2007–08 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represented Saint Joseph's University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 13th-year head coach Phil Martelli, played their home games at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. After finishing the regular season tied for fourth in the A-10 standings, the Hawks reached the championship game of the A-10 tournament before losing to Temple.^[1] Saint Joseph's secured an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Hawks were defeated by Oklahoma^[2] to end the season at 21–13 (9–7 A-10).

2007–08 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–13 (9–7 A-10)
Head coach	Phil Martelli (13th season)
Home arena	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Xavier	14	–	2		.875			30	–	7		.811
Temple †	11	–	5		.688			21	–	13		.618
UMass	10	–	6		.625			25	–	11		.694
Saint Joseph's	9	–	7		.563			21	–	13		.618
Charlotte	9	–	7		.563			20	–	14		.588
Richmond	9	–	7		.563			16	–	15		.516
Dayton	8	–	8		.500			23	–	11		.676
La Salle	8	–	8		.500			15	–	17		.469
Rhode Island	7	–	9		.438			21	–	12		.636
Duquesne	7	–	9		.438			17	–	13		.567
Saint Louis	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Fordham	6	–	10		.375			12	–	17		.414
George Washington	5	–	11		.313			9	–	17		.346
St. Bonaventure	2	–	14		.125			8	–	22		.267
† 2008 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2007–08 Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 12 Pat Calathes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Lake Howell Casselberry, Florida G 13 Darrin Govens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Chester Chester, Pennsylvania F 34 Ahmad Nivins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr St. Anthony Jersey City, New Jersey	Head coach Phil Martelli (Widener) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 2007*		vs. Fairleigh Dickinson	W 86–66	1–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Nov 13, 2007*		at Syracuse	L 69–72	1–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Nov 17, 2007*		at Boston University	W 57–48	2–1	Agganis Arena  Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 2007* 7:00 pm		Ball State	W 74–63	3–1	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 29, 2007*  ESPNU		No. 19 Gonzaga	L 65–70 ^OT	3–2	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 2007*		Penn State	W 79–67	4–2	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 2007*		Holy Cross	L 66–71	4–3	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 9, 2007*		at Creighton	L 84–90 ^OT	4–4	Qwest Center Omaha  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 21, 2007*		at Fairfield	W 78–70	5–4	Arena at Harbor Yard  Fairfield, Connecticut
Dec 28, 2007*		at Siena	W 74–68	6–4	Times Union Center  Albany, New York
Dec 31, 2007*		at Drexel	W 69–51	7–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 9, 2008 7:30 pm		at UMass	W 98–92	8–4 (1–0)	Mullins Center (5,121) Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 12, 2008		Richmond	W 81–63	9–4 (2–0)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (9,847) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 2008		at Charlotte	L 66–70	9–5 (2–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2008*		at Penn	W 82–42	10–5	The Palestra  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 2008 6:00 pm		UMass	W 81–77	11–5 (3–1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 26, 2008		at Temple	W 68–67	12–5 (4–1)	Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 2008		at George Washington	W 61–59	13–5 (5–1)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 2, 2008		Fordham	W 70–55	14–5 (6–1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 2008*		Villanova	W 77–55	15–5	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 6, 2008		at Duquesne	L 88–102	15–6 (6–2)	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 10, 2008		at No. 13 Xavier	L 72–76	15–7 (6–3)	Cintas Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 13, 2008		St. Bonaventure	W 81–56	16–7 (7–3)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 18, 2008		La Salle	L 89–90	16–8 (7–4)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 2008		at Rhode Island	W 90–83	17–8 (8–4)	Thomas M. Ryan Center  Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 28, 2008		Saint Louis	L 55–64	17–9 (8–5)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 2008		Temple	L 56–57	17–10 (8–6)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6, 2008		No. 8 Xavier	W 71–66	18–10 (9–6)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 8, 2008		at Dayton	L 67–79	18–11 (9–7)	University of Dayton Arena (13,435) Dayton, Ohio
A-10 tournament
Mar 12, 2008*		vs. Fordham First Round	W 80–62	19–11	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
Mar 13, 2008*		vs. Richmond Quarterfinals	W 61–47	20–11	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
Mar 14, 2008*		vs. No. 10 Xavier Semifinals	W 61–53	21–11	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
Mar 15, 2008*		vs. Temple Championship Game	L 64–69	21–12	Boardwalk Hall  Atlantic City, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) Oklahoma First Round	L 64–72	21–13	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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References

1. "G Christmas helps Temple claim A-10 tournament crown". ESPN. March 15, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
2. "Unlikely hero Godbold helps Sooners build lead, keep Saint Joe's at bay". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
3. "2007–08 St. Joseph's Hawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
4. "2018-19 Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Saint Joseph's University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.