2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball

Pac-10 Regular season champions Pac-10 Regular tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 4
Record	35–4 (16–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Tara VanDerveer
Assistant coaches	Amy Tucker Bobbie Kelsey Kate Paye
Home arena	Maples Pavilion
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Pacific-10 Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Stanford †	16	–	2	.889	35	–	4	.897
No. 10 California	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
Arizona State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	11	.667
USC	10	–	8	.556	17	–	13	.567
UCLA	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Washington	8	–	10	.444	13	–	18	.419
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Oregon State	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
Arizona	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
Washington State	2	–	16	.111	5	–	25	.167

† 2008 Pac-10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

Roster

2007–08 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
F/C	2	Jayne Appel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Berkeley, CA
G	10	J.J. Hones	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	La Jolla, CA
G	11	Candice Wiggins	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	La Jolla, CA
F	33	Jillian Harmon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr

Head coach

Tara VanDerveer

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*	No. 5	at No. 3 Yale	W 100–44	1–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
Nov 11, 2007*	No. 5	at No. 3 Rutgers	W 60–58	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey
Nov 18, 2007*	No. 5	at Utah	W 81–77 ^2OT	3–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 22, 2007*	No. 4	vs. No. 2 Connecticut Paradise Jam	L 54–66	3–1	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Feb 23, 2008	No. 4	at No. 8 California	W 60–58	25–3 (14–2)	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Feb 29, 2008	No. 4	at Washington	W 73–53	26–3 (15–2)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Mar 2, 2008	No. 4	at Washington State	W 74–52	27–3 (16–2)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 8, 2008*	(1) No. 4	vs. (8) Oregon State Quarterfinals	W 64–41	28–3	HP Pavilion San Jose, California
Mar 9, 2008*	(1) No. 4	vs. (5) UCLA Semifinals	W 78–45	29–3	HP Pavilion San Jose, California
Mar 10, 2008*	(1) No. 4	vs. (2) No. 8 California Championship game	W 56–35	30–3	HP Pavilion San Jose, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 22, 2008*	No. 4	vs. Cleveland State First round	W 85–47	31–3	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 24, 2008*	No. 4	No. 23 UTEP Second round	W 88–54	32–3	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 29, 2008*	No. 4	vs. Pittsburgh Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 72–53	33–3	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Mar 31, 2008*	No. 4	vs. No. 5 Maryland Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 98–87	34–3	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Washington
Apr 6, 2008*	No. 4	vs. No. 1 Connecticut National Semifinal – Final Four	W 82–73^[2]	35–3	St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida
Apr 8, 2008*	No. 4	vs. No. 3 Tennessee National Championship	L 48–64^[3]	35–4	St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	7	5	4	6	6	5	5	2	2	7	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	6	4		Not released
Coaches	8	5	4	5	5	4	4	2	2	7	6	7	7	6	6	7	7	6	4	4	2

Awards and honors

Candice Wiggins – Pac-12 Player of the Year

References

^ "2007-08 Women's Basketball Roster". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ "Stanford and Tennessee make final". The New York Times. April 7, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ "Tennessee shuts down Stanford in final". The Los Angeles Times. April 9, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ "2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.

v t e Stanford Cardinal women's basketball
Venues	Maples Pavilion (1974–present)
Rivalries	Tennessee UConn
Culture & lore	Stanford Tree "Come Join the Band" Harvard upset
People	Head coaches WNBA draftees
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics