2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball team

The 2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 21–12, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish first in the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history – where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.^[1]

2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions Patriot League Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Patriot League
Record	21–12 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach	Jeff Jones (8th season)
Home arena	Bender Arena
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Patriot League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American †	10	–	4		.714			21	–	12		.636
Navy	9	–	5		.643			16	–	14		.533
Colgate	7	–	7		.500			18	–	14		.563
Lehigh	7	–	7		.500			14	–	15		.483
Army	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Lafayette	6	–	8		.429			15	–	15		.500
Bucknell	6	–	8		.429			12	–	19		.387
Holy Cross	5	–	9		.357			15	–	14		.517
† 2008 Patriot League tournament winner

Roster

2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 3 Derrick Mercer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jersey City, New Jersey G 5 Garrison Carr 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bellevue, Washington	Head coach Jeff Jones Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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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* 7:00 pm		at Saint Francis (PA)	W 75–68	1–0	DeGol Arena (1,159) Loretto, Pennsylvania
Nov 13, 2007* 7:00 pm, MASN		at Loyola (MD)	L 67–71	1–1	Reitz Arena (1,332) Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 15, 2007* 8:00 pm		Fairfield	L 52–60	1–2	Bender Arena (1,484) Washington, D.C.
Nov 18, 2007* 2:00 pm		Stony Brook	W 64–56	2–2	Bender Arena (841) Washington, D.C.
Nov 20, 2007* 7:00 pm		at Morgan State	L 54–62	2–3	Hill Field House (892) Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 24, 2007* 2:00 pm		at NJIT	W 73–50	3–3	Fleisher Center (801) Newark, New Jersey
Nov 26, 2007* 7:00 pm		at Mount St. Mary's	W 66–45	4–3	Knott Arena (958) Emmitsburg, Maryland
Dec 1, 2007* 2:00 pm		UMBC	L 68–83	4–4	Bender Arena (1,213) Washington, D.C.
Dec 4, 2007* 7:30 pm		Howard	W 66–54	5–4	Bender Arena (1,136) Washington, D.C.
Dec 7, 2007* 7:30 pm, MASN^[4]		Jacksonville	W 52–50	6–4	Bender Arena (2,041) Washington, D.C.
Dec 19, 2007* 7:00 pm		at Dayton	L 56–63	6–5	University of Dayton Arena (12,508) Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 2007* 4:00 pm, CSN^[5]		at Maryland	W 67–59	7–5	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland
Dec 29, 2007* 1:00 pm		at No. 8 Georgetown	L 51–78	7–6	Verizon Center (10,564) Washington, D.C.
Jan 4, 2008* 7:00 pm		at Brown	L 55–68	7–7	Pizzitola Sports Center (937) Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 6, 2008* 2:00 pm		at Columbia	W 69–56	8–7	Levien Gymnasium (526) New York, New York
Patriot League Regular season
Jan 12, 2008 7:05 pm		at Lehigh	W 71–54	9–7 (1–0)	Stabler Arena (1,368) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 2008 7:00 pm		at Bucknell	L 62–66	9–8 (1–1)	Sojka Pavilion (3,714) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 2008 2:00 pm		Colgate	W 65–57	10–8 (2–1)	Bender Arena (1,661) Washington, D.C.
Jan 23, 2008 7:00 pm		at Army	W 66–53	11–8 (3–1)	Christl Arena (483) West Point, New York
Jan 26, 2008 2:00 pm		Holy Cross	L 64–66	11–9 (3–2)	Bender Arena (3,994) Washington, D.C.
Jan 30, 2008 7:30 pm		Navy	L 66–77	11–10 (3–3)	Bender Arena (1,012) Washington, D.C.
Feb 2, 2008 1:00 pm		at Lafayette	W 87–76	12–10 (4–3)	Kirby Sports Center (2,748) Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 2008 7:00 pm		at Holy Cross	W 62–46	13–10 (5–3)	Hart Center (1,015) Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 10, 2008 12:00 pm, ESPNU		Lehigh	W 82–74	14–10 (6–3)	Bender Arena (1,989) Washington, D.C.
Feb 13, 2008 7:30 pm		Bucknell	W 68–64	15–10 (7–3)	Bender Arena (1,858) Washington, D.C.
Feb 17, 2008 12:02 pm, ESPNU		at Colgate	W 68–60	16–10 (8–3)	Cotterell Court (530) Hamilton, New York
Feb 20, 2008 7:30 pm		Army	W 49–40	17–10 (9–3)	Bender Arena (1,332) Washington, D.C.
Feb 27, 2008 7:00 pm		at Navy	L 68–83	17–11 (9–4)	Alumni Hall (3,191) Annapolis, Maryland
Mar 1, 2008 2:00 pm		Lafayette	W 84–72	18–11 (10–4)	Bender Arena (2,432) Washington, D.C.
Patriot League tournament
Mar 5, 2008* 7:30 pm		Holy Cross Quarterfinals	W 62–60	19–11	Bender Arena (1,865) Washington, D.C.
Mar 9, 2008* 2:00 pm		Army Semifinals	W 72–60	20–11	Bender Arena (1,965) Washington, D.C.
Mar 14, 2008* 4:45 pm, ESPN2		Colgate Championship Game	W 52–46	21–11	Bender Arena (3,044) Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008* 12:15 pm, CBS	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Tennessee First Round	L 57–72	21–12	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (-) Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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