2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
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
| 2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1[1] |
| AP | No. 3 |
| 2007–08 record | 36–2 (13–1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Pat Summitt |
| Assistant coach | Holly Warlick |
| Home arena | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 2007–08 SEC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 LSU | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Tennessee† | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 36 | – | 2 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Vanderbilt | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2008 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament
- Tennessee (2) 92, Florida (7) 61
- Tennessee 63, Vanderbilt (3) 48
- Tennessee 61, LSU (1) 55
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
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[4]
- Candace Parker, Naismith Award[5]
- Candace Parker, Tournament Most Outstanding Player[6]
- Shannon Bobbitt, SEC All-Tournament Team
- Shannon Bobbitt, SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
- Candace Parker, Wooden Award[7]
- Pat Summitt, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R. Wooden Award Committee)[8]
Team players drafted into the WNBA
Candace Parker
| Round | Pick | Player | WNBA Club |
| 1 | 1 | Candace Parker | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 1 | 4 | Alexis Hornbuckle | Detroit Shock |
| 2 | 15 | Shannon Bobbitt | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2 | 16 | Nicky Anosike | Minnesota Lynx |
| 3 | 35 | Alberta Auguste | New York Liberty |
See also
- Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
- Pat Summitt
- 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 2008 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament
References
- http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/rankings?seasonYear=2008
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