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No. 5 Tennessee | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Vanderbilt | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia β | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mississippi State | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2008 SEC tournament winner As of April 7, 2008 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2007β08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2007β08. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie. It was his 1st year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The highlights of the season were the unranked Wildcats upsetting the #3 ranked Tennessee Volunteers 72β66, and pushing the then ranked #1 Vols to the final seconds in a 63β60 loss at Tennessee.
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2007 signees
US college sports recruiting information for 2007 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Alex Legion G |
Beverly Hills, Michigan | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 199 lb (90 kg) | Apr 24, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Patrick Patterson F |
Huntington, West Virginia | Huntington High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | May 16, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
A.J. Stewart F |
Jacksonville, Florida | Arlington Country Day High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | Oct 15, 2006 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Mike Williams C |
Alexandria, Virginia | Bishop Ireton High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Sep 28, 2006 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Morakinyo Williams C |
Alexandria, Virginia | Bishop Ireton High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Nov 14, 2006 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11 Rivals: 26 | ||||||
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2007β08 schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2007* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 23 | Central Arkansas | W 67β40 | 1β0 |
Rupp Arena (20,335) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
November 7, 2007* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 23 | Gardner-Webb | L 68β84 | 1β1 |
Rupp Arena (19,845) Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
November 21, 2007* 7:00 pm, FSN |
Liberty | W 80β54 | 2β1 |
Rupp Arena (21,298) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
November 24, 2007* 7:00 pm, FSN |
Texas Southern | W 83β35 | 3β1 |
Rupp Arena (21,445) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
November 27, 2007* 7:00 pm, FSN South |
Stony Brook | W 62β52 | 4β1 |
Rupp Arena (19,269) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
December 1, 2007* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 1 North Carolina | L 77β86 | 4β2 |
Rupp Arena (24,252) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
December 8, 2007* 3:45 pm, CBS |
at No. 15 Indiana | L 51β71 | 4β3 |
Assembly Hall (17,410) Bloomington, Indiana | |||||||
December 15, 2007* 2:00 pm, ESPN |
UAB | L 76β79 | 4β4 |
Freedom Hall (14,241) Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
December 18, 2007* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
at Houston | L 69β83 | 4β5 |
Hofheinz Pavilion (8,517) Houston, Texas | |||||||
December 22, 2007* 1:00 pm, FSN |
Tennessee Tech | W 69β47 | 5β5 |
Rupp Arena (22,371) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
December 29, 2007* 2:00 pm, ESPN |
San Diego | L 72β81 | 5β6 |
Rupp Arena (23,756) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
December 31, 2007* 12:00 pm, FSN |
Florida International | W 92β49 | 6β6 |
Rupp Arena (19,184) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
January 5, 2008* 4:00 pm, CBS |
Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass |
L 75β89 | 6β7 |
Rupp Arena (24,386) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
SEC Regular Season | |||||||||||
January 12, 2008 1:30 pm, CBS |
No. 12 Vanderbilt | W 79β73 2OT | 7β7 (1β0) |
Rupp Arena (23,965) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
January 15, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN |
at Mississippi State | L 64β69 | 7β8 (1β1) |
Humphrey Coliseum (9,862) Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
January 19, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN |
at Florida 'ESPN College GameDay' |
L 70β81 OT | 7β9 (1β2) |
O'Connell Center (12,222) Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
January 22, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 Tennessee | W 72β66 | 8β9 (2β2) |
Rupp Arena (23,443) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
January 26, 2008 1:00 pm, Raycom |
South Carolina | W 78β70 | 9β9 (3β2) |
Rupp Arena (23,996) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
February 2, 2008 1:00 pm, CBS |
at Georgia | W 63β58 | 10β9 (4β2) |
Stegeman Coliseum (10,313) Athens, Georgia | |||||||
February 6, 2008 8:00 pm, Raycom |
at Auburn | W 66β63 | 11β9 (5β2) |
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (5,352) Auburn, AL | |||||||
February 9, 2008 12:00 pm, Raycom |
Alabama | W 62β52 | 12β9 (6β2) |
Rupp Arena (24,190) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
February 12, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN |
at No. 19 Vanderbilt | L 52β93 | 12β10 (6β3) |
Memorial Gym (14,325) Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
February 16, 2008 1:00 pm, Raycom |
at LSU | W 67β63 | 13β10 (7β3) |
Maravich Center (9,870) Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
February 19, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN |
Georgia | W 61β55 | 14β10 (8β3) |
Rupp Arena (22,271) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
February 23, 2008 2:00 pm, CBS |
Arkansas | W 63β58 | 15β10 (9β3) |
Rupp Arena (24,371) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
February 27, 2008 8:00 pm, Raycom |
Mississippi | W 58β54 | 16β10 (10β3) |
Rupp Arena (23,330) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
March 2, 2008 12:00 pm, CBS |
at No. 1 Tennessee | L 60β63 | 16β11 (10β4) |
ThompsonβBoling Arena (21,628) Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
March 5, 2008 7:00 pm, Raycom |
at South Carolina | W 71β63 | 17β11 (11β4) |
Colonial Center (13,324) Columbia, South Carolina | |||||||
March 9, 2008 12:00 pm, CBS |
Florida Senior Day |
W 75β70 | 18β11 (12β4) |
Rupp Arena (24,256) Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
2008 SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2008 12:00, Raycom |
(E2) | vs. (E6) Georgia Quarterfinals |
L 56β60 OT | 18β12 (12β4) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,458) Atlanta | ||||||
2008 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 20, 2008 2:30, CBS |
(11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 25 Marquette First round |
L 66β74 | 18β13 (12β4) |
Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Class of 2008 commitments/signees
US college sports recruiting information for 2008 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
DeAndre Liggins G |
Chicago, Illinois | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | Jun 27, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Darius Miller G/F |
Maysville, Kentucky | Mason County | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 223 lb (101 kg) | Sep 7, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Kevin Galloway G/F |
Sacramento, California | College of Southern Idaho | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Mar 10, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Josh Harrellson C |
St. Charles, Missouri | Southwestern Illinois Community College | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Apr 29, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: 21 | ||||||
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