2007-008 LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT QUICK FACTS LSU head coach: Van Chancellor Game #31 Chancellor’s career record: 466-158 (20th year) Chancellor’s LSU record: 27-4 (1st year) (27-4, 14-0 SEC) Chancellor in SEC Tournament: 18-17 LSU Lady Tigers LSU’s SEC Tournament Record: 27-26, two No. 1 seed • No. 7 AP/No. 6 Coaches titles (1991, 2003) vs. Last Year: LSU, the No. 4 seed, defeated Ole Miss, 52-46, and Tennessee, 64-54, before falling to Vanderbilt, 51-46, in the championship game Tennessee Lady Vols (29-2, 13-1 SEC) Television: ESPN2 (Eric Collins & Carolyn Peck) Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick No. 2 seed • No. 3 AP/No. 3 Coaches Wright & Brian Miller) LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller March 9, 2008 • Sommet Center C: 225-939-0204 E-mail: [email protected] Nashville, Tenn. • 6:30 CDT • ESPN2 LADY TIGERS’ PROBABLE STARTERS G 5 Erica White 5-3 Sr. 7.2 ppg 2.7 rpg 4.3 apg • Has started 85 games in her career G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Sr. 6.5 ppg 3.5 rpg 3.5 apg SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Has started 82 games in her career OCTOBER G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Sr. 15.1 ppg 2.7 rpg 3.2 apg 31 All-Stars (Exh.) W, 94-35 • Has started 68 games in her career NOVEMBER F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Sr. 5.5 ppg 4.4 rpg 1.4 spg 5 Houston Jaguars (Exh.) W, 82-51 • Has started 85 games in her career 9 Samford + W, 86-38 C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Sr. 17.1 ppg 9.9 rpg 60.3 FG% 11 TCU + W, 73-54 15 #17/18 Michigan State + W, 64-41 • Has started 101 games in her career 18 at #3/3 Maryland + L, 75-62 LADY TIGERS’ OFF THE BENCH 21 UL-Lafayette W, 72-37 25 at #7/7 Rutgers (ESPN2) L, 45-43 G 23 Allison Hightower 5-10 So. 7.5 ppg 2.5 rpg 1.7 apg 29 at Houston W, 77-46 C 25 Mesha Williams 6-3 Sr. 4.1 ppg 3.5 rpg 0.9 bpg DECEMBER F 44 Kristen Morris 6-2 Jr. 2.8 ppg 2.9 rpg 0.5 bpg 2 at Tulane W, 52-36 16 at Louisiana Tech (CST) W, 76-45 G 10 Khalilah Mitchell 5-11 Sr. 2.6 ppg 1.1 rpg 1.6 apg 18 vs. Illinois-Chicago ^ W, 86-44 G 24 Marian Whitfield 5-9 Sr. 4.2 ppg 1.4 rpg 0.9 apg 19 vs. Miami (Fla.) ^ W, 63-52 G 1 Katherine Graham 5-11 Fr. 1.8 ppg 1.4 rpg 0.5 apg 28 at Middle Tennessee L, 67-56 30 New Orleans (CST) W, 73-46 G 3 Latear Eason 5-8 Fr. 0.8 ppg 0.6 rpg 0.6 apg JANUARY SEC CHAMPIONS 3 at Florida State W, 73-61 LSU won its third outright regular season Southeastern Conference championship in four seasons in 2008 by 10 at #20/18 Arkansas * W, 76-54 posting a perfect 14-0 league record. The Lady Tigers earned the No. 1 seed in the SEC Tournament by winning 13 Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) W, 62-51 the title. The perfect run in through the conference is the second for LSU and the second in four seasons. The 20 Mississippi State * (CST) W, 84-31 Lady Tigers also went 14-0 in the SEC to win the 2005 crown. LSU also won the league title in 2006 with a 13- 24 at #25/22 Auburn * W, 79-59 1 record. 27 at Kentucky * (SEC-TV) W, 72-46 31 South Carolina * W, 67-37 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, AGAIN FEBRUARY LSU advanced to the championship game of the SEC Tournament for the fourth straight year and for the 3 at Florida * (SEC-TV) W, 85-71 eighth time in tournament history following Friday’s victory over Ole Miss and Saturday’s win over Kentucky. 7 at Alabama * W, 89-53 The Lady Tigers are 2-5 in the previous championship games, including wins in 1991 and 2003. 10 #24/21 Georgia * (ESPN2) W, 63-57 14 at #1/1 Tennessee * (SEC-TV) W, 78-62 LSU IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT 17 Ole Miss * W, 78-48 LSU owns a 27-26 record in the SEC Tournament, including this year’s wins over Ole Miss and Kentucky. The 21 Kentucky * (CST-delay) W, 52-48 Lady Tigers have two titles (1991 & 2003) and have reached the championship game seven times, including 25 #1/1 Connecticut (ESPN2) L, 74-69 each of the last three seasons. 28 Arkansas * (CST) W, 83-46 MARCH ABOUT THE SEC TOURNAMENT 2 at Mississippi State * (SEC-TV) W, 64-49 The Southeastern Conference Tournament visits Nashville, Tenn., and the Sommet Center for the third time. 7 vs. Ole Miss ! (SEC-TV) W, 80-36 This is the 29th year of the conference tournament and six of the 12 teams have won a tournament title, 8 vs. Kentucky ! (SEC-TV) W, 66-49 including LSU’s two. 9 vs. #3/3 Tennessee ! (ESPN2) 6:30 p.m. * - denotes Southeastern Conference game; + - Preseason WNIT; ^ - NOTE WORTHY... Caribbean Classic in Cancun, Mexico; ! - SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn..; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports Net;CST - Cox Sports Television; • Sylvia Fowles and Van Chancellor received SEC’s top honors (page 8). All times central. • Sylvia Fowles became is LSU’s all-time leader in rebounds (page 5). • Sylvia Fowles became the SEC’s all-time leader in double doubles (page 5). • See head coach Van Chancellor’s career record (page 27). 2007-08 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 1 2007-08 LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School (Previous School) 1 Katherine Graham G 5-11 Fr./HS Birmingham, Ala./Ramsay HS 3 Latear Eason G 5-8 Fr./HS Chicago, Ill./John Hope Academy 5 Erica White G 5-3 Sr./3L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Sr./3L New Orleans, La./St. Mary’s HS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Sr./3L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Sr./3L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 So./1L Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 Sr./3L Augusta, Ga./Glenn Hills HS 25 Mesha Williams C 6-3 Sr./1L St. Louis, Mo./Gateway Tech HS (Moberly CC) 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 Sr./3L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 Jr./2L Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day School 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Sr./3L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS Head Coach: Van Chancellor (Mississippi State, 1965) Associate Head Coach: Bob Starkey PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Travis Mays (Texas, 1990) Assistant Coach: Yolanda Wells-Broughton (Grambling State, 1995) 3 Latear Eason lah-TEAR Dir. of Basketball Operations: Joe Carvalhido (St. John’s, 1999) 10 Khalilah Mitchell kah-LIL-la Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins 12 RaShonta LeBlanc rah-SHON-tay lay-BLONK Strength & Conditioning Coach: Melissa Moore 15 Quianna Chaney KEY-on-ah 25 Mesha Williams MEE-sha Student Assistant Trainer: Jarrod Swanson 34 Sylvia Fowles fouls Student Managers: Brittany Ward, Ebonie Matthews, Erica Killum Sports Information: Brian Miller SPORTS INFORMATION INTERVIEW POLICIES MEDIA CREDENTIALS Brian Miller handles the sports information duties Requests to interview coach Van Chancellor or All requests for working press, photo and broad- for the Lady Tigers basketball team. He can be other members of the Lady Tigers basketball cast credentials for LSU 2007-2008 home basket- reached in his office at (225) 578-8204 or 8226, team should be made at least 24 hours in ball games should be made online at via e-mail at [email protected], at home at (225) advance to Brian Miller. Requests will be met www.LSUsports.net/media by filling out the 261-7941 or by cell phone at (225) 939-0204. based on the players class and practice sched- form for credentials. Credentials must be request- ules. ed no later than NOON the day before a game. All THE NET credentials can be picked up at the will-call media Information about the Lady Tigers basketball MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET table inside the Northeast Corridor entrance of team is also available on LSU’s official athletics Media can now access images for all LSU athlet- the Maravich Center. website, www.LSUSports.net. Information about ics team, including action shots, head shots and the Southeastern Conference is available at logos. Contact Brian Miller for a login and pass- www.sec.org. word to enter the site and retrieve photos. This service is for media only. LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 25 Tuesday - 26 Wednesday - 27 Thursday - 28 Friday - 29 Saturday - 1 Sunday - 2 Practice GAME Practice GAME Practice 9 - 10:30 a.m. GAME vs. UConn OFF 12:30 -3 p.m. vs. Arkansas 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. PMAC Aux at Mississippi State 6 p.m. PMAC Main 7 p.m. PMAC Aux Depart for Starkville 2:30 p.m. Noon Monday - 3 Tuesday - 4 Wednesday - 5 Thursday - 6 Friday - 7 Saturday - 8 Sunday - 9 Practice Practice Practice SEC Tournament TBA OFF 12:30 -3 p.m. 12:30 -3 p.m. Second Round TBA TBA Depart for Nashville PMAC Main PMAC Main Noon CST 3 p.m. 2007-08 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 2 PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR AND ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE SYLVIA FOWLES FOWLES’ CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES FOWLES VS.