2007–08 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team

2007–08 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
2007–08 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Southland Conference
	West Division
Record	21–12 (7–9 Southland)
Head coach	Scott Cross (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Young; Derrick Daniels; Zak Buncik;
Home arena	Texas Hall
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Lamar	13	–	3	.813	19	–	11	.633
Southeastern Louisiana	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Northwestern State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	18	.455
McNeese State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Nicholls State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	21	.323
Central Arkansas	4	–	12	.250	14	–	16	.467
West
Stephen F. Austin	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
Sam Houston State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	8	.742
Texas–Arlington †	7	–	9	.438	21	–	12	.636
UTSA	7	–	9	.438	13	–	17	.433
Texas State	6	–	10	.375	13	–	16	.448
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	6	–	10	.375	9	–	20	.310

† 2008 Southland tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2007–08 Texas–Arlington Mavericks men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Arlington during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by second year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at Texas Hall and were members of the West Division of the Southland Conference. The Mavericks were Southland West Division Champions and won the Southland Basketball Tournament to receive an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. As No. 16 seed in the South region, they lost in the First Round to eventual National runner-up Memphis, 87–63.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	32	Anthony Vereen	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 12, 2007*		UC Riverside	W 79–58	1–0	Texas Hall Arlington, Texas
Nov 14, 2007*		Texas Southern	W 102–72	2–0	Texas Hall Arlington, Texas
Nov 18, 2007*		at Arkansas-Little Rock	W 68–58	3–0	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, Arkansas
Nov 21, 2007*		North Texas	W 72–64	4–0	Texas Hall Arlington, Texas
Mar 8, 2008		at Texas State	L 86–97	18–11 (7–9)	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas
Southland Tournament
Mar 13, 2008*		vs. Lamar	W 81–75	19–11	Leonard E. Merrell Center
Mar 14, 2008*		vs. Sam Houston State	W 72–66	20–11	Leonard E. Merrell Center
Mar 16, 2008*		vs. Northwestern State	W 82–79	21–11	Leonard E. Merrell Center
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2008*	(16 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 2 Memphis First Round	L 63–87	21–12	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

v t e UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball
Venues	Texas Hall (1965–2012) College Park Center (2012–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25