The team was led by first-year head coach Mark Turgeon, who replaced Billy Gillispie in April 2007.

Holmes, DeAndre Jordan, and Nathan Walkup participated in the Global Games in Dallas in June.

Sophomore Donald Sloan played for a different Athletes in Action team in the William Jones Cup in July.

Sophomore Bryan Davis played for the East Coast All-Stars, who went on a 10-day tour in Belgium and the Netherlands in August.

[8] Though Jones declared for the NBA draft in the summer, he withdrew himself prior to the deadline and decided to continue playing for the Aggies his senior season.