2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2007–08 college basketball season, coached by Randy Bennett for the 7th consecutive year. The Gaels competed in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished conference play with a record of 12–2 to place second. They reached the semifinal round of the 2008 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they entered as the No. 10 seed South Region. The Gaels were beaten by No. 7 seed Miami (FL) in the opening round^[2] to end their season 25–7.

2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	25–7 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach	Randy Bennett
Assistant coaches	Kyle Smith David Patrick Mark Campbell
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Gonzaga	13	–	1		.929			25	–	8		.758
Saint Mary's	12	–	2		.857			25	–	7		.781
San Diego †	11	–	3		.786			22	–	14		.611
Santa Clara	6	–	8		.429			15	–	16		.484
San Francisco	5	–	9		.357			10	–	21		.323
Pepperdine	4	–	10		.286			11	–	21		.344
Portland	3	–	11		.214			9	–	22		.290
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12		.143			5	–	26		.161
† 2008 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 50 Omar Samhan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So San Ramon HS San Ramon, CA	Head coach Randy Bennett Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Source^[4]

• All times are Pacific

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		Sonoma State	W 82–57	1–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Nov 10, 2007*		Drake	W 72–66	2–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Nov 13, 2007*		Cal State Bakersfield	W 94–66	3–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Nov 20, 2007*		No. 12 Oregon	W 99–87	4–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Nov 24, 2007*		Nicholls State	W 84–63	5–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Dec 1, 2007*		Seton Hall	W 85–70	6–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Dec 8, 2007*		vs. San Diego State	W 69–64	7–0	Honda Center  Anaheim, California
Dec 11, 2007*	No. 24	at Southern Illinois	L 56–71	7–1	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 20, 2007*		vs. Tulane	W 64–57	8–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 2007*		vs. East Tennessee State	W 89–65	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 2007*		vs. Ohio	W 70–63	10–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 2007*		Howard	W 97–48	11–1	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Dec 29, 2007*		Cal State Fullerton	W 69–59	12–1	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Jan 5, 2008*		at No. 14 Texas	L 62–81	12–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 8, 2008*		at Fresno State	W 77–68	13–2	Save Mart Center  Fresno, California
WCC regular season
Jan 12, 2008		Santa Clara	W 76–45	14–2 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Jan 19, 2008		Pepperdine	W 79–74	15–2 (2–0)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Jan 21, 2008		Loyola Marymount	W 87–55	16–2 (3–0)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Jan 26, 2008		at San Francisco	W 79–57	17–2 (4–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Jan 28, 2008	No. 21	at San Diego	L 55–63	17–3 (4–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
Feb 2, 2008	No. 21	Portland	W 86–49	18–3 (5–1)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Feb 4, 2008	No. 25	Gonzaga	W 89–85 ^OT	19–3 (6–1)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Feb 8, 2008*	No. 25	San Francisco	W 76–51	20–3 (7–1)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Feb 11, 2008	No. 25	at Santa Clara	W 54–50	21–3 (8–1)	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, California
Feb 16, 2008	No. 25	at Loyola Marymount	W 80–49	22–3 (9–1)	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Feb 18, 2008	No. 23	at Pepperdine	W 100–64	23–3 (10–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 23, 2008*	No. 23	Kent State	L 57–65	23–4	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Feb 25, 2008	No. 25	San Diego	W 61–54	24–4 (11–1)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
Mar 1, 2008	No. 25	at No. 24 Gonzaga	L 76–88	24–5 (11–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, Washington
Mar 3, 2008		at Portland	W 64–50	25–5 (12–2)	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
WCC tournament
Mar 9, 2008*		at San Diego	L 69–75 ^2OT	25–6	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Miami (FL) First Round	L 64–78	25–7	Alltel Arena  North Little Rock, Arkansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

Rankings

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "2007-08 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
2. "McClinton leads Hurricanes' rally with career-high 38 points". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
3. "2007–08 Saint Mary's Gaels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
4. "2007-08 Schedule". Retrieved 2021-08-21.