2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern
2007–08 record	18–13 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Gillispie
Assistant coach	Jeremy Cox
Assistant coach	Glynn Cyprien
Assistant coach	Tracy Webster
Home arena	Rupp Arena

The 2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2007–2008. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie. It was his 1st year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats play their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Scherbenske, MattMatt Scherbenske	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oak Hill Academy (VA)/Oral Roberts	Lexington, Kentucky
1.5 !G	3	Bradley, RamelRamel Bradley	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	4.0 !Sr	IMG Academy	Brooklyn, New York
1.5 !G	5	Jasper, DerrickDerrick Jasper	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	2.0 !So	Paso Robles	Paso Robles, California
1.5 !G	12	Krebs, MarkMark Krebs	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Newport Central Catholic	Newport, Kentucky
1.5 !G	13	Porter, MichaelMichael Porter	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2.0 !So	Modesto Christian	Modesto, California
3.5 !F	15	Stewart, A.J.A.J. Stewart	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Arlington Country Day	Jacksonville, Florida
3.5 !F	21	Stevenson, PerryPerry Stevenson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Lafayette	Lafayette, Louisiana
1.5 !G	23	Meeks, JodieJodie Meeks	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	2.0 !So	Norcross	Norcross, Georgia
5.0 !C	25	Williams, MoraykinyoMoraykinyo Williams	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop Ireton	Alexandria, Virginia
1.5 !G	30	Perry, DwightDwight Perry	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2.0 !So	Southern	Durham, North Carolina
1.5 !G	32	Crawford, JoeJoe Crawford	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Renaissance	Detroit, Michigan
3.5 !F	34	Harris, RamonRamon Harris	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	2.0 !So	West Anchorage	Anchorage, Alaska
3.5 !F	42	Coury, MarkMark Coury	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	2.0 !So	Detroit Country Day	Detroit, Michigan
5.0 !C	43	Carter, JaredJared Carter	86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	277 lb (126 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Scott County	Georgetown, Kentucky
3.5 !F	54	Patterson, PatrickPatrick Patterson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Huntington	Huntington, West Virginia

Head coach

Billy Gillispie (Texas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

2007 signees

2007 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Legion G	Beverly Hills, Michigan	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Apr 24, 2007
Alex Legion G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Patrick Patterson F	Huntington, West Virginia	Huntington High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 16, 2007
Patrick Patterson F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
A.J. Stewart F	Jacksonville, Florida	Arlington Country Day High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Oct 15, 2006
A.J. Stewart F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Mike Williams C	Alexandria, Virginia	Bishop Ireton High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Sep 28, 2006
Mike Williams C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Morakinyo Williams C	Alexandria, Virginia	Bishop Ireton High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Nov 14, 2006
Morakinyo Williams C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11 Rivals: 26
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-06-28. "2007 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-06-28. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-06-28. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2011-06-28. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-06-28.

2007–08 Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 6, 2007* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 23	Central Arkansas	W 67–40	1–0	Rupp Arena (20,335) Lexington, Kentucky
November 7, 2007* 9:00 PM, ESPNU	No. 23	Gardner-Webb	L 68–84	1–1	Rupp Arena (19,845) Lexington, Kentucky
November 21, 2007* 7:00 PM, FSN		Liberty	W 80–54	2–1	Rupp Arena (21,298) Lexington, Kentucky
November 24, 2007* 7:00 PM, FSN		Texas Southern	W 83–35	3–1	Rupp Arena (21,445) Lexington, Kentucky
November 27, 2007* 7:00 PM, FSN South		Stony Brook	W 62–52	4–1	Rupp Arena (19,269) Lexington, Kentucky
December 1, 2007* 2:00 PM, ESPN2		No. 1 North Carolina	L 77–86	4–2	Rupp Arena (24,252) Lexington, Kentucky
December 8, 2007* 3:45 PM, CBS		at No. 15 Indiana	L 51–71	4–3	Assembly Hall (17,410) Bloomington, Indiana
December 15, 2007* 2:00 PM, ESPN		UAB	L 76–79	4–4	Freedom Hall (14,241) Louisville, Kentucky
December 18, 2007* 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Houston	L 69–83	4–5	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,517) Houston, Texas
December 22, 2007* 1:00 PM, FSN		Tennessee Tech	W 69–47	5–5	Rupp Arena (22,371) Lexington, Kentucky
December 29, 2007* 2:00 PM, ESPN		San Diego	L 72–81	5–6	Rupp Arena (23,756) Lexington, Kentucky
December 31, 2007* 12:00 PM, FSN		Florida International	W 92–49	6–6	Rupp Arena (19,184) Lexington, Kentucky
January 5, 2008* 4:00 PM, CBS		Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	L 75–89	6–7	Rupp Arena (24,386) Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Regular Season
January 12, 2008 1:30 PM, CBS		No. 12 Vanderbilt	W 79–73 ^2OT	7–7 (1–0)	Rupp Arena (23,965) Lexington, Kentucky
January 15, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Mississippi State	L 64–69	7–8 (1–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,862) Starkville, Mississippi
January 19, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Florida 'ESPN College GameDay'	L 70–81 ^OT	7–9 (1–2)	O'Connell Center (12,222) Gainesville, Florida
January 22, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		No. 3 Tennessee	W 72–66	8–9 (2–2)	Rupp Arena (23,443) Lexington, Kentucky
January 26, 2008 1:00 PM, Raycom		South Carolina	W 78–70	9–9 (3–2)	Rupp Arena (23,996) Lexington, Kentucky
February 2, 2008 1:00 PM, CBS		at Georgia	W 63–58	10–9 (4–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,313) Athens, Georgia
February 6, 2008 8:00 PM, Raycom		at Auburn	W 66–63	11–9 (5–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (5,352) Auburn, AL
February 9, 2008 12:00 PM, Raycom		Alabama	W 62–52	12–9 (6–2)	Rupp Arena (24,190) Lexington, Kentucky
February 12, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 19 Vanderbilt	L 52–93	12–10 (6–3)	Memorial Gym (14,325) Nashville, Tennessee
February 16, 2008 1:00 PM, Raycom		at LSU	W 67–63	13–10 (7–3)	Maravich Center (9,870) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 19, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		Georgia	W 61–55	14–10 (8–3)	Rupp Arena (22,271) Lexington, Kentucky
February 23, 2008 2:00 PM, CBS		Arkansas	W 63–58	15–10 (9–3)	Rupp Arena (24,371) Lexington, Kentucky
February 27, 2008 8:00 PM, Raycom		Mississippi	W 58–54	16–10 (10–3)	Rupp Arena (23,330) Lexington, Kentucky
March 2, 2008 12:00 PM, CBS		at No. 1 Tennessee	L 60–63	16–11 (10–4)	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,628) Knoxville, Tennessee
March 5, 2008 7:00 PM, Raycom		at South Carolina	W 71–63	17–11 (11–4)	Colonial Center (13,324) Columbia, South Carolina
March 9, 2008 12:00 PM, CBS		Florida Senior Day	W 75–70	18–11 (12–4)	Rupp Arena (24,256) Lexington, Kentucky
2008 SEC Tournament
March 14, 2008 12:00, Raycom		vs. Georgia SEC Tournament	L 60–56 ^OT	18–12 (12–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,458) Atlanta
2008 NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008 2:30, CBS	No. (11)	vs. No. 25 (6) Marquette NCAA Tournament	L 74–66	18–13 (12–4)	Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Class of 2008 Commitments/Signees

2008 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
DeAndre Liggins G	Chicago, Illinois	Findlay Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jun 27, 2007
DeAndre Liggins G	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Darius Miller G/F	Maysville, Kentucky	Mason County	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sep 7, 2007
Darius Miller G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
Kevin Galloway G/F	Sacramento, California	College of Southern Idaho	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 10, 2008
Kevin Galloway G/F	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: n/a
Josh Harrellson C	St. Charles, Missouri	Southwestern Illinois Community College	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Apr 29, 2008
Josh Harrellson C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: n/a
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: 21
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11. "2008 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11.

References

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)

Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Georgetown College (historical) Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)

Culture & lore	Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables History under Adolph Rupp The Rivalry: Red v. Blue 2011 game vs. Indiana

People	Head coaches Honored players Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history

Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 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 1999–00 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

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

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