2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	22–14 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach	Bill Grier (1st season);
Home arena	Jenny Craig Pavilion

2007–08 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Gonzaga	13	–	1	.929	25	–	8	.758
Saint Mary's	12	–	2	.857	25	–	7	.781
†	11	–	3	.786	22	–	14	.611
Santa Clara	6	–	8	.429	15	–	16	.484
San Francisco	5	–	9	.357	10	–	21	.323
Pepperdine	4	–	10	.286	11	–	21	.344
Portland	3	–	11	.214	9	–	22	.290
Loyola Marymount	2	–	12	.143	5	–	26	.161

† 2008 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 2007–08 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented the University of San Diego during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Toreros were led by first-year head coach Bill Grier. They played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California, as members of the West Coast Conference. The Toreros finished the season 22–14, 11–3 in WCC play to finish in 3rd place. They won the WCC tournament^[2] to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. In the opening round, San Diego upset No. 4 seed Connecticut in overtime,^[3] but fell to No. 12 seed Western Kentucky in the round of 32.^[4]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Brandon Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Willowridge	Houston, TX
G	11	Trumaine Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Kingwood	Houston, TX
F	21	Gyno Pomare	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	El Camino	Oceanside, CA
F	22	Rob Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Riordan	San Francisco, CA
G	23	De'Jon Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Clovis West	Fresno, CA

Head coach

Bill Grier (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2007*		at Hawaii	W 73–72	1–0	–	–	–	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 12, 2007*		Cal State Monterey Bay	W 87–76	2–0	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Nov 17, 2007*		UNLV	L 55–66	2–1	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Nov 19, 2007*		San Diego State	L 64–69	2–2	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Nov 22, 2007*		vs. USC Anaheim Classic	L 50–60	2–3	–	–	–	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California
Nov 23, 2007*		vs. South Alabama Anaheim Classic	L 55–77	2–4	–	–	–	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California
Nov 25, 2007*		vs. UC Irvine Anaheim Classic	W 60–57	3–4	–	–	–	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, California
Nov 28, 2007*		at Boise State	L 71–77	3–5	–	–	–	Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho
Dec 2, 2007*		Hawaii	W 81–67	4–5	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Dec 5, 2007*		San Jose State	W 60–40	5–5	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Dec 8, 2007*		at New Mexico	L 47–57	5–6	–	–	–	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 12, 2007*		at Nevada	L 62–76	5–7	–	–	–	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 15, 2007*		Stephen F. Austin	L 50–56	5–8	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Dec 22, 2007*		Texas-San Antonio	W 69–54	6–8	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Dec 29, 2007*		at Kentucky	W 81–72	7–8	–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 31, 2007*		at Marshall	L 60–76	7–9	–	–	–	Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 9, 2008*		Cal State Bakersfield	L 72–80	7–10	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
WCC regular season
Jan 12, 2008		San Francisco	W 46–41	8–10 (1–0)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Jan 19, 2008		at Gonzaga	L 70–80	8–11 (1–1)	–	–	–	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Washington
Jan 21, 2008		at Portland	W 64–61	9–11 (2–1)	–	–	–	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Jan 26, 2008*		Santa Clara	W 53–51	10–11 (3–1)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Jan 28, 2008*		No. 21 Saint Mary's	W 63–55	11–11 (4–1)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Feb 2, 2008		at Loyola Marymount	W 72–48	12–11 (5–1)	–	–	–	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 4, 2008		at Pepperdine	W 61–58	13–11 (6–1)	–	–	–	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 11, 2008		at San Francisco	W 73–62	14–11 (7–1)	–	–	–	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Feb 16, 2008		Portland	W 78–61	15–11 (8–1)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Feb 18, 2008		Gonzaga	L 55–59	15–12 (8–2)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Feb 23, 2008		at Santa Clara	W 66–62	16–12 (9–2)	–	–	–	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Feb 25, 2008		at No. 25 Saint Mary's	L 54–61	16–13 (9–3)	–	–	–	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Mar 1, 2008		Pepperdine	W 77–73	17–13 (10–3)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Mar 3, 2008		Loyola Marymount	W 86–65	18–13 (11–3)	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
WCC tournament
Mar 8, 2008*	(3)	(6) Pepperdine Quarterfinals	W 73–55	19–13	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Mar 9, 2008*	(3)	(2) Saint Mary's Semifinals	W 75–69 ^2OT	20–13	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
Mar 10, 2008*	(3)	(1) No. 20 Gonzaga Championship Game	W 69–62	21–13	–	–	–	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 2008*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 16 Connecticut First Round	W 70–69 ^OT	22–13	22 – Pomare	6 – Jones	5 – T. Johnson	St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida
Mar 23, 2008*	(13 W)	vs. (12 W) Western Kentucky Second Round	L 63–72	22–14	20 – Pomare	9 – Pomare	4 – B. Johnson	St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[5]

References

^ "2007-08 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
^ "San Diego upsets Gonzaga for WCC championship". ESPN. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ "Jackson's jumper with 1.2 seconds left in OT knocks out No. 4 UConn". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ "San Diego gives Western Kentucky a run, falls shy of Sweet 16 trip". ESPN. March 23, 2008. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[1] "2007-08 West Coast Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.

[2] "San Diego upsets Gonzaga for WCC championship". ESPN. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[3] "Jackson's jumper with 1.2 seconds left in OT knocks out No. 4 UConn". ESPN. March 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 17, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[4] "San Diego gives Western Kentucky a run, falls shy of Sweet 16 trip". ESPN. March 23, 2008. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[5] "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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