2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the college basketball season of 2007–08. The team's head coach was Billy Gillispie. It was his 1st year as Kentucky's head coach. The Wildcats played their home games at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky. The highlights of the season were the unranked Wildcats upsetting the #3 ranked Tennessee Volunteers 72–66, and pushing the then ranked #1 Vols to the final seconds in a 63–60 loss at Tennessee.

2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern
Record	18–13 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Gillispie (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Cox Glynn Cyprien Tracy Webster
Home arena	Rupp Arena
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 5 Tennessee	14	–	2		.875			31	–	5		.861
Kentucky	12	–	4		.750			18	–	13		.581
No. 19 Vanderbilt	10	–	6		.625			26	–	8		.765
Florida	8	–	8		.500			24	–	12		.667
South Carolina	5	–	11		.313			14	–	18		.438
Georgia †	4	–	12		.250			17	–	17		.500
West
Mississippi State	12	–	4		.750			23	–	11		.676
Arkansas	9	–	7		.563			23	–	12		.657
Ole Miss	7	–	9		.438			24	–	11		.686
LSU	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Alabama	5	–	11		.313			17	–	16		.515
Auburn	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
† 2008 SEC tournament winner As of April 7, 2008 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2007–08 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Ramel Bradley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr IMG Academy Brooklyn, New York G 5 Derrick Jasper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So Paso Robles Paso Robles, California G 12 Mark Krebs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Newport Central Catholic Newport, Kentucky G 13 Michael Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Modesto Christian Modesto, California F 15 A.J. Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Arlington Country Day Jacksonville, Florida F 21 Perry Stevenson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana G 23 Jodie Meeks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Norcross Norcross, Georgia C 25 Moraykinyo Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Bishop Ireton Alexandria, Virginia G 30 Dwight Perry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Southern Durham, North Carolina G 32 Joe Crawford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Renaissance Detroit, Michigan F 34 Ramon Harris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) So West Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska F 42 Mark Coury 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Detroit Country Day Detroit, Michigan C 43 Jared Carter 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 277 lb (126 kg) Jr Scott County Georgetown, Kentucky F 54 Patrick Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Huntington Huntington, West Virginia	Head coach Billy Gillispie (Texas State) Assistant coach(es) Tracy Webster (Wisconsin) Glynn Cyprien (Southern) Jeremy Cox (Mesa State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

2007 signees

College recruiting information (2007)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Legion G	Beverly Hills, Michigan	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Apr 24, 2007
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Patrick Patterson F	Huntington, West Virginia	Huntington High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	May 16, 2007
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A.J. Stewart F	Jacksonville, Florida	Arlington Country Day High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Oct 15, 2006
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Mike Williams C	Alexandria, Virginia	Bishop Ireton High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Sep 28, 2006
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Morakinyo Williams C	Alexandria, Virginia	Bishop Ireton High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Nov 14, 2006
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Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 11    Rivals: 26
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Kentucky 2007 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 28, 2011. "2007 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved June 28, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved June 28, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved June 28, 2011. "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

2007–08 schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2007* 8:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	Central Arkansas	W 67–40	1–0	Rupp Arena (20,335) Lexington, Kentucky
November 7, 2007* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	No. 23	Gardner-Webb	L 68–84	1–1	Rupp Arena (19,845) Lexington, Kentucky
November 21, 2007* 7:00 pm, FSN		Liberty	W 80–54	2–1	Rupp Arena (21,298) Lexington, Kentucky
November 24, 2007* 7:00 pm, FSN		Texas Southern	W 83–35	3–1	Rupp Arena (21,445) Lexington, Kentucky
November 27, 2007* 7:00 pm, FSN South		Stony Brook	W 62–52	4–1	Rupp Arena (19,269) Lexington, Kentucky
December 1, 2007* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 1 North Carolina	L 77–86	4–2	Rupp Arena (24,252) Lexington, Kentucky
December 8, 2007* 3:45 pm, CBS		at No. 15 Indiana	L 51–71	4–3	Assembly Hall (17,410) Bloomington, Indiana
December 15, 2007* 2:00 pm, ESPN		UAB	L 76–79	4–4	Freedom Hall (14,241) Louisville, Kentucky
December 18, 2007* 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Houston	L 69–83	4–5	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,517) Houston, Texas
December 22, 2007* 1:00 pm, FSN		Tennessee Tech	W 69–47	5–5	Rupp Arena (22,371) Lexington, Kentucky
December 29, 2007* 2:00 pm, ESPN		San Diego	L 72–81	5–6	Rupp Arena (23,756) Lexington, Kentucky
December 31, 2007* 12:00 pm, FSN		Florida International	W 92–49	6–6	Rupp Arena (19,184) Lexington, Kentucky
January 5, 2008* 4:00 pm, CBS		Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass	L 75–89	6–7	Rupp Arena (24,386) Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Regular Season
January 12, 2008 1:30 pm, CBS		No. 12 Vanderbilt	W 79–73 2OT	7–7 (1–0)	Rupp Arena (23,965) Lexington, Kentucky
January 15, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Mississippi State	L 64–69	7–8 (1–1)	Humphrey Coliseum (9,862) Starkville, Mississippi
January 19, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Florida 'ESPN College GameDay'	L 70–81 OT	7–9 (1–2)	O'Connell Center (12,222) Gainesville, Florida
January 22, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN		No. 3 Tennessee	W 72–66	8–9 (2–2)	Rupp Arena (23,443) Lexington, Kentucky
January 26, 2008 1:00 pm, Raycom		South Carolina	W 78–70	9–9 (3–2)	Rupp Arena (23,996) Lexington, Kentucky
February 2, 2008 1:00 pm, CBS		at Georgia	W 63–58	10–9 (4–2)	Stegeman Coliseum (10,313) Athens, Georgia
February 6, 2008 8:00 pm, Raycom		at Auburn	W 66–63	11–9 (5–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum (5,352) Auburn, AL
February 9, 2008 12:00 pm, Raycom		Alabama	W 62–52	12–9 (6–2)	Rupp Arena (24,190) Lexington, Kentucky
February 12, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 19 Vanderbilt	L 52–93	12–10 (6–3)	Memorial Gym (14,325) Nashville, Tennessee
February 16, 2008 1:00 pm, Raycom		at LSU	W 67–63	13–10 (7–3)	Maravich Center (9,870) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 19, 2008 9:00 pm, ESPN		Georgia	W 61–55	14–10 (8–3)	Rupp Arena (22,271) Lexington, Kentucky
February 23, 2008 2:00 pm, CBS		Arkansas	W 63–58	15–10 (9–3)	Rupp Arena (24,371) Lexington, Kentucky
February 27, 2008 8:00 pm, Raycom		Mississippi	W 58–54	16–10 (10–3)	Rupp Arena (23,330) Lexington, Kentucky
March 2, 2008 12:00 pm, CBS		at No. 1 Tennessee	L 60–63	16–11 (10–4)	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,628) Knoxville, Tennessee
March 5, 2008 7:00 pm, Raycom		at South Carolina	W 71–63	17–11 (11–4)	Colonial Center (13,324) Columbia, South Carolina
March 9, 2008 12:00 pm, CBS		Florida Senior Day	W 75–70	18–11 (12–4)	Rupp Arena (24,256) Lexington, Kentucky
2008 SEC Tournament
March 14, 2008 12:00, Raycom	(E2)	vs. (E6) Georgia Quarterfinals	L 56–60 OT	18–12 (12–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1,458) Atlanta, Georgia
2008 NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2008 2:30, CBS	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 25 Marquette First round	L 66–74	18–13 (12–4)	Honda Center (N/A) Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Class of 2008 commitments/signees

College recruiting information (2008)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
DeAndre Liggins G	Chicago, Illinois	Findlay Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jun 27, 2007
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Darius Miller G/F	Maysville, Kentucky	Mason County	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sep 7, 2007
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (91)
Kevin Galloway G/F	Sacramento, California	College of Southern Idaho	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Mar 10, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (n/a)
Josh Harrellson C	St. Charles, Missouri	Southwestern Illinois Community College	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Apr 29, 2008
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (n/a)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 15    Rivals: 21
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "Kentucky 2008 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved August 11, 2008. "2008 Kentucky Basketball Commits". Scout. Retrieved August 11, 2008. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2008. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved August 11, 2008. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 11, 2008.