2007–08 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

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2007–08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball
Sun Belt Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament West Region 12 Seed, Sweet 16
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	East Division
2007–08 record	29–7 (16–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Darrin Horn
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

The 2007–08 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky Universityduring the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Darrin Horn in his fifth season and played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as members of Sun Belt Conference. Senior Courtney Lee was the Sun Belt Player of the Year.

The team would advance to the Sweet 16 defeating the Drake Bulldogs and San Diego Toreros before losing to the Kevin Love lead UCLA Bruins.

Previous Season

The Hilltoppers finished the 2006–07 season with 22–11, 12–6 in the Sun Belt Conference to finish in first place. They lost the conference tournament championship game to South Alabama Jaguars 95-70. The Hilltoppers then lost in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament.

Schedule and Results

The Hilltoppers went 29-7 (16-2) finishing 2nd in the Sun Belt East. They won the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 9*		Kennesaw State	W 96-61	1–0	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Nov 13*		Kentucky Wesleyan	W 88-67	2–0	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Nov 17*		Murray State	W 87-63	3–0	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Nov 22*		Gonzaga	L 71-74	3–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, AK
Nov 23*		Alaska-Anchorage	W 71-67	4–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 24*		Michigan	W 73-69	5–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 1*		Northern Arizona	L 61-64	5–2	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, AZ
Dec 5*		Nebraska	W 69-62	6–2	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Dec 8*		Eastern Kentucky	W 77-60	7–2	McBrayer Arena  Richmond, KY
Dec 15*		Tennessee	L 82-88	7–3	Bridgestone Arena  Knoxville, TN
Dec 18*		North Carolina Central	W 84-53	8–3	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Dec 22*		Southern Illinois	L 78-88	8–4	The SIU Arena  Carbondale, Il
Dec 29		Troy	W 94-90	9–4	Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
Jan 2		MTSU	W 62-51	10–4	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Jan 5		South Alabama	L 61-65	10–5	Mitchel Center  Mobile, AL
Jan 10		Louisiana Monroe	W 71-44	11–5	Fant-Ewing Coliseum  Monroe, LA
Jan 12		FIU	W 76-60	12–5	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Jan 16		FAU	W 80-62	13–5	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Jan 19		Louisiana	W 69-66	14–5	Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
Jan 23		New Orleans	W 73-55	15–5	Human Performance Center  New Orleans, LA
Jan 27		Arkansas State	W 77-68	16–5	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Jan 31		Little Rock	W 71-47	17–5	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Feb 2		Denver	W 78-64	18–5	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Feb 7		North Texas	W 94-84	19–5	Super Pit  Denton, TX
Feb 13		Troy	W 92-57	20–5	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Feb 16		MTSU	W 71-66	21–5	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro,TN
Feb 21		South Alabama	L 64-69	21–6	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Feb 23		Louisiana-Monroe	W 86-78	22–6	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, KY
Feb 27		FIU	W 69-54	23–6	US Century Bank Arena  Miami, FL
Mar 1		FAU	W 88-78	24–6	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, FL
Sun Belt Tournament
Mar 9		North Texas	W 84-70	25–6	Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Mar 10		Little Rock	W 70-55	26–6	Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
Mar 10		MTSU	W 67-57	27–6	Mitchell Center  Mobile, AL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21*		Drake University	W 101-99	28–6	St. Pete Times Forum  Tampa, FL
Mar 23*		University of San Diego	W 72-63	29–6	St. Pete Times Forum  Tampa, FL
Mar 27*		UCLA Bruins	L 78-88	29–7	US Airways Center  Phoenix, AZ This article "2007–08 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:2007–08 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one. This page exists already on Wikipedia.

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