# 2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Clemson Tigers men's basketball team represented Clemson University. The head coach is Oliver Purnell. The team played its home games in Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, South Carolina.

## Post-season
### 2008 ACC tournament

The Tigers entered the tournament seeded third in the conference, their highest seeding since their 1989–90 team won the regular-season championship. After defeating Boston College in their first game, the Tigers advanced to the ACC Tournament Final for the first time in 46 years (1962) and only the second time in school history by knocking off the #7 Duke Blue Devils by a score of 78–74. In the finals, they were defeated by #1 North Carolina 86–81.

### 2008 NCAA tournament

Clemson received the #5 seed in the Midwest region of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. It was the first time in 10 years that the Tigers made the field of 64. After building as much as an 18-point lead in the first half, the Tigers eventually fell to the #12 seed Wildcats by a final of 75–69. This marked the first time in NCAA Tournament history that 4 lower seeded teams (Villanova, Siena, Kansas State, Davidson) from one region (Midwest) all advanced to the second round.

## 2007–08 roster

| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Position | Year | Hometown |
| 5 | Zavier Anderson | 5'9" | 160 | G | FR | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 4 | Jonah Baize | 6'6" | 200 | G/F | FR | Evansville, Indiana |
| 35 | Trevor Booker | 6'7" | 240 | C/F | SO | Whitmire, South Carolina |
| 45 | Jerai Grant | 6'8" | 215 | F | FR | Bowie, Maryland |
| 25 | Cliff Hammonds | 6'3" | 200 | G | SR | Cairo, Georgia |
| 40 | James Mays | 6'9" | 230 | F | SR | Garner, North Carolina |
| 24 | Matt Morris | 6'5" | 200 | F | SR | Georgetown, South Carolina |
| 22 | Terrence Oglesby | 6'2" | 185 | G | FR | Cleveland, Tennessee |
| 32 | Sam Perry | 6'5" | 215 | F | SR | Greenville, South Carolina |
| 55 | Karolis Petrukonis | 6'11" | 260 | C | SO | Trakai, Lithuania |
| 15 | David Potter | 6'6" | 205 | G/F | SO | Severn, Maryland |
| 42 | Julius Powell | 6'7" | 220 | F | JR | Newton, North Carolina |
| 1 | K. C. Rivers | 6'5" | 215 | G/F | JR | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2 | Demontez Stitt | 6'2" | 170 | G | FR | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 12 | Raymond Sykes | 6'9" | 220 | C/F | JR | Jacksonville, Florida |
| 44 | Jesse Yanutola | 6'4" | 215 | F | SR | Tega Cay, South Carolina |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/20/07 10:00am | | Orange & White Scrimmage | | | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| 11/06/07* 4:00pm | | Augusta State | W 79–66 | | Littlejohn Coliseum (2,500) Clemson, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/07* 7:30pm | | Furman | W 91–46 | 1–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,694) Clemson, SC |
| 11/15/07* 8:00pm, FSNS | | at Mississippi State | W 84–82 | 2–0 | Humphrey Coliseum (9,950) Starkville, MS |
| 11/18/07* 2:00pm, ACC Select | | Old Dominion | W 66–53 | 3–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,528) Clemson, SC |
| 11/21/07* 7:30pm, ACC Select | No. 24 | Presbyterian | W 74–57 | 4–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,313) Clemson, SC |
| 11/24/07* Noon, ACC Select | No. 24 | Gardner-Webb | W 96–67 | 5–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,320) Clemson, SC |
| 11/27/07* 9:30pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | Purdue ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 61–58 | 6–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,350) Clemson, SC |
| 12/01/07* 4:00pm, FSN | No. 18 | South Carolina Carolina-Clemson Rivalry | W 85–74 | 7–0 | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,281) Clemson, SC |
| 12/05/07* 7:00pm, CSS | No. 18 | at East Carolina | W 82–67 | 8–0 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (6,556) Greenville, NC |
| 12/20/07* 3:00pm | No. 15 | at UPR-Mayagüez San Juan Shootout | W 90–73 | 9–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum (N/A) Guaynabo, PR |
| 12/21/07* 3:00pm | No. 15 | vs. DePaul San Juan Shootout | W 90–74 | 10–0 | Mario Morales Coliseum (121) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| 12/22/07* 5:30pm | No. 15 | vs. Mississippi San Juan Shootout | L 82–85 | 10–1 | Mario Morales Coliseum (324) Guaynabo, Puerto Rico |
| 12/29/07* 4:00pm, ACC Select | No. 21 | Samford | W 78–45 | 11–1 | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,512) Clemson, SC |
| 1/01/08* 4:30pm, FSN | No. 19 | at Alabama | W 87–61 | 12–1 | Coleman Coliseum (9,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 1/06/08 7:30pm, FSN | No. 19 | No. 1 North Carolina | L 88–90 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (0–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 1/09/08* 7:30pm, ACC Select | No. 18 | Charlotte | L 72–82 | 12–3 | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,349) Clemson, SC |
| 1/12/08 7:00pm, ACC Select | No. 18 | Florida State | W 97–85 $^{2OT}$ | 13–3 (1–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 1/15/08 7:00pm, RSN | No. 24 | North Carolina State | W 70–54 | 14–3 (2–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,046) Clemson, SC |
| 1/19/08 6:00pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at No. 7 Duke | L 80–93 | 14–4 (2–2) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 1/22/08 7:00pm, RSN | | Wake Forest | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (3–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,349) Clemson, SC |
| 1/27/08 1:00pm, R/LF | | at Miami (FL) | L 72–75 | 15–5 (3–3) | BankUnited Center (4,859) Coral Gables, FL |
| 2/02/08 8:00pm, ACC Select | | Boston College | W 78–56 | 16–5 (4–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| 2/07/08 7:00pm, ESPN2 | | at Virginia | W 82–51 | 17–5 (5–3) | John Paul Jones Arena (13,929) Charlottesville, VA |
| 2/10/08 6:30pm, FSN | | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 93–103 $^{2OT}$ | 17–6 (5–4) | Dean Smith Center (20,767) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 2/14/08 9:00pm, R/LF Split | | Georgia Tech | W 82–67 | 18–6 (6–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (7,650) Clemson, SC |
| 2/16/08 3:00pm, R/LF Split | | at North Carolina State | W 71–64 | 19–6 (7–4) | RBC Center (18,985) Raleigh, NC |
| 2/19/08 7:00pm, FSN | | at Florida State | L 55–64 | 19–7 (7–5) | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,075) Tallahassee, FL |
| 2/27/08 7:30pm, ACC Select | | Miami (FL) | W 79–69 | 20–7 (8–5) | Littlejohn Coliseum (9,347) Clemson, SC |
| 3/02/08 7:30pm, FSN | | at Maryland | W 73–70 | 21–7 (9–5) | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| 3/06/08 7:00pm, ESPN | No. 24 | at Georgia Tech | L 75–80 | 21–8 (9–6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, GA |
| 3/09/08 1:30pm, R/LF | No. 24 | Virginia Tech | W 70–69 | 22–8 (10–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, SC |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 3/14/08 9:00pm, RLF/ESPN2 | | vs. Boston College Quarterfinals | W 82–48 | 23–8 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035) Charlotte, NC |
| 3/15/08 3:30pm, RLF/ESPN | | vs. No. 7 Duke Semifinals | W 78–74 | 24–8 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035) Charlotte, NC |
| 3/16/08 1:00pm, RLF/ESPN2 | | vs. No. 1 North Carolina Finals | L 81–86 | 24–9 | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035) Charlotte, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/21/08* 9:55pm, CBS | No. 22 | vs. Villanova First Round | L 69–75 | 24–10 | St. Pete Times Forum (15,328) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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