2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team

2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball
2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Record	15–16 (6–12 Big East)
Head coach	Tim Welsh;
Assistant coach	Vince Cautero
Home arena	Dunkin' Donuts Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Georgetown	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
No. 13 Louisville	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
No. 15 Notre Dame	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
No. 16 Connecticut	13	–	5	.722	24	–	9	.727
West Virginia	11	–	7	.611	26	–	11	.703
No. 25 Marquette	11	–	7	.611	25	–	10	.714
No. 17 Pittsburgh†	10	–	8	.556	27	–	10	.730
Villanova	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Syracuse	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Cincinnati	8	–	10	.444	13	–	19	.406
Seton Hall	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
Providence	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
*DePaul	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
*St. John's	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
*South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	19	.387
*Rutgers	3	–	15	.167	11	–	20	.355


† 2008 Big East tournament winner As of April 7, 2008^[1] Rankings from AP Poll *Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.

The 2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by tenth-year head coach Tim Welsh, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 15–16 with a 6–12 record in the Big East, before losing in the first round of the Big East tournament to West Virginia.

Previous season[edit]

The Friars finished the 2006–07 season with an 18–13 record with an 8–8 record in Big East play. They were the 10th seed in the 2007 Big East tournament and lost to the West Virginia Mountaineers in the first round. The team earned an at-large bid to the 2007 NIT as a 5-seed and lost in the first round.

Roster[edit]

2007–08 Providence Friars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Alex Kellogg	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	DeSales High School	Columbus, Ohio
G	1	Jeff Xavier	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	St. Raphael Academy	Pawtucket, Rhode Island
G	2	MarShon Brooks	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Tucker High School	Stone Mountain, Georgia
G	4	Sharaud Curry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Joseph Wheeler High School	Gainesville, Georgia
G	5	Dwain Williams	—	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Vista Murrieta High School	San Diego, California
G/F	11	Geoff McDermott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	New Rochelle High School	New Rochelle, New York
G	12	Luke Burchett (W)	—	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Fenwick High School	Western Springs, Illinois
G	13	Weyinmi Efejuku	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Fresh Meadows, New York
F	15	Jamine Peterson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame Prep	Brooklyn, New York
F	21	Chris Baudinet (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Taft School	Watertown, Connecticut
G	23	Brian McKenzie	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Xaverian High School	Brooklyn, New York
F/C	32	Randall Hanke	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Trinity-Pawling School	New York, New York
F	33	Charles Burch	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr	Tabor Academy	Dorchester, Massachusetts
F/C	34	Jonathan Kale	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	St. Andrew's School	Mattapan, Massachusetts
C	55	Ray Hall	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	J. K. Mullen High School	Denver, Colorado

Head coach

Tim Welsh (SUNY Potsdam)

Assistant coach(es)

Vince Cautero

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2007* 7:34 pm	Carleton	W 86–72		15 – McDermott	9 – Tied	6 – Efejuku	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 2007* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	Temple O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 66–64	1–0	17 – Williams	7 – McDermott	3 – McDermott	Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR
November 16, 2007* 5:30 pm, ESPNU	No. 18 Arkansas O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off	W 67–51	2–0	18 – McKenzie	8 – McDermott	3 – Tied	Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, PR
November 18, 2007* 7:30 pm, ESPNU	Miami (FL) O'Reilly ESPNU Puerto Rico Tip-Off	L 58–64	2–1	21 – Efejuku	11 – McDermott	2 – Tied	Coliseo de Puerto Rico (5,078) San Juan, PR
November 24, 2007* 7:30 pm	Harvard	W 93–70	3–1	27 – Xavier	7 – McKenzie	4 – Tied	Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,742) Providence, RI
November 27, 2007* 7:30 pm	Maine	W 78–48	4–1	17 – McDermott	13 – McDermott	5 – McDermott	Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,263) Providence, RI
December 1, 2007* 6:00 pm	Boston College The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase	W 98–89 OT	5–1	21 – Efejuku	7 – Peterson	10 – McDermott	TD Garden (18,007) Boston, MA
December 4, 2007* 7:00 pm	at Rhode Island	L 60–77	5–2	12 – McKenzie	9 – Kale	4 – Efejuku	Ryan Center (7,657) Kingston, RI
December 6, 2007* 7:00 pm	South Carolina Big East/SEC Invitational	L 67–68	5–3	16 – McDermott	10 – McDermott	5 – McDermott	Wells Fargo Center (20,155) Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2007* 7:30 pm	Brown	W 70–51	6–3	13 – Tied	11 – McDermott	5 – Efejuku	Dunkin Donuts Center (4,453) Providence, RI
December 19, 2007* 7:30 pm	Sacred Heart	W 94–89	7–3	22 – Efejuku	10 – Tied	6 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (4,933) Providence, RI
December 22, 2007* 4:00 pm	Florida State	W 101–95	8–3	27 – Xavier	7 – McDermott	10 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (9,069) Providence, RI
December 31, 2007* 2:00 pm	Saint Peter's	W 83–78	9–3	23 – Hanke	14 – Hanke	7 – Xavier	Dunkin Donuts Center (5,973) Providence, RI
January 3, 2008 9:00 pm	at No. 10 Marquette	L 67–96	9–4 (0–1)	21 – McKenzie	6 – McKenzie	5 – McDermott	BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,041) Milwaukee, WI
January 5, 2008 8:00 pm	at DePaul	L 65–70	9–5 (0–2)	20 – Efejuku	15 – McDermott	3 – Tied	Allstate Arena (9,477) Rosemont, IL
January 9, 2008 7:30 pm	Rutgers	W 76–50	10–5 (1–2)	24 – McKenzie	8 – Tied	8 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (7,102) Providence, RI
January 12, 2008 4:00 pm	South Florida	W 76–50	11–5 (2–2)	24 – McDermott	7 – McDermott	6 – Tied	Dunkin Donuts Center (8,721) Providence, RI
January 17, 2008 7:00 pm	at Connecticut	W 77–65	12–5 (3–2)	23 – Williams	11 – McDermott	6 – McDermott	XL Center (13,719) Hartford, CT
January 24, 2008 7:00 pm	Seton Hall	L 75–88	12–6 (3–3)	23 – Efejuku	11 – McDermott	5 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (9,147) Providence, RI
January 27, 2008 2:00 pm	at Syracuse	L 64–71	12–7 (3–4)	21 – Williams	14 – McDermott	6 – McDermott	Carrier Dome (23,309) Syracuse, NY
January 31, 2008 7:00 pm	at Notre Dame	L 74–81 OT	12–8 (3–5)	20 – Williams	8 – McDermott	8 – McDermott	Purcell Pavilion (10,179) South Bend, IN
February 2, 2008 7:00 pm	West Virginia	L 65–77	12–9 (3–6)	18 – Hanke	4 – Tied	7 – Xavier	Dunkin Donuts Center (12,993) Providence, RI
February 2, 2008 7:00 pm	DePaul	L 65–79	13–9 (4–6)	21 – Hanke	10 – McDermott	6 – Xavier	Dunkin Donuts Center (6,302) Providence, RI
February 9, 2008 12:00 pm	at St. John's	L 62–64	13–10 (4–7)	19 – Xavier	9 – McDermott	8 – McDermott	Carnesecca Arena (5,868) Queens, NY
February 12, 2008 7:30 pm	at No. 22 Pittsburgh	L 63–82	13–11 (4–8)	15 – Brooks	5 – Hanke	5 – Williams	Petersen Events Center (10,217) Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2008 2:00 pm	No. 23 Louisville	L 72–80	13–12 (4–9)	18 – McDermott	9 – Xavier	4 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (12,500) Providence, RI
February 18, 2008 4:00 pm	No. 12 Georgetown	L 58–68	13–13 (4–10)	25 – Efejuku	6 – McDermott	5 – Xavier	Dunkin Donuts Center (11,689) Providence, RI
February 23, 2008 7:00 pm	at West Virginia	L 53–80	13–14 (4–11)	15 – Xavier	9 – McDermott	3 – McKenzie	WVU Coliseum (11,319) Morgantown, WV
March 2, 2008 12:00 pm	at Cincinnati	W 81–79 OT	14–14 (5–11)	18 – McKenzie	14 – McDermott	9 – McDermott	Fifth Third Arena (8,773) Cincinnati, OH
March 6, 2008 7:00 pm	No. 13 Connecticut	W 85–76	15–14 (6–11)	25 – Efejuku	9 – McDermott	5 – Tied	Dunkin Donuts Center (9,986) Providence, RI
March 8, 2008 7:00 pm	Villanova	L 63–73	15–15 (6–12)	18 – Hanke	7 – Tied	7 – McDermott	Dunkin Donuts Center (12,034) Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 12, 2008 2:00 pm	West Virginia	L 53–58	15–16	12 – Efejuku	6 – Tied	8 – McDermott	Madison Square Garden (19,562) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time^[2].

References[edit]

^ "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.
^ Schedule Friars.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2020.

[standings-1] "2007-08 Big East Conference Season Summary: Standings" sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12-13-2013.

[2] Schedule Friars.com. Retrieved on February 9, 2020.

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics