# 2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first year head coach Kevin O'Neill, played their home games at the McKale Center and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Recruiting class

Source:
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jerryd Bayless SG | Phoenix, Arizona | St. Mary's High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 16, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Jamelle Horne SF | San Diego, California | San Diego Senior High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 16, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Alex Jacobson C | Santa Ana, California | Mater Dei High School | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Oct 17, 2005 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Zane Johnson SF | Phoenix, Arizona | Thunderbird High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 1, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Laval Lucas-Perry SG | Flint, Michigan | Luke M Powers Catholic High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jul 19, 2006 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 5 ||||||
| 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: "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Jordan Hill | Kirk Walters | Alex Jacobson |
| PF | Chase Budinger | Jamelle Horne | Mohamed Tangara |
| SF | Jawann McClellan | Bret Brielmaier | Fendi Onobun |
| SG | Jerryd Bayless | Zane Johnson | David Bagga |
| PG | Nic Wise | Daniel Dillion | Laval Lucas-Perry |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2007* 7:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 17 | Northern Arizona | W 76–69 | 1–0 | McKale Center (13,903) Tucson, Arizona |
| November 17, 2007* 8:30 pm, FSN | No. 17 | Virginia | L 72–75 | 1–1 | McKale Center (14,602) Tucson, Arizona |
| November 19, 2007* 7:30 pm, FSAZ | | UMKC | W 81–62 | 2–1 | McKale Center (13,439) Tucson, Arizona |
| November 21, 2007* 7:30 pm, FSAZ | | Adam State | W 88–64 | 3–1 | McKale Center (12,897) Tucson, Arizona |
| November 25, 2007* 6:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 4 Kansas | L 72–76 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, Kansas |
| November 28, 2007* 7:30 pm, FSAZ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 91–65 | 4–2 | McKale Center (13,153) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 2, 2007* 4:00 pm, FSN | | No. 9 Texas A&M | W 78–67 | 5–2 | McKale Center (14,598) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 8, 2007* 10:00 am, ESPN | No. 24 | at Illinois | W 78–72 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | United Center (19,573) Chicago, Illinois |
| December 16, 2007* 1:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 22 | Fresno State | W 69–50 | 7–2 | McKale Center (13,501) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 19, 2007* 7:00 pm, CSTV | No. 19 | at UNLV | W 52–49 | 8–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,676) Paradise, Nevada |
| December 22, 2007* 1:00 pm, FSAZ | No. 19 | San Diego State | W 74–58 | 9–2 | McKale Center (14,608) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 29, 2007* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | at No. 2 Memphis | L 63–82 | 9–3 | FedExForum (17,965) Memphis, Tennessee |
| January 3, 2008 6:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 21 | Oregon State | W 76–63 | 10–3 (1–0) | McKale Center (14,351) Tucson, Arizona |
| January 5, 2008 12:00 pm, FSN | No. 21 | Oregon | L 74–84 | 10–4 (1–1) | McKale Center (14,575) Tucson, Arizona |
| January 9, 2008 7:30 pm, FSAZ | No. 24 | at Arizona State | L 59–68 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (1–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (13,947) Tempe, Arizona |
| January 12, 2008* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | at Houston | W 85–71 | 11–5 | Hofheinz Pavilion (7,917) Houston, Texas |
| January 17, 2008 9:00 pm, FSN | | at Stanford | L 52–56 | 11–6 (1–3) | Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, California |
| January 19, 2008 6:00 pm, FSAZ | | at California | W 80–79 | 12–6 (2–3) | Haas Pavilion (9,124) Berkeley, California |
| January 24, 2008 6:30 pm, FSN | | No. 6 Washington State | W 76–64 | 13–6 (3–3) | McKale Center (14,598) Tucson, Arizona |
| January 26, 2008 1:00 pm, FSN | | Washington | W 84–69 | 14–6 (4–3) | McKale Center (14,602) Tucson, Arizona |
| January 31, 2008 8:30 pm, FSN | | at USC | W 80–69 | 15–6 (5–3) | Galen Center (10,258) Los Angeles, California |
| February 2, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 5 UCLA ESPN College GameDay | L 60–82 | 15–7 (5–4) | Pauley Pavilion (12,111) Los Angeles, California |
| February 10, 2008 12:30 pm, FSN | | Arizona State | L 54–59 | 15–8 (5–5) | McKale Center (14,598) Tucson, Arizona |
| February 14, 2008 6:30 pm, FSAZ | | California | W 83–73 | 16–8 (6–5) | McKale Center (14,472) Tucson, Arizona |
| February 16, 2008 1:30 pm, ABC | | No. 7 Stanford | L 66–67 | 16–9 (6–6) | McKale Center (14,589) Tucson, Arizona |
| February 21, 2008 9:00 pm, FSAZ | | at Washington | L 66–75 | 16–10 (6–7) | Bank of America Arena (9,529) Seattle, Washington |
| February 23, 2008 8:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 19 Washington State | W 65–55 | 17–10 (7–7) | Beasley Coliseum (10,288) Pullman, Washington |
| February 28, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN | | USC | L 58–70 | 17–11 (7–8) | McKale Center (14,593) Tucson, Arizona |
| March 2, 2008 2:00 pm, CBS | | No. 4 UCLA | L 66–68 | 17–12 (7–9) | McKale Center (14,624) Tucson, Arizona |
| March 6, 2008 7:00 pm, FSAZ | | at Oregon State | W 81–45 | 18–12 (8–9) | Gill Coliseum (4,386) Corvallis, Oregon |
| March 8, 2008 8:30 pm, FSN | | at Oregon | L 69–78 | 18–13 (8–10) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, Oregon |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2008 8:30 pm, FSN | | vs. Oregon State First Round | W 86–57 | 19–13 | Staples Center (11,642) Los Angeles, California |
| March 13, 2008 8:30 pm, FSN | | vs. No. 11 Stanford Quarterfinal | L 64–75 | 19–14 | Staples Center (16,442) Los Angeles, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2008* 6:55 pm, CBS | (10) | vs. (7) West Virginia First Round | L 65–75 | 19–15 | Verizon Center (18,400) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Awards
### Jerryd Bayless

* Pac-10 All-Freshman First Team
* Pac-10 All-Conference Second Team
* Pac-10 Player of the Week – February 18, 2008

### Chase Budinger

* Pac-10 All-Conference Third Team
* Pac-10 Player of the Week – February 2, 2009

### Jordan Hill

* Pac-10 Player of the Week – December 10, 2007