2007–08 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 6th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 1617, 711 in Pac-10 play. They lost in the first round of the 2008 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament by California. They were invited to the 2008 College Basketball Invitational which they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.

2007–08 Washington Huskies men's basketball
CBI, First Round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
2007–08 record16–17 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coachLorenzo Romar
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBank of America Arena
2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UCLA162 .889  354  .897
No. 11 Stanford135 .722  288  .778
No. 21 Washington State117 .611  269  .743
Arizona State99 .500  2113  .618
Oregon99 .500  1814  .563
Arizona810 .444  1915  .559
Washington711 .389  1617  .485
California612 .333  1716  .515
Oregon State018 .000  625  .194
USC*07 .000  012  .000
2008 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of April 5, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll
*USC vacated 11 conference and 21 overall wins, due to NCAA rules violations.

2007–08 Team

Roster

Source[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
0 Joel Smith 6'4" 210 G RS Jr. Lompoc, CA, U.S. Brewster Academy
1 Venoy Overton 5'11" 180 G Fr. Seattle, WA, U.S. Franklin HS
4 Tim Morris 6'4" 210 G Sr. Spokane Wa, U.S. Central Valley HS
5 Justin Dentmon 5'11" 185 G Jr. Carbondale, IL, U.S. Winchendon School
11 Matthew Bryan-Amaning 6'9" 235 F Fr. London, England, U.K. South Kent School
20 Ryan Appleby 6'3" 170 G Sr. Stanwood, WA, U.S. Florida
21 Artem Wallace 6'8" 250 C Jr. Toledo, WA, U.S. Toledo HS
22 Justin Holiday 6'6" 170 F Fr. Chatsworth, CA, U.S. Campbell Hall School
24 Quincy Pondexter 6'6" 210 F So. Fresno, CA, U.S. San Joaquin Memorial HS
32 Joe Wolfinger 7'0" 255 C RS So. Portland, OR, U.S. Northfield Mount Hermon School
40 Jon Brockman 6'7" 255 F Jr. Snohomish, WA, U.S. Snohomish Sr. HS
44 Darnell Gant 6'8" 215 F Fr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Crenshaw HS

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at WashingtonAlma Mater (Year)
Lorenzo RomarHead Coach6thWashington (1980)
Cameron DollarAssistant Coach6thUCLA (1997)
Paul FortierAssistant Coach3rdWashington (2003)
Jim ShawAssistant Coach4thWestern Oregon State (1985)
Lance LaVetterDirector of Basketball Operations7thNorthern Arizona (1992)

2007–08 Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2007*
7:00 PM
Seattle Pacific W 86–77 
Bank of America Arena (8,057)
Seattle, WA
Regular Season
11/13/2007*
8:00 PM
New Jersey Tech
NIT Season Tip-Off First Round
W 88–47  1–0
Bank of America Arena (8,655)
Seattle, WA
11/14/2007*
7:45 PM, ESPN2
Utah
NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals
W 83–77  2–0
Bank of America Arena (7,006)
Seattle, WA
11/18/2007*
3:00 PM, FSNNW
Eastern Washington W 82–68  3–0
Bank of America Arena (7,822)
Seattle, WA
11/24/2007*
4:00 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 15 Texas A&M
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals
L 63–77  3–1
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
11/25/2007*
1:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. No. 21 Syracuse
NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game
L 85–91  3–2
Madison Square Garden (N/A)
New York, NY
11/26/2007*
1:00 PM, FSNNW
Long Beach State W 84–69  4–2
Bank of America Arena (8,847)
Seattle, WA
12/01/2007*
2:30 PM, ESPN
at Oklahoma State
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series
L 71–96  4–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,172)
Stillwater, OK
12/07/2007*
12:00 PM, FSN
No. 12 Pittsburgh L 74–75  4–4
Bank of America Arena (9,229)
Seattle, WA
12/15/2007*
3:00 PM, FSNNW
Portland W 67–63  5–4
Bank of America Arena (9,109)
Seattle, WA
12/18/2007*
7:30 PM, FSNNW
Portland State W 84–65  6–4
Bank of America Arena (8,989)
Seattle, WA
12/22/2007*
3:00 PM, FSNNW
Cal State Northridge W 80–66  7–4
Bank of America Arena (9,128)
Seattle, WA
12/29/2007*
12:00 PM, FSNSO
at LSU W 73–65  8–4
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,947)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/31/2007*
3:00 PM, FSNNW
Idaho State W 82–50  9–4
Bank of America Arena (9,543)
Seattle, WA
01/05/2008
7:00 PM, FSNNW
No. 4 Washington State L 52–56  9–5 (0–1)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
01/10/2008
7:30 PM, FSNNW
at No. 5 UCLA L 55–69  9–6 (0–2)
Pauley Pavilion (11,421)
Los Angeles, CA
01/12/2008
3:30 PM
at USC L 51–66  9–7 (0–3)
Galen Center (9,551)
Los Angeles, CA
01/17/2008
6:00 PM, FSNNW
Oregon W 78–70  10–7 (1–3)
Bank of America Arena (9,628)
Seattle, WA
01/19/2008
3:00 PM, FSN
Oregon State W 83–74  11–7 (2–3)
Bank of America Arena (9,421)
Seattle, WA
01/24/2008
6:00 PM
at No. 24 Arizona State W 72–61  12–7 (3–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (8,995)
Tempe, AZ
01/26/2008
12:00 PM, FSN
at Arizona L 69–84  12–8 (3–4)
McKale Center (14,602)
Tucson, AZ
01/31/2008
7:00 PM, FSNNW
No. 14 Stanford L 51–65  12–9 (3–5)
Bank of America Arena (9,373)
Seattle, WA
02/02/2008
3:00 PM, FSNNW
California L 75–79  12–10 (3–6)
Bank of America Arena (9,404)
Seattle, WA
02/07/2008
7:00 PM
USC L 59–73  12–11 (3–7)
Bank of America Arena (9,567)
Seattle, WA
02/10/2008
1:30 PM, FSN
No. 5 UCLA W 71–61  13–11 (4–7)
Bank of America Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
02/14/2008
5:30 PM
at Oregon L 58–71  13–12 (4–8)
McArthur Court (8,866)
Eugene, OR
02/16/2008
4:00 PM, FSNNW
at Oregon State W 97–59  14–12 (5–8)
Gill Coliseum (5,539)
Corvallis, OR
02/21/2009
8:00 PM, FSNNW
Arizona W 75–66  15–12 (6–8)
Bank of America Arena (9,529)
Seattle, WA
02/23/2008
3:00 PM, FSN
Arizona State L 63–77  15–13 (6–9)
Bank of America Arena (9,698)
Seattle, WA
02/28/2008
7:00 PM
at No. 8 Stanford L 79–82  15–14 (6–10)
Maples Pavilion (7,329)
Stanford, CA
03/01/2008
3:00 PM, FSNNW
at California W 87–84  16–14 (7–11)
Haas Pavilion (8,640)
Berkeley, CA
03/08/2008
4:30 PM, FSNNW
at No. 23 Washington State L 73–76  16–15 (7–11)
Beasley Coliseum (10,630)
Pullman, WA
2008 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/12/2008
6:00 PM, FSN
vs. California
First Round
L 81–84  16–16
Staples Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
2008 College Basketball Invitational
03/19/2009*
6:00 PM, FCS
Valparaiso
First Round
L 71–72  16–17
Bank of America Arena (3,227)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.
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