2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions
Patriot League Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePatriot League
Record21–12 (10–4 Patriot)
Head coach
Home arenaBender Arena
2007–08 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
American104 .7142112  .636
Navy95 .6431614  .533
Colgate77 .5001814  .563
Lehigh77 .5001415  .483
Army68 .4291416  .467
Lafayette68 .4291515  .500
Bucknell68 .4291219  .387
Holy Cross59 .3571514  .517
2008 Patriot League tournament winner

The 2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball team represented American University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighth year head coach Jeff Jones, played their home games at Bender Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 21–12, 10–4 in Patriot League play to finish first in the conference regular season standings. They were champions of the Patriot League tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament the first appearance in school history where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.[1]

Roster

2007–08 American Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 3 Derrick Mercer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Jersey City, New Jersey
G 5 Garrison Carr 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bellevue, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [2][3]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-Conference Regular season
    Nov 10, 2007*
    7:00 pm
    at Saint Francis (PA) W 75–68  1–0
    DeGol Arena (1,159)
    Loretto, Pennsylvania
    Nov 13, 2007*
    7:00 pm, MASN
    at Loyola (MD) L 67–71  1–1
    Reitz Arena (1,332)
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Nov 15, 2007*
    8:00 pm
    Fairfield L 52–60  1–2
    Bender Arena (1,484)
    Washington, D.C.
    Nov 18, 2007*
    2:00 pm
    Stony Brook W 64–56  2–2
    Bender Arena (841)
    Washington, D.C.
    Nov 20, 2007*
    7:00 pm
    at Morgan State L 54–62  2–3
    Hill Field House (892)
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Nov 24, 2007*
    2:00 pm
    at NJIT W 73–50  3–3
    Fleisher Center (801)
    Newark, New Jersey
    Nov 26, 2007*
    7:00 pm
    at Mount St. Mary's W 66–45  4–3
    Knott Arena (958)
    Emmitsburg, Maryland
    Dec 1, 2007*
    2:00 pm
    UMBC L 68–83  4–4
    Bender Arena (1,213)
    Washington, D.C.
    Dec 4, 2007*
    7:30 pm
    Howard W 66–54  5–4
    Bender Arena (1,136)
    Washington, D.C.
    Dec 7, 2007*
    7:30 pm, MASN[4]
    Jacksonville W 52–50  6–4
    Bender Arena (2,041)
    Washington, D.C.
    Dec 19, 2007*
    7:00 pm
    at Dayton L 56–63  6–5
    University of Dayton Arena (12,508)
    Dayton, Ohio
    Dec 22, 2007*
    4:00 pm, CSN[5]
    at Maryland W 67–59  7–5
    Comcast Center (17,950)
    College Park, Maryland
    Dec 29, 2007*
    1:00 pm
    at No. 8 Georgetown L 51–78  7–6
    Verizon Center (10,564)
    Washington, D.C.
    Jan 4, 2008*
    7:00 pm
    at Brown L 55–68  7–7
    Pizzitola Sports Center (937)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Jan 6, 2008*
    2:00 pm
    at Columbia W 69–56  8–7
    Levien Gymnasium (526)
    New York, New York
    Patriot League Regular season
    Jan 12, 2008
    7:05 pm
    at Lehigh W 71–54  9–7
    (1–0)
    Stabler Arena (1,368)
    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Jan 16, 2008
    7:00 pm
    at Bucknell L 62–66  9–8
    (1–1)
    Sojka Pavilion (3,714)
    Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
    Jan 19, 2008
    2:00 pm
    Colgate W 65–57  10–8
    (2–1)
    Bender Arena (1,661)
    Washington, D.C.
    Jan 23, 2008
    7:00 pm
    at Army W 66–53  11–8
    (3–1)
    Christl Arena (483)
    West Point, New York
    Jan 26, 2008
    2:00 pm
    Holy Cross L 64–66  11–9
    (3–2)
    Bender Arena (3,994)
    Washington, D.C.
    Jan 30, 2008
    7:30 pm
    Navy L 66–77  11–10
    (3–3)
    Bender Arena (1,012)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 2, 2008
    1:00 pm
    at Lafayette W 87–76  12–10
    (4–3)
    Kirby Sports Center (2,748)
    Easton, Pennsylvania
    Feb 6, 2008
    7:00 pm
    at Holy Cross W 62–46  13–10
    (5–3)
    Hart Center (1,015)
    Worcester, Massachusetts
    Feb 10, 2008
    12:00 pm, ESPNU
    Lehigh W 82–74  14–10
    (6–3)
    Bender Arena (1,989)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 13, 2008
    7:30 pm
    Bucknell W 68–64  15–10
    (7–3)
    Bender Arena (1,858)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 17, 2008
    12:02 pm, ESPNU
    at Colgate W 68–60  16–10
    (8–3)
    Cotterell Court (530)
    Hamilton, New York
    Feb 20, 2008
    7:30 pm
    Army W 49–40  17–10
    (9–3)
    Bender Arena (1,332)
    Washington, D.C.
    Feb 27, 2008
    7:00 pm
    at Navy L 68–83  17–11
    (9–4)
    Alumni Hall (3,191)
    Annapolis, Maryland
    Mar 1, 2008
    2:00 pm
    Lafayette W 84–72  18–11
    (10–4)
    Bender Arena (2,432)
    Washington, D.C.
    Patriot League tournament
    Mar 5, 2008*
    7:30 pm
    Holy Cross
    Quarterfinals
    W 62–60  19–11
    Bender Arena (1,865)
    Washington, D.C.
    Mar 9, 2008*
    2:00 pm
    Army
    Semifinals
    W 72–60  20–11
    Bender Arena (1,965)
    Washington, D.C.
    Mar 14, 2008*
    4:45 pm, ESPN2
    Colgate
    Championship Game
    W 52–46  21–11
    Bender Arena (3,044)
    Washington, D.C.
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 21, 2008*
    12:15 pm, CBS
    (15 E) vs. (2 E) No. 5 Tennessee
    First Round
    L 57–72  21–12
    Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (-)
    Birmingham, Alabama
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    [6][7][8]

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