2007–08 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2007–08
Team:UCLA Bruins
Conference:Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-10
Coachrank:4
Aprank:3[1]
Record:35–4
Conf Record:16–2
Head Coach:Ben Howland
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Donny Daniels
Asst Coach2:Scott Duncan
Asst Coach3:Scott Garson
Stadium:Pauley Pavilion
Champion:Pac-10 regular season & tournament champions
College Basketball Experience champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament
Bowl Result:Final Four

The 2007–08 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the Pacific-10 Conference for the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In his fifth year as head coach, Ben Howland led the team to its third straight Final Four appearance. The Bruins also set a new record number of wins for the regular season, eclipsing the 26 wins of 2006–07. Though the team was composed of many standout players, freshman center Kevin Love garnered much of the media's and school's attention with his .565 shooting percentage, 10.7 rebounds per game, 5.3 blocks, and 17.6 points per game.[2] [3] [4] [5]

The only losses the Bruins incurred during the regular season were to No. 8 Texas, and Pac-10 rivals USC and Washington, though the USC victory was later vacated upon discovery that USC player O. J. Mayo received illegal benefits while playing for USC. After becoming the Pacific-10 regular season champions and winning the Pacific-10 tournament, the Bruins were seeded No. 1 in the West Regional bracket of the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Bruins held Mississippi Valley State to 29 points, the lowest total ever allowed in the first or second round of the tournament.[6] After reaching the Final Four for the third year in a row, the Bruins lost to Memphis, the South Regional Champions. On August 20, 2009, Memphis' 38 wins during the 2007–2008 season and Final Four appearances were vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions for the team's using an ineligible player, Derrick Rose.[7]

Roster

Thirteen scholarships were available to the team, and there were sixteen players on the roster.[8] Kevin Love received permission from Walt Hazzard to wear the No. 42 he wore as player for UCLA.[9] Hazzard's jersey had been retired by UCLA in 1996.[10]

Schedule

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Awards

Pac-10 Player of the Year

Kevin Love[15] Pac-10 Freshman of the Year

Kevin Love[15] Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year

Russell Westbrook[15] All-Pac-10 first team

Kevin Love[15] All-Pac-10 second team

Darren Collison[15] All-Pac-10 third team

Russell Westbrook[15] Pac-10 All-Defensive team

Darren Collison[15]

Russell Westbrook[15]

Kevin Love (honorable mention)[15]

Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (honorable mention)[15] Pac-10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Darren Collison[6] Pac-10 All-Tournament Team

Kevin Love[16]

Russell Westbrook[16] U.S. Basketball Writers Association First Team All-America

Kevin Love[17] Oscar Robertson Trophy nominee

Kevin Love[18] U.S. Basketball Writers Association District IX Player of the Year

Kevin Love[19] U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-District IX team

Kevin Love[19]

Darren Collison[19] Pac-10 Men's Basketball Player of the Week

Kevin Love – November 19–25[20]

Kevin Love – January 7–13[21]

Kevin Love – January 21–27[22]

Darren Collison – February 12–18[23]

See also

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ESPN.com – 2007–08 rankings . 2008-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20080131182902/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?seasonYear=2008. January 31, 2008 . live.
  2. Web site: Love leads Bruins to third straight Final Four . March 30, 2008 . The Sports Network . 2008-03-30.
  3. Web site: Memo to the NBA: Love IS All You Need . March 29, 2008 . www.SportsHubLA.com. 2008-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080401013646/http://www.sportshubla.com/2008/03/29/memo-to-the-nba-love-is-all-you-need/ . April 1, 2008.
  4. Web site: Love is all you need, or at least so it seems . March 3, 2008 . Daily Bruin . 2008-03-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081122003800/http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2008/mar/03/ilove-all-you-need-or-least-so-it-seemsi/ . November 22, 2008 . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: UCLA 2007–08 team statistics . 2008-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080328161749/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2007-2008/teamcume.html. March 28, 2008 . live.
  6. Web site: This week in Pac-10 men's basketball . 2008-03-30.
  7. Web site: Memphis also gets 3 years' probation. ESPN . March 29, 2021. August 20, 2009. Dana. O'Neill.
  8. Web site: 2007–08 UCLA Bruins roster. 2007-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20071203150319/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ucla-m-baskbl-mtt.html. December 3, 2007. dead. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: Hazzard To Give Up Number . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120825152132/http://www.dailybruin.com/news/2006/apr/06/success-attracts-new-players/ . August 25, 2012 . mdy-all .
  10. Web site: Retired Jerseys at UCLA . 2008-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20080430091910/http://www.bruinbasketballreport.com/team_history/retired_numbers.htm. April 30, 2008 . live.
  11. Web site: 2007-08 Review. uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics.
  12. Web site: Season by Season Records. UCLA Athletics.
  13. Web site: UCLA Bruins Schedule- 2007-08. ESPN. ESPN.
  14. Web site: UCLA Bruins 2007–08 schedule . 2007-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071120110459/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/ucla-m-baskbl-sched.html . November 20, 2007 . dead .
  15. Web site: UCLA Dominates Pac-10 Player of the Year Honors. March 10, 2007. 2008-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080314133101/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031008aaa.html. March 14, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
  16. Web site: Pac-10 News . March 17, 2007 . 2008-03-30 . May 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110522212119/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pac10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/MBB-Rel-3-17-08.pdf . dead .
  17. Web site: Love Named USBWA First Team All-America. March 17, 2007. 2008-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080318171358/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031708aad.html. March 18, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
  18. Web site: Kevin Love nominated for Oscar Robertson Trophy. March 5, 2007. 2008-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410220217/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030508aai.html. April 10, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
  19. Web site: Love Named Sporting News All-American, USBWA Player of the Year. March 11, 2007. 2008-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410153533/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031108aac.html. April 10, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
  20. Web site: Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week . November 26, 2007 . 2008-03-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080308165908/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112607aaa.html . March 8, 2008 . mdy-all .
  21. Web site: Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week. January 14, 2008. 2008-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080401082358/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/011408aaa.html. April 1, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
  22. Web site: Kevin Love named Pacific-10 Player of the Week. January 28, 2008. 2008-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080408161609/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012808aaa.html. April 8, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
  23. Web site: Darren Collison Named U.S. Bank Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week. February 19, 2008. 2008-03-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080314071338/http://uclabruins.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/021907aab.html. March 14, 2008. dead. mdy-all.

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