# 2007–08 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri in the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his 2nd year. The team played its home games in the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri.

## Pre-season

With Missouri returning four starters and eleven scholarship players from a team that surprised many by winning 18 games in head coach Mike Anderson's first year with the team, expectations were running high for the Tigers in 2007. Among the returners was the 2007 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year Stefhon Hannah. In addition, the Tigers welcomed newcomer DeMarre Carroll as a transfer from Vanderbilt. Carroll was named the Big 12's Preseason Newcomer of the Year. With all of this in mind, the Big 12 coaches selected Missouri fifth in the Big 12 preseason poll.
The Tigers played two preseason games in 2007. The first was against the University of Missouri–St. Louis, winning this game 78–51. The second of their two preseason games was against Missouri Western State University. They won this game by a score of 113–55.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Preseason ||||||
| November 3, 2007 3:06 pm | | Missouri-St. Louis | W 78–51 | | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| November 8, 2007 7:00 pm | | Missouri Western | W 113–55 | | Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| November 12, 2007* 7:06 pm | | Central Michigan CBE Classic 1st Round | W 87–76 | 1–0 | Mizzou Arena (5,042) Columbia, MO |
| November 13, 2007* 7:06 pm | | Fordham CBE Classic 2nd Round | W 79–55 | 2–0 | Mizzou Arena (5,076) Columbia, MO |
| November 16, 2007* 7:06 pm | | Southern | W 95–50 | 3–0 | Mizzou Arena (5,287) Columbia, MO |
| November 19, 2007* 8:20 pm | | vs. No. 10 Michigan State CBE Classic Semi-Finals | L 83–86 | 3–1 | Sprint Center (18,022) Kansas City, MO |
| November 20, 2007* 6:47 pm | | vs. Maryland CBE Classic Consolation Game | W 84–70 | 4–1 | Sprint Center (16,737) Kansas City, MO |
| November 25, 2007* 1:06 pm | | Western Illinois | W 91–52 | 5–1 | Mizzou Arena (4,665) Columbia, MO |
| November 28, 2007* 7:05 pm | | at Arkansas | L 91–94 | 5–2 | Bud Walton Arena (18,621) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 1, 2007* 8:00 pm, FSN | | at California | L 72–86 | 5–3 | Haas Pavilion (7,115) Berkeley, CA |
| December 8, 2007* 3:05 pm, ESPN2 | | Purdue | W 73–63 | 6–3 | Mizzou Arena (7,699) Columbia, MO |
| December 15, 2007* 7:05 pm | | McNeese State | W 81–44 | 7–3 | Mizzou Arena (4,144) Columbia, MO |
| December 17, 2007* 7:05 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 94–66 | 8–3 | Mizzou Arena (5,047) Columbia, MO |
| December 22, 2007* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Illinois Busch Braggin’ Rights Game | L 58–59 | 8–4 | Scottrade Center (21,941) St. Louis, MO |
| December 27, 2007* 7:06 pm | | Coppin State | W 72–38 | 9–4 | Mizzou Arena (6,565) Columbia, MO |
| December 29, 2007* 12:30 pm | | at Mississippi State | L 75–87 | 9–5 | Humphrey Coliseum (8,249) Starkville, MS |
| January 8, 2008* 7:06 pm | | Missouri–Kansas City | W 96–76 | 10–5 | Mizzou Arena (5,656) Columbia, MO |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| January 12, 2008 12:47 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 12 Texas | W 97–84 | 11–5 (1–0) | Mizzou Arena (13,085) Columbia, MO |
| January 16, 2008 7:00 pm | | at Iowa State | L 67–72 | 11–6 (1–1) | Hilton Coliseum (12,503) Ames, IA |
| January 19, 2008 7:02 pm, ESPNU | | No. 3 Kansas | L 70–76 | 11–7 (1–2) | Mizzou Arena (15,061) Columbia, MO |
| January 23, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 84–92 | 11–8 (1–3) | United Spirit Arena (7,317) Lubbock, TX |
| January 26, 2008 2:01 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colorado | W 66–62 | 12–8 (2–3) | Coors Events Center (5,257) Boulder, CO |
| January 30, 2008 7:05 pm | | Nebraska | L 62–66 | 12–9 (2–4) | Mizzou Arena (8,660) Columbia, MO |
| February 2, 2008 12:47 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 22 Kansas State | W 77–74 | 13–9 (3–4) | Mizzou Arena (12,229) Columbia, MO |
| February 4, 2008 8:05 pm, ESPN | | at No. 4 Kansas | L 71–90 | 13–10 (3–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| February 9, 2008 12:47 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 18 Texas A&M | L 69–77 | 13–11 (3–6) | Mizzou Arena (12,742) Columbia, MO |
| February 13, 2008 7:05 pm | | at Nebraska | W 86–78 | 14–11 (4–6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,108) Lincoln, NE |
| February 16, 2008 5:05 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 18 Kansas State | L 63–100 | 14–12 (4–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| February 23, 2008 7:06 pm | | Colorado | W 60–53 | 15–12 (5–7) | Mizzou Arena (10,686) Columbia, MO |
| February 26, 2008 8:05 pm, ESPNU | | Oklahoma State | L 73–75 | 15–13 (5–8) | Mizzou Arena (7,692) Columbia, MO |
| March 1, 2008 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Baylor | L 89–100 | 15–14 (5–9) | Ferrell Center (8,220) Waco, TX |
| March 5, 2008 7:05 pm, ESPN+ | | Iowa State | W 81–75 | 16–14 (6–9) | Mizzou Arena (7,691) Columbia, MO |
| March 8, 2008 2:30 pm, ABC | | at Oklahoma | L 66–75 | 16–15 (6–10) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,305) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2008 6:07 pm, ESPN | (10) | vs. (7) Nebraska First Round | L 56–61 | 16–16 | Sprint Center (18,758) Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| DeMarre Carroll | 1 | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | JR | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Keon Lawrence | 2 | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | SO | Newark, New Jersey |
| Stefhon Hannah | 3 | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | SR | Chicago, Illinois |
| J.T. Tiller | 4 | Guard | 6–3 | 187 | SO | Marietta, Georgia |
| Leo Lyons | 5 | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | JR | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Nick Berardini | 10 | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | SR | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| Jason Horton | 12 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | SR | Dallas, Texas |
| Michael Anderson Jr. | 13 | Guard | 5–11 | 180 | SR | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Marshall Brown | 15 | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | SR | Austin, Texas |
| Justin Safford | 23 | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | FR | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Vaidotas Volkus | 32 | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | SR | Panevėžys, Lithuania |
| Matt Lawrence | 33 | Guard | 6–7 | 203 | JR | Wildwood, Missouri |
| Darryl Butterfield | 35 | Center | 6–7 | 225 | SR | Miami, Florida |

## Final Season statistics

| Player | GP-GS | Min/G | FG% | 3PT% | FT% | R/G | A/G | STL | BLK | PTS/G |
| Stefhon Hannah | 20–19 | 28.1 | .430 | .385 | .758 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 38 | 2 | 14.7 |
| Leo Lyons | 31–21 | 22.1 | .583 | .077 | .640 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 22 | 21 | 13.1 |
| DeMarre Carroll | 32–30 | 25.3 | .536 | .176 | .612 | 6.7 | 1.3 | 36 | 21 | 13.0 |
| Keon Lawrence | 32–20 | 29.2 | .433 | .349 | .758 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 29 | 16 | 11.0 |
| Matt Lawrence | 32–31 | 26.1 | .369 | .348 | .913 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 25 | 5 | 8.8 |
| J.T. Tiller | 32–12 | 19.7 | .441 | .267 | .788 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 26 | 8 | 6.8 |
| Marshall Brown | 31–3 | 13.1 | .409 | .386 | .625 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 14 | 9 | 4.5 |
| Darryl Butterfield | 30–1 | 14.2 | .402 | .308 | .611 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 19 | 1 | 4.0 |
| Jason Horton | 29–13 | 23.0 | .357 | .216 | .786 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 35 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Justin Safford | 24–0 | 8.9 | .400 | .368 | .538 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 8 | 8 | 2.3 |
| Vaidotas Volkus | 28–10 | 8.0 | .442 | .000 | .778 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3 | 6 | 3.1 |
| Nick Berardini | 8–0 | 1.5 | .600 | .600 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 |
| Michael Anderson, Jr. | 16–0 | 4.6 | .286 | .200 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 |
* starters in bold (Determined as five players with most starts)