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2007–08 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

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2007–08 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CBI tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record18–16 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Corrigan (14th season)
  • Rob Wilkes (6th season)
  • Travis DeCuire (5th season)
Home arenaTed Constant Convocation Center
Seasons
2007–08 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
UNC Wilmington 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
George Mason 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 18 16   .529
William & Mary 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Northeastern 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Delaware 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Hofstra 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Towson 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Drexel 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
James Madison 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Georgia State 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
2008 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2007–08 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team represented Old Dominion University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 2007–08 season. Playing in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and led by seventh-year head coach Blaine Taylor, the Monarchs finished the season with a 18–16 overall record (11–7 CAA). After finishing fourth in the CAA regular season standings, Old Dominion lost to the William & Mary Tribe in the CAA Tournament quarterfinal.

Despite an unsuccessful conference postseason, ODU secured a bid to the 2008 College Basketball Invitational. Playing as the No. 2 seed in the East region, the Monarchs beat No. 3 seed Rider in the opening round and lost to Virginia in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2007–08 Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Abdi Lidonde 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr St. Andrews HS Sutton, Massachusetts
G/F 2 Ben Finney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So I.C. Norcom HS Portsmouth, Virginia
G 3 Darius James Current redshirt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Tallwood HS Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 4 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Edgewater HS Orlando, Florida
G 10 Etoile Imama 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Champlain St. Lambert Montreal, Canada
F 12 Gerald Lee 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Korihait Uusikaupunki, Finland
G 20 Brian Henderson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Varina HS Richmond, Virginia
F 21 Frank Hassell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Indian River HS Chesapeake, Virginia
G 23 Marsharee Neely Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Walter Hines Page HS Greensboro, North Carolina
G/F 24 Kent Bazemore Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Bertie HS Kelford, North Carolina
C 30 Sam Harris 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Lake Ginninderra Launceston, Australia
F 33 Keyon Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS So Dwyer HS Riviera Beach, Florida
F 34 Jonathan Adams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Baylor School (TN) Ringgold, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2007*
6:00 p.m.
Mount Olive W 83–53 
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
November 5, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
Shepherd W 78–65 
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2007*
2:00 p.m.
South Carolina State W 64–54  1–0
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
November 16, 2007*
7:00 p.m., WSKY4
Toledo W 66–35  2–0
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
November 18, 2007*
2:00 p.m., ACC Select
at Clemson L 53–66  2–1
Littlejohn Coliseum (6,528)
Clemson, SC
November 20, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
Iona
Las Vegas Invitational
W 74–63  3–1
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2007*
11:55 p.m., ESPNU
vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational
L 82–99  3–2
Orleans Arena (5,500)
Las Vegas, NV
November 24, 2007*
7:30 p.m.
vs. No. 12 Louisville
Las Vegas Invitational
L 53–64  3–3
Orleans Arena 
Las Vegas, NV
November 28, 2007*
7:00 p.m., MASN
No. 5 Georgetown L 48–66  3–4
Ted Constant Center (8,424)
Norfolk, VA
December 1, 2007
7:30 p.m.
at Georgia State W 72–64  4–4
(1–0)
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA
December 8, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
UMES W 74–49  5–4
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
December 16, 2007*
4:00 p.m., Comcast
Virginia Tech W 72–69  6–4
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
December 19, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
at Richmond L 49–55  6–5
Robins Center (3,350)
Richmond, VA
December 21, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
at Winthrop L 69–72  6–6
Winthrop Coliseum (3,054)
Rock Hill, SC
December 29, 2007*
8:00 p.m.
at UAB L 57–70  6–7
Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
CAA regular season
January 2, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Hofstra W 75–54  7–7
(2–0)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
January 5, 2008
8:00 p.m., Comcast
William & Mary
Rivalry
L 61–70  7–8
(2–1)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
January 9, 2008
7:00 p.m.
at Towson W 71–59  8–8
(3–1)
Towson Center 
Towson, MD
January 12, 2008
7:00 p.m., WSKY4
at Delaware L 74–81  8–9
(3–2)
Bob Carpenter Center 
Newark, DE
January 16, 2008
7:00 p.m., Comcast
James Madison
Rivalry
W 79–52  9–9
(4–2)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
January 19, 2008
4:00 p.m., Comcast
VCU
Rivalry
L 68–78  9–10
(4–3)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
January 23, 2008
8:00 p.m., WSKY4/CN8
at George Mason L 53–86  9–11
(4–4)
Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
January 26, 2008
7:00 p.m.
at William & Mary W 72–59  10–11
(5–4)
Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
January 30, 2008
7:00 p.m.
UNC Wilmington L 65–68  10–12
(5–5)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
February 2, 2008
4:00 p.m.
Georgia State W 73–50  11–12
(6–5)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
February 6, 2008
7:00 p.m.
at Northeastern L 60–67  11–13
(6–6)
Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
February 9, 2008
4:00 p.m., Comcast
George Mason W 72–64  12–13
(7–6)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
February 14, 2007
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Drexel W 75–71 2OT 13–13
(8–6)
Ted Constant Center (5,822)
Norfolk, VA
February 16, 2008
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at VCU
Rivalry
W 67–66  14–13
(9–6)
Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
February 20, 2008
7:00 p.m., WSKY4
at James Madison W 72–52  15–13
(10–6)
JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
February 23, 2008*
7:00 p.m.
Bucknell
ESPN BracketBusters
W 65–55  16–13
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
February 27, 2008
7:00 p.m.
Northeastern W 70–58  17–13
(11–6)
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
March 1, 2008
4:00 p.m., Comcast
at UNC Wilmington L 64–72  17–14
(11–7)
Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
CAA tournament
March 8, 2008*
2:30 p.m., WSKY4
(4) vs. (5) William & Mary
Quarterfinals
L 60–63  17–15
Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, VA
CBI tournament
March 18, 2008*
7:00 p.m.
(E2) (E3) Rider
First Round
W 68–65  18–15
Ted Constant Center 
Norfolk, VA
March 24, 2008*
7:00 p.m.
(E2) at (E1) Virginia
Quarterfinals
L 76–80  18–16
John Paul Jones Arena (6,460)
Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ Radford, Rich (March 29, 2008). "Monarchs got sizable discount to play in CBI". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "2007–08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.