2007–08 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

2007–08 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
2007–08 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
CBI Champions
Conference	Conference USA
Record	25–14 (8–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Doug Wojcik (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Ballard (1st season); Dave Wojcik (3rd season); David Cason (3rd season); Andy Kohut (3rd season);
Home arena	Reynolds Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Memphis	16	–	0	1.000	38	–	2	.950
UAB	12	–	4	.750	23	–	11	.676
Houston	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Southern Miss	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
UCF	9	–	7	.563	16	–	15	.516
Tulsa	8	–	8	.500	25	–	14	.641
UTEP	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
Marshall	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
Tulane	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
East Carolina	5	–	11	.313	11	–	19	.367
SMU	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333
Rice	0	–	16	.000	3	–	27	.100

† 2008 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2007–08 season. Playing in Conference USA (C-USA) and led by third-year head coach Doug Wojcik, the Golden Hurricane finished the season with a 25–14 overall record and won the 2008 College Basketball Invitational – the first year of the tournament's existence.^[1]^[2]

In C-USA play, the Golden Hurricane finished in sixth place with a 8–8 record.^[3] They advanced to the championship game of the 2008 C-USA tournament, where they lost to top-seeded Memphis, 77–51.

Roster[edit]

2007–08 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Ben Uzoh	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Warren HS	San Antonio, Texas
F	4	Calvin Walls	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Iowa Western CC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
G	5	Brett McDade	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Billy Ryan HS	Denton, Texas
G	10	Joey Kieval	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS So	Memorial HS	Houston, Texas
F	11	Steven Idlet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Prairie Grove HS	Prairie Grove, Arkansas
F	12	Bishop Wheatley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Cedar Hill HS	Cedar Hill, Texas
G	15	Justin Hurtt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Archbishop O'Hara HS	Raytown, Missouri
G	22	Glenn Andrews	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	T. C. Williams HS	Alexandria, Virginia
C	23	Jerome Jordan	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Florida Preparatory Academy	Kingston, Jamaica
G	33	Rod Earls	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Paris JC	Little Rock, Arkansas
F/C	45	Sam Mitchell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Bartlesville HS	Bartlesville, Oklahoma
F	53	Ray Reese	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Westchester HS	Los Angeles, California

Head coach

Doug Wojcik (Navy '87)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeremy Ballard (Colgate '03)
Dave Wojcik (Loyola (MD) '91)
David Cason (Illinois State '96)
Andy Kohut (Purdue '03)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9–8–2019

Schedule and results[edit]

Source:^[4]^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/5/07* 7:00 pm	Missouri Southern	W 86–48	—	Reynolds Center (4,376) Tulsa, OK^[6]^[7]
Regular season
November 11, 2007* 4:00 pm	vs. Hampton O'Reilly Auto Parts/CBE	L 55–72	0–1	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
November 12, 2007* 5:00 pm	vs. North Florida O'Reilly Auto Parts/CBE	W 83–66	1–1	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
November 16, 2007* 7:00 pm	Arkansas State	W 75–59	2–1	Reynolds Center (4,842) Tulsa, OK
November 23, 2007* 7:00 pm	Northwestern Oklahoma State	W 67–58	-	Reynolds Center (2,133) Tulsa, OK^[8]
November 27, 2007* 7:05 pm	at Oral Roberts	L 70–84	2–2	Mabee Center (7,436) Tulsa, OK
December 1, 2007* 7:00 pm	at Arkansas–Little Rock	L 51–62	2–3	Jack Stephens Center (3,976) Little Rock, AR
December 5, 2007* 7:00 pm	at Oklahoma	L 55–81	2–4	Lloyd Noble Center (9,203) Norman, OK
December 9, 2007* 2:00 pm	Central Arkansas	W 65–52	3–4	Reynolds Center (4,632) Tulsa, OK
December 15, 2007* 7:00 pm	Texas–Pan American	W 90–61	4–4	Reynolds Center (4,860) Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2007* 7:00 pm	Charlotte	W 75–63	5–4	Reynolds Center (4,746) Tulsa, OK
December 22, 2007* 4:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	W 89–51	6–4	Reynolds Center (4,882) Tulsa, OK
December 30, 2007* 2:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	W 71–46	7–4	Reynolds Center (5,175) Tulsa, OK
January 7, 2008* 8:00 pm	at Colorado	W 81–68	8–4	Coors Events/Conference Center (2,031) Boulder, CO
Conference regular season
January 12, 2008 6:00 pm	at UCF	L 91-97 ^3OT	8–5 (0–1)	UCF Arena (7,093) Orlando, FL
January 16, 2008 8:00 pm, CSTV	Tulane	L 65–67 ^OT	8–6 (0–2)	Reynolds Center (6,101) Tulsa, OK
January 19, 2008 7:00 pm	at SMU	W 72–71	9–6 (1–2)	Moody Coliseum (3,024) University Park, TX
January 23, 2008 7:00 pm, CSTV	No. 1 Memphis	L 41–56	9–7 (1–3)	Reynolds Center (8,475) Tulsa, OK
January 26, 2008 8:35 pm	at UTEP	L 61–65	9–8 (1–4)	Don Haskins Center (9,447) El Paso, TX
January 30, 2008 6:00 pm	at Marshall	L 65–72 ^OT	9–9 (1–5)	Cam Henderson Center (4,317) Huntington, WV
February 2, 2008 8:00 pm, CSTV	SMU	W 72–60	10–9 (2–5)	Reynolds Center (7,016) Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2008 7:00 pm	at Houston	L 81–92	10–10 (2–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,502) Houston, TX
February 9, 2008 7:00 pm	at Southern Miss	W 78–63	11–10 (3–6)	Reynolds Center (5,323) Tulsa, OK
February 13, 2008 6:00 pm	at East Carolina	W 66–61	12–10 (4–6)	Williams Arena (3,731) Greenville, NC
February 16, 2008 7:00 pm	UTEP	W 73–50	13–10 (5–6)	Reynolds Center (5,383) Tulsa, OK
February 20, 2008 7:00 pm	Rice	W 68–37	14–10 (6–6)	Reynolds Center (5,059) Tulsa, OK
February 23, 2008* 2:00 pm	Presbyterian	W 77–58	15–10	Reynolds Center (5,079) Tulsa, OK
February 27, 2008 7:00 pm, CSTV	at No. 2 Memphis	L 67–82	15–11 (6–7)	FedExForum (17,179) Memphis, TN
March 1, 2008 7:00 pm	Marshall	W 89–64	16–11 (7–7)	Reynolds Center (5,346) Tulsa, OK
March 5, 2008 7:00 pm	at UAB	L 70–84	16–12 (7–8)	Bartow Arena (6,339) Birmingham, AL
March 8, 2008 7:00 pm	at UCF	W 85–73	17–12 (8–8)	Reynolds Center (5,848) Tulsa, OK
2008 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
March 12, 2008 12:00 pm, CSTV	vs. East Carolina First Round	W 66–49	18–12	FedExForum (10,954) Memphis, TN
March 13, 2008 12:00 pm, CSTV	vs. UAB Second Round	W 78–68 ^OT	19–12	FedExForum (10,883) Memphis, TN
March 14, 2008 6:00 pm, CSTV	vs. UTEP Semifinals	W 64–62 ^OT	20–12	FedExForum (11,812) Memphis, TN
March 15, 2008 10:35 am, CBS	at No. 2 Memphis Championship Game	L 51–77	20–13	FedExForum (14,071) Memphis, TN
2008 College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2008* 7:00 pm, Fox College Sports	Miami (Oh) First Round	W 61–45	21–13	Reynolds Center (5,365) Tulsa, OK
March 24, 2008* 8:00 pm, Fox College Sports	Utah Quarterfinals	W 69–60	22–13	Reynolds Center (5,764) Tulsa, OK
March 26, 2008* 8:00 pm, Fox College Sports	Houston Semifinals	W 73–69	23–13	Reynolds Center (5,339) Tulsa, OK
March 31, 2008* 7:03 pm, Fox College Sports	Bradley Finals, Game 1	W 73–68	24–13	Reynolds Center (7,337) Tulsa, OK
April 2, 2008* 7:00 pm, Fox College Sports	at Bradley Finals Game 2	L 74–83	24–14	Carver Arena (9,014) Peoria, IL
April 4, 2008* 7:00 pm, Fox College Sports	Bradley Finals, Game 3	W 70–64	25–14	Reynolds Center (8,455) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[9]

References[edit]

^ "2018–19 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tulsa. 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "CBI – History". GazelleGroup.com. 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
^ "2007–08 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster & Stats". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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v t e Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	"Hurricane Spirit" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24