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

SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 1 NOVEMBER (0-0) 15 Centenary 2 p.m. #9/17 LSU Lady Tigers 18 Middle Tennessee (CST) 7 p.m. (19-11, 10-4 SEC in 2008-09) 21 Houston Noon LSU LADY TIGERS CENTENARY 22 Nicholls State 7:30 p.m. vs. 25 at Tulane 7 p.m. Centenary Ladies Record: 0-0 (0-0 SEC) Record: 0-1 (0-0) (0-1, 0-0 Summit League) Ranking: No. 9 Associated Press Ranking: NR Associated Press DECEMBER No. 17 ESPN/USA Today NR ESPN/USA Today Coaches Coach: Bojan Jankovic 1 at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, 2009 • 2 p.m. CST Coaches 13 New Orleans (CST) 2 p.m. Coach: Van Chancellor School Record: 0-1 (.000/first year) Maravich Center (13,472) • Baton Rouge, La. School Record: 50-17 (.746, third Career Record: same 15 ^ Houston Baptist (CST) 7 p.m. year) Jankovic vs. LSU: 0-0 16 ^ TBA 7 p.m. TV: None Career Record: 489-171 (.741/22nd Last Game: lost to Louisiana Tech, 20 at Nebraska 1 p.m. Announcers: n/a year) 88-41, on Friday, Nov. 11 in Ruston 22 Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network, 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge and Chancellor vs. Loyola: 1-0 30 at Xavier (Ohio) 6 p.m. in the Geaux Zone on LSUsports.net Last Game: lost to #7 Louisville Announcers: Patrick Wright (play-by-play); Jeff Palermo (analyst) in 2009 NCAA Tournament Second JANUARY Satellite Feed: TBA Round, 62-52, in Baton Rouge Courtside Blog: http://lsuladytigerway.blogspot.com 3 * at South Carolina (ESPNU) 5 p.m. 7 * at Arkansas 7 p.m. 10 * Auburn (FSN) 2 p.m. NO. 9/17 LSU LADY TIGERS OPEN SEASON AGAINST CENTENARY 17 * at Ole Miss (CSS) 2 p.m. A new season full of high expectations for the LSU women’s basketball team gets underway Sunday as the ninth-ranked Lady Tigers play 21 * South Carolina (CST) 6 p.m. host to Centenary in the 2009-10 season-opener at 2 p.m. CST in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The game will be carried live on the 24 * Tennessee (ESPNU) 5 p.m. LSU Sports Radio Network on WTGE-FM 107.3 in Baton Rouge. Patrick Wright and Jeff Palermo handle the call. Live streaming audio and 28 * Kentucky (CST) 7 p.m. 31 * at Alabama 2 p.m. video is available in the Geaux Zone on www.LSUsports.net. Follow the courtside in-game blog at http://lsuladytigerway.blogspot.com. Sophomore forward LaSondra Barrett will be honored prior to tipoff for helping the United States win a gold medal at the 2009 FIBA U19 FEBRUARY World Championships in the summer. 4 * at Georgia (CSS) 6 p.m. 7 * Ole Miss (SECN) 1 p.m. NOTING THE LSU LADY TIGERS 11 * at Florida 6 p.m. 14 * at Auburn (FSN) 3 p.m. > LSU returns four starters and nine players from its 2009 NCAA Tournament team that was defeated by eventual national championship 18 * Vanderbilt (FSN) 7 p.m. game participant Louisville in the second round. The Lady Tigers were one of the youngest teams in America at this point last season. 22 * at Tennessee (ESPN2) 6 p.m. > Head coach Van Chancellor enters his third year at LSU and 22nd overall at the collegiate level. He is just 11 wins shy of 500 career victo- 25 * Arkansas (CSS) 8 p.m. ries. Chancellor is 50-17 in two seasons with the Lady Tigers having guided them to a Final Four and two NCAA Tournament appearances. 28 * Mississippi State 2 p.m. > LSU was picked to win the 2010 Southeastern Conference regular season title in a voting of regional and national media members. The Lady Tigers were selected second in the coaches poll. Tennessee was chosen to win the league in that voting. MARCH 4-7 SEC Tournament (Duluth, Ga.) > LSU is ranked No. 9 in The Associated Press Preseason poll and No. 17 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25. It marks the ninth straight 20-23 NCAA First and Second Rounds season LSU has made an appearance in the preseason edition of the AP Top 25 and the first overall AP poll appearance since the Lady Tigers 27-30 NCAA Regionals were ranked 24th in the preseason last year. The No. 9 ranking is the 100th top 10 AP poll appearance for LSU this decade, which is sixth 4-6 (April) NCAA Final Four most among all teams in the nation. LSU’s last top 10 appearance came at the end of the 2008 season when the Lady Tigers finished No. 6 after reaching a fifth straight NCAA Final Four. ^ - denotes Sue Gunter Classic > Senior guard Allison Hightower is a candidate for 2010 National Player of the Year. Hightower is on watch lists for the Wade Trophy, John * - denotes Southeastern Conference game Wooden Award and the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. Hightower, the 2010 SEC Preseason Player of the Year, led LSU in six categories a season FSN - Fox Sports Net; CSS - Comcast Sports Southeast; SECN - SEC Network; CST - Cox Sports Television ago. She became the first Lady Tiger in school history to lead the team in points, assists, steals and blocks in a single season. All times Central and subject to change. > Sophomore forward LaSondra Barrett joined Allison Hightower on the 2009-10 All-SEC Preseason First Team as selected by the coaches. Barrett was the 2009 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year. She helped the United States to a gold medal at the ‘09 FIBA U19 World Championships. BY THE NUMBERS 5 - NCAA Final Fours since 2004 which leads the LSU PROBABLE STARTERS (19-11, 10-0 SEC IN 2008-09) nation G 3 Latear Eason 5-8 Jr. 3.4 ppg 2.1 rpg 2.1 apg • Returning starting point guard who started the final 13 games of last season ... Underwent left collarbone surgery following 5 - straight seasons LSU has led the SEC in scoring NCAA Tournament but is full strength for the season. defense, including a 53.5 ppg average in 2008-09 G 1 Katherine Graham 5-11 Jr. 5.5 ppg 5.0 rpg 2.7 apg • Started 25 games last season and was the team’s second leading rebounder ... Has expanded her game this offseason with her 11 - times LSU has been ranked in the Associated shooting. Press Preseason Top 10 G 23 Allison Hightower 5-10 Sr. 14.9 ppg 4.3 rpg 3.0 apg • 2010 National Player of the Year candidate and the 2010 SEC Preseason Player of the Year ... On watch lists for the Wade - career points by Allison Hightower as she 943 Trophy, John Wooden Award and Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award ... Ranked fifth in the league in ppg last season ... 2009 All-SEC. seeks to become the 28th Lady Tiger in school his- tory to reach the 1,000-point plateau F 22 Courtney Jones 6-2 So. 5.3 ppg 3.3 rpg 0.8 apg • Made 12 starts last season and has enjoyed a tremendous summer and fall ... Ranked second on the team in offensive 64-9 - LSU’s record at home since 2004-05 rebounds last season with 43 ... Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery following last season but is full strength now season F 35 Taylor Turnbow 6-2 So. 2.8 ppg 2.6 rpg 0.8 apg • Shot-blocking specialist last season who started four games ... Ranked 12th in the SEC in that category last season.

LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 1 NOTES • VS. CENTENARY • NOV. 15, 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: Bob Starkey 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) Monday - 16 Tuesday - 17 Wednesday - 18 Thursday - 19 Friday - 20 Saturday - 21 Sunday - 22 Van Chancellor at Walk On’s Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: Press Luncheon - 11:45 a.m. vs. #24 Middle Tennessee vs. Houston vs. Nicholls State Practice 7 p.m. Practice Noon 7 p.m. Practice OFF DAY 12:30- 3 p.m. Maravich Center 12:30-3 p.m. Maravich Center Maravich Center 12:30-3 p.m. Player Interviews TV: CST Interviews TV: None TV: None 3 p.m. Radio: 107.3 FM 3 p.m. Radio: 107.3 FM Radio: 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM TODAY’S MATCHUP STATISTICAL COMPARISON (based on 2008-09 stats) SERIES MEETINGS: LSU leads 3-0 LSU Category Centenary Nov. 30, 1982 LSU 105, Centenary 41 Baton Rouge, La. 59.8 Points Per Game 56.2 Feb. 1, 2000 #7 LSU 67, Centenary 30 Baton Rouge, La. 53.5 Opp. Points Per Game 71.4 Dec. 20, 2008 LSU 74, Centenary 31 Shreveport, La. .420 Field Goal Percentage .353 .360 Opp. Field Goal Percentage .417 Series Record at Baton Rouge, LSU leads 2-0 .287 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .281 Series Record at Shreveport, LSU leads 1-0 .360 Opp. 3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage .343 .662 Free Throw Percentage .690 +1.0 Rebounding Margin -4.7 2.0 3 Pts. Per Game 4.8 4.1 Opp. 3-Pts. Per Game 5.6 4.5 Blocks Per Game 2.9 8.4 Steals Per Game 7.1 13.3 Assists Per Game 12.1 14.0 Turnovers Per Game 23.0 16.6 Turnovers Forced Per Game 17.1

SERIES HISTORY LSU and Centenary are meeting for only the fourth time with the Lady Tigers holding a 3-0 advantage in the three previous games. LastThe two last played against each other on Feb. 1, 2000, when LSU won by a score of 67-30 in Baton Rouge. The other meeting took place on Nov. 30, 1982, when the Lady Tigers rolled to a 105-41 victory in Baton Rouge.

27 STRAIGHT WINS VS. LOUISIANA OPPONENTS HIGHTOWER IN THE RECORD BOOKS STATE OF THE PROGRAM LSU has won 27 consecutive games against opponents from the Allison Hightower became the first player in school history to Several streaks continued for the LSU women’s basketball pro- state of Louisiana. The last time the Lady Tigers lost to an in- lead the Lady Tigers in points, assists, steals and blocks in a gram during the 2008-09 campaign: state opponent was Dec. 31, 1999 at Tulane by a score of 76-72. single season, and she became the first player since All-American 7 - straight seasons of double-digit SEC wins, the longest current LSU has won 31 consecutive home games against Louisiana Marie Ferdinand (1999) to lead LSU in points, assists and steals streak in the league since Tennessee’s streak ended at 11 straight opponents. The last time the Lady Tigers lost to an in-state foe in in a single season. Hightower led LSU in six categories, including via its nine wins this season the Maravich Center was Jan. 18, 1995 against Tulane by a score of points (14.9), assists (3.0), steals (1.9), blocks (1.2), minutes 61 - number of SEC wins since 2005, which is second most of any 57-50. Head coach Van Chancellor is 9-0 vs. in-state opponents played (35.0) and field goal percentage (.457). She finished the team in the league ... Tennessee has 62. at LSU. season with 447 points that put her at 943 points for her career, 8 - straight years of earning a bye in the SEC Tournament, the 57 shy of 1000. Hightower ranked fifth in the SEC in points per longest current streak in the league since Tennessee’s ended at 11 LSU IN SEASON-OPENERS: WON 8 OF LAST 9 game, fifth in field goal percentage, 11th in assists, seventh in 6 - out of last seven seasons LSU has finished with at least a LSU has won eight of its last nine season-openers and claimed steals, 11th in blocked shots, second in minutes played and third share of second place in the SEC … Three of those finishes were as wins in 17 out of its last 20 in first games of a season. The Lady in assist/turnover ratio (1.8). This offseason, Hightower is on conference champions Tigers only losses during that span include a 56-49 defeat at No. nearly every 2010 National Player of the Year watch list. Here are a 5 - consecutive years LSU has led the SEC in scoring defense, even 23 Texas Tech in 1999, a 66-59 setback at Houston in 1997 and look at her preseason accolades: despite starting a new five in 2008-09 last year’s 62-53 loss to #14 Notre Dame in the State Farm Tipoff 6 - straight years of producing an All-SEC First Team selection Classic. LSU is 18-2 all-time in season-openers at home with its • 2010 SEC Preseason Player of the Year (media, coaches) after Allison Hightower was a unanimous choice only losses coming in 1981 against McNeese State and last year • State Farm Wade Trophy Watch List to Notre Dame. • John Wooden Award Watch List MEDIA TABS LSU AS 2010 SEC CHAMPION • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Watch List The LSU Lady Tigers are predicted to win the 2010 Southeastern HOME SWEET PMAC • 2010 All-SEC Preseason First Team (media, coaches) Conference women’s basketball championship in a voting of a • ESPN.com Preseason Second Team All-American Since the 2004-05 season, LSU is 64-9 at home and over the past select panel of both SEC and national media members. Allison • Sporting News Preseason First-Team All-American seven seasons, LSU is 94-11 at home. In SEC games, LSU is 72-12 Hightower was the overwhelming choice of the media for SEC (.854) at home over the past 11 years and 160-17 (.917) at home Women’s Basketball Player of the Year with 18 votes. Sophomore over the past 11 years in all games. LSU is an amazing 32-3 at forward LaSondra Barrett, the 2009 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year, home in SEC games over the past five seasons with its only three finished second in the voting for Player of the Year garnering one losses coming to Tennessee on Feb. 19, 2007, against Mississippi vote as did Tennessee’s Angie Bjorklund. LSU topped the order State on Jan. 22 and versus Auburn on Feb. 1. LSU is also 38-4 of finish with 206 points with Tennessee (190), Georgia (156), over the past six seasons in SEC games in the Maravich Center. Vanderbilt (126), Mississippi State (120) and Florida (105) round- ing out the top half of the league. It represents the first time in school history LSU is picked to win the league by the media. In each of the Lady Tigers’ five NCAA Final Four seasons from 2004- FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM THE POLLS Tracking The Lady Tigers Associated Press - Preseason USA Today/ESPN Coaches - Preseason Week AP Coaches Rk. Team Record Pts. Pv. Rk. Team Record Pts. Pv. Preseason 9 17 1. Connecticut (40) 0-0 1000 1. Connecticut (31) 39-0 775 1 2. Stanford 0-0 951 2. Stanford 33-5 739 3 3. Ohio State 0-0 862 3. Ohio State 29-6 653 9 4. Notre Dame 0-0 799 4. Baylor 29-6 649 6 5. North Carolina 0-0 798 5. North Carolina 28-7 561 17 6. Duke 0-0 772 6. Duke 27-6 547 14 7. Baylor 0-0 744 7. Notre Dame 22-9 438 NR 8. Tennessee 0-0 676 8. Oklahoma 32-5 416 4 9. LSU 0-0 600 9. Tennessee 22-11 412 NR 10. Michigan State 0-0 521 10. Michigan State 22-11 353 22 11. Xavier 0-0 492 11. Arizona State 26-9 328 12 12. Texas 0-0 487 12. Florida State 26-8 323 18 13. Oklahoma 0-0 444 13. California 27-7 314 10 14. Virginia 0-0 394 14. Texas 21-12 311 NR 15. Florida State 0-0 385 15. Xavier 25-7 303 25 16. Arizona State 0-0 317 16. Texas A&M 27-8 302 7 17. DePaul 0-0 301 17. LSU 19-11 298 NR 18. California 0-0 294 18. Virginia 24-10 246 24 19. Georgia Tech 0-0 262 19. Louisville 34-5 232 2 20. Kansas 0-0 241 20. Vanderbilt 26-9 223 8 21. Georgia 0-0 201 21. Maryland 31-5 209 5 22. Vanderbilt 0-0 165 22. Pittsburgh 25-8 127 15 23. Louisville 0-0 156 23. Purdue 25-11 126 16 24. Middle Tennessee 0-0 143 24. Iowa State 27-9 125 11 25. Rutgers 0-0 138 25. DePaul 23-10 121 NR Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 137, Maryland 114, Mississippi State Receiving Votes: Middle Tennessee (28-6) 118; Kansas (22-14) 110, San Diego State 78, South Dakota State 70, Pittsburgh 48, 110; Rutgers (21-13) 106; Auburn (30-4) 84; Georgia (18-14) Purdue 45, Kansas State 33, Gonzaga 30, Marist 26, UCLA 26, 76; Georgia Tech (22-10) 73; South Dakota State (32-3) 70; Michigan 16, Iowa State 14, Minnesota 14, Boston College 12, Mississippi State (23-10) 66; Gonzaga (27-7) 48; Kansas State Louisiana Tech 11, Tulane 9, Bowling Green 8, Arkansas 7, TCU 7, (25-8) 39; San Diego State (24-8) 39; Florida (24-8) 31; TCU (20- Wisconsin-Green Bay 7, Auburn 6, Nebraska 6, Texas Tech 6. 11) 12; N.C. State (13-17) 11; Arizona (12-19) 10. 08, LSU was selected no higher than second. LSU won regular CHANCELLOR 11 WINS SHY OF 500 IN COLLEGE season SEC titles in 2005, ’06 and ’08. The media poll dates back Hall of Famer Van Chancellor stands just 11 victories shy of 500 to the 1990-91 season. career wins at the collegiate level as he begins his third season at LSU. Chancellor is in his 22nd year overall in college. He is 50-17 LADY TIGERS NO. 9 IN PRESEASON AP POLL (.746) in two seasons at LSU. He heads into his third season with For the 11th time in program history, the LSU women’s basketball the program with 489 career collegiate victories. team heads into a new season ranked in The Associated Press preseason top 10 as the Lady Tigers earned a No. 9 national rank- LSU SEC’S NO. 1 SCORING DEFENSE ing in the poll. LSU is the second highest ranked Southeastern LSU clearly displayed the SEC’s No. 1 scoring defense last season, Conference team in the AP Top 25. Tennessee is ranked No. 8, surrendering only 53.5 points per game. The Lady Tigers held No. Georgia comes in at No. 21 and Vanderbilt is No. 22. Connecticut, 9/11 Florida to 44 points, a season-low for the Gators. LSU held the defending national champion, is the unanimous preseason opponents seven times to 45 points or less and 14 times to 50 No. 1 after receiving all 40 first-place votes. It marks the ninth points or less in 2008-09. LSU has led the SEC in scoring defense straight season LSU has made an appearance in the preseason for now five straight seasons. Defense has been the cornerstone edition of the AP Top 25 and the first overall AP poll appearance of LSU’s five NCAA Final Four teams. The following is a look at since the Lady Tigers were ranked 24th in the preseason last year. LSU’s No. 1 league scoring defenses the last four years: LSU is eighth all-time in AP preseason top 10 appearances with 11 now. The last time the Lady Tigers were not ranked in the AP pre- Season Opponent PPG Pts season poll was in 2000. The No. 9 ranking is the 100th top 10 AP 2008-09 53.5 1605 poll appearance for LSU this decade, which is sixth most among 2007-08 50.0 1849 all teams in the nation. LSU’s last top 10 appearance came at the 2006-07 49.0 1863 end of the 2008 season when the Lady Tigers finished No. 6 after 2005-06 53.3 1866 reaching a fifth straight NCAA Final Four. 2004-05 52.4 1886

LSU TOPS LOYOLA IN EXHIBITION GAME, 78-43 FIVE FINAL FOURS IN PAST SIX SEASONS The ninth-ranked LSU women’s basketball team overcame a Since the 2003-04 season, no team in the nation has advanced sluggish start and used a team-high 18 points from senior guard to more NCAA Final Fours than LSU. The Lady Tigers have been to Allison Hightower to run away from Loyola-New Orleans, 78-43, in five. Tennessee is second with four and Connecticut, the defend- an exhibition game on Tuesday night at the Maravich Center. ing national champion, owns three appearances in the last six Hightower, the 2010 Southeastern Conference Preseason Player seasons. North Carolina and Stanford both own two appearances of the Year, finished 8-of-13 from the field in 25 minutes of since 2003-04. action. Sophomore forward Courtney Jones earned the start after a tremendous offseason as she contributed 12 points, 10 of which came in the first half. LSU shot an impressive 54.5 percent (18- of-33) in the second half to finish the game at 48.6 percent. The Wolfpack managed to shoot 31.6 percent (12-of-38) for the game. LSU, which features a roster of 14 players, outscored the Loyola bench, 40-0, and forced 19 turnovers.

FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM LSU SUPERLATIVES FIRST HALF Most points scored in the first half ...... 43 at Centenary (Dec. 20) Fewest points scored in the first half ...... 13 at Mississippi State (Feb. 10) Fewest points allowed in the first half ...... 13 vs. Louisiana Tech (Dec. 15) Most points allowed in the first half ...... 41 at Connecticut (Jan. 3) Best FG percentage in the first half ...... 60.0 (18-30) at Centenary (Dec. 20) Worst FG percentage in the first half ...... 23.1 (6-26) at Mississippi State (Feb. 8) Best FG percentage by an opponent in the first half ...... 50.0 (17-34) by Connecticut (Jan.3) Worst FG percentage by an opponent in the first half ...... 22.2 (6-27) by Louisiana Tech (Dec. 15) Most rebounds in the first half ...... 24 vs. Xavier (Nov. 26) & at UNO (Jan. 14) Fewest rebounds in the first half ...... 13 vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30) Most rebounds by an opponent in the first half ...... 24 by Arkansas (Jan. 8) Fewest rebounds by an opponent in the first half ...... 10 by UNO (Jan. 14) SECOND HALF Most points scored in the second half ...... 40 vs. Texas Southern (Dec. 1) Fewest points scored in the second half ...... 14 vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 22) Fewest points allowed in the second half ...... 13 at Centenary (Dec. 20) Most points allowed in the second half ...... 48 vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30) Best FG percentage in the second half ...... 60.9 (14-23) vs. Mississippi State (March 6) Worst FG percentage in the second half ...... 14.3 (4-28) vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 22) Best FG percentage by an opponent in the second half ...... 66.7 (16-24) by Tennessee (Feb. 26) Worst FG percentage by an opponent in the second half ...... 23.3 (7-30) by Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 18) Most rebounds in the second half ...... 27 vs. Nebraska (Jan. 1) Fewest rebounds in the second half ...... 10 vs. Tennessee (Feb. 26) Most rebounds by an opponent in the second half ...... 27 by Vanderbilt (Jan. 18) Fewest rebounds by an opponent in the second half ...... 11 by Centenary (Dec. 20) & Nebraska (Jan. 1) GAME Most points scored ...... 75 vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30) Fewest points scored...... 36 vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 22) Fewest points allowed ...... 30 vs. Texas Southern (Dec. 1) Most points allowed ...... 79 vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30) Best FG percentage ...... 54.4 (31-57) at Centenary (Dec. 20) Worst FG percentage ...... 23.2 (13-56) vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 22) Best FG percentage by an opponent ...... 57.7 (30-52) by Middle Tennessee (Nov. 30) Worst FG percentage by an opponent ...... 24.6 (14-57) by Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 18) Most rebounds ...... 49 vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 22) Fewest rebounds ...... 25 vs. Tennessee (Feb. 26) Most rebounds by an opponent ...... 43 by Xavier (Nov. 26) Fewest rebounds by an opponent ...... 23 by Centenary (Dec. 20) MISCELLANEOUS Largest margin of victory ...... 43 (74-31) at Centenary (Dec. 20) Smallest margin of victory ...... 1 (57-56) vs. Kentucky (Feb. 22) Largest margin of defeat ...... 13 (63-76) at Connecticut (Jan. 3) Smallest margin of defeat ...... 2 (38-36) vs. Mississippi State (Jan. 22) Largest halftime lead ...... 25 (43-18) at Centenary (Dec. 20) Smallest halftime lead ...... 1 (25-24) at Arkansas (Jan. 8) and 1 (31-30) at Vanderbilt (Jan. 18) Largest halftime deficit ...... 8 (33-41) at Connecticut (Jan. 3) Smallest halftime deficit ...... 1 (28-27) vs. Florida State (Dec. 28) Largest rebounding margin ...... 18 at UNO (Jan. 14) Smallest rebounding margin ...... 3 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Dec. 18) Opponent’s largest rebounding margin ...... 9 by Vanderbilt (Jan. 18)

LADY TIGERS RECORD WHEN ... Leading at the half ...... 0-0 Shoots lower FG% than opponent...... 0-0 Trailing at the half ...... 0-0 Shoots same FG% as opponent ...... 0-0 Tied at the half ...... 0-0 Shoots higher FT% than opponent...... 0-0 Scores 100+ points ...... 0-0 Shoots lower FT% than opponent ...... 0-0 Scores 90-99 points ...... 0-0 Shoots same FT% as opponent ...... 0-0 Scores 80-89 points ...... 0-0 Outrebounds opponent ...... 0-0 Scores 70-79 points ...... 0-0 Outrebounded by opponent ...... 0-0 Scores 60-69 points ...... 0-0 Equal rebounds as opponent...... 0-0 Scores fewer than 60 points ...... 0-0 Versus ranked opponents ...... 0-0 Holds opponent to 41-50 points ...... 0-0 Versus non-ranked opponents ...... 0-0 Holds opponent to 31-40 points ...... 0-0 In overtime ...... 0-0 Holds opponent to 30 points or under ...... 0-0 In double-overtime ...... 0-0 Shoots 50% FG or better ...... 0-0 In triple-overtime ...... 0-0 Shoots 40-49% FG ...... 0-0 In games decided by 3 points or less ...... 0-0 Shoots under 39% FG ...... 0-0 In games decided by 5 points or less ...... 0-0 Holds opponent to under 40% FG ...... 0-0 In games decided by 7 points or less ...... 0-0 Holds opponent to under 35% FG ...... 0-0 Holds opponent to under 30% FG ...... 0-0 Shoots higher FG% than opponent ...... 0-0 FIVE NCAA FINAL FOURS SINCE 2004 • JUMPONTHEVANWAGON.COM THE LAST TIME ...... an LSU player scored 20 points ...... Allison Hightower, 21 vs. #7 Louisville (March 24, 2009 - NCAA Second Round) scored 25 points ...... Allison Hightower, 26 vs. Green Bay (March 22, 2009 - NCAA First Round) scored 30 points ...... Seimone Augustus, 30 vs. Ole Miss (March 3, 2006 - SEC) 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 ...... LaSondra Barrett, 8 straight (Feb. 15-March 22, 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 (March 22-24, 2009 - NCAA) scored 20 points in 3 straight games ...... Sylvia Fowles, 3 straight (March 19, 2007 - March 26, 2007) 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 vs. Mississippi State (March 6, 2009 - SEC) made 15 field goals in a game ...... Seimone Augustus, 15 at Alabama (Feb. 23, 2006) attempted 15 field goals in a game ...... Allison Hightower, 17 vs. Mississippi State (March 6, 2009) attempted 20 field goals in a game ...... Allison Hightower, 20 vs. #9/11 Florida (Feb. 15, 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...... Sylvia Fowles, 10 vs. Connecticut (Feb. 25, 2008) made 15 free throws in a game ...... Pokey Chatman, 18 vs. Georgia (Feb. 10, 1991) attempted 10 free throws in a game ...... Allison Hightower, 12 vs. #7 Louisville (March 24, 2009 - NCAA Second Round) attempted 15 free throws in a game ...... Erica White, 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 ...... Kristen Morris, 16 vs. Green Bay (March 22, 2009 - NCAA First Round) 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 ...... Temeka Johnson, 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 ...... Kristen Morris, 13 pts & 16 reb. vs. Green Bay (March 22, 2009 - NCAA First Round) 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 VAN CHANCELLOR 2007 NAISMITH HALL OF FAMER • FOUR-TIME SEC COACH OF THE YEAR 50-17 at LSU (.746, third season) 489-171 Career (.741, 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 489 wins -- 11 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 .741 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 0-0 .000 Jackson and Mendy Rudolph, Chancellor is also a member of the TOTALS 22 years 489-171 .741 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 50-17 .746 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 Nevada-Reno 1-0 times, which included 11 consecutive appearances from 1982 to 1992. Alabama 19-8 (2-0) Nicholls State first meeting In 19 years at Ole Miss, Chancellor’s teams won at least 20 Alabama-Huntsville 1-0 North Carolina 1-1 (1-0) games 15 times, including a school-record 31 wins in 1978-79. He Alcorn State 13-1 North Carolina State 1-1 also led the Lady Rebels to top 20 final rankings 13 times and top 10 Appalachian State 2-0 Northwestern State 2-1 finishes four times (No. 5 in 1992, No. 6 in 1985, No. 8 in 1987 and Arizona 0-1 Notre Dame 0-1 No. 10 in 1984). Arizona State 1-0 Ohio State 2-0 Chancellor was named the SEC Coach of the Year three times at Arkansas 12-3 (4-0) Oklahoma State 2-0 (1-0) Ole Miss, including the 1992 season when the Lady Rebels were 29-3 Arkansas State 5-1 Old Dominion 1-2 overall and claimed the league’s regular season title with a perfect Auburn 16-17 (1-1) Oral Roberts 2-0 11-0 mark. That year, the Lady Rebels reached the NCAA Tournament’s Austin Peay 1-0 Oregon State 1-0 Elite Eight before falling to Southwest Missouri State. Baylor 1-0 Pacific 1-0 Chancellor played two years of basketball at East Central Junior Belhaven 2-0 Penn State 2-1 College in Decatur, Miss., before transferring to Mississippi State, Blue Mountain 2-0 Pittsburgh 1-0 where he earned a bachelor’s degree in math and physical education Butler 1-0 Prairie View A&M 1-0 in 1965. Centenary 1-0 (1-0) Purdue 1-0 He entered the coaching ranks during his senior year at Central Arkansas 1-0 Rice 1-0 Mississippi State, serving as head coach of the boy’s basketball team Central Florida 2-0 Rutgers 1-1 (0-1) at Noxapater High School. Chancellor went on to coach boy’s and girl’s Central Missouri 1-0 Samford 1-0 (1-0) basketball at Horn Lake High School and Harrison Central High School Cheyney State 0-1 Santa Clara 0-1 in Mississippi. Chancellor received his master’s degree in physical Connecticut 0-2 (0-2) Siena 1-0 education from Ole Miss in 1973. Dayton 1-0 South Alabama 2-0 Born September 27, 1943, in Louisville, Miss., Chancellor and his Delta State 18-3 South Carolina 9-3 (2-0) wife, Betty, have two children, John and Renee, and four grandsons, Drake 1-1 Southeast Missouri 1-0 Nicholas, Jacob, Joseph and Zachary. John followed in his father’s Evansville 1-0 Southeastern Louisiana 9-0 (1-0) footsteps and is the current head women’s basketball head coach at Fairfield 1-0 Southern 5-0 Barber’s Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, just east of Houston. Florida 10-5 (2-0) Southern Illinois 1-0 Since his arrival in Baton Rouge, Van Chancellor has been a con- Florida International 2-0 Southern Mississippi 8-3 stant in the community with his various speaking engagements and Florida State 4-2 (1-1) Southern Utah 1-0 contributions. In the summer of 2008, Chancellor addressed the prin- Georgia 8-13 (2-0) St. John’s 1-0 cipals of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System about the values Gonzaga 0-1 St. Joseph’s 1-0 of education. The Hall of Famer also laid out plans of a partnership Grambling 4-0 Stetson 1-0 between the LSU women’s basketball program and elementary and Green Bay 1-0 (1-0) Stanford 0-1 middle schools in the area to honor education. Hawaii 1-0 Stephen F. Austin 3-3 A book published in the fall of 1999, “Nothin’ But a Champion,” Houston 2-0 (1-0) St. Mary’s College 0-1 Illinois-Chicago 1-0 (1-0) St. Peter’s 1-0 chronicles Chancellor’s life from his childhood roots in Mississippi Indiana 1-0 TCU 3-0 (1-0) through his third WNBA Championship with the Houston Comets. In Indiana State 0-1 Temple 1-0 addition to his coaching duties, Chancellor has spent time serving as Jackson State 17-1 (1-0) Tennessee 9-16 (2-2) a television analyst for women’s college basketball, working for both Jacksonville State 1-0 Tennessee-Chattanooga 2-0 ESPN and SEC-TV. James Madison 1-0 Tennessee State 1-0 Kansas 1-0 Tennessee Tech 10-1 Kentucky 18-2 (5-0) Texas 1-4 Lamar 2-0 Texas A&M 0-1 Long Beach State 0-2 Texas-Arlington 3-0 Long Island 1-0 Texas-Pan American 2-0 Louisiana-Lafayette 2-0 (1-0) Texas Southern 1-0 Louisiana-Monroe 12-2 Texas State 1-0 Louisiana Tech 3-3 (2-0) Texas Tech 1-0 Louisville 0-1 (0-1) Toledo 0-1 Loyola-Chicago 1-0 Troy State 1-0 LSU 18-8 Tulane 3-1 (2-0) Maine 1-0 UAB 3-2 Marist 1-0 (1-0) UMKC 3-0 Bob Starkey Kenya-Larkin Landers Maryland 0-1 (0-1) UNC Greensboro 1-0 McNeese State 3-0 Union 5-0 Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach 21st season Second season Mercer 6-1 UNLV 1-1 Memphis 21-7 U.S. International 1-0 Miami (Fla.) 2-1 (1-0) Utah 1-0 Michigan State 1-0 (1-0) Valdosta State 1-2 Middle Tennessee 10-4 (0-2) Vanderbilt 11-12 (1-2) Ole Miss 3-0 (3-0) Villanova 1-0 Mississippi College 17-4 Virginia Tech 2-0 Mississippi State 40-3 (3-2) Washington 0-1 Mississippi Valley 8-1 West Virginia 2-0 Missouri 1-0 Western Kentucky 2-2 Missouri-Saint Louis 2-0 Wisconsin 1-0 Missouri State 0-1 Wright State 1-0 Montana State 1-0 Xavier (Ohio) 0-1 (0-1) Mississippi University for Women 6-2 Travis Mays Brittany Carvalhido Murray State 1-0 2009-10 Opponents in BOLD Nebraska 1-0 (1-0) Assistant Coach Director of New Mexico State 0-1 Third season Basketball Operations Second season New Orleans 8-0 (2-0)

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