2007-08 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
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The 2007–08 Connecticut Huskies
Connecticut Huskies
The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut in the United States. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Ice...

 men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

 and the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball program in the 2007–08 college basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun
James A. Calhoun is the head coach of the University of Connecticut's men's basketball team. His teams have won three national championships , played in four Final Fours , won the 1988 NIT championship, and have won seven Big East tournament championships...

, they played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,167-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The arena opened on January 21, 1990, and is the largest on campus arena in New England. It was named after Harry A. Gampel, who donated one million dollars for the construction of the arena...

 in Storrs, Connecticut.

The Huskies finished with an overall record of 24–9, including a Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...

 record of 13–5. The team finished the regular season in 4th place in the Big East standings.

Recruiting class

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2008–2009 team.
# Name Position Year
4 Jeff Adrien
Jeff Adrien
Jeff Adrien is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" forward. Adrien formerly served as captain for the University of Connecticut Huskies.-High school:...

Forward Jr
24 Craig Austrie
Craig Austrie
Craig Kevin Austrie is an American basketball player. He played in college for the University of Connecticut and played briefly for the Springfield Armor in the NBA Development League.-High school career:...

Guard Jr
55 Kyle Bailey Guard Fr
2 Donnell Beverly Guard Fr
40 Johnnie Bird Guard Jr
11 Jerome Dyson Guard So
33 Gavin Edwards Forward So
35 Alex Hornat Forward So
45 John Linder Forward Jr
32 Jonathan Mandeldove Center So
12 A.J. Price Guard Jr
21 Stanley Robinson
Stanley Robinson
Stanley Robinson is an American basketball player with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. Robinson was drafted by the Orlando Magic with a disappointing 59th overall pick at the 2010 NBA Draft...

Forward So
34 Hasheem Thabeet
Hasheem Thabeet
Hasheem Thabeet is a Tanzanian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He was drafted as the 2nd pick overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA Draft after playing with the Connecticut Huskies...

Center So
30 Jim Veronick Forward Jr

Schedule

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!colspan=10| Regular season
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!colspan=10| Big East Tournament
2008 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2008 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 12–March 15, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament...



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!colspan=10| 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...

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