2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by head coach Ken Bone, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 14–2 in Big Sky play to finish as regular season champions by three games. They won the Big Sky tournament to earn an automatic bid – the first in school history – to the NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, the Vikings were defeated in the opening round by eventual National champion Kansas.^[2]

2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions Big Sky Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	23–10 (14–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ken Bone (3rd season)
Home arena	Viking Pavilion
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Portland State †	14	–	2		.875			23	–	10		.697
Northern Arizona	11	–	5		.688			21	–	11		.656
Weber State	10	–	6		.625			16	–	14		.533
Montana	8	–	8		.500			14	–	16		.467
Idaho State	8	–	8		.500			12	–	19		.387
Montana State	7	–	9		.438			15	–	15		.500
Northern Colorado	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Eastern Washington	6	–	10		.375			11	–	19		.367
Sacramento State	2	–	14		.125			4	–	24		.143
† 2008 Big Sky tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 1 Julius Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Stockton, California G 2 Deonte Huff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lancaster, California G 3 Andre Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California G 4 Mickey Polis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Longview, Washington G 10 Jeremiah Dominguez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Salem, Oregon G 12 Brian Curtis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas F 13 Tyrell Mara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So   F 14 Kyle Coston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lynden, Washington G 15 Dupree Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas F 30 J. R. Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon F 42 Alex Tiefenthaler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Spanaway, Washington C 44 Scott Morrison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr	Head coach Ken Bone 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
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		at No. 2 UCLA	L 48–69	0–1	Pauley Pavilion (9,854) Los Angeles, California
Nov 16, 2007*		vs. IUPUI	W 75–73	1–1	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 17, 2007*		vs. Akron	W 66–63	2–1	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 18, 2007*		vs. Colorado State	L 63–64	2–2	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 2007*		Linfield	W 93–50	3–2	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Nov 24, 2007*		at UC Davis	L 68–76	3–3	The Pavilion  Davis, California
Nov 28, 2007*		at Portland	W 78–73	4–3	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
Dec 1, 2007*		at Utah Valley State	W 60–53 ^OT	5–3	McKay Events Center  Orem, Utah
Dec 5, 2007*		Lewis & Clark	W 61–60	6–3	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Dec 9, 2007*		at No. 8 Washington State	L 60–72	6–4	Friel Court  Pullman, Washington
Dec 12, 2007*		Cal Poly	W 74–66	7–4	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Dec 18, 2007*		at Washington	L 65–84	7–5	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, Washington
Dec 22, 2007		at Eastern Washington	L 57–58	7–6 (0–1)	Reese Court  Cheney, Washington
Dec 28, 2007*		San Jose State	L 73–76 ^OT	7–7	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Jan 3, 2008*		Sacramento State	W 83–58	8–7 (1–1)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Jan 5, 2008		Northern Arizona	W 80–66	9–7 (2–1)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Jan 10, 2008		at Weber State	L 68–73	9–8 (2–2)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Jan 13, 2008		at Idaho State	W 71–61	10–8 (3–2)	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 19, 2008		Northern Colorado	W 85–83 ^OT	11–8 (4–2)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Jan 31, 2008		Montana	W 70–68	12–8 (5–2)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Feb 2, 2008		Montana State	W 96–85	13–8 (6–2)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Feb 7, 2008		at Northern Arizona	W 71–68	14–8 (7–2)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 9, 2008		at Sacramento State	W 79–56	15–8 (8–2)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, California
Feb 14, 2008		Idaho State	W 81–58	16–8 (9–2)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Feb 16, 2008		Weber State	W 76–73	17–8 (10–2)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Feb 20, 2008		at Northern Colorado	W 88–79	18–8 (11–2)	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion  Greeley, Colorado
Feb 23, 2008*		at Cal State Fullerton	L 69–85	18–9	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Feb 28, 2008		at Montana State	W 96–68	19–9 (12–2)	Worthington Arena  Havre, Montana
Mar 1, 2008		at Montana	W 108–56	20–9 (13–2)	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Mar 4, 2008		Eastern Washington	W 76–74	21–9 (14–2)	Viking Pavilion  Portland, Oregon
Big Sky tournament
Mar 11, 2008*		Idaho State Semifinals	W 72–61	22–9	Rose Garden Arena  Portland, Oregon
Mar 12, 2008*		Northern Arizona Championship Game	W 67–51	23–9	Rose Garden Arena  Portland, Oregon
NCAA Tournament Tournament
Mar 20, 2008*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas First Round	L 61–85	23–10	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Awards and honors

• Jeremiah Dominguez – Big Sky Player of the Year
• Ken Bone – Big Sky Men's Coach of the Year

References

1. sports-reference.com 2007-08 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
2. "Kansas dominates on inside, outside to rout Portland State". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
3. "2007–08 Portland State Vikings Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
4. "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.