2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team

2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball
SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	17–16 (12–6 SWAC)
Head coach	James Green (3rd season);
Home arena	Harrison HPER Complex
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils basketball team represented Mississippi Valley State University during the 2007–08 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 17–16, 12–6 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]

2007–08 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Alabama State	15	–	3	.833	20	–	11	.645
Mississippi Valley State †	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
Arkansas–Pine 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

† 2008 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	1	Larry Cox	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Rome, Georgia
G	5	Stanford Speech	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Jackson, Mississippi
F	21	Carl Lucas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Hollandale, Mississippi

Head coach

James Green

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2007*		at Ole Miss	L 63–97	0–1	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Nov 15, 2007*		at No. 19 Pittsburgh	L 45–78	0–2	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 17, 2007*		at Creighton	L 46–76	0–3	Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 19, 2007*		Northern Arizona	L 56–65	0–4	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Nov 23, 2007*		vs. Air Force Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge	L 40–58	0–5	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Nov 24, 2007*		vs. No. 9 Washington State Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge	L 26–71	0–6	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Nov 25, 2007*		vs. Montana Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge	L 62–69	0–7	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Dec 3, 2007*		at Baylor	L 50–82	0–8	Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
Dec 8, 2007*		Belhaven	W 83–69	1–8	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Dec 21, 2007*		Dillard	W 93–66	2–8	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Dec 30, 2007*		at Tulsa	L 46–71	2–9	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 5, 2008		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	L 56–60	2–10 (0–1)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Jan 12, 2008		at Alabama State	L 55–71	2–11 (0–2)	ASU Acadome Montgomery, Alabama
Jan 14, 2008		at Alabama A&M	W 68–63	3–11 (1–2)	Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, Alabama
Jan 19, 2008		Alcorn State	W 74–71	4–11 (2–2)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Jan 21, 2008		Southern	W 61–58	5–11 (3–2)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Jan 26, 2008		at Texas Southern	W 98–66	6–11 (4–2)	Health and Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas
Jan 28, 2008		at Prairie View A&M	L 53–55	6–12 (4–3)	William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas
Feb 2, 2008		Jackson State	W 81–53	7–12 (5–3)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Feb 4, 2008		Grambling State	L 79–83	7–13 (5–4)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Feb 9, 2008		Alabama State	W 72–60	8–13 (6–4)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Feb 11, 2008		Alabama A&M	L 52–53	8–14 (6–5)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Feb 16, 2008		at Alcorn State	L 67–70 ^OT	8–15 (6–6)	Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi
Feb 18, 2008		at Southern	W 52–51	9–15 (7–6)	F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 23, 2008		Texas Southern	W 61–54	10–15 (8–6)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Feb 25, 2008		Prairie View A&M	W 63–59	11–15 (9–6)	Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi
Mar 1, 2008		at Jackson State	W 74–73	12–15 (10–6)	Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi
Mar 3, 2008		at Grambling State	W 69–63	13–15 (11–6)	HPER Complex Grambling, Louisiana
Mar 6, 2008		at Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 54–49	14–15 (12–6)	K. L. Johnson Complex Pine Bluff, Arkansas
2008 SWAC tournament
Mar 12, 2008*		vs. Grambling State Quarterfinals	W 79–73	15–15	Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 14, 2008*		vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Semifinals	W 70–59	16–15	Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 15, 2008*		vs. Jackson State Championship Game	W 59–58	17–15	Fair Park Arena Birmingham, Alabama
2008 NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 2008*	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 UCLA First Round	L 29–70	17–16	Honda Center Anaheim, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

References

^ sports-reference.com 2007-08 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "UCLA dominates, holds Delta Devils to 1st-round-record 29 points". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2021.^{[dead link]}
^ "2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 2007-08 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "UCLA dominates, holds Delta Devils to 1st-round-record 29 points". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 28, 2021.^{[dead link]}

[3] "2007–08 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.

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