# 2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

The 2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by third year head coach James Green, played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 17–16, 12–6 in SWAC play to finish second in the SWAC regular season standings. They won the SWAC Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2008 NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the West region, they lost in the opening round to UCLA.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2007* | | at Ole Miss | L 63–97 | 0–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Nov 15, 2007* | | at No. 19 Pittsburgh | L 45–78 | 0–2 | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 17, 2007* | | at Creighton | L 46–76 | 0–3 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| Nov 19, 2007* | | Northern Arizona | L 56–65 | 0–4 | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Nov 23, 2007* | | vs. Air Force Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge | L 40–58 | 0–5 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | vs. No. 9 Washington State Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge | L 26–71 | 0–6 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington |
| Nov 25, 2007* | | vs. Montana Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge | L 62–69 | 0–7 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington |
| Dec 3, 2007* | | at Baylor | L 50–82 | 0–8 | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Dec 8, 2007* | | Belhaven | W 83–69 | 1–8 | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Dec 21, 2007* | | Dillard | W 93–66 | 2–8 | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Dec 30, 2007* | | at Tulsa | L 46–71 | 2–9 | Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 5, 2008 | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L 56–60 | 2–10 (0–1) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Jan 12, 2008 | | at Alabama State | L 55–71 | 2–11 (0–2) | ASU Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Jan 14, 2008 | | at Alabama A&M | W 68–63 | 3–11 (1–2) | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, Alabama |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | Alcorn State | W 74–71 | 4–11 (2–2) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Jan 21, 2008 | | Southern | W 61–58 | 5–11 (3–2) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Jan 26, 2008 | | at Texas Southern | W 98–66 | 6–11 (4–2) | Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Jan 28, 2008 | | at Prairie View A&M | L 53–55 | 6–12 (4–3) | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | Jackson State | W 81–53 | 7–12 (5–3) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Feb 4, 2008 | | Grambling State | L 79–83 | 7–13 (5–4) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | Alabama State | W 72–60 | 8–13 (6–4) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Feb 11, 2008 | | Alabama A&M | L 52–53 | 8–14 (6–5) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | at Alcorn State | L 67–70 $^{OT}$ | 8–15 (6–6) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Feb 18, 2008 | | at Southern | W 52–51 | 9–15 (7–6) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 23, 2008 | | Texas Southern | W 61–54 | 10–15 (8–6) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Feb 25, 2008 | | Prairie View A&M | W 63–59 | 11–15 (9–6) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | at Jackson State | W 74–73 | 12–15 (10–6) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi |
| Mar 3, 2008 | | at Grambling State | W 69–63 | 13–15 (11–6) | HPER Complex Grambling, Louisiana |
| Mar 6, 2008 | | at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 54–49 | 14–15 (12–6) | K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| 2008 SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2008* | | vs. Grambling State Quarterfinals | W 79–73 | 15–15 | Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 14, 2008* | | vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Semifinals | W 70–59 | 16–15 | Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Mar 15, 2008* | | vs. Jackson State Championship Game | W 59–58 | 17–15 | Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| 2008 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2008* | (16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 3 UCLA First Round | L 29–70 | 17–16 | Honda Center Anaheim, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||