2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team

The 2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars basketball team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars were led by head coach Ronnie Arrow, in the first year of his second stint as head coach. They played their home games at the Mitchell Center, and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in Sun Belt play to finish tied for first place. They lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA tournament as the 10 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Jaguars lost to Butler.[1]

2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record26–7 (16–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaMitchell Center
2007–08 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
South Alabama16–2 .88926–7  .788
Western Kentucky †16–2 .88929–7  .806
Middle Tennessee11–7 .61117–15  .531
Florida Atlantic8–10 .44415–18  .455
Florida International6–12 .3339–20  .310
Troy4–14 .22212–19  .387
West
Arkansas-Little Rock11–7 .61120–11  .645
Louisiana–Lafayette11–7 .61115–15  .500
North Texas10–8 .55620–11  .645
New Orleans8–10 .44419–13  .594
Denver7–11 .38911–19  .367
Arkansas State5–13 .27810–20  .333
Louisiana–Monroe4–14 .22210–21  .323
† 2008 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2007–08 South Alabama Jaguars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 DeAndre Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Stone Mountain, Georgia
G 2 Daniel Hayles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Mobile, Alabama
G 3 Domonic Tilford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
G 5 Daon Merritt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)193 lb (88 kg) Sr Jamaica, New York
G 10 Demetric Bennett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Albany, Georgia
F 21 Brandon Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Birmingham, Alabama
G 22 B. J. Ford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
F 25 Ronald Douglas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    [2]

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2007*
    		 West Florida W 73–41  1–0
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Nov 13, 2007*
    		 at Ole Miss L 78–81  1–1
    		 Tad Smith Coliseum 
    Oxford, Mississippi
    Nov 17, 2007*
    		 Grambling State W 76–56  2–1
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Nov 22, 2007*
    		 vs. Miami (OH)
    Anaheim Classic    		 L 59–64  2–2
    		 Anaheim Convention Center 
    Anaheim, California
    Nov 23, 2007*
    		 vs. San Diego
    Anaheim Classic    		 W 77–55  3–2
    		 Anaheim Convention Center 
    Anaheim, California
    Nov 25, 2007*
    		 vs. Chattanooga
    Anaheim Classic    		 W 84–67  4–2
    		 Anaheim Convention Center 
    Anaheim, California
    Nov 29, 2007*
    7:00 pm, CSS    		 at Vanderbilt L 88–91 2OT 4–3
    		 Memorial Gymnasium (12,065)
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 2, 2007*
    		 Houston Baptist W 66–62  5–3
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 5, 2007*
    		 Southern Miss W 75–68  6–3
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 15, 2007*
    		 Mississippi State W 71–67  7–3
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Sun Belt Regular Season
    Dec 20, 2007
    		 Troy W 84–73  8–3
    (1–0)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 22, 2007
    		 Middle Tennessee W 75–61  9–3
    (2–0)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 29, 2007*
    		 Jacksonville W 70–57  10–3
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 2, 2008
    		 at Florida Atlantic W 66–55  11–3
    (3–0)    		 FAU Arena 
    Boca Raton, Florida
    Jan 5, 2008
    		 Western Kentucky W 65–61  12–3
    (4–0)    		 Mitchell Center (6,783)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 12, 2008
    		 at New Orleans W 97–88  13–3
    (5–0)    		 Human Performance Center 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 16, 2008
    		 FIU W 85–73  14–3
    (6–0)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 19, 2008
    		 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 72–65  15–3
    (7–0)    		 Jack Stephens Center 
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Jan 24, 2008
    		 Louisiana-Lafayette W 66–60  16–3
    (8–0)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 27, 2008
    		 Denver W 71–33  17–3
    (9–0)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 31, 2008
    7:00 pm    		 at North Texas L 68–70  17–4
    (9–1)    		 Super Pit (3,218)
    Denton, Texas
    Feb 2, 2008
    		 at Louisiana-Monroe W 77–59  18–4
    (10–1)    		 Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Feb 7, 2008
    		 Arkansas State W 81–58  19–4
    (11–1)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 10, 2008
    		 at Troy W 90–74  20–4
    (12–1)    		 Trojan Arena 
    Troy, Alabama
    Feb 14, 2008
    		 at Middle Tennessee L 70–76  20–5
    (12–2)    		 Murphy Center 
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee
    Feb 16, 2008
    		 Florida Atlantic W 91–74  21–5
    (13–2)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 21, 2008
    		 at Western Kentucky W 69–64  22–5
    (14–2)    		 E.A. Diddle Arena (7,718)
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Feb 25, 2008*
    		 Presbyterian W 64–49  23–5
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 28, 2008
    		 New Orleans W 81–61  24–5
    (15–2)    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Mar 1, 2008
    		 at FIU W 74–55  25–5
    (16–2)    		 U.S. Century Bank Arena 
    Miami, Florida
    Sun Belt Conference tournament
    Mar 9, 2008*
    		 (1) (8) New Orleans
    Quarterfinals    		 W 81–77  26–5
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Mar 10, 2008*
    		 (1) (4) Middle Tennessee
    Semifinals    		 L 73–82  26–6
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 21, 2008*
    2:00 pm, CBS    		 (10 E) vs. (7 E) No. 10 Butler
    First Round    		 L 61–81  26–7
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (14,420)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    W=West.
    All times are in Central Time.

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    References
    1. "Campbell, Howard hammer South Alabama as Butler proves NCAA mettle". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
    2. "2007-08 South Alabama Jaguars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
    3. "2019-20 South Alabama Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of South Alabama Athletics. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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