# 2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by head coach Ken Bone, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 14–2 in Big Sky play to finish as regular season champions by three games. They won the Big Sky tournament to earn an automatic bid – the first in school history – to the NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, the Vikings were defeated in the opening round by eventual National champion Kansas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* | | at No. 2 UCLA | L 48–69 | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion (9,854) Los Angeles, California |
| Nov 16, 2007* | | vs. IUPUI | W 75–73 | 1–1 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 17, 2007* | | vs. Akron | W 66–63 | 2–1 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 18, 2007* | | vs. Colorado State | L 63–64 | 2–2 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 20, 2007* | | Linfield | W 93–50 | 3–2 | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | at UC Davis | L 68–76 | 3–3 | The Pavilion Davis, California |
| Nov 28, 2007* | | at Portland | W 78–73 | 4–3 | Chiles Center Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 1, 2007* | | at Utah Valley State | W 60–53 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | McKay Events Center Orem, Utah |
| Dec 5, 2007* | | Lewis & Clark | W 61–60 | 6–3 | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 9, 2007* | | at No. 8 Washington State | L 60–72 | 6–4 | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Dec 12, 2007* | | Cal Poly | W 74–66 | 7–4 | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 18, 2007* | | at Washington | L 65–84 | 7–5 | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 22, 2007 | | at Eastern Washington | L 57–58 | 7–6 (0–1) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| Dec 28, 2007* | | San Jose State | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 3, 2008* | | Sacramento State | W 83–58 | 8–7 (1–1) | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 5, 2008 | | Northern Arizona | W 80–66 | 9–7 (2–1) | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 10, 2008 | | at Weber State | L 68–73 | 9–8 (2–2) | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah |
| Jan 13, 2008 | | at Idaho State | W 71–61 | 10–8 (3–2) | Holt Arena Pocatello, Idaho |
| Jan 19, 2008 | | Northern Colorado | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (4–2) | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 31, 2008 | | Montana | W 70–68 | 12–8 (5–2) | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 2, 2008 | | Montana State | W 96–85 | 13–8 (6–2) | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 7, 2008 | | at Northern Arizona | W 71–68 | 14–8 (7–2) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Feb 9, 2008 | | at Sacramento State | W 79–56 | 15–8 (8–2) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, California |
| Feb 14, 2008 | | Idaho State | W 81–58 | 16–8 (9–2) | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 16, 2008 | | Weber State | W 76–73 | 17–8 (10–2) | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Feb 20, 2008 | | at Northern Colorado | W 88–79 | 18–8 (11–2) | Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion Greeley, Colorado |
| Feb 23, 2008* | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 69–85 | 18–9 | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Feb 28, 2008 | | at Montana State | W 96–68 | 19–9 (12–2) | Worthington Arena Havre, Montana |
| Mar 1, 2008 | | at Montana | W 108–56 | 20–9 (13–2) | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Mar 4, 2008 | | Eastern Washington | W 76–74 | 21–9 (14–2) | Viking Pavilion Portland, Oregon |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2008* | | Idaho State Semifinals | W 72–61 | 22–9 | Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon |
| Mar 12, 2008* | | Northern Arizona Championship Game | W 67–51 | 23–9 | Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon |
| NCAA Tournament Tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2008* | (16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas First Round | L 61–85 | 23–10 | Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Jeremiah Dominguez – Big Sky Player of the Year
* Ken Bone – Big Sky Men's Coach of the Year