2007–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

2007–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–19 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Wayne McClain (7th season)
  • Jay Price (5th season)
  • Jerrance Howard (1st season)
MVPNone Selected
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
2007–08 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Wisconsin162 .889315  .861
No. 20 Purdue153 .833259  .735
Indiana144 .778258  .758
No. 18 Michigan State126 .667279  .750
Ohio State108 .5562413  .649
Minnesota810 .4442014  .588
Penn State711 .3891516  .484
Iowa612 .3331319  .406
Illinois513 .2781619  .457
Michigan513 .2781022  .313
Northwestern117 .056822  .267
2008 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 23, 2008
Rankings from AP poll

The 2007–08 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's fifth season at Illinois. The team finished with 5–13 conference and 16–19 overall records. A runner-up finish in the Big Ten tournament, and the play of freshman guard Demetri McCamey highlighted the season. Shaun Pruitt was the lone all-Big-Ten honoree; he was named to the all-Big-Ten third team by the press.