2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Big West tournament champions; Big West Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	24–9 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach	Bob Burton (5th season);
Home arena	Titan Gym; (Capacity: 4,000)
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Santa Barbara	12	–	4	.750	23	–	9	.719
Cal State Northridge	12	–	4	.750	20	–	10	.667
Cal State Fullerton†	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
Pacific	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
UC Irvine	9	–	7	.563	18	–	16	.529
Cal Poly	7	–	9	.438	12	–	18	.400
UC Riverside	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
Long Beach State	3	–	13	.188	6	–	25	.194
UC Davis	2	–	14	.125	9	–	22	.290

† 2008 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2008^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by head coach Bob Burton, played their home games at the Titan Gym, in Fullerton, California, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. In the championship game of the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Irvine to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school’s first appearance in 30 years. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Wisconsin in the first round.^[2]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Josh Akognon	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Washington State	Petaluma, California
F	2	Scott Cutley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr		Inglewood, California
G	5	Frank Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	East Carolina	Los Angeles, California
G	22	Ray Reed	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr		Hawthorne, California
G	54	Marcus Crenshaw	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr		Detroit, Michigan

Head coach

Bob Burton (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		Cal State Bakersfield	W 92–75	1–0	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Nov 11, 2007*		Cal State Los Angeles	W 87–67	2–0	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Nov 17, 2007*		at Southern Utah	W 78–63	3–0	Centrum Cedar City, Utah
Nov 28, 2007*		at Arizona	L 65–91	3–1	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Nov 30, 2007*		at Montana	W 100–91	4–1	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
Dec 8, 2007*		at Central Michigan	L 76–79	4–2	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 17, 2007*		Southern Utah	W 99–63	5–2	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Dec 20, 2007*		Montana	W 79–76 ^OT	6–2	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Dec 22, 2007*		Wright State	L 80–84	6–3	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Dec 28, 2007*		vs. Furman	W 103–72	7–3	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 29, 2007*		at Saint Mary's	L 59–69	7–4	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Big West regular season
Jan 4, 2008		UC Irvine	W 93–83	8–4 (1–0)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Jan 7, 2008		at UC Riverside	W 77–47	9–4 (2–0)	Student Recreation Center Arena Riverside, California
Jan 10, 2008		Cal Poly	W 78–64	10–4 (3–0)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Jan 12, 2008		UC Santa Barbara	L 72–87	10–5 (3–1)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Jan 17, 2008		at Pacific	L 82–89	10–6 (3–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California
Jan 19, 2008		at UC Davis	W 88–66	11–6 (4–2)	The Pavilion Davis, California
Jan 23, 2008		UC Riverside	W 72–61	12–6 (5–2)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Jan 31, 2008		at Long Beach State	W 91–75	13–6 (6–2)	The Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California
Feb 2, 2008		at Cal State Northridge	W 80–72	14–6 (7–2)	Matadome Northridge, California
Feb 7, 2008		at UC Santa Barbara	L 80–83	14–7 (7–3)	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Feb 9, 2008		at Cal Poly	W 80–67	15–7 (8–3)	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, California
Feb 14, 2008		UC Davis	W 94–74	16–7 (9–3)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Feb 16, 2008		Pacific	W 92–78	17–7 (10–3)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Feb 23, 2008*		Portland State	W 85–69	18–7	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Feb 28, 2008		Cal State Northridge	L 74–82	18–8 (10–4)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Mar 1, 2008		Long Beach State	W 85–51	19–8 (11–4)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Mar 4, 2008*		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 84–80	20–8	Rabobank Arena Bakersfield, California
Mar 8, 2008		at UC Irvine	W 74–66	21–8 (12–4)	Bren Events Center Irvine, California
Big West tournament
Mar 13, 2008*		vs. UC Riverside Quarterfinals	W 81–69	22–8	Anaheim Convention Center Arena Anaheim, California
Mar 14, 2008*		vs. Cal State Northridge Semifinals	W 83–68	23–8	Anaheim Convention Center Arena Anaheim, California
Mar 15, 2008*		vs. UC Irvine Championship Game	W 81–66	24–8	Anaheim Convention Center Arena Anaheim, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin First Round	L 56–71	24–9	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[3] ^[4]

References[edit]

^ Big West MBB Record Book
^ "Wisconsin avoids another early round exit with second-half rally". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule - Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "CSU Fullerton Titans 2007–08 Statistics". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[1] Big West MBB Record Book

[2] "Wisconsin avoids another early round exit with second-half rally". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[3] "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule - Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[4] "CSU Fullerton Titans 2007–08 Statistics". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

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