# 2007–08 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut and the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball program in the 2007–08 college basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun, they played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut.
The Huskies finished with an overall record of 24–9, including a Big East Conference record of 13–5. The team finished the regular season in 4th place in the Big East standings.

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Donnell Beverly PG | Lawndale, CA | Leuzinger HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 12, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ||||||
| 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: "Connecticut Commit List for 2007". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. "ESPN - Connecticut Basketball Recruiting 2007". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 18, 2011. ||||||

## Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2008–2009 team.
| # | Name | Position | Year |
| 4 | Jeff Adrien | Forward | Jr |
| 24 | Craig Austrie | Guard | Jr |
| 55 | Kyle Bailey | Guard | Fr |
| 2 | Donnell Beverly | Guard | Fr |
| 40 | Johnnie Bird | Guard | Jr |
| 11 | Jerome Dyson | Guard | So |
| 33 | Gavin Edwards | Forward | So |
| 35 | Alex Hornat | Forward | So |
| 14 | Curtis Kelly | Forward | So |
| 45 | John Linder | Forward | Jr |
| 32 | Jonathan Mandeldove | Center | So |
| 12 | A. J. Price | Guard | Jr |
| 21 | Stanley Robinson | Forward | So |
| 34 | Hasheem Thabeet | Center | So |
| 30 | Jim Veronick | Forward | Jr |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/1/2007* | | Assumption | W 90–75 | | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| 11/4/2007* | | Bryant | W 100–65 | | XL Center Hartford, CT |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/7/2007* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Morgan State 2K Sports College Hoops Classic | W 69–65 | 1–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,711) Storrs, CT |
| 11/8/2007* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Buffalo 2K Sports College Hoops Classic | W 82–57 | 2–0 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,740) Storrs, CT |
| 11/15/2007* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Gardner-Webb 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Semifinals | W 78–66 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden (7,308) New York, NY |
| 11/16/2007* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 3 Memphis 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Finals | L 70–81 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (8,895) New York, NY |
| 11/20/2007* 7:30 pm, SNY | | Gardner-Webb | W 89–72 | 4–1 | XL Center (11,172) Hartford, CT |
| 11/26/2007* 7:00 pm, SNY | | Florida A&M | W 93–54 | 5–1 | XL Center (11,064) Hartford, CT |
| 12/1/2007* 3:30 pm, ESPN | | vs. No. 19 Gonzaga The Hartford Hall of Fame Showcase | L 82–85 | 5–2 | TD Banknorth Garden (18,007) Boston, MA |
| 12/6/2007* 7:30 pm, SNY | | Northeastern | W 69–60 | 6–2 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,915) Storrs, CT |
| 12/16/2007* 2:00 pm, SNY | | Quinnipiac | W 82–49 | 7–2 | XL Center (11,497) Hartford, CT |
| 12/22/2007* 1:00 pm, SNY | | Maine | W 105–60 | 8–2 | XL Center (12,244) Hartford, CT |
| 12/28/2007* 8:00 pm, CSTV | | UCF | W 85–82 | 9–2 | UCF Arena (6,224) Orlando, FL |
| 1/3/2008 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Seton Hall | W 98–86 | 10–2 (1–0) | Prudential Center (6,962) Newark, NJ |
| 1/5/2008 9:00 pm, ESPN | | at Notre Dame | L 67–73 | 10–3 (1–1) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,505) Notre Dame, IN |
| 1/8/2008 7:00 pm, SNY | | St. John's | W 81–65 | 11–3 (2–1) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,786) Storrs, CT |
| 1/12/2008 2:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 7 Georgetown Rivalry | L 69–72 | 11–4 (2–2) | Verizon Center (20,035) Washington, DC |
| 1/17/2008 7:00 pm, SNY | | Providence | L 65–77 | 11–5 (2–3) | XL Center (13,719) Hartford, CT |
| 1/20/2008 1:00 pm, FSN New York | | No. 13 Marquette | W 89–73 | 12–5 (3–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 1/23/2008 7:30 pm, FSN New York | | at Cincinnati | W 84–83 | 13–5 (4–3) | Fifth Third Arena (10,481) Cincinnati, OH |
| 1/26/2008* 1:00 pm, CBS | | at No. 7 Indiana | W 68–63 | 14–5 | Assembly Hall (17,392) Bloomington, IN |
| 1/28/2008 7:00 pm, ESPN | | Louisville | W 69–67 | 15–5 (5–3) | XL Center (15,120) Hartford, CT |
| 2/2/2008 1:00 pm, CBS | | No. 18 Pittsburgh | W 60–53 | 16–5 (6–3) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 2/6/2008 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | at Syracuse Rivalry | W 63–61 | 17–5 (7–3) | Carrier Dome (23,721) Syracuse, NY |
| 2/9/2008* 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 19 | Georgia Tech | W 80–68 | 18–5 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 2/13/2008 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | No. 20 Notre Dame | W 84–78 | 19–5 (8–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 2/16/2008 12:00 pm, FSN New York | No. 17 | at South Florida | W 74–73 $^{OT}$ | 20–5 (9–3) | USF Sun Dome (6,185) Tampa, FL |
| 2/19/2008 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | DePaul | W 65–60 | 21–5 (10–3) | XL Center (14,858) Hartford, CT |
| 2/23/2008 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | at Villanova | L 65–67 | 21–6 (10–4) | The Pavilion (19,223) Villanova, PA |
| 2/26/2008 7:30 pm, MSG | No. 15 | at Rutgers | W 79–61 | 22–6 (11–4) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,833) Piscataway, NJ |
| 3/1/2008 12:00 pm, MSG | No. 15 | West Virginia | W 79–71 | 23–6 (12–4) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 3/6/2008 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 13 | at Providence | L 76–85 | 23–7 (12–5) | Dunkin' Donuts Center (9,986) Providence, RI |
| 3/9/2008 6:00 pm, SNY | No. 13 | Cincinnati | W 96–51 | 24–7 (13–5) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/13/2008 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | West Virginia Quarterfinals | L 72–78 | 24–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,562) New York, NY |
| 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/21/2008 3:40 pm, CBS | (4 W) No. 16 | vs. (13 W) San Diego First Round | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 24–9 | St. Pete Times Forum (15,920) Tampa, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||