2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Women's Basketball 2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee Lady Volunteers logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 1https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/rankings?seasonYear=2008 2020-21 Women's College Basketball Rankings for Final Rankings 3 36–2 13–1 Pat Summitt Nikki Fargas Holly Warlick Thompson-Boling Arena 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 w 2007 Tennessee Lady Volunteers y y w Shannon Bobbitt 00 G 5 2 Sr Murry Bergtraum Bronx, NY y w Cait McMahan 2 G 5 4 So Maryville, TN w Candace Parker 3 F 6 4 Jr Naperville Central Naperville, IL y w Angie Bjorklund 5 F/G 6 0 Fr University Spokane Valley, WA y w Alexis Hornbuckle 14 G 5 11 Sr South Charleston Charleston, WV y w Sydney Smallbone 20 G 5 10 Fr Granger, IN w Vicki Baugh 21 F/C 6 4 Fr Sacramento Sacramento, CA y w Alberta Auguste 33 G/F 5 11 Sr Marrero, LA w Alex Fuller 44 F/C 6 3 Jr Shelbyville Central Shelbyville, TN y w Kelley Cain 52 C 6 6 Fr St. Pius X Atlanta, GA y w Nicky Anosike 55 FC 6 4 Sr St. Peter's Brooklyn, NY y Pat Summitt Nikki Fargas Holly Warlick https://utsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2007-08 2007-08 Tennessee Volunteers Women's Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/tennessee/women/2008.html Sports Reference July 13, 2024 Schedule https://utsports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2007-08 2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule utsports.com June 15, 2024 no yes |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team| Non-conference regular season Nov 11, 2007 yes 1 2007 none Chattanooga Lady Mocs Chattanooga Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 76–56 1–0 Nov 15, 2007 yes yes 1 2007 women Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 9 Tampa, Florida 70–67 2–0 Nov 18, 2007 yes 1 2007 women Texas Longhorns Texas 21 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 92–67 3–0 Nov 21, 2007 yes yes 1 2007 women West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 16 WVU Coliseum Charleston, West Virginia 67–49 4–0 Nov 26, 2007 yes 1 2007 none Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 81–60 5–0 Dec 2, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes 1 North Carolina 4 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee ESPN2 83–79 6–0 Dec 5, 2007 yes 1 2007 none Old Dominion Lady Monarchs Old Dominion 24 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 83–51 7–0 Dec 13, 2007 yes 1 2007 women Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 84–61 8–0 Dec 16, 2007 yes 1 2007 women Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 96–73 9–0 Dec 19, 2007 yes yes 1 2007 women UCLA Bruins UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 82–70 10–0 Dec 22, 2007 yes yes 1 Stanford 5 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 69–73 OT 10–1 Jan 2, 2008 yes yes 3 2007 women DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 15 Sullivan Athletic Center Chicago, IL 102–68 11–1 Jan 5, 2008 yes yes 3 2007 women Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 14 Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana 87–63 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team| SEC regular season Jan 10, 2008 2 2007 women Auburn Tigers Auburn 22 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 85–52 13–1 1–0 Jan 13, 2008 yes 2 2007 women South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Colonial Center Columbia, South Carolina 71–48 14–1 2–0 Jan 17, 2008 yes 2 2007 women Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky 65–40 15–1 3–0 Jan 20, 2008 2 2007 women Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 79–63 16–1 4–0 Jan 24, 2008 2 2007 women Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 98–55 17–1 5–0 Jan 28, 2008 yes yes 2 2007 women Duke Blue Devils Duke 9 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC 67–64 18–1 Jan 31, 2008 yes 2 2007 women Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 68–44 19–1 6–0 Feb 3, 2008 2 Kentucky Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 79–51 20–1 7–0 Feb 7, 2008 yes 2 2007 none Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 87–69 21–1 8–0 Feb 11, 2008 yes 1 2007 women Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 5 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 59–58 22–1 Feb 14, 2008 6:30 p.m. 1 LSU 7 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 62–78 22–2 8–1 Feb 17, 2008 yes 1 Vanderbilt 25 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 81–68 23–2 9–1 Feb 21, 2008 yes 3 2007 women Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 85–58 24–2 10–1 Feb 24, 2008 3 Mississippi State Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 72–46 25–2 11–1 Feb 28, 2008 3 2007 women Florida Gators Florida Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee 88–61 26–2 12–1 Mar 2, 2008 yes 3 2007 women Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 23 Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia 72–63 27–2 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team| SEC tournament Mar 7, 2008 yes yes 3 2 Florida 7 Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee Quarterfinals 92–61 28–2 Mar 8, 2008 yes 3 2 Vanderbilt 21 3 Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee Semifinals 63–48 29–2 Mar 9, 2008 7:30 p.m. yes yes 3 2 LSU 7 1 Sommet Center Nashville, Tennessee Championship game 61–55 30–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team| NCAA tournament Mar 23, 2008 yes yes 3 1 OKC 2007 women Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 16 OKC Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana First round 94–55 31–2 Mar 25, 2008 yes yes 3 1 OKC 2007 women Purdue Boilermakers Purdue 9 OKC Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Second round 78–52 32–2 Mar 30, 2008 yes yes 3 1 OKC Notre Dame 15 5 OKC Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 74–64 33–2 Apr 1, 2008 yes yes 3 1 OKC 2007 women Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 2 OKC Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Regional Final Elite Eight 53–45 34–2 Apr 6, 2008 9:30 p.m. yes yes 3 1 OKC LSU 6 2 NOR St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida National Semifinal Final Four 47–46Last-Second Score Lifts Tennessee to Title Game https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/sports/ncaabasketball/07vols.html The New York Times April 7, 2008 July 3, 2024 35–2 Apr 8, 2008 yes yes 3 1 OKC Stanford 4 2 SPO St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida National Championship 64–48Tennessee shuts down Stanford in final https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-apr-09-sp-women9-story.html The Los Angeles Times April 9, 2008 June 27, 2024 36–2 AP Poll Eastern Time OKC Oklahoma City SEC Women’s Basketball tournament Tennessee (2) 92, Florida (7) 61 Tennessee 63, Vanderbilt (3) 48 Tennessee 61, LSU (1) 55 http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=9962 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 NCAA basketball tournament thumb|right|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 http://www.ncaamarchmadness2008.com/womens/index.aspx 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 Rankings 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings Awards and honors thumb|425px|right|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 Cuphttp://awards.honda.com/ 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 Candace Parker, Naismith Awardhttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx 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 Candace Parker, Tournament Most Outstanding Playerhttp://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/03/ncaa-tournament-mvp-most-outstanding-player-mop-men-women-march-madness/ 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 Shannon Bobbitt, SEC All-Tournament Team Shannon Bobbitt, SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player Candace Parker, Wooden Awardhttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html Wooden Award - Athletics 2009-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html 2009-04-13 dead Pat Summitt, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R. Wooden Award Committee)http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html Wooden Award - Athletics 2009-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080504014537/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/coaching-legends.html 2008-05-04 dead 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 Libertyhttp://www.insidehoops.com/wnba/wnba-draft-history.shtml WNBA Draft History See also Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball Pat Summitt 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2008 SEC women's basketball tournament References Tennessee Category:Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Tennessee Volunteers Volunteers