2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference Eastern
2007–08 record	18–13 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Gillispie
Assistant coach	Jeremy Cox
Assistant coach	Glynn Cyprien
Assistant coach	Tracy Webster
Home arena	Rupp Arena

The 2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2007–2008. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie. It was his 1st year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats play their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

Roster

2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town G 2 Matt Scherbenske  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy (VA)/Oral Roberts Lexington, Kentucky G 3 Ramel Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr IMG Academy Brooklyn, New York G 5 Derrick Jasper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Paso Robles Paso Robles, California G 12 Mark Krebs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Newport Central Catholic Newport, Kentucky G 13 Michael Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Modesto Christian Modesto, California F 15 A.J. Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Arlington Country Day Jacksonville, Florida F 21 Perry Stevenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana G 23 Jodie Meeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Norcross Norcross, Georgia C 25 Moraykinyo Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Bishop Ireton Alexandria, Virginia G 30 Dwight Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Southern Durham, North Carolina G 32 Joe Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Renaissance Detroit, Michigan F 34 Ramon Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So West Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska F 42 Mark Coury 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Detroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan C 43 Jared Carter 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 277 lb (126 kg) Jr Scott County Georgetown, Kentucky F 54 Patrick Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Huntington Huntington, West Virginia	Head coach Billy Gillispie (Texas State) Assistant coach(es) Tracy Webster (Wisconsin) Glynn Cyprien (Southern) Jeremy Cox (Mesa State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

2007 Signees

2007 recruits
Name	Home town	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
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Patrick Patterson F	Huntington, West Virginia	Huntington High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 16, 2007
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
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
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Mike Williams C	Alexandria, Virginia	Bishop Ireton High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Sep 28, 2006
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Morakinyo Williams C	Alexandria, Virginia	Bishop Ireton High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Nov 14, 2006
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 11   Rivals: 26
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

2007–08 Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 6, 2007* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	#23	Central Arkansas	W 67–40	1–0	Rupp Arena (20,335) Lexington, KY
November 7, 2007* 9:00 PM, ESPNU	#23	Gardner-Webb	L 68–84	1–1	Rupp Arena (19,845) Lexington, KY
November 21, 2007* 7:00 PM, FSN		Liberty	W 80–54	2–1	Rupp Arena (21,298) Lexington, KY
November 24, 2007* 7:00 PM, FSN		Texas Southern	W 83–35	3–1	Rupp Arena (21,445) Lexington, KY
November 27, 2007* 7:00 PM, FSN South		Stony Brook	W 62–52	4–1	Rupp Arena (19,269) Lexington, KY
December 1, 2007* 2:00 PM, ESPN2		#1 North Carolina	L 77–86	4–2	Rupp Arena (24,252) Lexington, KY
December 8, 2007* 3:45 PM, CBS		at #15 Indiana	L 51–71	4–3	Assembly Hall (17,410) Bloomington, IN
December 15, 2007* 2:00 PM, ESPN		UAB	L 76–79	4–4	Freedom Hall (14,241) Louisville, KY
December 18, 2007* 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Houston	L 69–83	4–5	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,517) Houston, TX
December 22, 2007* 1:00 PM, FSN		Tennessee Tech	W 69–47	5–5	Rupp Arena (22,371) Lexington, KY
December 29, 2007* 2:00 PM, ESPN		San Diego	L 72–81	5–6	Rupp Arena (23,756) Lexington, KY
December 31, 2007* 12:00 PM, FSN		Florida International	W 92–49	6–6	Rupp Arena (19,184) Lexington, KY
January 5, 2008* 4:00 PM, CBS		Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	L 75–89	6–7	Rupp Arena (24,386) Lexington, KY
SEC Regular Season
January 12, 2008 1:30 PM, CBS		#12 Vanderbilt	W 79–73 2OT	7–7 (1–0)	Rupp Arena (23,965) Lexington, KY
January 15, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Mississippi State	L 64–69	7–8 (1–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,862) Starkville, MS
January 19, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		at Florida 'ESPN College GameDay'	L 70–81 OT	7–9 (1–2)	O'Connell Center (12,222) Gainesville, FL
January 22, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		#3 Tennessee	W 72–66	8–9 (2–2)	Rupp Arena (23,443) Lexington, KY
January 26, 2008 1:00 PM, Raycom		South Carolina	W 78–70	9–9 (3–2)	Rupp Arena (23,996) Lexington, KY
February 2, 2008 1:00 PM, CBS		at Georgia	W 63–58	10–9 (4–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,313) Athens, GA
February 6, 2008 8:00 PM, Raycom		at Auburn	W 66–63	11–9 (5–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (5,352) Auburn, AL
February 9, 2008 12:00 PM, Raycom		Alabama	W 62–52	12–9 (6–2)	Rupp Arena (24,190) Lexington, KY
February 12, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		at #19 Vanderbilt	L 52–93	12–10 (6–3)	Memorial Gym (14,325) Nashville, TN
February 16, 2008 1:00 PM, Raycom		at LSU	W 67–63	13–10 (7–3)	Maravich Center (9,870) Baton Rouge, LA
February 19, 2008 9:00 PM, ESPN		Georgia	W 61–55	14–10 (8–3)	Rupp Arena (22,271) Lexington, KY
February 23, 2008 2:00 PM, CBS		Arkansas	W 63–58	15–10 (9–3)	Rupp Arena (24,371) Lexington, KY
February 27, 2008 8:00 PM, Raycom		Mississippi	W 58–54	16–10 (10–3)	Rupp Arena (23,330) Lexington, KY
March 2, 2008 12:00 PM, CBS		at #1 Tennessee	L 60–63	16–11 (10–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena (21,628) Knoxville, TN
March 5, 2008 7:00 PM, Raycom		at South Carolina	W 71–63	17–11 (11–4)	Colonial Center (13,324) Columbia, SC
March 9, 2008 12:00 PM, CBS		Florida Senior Day	W 75–70	18–11 (12–4)	Rupp Arena (24,256) Lexington, KY
2008 SEC Tournament
March 14, 2008 12:00, Raycom		vs. Georgia SEC Tournament	L 60–56 OT	18–12 (12–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,458) Atlanta, GA
2008 NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008 2:30, CBS	#(11)	vs. #25 (6) Marquette NCAA Tournament	L 74–66	18–13 (12–4)	Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Class of 2008 Commitments/Signees

2008 recruits
Name	Home town	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
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Darius Miller G/F	Maysville, Kentucky	Mason County	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sep 7, 2007
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Kevin Galloway G/F	Sacramento, California	College of Southern Idaho	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 10, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: n/a
Josh Harrellson C	St. Charles, Missouri	Southwestern Illinois Community College	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Apr 29, 2008
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: n/a
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15   Rivals: 21
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: