2007-2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers

2007-2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Jamal Abu-Shamala Jr SF 6-5 210 Jul 25, 1987 Shakopee (MN) United States / Palestine Shakopee High School
- Travis Busch Fr GF 6-4 220 Dec 4, 1986 Mounds View (MN) United States Mounds View High School
- Dan Coleman Sr F 6-9 225 Feb 13, 1985 Minneapolis (MN) United States Hopkins High School
- Blake Hoffarber Fr G 6-4 210 Apr 27, 1988 Minnetonka (MN) United States Hopkins High School
- Damian Johnson So F 6-7 200 Mar 9, 1987 Thibodaux (LA) United States Thibodaux High School
- Lawrence McKenzie Sr G 6-2 190 Apr 29, 1985 Minneapolis (MN) United States Patrick Henry High School
- Al Nolen Fr G 6-1 180 Feb 11, 1989 Minneapolis (MN) United States Patrick Henry High School
- Kevin Payton So GF 6-5 215 Dec 7, 1986 Vienna Austria Camden High School
- Ryan Saunders Jr G 6-1 180 Apr 28, 1986 Medina (MN) United States Wayzata High School
- Spencer Tollackson Sr C 6-9 260 Nov 29, 1985 Chaska (MN) United States Chaska High School
- Lawrence Westbrook So G 6-0 185 Jan 17, 1988 Chandler (AZ) United States The Winchendon School
- Jonathan Williams Jr F 6-9 275 Oct 13, 1984 St. Cloud (MN) United States Notre Dame Preparatory

Recent Minnesota Golden Gophers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-14 (9-11) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 9-22 (2-17) 14th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 13-17 (4-16) 13th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 14-15 (6-14) 13th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 15-16 (8-12) 12th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 22-14 (9-11) 7th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 15-17 (4-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 24-10 (11-7) 4th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 8-23 (2-16) 13th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 18-15 (6-12) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 25-13 (8-10) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Champion
2012-2013 21-13 (8-10) 7th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 23-15 (6-12) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Runner Up
2010-2011 18-14 (6-12) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 21-14 (9-9) 6th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 22-11 (9-9) 7th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2007-2008 20-14 (8-10) 6th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2006-2007 9-22 (3-13) 9th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 16-15 (5-11) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 21-11 (10-6) 4th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 12-18 (3-13) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 19-14 (8-8) 6th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd NIT 4th Rnd

2007-2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Lawrence McKenzie All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)
Dan Coleman All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Dan Coleman All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Lawrence McKenzie All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)

2007-2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. McKenzie L. Westbrook J. Abu-Shamala D. Coleman S. Tollackson
Rotation A. Nolen B. Hoffarber D. Johnson   J. Williams
Lim PT     K. Payton    
Lim PT     T. Busch    

2007-2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Lawrence McKenzie 34 26.9 11.8 2.3 2.6 0.9 0.1 2.2
Dan Coleman 34 27.0 11.6 5.8 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.7
Spencer Tollackson 33 22.3 9.3 3.7 1.2 0.8 0.4 1.5
Lawrence Westbrook 34 23.5 8.5 3.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 1.9
Blake Hoffarber 34 20.2 8.4 2.9 1.1 0.5 0.0 0.8
Damian Johnson 34 22.6 7.1 4.7 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.4
Al Nolen 33 22.6 4.3 2.6 3.5 1.9 0.1 1.8
Jamal Abu-Shamala 34 13.2 3.4 1.8 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.9
Jonathan Williams 32 13.1 3.0 2.5 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.9
Kevin Payton 27 9.9 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.5 0.2 1.1
Travis Busch 20 4.8 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3

2007-2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tubby Smith Head Coach 2007-2008 Head Coach (Kentucky, 1997 to 2007)
Ron Jirsa Assistant Coach 2007-2008 N/A