2007–08 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

Roster

	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
A.J. Abrams A.J. Abrams Adrian Glenn Abrams, Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is currently a member of Scaligera Basket Verona in Verona, Italy.-High school career:...	3	Guard	5–10	155	Junior	Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
Connor Atchley	32	Center	6–9	225	Junior	Clear Lake (Houston), Texas
D.J. Augustin	14	Guard	5-11	175	Sophomore	Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land, Texas Sugar Land is a city in the U.S. state of Texas within the metropolitan area and Fort Bend County. Sugar Land is one of the most affluent and fastest-growing cities in Texas, having grown more than 158 percent in the last decade. In the time period of 2000–2007, Sugar Land also enjoyed a...
Doğuş Balbay Dogus Balbay Doğuş Balbay is a basketball player from Turkey who plays for Anadolu Efes S.K. in Turkey. He is 6'1 and weighs 180 pounds.-Amateur career:...	2	Guard	6–0	176	Freshman	Istanbul, Turkey
Clint Chapman	53	Forward	6–10	245	Freshman	Canby, Oregon Canby, Oregon Canby is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 15,829 at the 2010 census. It is located on Oregon Route 99E, two miles northeast of Barlow.-History:...
Matt Hill	21	Forward	6–9	230	Sophomore	Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
Damion James Damion James Damion Marquez Williams James is an American professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets of the NBA...	5	Forward	6–7	227	Sophomore	Nacogdoches, Texas Nacogdoches, Texas Nacogdoches is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the city's population to be 32,996. It is the county seat of Nacogdoches County and is situated in East Texas. Nacogdoches is a sister city of Natchitoches, Louisiana.Nacogdoches is the home of...
Gary Johnson	1	Forward	6–7	247	Freshman	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
J.D. Lewis	4	Guard	6–1	180	Senior	Amarillo, Texas Amarillo, Texas Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
Justin Mason	24	Guard	6–2	185	Sophomore	Amarillo, Texas Amarillo, Texas Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
Dexter Pittman Dexter Pittman Dexter Jerome Pittman is an American professional basketball player with the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association.-High school:...	34	Center	6–10	293	Sophomore	Rosenberg, Texas Rosenberg, Texas Rosenberg is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within Fort Bend County and is part of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 31,676 at the 2010 census...
Harrison Smith	23	Guard	6–2	185	Sophomore	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
Alexis Wangmene Alexis Wangmene Alexis Wangmene is a Cameroonian college basketball player with the University of Texas Longhorns men's basketball team. Wangmene began his collegiate career with Texas during the 2007-2008 season when he averaged nearly 10 minutes a game...	15	Forward/	6–7	241	Freshman	Blairstown, New Jersey

Recruiting

Schedule

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Date
Time^†
Opponent^#
Rank^#
Site
TV
Home
Attendance
ResultRecord

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| colspan="9" | Exhibition Games
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| Fri, Nov 2 || 7 p.m. || Xavier (La.)
Xavier University of Louisiana
Xavier University of Louisiana , located in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, is a private, coeducational, liberal arts college with the distinction of being the only historically black Roman Catholic institution of higher education...

|| #15 || Frank Erwin Center
Frank Erwin Center
Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin...

• Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

|| || || W 87–56 || (1–0 exhib.)
|-
| colspan="8" | Regular Season
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Mon, Nov 12 || 7 p.m. || Texas-San Antonio
University of Texas at San Antonio
The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in...

|| #16 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || FSNSW
FSN Southwest
Fox Sports Southwest is a regional sports network that operates in all or parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arkansas...

(Texas) || 10840|| W 58–37 || 1–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Fri, Nov 16 || 7 p.m. || UC Davis
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment...

|| #16 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas
(StubHub! Legends Classic Regional Round) || || 10792 || W 73–42 || 2–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sun, Nov 18 || 5 p.m. || Arkansas-Monticello
University of Arkansas at Monticello
The University of Arkansas at Monticello is a public university and college for vocational and technical education located in Monticello, Arkansas, United States....

|| #16 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas
(StubHub! Legends Classic Regional Round) || || 10483 || W 100–52 || 3–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Fri, Nov 23 || 6 p.m. || vs. New Mexico State
New Mexico State University
New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...

|| #15 || Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

(StubHub! Legends Classic Semifinals) || Versus
Versus (TV channel)
Versus is a sports-oriented cable television channel in the United States. It was previously known as Outdoor Life Network and was launched on July 1, 1995, focusing on fishing, hunting, and other outdoor sports...

|| || W 102–87 || 4–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Nov 24 || 6 p.m. || vs. #7 Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

|| #15 || Prudential Center • Newark, New Jersey
(StubHub! Legends Classic Championship Game) || FSNSW
(Texas)/
Versus |||| W 97–78 || 5–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Wed, Nov 28 || 7 p.m. || Texas Southern
Texas Southern University
Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States....

|| #8 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || || 10518|| W 98–61 || 6–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sun, Dec 2 || 7 p.m. || @ #2 UCLA
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...

|| #8 || Pauley Pavilion
Pauley Pavilion
Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams...

• Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

(Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series) || Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...

|| || W 63–61 || 7–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Wed, Dec 5 || 7 p.m. || North Texas
North Texas Mean Green men's basketball
The North Texas Mean Green men's basketball team represents the University of North Texas in NCAA Division I college basketball, competing as a member of the Sun Belt Conference....

|| #4 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || FSNSW (Texas) || 10913|| W 88–72 || 8–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Dec 8 || 7 p.m. || @ Rice
Rice Owls
The Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. The name comes from the owls in Rice's crest.Rice participates in NCAA Division I athletics and is part of Conference USA. Rice was a member of the Southwest Conference until its breakup in 1996. Rice then joined the Western Athletic...

|| #4 || Toyota Center
Toyota Center (Houston)
The Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in downtown Houston, Texas. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Rockets of the National Basketball Association, the principal owners of the building, and the Aeros of the American Hockey League.Rockets...

• Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

|| CSTV || || W 80–54 || 9–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Dec 15 || 5 p.m. || Texas State
Texas State University–San Marcos
Texas State University–San Marcos is a doctoral-granting university located in San Marcos, Texas...

|| #4 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || FSNSW (Texas) || 12863|| W 96–81 || 10–0
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Tue, Dec 18 || 5:30 p.m. || Oral Roberts
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles are the 16 intercollegiate teams representing the Oral Roberts University that compete in the U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Oral Roberts competes in The Summit League in all sports.-History:...

|| #4 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || FSNSW (Texas) ||11540 || W 66–56 || 11–0
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| Sat, Dec 22 || 5:30 p.m. || vs. #9 Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans men's basketball
The Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represents Michigan State University and competes in the Big Ten Conference of NCAA Division I. The team currently plays at the Breslin Student Events Center...

|| #4 || The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills
The Palace of Auburn Hills, often referred to simply as The Palace, is a sports and entertainment venue in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a suburb on the northern outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1988, it is the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association...

• Auburn Hills, Michigan
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Auburn Hills is a city in Metro Detroit, Oakland County, in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 21,412 at the 2010 census. The city was formed in 1983 when Pontiac Township became the City of Auburn Hills.-Economy:...

(Dick’s Sporting Goods Spartan Clash) || ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

|| || L 72–78 || 11–1
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| Sat, Dec 29 || 11 a.m. || Wisconsin
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin....

|| #9 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...

|| 16438|| L 66–67 || 11–2
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Wed, Jan 2 || 4 p.m. || TCU
TCU Horned Frogs
The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University, consisting of 18 varsity teams. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard, as known as the "horned frog". The women's athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs...

|| #14 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || FSNSW (Texas) || 12157|| W 67–59 || 12–2
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Jan 5 || 5 p.m. || St. Mary's (Calif.)
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private, coeducational college located in Moraga, California, United States, a small suburban community about east of Oakland and 20 miles east of San Francisco. It has a 420-acre campus in the Moraga hills. It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church...

|| #14 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || FSNSW (Texas) || 12525|| W 81–62 || 13–2
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| Sat, Jan 12 || 12:45 p.m. || @ Missouri
Missouri Tigers
The Missouri Tigers athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of the University of Missouri, located in Columbia, Missouri, United States...

* || #12 || Mizzou Arena
Mizzou Arena
Mizzou Arena is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, USA. The facility, home to the school's men's and women's basketball teams, opened in November 2004 and replaced the Hearnes Center as the school's main indoor sports facility. The arched-roof...

• Columbia, Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...

|| ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus
ESPN Plus, the popular name of ESPN Regional Television, is an American television program syndicator. ERT is based along with sister network ESPNU in Charlotte, North Carolina...

|| || L 84–97 || 13–3
(0–1 Big 12
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...

)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Jan 19 || 7 p.m. || Colorado
Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball
The Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball team represents the University of Colorado at Boulder in the Pacific-12 Conference.The Buffaloes have competed in ten NCAA Tournaments, making it to the Final Four twice , and...

* || #19 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || ESPN Plus || 16755|| W 69–67 || 14–3 (1–1)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Mon, Jan 21 || 8 p.m. || @ Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State Cowboys are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. Their mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete. Oklahoma State participates in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big 12 Conference's South Division. The university's current athletic director is Mike Holder...

* || #12 || Gallagher-Iba Arena
Gallagher-Iba Arena
Gallagher-Iba Arena, also known as "The Rowdiest Arena in the Country" and "The Madison Square Garden of the Plains”, is the basketball and wrestling venue at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States...

• Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater is a city in north-central Oklahoma at the intersection of U.S. 177 and State Highway 51. It is the county seat of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 45,688. Stillwater is the principal city of the Stillwater Micropolitan Statistical...

|| ESPN || || W 63–61 || 15–3 (2–1)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Jan 26 || 7 p.m. || Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball
The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition The team is currently coached by Billy Gillispie. Prior to Gillispie being named coach, the coach was Pat Knight who succeeded his father, Hall of Famer Bob...

* || #12 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || ESPN Plus || 16755|| W 73–47 || 16–3 (3–1)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| Wed, Jan 30 || 8 p.m. || @ #23 Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college basketball. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University....

* || #10 || Reed Arena
Reed Arena
Reed Arena is a sports arena and entertainment venue located at the corner of Olsen Boulevard and Kimbrough Boulevard in College Station, Texas. This facility is used for Texas A&M University basketball games and commencement ceremonies, concerts, trade shows, family entertainment, and Texas A&M...

• College Station, Texas
College Station, Texas
College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley. The city is located within the most populated region of Texas, near three of the 10 largest cities in the United States - Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio...

|| ESPN2 || || L 63–80 || 16–4 (3–2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Feb 2 || 12:45 p.m. || #25 Baylor
Baylor Bears
Baylor Bears refers to the sports teams of Baylor University. Baylor's men's sports teams are nicknamed the Bears, and some women's teams are nicknamed the Lady Bears. Student athletes participate in the NCAA's Division I, and Baylor is the only private school in the Big 12 Conference...

* || #10 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || ESPN Plus || 15458|| W 80–72 || 17–4 (4–2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Wed, Feb 6 || 6 p.m. || @ Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners
The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...

* || #12 || Lloyd Noble Center
Lloyd Noble Center
The Lloyd Noble Center is an 11,528-seat multi-purpose arena, in Norman, Oklahoma, United States, some south of downtown Oklahoma City...

• Norman, Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...

|| ESPN2 || || W 64–54 || 18–4 (5–2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Feb 9 || 2:30 p.m. || @ Iowa State
Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
The Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents Iowa State University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.-Johnny Orr era :...

* || #12 || Hilton Coliseum
Hilton Coliseum
James H. Hilton Coliseum is a 14,356-seat multi-purpose arena in Ames, Iowa. The arena opened in 1971. It is home to the Iowa State University Cyclones men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling, gymnastics and volleyball teams.-Overview:...

• Ames, Iowa
Ames, Iowa
Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa in Story County, and approximately north of Des Moines. The U.S. Census Bureau designates that Ames, Iowa metropolitan statistical area as encompassing all of Story County, and which, when combined with the Boone, Iowa...

|| ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

|| || W 71–65 ^OT || 19–4 (6–2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Mon, Feb 11 || 8 p.m. || #3 Kansas* || #11 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || ESPN || 16755|| W 72–69 || 20–4 (7–2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Feb 16 || 5 p.m. || @ Baylor
Baylor Bears
Baylor Bears refers to the sports teams of Baylor University. Baylor's men's sports teams are nicknamed the Bears, and some women's teams are nicknamed the Lady Bears. Student athletes participate in the NCAA's Division I, and Baylor is the only private school in the Big 12 Conference...

* || #11 || Ferrell Center
Ferrell Center
The Ferrell Center is an arena in Waco, Texas. It was built in 1988 and is located adjacent to the Brazos River. It is home to the Baylor University Bears basketball and volleyball teams. It is named for Charles R. Ferrell, a Baylor student and legacy who died in 1967, and whose family's estate...

• Waco, Texas
Waco, Texas
Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. Situated along the Brazos River and on the I-35 corridor, halfway between Dallas and Austin, it is the economic, cultural, and academic center of the 'Heart of Texas' region....

|| ESPN || || W 82–77 || 21–4 (8–2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Mon, Feb 18 || 8 p.m. || #22 Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
The Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college basketball. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,500-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M University....

* || #7 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || ESPN || 16755|| W 77–50 || 22–4 (9–2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Feb 23 || 2:30 p.m. || Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners
The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...

* || #7 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || ABC || 16056|| W 62–45 || 23–4 (10–2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Mon, Feb 25 || 8 p.m. || @ Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats
Kansas State University's athletic teams are called the Wildcats. The official color of the teams is Royal Purple, making Kansas State one of very few schools that have only one official color; white and silver are generally used as complementary colors.Kansas State participates in...

* || #5 || Bramlage Coliseum
Bramlage Coliseum
Fred Bramlage Coliseum is a 12,528-seat multi-purpose arena in Manhattan, Kansas. The arena's primary function is as home to the men's and women's basketball teams for Kansas State University. The building also holds offices for Kansas State Wildcats baseball, Intercollegiate Athletics, and Sports...

• Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...

|| ESPN || || W 74–65 || 24–4 (11–2)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| Sat, Mar 1 || 3 p.m. || @ Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders men's basketball
The Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition The team is currently coached by Billy Gillispie. Prior to Gillispie being named coach, the coach was Pat Knight who succeeded his father, Hall of Famer Bob...

* || #5 || United Spirit Arena
United Spirit Arena
United Spirit Arena is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. The 15,020-seat arena opened in 1999 and is home to the Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball, Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball and Texas Tech Red Raiders women's volleyball teams...

• Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, and the home of Texas Tech University and Lubbock Christian University...

|| CBS
CBS Sports
CBS Sports is a division of CBS Broadcasting which airs sporting events on the American television network. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on West 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street.CBS...

|| || L 80–83 || 24–5 (11–3)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Tue, Mar 4 || 6:30 p.m. || Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college basketball. The program saw its first game in 1896 playing 7-on-7 basketball. The first collegiate game was against Nebraska Wesleyan University...

* || #9 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || FSNSW (Texas) || 14565 || W 70–66 || 25–5 (12–3)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sun, Mar 9 || 3 p.m. || Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State Cowboys are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. Their mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete. Oklahoma State participates in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big 12 Conference's South Division. The university's current athletic director is Mike Holder...

* || #9 || Frank Erwin Center • Austin, Texas || ESPN || 16505 || W 62–57 || 26–5 (13–3)
|-
| colspan="9" | 2008 Big 12 Conference Tournament
2008 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2008 Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship was the 2008 edition of the Big 12 Conference's championship tournament held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City from March 13 until March 16, 2008. It was the 12th Big 12 tournament in the series...

— No. 1 Seed
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Fri, Mar 14 || 11:30 a.m.|| vs. (9) Oklahoma State
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State Cowboys are the athletic teams that represent Oklahoma State University. Their mascot is a cowboy named Pistol Pete. Oklahoma State participates in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big 12 Conference's South Division. The university's current athletic director is Mike Holder...

* || #6 || Sprint Center
Sprint Center
Sprint Center is a large, multi-use indoor arena in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The building is located at 14th Street and Grand Boulevard, on the east side of the Power & Light District...

• Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

(Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals) || ESPN Plus/
ESPNU
ESPNU
ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's ESPNU (often referred to as The U) is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced...

|| || W 66–59 || 27–5
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Sat, Mar 15 || 1 p.m. || vs. (4) Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners
The University of Oklahoma features 19 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to the early participants in the land rushes which initially opened the Oklahoma Indian Territory to non-native settlement. They participate in the NCAA's Division I-A,...

* || #6 || Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri
(Big 12 Conference Tournament Semifinals) || ESPN Plus/
ESPN2 || || W 77–49 ||28–5
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| Sun, Mar 16 || 2 p.m. || vs. (2) #5 Kansas* || #6 || Sprint Center • Kansas City, Missouri || ESPN || || L 74–84 ||28–6
|-
| colspan="9" | 2008 NCAA 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...

— No. 2 Seed
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| Fri, Mar 21 || 2 p.m. || vs. (15) Austin Peay
Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
The Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was...

|| #7 || Alltel Arena
Alltel Arena
Verizon Arena is an 18,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, directly across the Arkansas River from downtown Little Rock. The arena opened in October 1999...

• Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...

(NCAA Tournament First Round) || CBS || || W 74–54 || 29–6
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| Sun, Mar 23 || 1:15 p.m. || vs. (7) Miami (FL)
Miami Hurricanes
The Miami Hurricanes, of Coral Gables, Florida, are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The university fields 15 athletic teams for 17 varsity sports...

|| #7 || Alltel Arena • Little Rock, Arkansas
(NCAA Tournament Second Round) || CBS || || W 75–72 || 30–6
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| Fri, Mar 28 || 6:27 p.m. || vs. (3) #10 Stanford
Stanford Cardinal men's basketball
The Stanford Cardinal Men's Basketball team represents Stanford University, located in Stanford, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference. The team has won 13 conference championships , the last in 2004, and one NCAA championship, in 1942...

|| #7 || Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface....

• Houston, Texas
(NCAA Tournament Houston Regional Semifinal) || CBS || || W 82–62 || 31–6
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| Sun, Mar 30 || 1:20 p.m. || vs. (1) #2 Memphis || #7 || Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas
(NCAA Tournament Houston Regional Final) || CBS || || L 67–85 || 31–7
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| colspan="9" | *Big 12 Conference Game. ^†All times in Central Standard Time. ^#Rank according to Associated Press (AP) Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...

. ^OT indicates overtime.
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