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2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
SEC tournament champions
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1 [1]
APNo. 3
Record36–2 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Holly Warlick
Home arena Thompson-Boling Arena
Seasons
←  2006–07
2008–09 →
2007–08 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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


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

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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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

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See also

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
  2. ^ "2008 SEC Women's Basketball Championship". Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  3. ^ "NCAA 2008 Final Four - Tampa Bay". Archived from the original on March 22, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  4. ^ "The 2007-2008 Collegiate Women Sports Awards - Home". Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  5. ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  6. ^ "Midwest Online Sports Betting and Gambling Guide". Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  7. ^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  8. ^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
  9. ^ "WNBA Draft History".
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