# 2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University during the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Indiana was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The interim head coach at the end of the season was Dan Dakich. Indiana University announced on February 22, 2008, that Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the Indiana University men's basketball coach.
On March 10, 2008 D. J. White and Eric Gordon were named to the First Team All-Big Ten and Armon Bassett was named to the third team. White was also named the Conference player of the year. In the off season, starters Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis were dismissed from the team after they failed to show up for a player meeting with coach Dakich, then failed to show up for a 6 a.m. run the following day. In December 2008, Eric Gordon stated how the 2007–08 season was ruined by turmoil due to drug use among some players on the team.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Adam Ahlfeld | 34 | G | 6–0 | 193 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Armon Bassett | 1 | G | 6–1 | 176 | Sophomore | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Jordan Crawford | 5 | G | 6–4 | 195 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| Jamarcus Ellis | 13 | G | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| Brett Finkelmeier | 4 | G | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Carmel, Indiana |
| Eric Gordon | 23 | G | 6–4 | 215 | Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Eli Holman | 32 | C | 6–9 | 210 | Freshman | Richmond, California |
| Brandon McGee | 24 | F | 6–7 | 220 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| Lance Stemler | 22 | F | 6–8 | 210 | Senior | Columbia, Illinois |
| Kyle Taber | 44 | F | 6–7 | 226 | Junior | Evansville, Indiana |
| DeAndre Thomas | 2 | F | 6–8 | 295 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| D. J. White | 3 | F | 6–9 | 251 | Senior | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Mike White | 30 | F | 6–6 | 232 | Senior | Springhill, Louisiana |
Coaches: Kelvin Sampson, Jeff Meyer, Dan Dakich, Ray McCallum

## Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Crawford SG | Detroit, MI | Hargrave Military Academy (VA) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 15, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Jamarcus Ellis SG | Chicago, IL | Chipola J.C. (FL) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 14, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Eric Gordon SG | Indianapolis, IN | North Central | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 13, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Eli Holman C | Richmond, CA | Richmond | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 2, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Brandon McGee PF | Chicago, IL | Crane | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| DeAndre Thomas PF | Chicago, IL | Chipola J.C. (FL) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 303 lb (137 kg) | Apr 9, 2007 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 10 Rivals: 9 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 21, 2011. ||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| 11/12/07* 7:00, BTN | No. 8 | Chattanooga | W 99–77 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/18/07* BTN | No. 8 | Longwood Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 100–49 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/20/07* BTN | No. 8 | N.C. Wilmington Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 95–71 | 3–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 11/23/07* 8:30, BTN | No. 8 | vs. Illinois State Chicago Invitational Challenge | W 70–57 | 4–0 | Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL |
| 11/24/07* 8:30, BTN | No. 8 | vs. Xavier Chicago Invitational Challenge | L 65–80 | 4–1 | Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, IL |
| 11/27/07* 7:00, ESPN | No. 15 | Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 83–79 | 5–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/1/07* 9:30, ESPNU | No. 15 | at No. 22 Southern Illinois | W 64–51 | 6–1 | SIU Arena Carbondale, IL |
| 12/3/07* 7:00, BTN | No. 15 | Tennessee State | W 84–72 | 7–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/8/07* 4:00, CBS | No. 15 | Kentucky | W 70–51 | 8–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/15/07* 8:00, BTN | No. 14 | Western Carolina | W 100–52 | 9–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/22/07* 12:00, BTN | No. 14 | Coppin State | W 73–46 | 10–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 12/29/07* 7:00, BTN | No. 14 | Chicago State | W 97–59 | 11–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/2/08 9:00, BTN | No. 12 | at Iowa | W 79–76 | 12–1 (1–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/8/08 7:00, ESPN | No. 11 | at Michigan | W 78–64 | 13–1 (2–0) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1/13/08 4:30, CBS | No. 11 | Illinois Rivalry | W 62–58 | 14–1 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/17/08 9:00, ESPN | No. 10 | at Minnesota | W 65–60 | 15–1 (4–0) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/20/08 2:00, BTN | No. 10 | Penn State | W 81–65 | 16–1 (5–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/23/08 9:00, BTN | No. 8 | Iowa | W 65–43 | 17–1 (6–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/26/08* 1:00, CBS | No. 8 | Connecticut | L 63–68 | 17–2 (6–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/31/08 9:00, ESPN | No. 11 | at No. 13 Wisconsin | L 49–62 | 17–3 (6–1) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/3/08 12:00, BTN | No. 11 | Northwestern | W 75–63 | 18–3 (7–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/7/08 9:00, ESPN | No. 13 | at Illinois Rivalry | W 83–79 $^{2OT}$ | 19–3 (8–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/10/08 1:00, CBS | No. 13 | at Ohio State | W 59–53 | 20–3 (9–1) | Schottenstein Center Columbus, OH |
| 2/13/08 7:00, BTN | No. 12 | No. 14 Wisconsin | L 66–68 | 20–4 (9–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/16/08 9:00, ESPN | No. 12 | No. 9 Michigan State | W 80–61 | 21–4 (10–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/19/08 7:00, ESPN | No. 14 | No. 15 Purdue Rivalry/Crimson and Gold Cup | W 77–68 | 22–4 (11–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 2/23/08 8:00, BTN | No. 14 | at Northwestern | W 85–82 | 23–4 (12–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 2/26/08 7:00, ESPN | No. 12 | Ohio State | W 72–69 | 24–4 (13–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 3/2/08 2:00, CBS | No. 12 | at No. 15 Michigan State | L 74–103 | 24–5 (13–3) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| 3/5/08 7:00, BTN | No. 17 | Minnesota Senior Night | W 69–55 | 25–5 (14–3) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 3/9/08 2:00, ESPN | No. 17 | at Penn State | L 64–68 | 25–6 (14–4) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/14/08 9:00, BTN | No. 20 | vs. Minnesota Big Ten Quarterfinals | L 58–59 | 25–7 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/21/08* 9:40, CBS | No. 24(8E) | vs. Arkansas(9E) NCAA Tournament First Round | L 72–86 | 25–8 | RBC Center Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||