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2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2007–08 record 22–13 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach Jay Wright
Assistant coach Brett Gunning
Assistant coach Pat Chambers
Assistant coach Doug West
Home arena The Pavilion
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 Villanova Wildcats entered the 2007–08 season with much uncertainty, after losing star Curtis Sumpter, guard Mike Nardi, and center Will Sheridan to graduation. The departure of three experienced starters leaves the Wildcats a young team with no seniors. Villanova has replenished the ranks with three talented freshmen: Parade All-American Corey Fisher, McDonald's All-American Corey Stokes, and Malcolm Grant. Returning players include sophomore Scottie Reynolds and juniors Shane Clark and Dante Cunningham. The team will be further augmented by Antonio Pena and Andrew Ott, both returning from redshirt freshman years.

The Wildcats are known for their guards, having seven on their roster. Coach Jay Wright often puts up to four guards on the floor simultaneously, including multiple point guards. Returning sophomore Scottie Reynolds is joined by fellow-sophomore Reggie Redding, and freshmen Corey Fisher, Malcolm Grant, and Corey Stokes.

Villanova's frontcourt is anchored by veterans Shane Clark and Dante Cunningham. Sophomore Cassiem Drummond and freshman Antonio Pena complete the frontcourt.

The Wildcats' quickness and guard-oriented style of play creates matchup problems for opponents, but can leave them vulnerable to a talented team with a tall frontcourt.

The 2007–08 schedule includes 18 Big East contests, a trip to Orlando, Florida for the Old Spice Classic, a home game against LSU in the Big East/SEC Invitational, four games against Big Five rivals, and home games against Stony Brook, Bucknell, Hartford, and Columbia.


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