2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team

2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
Big West Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record24–9 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Home arenaTitan Gym
(Capacity: 4,000)
2007–08 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
Cal State Northridge 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Pacific 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
UC Irvine 9 7   .563 18 16   .529
Cal Poly 7 9   .438 12 18   .400
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Long Beach State 3 13   .188 6 25   .194
UC Davis 2 14   .125 9 22   .290
2008 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2008[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team represented California State University, Fullerton during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by head coach Bob Burton, played their home games at the Titan Gym, in Fullerton, California, as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. In the championship game of the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Irvine to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school’s first appearance in 30 years. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, they lost to Wisconsin in the first round.[2]

Roster

2007–08 Cal State Fullerton Titans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Josh Akognon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Washington State Petaluma, California
F 2 Scott Cutley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr   Inglewood, California
G 5 Frank Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr East Carolina Los Angeles, California
G 22 Ray Reed 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr   Hawthorne, California
G 54 Marcus Crenshaw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr   Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 9, 2007*
    Cal State Bakersfield W 92–75  1–0
    Titan Gym (853)
    Fullerton, California
    Nov 11, 2007*
    Cal State Los Angeles W 87–67  2–0
    Titan Gym (914)
    Fullerton, California
    Nov 17, 2007*
    at Southern Utah W 78–63  3–0
    Centrum (3,011)
    Cedar City, Utah
    Nov 28, 2007*
    at Arizona L 65–91  3–1
    McKale Center (13,153)
    Tucson, Arizona
    Nov 30, 2007*
    at Montana W 100–91  4–1
    Dahlberg Arena (4,236)
    Missoula, Montana
    Dec 8, 2007*
    at Central Michigan L 76–79  4–2
    Rose Arena (2,558)
    Mount Pleasant, Michigan
    Dec 17, 2007*
    Southern Utah W 99–63  5–2
    Titan Gym (554)
    Fullerton, California
    Dec 20, 2007*
    Montana W 79–76 OT 6–2
    Titan Gym (630)
    Fullerton, California
    Dec 22, 2007*
    Wright State L 80–84  6–3
    Titan Gym (543)
    Fullerton, California
    Dec 28, 2007*
    vs. Furman W 103–72  7–3
    McKeon Pavilion (2,616)
    Moraga, California
    Dec 29, 2007*
    at Saint Mary's L 59–69  7–4
    McKeon Pavilion (2,710)
    Moraga, California
    Big West regular season
    Jan 4, 2008
    UC Irvine W 93–83  8–4
    (1–0)
    Titan Gym (948)
    Fullerton, California
    Jan 7, 2008
    at UC Riverside W 77–47  9–4
    (2–0)
    Student Recreation Center Arena (471)
    Riverside, California
    Jan 10, 2008
    Cal Poly W 78–64  10–4
    (3–0)
    Titan Gym (664)
    Fullerton, California
    Jan 12, 2008
    UC Santa Barbara L 72–87  10–5
    (3–1)
    Titan Gym (1,053)
    Fullerton, California
    Jan 17, 2008
    at Pacific L 82–89  10–6
    (3–2)
    Alex G. Spanos Center (2,735)
    Stockton, California
    Jan 19, 2008
    at UC Davis W 88–66  11–6
    (4–2)
    The Pavilion (1,877)
    Davis, California
    Jan 23, 2008
    UC Riverside W 72–61  12–6
    (5–2)
    Titan Gym (730)
    Fullerton, California
    Jan 31, 2008
    at Long Beach State W 91–75  13–6
    (6–2)
    The Walter Pyramid (1,909)
    Long Beach, California
    Feb 2, 2008
    at Cal State Northridge W 80–72  14–6
    (7–2)
    Matadome (1,632)
    Northridge, California
    Feb 7, 2008
    at UC Santa Barbara L 80–83  14–7
    (7–3)
    The Thunderdome (1,681)
    Santa Barbara, California
    Feb 9, 2008
    at Cal Poly W 80–67  15–7
    (8–3)
    Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (2,517)
    San Luis Obispo, California
    Feb 14, 2008
    UC Davis W 94–74  16–7
    (9–3)
    Titan Gym (602)
    Fullerton, California
    Feb 16, 2008
    Pacific W 92–78  17–7
    (10–3)
    Titan Gym (1,414)
    Fullerton, California
    Feb 23, 2008*
    Portland State W 85–69  18–7
    Titan Gym (713)
    Fullerton, California
    Feb 28, 2008
    Cal State Northridge L 74–82  18–8
    (10–4)
    Titan Gym (1,983)
    Fullerton, California
    Mar 1, 2008
    Long Beach State W 85–51  19–8
    (11–4)
    Titan Gym (1,249)
    Fullerton, California
    Mar 4, 2008*
    at Cal State Bakersfield W 84–80  20–8
    Rabobank Arena (1,928)
    Bakersfield, California
    Mar 8, 2008
    at UC Irvine W 74–66  21–8
    (12–4)
    Bren Events Center (2,285)
    Irvine, California
    Big West tournament
    Mar 13, 2008*
    vs. UC Riverside
    Quarterfinals
    W 81–69  22–8
    Anaheim Convention Center Arena (2,295)
    Anaheim, California
    Mar 14, 2008*
    vs. Cal State Northridge
    Semifinals
    W 83–68  23–8
    Anaheim Convention Center Arena (3,134)
    Anaheim, California
    Mar 15, 2008*
    vs. UC Irvine
    Championship Game
    W 81–66  24–8
    Anaheim Convention Center Arena (4,234)
    Anaheim, California
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 20, 2008*
    (14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Wisconsin
    First Round
    L 56–71  24–9
    Qwest Center Omaha (17,162)
    Omaha, Nebraska
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source:[3] [4]

    References

    1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
    2. ^ "Wisconsin avoids another early round exit with second-half rally". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
    3. ^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule - Cal State Fullerton Athletics". Retrieved August 27, 2021.
    4. ^ "CSU Fullerton Titans 2007–08 Statistics". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.