2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2007–08
Team:Indiana Hoosiers
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:25–8
Conf Record:14–4
Head Coach:Kelvin Sampson
Hc Year:2nd
Hc Games:first 26 games
Head Coach2:Dan Dakich
Hc Games2:remaining 7 games
Asst Coach1:Ray McCallum
Asst Coach2:Jeff Meyer
Asst Coach3:Rob Senderoff
Stadium:Assembly Hall
Bowl:NCAA men's Division I tournament
Bowl Result:Round of 64

The 2007–08 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University during the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Indiana was a member of the Big Ten Conference. They played their home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. The interim head coach at the end of the season was Dan Dakich. Indiana University announced on February 22, 2008, that Kelvin Sampson accepted a $750,000 buyout of his contract and resigned as the Indiana University men's basketball coach.[1]

On March 10, 2008 D. J. White and Eric Gordon were named to the First Team All-Big Ten and Armon Bassett was named to the third team. White was also named the Conference player of the year.[2] In the off season, starters Armon Bassett and Jamarcus Ellis were dismissed from the team after they failed to show up for a player meeting with coach Dakich, then failed to show up for a 6 a.m. run the following day.[3] In December 2008, Eric Gordon stated how the 2007–08 season was ruined by turmoil due to drug use among some players on the team.[4]

Roster

NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown
Adam Ahlfeld34G6–0193SeniorIndianapolis, Indiana
Armon Bassett1G6–1176SophomoreTerre Haute, Indiana
Jordan Crawford5G6–4195FreshmanDetroit, Michigan
Jamarcus Ellis13G6–5200JuniorChicago, Illinois
Brett Finkelmeier4G6–2180FreshmanCarmel, Indiana
Eric Gordon23G6–4215FreshmanIndianapolis, Indiana
Eli Holman32C6–9210FreshmanRichmond, California
Brandon McGee24F6–7220FreshmanChicago, Illinois
Lance Stemler22F6–8210SeniorColumbia, Illinois
Kyle Taber44F6–7226JuniorEvansville, Indiana
DeAndre Thomas2F6–8295JuniorChicago, Illinois
D. J. White3F6–9251SeniorTuscaloosa, Alabama
Mike White30F6–6232SeniorSpringhill, Louisiana
Coaches: Kelvin Sampson, Jeff Meyer, Dan Dakich, Ray McCallum

Schedule and Results

|-!colspan=8| Big Ten tournament|-!colspan=8| NCAA tournament

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Sampson Agrees To Resign, Take $750K . . 2008-02-23 . 2008-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080226113309/http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/15383095/detail.html . 26 February 2008 . dead .
  2. Web site: IU's White: conference player of year . Indianapolis Star . 2008-03-10 . 2008-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319203838/http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080310%2FSPORTS%2F80310071 . March 19, 2012 . dead .
  3. News: Indiana roster in flux after starters Bassett, Ellis kicked off team . espn.com . 2008-04-01 . 2008-04-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20080403171506/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3323406. 3 April 2008 . live.
  4. News: Gordon: Players' drug use wrecked IU season . indystar.com . 2008-12-18 . 2008-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224045042/http://www.indystar.com/article/20081218/SPORTS0601/812180410 . December 24, 2008. dead.