# 2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

The 2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by first-year head coach Bill Grier. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference. The Toreros finished the season 22–14, 11–3 in WCC play to finish in 3rd place. They won the WCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. In the opening round, San Diego upset No. 4 seed Connecticut in overtime, but fell to No. 12 seed Western Kentucky in the round of 32.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* | | at Hawaii | W 73–72 | 1–0 | – | – | – | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 12, 2007* | | Cal State Monterey Bay | W 87–76 | 2–0 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Nov 17, 2007* | | UNLV | L 55–66 | 2–1 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Nov 19, 2007* | | San Diego State | L 64–69 | 2–2 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Nov 22, 2007* | | vs. USC Anaheim Classic | L 50–60 | 2–3 | – | – | – | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California |
| Nov 23, 2007* | | vs. South Alabama Anaheim Classic | L 55–77 | 2–4 | – | – | – | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California |
| Nov 25, 2007* | | vs. UC Irvine Anaheim Classic | W 60–57 | 3–4 | – | – | – | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California |
| Nov 28, 2007* | | at Boise State | L 71–77 | 3–5 | – | – | – | Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho |
| Dec 2, 2007* | | Hawaii | W 81–67 | 4–5 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Dec 5, 2007* | | San Jose State | W 60–40 | 5–5 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Dec 8, 2007* | | at New Mexico | L 47–57 | 5–6 | – | – | – | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Dec 12, 2007* | | at Nevada | L 62–76 | 5–7 | – | – | – | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 15, 2007* | | Stephen F. Austin | L 50–56 | 5–8 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Dec 22, 2007* | | Texas-San Antonio | W 69–54 | 6–8 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | at Kentucky | W 81–72 | 7–8 | – | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 31, 2007* | | at Marshall | L 60–76 | 7–9 | – | – | – | Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Jan 9, 2008* | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 72–80 | 7–10 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| Jan 12, 2008 | | San Francisco | W 46–41 | 8–10 (1–0) | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | at Gonzaga | L 70–80 | 8–11 (1–1) | – | – | – | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington |
| Jan 21, 2008 | | at Portland | W 64–61 | 9–11 (2–1) | – | – | – | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 26, 2008* | | Santa Clara | W 53–51 | 10–11 (3–1) | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Jan 28, 2008* | | No. 21 Saint Mary's | W 63–55 | 11–11 (4–1) | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | at Loyola Marymount | W 72–48 | 12–11 (5–1) | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 4, 2008 | | at Pepperdine | W 61–58 | 13–11 (6–1) | – | – | – | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Feb 11, 2008 | | at San Francisco | W 73–62 | 14–11 (7–1) | – | – | – | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | Portland | W 78–61 | 15–11 (8–1) | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Feb 18, 2008 | | Gonzaga | L 55–59 | 15–12 (8–2) | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Feb 23, 2008 | | at Santa Clara | W 66–62 | 16–12 (9–2) | – | – | – | Leavey Center Santa Clara, California |
| Feb 25, 2008 | | at No. 25 Saint Mary's | L 54–61 | 16–13 (9–3) | – | – | – | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | Pepperdine | W 77–73 | 17–13 (10–3) | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Mar 3, 2008 | | Loyola Marymount | W 86–65 | 18–13 (11–3) | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| WCC tournament |||||||||
| Mar 8, 2008* | (3) | (6) Pepperdine Quarterfinals | W 73–55 | 19–13 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Mar 9, 2008* | (3) | (2) Saint Mary's Semifinals | W 75–69 $^{2OT}$ | 20–13 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| Mar 10, 2008* | (3) | (1) No. 20 Gonzaga Championship Game | W 69–62 | 21–13 | – | – | – | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 21, 2008* | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 16 Connecticut First Round | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 22–13 | 22 – Pomare | 6 – Jones | 5 – T. Johnson | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida |
| Mar 23, 2008* | (13 W) | vs. (12 W) Western Kentucky Second Round | L 63–72 | 22–14 | 20 – Pomare | 9 – Pomare | 4 – B. Johnson | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source: