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The 2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee. The head coach was Pat Summitt. The team played its home games in the Thompson-Boling Arena and was a member of the Southeast Conference. The Lady Vols won their second straight, and record eighth national championship

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
CoachesNo. 1[1]
APNo. 3
Record36–2 (13–1 SEC)
Quick facts Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball, NCAA tournament National Champions SEC tournament champions ...
2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
SEC tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1[1]
APNo. 3
Record36–2 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson-Boling Arena
Seasons
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2007–08 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 LSU14–0 1.00031–6  .838
No. 3 Tennessee †13–1 .92936–2  .947
No. 21 Vanderbilt11–3 .78625–9  .735
Kentucky8–6 .57117–16  .515
Georgia8–6 .57123–10  .697
Auburn7–7 .50020–12  .625
Florida6–8 .42919–14  .576
Ole Miss6–8 .42913–16  .448
Mississippi State4–10 .28616–15  .516
South Carolina4–10 .28616–16  .500
Arkansas2–12 .14317–13  .567
Alabama1–13 .0718–22  .267
† 2008 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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More information Players, Coaches ...
2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Shannon Bobbitt 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) SrMurry Bergtraum Bronx, NY
G 2 Cait McMahan 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So  Maryville, TN
F 3 Candace Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrNaperville Central Naperville, IL
G/F 5 Angie Bjorklund 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrUniversity Spokane Valley, WA
G 14 Alexis Hornbuckle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSouth Charleston Charleston, WV
G 20 Sydney Smallbone 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr  Granger, IN
F/C 21 Vicki Baugh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrSacramento  Sacramento, CA
G/F 33 Alberta Auguste 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr  Marrero, LA
F/C 44 Alex Fuller 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrShelbyville Central Shelbyville, TN
C 52 Kelley Cain 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrSt. Pius X Atlanta, GA
F/C 55 Nicky Anosike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSt. Peter's Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2007*
 No. 1 Chattanooga W 76–56  1–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 15, 2007*
 No. 1 vs. No. 9 Oklahoma W 70–67  2–0
  
Tampa, Florida
Nov 18, 2007*
 No. 1 No. 21 Texas W 92–67  3–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 21, 2007*
 No. 1 at No. 16 West Virginia W 67–49  4–0
 WVU Coliseum 
Charleston, West Virginia
Nov 26, 2007*
 No. 1 Louisiana Tech W 81–60  5–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 2007*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 1 No. 4 North Carolina W 83–79  6–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 2007*
 No. 1 No. 24 Old Dominion W 83–51  7–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 13, 2007*
 No. 1 Middle Tennessee W 84–61  8–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 16, 2007*
 No. 1 Gonzaga W 96–73  9–0
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 19, 2007*
 No. 1 at UCLA W 82–70  10–0
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 22, 2007*
 No. 1 at No. 5 Stanford L 69–73 OT 10–1
 Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 2, 2008*
 No. 3 at No. 15 DePaul W 102–68  11–1
 Sullivan Athletic Center 
Chicago, IL
Jan 5, 2008*
 No. 3 at No. 14 Notre Dame W 87–63  12–1
 Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
SEC regular season
Jan 10, 2008
 No. 2 No. 22 Auburn W 85–52  13–1
(1–0)		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 13, 2008
 No. 2 at South Carolina W 71–48  14–1
(2–0)		 Colonial Center 
Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 17, 2008
 No. 2 at Kentucky W 65–40  15–1
(3–0)		 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 20, 2008
 No. 2 Vanderbilt W 79–63  16–1
(4–0)		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 24, 2008
 No. 2 Arkansas W 98–55  17–1
(5–0)		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 28, 2008*
 No. 2 at No. 9 Duke W 67–64  18–1
 Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
Jan 31, 2008
 No. 2 at Ole Miss W 68–44  19–1
(6–0)		 Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 3, 2008
 No. 2 Kentucky W 79–51  20–1
(7–0)		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 7, 2008
 No. 2 at Mississippi State W 87–69  21–1
(8–0)		 Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 11, 2008*
 No. 1 No. 5 Rutgers W 59–58  22–1
 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 14, 2008
6:30 p.m.		 No. 1 No. 7 LSU L 62–78  22–2
(8–1)		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 2008
 No. 1 at No. 25 Vanderbilt W 81–68  23–2
(9–1)		 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Feb 21, 2008
 No. 3 at Alabama W 85–58  24–2
(10–1)		 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 24, 2008
 No. 3 Mississippi State W 72–46  25–2
(11–1)		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 28, 2008
 No. 3 Florida W 88–61  26–2
(12–1)		 Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 2, 2008
 No. 3 at No. 23 Georgia W 72–63  27–2
(13–1)		 Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
SEC tournament
Mar 7, 2008*
 (2) No. 3 vs. (7) Florida
Quarterfinals		 W 92–61  28–2
 Sommet Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 8, 2008*
 (2) No. 3 (3) No. 21 Vanderbilt
Semifinals		 W 63–48  29–2
 Sommet Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 9, 2008*
7:30 p.m.		 (2) No. 3 at (1) No. 7 LSU
Championship game		 W 61–55  30–2
 Sommet Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 23, 2008*
 (1 OKC) No. 3 vs. (16 OKC) Oral Roberts
First round		 W 94–55  31–2
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 25, 2008*
 (1 OKC) No. 3 at (9 OKC) Purdue
Second round		 W 78–52  32–2
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Mar 30, 2008*
 (1 OKC) No. 3 vs. (5 OKC) No. 15 Notre Dame
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		 W 74–64  33–2
 Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Apr 1, 2008*
 (1 OKC) No. 3 vs. (2 OKC) Texas A&M
Regional Final – Elite Eight		 W 53–45  34–2
 Ford Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Apr 6, 2008*
9:30 p.m.		 (1 OKC) No. 3 vs. (2 NOR) No. 6 LSU
National Semifinal – Final Four		 W 47–46[4]  35–2
 St. Pete Times Forum 
St. Petersburg, Florida
Apr 8, 2008*
 (1 OKC) No. 3 vs. (2 SPO) No. 4 Stanford
National Championship		 W 64–48[5]  36–2
 St. Pete Times Forum 
St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
OKC=Oklahoma City.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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SEC Women’s Basketball tournament

  • Tennessee (2) 92, Florida (7) 61
  • Tennessee 63, Vanderbilt (3) 48
  • Tennessee 61, LSU (1) 55

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NCAA basketball tournament

Tournament Most Outstanding Player Tennessee forward Candace Parker shoots over Louisiana State center Sylvia Fowles in the national semifinals.

Seeding in brackets

  • Oklahoma City Regional
    • Tennessee (1) 94, Oral Roberts (16) 55
    • Tennessee 78, Purdue (9) 52
    • Tennessee 74, Notre Dame (5) 64
    • Tennessee 53, Texas A&M (2) 45
  • Final Four
    • Tennessee 47, LSU 46
    • Tennessee 64, Stanford 48

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Rankings

Main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

The players, coaches, and other staff of the 2007–2008 Lady Volunteers, winners of the 2008 national championship, are honored at the White House by President George W. Bush on June 24, 2008.
  • Shannon Bobbitt, SEC All-Tournament Team
  • Candace Parker, Honda Broderick Cup[8]
  • Candace Parker, Naismith Award[9]
  • Candace Parker, Tournament Most Outstanding Player[10]
  • Shannon Bobbitt, SEC All-Tournament Team
  • Shannon Bobbitt, SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • Candace Parker, Wooden Award[11]
  • Pat Summitt, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R. Wooden Award Committee)[12]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Candace Parker

RoundPickPlayerWNBA club
11Candace ParkerLos Angeles Sparks
14Alexis HornbuckleDetroit Shock
215Shannon BobbittLos Angeles Sparks
216Nicky AnosikeMinnesota Lynx
335Alberta AugusteNew York Liberty

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