2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his fourth year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 27–8, 12–4 in MWC play. They won the 2008 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the Midwest Region. The Runnin' Rebels defeated 9 seed Kent State in the opening round^[2] before losing to 1 seed and eventual National champion Kansas in the second round.^[3]

2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
MWC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	27–8 (12–4 Mountain West)
Head coach	Lon Kruger
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing Steve Henson Lew Hill
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	14	–	2		.875			27	–	8		.771
UNLV †	12	–	4		.750			27	–	8		.771
New Mexico	11	–	5		.688			24	–	9		.727
San Diego State	9	–	7		.563			20	–	13		.606
Air Force	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Utah	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
TCU	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
Wyoming	5	–	11		.313			12	–	18		.400
Colorado State	0	–	16		.000			7	–	25		.219
† 2008 Mountain West tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2007–08 UNLV Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Wink Adams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Gulf Shores Academy Houston, Texas G 33 Tre'Von Willis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So   Fresno, California F 45 Joe Darger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Riverton Riverton, Utah	Head coach Lon Kruger Assistant coach(es) Greg Grensing Steve Henson Lew Hill Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		Montana State	W 76–65	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (10,013) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 13, 2007*		Dixie State	W 97–66	2–0	Thomas & Mack Center (8,034) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 17, 2007*		at San Diego	W 66–55	3–0	Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,853) San Diego, California
Nov 21, 2007*		No. 6 Louisville	L 48–68	3–1	Thomas & Mack Center (14,133) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 24, 2007*		Nevada	W 79–67	4–1	Thomas & Mack Center (13,068) Paradise, Nevada
Nov 27, 2007*		at UC Santa Barbara	L 60–63	4–2	The Thunderdome (3,438) Santa Barbara, California
Dec 1, 2007*		UTEP	W 84–71	5–2	Thomas & Mack Center (10,766) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 5, 2007*		at Northern Arizona	W 83–74	6–2	Walkup Skydome (2,138) Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec 8, 2007*		Fresno State	W 84–71	7–2	Thomas & Mack Center (4,924) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 19, 2007*  CSTV		No. 19 Arizona	L 49–52	7–3	Thomas & Mack Center (13,676) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 22, 2007*		Tennessee-Martin	W 74–48	8–3	Thomas & Mack Center (7,899) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 28, 2007*		Kennesaw State	W 78–55	9–3	Thomas & Mack Center (10,103) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 29, 2007*		Nicholls State	W 64–42	10–3	Thomas & Mack Center (10,317) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 30, 2007*		Minnesota	W 81–64	11–3	Thomas & Mack Center (11,615) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 5, 2008		at Colorado State	W 65–62	12–3 (1–0)	Moby Arena (4,023) Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 12, 2008		at Air Force	L 53–65	12–4 (1–1)	Clune Arena (5,146) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 15, 2008		BYU	W 70–41	13–4 (2–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,074) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 23, 2008		Wyoming	W 78–71	14–4 (3–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (10,082) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 26, 2008		at San Diego State	W 72–69	15–4 (4–1)	Viejas Arena (9,131) San Diego, California
Jan 30, 2008		at TCU	W 70–58	16–4 (5–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (3,577) Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 2, 2008		New Mexico	W 79–60	17–4 (6–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (14,056) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 6, 2008		at Utah	L 73–81	17–5 (6–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,989) Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 9, 2008		Colorado State	W 68–51	18–5 (7–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,946) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 12, 2008		Air Force	W 58–51	19–5 (8–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (10,506) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 16, 2008		at BYU	L 48–74	19–6 (8–3)	Marriott Center (22,580) Provo, Utah
Feb 23, 2008		at Wyoming	W 73–65	20–6 (9–3)	Arena-Auditorium (5,547) Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 26, 2008		San Diego State	W 68–58	21–6 (10–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,036) Paradise, Nevada
Mar 1, 2008		TCU	W 74–55	22–6 (11–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,615) Paradise, Nevada
Mar 4, 2008		at New Mexico	L 45–59	22–7 (11–4)	The Pit (18,018) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 8, 2008		Utah	W 70–63	23–7 (12–4)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,366) Paradise, Nevada
MWC tournament
Mar 13, 2008*		TCU Quarterfinals	W 89–88	24–7	Thomas & Mack Center (10,857) Paradise, Nevada
Mar 14, 2008*		Utah Semifinals	W 61–55	25–7	Thomas & Mack Center (13,913) Paradise, Nevada
Mar 15, 2008*		No. 24 BYU Championship Game	W 76–61	26–7	Thomas & Mack Center (16,096) Paradise, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*	(8 MW)	vs. (9 MW) Kent State First Round	W 71–58	27–7	Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 22, 2008*  CBS	(8 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas Second Round	L 56–75	27–8	Qwest Center Omaha (17,162) Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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

References

1. sports-reference.com 2007-08 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
2. "UNLV forces 20 turnovers, holds Kent St. to 10 first-half points in first round win". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
3. "Kansas uses skilled depth, defense to shut down Runnin' Rebels". ESPN. March 22, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
4. "2007–08 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
5. "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
6. "2007–08 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats". UNLV Sports.