2007–08 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2007–08 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
2007–08 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–15 (8–8 ACC)
Head coach	Gary Williams ;
Home arena	Comcast Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

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2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †	14	–	2	.875	36	–	3	.923
No. 9 Duke	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
No. 22 Clemson	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Virginia Tech	9	–	7	.563	21	–	14	.600
Miami (FL)	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Maryland	8	–	8	.500	19	–	15	.559
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Virginia	5	–	11	.313	17	–	16	.515
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
NC State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484

† 2008 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2007–08 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by 19th-year head coach Gary Williams. Maryland finished with a 19–15 record, and did not qualify for the NCAA tournament. The Terrapins were eliminated in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament by Syracuse.^[1]

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

No.	Position	Player
1	F	Landon Milbourne
2	F	Shane Walker
4	C	Braxton Dupree
5	G	Eric Hayes
10	G	Jason McAlpin
15	F	James Gist
21	G	Greivis Vásquez

No.	Position	Player
22	G	Adrian Bowie
23	G	David Pearman
24	G	Cliff Tucker
32	F	Jerome Burney
33	F	Dino Gregory
35	F	Dave Neal
50	F	Bambale Osby

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
CBE Classic
November 11, 2007* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	North Florida	W 79–50	1–0	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
November 12, 2007* 9:00 pm	Hampton	W 70–64	2–0	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
November 15, 2007* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	Northeastern	W 74–72 ^OT	3–0	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
November 19, 2007* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 1 UCLA College Basketball Experience Classic	L 59–71	3–1	Sprint Center (18,022) Kansas City, MO
November 20, 2007* 6:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Missouri College Basketball Experience Classic	L 70–84	3–2	Sprint Center (16,737) Kansas City, MO
Regular season
November 23, 2007* 4:00 pm, CSN	Lehigh	W 72–51	4–2	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
November 28, 2007* 7:30 pm, ESPN2	Illinois	W 69–61	5–2	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
December 2, 2007* 7:30 pm, MASN	vs. VCU BB&T Classic	L 76–85	5–3	Verizon Center (12,085) Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2007* 8:00 pm, CSN	Morgan State	W 89–65	6–3	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
December 9, 2007 7:30 pm, FSN	Boston College	L 78–81	6–4 (0–1)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
December 12, 2007* 8:00 pm, CSN	Ohio	L 55–61	6–5 (0–1)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
December 22, 2007* 4:00 pm, CSN	American	L 59–67	6–6 (0–1)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
December 28, 2007* 6:00 pm, CSN	Delaware	W 76–46	7–6 (0–1)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
January 2, 2008* 8:00 pm	Savannah State	W 75–48	8–6 (0–1)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
January 5, 2008* 12:00 pm, ESPNU	at Charlotte	W 76–72	9–6 (0–1)	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (9,841) Charlotte, NC
January 8, 2008* 8:00 pm, CSN	Holy Cross	W 73–48	10–6 (0–1)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
January 12, 2008 2:00 pm, Raycom/LFS	at Virginia Tech	L 66–67	10–7 (0–2)	Cassell Coliseum (9,847) Blacksburg, VA
January 15, 2008 9:00 pm, Raycom/LFS	Wake Forest	W 71–64	11–7 (1–2)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
January 19, 2008 3:30 pm, ABC	at No. 1 North Carolina	W 82–80	12–7 (2–2)	Dean Smith Center (21,033) Chapel Hill, NC
January 27, 2008 6:30 pm, FSN	No. 4 Duke	L 84–93	12–8 (2–3)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
January 30, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN	Virginia	W 85–75	13–8 (3–3)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
February 2, 2008 12:00 pm, ESPN	at Georgia Tech	W 88–86	14–8 (4–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,191) Atlanta, GA
February 6, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Boston College	W 70–65	15–8 (5–3)	Conte Forum (6,449) Chestnut Hill, MA
February 9, 2008 8:00 pm, Raycom/LFS	North Carolina State	W 84–70	16–8 (6–3)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
February 13, 2008 7:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 2 Duke	L 65–77	16–9 (6–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
February 16, 2008 3:00 pm, Raycom/LFS	Florida State	W 82–72	17–9 (7–4)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
February 20, 2008 9:00 pm, Raycom/LFS	Virginia Tech	L 65–69	17–10 (7–5)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
February 23, 2008 2:00 pm, Raycom/LFS	at Miami (FL)	L 63–68	17–11 (7–6)	BankUnited Center (6,058) Coral Gables, FL
February 28, 2008 8:00 pm, Raycom/LFS	at Wake Forest	W 74–70	18–11 (8–6)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,686) Winston-Salem, NC
March 2, 2008 7:30 pm, FSN	Clemson	L 70–73	18–12 (8–7)	Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD
March 9, 2008 7:30 pm, FSN	at Virginia	L 76–91	18–13 (8–8)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,154) Charlottesville, VA
ACC tournament
March 13, 2008 9:40 pm, Raycom/LFS	vs. Boston College First Round	L 68–71	18–14 (8–8)	Charlotte Bobcats Arena (20,035) Charlotte, NC
National Invitation Tournament
March 18, 2008* 9:30 pm, ESPN	at Minnesota First Round	W 68–58	19–14 (8–8)	Williams Arena (3,882) Minneapolis, MN
March 20, 2008* 7:05 pm, ESPNU	at Syracuse Second Round	L 72–88	19–15 (8–8)	Carrier Dome (14,768) Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2007–08 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Contents

Roster

Schedule and results

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