18–8
(10–4)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Mar 1, 2008
Long Beach State W 85–51  19–8
(11–4)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Mar 4, 2008*
at Cal State Bakersfield W 84–80  20–8
Rabobank Arena 
Bakersfield, California
Mar 8, 2008
at UC Irvine W 74–66  21–8
(12–4)
Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Big West tournament
Mar 13, 2008*
vs. UC Riverside
Quarterfinals
W 81–69  22–8
Anaheim Convention Center Arena 
Anaheim, California
Mar 14, 2008*
vs. Cal State Northridge
Semifinals
W 83–68  23–8
Anaheim Convention Center Arena 
Anaheim, California
Mar 15, 2008*
vs. UC Irvine
Championship Game
W 81–66  24–8
Anaheim Convention Center Arena 
Anaheim, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin
First Round
L 56–71  24–9
Qwest Center Omaha 
Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[3] [4]

References

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "Wisconsin avoids another early round exit with second-half rally". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule - Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "CSU Fullerton Titans 2007–08 Statistics". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.