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
C 2 Charles Tabet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G 3 Domonic Tilford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
G 4 Kevin Hayden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)183 lb (83 kg) Fr Dallas, Texas
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
G 11 DeAndrae Ross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Panama City, Florida
F 13 Eric Chesser 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Naperville, Illinois
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
C 33 Philip Tabet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G 42 Chip Ivany 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) So Pflugerville, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2007*
    7:05 p.m.    		 West Florida W 73–41  1–0
    		 Mitchell Center (4,976)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Nov 13, 2007*
    7:00 p.m.    		 at Ole Miss L 78–81  1–1
    		 Tad Smith Coliseum (5,737)
    Oxford, Mississippi
    Nov 17, 2007*
    7:05 p.m.    		 Grambling State W 76–56  2–1
    		 Mitchell Center (2,771)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Nov 22, 2007*
    6:30 p.m.    		 vs. Miami (OH)
    Anaheim Classic    		 L 59–64  2–2
    		 Anaheim Convention Center (1,607)
    Anaheim, California
    Nov 23, 2007*
    7:00 p.m.    		 vs. San Diego
    Anaheim Classic    		 W 77–55  3–2
    		 Anaheim Convention Center (2,117)
    Anaheim, California
    Nov 25, 2007*
    3:00 p.m.    		 vs. Chattanooga
    Anaheim Classic    		 W 84–67  4–2
    		 Anaheim Convention Center (897)
    Anaheim, California
    Nov 29, 2007*
    7:00 p.m., CSS    		 at Vanderbilt L 88–91 2OT 4–3
    		 Memorial Gymnasium (12,065)
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Dec 2, 2007*
    3:05 p.m.    		 Houston Baptist W 66–62  5–3
    		 Mitchell Center (1,647)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 5, 2007*
    7:05 p.m.    		 Southern Miss W 75–68  6–3
    		 Mitchell Center (3,084)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 15, 2007*
    7:05 p.m.    		 Mississippi State W 71–67  7–3
    		 Mitchell Center (6,731)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Sun Belt Regular Season
    Dec 20, 2007
    7:05 p.m.    		 Troy W 84–73  8–3
    (1–0)    		 Mitchell Center (2,758)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 22, 2007
    7:05 p.m.    		 Middle Tennessee W 75–61  9–3
    (2–0)    		 Mitchell Center (2,660)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Dec 29, 2007*
    7:05 p.m.    		 Jacksonville W 70–57  10–3
    		 Mitchell Center (2,676)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 2, 2008
    7:00 p.m.    		 at Florida Atlantic W 66–55  11–3
    (3–0)    		 FAU Arena (595)
    Boca Raton, Florida
    Jan 5, 2008
    7:05 p.m.    		 Western Kentucky W 65–61  12–3
    (4–0)    		 Mitchell Center (6,783)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 12, 2008
    7:00 p.m.    		 at New Orleans W 97–88  13–3
    (5–0)    		 Human Performance Center (882)
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Jan 16, 2008
    7:05 p.m.    		 FIU W 85–73  14–3
    (6–0)    		 Mitchell Center (6,953)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 19, 2008
    7:05 p.m.    		 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 72–65  15–3
    (7–0)    		 Jack Stephens Center (4,507)
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Jan 24, 2008
    7:05 p.m.    		 Louisiana-Lafayette W 66–60  16–3
    (8–0)    		 Mitchell Center (5,832)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 27, 2008
    3:10 p.m.    		 Denver W 71–33  17–3
    (9–0)    		 Mitchell Center (6,993)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 31, 2008
    7:00 p.m.    		 at North Texas L 68–70  17–4
    (9–1)    		 Super Pit (3,218)
    Denton, Texas
    Feb 2, 2008
    3:05 p.m.    		 at Louisiana-Monroe W 77–59  18–4
    (10–1)    		 Fant-Ewing Coliseum (2,739)
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Feb 7, 2008
    7:05 p.m.    		 Arkansas State W 81–58  19–4
    (11–1)    		 Mitchell Center (5,797)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 10, 2008
    1:00 p.m.    		 at Troy W 90–74  20–4
    (12–1)    		 Trojan Arena (2,169)
    Troy, Alabama
    Feb 14, 2008
    7:30 p.m.    		 at Middle Tennessee L 70–76  20–5
    (12–2)    		 Murphy Center (4,914)
    Murfreesboro, Tennessee
    Feb 16, 2008
    7:05 p.m.    		 Florida Atlantic W 91–74  21–5
    (13–2)    		 Mitchell Center (8,262)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 21, 2008
    7:00 p.m.    		 at Western Kentucky W 69–64  22–5
    (14–2)    		 E.A. Diddle Arena (7,718)
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Feb 25, 2008*
    7:05 p.m.    		 Presbyterian W 64–49  23–5
    		 Mitchell Center (3,606)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Feb 28, 2008
    7:05 p.m.    		 New Orleans W 81–61  24–5
    (15–2)    		 Mitchell Center (5,459)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Mar 1, 2008
    7:30 p.m.    		 at FIU W 74–55  25–5
    (16–2)    		 U.S. Century Bank Arena (956)
    Miami, Florida
    Sun Belt Conference tournament
    Mar 9, 2008*
    12:30 p.m.    		 (1) (8) New Orleans
    Quarterfinals    		 W 81–77  26–5
    		 Mitchell Center (6,997)
    Mobile, Alabama
    Mar 10, 2008*
    6:30 p.m.    		 (1) (4) Middle Tennessee
    Semifinals    		 L 73–82  26–6
    		 Mitchell Center 
    Mobile, Alabama
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 21, 2008*
    2:00 p.m., 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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