2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's Basketball
Year:	2007–08
Team:	Tennessee Lady Volunteers
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	1^[1]
Aprank:	3
Record:	36–2
Conf Record:	13–1
Head Coach:	Pat Summitt
Asst Coach1:	Nikki Fargas
Asst Coach2:	Holly Warlick
Stadium:	Thompson-Boling Arena
Champion:	NCAA tournament National Champions SEC tournament champions

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

Roster

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Schedule

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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

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

See main article: 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Awards and honors

• Shannon Bobbitt, SEC All-Tournament Team
• Candace Parker, Honda Broderick Cup^[6]
• Candace Parker, Naismith Award^[7]
• Candace Parker, Tournament Most Outstanding Player^[8]
• Shannon Bobbitt, SEC All-Tournament Team
• Shannon Bobbitt, SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
• Candace Parker, Wooden Award^[9]
• Pat Summitt, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R. Wooden Award Committee)^[10]

Team players drafted into the WNBA

Candace Parker

Round	Pick	Player	WNBA Club
1	1		Los Angeles Sparks
1	4		Detroit Shock
2	15		Los Angeles Sparks
2	16		Minnesota Lynx
3	35	Alberta Auguste	New York Liberty

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See also

• Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
• Pat Summitt
• 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2008 SEC women's basketball tournament

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings.
2. Web site: 2007-08 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats. . July 13, 2024.
3. Web site: 2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule . utsports.com . June 15, 2024 .
4. Web site: 2008 SEC Women's Basketball Championship . 2009-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080616152729/http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=9962 . 2008-06-16 . dead .
5. Web site: NCAA 2008 Final Four - Tampa Bay . 2009-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090322131354/http://www.ncaamarchmadness2008.com/womens/index.aspx . 2009-03-22 . dead .
6. Web site: The 2007-2008 Collegiate Women Sports Awards - Home . 2009-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080719123241/http://awards.honda.com/ . 2008-07-19 .
7. Web site: Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy . 2013-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx . 2009-03-02 .
8. Web site: Midwest Online Sports Betting and Gambling Guide. 2009-05-16. 2009-03-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20090316125237/http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/. dead.
9. Web site: Wooden Award - Athletics . 2009-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html . 2009-04-13 . dead .
10. Web site: Wooden Award - Athletics . 2009-05-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080504014537/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html . 2008-05-04 . dead .
11. Web site: WNBA Draft History.