2007–08 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

2007–08 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
2007–08 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball
CBI tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	18–16 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach	Blaine Taylor (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Corrigan (14th season); Rob Wilkes (6th season); Travis DeCuire (5th season);
Home arena	Ted Constant Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

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.

ConferenceColonial Athletic Association

Record18–16 (11–7 CAA)

Headcoach

Blaine Taylor (7th season)

Assistant coaches

Jim Corrigan (14th season)
Rob Wilkes (6th season)
Travis DeCuire (5th season)

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2007–08 CAA men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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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]

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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.

2007–08 Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

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