2007–08 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
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The 2007-08
Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
team is a NCAA Division I college basketball
team competing in the Mid-American Conference
.
as the program's 15th head coach, replacing Dan Dakich
who left BG to become an assistant under Kelvin Sampson
at Indiana
. Louis Orr joined the Falcons after 5 years at Seton Hall
, where he compiled a 80-69 record and led the Pirates to two NCAA Tourney
appearances. Entering the 2007-08 season, Bowling Green was picked to finish sixth in the MAC East division by the MAC News Media Association.
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2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2007 ended with the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 7, 2008 in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.-Season headlines:...
Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball
The Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1968...
team is a NCAA Division I college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
team competing in the Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Nine of the twelve full member schools are in Ohio and Michigan, with single members...
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Preseason
On April 4, 2007, Bowling Green State University announced Louis OrrLouis Orr
Louis M. Orr is an American men's college basketball coach. Orr became the 15th men's basketball head coach at Bowling Green State University on April 4, 2007, replacing Dan Dakich whose contract ran out following the 2006-2007 season. Orr was the head coach at Seton Hall University from April 4,...
as the program's 15th head coach, replacing Dan Dakich
Dan Dakich
Dan Dakich is an American college basketball coach, most recently serving as the interim head coach at Indiana University, following Kelvin Sampson's resignation due to NCAA recruiting violations...
who left BG to become an assistant under Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson is an assistant coach of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He previously was a men's college basketball coach at Montana Tech , Washington State University , the University of Oklahoma and Indiana University .-Early life and coaching:Sampson was born in the...
at Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...
. Louis Orr joined the Falcons after 5 years at Seton Hall
Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States. Seton Hall is also the oldest and largest Catholic university in the...
, where he compiled a 80-69 record and led the Pirates to two NCAA Tourney
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
appearances. Entering the 2007-08 season, Bowling Green was picked to finish sixth in the MAC East division by the MAC News Media Association.
Roster
- Starters are indicated in bold
Schedule
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Coaching staff
- Louis OrrLouis OrrLouis M. Orr is an American men's college basketball coach. Orr became the 15th men's basketball head coach at Bowling Green State University on April 4, 2007, replacing Dan Dakich whose contract ran out following the 2006-2007 season. Orr was the head coach at Seton Hall University from April 4,...
- Head coach - LaMonta Stone - Assistant coach
- George Jackson - Assistant coach
- Andy Moore - Assistant coach
- Rick Palmer - Director of Basketball Operations
See also
- Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State UniversityBowling Green State University, often referred to as Bowling Green or BGSU, is a public, coeducational research university located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States. The institution was granted a charter in 1910 by the State of Ohio as part of the Lowry Bill, which also established Kent State...
- Bowling Green Falcons men's basketballBowling Green Falcons men's basketballThe Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1968...
- Bowling Green FalconsBowling Green FalconsThe Bowling Green Falcons are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Bowling Green State University, located in Bowling Green, Ohio. The Falcons participate in NCAA Division I in the Mid-American Conference and the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. BGSU is one of only 13 universities in the...
- 2007-08 Mid-American Conference season