2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team
| 2007-08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball | |
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SEC Tournament Champions | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1[1] |
| 2007-08 record | 36-2 (13-1 SEC) |
| Head coach | Pat Summitt |
| Home arena | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 2007–08 SEC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 LSU | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #1 Tennessee† | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 36 | – | 2 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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
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
| 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
- ↑ http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=9962
- ↑ http://www.ncaamarchmadness2008.com/womens/index.aspx
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ↑ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
- ↑ http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/
- ↑ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html
- ↑ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html
- ↑ http://www.insidehoops.com/wnba/wnba-draft-history.shtml
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