2007–08 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

2007–08 Boise State Broncos men's basketball

WAC tournament champions WAC Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	25–9 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	Greg Graham (6th season)
Assistant coaches	James Bailey Andy McClouskey Tim Cleary
Home arena	Taco Bell Arena
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Utah State	12	–	4	.750	24	–	11	.686
Nevada	12	–	4	.750	21	–	12	.636
New Mexico State	12	–	4	.750	21	–	14	.600
Boise State †	12	–	4	.750	25	–	9	.735
Hawaii	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
Idaho	5	–	11	.313	8	–	21	.276
Fresno State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	19	.406
San Jose State	4	–	12	.250	13	–	19	.406
Louisiana Tech	3	–	13	.188	6	–	24	.200

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 2007–08 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This was head coach Greg Graham's sixth season at Boise State. The Broncos competed in the Western Athletic Conference and played their home games at the Taco Bell Arena. Boise State finished the season 25–9, 12–4 in WAC play and won the 2008 WAC men's basketball tournament to receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The team was beaten by No. 3 seed Louisville in the opening round, 79–61.^[2]

Roster

2007–08 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	22	Matt Nelson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Issaquah, Washington
F	24	Reggie Larry	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Newark, New Jersey

Head coach

Greg Graham

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Sources^[3]^[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		Utah Valley	W 73–72 ^OT	1–0	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Nov 13, 2007*		No. 9 Washington State	L 74–86	1–1	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Nov 16, 2007*		at Montana State	L 84–86	1–2	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Nov 21, 2007*		Montana Tech	W 107–53	2–2	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Nov 24, 2007*		at Southern Utah	W 75–73 ^OT	3–2	Centrum Cedar City, Utah
Nov 28, 2007*		San Diego	W 77–71	4–2	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Dec 1, 2007*		at San Francisco	W 91–81	5–2	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 5, 2007*		at Idaho State	W 93–61	6–2	Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho
Dec 8, 2007*		Loyola Marymount	L 74–76	6–3	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Dec 13, 2007*		at Utah Valley	W 87–77	7–3	McKay Events Center Orem, Utah
Dec 22, 2007*		at Albany	W 74–68	8–3	SEFCU Arena Albany, New York
Dec 29, 2007*		No. 20 BYU	W 73–70	9–3	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
WAC Regular Season
Jan 2, 2008		San Jose State	W 78–63	10–3 (1–0)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Jan 5, 2008		at Idaho	W 95–84	11–3 (2–0)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
Jan 10, 2008		New Mexico State	L 73–76	11–4 (2–1)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Jan 12, 2008		Louisiana Tech	W 81–66	12–4 (3–1)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Jan 17, 2008		at Utah State	L 78–82	12–5 (3–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Jan 19, 2008		at Nevada	W 95–80	13–5 (4–2)	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Jan 24, 2008		Hawaii	W 95–80	14–5 (5–2)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Jan 28, 2008		at Fresno State	W 90–89 ^OT	15–5 (6–2)	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Feb 2, 2008		Idaho	W 78–64	16–5 (7–2)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Feb 7, 2008		at Louisiana Tech	W 73–61	17–5 (8–2)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 9, 2008		at New Mexico State	L 80–99	17–6 (8–3)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 14, 2008		Nevada	W 77–68	18–6 (9–3)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Feb 16, 2008		Fresno State	W 84–72	19–6 (10–3)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Feb 20, 2008*		Cal State Bakersfield	W 81–56	20–6	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Feb 23, 2008*		Siena	L 70–93	20–7	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Feb 28, 2008		at San Jose State	W 74–68	21–7 (11–3)	The Event Center San Jose, California
Mar 1, 2008		at Hawaii	W 78–71	22–7 (12–3)	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Mar 6, 2008		Utah State	L 69–88	22–8 (12–4)	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
WAC Tournament
Mar 13, 2008	(4)	vs. (5) Hawaii Quarterfinals	W 80–74	23–8	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 14, 2008	(4)	vs. (1) Utah State Semifinals	W 88–78	24–8	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 15, 2008	(4)	at (3) New Mexico State Championship	W 107–102 ^3OT	25–8	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
2008 NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008	(14 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 13 Louisville First Round	L 61–79	25–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[5]

References

^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "Cards punctuate blowout of Broncos with big jams, 3-pointers". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "2007–08 Men's Basketball Roster". Boise State University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "2007–08 Boise State Broncos Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "2007–08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Boise State University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

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Roster

Schedule and results

References