# 2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team

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

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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 | 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 | 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

* Tennessee (2) 92, Florida (7) 61
* Tennessee 63, Vanderbilt (3) 48
* Tennessee 61, LSU (1) 55

### 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

## Awards and honors

* Shannon Bobbitt, SEC All-Tournament Team
* Candace Parker, Honda Broderick Cup
* Candace Parker, Naismith Award
* Candace Parker, Tournament Most Outstanding Player
* Shannon Bobbitt, SEC All-Tournament Team
* Shannon Bobbitt, SEC Tournament Most Valuable Player
* Candace Parker, Wooden Award
* Pat Summitt, Legends of Coaching Award (adopted by the John R. Wooden Award Committee)

## 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 |