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2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

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2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 6
Record31–6 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2008–09 →
2007–08 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by first-year head coach Van Chancellor, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–6, 14–0 in SEC play to win the regular season conference title. As the top seed in the SEC women's tournament, they lost in the championship game to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 2 seed in the New Orleans (NOR) region. The Lady Tigers defeated Jackson State, Marist, Oklahoma State, and No. 1 seed North Carolina to reach the Final Four. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by conference foe Tennessee.

The senior class, led by Sylvia Fowles, reached the Final Four in each of their seasons at LSU. In 2017, Fowles would be the second player in program history to have her number retired.

Roster

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2007–08 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Katherine Graham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Ramsay Birmingham, AL
G 3 Latear Eason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr John Hope Academy Chicago, IL
G 5 Erica White 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Ribault Jacksonville, FL
G 10 Khaliah Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr St. Mary's New Orleans, LA
G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Memorial Port Arthur, TX
G 15 Quianna Chaney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Southern Lab Baton Rouge, LA
G 23 Allison Hightower 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Seguin Dallas, TX
G 24 Marian Whitfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Glenn Hills Augusta, GA
C 25 Mesha Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Gateway Tech
Moberly CC
St. Louis, MO
C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Miami Edison Miami, FL
F 44 Kristen Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Detroit Country Day Lathrup Village, MI
F 54 Ashley Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Stephenson Stone Mountain, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2007*
All-Stars W 94–35 
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 5, 2007*
Houston Jaguars W 82–51 
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
No. 5 Samford W 86–38  1–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 11, 2007*
2:00 p.m.
No. 5 TCU W 73–54  2–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 15, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 No. 17 Michigan State W 64–41  3–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 18, 2007*
1:00 p.m.
No. 4 at No. 3 Maryland L 62–75  3–1
Comcast Center 
College Park, MD
Nov 21, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Louisiana–Lafayette W 72–37  4–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 25, 2007*
1:30 p.m.
No. 6 at No. 7 Rutgers L 43–45  4–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 29, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Houston W 77–46  5–2
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Dec 2, 2007*
4:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Tulane W 52–36  6–2
Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 16, 2007*
2:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Louisiana Tech W 76–45  7–2
Thomas Assembly Center 
Ruston, LA
Dec 18, 2007*
1:30 p.m.
No. 8 vs. UIC
Caribbean Classic
W 86–44  8–2
Moon Palace Resort 
Cancun, Mexico
Dec 19, 2007*
1:30 p.m.
No. 8 vs. Miami (FL)
Caribbean Classic
W 63–52  9–2
Moon Palace Resort 
Cancun, Mexico
Dec 28, 2007*
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Middle Tennessee L 56–67  9–3
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 30, 2007*
2:00 p.m.
No. 8 New Orleans W 73–46  10–3
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 3, 2008*
6:00 p.m.
No. 11 at Florida State W 73–61  11–3
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Jan 10, 2008
7:00 p.m.
No. 11 at No. 20 Arkansas W 76–54  12–3
(1–0)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 13, 2008
4:00 p.m.
No. 11 Vanderbilt W 62–51  13–3
(2–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 20, 2008
2:00 p.m.
No. 9 Mississippi State W 84–31  14–3
(3–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 24, 2008
6:00 p.m.
No. 9 at No. 25 Auburn W 79–59  15–3
(4–0)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 27, 2008
1:00 p.m.
No. 9 at Kentucky W 72–46  16–3
(5–0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Jan 31, 2008
7:00 p.m.
No. 8 South Carolina W 67–37  17–3
(6–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 3, 2008
10:00 a.m.
No. 8 at Florida W 85–71  18–3
(7–0)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Feb 7, 2008
6:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Alabama W 89–53  19–3
(8–0)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 10, 2008
1:00 p.m.
No. 8 No. 24 Georgia
Pack the PMAC XII
W 63–57  20–3
(9–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 14, 2008
5:30 p.m.
No. 7 at No. 1 Tennessee W 78–62  21–3
(10–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Feb 17, 2008
2:00 p.m.
No. 7 Ole Miss W 78–48  22–3
(11–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 21, 2008
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Kentucky W 52–48  23–3
(12–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 25, 2008*
6:00 p.m.
No. 6 No. 1 Connecticut L 69–74  23–4
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 28, 2008
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 Arkansas W 83–46  24–4
(13–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 2, 2008
2:30 p.m.
No. 6 at Mississippi State W 64–49  25–4
(14–0)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2008*
12:00 p.m.
(1) No. 7 vs. (8) Ole Miss
Quarterfinals
W 80–36  26–4
Sommet Center 
Nashville, TN
Mar 8, 2008*
5:30 p.m.
(1) No. 7 vs. (4) Kentucky
Semifinals
W 66–49  27–4
Sommet Center 
Nashville, TN
Mar 9, 2008*
6:30 p.m.
(1) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 3 Tennessee
Championship game
L 55–61  27–5
Sommet Center 
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 22, 2008*
9:30 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6 (15 NOR) Jackson State
First round
W 66–32  28–5
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 24, 2008*
6:00 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6 (7 NOR) No. 22 Marist
Second round
W 68–49  29–5
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 29, 2008*
1:30 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6 vs. (3 NOR) No. 13 Oklahoma State
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 67–52  30–5
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Mar 31, 2008*
6:30 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6 vs. (1 NOR) No. 2 North Carolina
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 56–50[1]  31–5
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Apr 6, 2008*
8:30 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6 vs. (1 OKC) No. 3 Tennessee
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 46–47[2]  31–6
St. Pete Times Forum 
St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
NOR=New Orleans Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Sources:[3][4][5]

Rankings

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2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

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  1. ^ "Fowles leads Lady Tigers past Tar Heels". The Augusta Chronicle. April 1, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Last-Second Score Lifts Tennessee to Title Game". The New York Times. April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "2007-08 LSU Women's Basketball". static.lsusports.net. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "2007-08 LSU Fighting Tigers Women's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.