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2007–08 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

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2007–08 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record23–11 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBankUnited Center
Seasons
2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 North Carolina 14 2   .875 36 3   .923
No. 9 Duke 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 22 Clemson 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Virginia Tech 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Miami (FL) 8 8   .500 23 11   .676
Maryland 8 8   .500 19 15   .559
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Florida State 7 9   .438 19 15   .559
Virginia 5 11   .313 17 16   .515
Boston College 4 12   .250 14 17   .452
NC State 4 12   .250 15 16   .484
2008 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by 4th-year head coach Frank Haith, played their home games at the BankUnited Center and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 8–8 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ACC Basketball tournament to Florida State. They were invited to the 2008 NCAA tournament as No. 7 seed in the South region. They defeated St. Mary's in the first round[1] before falling in the second round to Texas.[2]

Roster

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2007–08 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 00 Jimmy Graham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Jr Goldsboro, NC
G 1 Lance Hurdle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Diego, CA
G 5 Eddie Rios 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Miami, FL
G 10 Landon Glover (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montclair, NJ
F 20 Cyrus McGowan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Brooksville, MS
F 21 Dwayne Collins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Miami, FL
F 22 Fabio Nass 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Santa Catarina, Brazil
G 23 James Dews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So West Chester, OH
G 25 Jonathan Stratton (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Sandusky, OH
F 30 Adrian Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS So Pembroke Pines, FL
F 32 Brian Asbury 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Miami, FL
G 33 Jack McClinton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD
F 42 Raymond Hicks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Sr Longview, TX
C 45 Julian Gamble 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Fr Durham, NC
C 50 Anthony King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 246 lb (112 kg) RS Sr Durham, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 9, 2007*
7:30 pm
Florida Southern W 104–61  1–0
 15  Tied   11  Graham   7  McClinton  BankUnited Center (2,367)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 15, 2007*
12:30 pm
vs. Marist
Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round
W 85–61  2–0
 13  King   5  Tied   8  Rios  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (1,567)
San Juan, PR
Nov 16, 2007*
2:30 pm
vs. VCU
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinals
W 69–63  3–0
 23  McClinton   15  King   2  Graham  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (1,818)
San Juan, PR
Nov 18, 2007*
8:30 pm
vs. Providence
Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship
W 64–58  4–0
 17  Dews   8  King   4  Tied  José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,078)
San Juan, PR
Nov 24, 2007*
1:00 pm
Morgan State W 55–51  5–0
 11  King   8  King   4  Rios  BankUnited Center (1,777)
Coral Gables, FL
Nov 28, 2007*
7:30 pm
Alabama State W 83–74  6–0
 16  Collins   12  King   5  Rios  BankUnited Center (2,339)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 2, 2007*
4:00 pm
St. John's W 66–47  7–0
 13  Tied   8  King   4  Hurdle  BankUnited Center (3,515)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 8, 2007*
7:00 pm
at Florida International W 67–53  8–0
 14  Tied   9  Tied   4  McClinton  Pharmed Arena (4,121)
Miami, FL
Dec 13, 2007*
7:00 pm
at Mississippi State W 64–58  9–0
 29  McClinton   7  Tied   2  Tied  Humphrey Coliseum (7,912)
Starkville, MS
Dec 17, 2007*
9:00 pm
No. 22 Stetson W 89–53  10–0
 18  Asbury   9  Asbury   5  Tied  BankUnited Center (1,893)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 20, 2007*
7:30 pm
No. 22 North Florida W 85–63  11–0
 13  Tied   11  Collins   6  McClinton  BankUnited Center (2,253)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 23, 2007*
1:00 pm
No. 22 North Carolina A&T W 95–64  12–0
 17  McClinton   7  Tied   8  Asbury  BankUnited Center (2,755)
Coral Gables, FL
Dec 29, 2007*
4:00 pm
No. 19 vs. Winthrop
Orange Bowl Classic
L 70–76  12–1
 30  McClinton   9  King   4  McClinton  Bank Atlantic Center (13,153)
Sunrise, FL
Jan 2, 2008*
8:00 pm
Penn W 88–62  13–1
 22  Asbury   12  Collins   6  Dews  BankUnited Center (3,138)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Regular Season
Jan 12, 2008
2:00 pm
No. 25 Georgia Tech W 78–68  14–1
(1–0)
 20  Dews   8  King   2  Tied  BankUnited Center (7,000)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 15, 2008
9:00 pm
No. 21 at Boston College L 66–76  14–2
(1–1)
 20  McClinton   8  Collins   3  McClinton  Conte Forum (5,127)
Boston, MA
Jan 19, 2008
8:00 pm
No. 21 at NC State L 77–79 OT 14–3
(1–2)
 26  McClinton   9  Graham   3  Dews  RBC Center (12,400)
Raleigh, NC
Jan 23, 2008
9:00 pm
No. 5 North Carolina L 82–98  14–4
(1–3)
 20  Hurdle   7  King   7  McClinton  BankUnited Center (7,000)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 27, 2008
1:00 pm
Clemson W 75–72  15–4
(2–3)
 16  Collins   12  Collins   3  McClinton  BankUnited Center (4,859)
Coral Gables, FL
Jan 29, 2008
7:00 pm
at Wake Forest L 68–70  15–5
(2–4)
 16  McClinton   7  King   6  Hurdle  LJVM Coliseum (12,417)
Winston-Salem, NC
Feb 2, 2008
3:45 pm
at No. 3 Duke L 73–88  15–6
(2–5)
 15  Dews   7  Tied   3  Hurdle  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Feb 6, 2008
7:30 pm
Florida State L 55–62  15–7
(2–6)
 16  McClinton   12  Graham   5  Hurdle  BankUnited Center (5,447)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 9, 2008
2:00 pm
at Virginia Tech W 74–71  16–7
(3–6)
 19  McClinton   11  King   2  Hurdle  Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Feb 17, 2008
1:00 pm
at Georgia Tech W 64–63  17–7
(4–6)
 23  McClinton   7  Collins   2  Tied  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191)
Atlanta, GA
Feb 20, 2008
9:00 pm
No. 5 Duke W 96–95  18–7
(5–6)
 26  Collins   7  Collins   4  Tied  BankUnited Center (6,670)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 23, 2008
2:00 pm
Maryland W 78–63  19–7
(6–6)
 14  King   6  Collins   3  Hurdle  BankUnited Center (6,058)
Coral Gables, FL
Feb 27, 2008
7:30 pm
at Clemson L 69–79  19–8
(6–7)
 18  McClinton   10  Collins   6  Rios  Littlejohn Coliseum (9,347)
Clemson, SC
Mar 1, 2008
2:30 pm
Virginia W 95–93  20–8
(7–7)
 34  McClinton   8  King   8  Rios  BankUnited Center (6,128)
Coral Gables, FL
Mar 5, 2008
7:00 pm
Boston College W 74–61  21–8
(8–7)
 21  McClinton   8  King   2  Tied  BankUnited Center (5,953)
Coral Gables, FL
Mar 8, 2008
12:00 pm
at Florida State L 72–75 OT 21–9
(8–8)
 22  McClinton   10  Collins   5  Dews  Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (6,780)
Tallahassee, FL
ACC tournament
Mar 13, 2008*
2:30 pm
(5) vs. (12) NC State
First Round
W 63–50  22–9
 14  Dews   6  Tied   5  Hurdle  Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
Charlotte, NC
Mar 14, 2008*
2:30 pm
(5) vs. (4) Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
L 49–63  22–10
 16  McClinton   5  Tied   4  McClinton  Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035)
Charlotte, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*
11:30 am
(7 S) vs. (10 S) Saint Mary's
First Round
W 78–64  23–10
 38  McClinton   9  Collins   3  Tied  Alltel Arena (16,060)
North Little Rock, AR
Mar 23, 2008*
1:15 pm
(7 S) vs. (2 S) No. 7 Texas
Second Round
L 72–75  23–11
 18  McClinton   6  King   3  Tied  Alltel Arena (16,060)
North Little Rock, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "McClinton leads Hurricanes' rally with career-high 38 points". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Retrieved August 21, 2021.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Texas uses long-range attack to beat Miami, reach Sweet 16". ESPN. March 23, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2021.[dead link]
  3. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Miami Hurricanes 2020-21 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  5. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1174–1175. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.