The 2007–08 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented

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in the 2007–08

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season. They were led by head coach

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in his fourth season at Xavier. The Musketeers were members of the

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and played their home games at the

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. Xavier finished the season with a record of 30–7, 14–2 in A-10 play to win the regular season championship. The Musketeers lost in the semifinals of the A-10 tournament to Saint Joseph's. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the West region. The Musketeers defeated

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, and

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to advance to the Elite Eight before losing to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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