2007–08 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team

2007–08 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
2007–08 Boston College Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–17 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Al Skinner (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Pat Duquette (11th season); Bonzie Colson; Mo Cassara;
Home arena	Conte Forum
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 North Carolina †	14	–	2	.875	36	–	3	.923
No. 9 Duke	13	–	3	.813	28	–	6	.824
No. 22 Clemson	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Virginia Tech	9	–	7	.563	21	–	14	.600
Miami (FL)	8	–	8	.500	23	–	11	.676
Maryland	8	–	8	.500	19	–	15	.559
Georgia Tech	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	17	–	13	.567
Florida State	7	–	9	.438	19	–	15	.559
Virginia	5	–	11	.313	17	–	16	.515
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	14	–	17	.452
NC State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	16	.484

† 2008 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Boston College Eagles men's basketball team represented college basketball for Boston College during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by eleventh-year head coach Al Skinner, played their home games at the Conte Forum, and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	High School
Tyrese Rice	4	G	6–1	190	Junior	Richmond, Virginia	L.C. Bird
Biko Paris	5	G	6–1	200	Freshman	New Orleans, Louisiana	Cypress Christian (TX)
Brennan Bennett	10	G	6–0	185	Sophomore	Whitinsville, Massachusetts	Northbridge
Corey Raji	11	F	6–6	218	Freshman	Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey	Westwood
Joe Trapani	12	F	6–8	215	Sophomore	Madison, Connecticut	Daniel Hand
Daye Kaba	13	G	6–4	214	Sophomore	Ridge, New York	Our Savior New American
Rakim Sanders	15	G-F	6–5	228	Freshman	Pawtucket, Rhode Island	St. Andrew's
Tyler Roche	21	F	6–7	200	Sophomore	Hooksett, New Hampshire	Manchester Central
John Oates	32	F	6–10	255	Senior	Harriman, New York	Don Bosco Prep
Shamari Spears	34	F	6–6	238	Sophomore	Salisbury, North Carolina	Blair (NJ)
Tyrelle Blair	44	C	6–11	242	Senior	Monticello, Florida	FSU High School
Josh Southern	52	C	6–10	255	Freshman	Saginaw, Michigan	Saginaw
Cortney Dunn	55	F	6–8	215	Freshman	Dallas, Texas	Lake Highlands

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Sun, Nov 4* 2:00 p.m.	Carleton Exhibition	W 70–47		Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Regular Season
Sat, Nov 10* 4:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	W 67–57	1–0	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Mon, Nov 12* 7:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	W 68–62	2–0	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sun, Nov 18* 2:00 p.m.	Mercer	W 73–56	3–0	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Nov 21* 4:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	W 76–72	4–0	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Nov 28* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Michigan ACC-Big Ten Challenge	W 77–64	5–0	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Sat, Dec 01* 6:00 p.m., ESPN Classic	vs. Providence Hall of Fame Classic	L 89–98 ^OT	5–1	T.D. Banknorth Garden Boston
Tue, Dec 04* 7:00 p.m.	St. Louis	W 61–39	6–1	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sun, Dec 09 7:30 p.m., FSN	at Maryland	W 81–78	7–1 (1–0)	Comcast Center College Park, MD
Wed, Dec 12* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	Massachusetts	L 80–83	7–2	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Dec 22* 4:00 p.m.	Northeastern	W 57–55	8–2	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Fri, Dec 28* 7:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	W 80–75	9–2	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Jan 02* 7:00 p.m.	Longwood	W 81–52	10–2	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Jan 05* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4 Kansas	L 60–85	10–3	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Mon, Jan 07* 7:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	L 51–57	10–4	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Jan 12 4:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	W 112–73	11–4 (2–0)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Tue, Jan 15 9:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	W 76–66	12–4 (3–0)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Jan 19 2:00 p.m.	at Virginia	L 66–84	12–5 (3–1)	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Sat, Jan 26 4:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	L 73–81	12–6 (3–2)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Thur, Jan 31 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at No. 1 North Carolina	L 69–91	12–7 (3–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Sat, Feb 02 8:00 p.m.	Clemson	L 56–78	12–8 (3–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Wed, Feb 06 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Maryland	L 65–70	12–9 (3–5)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Feb 09 1:00 p.m., CBS	at No. 9 Duke	L 80–90	12–10 (3–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
Thur, Feb 14 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	NC State	W 82–65	13–10 (4–6)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sun, Feb 17 1:00 p.m.	Virginia	L 74–79	13–11 (4–7)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat, Feb 23 12:00 p.m.	at Florida State	L 63–66	13–12 (4–8)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Tue, Feb 26 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Virginia Tech	L 48–67	13–13 (4–9)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Sat, Mar 01 3:30 p.m., ABC	No. 1 North Carolina	L 80–90	13–14 (4–10)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Wed, Mar 05 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Miami (FL)	L 61–74	13–15 (4–11)	BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL
Sat, Mar 08 3:30 p.m., ABC	Georgia Tech	L 78–86	13–16 (4–12)	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Tournament
Thur, Mar 13 9:30 p.m., Raycom Sports	vs. Maryland	W 71–68	14–16	Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC
Fri, Mar 14 9:30 p.m., Raycom Sports	vs. No. 22 Clemson	L 48–82	14–17	Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time^[1].

References

^ "[1]." BCEagles.com. Retrieved on February 28, 2009.

[1] "[1]." BCEagles.com. Retrieved on February 28, 2009.

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