2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2007–08
|team=Virginia Tech Hokies
|image=Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
|division=
|short_conf=ACC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=21–14
|conf_record=9–7
|head_coach=Seth Greenberg
|asst_coach1=James Johnson
|asst_coach2=Ryan Odom
|asst_coach3=Stacey Palimore
|stadium=Cassell Coliseum
|champion=
|bowl=NIT
|bowl_result=Quarterfinals
}}
{{2007–08 ACC men's basketball standings}}
The 2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies lost five seniors off of their 2006–07 season team, which finished as the third place team in the conference.
Coaching staff
Image:Seth Greenberg.jpg, head coach]]
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! Position ! Name ! First year at VT |
Head coach
| 2003 |
Assistant coach
| James Johnson | 2007 |
Assistant coach
| 2003 |
Assistant coach
| Stacey Palmore | 2004 |
colspan=4 | Source: http://www.hokiesports.com/mbasketball/players/ |
Roster
{{Bt start}}
{{Bt player|no=0|nat=United States|pos=F|year=Fr|name=Jeff Allen}}
{{Bt player|no=1|nat=United States|pos=F|year=Fr|name=Terrell Bell}}
{{Bt player|no=3|nat=United States|pos=G|year=Fr|name=Tom Amalfe}}
{{Bt player|no=5|nat=United States|pos=G|year=Sr|name=Marcus Travis}}
{{Bt player|no=10|nat=United States|pos=G|year=Fr|name=Hank Thorns}}
{{Bt player|no=13|nat=United States|pos=F|pos2=G|year=Sr|name=Deron Washington}}
{{Bt player|no=15|nat=United States|pos=F|year=RS-So|name=Terrance Vinson}}
{{Bt mid}}
{{Bt player|no=21|nat=United States|pos=F|year=So|name=Lewis Witcher}}
{{Bt player|no=23|nat=United States|pos=G|year=Fr|name=Malcolm Delaney}}
{{Bt player|no=32|nat=United States|pos=G|year=So|name=Paul Debnam}}
{{Bt player|no=33|nat=United States|pos=F|year=Sr|name=J. T. Thompson}}
{{Bt player|no=34|nat=Mali|pos=F|year=Jr|name=Cheick Diakite}}
{{Bt player|no=40|nat=Puerto Rico|pos=F|pos2=G|year=Jr|name=A. D. Vassallo}}
{{Bt end}}
:Starters are indicated in bold
Schedule and results
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! Date !! Opponent !! Location !! Result !! Overall !! Conf. | |||||
colspan="7" | {{center|Regular Season}} | |||||
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| November 9, 2007 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=Elon Phoenix|school=Elon University|title=Elon}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 69–64 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
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| November 22, 2007 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=Eastern Washington Eagles|school=Eastern Washington University|title=Eastern Washington}}1 | Anchorage, AK | W 69–52 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
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| November 23, 2007 | #22 Butler1 | Anchorage, AK | L 78–84 (OT) | 2–1 | 0–0 |
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| November 24, 2007 | #14 Gonzaga1 | Anchorage, AK | L 64–82 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
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| November 28, 2007 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|school=Penn State University|title=Penn State}}2 | University Park, PA | L 61–66 | 2–3 | 0–0 |
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| December 1, 2007 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=UNC Asheville Bulldogs|school=University of North Carolina at Asheville|title=UNC Asheville}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 65–51 | 3–3 | 0–0 |
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| December 4, 2007 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=UNC Greensboro Spartans|school=University of North Carolina at Greensboro|title=UNC Greensboro}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 67–39 | 4–3 | 0–0 |
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| December 9, 2007 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=George Washington Colonials|school=George Washington University|title=George Washington}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 68–36 | 5–3 | 0–0 |
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| December 16, 2007 | Old Dominion | Norfolk, VA | L 69–72 | 5–4 | 0–0 |
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| December 19, 2007 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=Liberty Flames|school=Liberty University|title=Liberty}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 58–46 | 6–4 | 0–0 |
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| December 23, 2007 | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, NC | L 75–77 | 6–5 | 0–1 |
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| December 28, 2007 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=Hofstra Pride|school=Hofstra University|title=Hofstra}}3 | Madison Square Garden, NY | W 84–59 | 7–5 | 0–1 |
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| December 29, 2007 | St. John's3 | Madison Square Garden, NY | W 54–48 | 8–5 | 0–1 |
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| January 3, 2008 | Richmond | Richmond, VA | L 49–52 | 8–6 | 0–1 |
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| January 7, 2008 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=Charleston Southern Buccaneers|school=Charleston Southern University|title=Charleston Southern}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 79–49 | 9–6 | 0–1 |
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| January 12, 2008 | Maryland | Blacksburg, VA | W 67–66 | 10–6 | 1–1 |
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| January 16, 2008 | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | W 70–69 OT | 11–6 | 2–1 |
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| January 19, 2008 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA | L 70–81 | 11–7 | 2–2 |
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| January 24, 2008 | #4 Duke | Blacksburg, VA | L 64–81 | 11–8 | 2–3 |
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| January 26, 2008 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | W 81–73 OT | 12–8 | 3–3 |
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| January 29, 2008 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=Florida State Seminoles|school=Florida State University|title=Florida State}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 89–80 | 13–8 | 4–3 |
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| February 2, 2008 | Virginia | Blacksburg, VA | W 72–65 OT | 14–8 | 5–3 |
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| February 5, 2008 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|sex=men|team=NC State Wolfpack|school=North Carolina State University|title=NC State}} | Raleigh, NC | L 63–73 | 14–9 | 5–4 |
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| February 9, 2008 | Miami | Blacksburg, VA | L 71–74 | 14–10 | 5–5 |
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| February 16, 2008 | #5 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 53–92 | 14–11 | 5–6 |
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| February 20, 2008 | Maryland | College Park, MD | W 69–65 | 15–11 | 6–6 |
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| February 23, 2008 | Georgia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | W 92–84 | 16–11 | 7–6 |
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| February 26, 2008 | Boston College | Blacksburg, VA | W 67–48 | 17–11 | 8–6 |
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| March 4, 2008 | Wake Forest | Blacksburg, VA | W 80–58 | 18–11 | 9–6 |
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| March 9, 2007 | #24 Clemson | Clemson, SC | L 69–70 | 18–12 | 9–7 |
colspan="7" | {{center|ACC tournament}} | |||||
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| March 14, 2008 | Miami | Charlotte, NC | W 63–49 | 19–12 | |
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| March 15, 2008 | #1 North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | L 66–68 | 19–13 | |
NIT, Quarterfinals
| colspan="7" | {{center|NIT tournament}} | |||||
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| March 19, 2008 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|team=Morgan State Patriots|school=Morgan State University|title=Morgan State}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 94–62 | 20–13 | |
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| March 24, 2008 | {{cbb link|year=2007–08|team=UAB Blazers|school=UAB|title=UAB}} | Blacksburg, VA | W 75–49 | 21–13 | |
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| March 26, 2008 | Ole Miss | Blacksburg, VA | L 72–81 | 21–14 | |
colspan="7" | *Conference games in bold. 1Great Alaska Shootout, 2ACC–Big Ten Challenge, 3ECAC Holiday Festival, rankings from the AP Poll at the time of the game |
NIT, Quarterfinals
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