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2007–08 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

2007-08 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 14
2007-08 record 24–7 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach Mike Brey
Assistant coach Sean Kearney
Assistant coach Gene Cross
Assistant coach Rod Balanis
Home arena Edmund P. Joyce Center
Seasons
« 2006-07 2008-09 »
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Georgetown 15 3   .833     28 6   .824
#13 Louisville 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
#15 Notre Dame 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
#16 Connecticut 13 5   .722     24 9   .727
West Virginia 11 7   .611     26 11   .703
#25 Marquette 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
#17 Pittsburgh 10 8   .556     27 10   .730
Villanova 9 9   .500     22 13   .629
Syracuse 9 9   .500     21 14   .600
Cincinnati 8 10   .444     13 19   .406
Seton Hall 7 11   .389     17 15   .531
Providence 6 12   .333     15 16   .484
DePaul 6 12   .333     11 19   .367
St. John's 5 13   .278     11 19   .367
South Florida 3 15   .167     12 19   .387
Rutgers 3 15   .167     11 20   .355
2008 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008; Rankings from AP Poll


The 2007–08 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represent the University of Notre Dame in the college basketball season of 2007-08, competing in the Big East Conference. The team is led by eighth-year head coach, Mike Brey, and play their home games in the Edmund P. Joyce Center in Notre Dame, Indiana.

The previous year's team finished with a 24–8 record and 11–5 record in Big East games. They competed in the 2007 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament and received an at-large bid in the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost their first game. The team graduated its two top-scorers between the seasons, but returned three starters and added four recruits for 2007-08. They were picked to finish ninth in the Big East.

Notre Dame began the season playing an out of conference schedule that included the Paradise Jam Tournament and reached their conference games with a 10–2 record. Currently the team is ranked 14th in the Associated Press (AP) Poll and 15th in the Coaches Poll, and has a 24–7 record overall. The 14–4 record in conference places the team tied in second in the conference, and is the most conference wins in the history of the school. Dating to 2006, the team won 37 consecutive home games, the second longest active winning streak in the nation.


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