2009-2010 LSU WOMEN’S Five NCAA Final Fours • 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 • Three SEC Championships • 2005, 2006, 2008

SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 11 NOVEMBER (5-0) 15 Centenary W, 92-19 #5/9 LSU Lady Tigers 18 #24 Middle Tennessee (CST) W, 61-40 (9-1, 0-0 SEC) 21 Houston W, 72-54 LSU LADY TIGERS SOUTHEASTERN LA. 22 Nicholls State W, 86-49 vs. 25 at Tulane W, 73-65 OT Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Record: 9-1 (0-0 SEC) Record: 6-5 (0-0 Southland) (6-5, 0-0 Southland) Ranking: No. 5 Associated Press Ranking: NR Associated Press DECEMBER (4-1) No. 9 ESPN/USA Today NR ESPN/USA Today Coaches 1 at Louisiana Tech W, 77-74 Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009 • 7 p.m. CST Coaches 13 New Orleans (CST) W, 57-33 Coach: Coach: Lori Davis Jones Maravich (13,472) • Baton Rouge, La. School Record: 59-18 (.766, third School Record: 95-113 (eighth year) 15 ^ Houston Baptist (CST) W, 93-31 year) Career Record: 273-210 (16th year) 16 ^ North Carolina A&T W, 75-33 TV: None Career Record: 498-172 (.743/22nd Last Game: def. Millsaps, 113-53, on 20 at #18/20 Nebraska L, 63-74 Announcers: n/a year) Dec. 19, in Hammond 22 Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network, 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge and Chancellor vs. SLU: 9-0 (1-0 at LSU) 30 at Xavier (Ohio) 6 p.m. in the Geaux Zone on LSUsports.net; Live streaming video in the Last Game: lost to #18/20 Geaux Zone Nebraska, 77-63, in Lincoln, Neb., JANUARY Announcers: Patrick Wright (play-by-play), Jeff Palermo (analyst) on Sunday Satellite Feed: None 3 * at South Carolina (ESPNU) 5 p.m. 7 * at Arkansas 7 p.m. 10 * Auburn (FSN) 2 p.m. NO. 11 LSU LADY TIGERS LOOK TO BOUNCE BACK AGAINST SOUTHEASTERN 17 * at Ole Miss (CSS) 2 p.m. After losing its first game of the season at No. 18 Nebraska, the 11th-ranked LSU women’s basketball team seeks to bounce back 48 hours 21 * South Carolina (CST) 6 p.m. later as the Lady Tigers play host to Southeastern Louisiana at 7 p.m. CST Tuesday in the Assembly Center. The game will be 24 * Tennessee (ESPNU) 5 p.m. broadcast live on the LSU Sports Radio Network on 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge. Live streaming audio and video is available to members of the 28 * Kentucky (CST) 7 p.m. 31 * at Alabama 2 p.m. Geaux Zone on www.LSUsports.net.

FEBRUARY NOTING THE LSU LADY TIGERS 4 * at Georgia (CSS) 6 p.m. > Head coach Van Chancellor is in his third year at LSU and 22nd overall at the collegiate level. He is just two wins shy of 500 career victo- 7 * Ole Miss (SECN) 1 p.m. 11 * at Florida 6 p.m. ries. Chancellor is 59-18 in three seasons with the Lady Tigers having guided them to a Final Four and two NCAA Tournament appearances. 14 * at Auburn (FSN) 3 p.m. LSU is off to its best start in the Chancellor era. 18 * Vanderbilt (FSN) 7 p.m. > LSU dropped to No. 11 in the Associated Press poll this week following its loss to Nebraska on Sunday. 22 * at Tennessee (ESPN2) 6 p.m. > LSU (9-1) has won 16 out of its last 19 games dating back to last season. Despite surrendering a season-high 77 points to the Huskers in a 25 * Arkansas (CSS) 8 p.m. 77-63 loss, the Lady Tigers still lead the in scoring defense, allowing 47.5 points per game. LSU is the only team in 28 * Mississippi State 2 p.m. the league to allow less than 50 points per contest. > The Lady Tigers put their winning streak against opponents from the state of Louisiana back on the line for the final team this season. MARCH 4-7 SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) LSU has won 32 straight games against in-state opponents and is a perfect 5-0 this season. The last time LSU lost to an in-state school was 20-23 NCAA First and Second Rounds against Tulane in 1999. 27-30 NCAA Regionals > The contest also puts LSU closer to the beginning of SEC play. Following the Southeastern Louisiana game, the Lady Tigers take on nation- 4-6 (April) NCAA Final Four ally-ranked Xavier (Ohio) in Cincinnati on Dec. 30 before opening league play at South Carolina on Jan. 3. > LSU leads the all-time series with the Lions, 27-8, and the Lady Tigers have claimed 19 consecutive games against Southeastern. The Lions ^ - denotes Classic last win over LSU came on Feb. 24, 1981 in the AIAW State Tournament. The Lady Tigers won by a score of 65-40 last season in Baton Rouge * - denotes Southeastern Conference game FSN - Fox Sports Net; CSS - Comcast Sports Southeast; SECN - SEC Network; CST - Cox Sports Television All times Central and subject to change. BY THE NUMBERS 5 - NCAA Final Fours since 2004 which leads the LSU PROBABLE STARTERS (9-1, 0-0 SEC) nation G 3 Latear Eason 5-8 Jr. 4.7 ppg 2.3 rpg 3.5 apg • Ranks second in the SEC in / ratio (3.3; 33 ast., 10 TO) ... Leads LSU in assists per game and is 13th in SEC ... Has 47.5 -points allowed by LSU a game, which ranks only committed more than one turnover in two games ... Nine assists in last two games with no turnovers. first in the SEC for the sixth straight season G 1 Katherine Graham 5-11 Jr. 6.5 ppg 4.8 rpg 2.6 apg • First career double-double against Houston with 10 points and a career-high 11 boards ... 11 points at Tulane, including five 32 - consecutive wins over Louisiana teams points in overtime that helped LSU remain undefeated G 23 5-10 Sr. 16.7 ppg 3.1 rpg 2.6 apg 1,093 - career points by Allison Hightower as she • The 2010 SEC Preseason Player of the Year and current SEC Co-Player of the Week ... Ranks 4th in the SEC in PPG ... Career- became the 28th Lady Tiger in school history to high 32 points at Louisiana Tech ... Five straight double-figure scoring games ... MVP of Sue Gunter Classic ... Preseason All-Am. reach the 1,000-point plateau F 55 LaSondra Barrett 6-2 So. 9.6 ppg 5.4 rpg 1.2 apg • Poured in 22 points -- seven in overtime -- to lift LSU past Tulane ... Made 11 free throws vs. Wave, the most since Temeka 20-6 - LSU’s road record under Van Chancellor in Johnson made 12 vs. Ole Miss in 2004 ... Ranks 29th in the SEC in scoring ... Named to Gunter Classic All-Tournament Team. now his third season F 35 Taylor Turnbow 6-2 So. 9.1 ppg 5.6 rpg 0.6 apg • Leads LSU and ranks fourth in SEC in percentage (.569) ... 2nd in rebounds per game and ranks 19th in SEC ... Career 498 - career collegiate wins for Van Chancellor in high 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead LSU past #24 Middle Tennessee on Nov. 18 ... Named to Gunter Classic All-Tourney Team. his 22nd season LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 11 NOTES • VS. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA • DEC. 22, 2009 2009-2010 LSU LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Katherine Graham G 5-11 Jr./2L Birmingham, Ala./Ramsay HS 2 Jasmine Nelson F 6-2 Jr./JC New Orleans, La./McDonogh 35 (Trinity Valley CC) 3 Latear Eason G 5-8 Jr./2L Chicago, Ill./John Hope Academy 10 Adrienne Webb G 5-9 Fr./HS Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS 11 Andrea Kelly G 5-9 Sr./1L Shalimar, Fla./Choctawhatchee HS (Okaloosa-Walton CC) 15 Bianca Lutley G 5-11 Fr./HS Plantation, Fla./American Heritage HS 20 Destini Hughes G 5-10 So./1L Fort Worth, Texas/Kennedale HS 22 Courtney Jones F 6-2 So./1L Midfield, Ala./Midfield HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 Sr./3L Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 24 Taylor Booze G 5-5 Jr./JC Carrollton, Texas/Duncanville HS (Okla. St./Trin. Valley) 25 Swayze Black F 6-3 So./1L Brookhaven, Miss./Brookhaven HS 32 Erica Williams G 5-8 Jr./TR Gonzales, La./Dutchtown HS (Southern Miss) 35 Taylor Turnbow F 6-2 So./1L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS 55 LaSondra Barrett F 6-2 So./1L Jackson, Miss./William B. Murrah HS

Head Coach: Van Chancellor (Mississippi State, 1965) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Travis Mays (Texas, 1990) 3 Latear Eason La-TEAR Assistant Coach: Kenya Larkin-Landers (Texas, 2002) 11 Andrea Kelly An-DREE-uh Director of Basketball Operations: Brittany Carvalhido (Oklahoma State, 2005) 20 Destini Hughes Des-TUH-knee Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins (Nebraska, 2000) 55 LaSondra Barrett Luh-SAWN-druh Sports Information: Bill Martin (LSU, 2007)

LSU SPORTS INFORMATION HOME POSTGAME INTERVIEWS MEDIA CREDENTIALS Bill Martin handles the sports information duties for the Lady All postgame interviews are held in the Press Conference (Curtain All requests for working press, photo and broadcast credentials for Tigers basketball team. He can be reached in his office at (225) Room) of the Maravich Center. The order of the postgame press LSU 2009-10 home basketball games should be made online at 578-8204 or 8226, via e-mail at [email protected] or by cell conference is as follows: LSU players, opposing coach and players www.LSUsports.net/media by filling out the form for credentials. phone at (225) 270-1665. followed by LSU head coach Van Chancellor. A member of the Credentials must be requested no later than NOON the day before LSU Sports Information staff will gather player interview requests a game. All credentials can be picked up at the will-call media table ON THE INTERNET at the under-four official timeout of the second half. Transcripts of inside the Northeast Corridor entrance of the Maravich Center. Information about the Lady Tigers basketball team is also avail- the press conference can be found in the Media Workroom. able on LSU’s official athletics website, www.LSUSports.net. IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Information about the Southeastern Conference is available at PRESS ROW/MEDIA ROOM WIRELESS ACCESS LSU Sports Information Office: (225) 578-8226 www.secsports.com. Wireless Internet is available in both the Media Workroom and LSU Sports Information FAX: (225) 578-1861 press row of the Maravich Center. See Bill Martin or a member of Maravich Center Press Row: (225) 578-8226 INTERVIEW POLICIES the LSU Sports Information staff for a login and password to the Bill Martin, LSU SID Cell: (225) 270-1665 Requests to interview coach Van Chancellor or other members LSU Guest wireless Internet system. Bill Martin, LSU SID Office: (225) 578-8204 of the Lady Tiger basketball team on non-gamedays should be LSU Athletics Ticket Office: (225) 578-8204 made at least 24 hours in advance to Bill Martin. Requests will be MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET met based on the players class and practice schedules. Typically, Media can now access images for all LSU athletics team, including interviews will be held following practice at the Maravich Center. action shots, head shots and logos. Contact Bill Martin for a login and password to enter the site and retrieve photos. This service is for media only.

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LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Sunday - 20 Monday - 21 Tuesday - 22 Wednesday - 23 Thursday - 24 Friday - 25 Saturday - 26

Game 10: Game 11: Commercial flight to Baton at Nebraska vs. Southeastern La. Rouge 7 p.m. Players Return To Baton Break for Christmas holidays Christmas Eve Christmas Day Devaney Center Maravich Center Rouge Practice TV: None TV: None TBA Radio: 107.3 FM BR Radio: 107.3 FM

FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM TONIGHT’S MATCHUP STATISTICAL COMPARISON SERIES MEETINGS: LSU LEADS 27-8 LSU Category SLU 1975-76 Southeastern La. 71, LSU 67 Hammond, La. 74.9 Points Per Game 68.5 1975-76 Southeastern La. 89, LSU 88 Baton Rouge, La. 1975-76 Southeastern La. 84, LSU 71 Hammond, La. 47.5 Opp. Points Per Game 60.0 1975-76 Southeastern La. 70, LSU 69 Baton Rouge, La. .443 Field Goal Percentage .420 1975-76 Southeastern La. 78, LSU 75 New Orleans, La. (AIAW) .349 Opp. Field Goal Percentage .404 Feb. 14, 1977 #15 Southeastern La. 106, LSU 69 Hammond, La. .330 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .315 Feb. 19, 1977 LSU 101, #15 Southeastern La. 77 Baton Rouge, La. .315 Opp. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .285 Feb. 3, 1978 #1 LSU 90, Southeastern La. 89 Hammond, La. Feb. 5, 1979 Southeastern La. 96, #17 LSU 95 Baton Rouge, La. .705 Percentage .635 Feb. 15, 1979 LSU 84, Southeastern La. 81 Hammond, La. +11.4 Rebounding Margin +5.3 Jan. 8, 1980 LSU 76, Southeastern La. 72 Hammond, La. 4.1 3 Pts. Per Game 7.4 Feb. 4, 1980 LSU 103, Southeastern La. 76 Baton Rouge, La. 3.4 Opp. 3-Pts. Per Game 3.5 March 5, 1980 LSU 87, Southeastern La. 72 Baton Rouge, La. (AIAW) 4.7 Blocks Per Game 2.5 Jan. 20, 1981 LSU 81, Southeastern La. 69 Hammond, La. Feb. 12, 1981 LSU 95, Southeastern La. 59 Baton Rouge, La. 10.4 Steals Per Game 8.6 Feb. 24, 1981 Southeastern La. 80, LSU 67 Hammond, La. (AIAW) 15.7 Assists Per Game 15.1 Jan. 4, 1982 LSU 88, Southeastern La. 86 (OT) Hammond, La. 13.2 Turnovers Per Game 20.1 Feb. 9, 1982 LSU 65, Southeastern La. 61 Baton Rouge, La. 23.3 Turnovers Forced Per Game 21.5 Jan. 3, 1983 LSU 67, Southeastern La. 61 Baton Rouge, La. Jan. 27, 1983 LSU 78, Southeastern La. 57 Hammond, La. Nov. 25, 1985 #11 LSU 75, Southeastern La. 45 Hammond, La. SERIES HISTORY VS. SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA Jan. 7, 1986 #9 LSU 63, Southeastern La. 39 Baton Rouge, La. LSU leads the all-time series with the Lions, 27-8, and the Lady Tigers have claimed 19 Jan. 28, 1987 #9 LSU 86, Southeastern La. 63 Hammond, La. consecutive games against Southeastern. The Lions last win over LSU came on Feb. 24, Feb. 21, 1987 #12 LSU 77, Southeastern La. 53 Baton Rouge, La. 1981 in the AIAW State Tournament. The Lady Tigers won by a score of 65-40 last season Nov. 22, 1991 LSU 95, Southeastern La. 77 Hammond, La. Dec. 1, 1992 LSU 100, Southeastern La. 55 Baton Rouge, La. in Baton Rouge. Nov. 30, 1993 LSU 82, Southeastern La. 70 Hammond, La. Nov. 24, 1994 LSU 86, Southeastern La. 67 Baton Rouge, La. Jan. 15, 1996 LSU 77, Southeastern La. 56 Hammond, La. Feb. 4, 1997 #11 LSU 79, Southeastern La. 57 Baton Rouge, La. Dec. 18, 1997 LSU 75, Southeastern La. 58 Hammond, La. Feb. 16, 1999 #23 LSU 91, Southeastern La. 45 Baton Rouge, La. Nov. 24, 2002 #3 LSU 93, Southeastern La. 52 Hammond, La. Dec. 20, 2003 #16 LSU 97, Southeastern La. 47 Baton Rouge, La. Dec. 18, 2008 LSU 65, Southeastern La. 40 Baton Rouge, La.

Series Record at Baton Rouge: LSU leads 14-3 Series Record at Hammond: LSU leads 13-4 Series Record at Neutral Site: Southeastern La. leads 1-0

32 STRAIGHT WINS VS. LOUISIANA OPPONENTS minutes. Her effort kept No. 5 LSU undefeated on the season and first since at New Orleans last season on Jan. 14. She finished LSU has won 32 consecutive games against opponents from the and preserved the Lady Tigers’ winning streak against Louisiana 11-of-12 from the free throw line. Her 11 made free throws tied for state of Louisiana following its win over UNO on Dec. 13. The last opponents, which now stands at 32 wins. Hightower’s effort came the seventh-most in school history and the most since Temeka time the Lady Tigers lost to an in-state opponent was Dec. 31, after scoring a career-high 32 points against Louisiana Tech on Johnson made 12 versus Ole Miss on Feb. 26, 2004. Barrett ranks 1999 at Tulane by a score of 76-72. LSU has won 35 consecutive Dec. 1. The Arlington, Texas, native has combined to score 52 seventh in the SEC in free throw percentage (.833). She was the home games against Louisiana opponents. The last time the points in her past two games, the most in a two-game span by 2009 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year and she has been selected as Lady Tigers lost to an in-state foe in the Maravich Center was an LSU player since former National Player of the Year Seimone a preseason first-team All-SEC player. She is expected to make her Jan. 18, 1995 against Tulane by a score of 57-50. Head coach Van Augustus had 59 points in consecutive games against Alabama first start of the season against Louisiana Tech in place of forward Chancellor is 14-0 vs. in-state opponents at LSU. and Mississippi State on Feb. 23 and 26, 2006. Courtney Jones. Barrett started 26 of LSU’s 30 games last season. Augustus scored 32 against the Tide and followed that up with DEFENSE SHATTERS RECORD BOOKS 27 versus the Lady Bulldogs.Hightower has averaged 18.3 points HIGHTOWER SCORES 20 AGAIN Priot to the Nebraska game, the Lady Tigers had held three per game this season, which ranks fourth in the SEC. She leads Allison Hightower scored 15 of her 20 points in the first half straight opponents to 35 points or less and a combined 97 points LSU with 2.1 steals per contest and ranks second on the squad in against Centenary in the season-opener. It was Hightower’s sev- in those three contests. The 97 points are the fewest points assists with 2.7 per game. Hightower is the first SEC Player of enth career 20-point game and third straight dating back to the allowed by LSU in a three-game stretch in school history and it the Week for LSU since former All-American won final two games of the 2008-09 season. She scored 26 against is the first time in school history the Lady Tigers have surren- the award on Feb. 17, 2008. Green Bay in the NCAA Tournament first round and followed that dered 35 points or less in three consecutive games. LSU entered up with 21 points versus Louisville in the second round. It is the the weekend first in the Southeastern Conference and fifth in the HIGHTOWER’S CAREER NIGHT first time an LSU player has reached the 20-point plateau in three nation in scoring defense, allowing only 44.2 points per contest. Allison Hightower’s 32 points at Louisiana Tech were the most straight games since Sylvia Fowles did it against Michigan State, The Lady Tigers are outscoring their opponents by a league-best by an LSU player since dropped 35 points at Maryland and Louisiana-Lafayette in November of 2007. margin of 32.0 points. LSU leads the league in eight statistical Florida on Feb. 16, 2006. Her 25 points in the first half were the categories, more than any other SEC team. most by an LSU player in a half since Elaine Powell had 27 points HIGHTOWER IN THE RECORD BOOKS in a half at SMU on Jan. 10, 1996. Hightower finished 10-of-23 Allison Hightower became the first player in school history to HIGHTOWER NAMED SEC CO-PLAYER OF WEEK from the field and added 9-of-14 from the free throw line in 40 lead the Lady Tigers in points, assists, steals and blocks in a LSU senior preseason All-American guard Allison Hightower has minutes of action. She eclipsed her previous career high of 26 single season, and she became the first player since All-American been named Southeastern Conference Co-Player of the Week points in last year’s NCAA Tournament first round win over Green Marie Ferdinand (1999) to lead LSU in points, assists and steals for her 20-point performance against New Orleans, the league Bay. in a single season. Hightower led LSU in six categories, including office announced on Monday. Hightower shares the award with points (14.9), assists (3.0), steals (1.9), blocks (1.2), minutes Mississippi State’s Alexis Rack, who scored 32 points against BOOGIE COMES ALIVE played (35.0) and field goal percentage (.457). Hightower ranked Louisiana Tech. Hightower, the 2010 SEC Preseason Player of the LaSondra “Boogie” Barrett erupted for 22 points against Tulane fifth in the SEC in points per game, fifth in field goal percentage, Year, tallied her third 20-point game of the season after finish- and lifted LSU to victory with seven points in overtime at Tulane. 11th in assists, seventh in steals, 11th in blocked shots, second in ing 9-of-19 from the floor with a season-high four steals in 28 Barrett reached the 20-point mark for the third time in her career minutes played and third in assist/turnover ratio (1.8). This off- FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM THE POLLS Tracking The Lady Tigers Associated Press - Dec. 14 USA Today/ESPN Coaches - Dec. 14 Week AP Coaches Rk. Team Record Pts. Rk. Team RecordPts. Pv. Preseason 9 17 1. Connecticut (40) 8-0 1000 1. Connecticut (31) 8-0 775 1 Wk 1: 11/17 7 15 2. Stanford 7-0 957 2. Stanford 7-0 743 2 Wk 2: 11/24 7 11 3. Tennessee 8-0 901 3. Tennessee 8-0 706 3 Wk 3: 11/31 7 11 4. Notre Dame 9-0 900 4. Notre Dame 9-0 677 4 Wk 4: 12/7 5 12 5. LSU 7-0 795 5. Baylor 8-1 629 6 Wk 5: 12/14 5 9 6. Baylor 8-1 762 6. Florida State 8-0 598 7 7. Duke 7-1 752 7. Ohio State 10-1 560 9 8. Ohio State 10-1 698 8. Duke 7-1 543 10 9. North Carolina 8-1 663 9. LSU 7-0 512 12 10. Florida State 8-0 641 10. North Carolina 8-1 497 11 11. Georgia 9-0 624 11. Texas A&M 7-1 475 5 12. Xavier 7-1 575 12. Georgia 9-0 457 13 13. Texas A&M 7-1 509 13. Arizona State 7-1 402 14 14. Arizona State 7-1 486 14. Xavier 7-2 314 8 15. Oklahoma 8-2 395 15. Oklahoma 8-2 306 16 16. Michigan State 7-3 293 16. Vanderbilt 9-1 259 17 17. Texas 5-3 282 17. Virginia 7-2 240 19 18. Vanderbilt 9-1 270 18. Nebraska 10-0 211 23 19. Virginia 7-2 267 19. Pittsburgh 8-1 182 15 20. Nebraska 10-0 262 20. Michigan State 7-3 174 24 21. Pittsburgh 8-1 247 21. Texas 5-3 146 21 22. Kansas 7-2 152 22. Syracuse 9-0 116 25 23. Wisconsin-Green Bay 9-0 94 23. West Virginia 9-1 82 NR 24. James Madison 7-0 92 24. Wisconsin-Green Bay 9-0 51 NR 25. Georgia Tech 6-2 81 25. James Madison 7-0 50 NR Receiving Votes: Dayton 56, Syracuse 28, Oklahoma State 26, Receiving Votes: Dayton 47; Kansas 47; Maryland 45; Iowa State West Virginia 22, Temple 21, St. John’s 18, California 16, DePaul 40; Temple 39; Kentucky 23; Hartford 19; Gonzaga 15; St. John’s 16, Maryland 16, TCU 13, Hartford 12, Oregon 9, Gonzaga 8, St. 15; East Carolina 13; St. Bonaventure 13; California 11; DePaul 8; Bonaventure 7, Texas Tech 7, Mississippi State 6, Iowa State (Fla.) 6; Mississippi State 6; Gardner-Webb 5; Georgetown 5, Northwestern 5, Miami (FL) 4, Georgetown 2, Kentucky 2, 5; TCU 5; Vermont 3; Georgia Tech 2; Northwestern 2; Louisiana Wyoming 2. Tech 1. season, Hightower is on nearly every 2010 National Player of the 8 - straight years of earning a bye in the SEC Tournament, the CHANCELLOR TWO WINS SHY OF 500 IN COLLEGE Year watch list. Here are a look at her preseason accolades: longest current streak in the league since Tennessee’s ended at 11 Hall of Famer Van Chancellor stands just two victories shy of 6 - out of last seven seasons LSU has finished with at least a 500 career wins at the collegiate level in his third season at LSU. • 2010 SEC Preseason Player of the Year (media, coaches) share of second place in the SEC … Three of those finishes were as Chancellor is in his 22nd year overall in college. He is 59-17 (.773) • State Farm Wade Trophy Watch List conference champions in two seasons at LSU. He heads into the Nebraska game with • Award Watch List 5 - consecutive years LSU has led the SEC in scoring defense, even 498 career collegiate victories. Chancellor is seeking to become • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Watch List despite starting a new five in 2008-09 the 47th active NCAA Division I coach to reach 500 victories. • 2010 All-SEC Preseason First Team (media, coaches) 6 - straight years of producing an All-SEC First Team selection Chancellor spent 10 seasons with the WNBA’s , • ESPN.com Preseason Second Team All-American after Allison Hightower was a unanimous choice claiming 211 victories, which makes his the league’s all-time win- • Sporting News Preseason First-Team All-American ningest coach. LSU CRACKS THE RECORD BOOKS VS. CENTENARY MEDIA TABS LSU AS 2010 SEC CHAMPION LSU SEC’S NO. 1 SCORING DEFENSE Allison Hightower poured in 20 points as LSU completed one of The LSU Lady Tigers are predicted to win the 2010 Southeastern LSU clearly displayed the SEC’s No. 1 scoring defense last season, the most dominating performances in school history with a 92-19 Conference women’s basketball championship in a voting of a surrendering only 53.5 points per game. LSU held opponents victory over Centenary in the 2009-10 opener. Here are a few select panel of both SEC and national media members. Allison seven times to 45 points or less and 14 times to 50 points or less notables from that game: Hightower was the overwhelming choice of the media for SEC in 2008-09. LSU has led the SEC in scoring defense for now six • The 73-point margin of victory was the second largest in school Women’s Basketball Player of the Year with 18 votes. Sophomore straight seasons. Defense has been the cornerstone of LSU’s five history. . It was the most dominating win since the Lady Tigers forward LaSondra Barrett, the 2009 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year, NCAA Final Four teams. This season, LSU once again leads the pummeled Prairie View by 76 points, 104-28, on Dec. 1, 1995. finished second in the voting for Player of the Year garnering one league in scoring defense through seven games, allowing only • LSU’s 92 points were the most since piling up 105 points versus vote as did Tennessee’s Angie Bjorklund. LSU topped the order 44.2 ppg. The following is a look at LSU’s No. 1 league scoring Eastern Washington on Nov. 25, 2006. LSU’s highest point total of finish with 206 points with Tennessee (190), Georgia (156), defenses the last four years: all of last season was 75 against Middle Tennessee in November. Vanderbilt (126), Mississippi State (120) and Florida (105) round- • Centenary’s 19 points tied for the fewest allowed by LSU in a ing out the top half of the league. It represents the first time in Season Opponent PPG Pts game in school history and the fewest since holding Alabama school history LSU is picked to win the league by the media. In 2009-10 44.2 398 State to 19 points on Dec. 7, 2002. each of the Lady Tigers’ five NCAA Final Four seasons from 2004- 2008-09 53.5 1605 • LSU’s 10 made 3-pointers against Centenary tied for the third- 08, LSU was selected no higher than second. LSU won regular 2007-08 50.0 1849 most in a game in school history. The 10 were the most since season SEC titles in 2005, ’06 and ’08. The media poll dates back 2006-07 49.0 1863 draining 10 at Alabama on Feb. 5, 2004. to the 1990-91 season. 2005-06 53.3 1866 • Senior guard Allison Hightower outscored the entire Centenary 2004-05 52.4 1886 team. LADY TIGERS TOP #24 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Sophomore forward Taylor Turnbow delivered a game-high 17 FIVE FINAL FOURS IN PAST SIX SEASONS STATE OF THE PROGRAM points and 12 rebounds, and the seventh-ranked LSU Lady Tigers Since the 2003-04 season, no team in the nation has advanced Several streaks continued for the LSU women’s basketball pro- held high-scoring and 24th-ranked Middle Tennessee to its low- to more NCAA Final Fours than LSU. The Lady Tigers have been to gram during the 2008-09 campaign: est point total this decade in a 61-40 win over the Blue Raiders. five. Tennessee is second with four and Connecticut, the defend- 7 - straight seasons of double-digit SEC wins, the longest current Middle Tennessee’s 40 points were the fewest since Jan. 5, 1998 ing national champion, owns three appearances in the last six streak in the league since Tennessee’s streak ended at 11 straight in a 57-32 loss to Tennessee-Martin. The Lady Tigers’ stifling seasons. North Carolina and Stanford both own two appearances via its nine wins this season defense scored 31 points off of 28 turnovers while holding the since 2003-04. 61 - number of SEC wins since 2005, which is second most of any Blue Raiders to just 32.1 percent (18-of-56) from the floor. team in the league ... Tennessee has 62. LSU LAUNCHES JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM LSU has launched JumpOnTheVanWagon.com as part of the Lady Tigers’ 2009-10 marketing and promotions campaign. The new website focuses on the excitement of LSU’s season and it will be updated on a continuous basis. JumpOnTheVanWagon.com includes a video featuring the 2009-10 Lady Tigers and head coach Van Chancellor, ticket options, a promotional schedule and links to all of the Lady Tigers social media outlets (Twitter, The Lady Tiger Way Blog). One of the unique features of the website is that fans will be able to upload photos of Lady Tiger games from their mobile phones and cameras onto the website. In addition to JumpOnTheVanWagon.com, LSU has also unveiled an official “Van Wagon” that will be making appearances in the Baton Rouge area with the 2009-10 Lady Tiger team and coaching staff. JumpOntheVanWagon.com includes a list of promotional appear- ances with the van. The van was donated by Super Chevy Dealers, the official vehicle of the Lady Tigers.

FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM THE LAST TIME ...... an LSU player scored 20 points ...... Allison Hightower, 20 vs. New Orleans (Dec. 13, 2009) scored 25 points ...... Allison Hightower, 32 at Louisiana Tech (Dec. 1, 2009) scored 30 points ...... Allison Hightower, 32 at Louisiana Tech (Dec. 1, 2009) scored 35 points ...... Seimone Augustus, 35 at Florida (Feb. 16, 2006) scored 40 points ...... Cornelia Gayden, 49 vs. Jackson State (Feb. 9, 1995) scored 45 points ...... Cornelia Gayden, 49 vs. Jackson State (Feb. 9, 1995) scored double figures in 5 straight games ...... Allison Hightower, 5 straight (Dec. 1 - Dec. 20, 2009) scored double figures in 10 straight games ...... Allison Hightower, 15 straight (Jan. 11, 2009-March 6, 2009) scored double figures in 15 straight games ...... Allison Hightower, 15 straight (Jan. 11, 2009-March 6, 2009) scored double figures in 20 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 26 straight (Nov. 25, 2006 - March 17, 2007) scored double figures in 25 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 26 straight (Nov. 25, 2006 - March 17, 2007) scored double figures in 30 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 97 straight (Dec. 20, 2003 - April 2, 2006) scored double figures in 40 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 97 straight (Dec. 20, 2003 - April 2, 2006) scored double figures in 50 straight games...... Seimone Augustus, 97 straight (Dec. 20, 2003 - April 2, 2006) scored double figures in 60 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 97 straight (Dec. 20, 2003 - April 2, 2006) scored double figures in 70 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 97 straight (Dec. 20, 2003 - April 2, 2006) scored double figures in 80 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 97 straight (Dec. 20, 2003 - April 2, 2006) scored double figures in 90 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 97 straight (Dec. 20, 2003 - April 2, 2006) scored 20 points in 2 straight games ...... Allison Hightower, 2 straight (Dec. 1 vs. La. Tech, Dec. 13 vs. UNO) scored 20 points in 3 straight games ...... Allison Hightower, 3 straight (March 22-24, 2009 - NCAA - Centenary Nov. 15, 2009) scored 20 points in 4 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 9 straight (Feb. 16, 2006 - March 20, 2006) scored 20 points in 5 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 9 straight (Feb. 16, 2006 - March 20, 2006) scored 20 points in 6 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 9 straight (Feb. 16, 2006 - March 20, 2006) scored 20 points in 7 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 9 straight (Feb. 16, 2006 - March 20, 2006) scored 20 points in 8 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 9 straight (Feb. 16, 2006 - March 20, 2006) scored 20 points in 9 straight games ...... Seimone Augustus, 9 straight (Feb. 16, 2006 - March 20, 2006) scored 20 points in 10 straight games ...... Cornelia Gayden, 13 straight (Mar. 1, 1993 - Jan. 1, 1994) scored 20 points in 13 straight games...... Cornelia Gayden, 13 straight (Mar. 1, 1993 - Jan. 1, 1994) scored 30 points in 2 straight games ...... Elaine Powell, 31 vs. UCSB (Mar. 21, 1996 NWIT), 32 vs. Northwestern (Mar. 22, 1996 NWIT) scored 30 points in 3 straight games ...... Cornelia Gayden, three straight (Feb. 4 - Feb. 9, 1995) made 10 field goals in a game ...... Allison Hightower, 10 at Louisiana Tech (Dec. 1, 2009) made 15 field goals in a game ...... Seimone Augustus, 15 at Alabama (Feb. 23, 2006) attempted 15 field goals in a game ...... Allison Hightower, 19 vs. New Orleans (Dec. 13, 2009) attempted 20 field goals in a game ...... Allison Hightower, 21 at Nebraska (Dec. 20, 2009) attempted 25 field goals in a game...... Seimone Augustus, 25 vs. Mississippi State (Feb. 26, 2006) shot 100 % from the floor (min. 10 att.) ...... Seimone Augustus (11-11) vs. North Texas (Nov. 30, 2004) made 10 free throws in a game...... LaSondra Barrett, 11 at Tulane (Nov. 25, 2009) made 15 free throws in a game ...... , 18 vs. Georgia (Feb. 10, 1991) attempted 10 free throws in a game ...... Allison Hightower, 14 at Louisiana Tech (Dec. 1, 2009) attempted 15 free throws in a game ...... , 16 at Tennessee (Feb. 14, 2008) attempted 20 free throws in a game ...... Pokey Chatman, 21 vs Georgia (Feb. 10, 1991) made 5 three-pointers in a game ...... Andrea Kelly, 5 at Mississippi State (Feb. 8, 2009) made 7 three-pointers in a game ...... Cornelia Gayden, 12 vs. Jackson State (Feb. 9, 1995) made 10 three-pointers in a game ...... Cornelia Gayden, 12 vs. Jackson State (Feb. 9, 1995) attempted 7 three-pointers in a game ...... Andrea Kelly, 7 at Mississippi State (Feb. 10, 2009) attempted 10 three-pointers in a game ...... Andrea Kelly, 12 at Kentucky (Jan. 25, 2009) attempted 15 three-pointers in a game ...... Doneeka Hodges, 15 at Georgia (Jan. 25, 2004) had 10 rebounds ...... Katherine Graham, 11 vs. Houston (Nov. 21, 2009) had 15 rebounds ...... Kristen Morris, 16 vs. Green Bay (March 22, 2009 - NCAA First Round) had 20 rebounds...... Sylvia Fowles, 20 vs. Tennessee (April 6, 2008 - NCAA Final Four) had 10 rebounds in 2 straight games ...... Ayana Dunning, 2 straight (Jan. 18-22, 2009) had 10 rebounds in 3 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 4 straight (March 24, 2008 - April 6, 2008) had 10 rebounds in 4 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 4 straight (March 24, 2008 - April 6, 2008) had 10 rebounds in 5 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 6 straight (Feb. 7, 2008 - Feb. 25, 2008) had 10 rebounds in 10 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 19 straight (Dec. 30, 2006 - March 3, 2007) had 10 offensive rebounds ...... Sylvia Fowles, 10 vs. Auburn (Jan. 28, 2007) had 10 defensive rebounds ...... Kristen Morris, 14 vs. Green Bay (March 22, 2009 - NCAA First Round) had 10 assists ...... Erica White, 12 at Arkansas (Jan. 10, 2008) had 15 assists ...... , 15 vs. Liberty (Mar. 26, 2005 NCAA) had 10 assists in 2 straight games ...... Erica White, 3 straight (Jan. 22, 2006 - Jan. 30, 2006) had 10 assists in 3 straight games ...... Erica White, 3 straight (Jan. 22, 2006 - Jan. 30, 2006) had 10 assists in 4 straight games ...... never happened had 5 blocks in a game ...... Taylor Turnbow, 7 vs. Xavier (Nov. 26, 2008) had 7 blocks in a game ...... Taylor Turnbow, 7 vs. Xavier (Nov. 26, 2008) had 5 steals in a game ...... Allison Hightower, 5 vs. #9/11 Florida (Feb. 15, 2009) had 7 steals in a game ...... Temeka Johnson, 7 vs. Santa Barbara (Feb. 15, 2003) had 10 steals in a game ...... Cornelia Gayden, 10 vs. Southwestern La. (Feb. 7, 1995) had a double-double ...... Katherine Graham, 10 pts. & 11 reb. vs. Houston (Nov. 21, 2009) had a double-double in 2 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 4 straight (March 24, 2008 - April 6, 2008) had a double-double in 3 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 4 straight (March 24, 2008 - April 6, 2008)

FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM THE LAST TIME ...... an LSU player (continued) had a double-double in 4 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 4 straight (March 24, 2008 - April 6, 2008) had a double-double in 5 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 6 straight (Feb. 7, 2008 - Feb. 25, 2008) had a double-double in 10 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 19 straight (Dec. 30, 2006 - March 3, 2007) had a triple-double ...... Cornelia Gayden, 32 pts-15 reb-10 stl vs. Southwestern Louisiana (Feb. 7, 1995) Had two players record a double-double ...... Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles vs. Minnesota (Jan. 7, 2006) played 40 minutes ...... Allison Hightower at Louisiana Tech (Dec. 1, 2009) played 40 minutes in 2 straight games ...... Allison Hightower, 2 straight (Jan. 18-22, 2009) played 40 minutes in 3 straight games ...... Temeka Johnson, 8 straight (Feb. 17, 2002 - Mar. 17, 2002) played 40 minutes in 4 straight games ...... Temeka Johnson, 8 straight (Feb. 17, 2002 - Mar. 17, 2002) played 40 minutes in 5 straight games ...... Temeka Johnson, 8 straight (Feb. 17, 2002 - Mar. 17, 2002) played 40 minutes in 8 straight games ...... Temeka Johnson, 8 straight (Feb. 17, 2002 - Mar. 17, 2002) fouled out ...... Kristen Morris at South Carolina (Jan. 29, 2009)

... an LSU opponent player scored 40 or more points ...... 41 by of Middle Tennessee (Dec. 28, 2007) scored 30 or more points ...... 30 by Kelsey Griffin of Nebraska (Dec. 20, 2009) attempted 25 field goals ...... 27 by of Tennessee (April 6, 2008 - NCAA) recorded a double-double ...... Kelsey Griffin of Nebraska with 30 pts. & 14 Reb. (Dec. 20, 2009) had 10 or more assists ...... Armelie Lumnau of Mississippi State, 10 at MSU (Feb. 8, 2009) had 15 or more rebounds ...... 20 by of Middle Tennessee (Nov. 18, 2009) had 20 or more rebounds ...... 20 by Alysha Clark of Middle Tennessee (Nov. 18, 2009) made 13 or more field goals ...... 14 by Alysha Clark of Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30, 2008) made 15 or more free throws ...... 18 by Ashley McElhiney of Vanderbilt (Feb. 15, 2001)

... Miscellaneous LSU scored 100 points or more ...... 105 vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 25, 2006) an opponent scored 100 points or more ...... 100 by Tennessee, OT (March 1, 1997 SEC Tournament) LSU scored 100 points away from home ...... 105 vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 25, 2006) in San Antonio LSU scored 100 points and lost ...... 102 at Georgia, 108-102 OT (Feb. 10, 1991) LSU scored 50 or fewer and won ...... 49 vs. West Virginia, 49-43 (March 19, 2007 - NCAA) LSU had a +15 margin ...... +28 vs. Houston Baptist (Dec. 15, 2009) LSU had a +20 rebound margin ...... +28 vs. Houston Baptist (Dec. 15, 2009) an opponent has a +15 rebound margin ...... 16 at Maryland (Nov. 18, 2007) an opponent had a +20 rebound margin ...... 22 at Baylor (Nov. 21, 2006) LSU attempted 30 free throws ...... 40 at Tulane (Nov. 25, 2009) LSU attempted 35 free throws ...... 40 at Tulane (Nov. 25, 2009) an opponent attempted 35 free throws ...... 40 by Kentucky (Feb. 26, 1999 SEC) LSU made 25 free throws ...... 26 at Alabama (Feb. 7, 2008) LSU made 30 free throws ...... 31 vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 3, 1998) an opponent made 30 free throws ...... 30 by Kentucky (Feb. 26, 1999 SEC) LSU attempted 20 3-pointers ...... 20 vs. Ole Miss (Feb. 17, 2008) LSU had 25 assists...... 27 vs. Centenary (Nov. 15, 2009) LSU had 30 assists ...... 32 at Arkansas (Jan. 10, 2008) LSU had 35 assists...... 38 vs. UNC Ashville (Nov. 23, 1999) an opponent had 25 assists ...... 25 by Alabama (Jan. 28, 1995) LSU forced 25 turnovers ...... 28 vs. Houston Baptist (Dec. 16, 2009) LSU forced 30 turnovers ...... 32 vs. New Orleans (Dec. 13, 2009) LSU forced 35 turnovers ...... 37 vs. Tulsa (Nov. 24, 2006) LSU had 15 steals ...... 16 vs. Centenary (Nov. 15, 2009) LSU had 20 steals ...... 21 vs. Houston Baptist (Dec. 15, 2009) LSU blocked 10 shots...... 10 vs. Texas Southern (Dec. 1, 2008) LSU scored 50 points or less ...... 36 vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 22, 2009) LSU scored 40 points or less ...... 36 vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 22, 2009) an opponent scored 20 points or less ...... 19 by Centenary (Nov. 15, 2009) an opponent scored 30 points or less ...... 19 by Centenary (Nov. 15, 2009) an opponent scored 40 points or less ...... 33 by New Orleans (Dec. 13, 2009) an opponent scored 40 pts or less in consecutive games ...... Virginia Tech, 40 pts (Nov. 14, 2006) and UL-Lafayette, 31 pts (Nov. 16, 2006) beat a ranked team ...... vs. #24 Middle Tennessee (Nov. 18, 2009) beat a top 5 ranked team ...... vs. No. 2 North Carolina (March 31, 2008 - NCAA) beat a ranked team away from home ...... vs. No. 2 North Carolina (March 31, 2008 - NCAA) beat a ranked team on the road ...... at No. 1 Tennessee (Feb. 14, 2008) kept every player on a team out of double-figures ...... vs. New Orleans (Dec. 13, 2009) had all five starters score in double figures ...... at Tennessee - Thomas, Fowles, White, LeBlanc, Chaney (Feb. 14, 2008) had four starters score in double figures ...... at #18 Vanderbilt - Jones, Barrett, Dunning, Hightower (Jan. 18, 2009) had five players score in double figures ...... vs. Houston Baptist - Turnbow, Eason, Hightower, Williams, Jones (Feb. 14, 2008) had six players score in double figures...... at Tennessee - Thomas, Fowles, White, LeBlanc, Chaney, Hightower (Feb. 14, 2008) had four players score at least 20 points or more ...... at Alabama - Augustus, Johnson, Hodges, Hoston (Feb. 5, 2004) had no player reach double figures in scoring ...... vs. Rutgers (April 1, 2007 - NCAA) overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to win ...... at Arkansas, 33-23 (Jan. 22, 2004) overcame a 15-point halftime deficit to win ...... vs. Oregon, 35-18 (Nov. 23, 1985) overcame a 15-point first-half deficit to win ...... at Tennessee, 21-2 (Feb. 14, 2008)

FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM VAN CHANCELLOR 2007 NAISMITH HALL OF FAMER • FOUR-TIME SEC COACH OF THE YEAR 59-18 at LSU (.766, third season) 498-172 Career (.743, 22nd season in college)

Few coaches could have been the perfect fit for a tradition- THE CHANCELLOR FILE rich program that had advanced to four straight NCAA Final Fours. LSU found that person when Hall of Famer Van Chancellor became Birthdate: September 27, 1943 Age: 66 the fifth women’s basketball coach in school history in 2007. Hometown: Louisville, Miss Alma Mater: Mississippi St., 1965 Wife: Betty Children: John and Renee Chancellor, a veteran head coach of 30 years at both the colle- Grandchildren: Nicholas, Jacob, Joseph and Zachary giate and professional levels, brought an impeccable resume to LSU, one that included leading the United States to a gold medal in the EDUCATION 2004 Olympics Games, four WNBA titles with the Houston Comets Undergraduate: Mississippi State, ‘65 (Bachelor’s in Math and Physical Education) and 14 NCAA Tournament appearances at Ole Miss. Graduate: Ole Miss, ‘73 (Master’s in Physical Education) Chancellor enhanced his legacy in his first season in Baton Rouge, leading the Lady Tigers back to the Final Four for the fifth COACHING EXPERIENCE straight season and guiding the program to its third Southeastern Head coach at Ole Miss, 1978-97; Head coach of the Houston Comets (WNBA), 1997-2006; Head coach U.S. Olympic Team, 2004; Head Coach USA Basketball Women’s World Championship Team, 2002.; Head coach LSU, 2007-present. Conference regular season title in four seasons. For his efforts, Chancellor was named 2008 Southeastern COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Conference Coach of the Year by both the coaches and the media Named SEC Coach of the Year in 2007-08 in first season at LSU ... Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in and was one of four finalists for the Naismith National Coach of the 2007; Head coach of the United States’ gold medal women’s basketball team in the 2004 Olympics; Head coach of four WNBA titles Year award. He became the third coach of LSU to earn SEC Coach of with the Houston Comets; Winningest coach in WNBA history with 211 wins; Winningest coach in Ole Miss history with 439 victories; the Year honors. Coached U.S. Women’s Basketball team to a 38-0 mark in International competition in 2004; Named WNBA Coach of the Year three Chancellor led the Lady Tigers to a perfect 14-0 SEC record and times; Named SEC Coach of the Year three times at Ole Miss; Named 2002 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year; Inducted into the school’s third outright regular season league title. During the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001; Named 1992 National Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball team’s 2007-08 run, he coached his 600th career game on Nov. 29 News Service. at Houston. COLLEGE In his first season back at the collegiate level, Chancellor Year Team Record Pct. NOTES helped LSU become only the second school in the history of NCAA 1978-79 Ole Miss 31-9 .775 AIAW State Tournament Champions women’s basketball to advance to five straight Final Fours. It was 1979-80 Ole Miss 23-14 .662 also the first Final Four appearance for him as a head coach. 1980-81 Ole Miss 14-12 .538 One year later, Chancellor delivered what might have been 1981-82 Ole Miss 27-5 .844 NCAA First Round his finest coaching performance to date. LSU lost all five starters 1982-83 Ole Miss 26-6 .813 NCAA Second Round and eight letterwinners from its 2008 Final Four team, yet the Lady 1983-84 Ole Miss 24-6 .800 NCAA Second Round Tigers still managed to finish in a second-place tie in the 2009 SEC 1984-85 Ole Miss 29-3 .906 NCAA Elite Eight 1985-86 Ole Miss 24-8 .750 NCAA Elite Eight final standings. 1986-87 Ole Miss 25-5 .833 NCAA Sweet 16 Chancellor and the Lady Tigers reeled off five straight wins to 1987-88 Ole Miss 24-7 .774 NCAA Sweet 16 close the regular season and punctuated that with an 11th consecu- 1988-89 Ole Miss 23-8 .742 NCAA Elite Eight tive trip to the NCAA Tournament despite boasting one of the three 1989-90 Ole Miss 22-10 .688 NCAA Sweet 16 youngest teams in America. LSU advanced to the second round and 1990-91 Ole Miss 20-9 .690 NCAA First Round nearly knocked off eventual national championship game partici- 1991-92 Ole Miss 29-3 .906 SEC Champion/NCAA Elite Eight pant Louisville in the Maravich Center. 1992-93 Ole Miss 19-10 .655 Today, Chancellor sits at 498 wins -- two shy of 500 -- in 22 1993-94 Ole Miss 24-9 .727 NCAA Second Round 1994-95 Ole Miss 21-8 .724 NCAA First Round collegiate seasons. His winning percentage of .753 ranks among the 1995-96 Ole Miss 18-11 .621 NCAA First Round game’s elites. Chancellor was officially hired on April 11, 2007 by 1996-97 Ole Miss 16-11 .593 then Athletic Director Skip Bertman. 2007-08 LSU 31-6 .838 NCAA Final Four/SEC Champion In addition to his 2007 induction into the Naismith Memorial 2008-09 LSU 18-10 .643 NCAA Second Round Basketball Hall of Fame, along with the likes of Roy Williams, Phil 2009-10 LSU 9-1 .900 Jackson and , Chancellor is also a member of the TOTALS 22 years 496-172 .743 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Ole Miss 19 years 439-154 .741 Success has followed Chancellor at every turn, as he posted a LSU 3 years 59-18 .766 38-0 mark in international competition as head coach of the United PROFESSIONAL States Olympic Team. Year Team Record Pct. Playoff Record Notes Chancellor served for 10 years as head coach of the Houston 1997 Houston Comets 18-10 .685 2-0 WNBA Champions Comets from 1997-2006. During that time, Chancellor was named 1998 Houston Comets 27-3 .900 4-1 WNBA Champions the WNBA Coach of the Year three times (1997, 1998, 1999) and he 1999 Houston Comets 26-6 .813 4-2 WNBA Champions led the franchise to the league’s first four titles. Under Chancellor’s 2000 Houston Comets 27-5 .844 6-0 WNBA Champions direction, the Comets were the only team in the WNBA to make the 2001 Houston Comets 19-13 .594 0-2 WNBA Playoffs playoffs in each of the first seven seasons of the league. 2002 Houston Comets 24-8 .750 1-2 WNBA Playoffs The 1998 Comets still hold the record for highest winning 2003 Houston Comets 20-14 .588 1-2 WNBA Playoffs 2004 Houston Comets 13-21 .382 0-0 percentage in the history of NBA and WNBA basketball with a 27-3 2005 Houston Comets 19-15 .559 2-3 WNBA Conference Finals mark (.900). 2006 Houston Comets 18-16 .529 0-2 WNBA Playoffs Chancellor’s teams posted a 211-111 record in 10 seasons, TOTALS 10 years 211-111 .655 20-14 which today still makes him the winningest coach in league history. Chancellor had the distinction of coaching the Western Conference USA BASKETBALL All-Star Team three times during his career and he was also named Year Team Event Record Finish the coach of the WNBA’s All-Decade Team in June of 2006. He never 2004 U.S. National Team Olympics 8-0 Gold Medal lost an All-Star Game. 2004 U.S. National Team Pre-Olympics Exhibition Games 16-0 -- As head coach of the Comets, Chancellor produced the WNBA 2002 U.S. National Team FIBA World Championships 9-0 Gold 2002 U.S. National Team Opals World Challenge 4-0 1st Place Most Valuable Player five times, the WNBA Defensive Player of the 2002 U.S. National Team WBCA All Star Challenge 1-0 Year three times and the league’s most improved player twice. TOTALS 38-0

FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM Before his jump to the professional ranks, Chancellor spent 19 seasons at Ole Miss, developing the Lady Rebels into one of the CHANCELLOR VS. ALL OPPONENTS nation’s premier women’s basketball programs. As the Ole Miss head Opponent Record (with LSU) Opponent Record (with LSU) coach, Chancellor guided the Lady Rebels to the NCAA Tournament 14 Abilene Christian 1-0 New Orleans 9-0 (3-0) times, which included 11 consecutive appearances from 1982 to 1992. Alabama 19-8 (2-0) Nevada-Reno 1-0 In 19 years at Ole Miss, Chancellor’s teams won at least 20 Alabama-Huntsville 1-0 Nicholls State 1-0 games 15 times, including a school-record 31 wins in 1978-79. He Alcorn State 13-1 North Carolina 1-1 (1-0) also led the Lady Rebels to top 20 final rankings 13 times and top 10 Appalachian State 2-0 North Carolina A&T 1-0 (1-0) finishes four times (No. 5 in 1992, No. 6 in 1985, No. 8 in 1987 and Arizona 0-1 North Carolina State 1-1 No. 10 in 1984). Arizona State 1-0 Northwestern State 2-1 Chancellor was named the SEC Coach of the Year three times at Arkansas 12-3 (4-0) Notre Dame 0-1 Ole Miss, including the 1992 season when the Lady Rebels were 29-3 Arkansas State 5-1 Ohio State 2-0 overall and claimed the league’s regular season title with a perfect Auburn 16-17 (1-1) Oklahoma State 2-0 (1-0) 11-0 mark. That year, the Lady Rebels reached the NCAA Tournament’s Austin Peay 1-0 Old Dominion 1-2 Elite Eight before falling to Southwest Missouri State. Baylor 1-0 Oral Roberts 2-0 Chancellor played two years of basketball at East Central Junior Belhaven 2-0 Oregon State 1-0 College in Decatur, Miss., before transferring to Mississippi State, Blue Mountain 2-0 Pacific 1-0 where he earned a bachelor’s degree in math and physical education Butler 1-0 Penn State 2-1 in 1965. Centenary 2-0 (2-0) Pittsburgh 1-0 He entered the coaching ranks during his senior year at Central Arkansas 1-0 Prairie View A&M 1-0 Mississippi State, serving as head coach of the boy’s basketball team Central Florida 2-0 Purdue 1-0 at Noxapater High School. Chancellor went on to coach boy’s and girl’s Central Missouri 1-0 Rice 1-0 basketball at Horn Lake High School and Harrison Central High School Cheyney State 0-1 Rutgers 1-1 (0-1) in Mississippi. Chancellor received his master’s degree in physical Connecticut 0-2 (0-2) Samford 1-0 (1-0) education from Ole Miss in 1973. Dayton 1-0 Santa Clara 0-1 Born September 27, 1943, in Louisville, Miss., Chancellor and his Delta State 18-3 Siena 1-0 wife, Betty, have two children, John and Renee, and four grandsons, Drake 1-1 South Alabama 2-0 Nicholas, Jacob, Joseph and Zachary. John followed in his father’s Evansville 1-0 South Carolina 9-3 (2-0) footsteps and is the current head women’s basketball head coach at Fairfield 1-0 Southeast Missouri 1-0 Barber’s Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, just east of Houston. Florida 10-5 (2-0) Southeastern Louisiana 9-0 (1-0) Since his arrival in Baton Rouge, Van Chancellor has been a con- Florida International 2-0 Southern 5-0 stant in the community with his various speaking engagements and Florida State 4-2 (1-1) Southern Illinois 1-0 contributions. In the summer of 2008, Chancellor addressed the prin- Georgia 8-13 (2-0) Southern Mississippi 8-3 cipals of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System about the values Gonzaga 0-1 Southern Utah 1-0 of education. The Hall of Famer also laid out plans of a partnership Grambling 4-0 St. John’s 1-0 between the LSU women’s basketball program and elementary and Green Bay 1-0 (1-0) St. Joseph’s 1-0 middle schools in the area to honor education. Hawaii 1-0 Stetson 1-0 A book published in the fall of 1999, “Nothin’ But a Champion,” Houston 3-0 (2-0) Stanford 0-1 Houston Baptist 1-0 (1-0) Stephen F. Austin 3-3 chronicles Chancellor’s life from his childhood roots in Mississippi Illinois-Chicago 1-0 (1-0) St. Mary’s College 0-1 through his third WNBA Championship with the Houston Comets. In Indiana 1-0 St. Peter’s 1-0 addition to his coaching duties, Chancellor has spent time serving as Indiana State 0-1 TCU 3-0 (1-0) a television analyst for women’s college basketball, working for both Jackson State 17-1 (1-0) Temple 1-0 ESPN and SEC-TV. Jacksonville State 1-0 Tennessee 9-16 (2-2) James Madison 1-0 Tennessee-Chattanooga 2-0 Kansas 1-0 Tennessee State 1-0 Kentucky 18-2 (5-0) Tennessee Tech 10-1 Lamar 2-0 Texas 1-4 Long Beach State 0-2 Texas A&M 0-1 Long Island 1-0 Texas-Arlington 3-0 Louisiana-Lafayette 2-0 (1-0) Texas-Pan American 2-0 Louisiana-Monroe 12-2 Texas Southern 1-0 Louisiana Tech 3-3 (2-0) Texas State 1-0 Louisville 0-1 (0-1) Texas Tech 1-0 Loyola-Chicago 1-0 Toledo 0-1 LSU 18-8 Troy State 1-0 Maine 1-0 Tulane 3-1 (2-0) Bob Starkey Kenya-Larkin Landers Marist 1-0 (1-0) UAB 3-2 Maryland 0-1 (0-1) UMKC 3-0 Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach 21st season Second season McNeese State 3-0 UNC Greensboro 1-0 Mercer 6-1 Union 5-0 Memphis 21-7 UNLV 1-1 Miami (Fla.) 2-1 (1-0) U.S. International 1-0 Michigan State 1-0 (1-0) Utah 1-0 Middle Tennessee 10-4 (0-2) Valdosta State 1-2 Ole Miss 3-0 (3-0) Vanderbilt 11-12 (1-2) Mississippi College 17-4 Villanova 1-0 Mississippi State 40-3 (3-2) Virginia Tech 2-0 Mississippi Valley 8-1 Washington 0-1 Missouri 1-0 West Virginia 2-0 Missouri-Saint Louis 2-0 Western Kentucky 2-2 Missouri State 0-1 Wisconsin 1-0 Montana State 1-0 Wright State 1-0 Travis Mays Brittany Carvalhido Mississippi University for Women 6-2 Xavier (Ohio) 0-1 (0-1) Murray State 1-0 Assistant Coach Director of Nebraska 1-1 (1-1) 2009-10 Opponents in BOLD Third season Basketball Operations Second season New Mexico State 0-1

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