2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

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 left the Wildcats a young team with no seniors. Villanova replaced those starters with three freshmen: Parade All-American Corey Fisher, McDonald's All-American Corey Stokes, and Malcolm Grant. Returning players included sophomore Scottie Reynolds and juniors Shane Clark and Dante Cunningham. The team also featured Antonio Pena and Andrew Ott, both returning from redshirt freshman years.

2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record22–13 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Pavilion
2007–08 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Georgetown153 .833286  .824
No. 13 Louisville144 .778279  .750
No. 15 Notre Dame144 .778258  .758
No. 16 Connecticut135 .722249  .727
West Virginia117 .6112611  .703
No. 25 Marquette117 .6112510  .714
No. 17 Pittsburgh108 .5562710  .730
Villanova99 .5002213  .629
Syracuse99 .5002114  .600
Cincinnati810 .4441319  .406
Seton Hall711 .3891715  .531
Providence612 .3331516  .484
*DePaul612 .3331119  .367
*St. John's513 .2781119  .367
*South Florida315 .1671219  .387
*Rutgers315 .1671120  .355
2008 Big East tournament winner
As of April 7, 2008
Rankings from AP Poll
*Did not qualify for 2008 Big East tournament.

The 2007–08 schedule included 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.

Villanova finished the regular season with a record of 19–11 overall and 9–9 in the Big East.

The Wildcats received a #12 seed in the 2008 NCAA tournament in which they defeated the #5 seed Clemson Tigers and the #13 seed Siena Saints. They reached the Sweet Sixteen before they were defeated by #1 seed Kansas 72–57 on March 28, 2008. This was the third time in 4 years that Villanova was eliminated from the tournament by the eventual champion. In 2005, Villanova reached the Sweet 16 before being defeated by eventual tournament champion North Carolina. In 2006, Villanova reached the Sweet Sixteen before being defeated by eventual champion Kansas. The team finished with a 22–13 record, and 10–10 record in the Big East.

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