2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
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2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1[1] |
AP | No. 3 |
Record | 36–2 (13–1 SEC) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Thompson-Boling Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 LSU | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 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
Roster
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Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
SEC Women’s Basketball tournament
[edit]- Tennessee (2) 92, Florida (7) 61
- Tennessee 63, Vanderbilt (3) 48
- Tennessee 61, LSU (1) 55
NCAA basketball tournament
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/2008NCAAWomensChampionship-Parker.jpg/220px-2008NCAAWomensChampionship-Parker.jpg)
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
Rankings
[edit]Awards and honors
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- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball
- Pat Summitt
- 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2008 SEC women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings".
- ^ "2007-08 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
- ^ "2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule". utsports.com. June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Last-Second Score Lifts Tennessee to Title Game". The New York Times. April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Tennessee shuts down Stanford in final". The Los Angeles Times. April 9, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- ^ "2008 SEC Women's Basketball Championship". Archived from the original on June 16, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "NCAA 2008 Final Four - Tampa Bay". Archived from the original on March 22, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "The 2007-2008 Collegiate Women Sports Awards - Home". Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- ^ "Midwest Online Sports Betting and Gambling Guide". Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on May 4, 2008. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
- ^ "WNBA Draft History".
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