2007β08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball | |
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SWAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 17β16 (12β6 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Harrison HPER Complex |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State β | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ArkansasβPine Bluff | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] |
The 2007β08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2007β08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Delta Devils, led by third year head coach James Green, played their home games at Harrison HPER Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Delta Devils finished the season 17β16, 12β6 in SWAC play to finish second in the SWAC regular season standings. They won the SWAC Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2008 NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the West region, they lost in the opening round to UCLA. [2]
2007β08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2007* |
at Ole Miss | L 63β97 | 0β1 |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | |||||||
Nov 15, 2007* |
at No. 19 Pittsburgh | L 45β78 | 0β2 |
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Nov 17, 2007* |
at Creighton | L 46β76 | 0β3 |
Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Nov 19, 2007* |
Northern Arizona | L 56β65 | 0β4 |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Nov 23, 2007* |
vs.
Air Force Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge |
L 40β58 | 0β5 |
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington | |||||||
Nov 24, 2007* |
vs. No. 9
Washington State Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge |
L 26β71 | 0β6 |
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington | |||||||
Nov 25, 2007* |
vs.
Montana Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge |
L 62β69 | 0β7 |
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington | |||||||
Dec 3, 2007* |
at Baylor | L 50β82 | 0β8 |
Ferrell Center Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 8, 2007* |
Belhaven | W 83β69 | 1β8 |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Dec 21, 2007* |
Dillard | W 93β66 | 2β8 |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Dec 30, 2007* |
at Tulsa | L 46β71 | 2β9 |
Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
Jan 5, 2008 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L 56β60 | 2β10 (0β1) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Jan 12, 2008 |
at Alabama State | L 55β71 | 2β11 (0β2) |
ASU Acadome Montgomery, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 14, 2008 |
at Alabama A&M | W 68β63 | 3β11 (1β2) |
Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 19, 2008 |
Alcorn State | W 74β71 | 4β11 (2β2) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Jan 21, 2008 |
Southern | W 61β58 | 5β11 (3β2) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Jan 26, 2008 |
at Texas Southern | W 98β66 | 6β11 (4β2) |
Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas | |||||||
Jan 28, 2008 |
at Prairie View A&M | L 53β55 | 6β12 (4β3) |
William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas | |||||||
Feb 2, 2008 |
Jackson State | W 81β53 | 7β12 (5β3) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 4, 2008 |
Grambling State | L 79β83 | 7β13 (5β4) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 9, 2008 |
Alabama State | W 72β60 | 8β13 (6β4) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 11, 2008 |
Alabama A&M | L 52β53 | 8β14 (6β5) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 16, 2008 |
at Alcorn State | L 67β70 OT | 8β15 (6β6) |
Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 18, 2008 |
at Southern | W 52β51 | 9β15 (7β6) |
F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 23, 2008 |
Texas Southern | W 61β54 | 10β15 (8β6) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 25, 2008 |
Prairie View A&M | W 63β59 | 11β15 (9β6) |
Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 1, 2008 |
at Jackson State | W 74β73 | 12β15 (10β6) |
Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 3, 2008 |
at Grambling State | W 69β63 | 13β15 (11β6) |
HPER Complex Grambling, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 6, 2008 |
at Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 54β49 | 14β15 (12β6) |
K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |||||||
2008 SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2008* |
vs. Grambling State Quarterfinals |
W 79β73 | 15β15 |
Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 14, 2008* |
vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Semifinals |
W 70β59 | 16β15 |
Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Mar 15, 2008* |
vs. Jackson State Championship Game |
W 59β58 | 17β15 |
Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
2008 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 20, 2008* |
(16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 3
UCLA First Round |
L 29β70 | 17β16 |
Honda Center Anaheim, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. All times are in Central Time. |