# 2007–08 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2007–08 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his tenth season as Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 95th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–16, 5–11 in SEC play, lost in the quarterfinals of the 2008 SEC men's basketball tournament and were invited to the 2008 College Basketball Invitational but decline the invitation.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov. 5 2007* 7:00 p.m. | | North Alabama | W 99–71 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | | Troy | W 84–72 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum (9,724) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 13, 2007* 6:30 p.m. | | at Mercer | W 90–83 | 2–0 | Hawkins Arena (3,280) Macon, GA |
| November 19, 2007* 6:00 p.m. | | Belmont | L 83–85 | 2–1 | Coleman Coliseum (9,094) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 23, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | | Southern Miss | W 79–77 | 3–1 | Coleman Coliseum (9,140) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 28, 2007* 8:20 p.m., ESPNU | | at No. 16 Texas A&M | L 63–76 | 3–2 | Reed Arena (10,328) College Station, TX |
| December 1, 2007* 6:00 p.m. | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 63–61 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Coleman Coliseum (9,056) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 5, 2007* 6:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 5 Georgetown Pizza Hut SEC/BIG EAST Invitational | L 60–70 | 4–3 | BJCC Arena (10,411) Birmingham, AL |
| December 13, 2007* 12:00 p.m. | | Nicholls State | W 91–53 | 5–3 | Coleman Coliseum (8,813) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 17, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | | Wofford Las Vegas Classic campus site game | W 80–73 | 6–3 | Coleman Coliseum (8,478) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 19, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | | Texas–Pan American Las Vegas Classic campus site game | W 75–65 | 7–3 | Coleman Coliseum (8,343) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 22, 2007* 7:00 p.m. | | vs. Missouri State Las Vegas Classic | W 81–73 | 8–3 | Orleans Arena (2,145) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 23, 2007* 9:30 p.m. | | vs. Iowa State Las Vegas Classic | W 83–68 | 9–3 | Orleans Arena (2,337) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 29, 2007* 5:00 p.m. | | George Washington | W 93–57 | 10–3 | Coleman Coliseum (9,920) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 1, 2008* 3:30 p.m. | | No. 19 Clemson | L 61–87 | 10–4 | Coleman Coliseum (9,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 4, 2008* 7:00 p.m. | | Chicago State | W 93–79 | 11–4 | Coleman Coliseum (8,646) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 8, 2008 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | Florida | L 83–90 | 11–5 (0–1) | Coleman Coliseum (12,401) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 13, 2008 3:00 p.m., Raycom | | at Arkansas | L 74–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (0–2) | Bud Walton Arena (19,153) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 16, 2008 6:30 p.m. | | at Georgia | L 54–61 | 11–7 (0–3) | Stegeman Coliseum (7,982) Athens, GA |
| January 19, 2008 2:00 p.m. | | Mississippi State | L 56–66 | 11–8 (0–4) | Coleman Coliseum (11,290) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 26, 2008 2:00 p.m., Raycom | | Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | W 97–77 | 12–8 (1–4) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 20, 2008 8:00 p.m., ESPN | | No. 7 Tennessee | L 86–93 | 12–9 (1–5) | Coleman Coliseum (11,891) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 2, 2008 2:00 p.m., Raycom | | LSU | W 81–72 | 13–9 (2–5) | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 6, 2008 7:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi State | L 66–73 | 13–10 (2–6) | Humphrey Coliseum (9,730) Starkville, MS |
| February 9. 2008 12:00 p.m., Raycom | | at Kentucky | L 52–62 | 13–11 (2–7) | Rupp Arena (24,190) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 13, 2008 7:00 p.m. | | Ole Miss | W 76–67 | 14–11 (3–7) | Coleman Coliseum (9,230) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 16, 2008 6:00 p.m. | | at South Carolina | L 65–67 | 14–12 (3–8) | Colonial Center (13,336) Columbia, South Carolina |
| February 24, 2008 1:00 p.m. | | at Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | L 76–88 | 14–13 (3–9) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Auburn, AL |
| February 27, 2008 7:00 p.m., Raycom | | Arkansas | W 59–56 | 15–13 (4–9) | Coleman Coliseum (9,164) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 1, 2008 1:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi | L 88–91 | 15–14 (4–10) | Tad Smith Coliseum (8,908) Oxford, MS |
| March 5, 2008 7:00 p.m. | | at LSU | L 74–80 | 15–15 (4–11) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,136) Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 8, 2008 1:00 p.m., Raycom | | No. 16 Vanderbilt | W 78–73 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 (5–11) | Coleman Coliseum (11,462) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2008 6:30 p.m., Raycom | (W5) | vs. (E4) Florida First Round | W 80–69 | 17–15 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| March 14, 2008 6:30 p.m., Raycom | (W5) | vs. (W1) Mississippi State Quarterfinals | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 17–16 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||