2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represents Clemson University. The head coach is Oliver Purnell. The team plays its home games in Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.

2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record24–10 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLittlejohn Coliseum
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 North Carolina142 .875363  .923
No. 9 Duke133 .813286  .824
No. 22 Clemson106 .6252410  .706
Virginia Tech97 .5632114  .600
Miami (FL)88 .5002311  .676
Maryland88 .5001915  .559
Georgia Tech79 .4381517  .469
Wake Forest79 .4381713  .567
Florida State79 .4381915  .559
Virginia511 .3131716  .515
Boston College412 .2501417  .452
NC State412 .2501516  .484
2008 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Post-season

2008 ACC tournament

The Tigers entered the tournament seeded third in the conference, their highest seeding since their 1989–90 team won the regular-season championship. After defeating Boston College in their first game, the Tigers advanced to the ACC Tournament Final for the first time in 46 years (1962) and only the second time in school history by knocking off the #7 Duke Blue Devils by a score of 78–74. In the finals, they were defeated by #1 North Carolina 86–81.

2008 NCAA tournament

Clemson received the #5 seed in the Midwest region of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. It was the first time in 10 years that the Tigers made the field of 64. After building as much as an 18-point lead in the first half, the Tigers eventually fell to the #12 seed Wildcats by a final of 75–69. This marked the first time in NCAA Tournament history that 4 lower seeded teams (Villanova, Siena, Kansas State, Davidson) from one region (Midwest) all advanced to the second round.

2007–08 roster

No.NameHt.Wt.PositionYearHometown
5Zavier Anderson5'9"160GFRGreenville, South Carolina
4Jonah Baize6'6"200G/FFREvansville, Indiana
35Trevor Booker6'7"240C/FSOWhitmire, South Carolina
45Jerai Grant6'8"215FFRBowie, Maryland
25Cliff Hammonds6'3"200GSRCairo, Georgia
40James Mays6'9"230FSRGarner, North Carolina
24Matt Morris6'5"200FSRGeorgetown, South Carolina
22Terrence Oglesby6'2"185GFRCleveland, Tennessee
32Sam Perry6'5"215FSRGreenville, South Carolina
55Karolis Petrukonis6'11"260CSOTrakai, Lithuania
15David Potter6'6"205G/FSOSevern, Maryland
42Julius Powell6'7"220FJRNewton, North Carolina
1K. C. Rivers6'5"215G/FJRCharlotte, North Carolina
2Demontez Stitt6'2"170GFRMatthews, North Carolina
12Raymond Sykes6'9"220C/FJRJacksonville, Florida
44Jesse Yanutola6'4"215FSRTega Cay, South Carolina

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/20/07
10:00am

Orange & White Scrimmage
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, SC
11/06/07*
4:00pm
Augusta State W 79–66 
Littlejohn Coliseum (2,500)
Clemson, SC
Regular season
11/12/07*
7:30pm
Furman W 91–46  1–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,694)
Clemson, SC
11/15/07*
8:00pm, FSNS
at Mississippi State W 84–82  2–0
Humphrey Coliseum (9,950)
Starkville, MS
11/18/07*
2:00pm, ACC Select
Old Dominion W 66–53  3–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,528)
Clemson, SC
11/21/07*
7:30pm, ACC Select
No. 24 Presbyterian W 74–57  4–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,313)
Clemson, SC
11/24/07*
Noon, ACC Select
No. 24 Gardner-Webb W 96–67  5–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,320)
Clemson, SC
11/27/07*
9:30pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Purdue
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 61–58  6–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,350)
Clemson, SC
12/01/07*
4:00pm, FSN
No. 18 South Carolina
Carolina-Clemson Rivalry
W 85–74  7–0
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,281)
Clemson, SC
12/05/07*
7:00pm, CSS
No. 18 at East Carolina W 82–67  8–0
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,556)
Greenville, NC
12/20/07*
3:00pm
No. 15 at UPR-Mayagüez
San Juan Shootout
W 90–73  9–0
Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A)
Guaynabo, PR
12/21/07*
3:00pm
No. 15 vs. DePaul
San Juan Shootout
W 90–74  10–0
Mario Morales Coliseum (121)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
12/22/07*
5:30pm
No. 15 vs. Mississippi
San Juan Shootout
L 82–85  10–1
Mario Morales Coliseum (324)
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
12/29/07*
4:00pm, ACC Select
No. 21 Samford W 78–45  11–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,512)
Clemson, SC
1/01/08*
4:30pm, FSN
No. 19 at Alabama W 87–61  12–1
Coleman Coliseum (9,316)
Tuscaloosa, AL
1/06/08
7:30pm, FSN
No. 19 No. 1 North Carolina L 88–90 OT 12–2 (0–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
1/09/08*
7:30pm, ACC Select
No. 18 Charlotte L 72–82  12–3
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,349)
Clemson, SC
1/12/08
7:00pm, ACC Select
No. 18 Florida State W 97–85 2OT 13–3 (1–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
1/15/08
7:00pm, RSN
No. 24 North Carolina State W 70–54  14–3 (2–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,046)
Clemson, SC
1/19/08
6:00pm, ESPN
No. 24 at No. 7 Duke L 80–93  14–4 (2–2)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
1/22/08
7:00pm, RSN
Wake Forest W 80–75 OT 15–4 (3–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (8,349)
Clemson, SC
1/27/08
1:00pm, R/LF
at Miami (FL) L 72–75  15–5 (3–3)
BankUnited Center (4,859)
Coral Gables, FL
2/02/08
8:00pm, ACC Select
Boston College W 78–56  16–5 (4–3)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
2/07/08
7:00pm, ESPN2
at Virginia W 82–51  17–5 (5–3)
John Paul Jones Arena (13,929)
Charlottesville, VA
2/10/08
6:30pm, FSN
at No. 3 North Carolina L 93–103 2OT 17–6 (5–4)
Dean Smith Center (20,767)
Chapel Hill, NC
2/14/08
9:00pm, R/LF Split
Georgia Tech W 82–67  18–6 (6–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,650)
Clemson, SC
2/16/08
3:00pm, R/LF Split
at North Carolina State W 71–64  19–6 (7–4)
RBC Center (18,985)
Raleigh, NC
2/19/08
7:00pm, FSN
at Florida State L 55–64  19–7 (7–5)
Donald L. Tucker Center (7,075)
Tallahassee, FL
2/27/08
7:30pm, ACC Select
Miami (FL) W 79–69  20–7 (8–5)
Littlejohn Coliseum (9,347)
Clemson, SC
3/02/08
7:30pm, FSN
at Maryland W 73–70  21–7 (9–5)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
3/06/08
7:00pm, ESPN
No. 24 at Georgia Tech L 75–80  21–8 (9–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
3/09/08
1:30pm, R/LF
No. 24 Virginia Tech W 70–69  22–8 (10–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
ACC tournament
3/14/08
9:00pm, RLF/ESPN2
vs. Boston College
Quarterfinals
W 82–48  23–8
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
Charlotte, NC
3/15/08
3:30pm, RLF/ESPN
vs. No. 7 Duke
Semifinals
W 78–74  24–8
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
Charlotte, NC
3/16/08
1:00pm, RLF/ESPN2
vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Finals
L 81–86  24–9
Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
3/21/08*
9:55pm, CBS
No. 22 vs. Villanova
First Round
L 69–75  24–10
St. Pete Times Forum (15,328)
Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings

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