# 2007–08 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2007–08 college basketball season. This marked the head coach Lorenzo Romar's 6th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 7–11 in Pac-10 play. They lost in the first round of the 2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament by California. They were invited to the 2008 College Basketball Invitational which they lost to Valparaiso in the first round.

## 2007–08 Team
### Roster

Source
| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Joel Smith | 6'4" | 210 | G | RS Jr. | Lompoc, CA, U.S. | Brewster Academy |
| 1 | Venoy Overton | 5'11" | 180 | G | Fr. | Seattle, WA, U.S. | Franklin HS |
| 4 | Tim Morris | 6'4" | 210 | G | Sr. | Spokane Wa, U.S. | Central Valley HS |
| 5 | Justin Dentmon | 5'11" | 185 | G | Jr. | Carbondale, IL, U.S. | Winchendon School |
| 11 | Matthew Bryan-Amaning | 6'9" | 235 | F | Fr. | London, England, U.K. | South Kent School |
| 20 | Ryan Appleby | 6'3" | 170 | G | Sr. | Stanwood, WA, U.S. | Florida |
| 21 | Artem Wallace | 6'8" | 250 | C | Jr. | Toledo, WA, U.S. | Toledo HS |
| 22 | Justin Holiday | 6'6" | 170 | F | Fr. | Chatsworth, CA, U.S. | Campbell Hall School |
| 24 | Quincy Pondexter | 6'6" | 210 | F | So. | Fresno, CA, U.S. | San Joaquin Memorial HS |
| 32 | Joe Wolfinger | 7'0" | 255 | C | RS So. | Portland, OR, U.S. | Northfield Mount Hermon School |
| 40 | Jon Brockman | 6'7" | 255 | F | Jr. | Snohomish, WA, U.S. | Snohomish Sr. HS |
| 44 | Darnell Gant | 6'8" | 215 | F | Fr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Crenshaw HS |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Washington | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Lorenzo Romar | Head coach | 6th | Washington (1980) |
| Cameron Dollar | Assistant coach | 6th | UCLA (1997) |
| Paul Fortier | Assistant coach | 3rd | Washington (2003) |
| Jim Shaw | Assistant coach | 4th | Western Oregon State (1985) |
| Lance LaVetter | Director of Basketball Operations | 7th | Northern Arizona (1992) |

## 2007–08 Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2007* 7:00 pm | Seattle Pacific | W 86–77 | – | Bank of America Arena (8,057) Seattle, WA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2007* 8:00 pm | New Jersey Tech NIT Season Tip-Off First Round | W 88–47 | 1–0 | Bank of America Arena (8,655) Seattle, WA |
| 11/14/2007* 7:45 pm, ESPN2 | Utah NIT Season Tip-Off Quarterfinals | W 83–77 | 2–0 | Bank of America Arena (7,006) Seattle, WA |
| 11/18/2007* 3:00 pm, FSNNW | Eastern Washington | W 82–68 | 3–0 | Bank of America Arena (7,822) Seattle, WA |
| 11/24/2007* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 15 Texas A&M NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinals | L 63–77 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 11/25/2007* 1:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. No. 21 Syracuse NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game | L 85–91 | 3–2 | Madison Square Garden (N/A) New York, NY |
| 11/26/2007* 1:00 pm, FSNNW | Long Beach State | W 84–69 | 4–2 | Bank of America Arena (8,847) Seattle, WA |
| 12/01/2007* 2:30 pm, ESPN | at Oklahoma State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 71–96 | 4–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,172) Stillwater, OK |
| 12/07/2007* 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 12 Pittsburgh | L 74–75 | 4–4 | Bank of America Arena (9,229) Seattle, WA |
| 12/15/2007* 3:00 pm, FSNNW | Portland | W 67–63 | 5–4 | Bank of America Arena (9,109) Seattle, WA |
| 12/18/2007* 7:30 pm, FSNNW | Portland State | W 84–65 | 6–4 | Bank of America Arena (8,989) Seattle, WA |
| 12/22/2007* 3:00 pm, FSNNW | Cal State Northridge | W 80–66 | 7–4 | Bank of America Arena (9,128) Seattle, WA |
| 12/29/2007* 12:00 pm, FSNSO | at LSU | W 73–65 | 8–4 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,947) Baton Rouge, LA |
| 12/31/2007* 3:00 pm, FSNNW | Idaho State | W 82–50 | 9–4 | Bank of America Arena (9,543) Seattle, WA |
| 01/05/2008 7:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 4 Washington State | L 52–56 | 9–5 (0–1) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/10/2008 7:30 pm, FSNNW | at No. 5 UCLA | L 55–69 | 9–6 (0–2) | Pauley Pavilion (11,421) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/12/2008 3:30 pm | at USC | L 51–66 | 9–7 (0–3) | Galen Center (9,551) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/17/2008 6:00 pm, FSNNW | Oregon | W 78–70 | 10–7 (1–3) | Bank of America Arena (9,628) Seattle, WA |
| 01/19/2008 3:00 pm, FSN | Oregon State | W 83–74 | 11–7 (2–3) | Bank of America Arena (9,421) Seattle, WA |
| 01/24/2008 6:00 pm | at No. 24 Arizona State | W 72–61 | 12–7 (3–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (8,995) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/26/2008 12:00 pm, FSN | at Arizona | L 69–84 | 12–8 (3–4) | McKale Center (14,602) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/31/2008 7:00 pm, FSNNW | No. 14 Stanford | L 51–65 | 12–9 (3–5) | Bank of America Arena (9,373) Seattle, WA |
| 02/02/2008 3:00 pm, FSNNW | California | L 75–79 | 12–10 (3–6) | Bank of America Arena (9,404) Seattle, WA |
| 02/07/2008 7:00 pm | USC | L 59–73 | 12–11 (3–7) | Bank of America Arena (9,567) Seattle, WA |
| 02/10/2008 1:30 pm, FSN | No. 5 UCLA | W 71–61 | 13–11 (4–7) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/14/2008 5:30 pm | at Oregon | L 58–71 | 13–12 (4–8) | McArthur Court (8,866) Eugene, OR |
| 02/16/2008 4:00 pm, FSNNW | at Oregon State | W 97–59 | 14–12 (5–8) | Gill Coliseum (5,539) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/21/2009 8:00 pm, FSNNW | Arizona | W 75–66 | 15–12 (6–8) | Bank of America Arena (9,529) Seattle, WA |
| 02/23/2008 3:00 pm, FSN | Arizona State | L 63–77 | 15–13 (6–9) | Bank of America Arena (9,698) Seattle, WA |
| 02/28/2008 7:00 pm | at No. 8 Stanford | L 79–82 | 15–14 (6–10) | Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, CA |
| 03/01/2008 3:00 pm, FSNNW | at California | W 87–84 | 16–14 (7–11) | Haas Pavilion (8,640) Berkeley, CA |
| 03/08/2008 4:30 pm, FSNNW | at No. 23 Washington State | L 73–76 | 16–15 (7–11) | Beasley Coliseum (10,630) Pullman, WA |
| 2008 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2008 6:00 pm, FSN | vs. California First Round | L 81–84 | 16–16 | Staples Center (N/A) Los Angeles, CA |
| 2008 College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| 03/19/2009* 6:00 pm, FCS | Valparaiso First Round | L 71–72 | 16–17 | Bank of America Arena (3,227) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||