2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 2007–08 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus.

The Gators were looking to rebuild after their 2006–07 season, when they won their second consecutive NCAA national championship. However, none of the starters returned from their 2006–07 season.

Class of 2007

Florida Class of 2007 – RivalsFlorida Class of 2007 – Scout

| colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 3 Rivals – 1 ESPN –

Roster Name Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown Adam Allen 14 F 6–8 206 Freshman Milton, Florida Nick Calathes 33 G/F 6–6 185 Freshman Winter Park, Florida Hudson Fricke 40 G 6–1 185 Freshman Greenville, South Carolina Walter Hodge 15 G 6–0 170 Junior Guaynabo, Puerto Rico Jai Lucas 5 G 5–11 150 Freshman Houston, Texas Jonathan Mitchell 0 F 6–7 243 Sophomore Mt. Vernon, New York Chandler Parsons 25 F 6–9 200 Freshman Winter Park, Florida Shane Payne 4 G/F 6–5 180 Freshman Weston, Florida Marreese Speights 34 F/C 6–10 250 Sophomore St. Petersburg, Florida Alex Tyus 23 F 6–8 203 Freshman St. Louis, Missouri Michael Weisenberg 22 F 6–7 190 Junior Long Beach, New York Dan Werner 21 F 6–7 235 Sophomore Middletown, New Jersey

Coaches Name Type College Graduating year Billy Donovan Head coach Providence College 1987 Larry Shyatt Associate head coach College of Wooster 1973 Lewis Preston Assistant coach Virginia Military Institute 1993 Rob Lanier Assistant coach St. Bonaventure University 1990 Darren Hertz Assistant to the head coach University of Florida 1997 Adam Beaupre Video coordinator University of Florida 1999 Matt Herring Strength & Conditioning Coordinator University of Texas Southwestern 1994 Dave Werner Athletic trainer Eastern Kentucky University Tom Williams Academic Counselor

2007–2008 schedule and results

!colspan=8| Exhibition

!colspan=8| Regular season (Non-conference play)

!colspan=8| Regular season (SEC conference play)

!colspan=8| SEC tournament

!colspan=8| National Invitation Tournament

References