2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vikings, led by head coach Ken Bone, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 23–10, 14–2 in Big Sky play to finish as regular season champions by three games. They won the Big Sky Tournament to earn an automatic bid – the first in school history – to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, the Vikings were defeated in the opening round by eventual National champion Kansas.[2]

2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball
Big Sky Tournament champions
Big Sky Regular season champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2007–08 record23–10 (14–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaViking Pavilion
2007–08 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Portland State †14–2 .87523–10  .697
Northern Arizona11–5 .68821–11  .656
Weber State10–6 .62516–14  .533
Montana8–8 .50014–16  .467
Idaho State8–8 .50012–19  .387
Montana State7–9 .43815–15  .500
Northern Colorado6–10 .37513–16  .448
Eastern Washington6–10 .37511–19  .367
Sacramento State2–14 .1254–24  .143
† 2008 Big Sky Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster
2007–08 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 1 Julius Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Stockton, California
G 2 Deonte Huff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lancaster, California
G 3 Andre Murray 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
G 4 Mickey Polis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Longview, Washington
G 10 Jeremiah Dominguez 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)150 lb (68 kg) Jr Salem, Oregon
G 12 Brian Curtis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas
F 13 Tyrell Mara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) So  
F 14 Kyle Coston 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Lynden, Washington
G 15 Dupree Lucas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Wichita, Kansas
F 30 J. R. Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Sr Portland, Oregon
F 42 Alex Tiefenthaler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Spanaway, Washington
C 44 Scott Morrison 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 9, 2007*
    		 at No. 2 UCLA L 48–69  0–1
    		 Pauley Pavilion (9,854)
    Los Angeles, California
    Nov 16, 2007*
    		 vs. IUPUI W 75–73  1–1
    		 Carlson Center 
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Nov 17, 2007*
    		 vs. Akron W 66–63  2–1
    		 Carlson Center 
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Nov 18, 2007*
    		 vs. Colorado State L 63–64  2–2
    		 Carlson Center 
    Fairbanks, Alaska
    Nov 20, 2007*
    		 Linfield W 93–50  3–2
    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Nov 24, 2007*
    		 at UC Davis L 68–76  3–3
    		 The Pavilion 
    Davis, California
    Nov 28, 2007*
    		 at Portland W 78–73  4–3
    		 Chiles Center 
    Portland, Oregon
    Dec 1, 2007*
    		 at Utah Valley W 60–53 OT 5–3
    		 McKay Events Center 
    Orem, Utah
    Dec 5, 2007*
    		 Lewis & Clark W 61–60  6–3
    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Dec 9, 2007*
    		 at No. 8 Washington State L 60–72  6–4
    		 Friel Court 
    Pullman, Washington
    Dec 12, 2007*
    		 Cal Poly W 74–66  7–4
    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Dec 18, 2007*
    		 at Washington L 65–84  7–5
    		 Bank of America Arena 
    Seattle, Washington
    Dec 22, 2007
    		 at Eastern Washington L 57–58  7–6
    (0–1)    		 Reese Court 
    Cheney, Washington
    Dec 28, 2007*
    		 San Jose State L 73–76 OT 7–7
    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Jan 3, 2008*
    		 Sacramento State W 83–58  8–7
    (1–1)    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Jan 5, 2008
    		 Northern Arizona W 80–66  9–7
    (2–1)    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Jan 10, 2008
    		 at Weber State L 68–73  9–8
    (2–2)    		 Dee Events Center 
    Ogden, Utah
    Jan 13, 2008
    		 at Idaho State W 71–61  10–8
    (3–2)    		 Holt Arena 
    Pocatello, Idaho
    Jan 19, 2008
    		 Northern Colorado W 85–83 OT 11–8
    (4–2)    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Jan 31, 2008
    		 Montana W 70–68  12–8
    (5–2)    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Feb 2, 2008
    		 Montana State W 96–85  13–8
    (6–2)    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Feb 7, 2008
    		 at Northern Arizona W 71–68  14–8
    (7–2)    		 Walkup Skydome 
    Flagstaff, Arizona
    Feb 9, 2008
    		 at Sacramento State W 79–56  15–8
    (8–2)    		 Hornets Nest 
    Sacramento, California
    Feb 14, 2008
    		 Idaho State W 81–58  16–8
    (9–2)    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Feb 16, 2008
    		 Weber State W 76–73  17–8
    (10–2)    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Feb 20, 2008
    		 at Northern Colorado W 88–79  18–8
    (11–2)    		 Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion 
    Greeley, Colorado
    Feb 23, 2008*
    		 at Cal State Fullerton L 69–85  18–9
    		 Titan Gym 
    Fullerton, California
    Feb 28, 2008
    		 at Montana State W 96–68  19–9
    (12–2)    		 Worthington Arena 
    Havre, Montana
    Mar 1, 2008
    		 at Montana W 108–56  20–9
    (13–2)    		 Dahlberg Arena 
    Missoula, Montana
    Mar 4, 2008
    		 Eastern Washington W 76–74  21–9
    (14–2)    		 Viking Pavilion 
    Portland, Oregon
    Big Sky Tournament
    Mar 11, 2008*
    		 Idaho State
    Semifinals    		 W 72–61  22–9
    		 Rose Garden Arena 
    Portland, Oregon
    Mar 12, 2008*
    		 Northern Arizona
    Championship Game    		 W 67–51  23–9
    		 Rose Garden Arena 
    Portland, Oregon
    NCAA Tournament Tournament
    Mar 20, 2008*
    		 (16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas
    First Round    		 L 61–85  23–10
    		 Qwest Center Omaha 
    Omaha, Nebraska
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

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    Awards and honors

    References
    1. sports-reference.com 2007-08 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
    2. "Kansas dominates on inside, outside to rout Portland State". ESPN. March 20, 2008. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
    3. "2007–08 Portland State Vikings Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
    4. "2007-08 Men's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
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