SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT QUICK FACTS Game #29 LSU head coach: Pokey Chatman Chatman’s career record: 59-5 (2nd year) NO. 1 SEED Chatman’s LSU record: 59-5 (2nd year) LSU’s SEC Tournament record: 22-24, two LSU LADY TIGERS (26-2, 13-1 SEC) titles (1991, 2003) Chatman’s in the SEC Tournament: 3-1 No. 3 AP/No. 3 Coaches Record as No. 1 seed: 3-1 (2005, 2006) vs. Last year: LSU, the No. 1 seed, defeated No. 4 SEED Alabama and Georgia, but fell to Tennessee in the championship game. KENTUCKY (21-7, 9-5 SEC) Television: Fox Sports Net (Dave Neal and KENTUCKY Van Chancellor) March 4, 2006 • Alltel Arena (18,000) Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Patrick North Little Rock, Ark. • 6:30 p.m. CST • Fox Sports Net Wright and Brian Miller) LSU Sports Information: Brian Miller LADY TIGERS PROBABLE STARTERS O: (225) 578-8204 C: (225) 939-0204 G 5 Erica White 5-3 So. 5.0 ppg 2.3 rpg 5.5 apg • Started the last 13 games G 32 Scholanda Hoston 5-10 Sr. 8.6 ppg 2.6 rpg 2.6 apg • Started 77 games in her career G 33 Seimone Augustus 6-1 Sr. 22.7 ppg 4.5 rpg 58.0 FG% SCHEDULE/RESULTS • Started a school record 133 games of her career NOVEMBER F 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 So. 4.4 ppg 4.5 rpg 1.0 spg 2 Everyone’s Internet (exh) W, 84-66 • Has started 15 games 7 Henderson State (exh) W, 107-50 C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 So. 16.9 ppg 11.6 rpg 62.6 FG% 13 vs. #13 Texas Tech + (ESPN2) W, 76-68 • Has started all 28 games this season 22 Southern (Cox Sports) W, 107-39 LADY TIGERS OFF THE BENCH 25 vs. Nebraska % W, 74-55 26 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi % W, 74-45 F 22 Florence Williams 6-1 Sr. 6.5 ppg 4.2 rpg 47.6 FG% DECEMBER G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 So. 3.7 ppg 2.5 rpg 3.5 apg 12 New Orleans W, 72-41 G 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 So. 6.3 ppg 2.3 rpg 1.5 apg 15 at #4 Ohio State (ESPN2) W, 64-48 F 44 Kristen Morris 6-2 Fr. 2.3 ppg 2.2 rpg 51.1 FG% 18 at Kentucky * (SEC-TV) W, 66-36 20 Tulane (Cox Sports) W, 89-60 G 10 Khalilah Mitchell 5-11 So. 1.3 ppg 1.2 rpg 0.9 apg 28 #10/12 Michigan State W, 72-52 G 24 Marian Whitfield 5-9 So. 1.7 ppg 0.8 rpg 0.6 apg 30 South Florida (Cox Sports) W, 87-44 SEC CHAMPIONS!, AGAIN JANUARY LSU claimed it second straight Southeastern Conference regular season title with a 13-1 record. 1 North Carolina A&T W, 99-35 4 at Auburn * (SEC-TV) W, 65-38 The Lady Tigers’ run to the title included road wins at Kentucky, Auburn, Georgia, Arkansas, 7 #15 Minnesota (CBS) W, 66-45 Tennessee and Alabama, and home victories over South Carolina, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, 12 South Carolina * W, 79-46 Georgia, Arkansas and Mississippi State. A loss at Florida was LSU’s lone blemish. 16 at #5/7 Connecticut $ (ESPN2) L, 51-48 19 Alabama * W, 79-43 NO. 1 SEED IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT 22 at #13/16 Georgia * (SEC-TV) W, 65-64 The Lady Tigers earned the No. 1 seed for the SEC Tournament with the 13-1 record and a first- 26 #22 Vanderbilt * (SEC-TV) W, 75-53 place finish. This is the second time LSU has been the top seed in the SEC Tournament. Last year 30 #10 Baylor (ESPN2) W, 88-57 the Lady Tigers fell to Tennessee in the championship game as the No. 1 seed. FEBRUARY 2 at Arkansas * W, 93-59 ABOUT THE SEC TOURNAMENT 5 Ole Miss * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 78-63 The Southeastern Conference Tournament returns to North Little Rock for the second time. Alltel 9 at #5 Tennessee * (ESPN2) W, 72-69 Arena also hosted the 2003 Tournament. This is the 27th year of the conference tournament and 12 #13 Georgia * (ESPN2) W, 68-61 six of the current 12 teams have won a championship, including LSU’s at North Little Rock in 2003. 16 at Florida * L, 79-78 ot 19 Arkansas * (Cox Sports-TD) W, 64-42 NOTE WORTHY.. 23 at Alabama * W, 86-61 • Seimone Augustus ranked second in career points at LSU with 2,543 (page 3). 26 Mississippi State * (SEC-TV) W, 62-48 MARCH • Seimone Augustus is the NCAA’s active leading scorer (page 3). 3 vs. Ole Miss ! (SEC-TV) W, 91-73 • Sylvia Fowles has a team and SEC-best 19 double doubles this season (page 4). 4 vs. Kentucky ! (SEC-TV) 6:30 p.m. • Scholanda Hoston ranks 16th in LSU’s career scoring list and seventh in career steals (page 5). • LSU completed its 2005-06 home schedule with a perfect 15-0 mark, extending the streak to 31 * - denotes Southeastern Conference games; ! - SEC Tournament in N. Little Rock, Ark.; + - State Farm Tip-Off Classic hosted by Texas Tech in straight wins at home (page. 6). Lubbock; % - Miami Thanksgiving Classic held in Miami, Fla; $ - Game played in the Hartford Civic Center; SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports Net; • Three Lady Tigers earned SEC postseason honors, including the Player of the Year (page 10). All times central. 2005-06 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 1 2005-06 LADY TIGERS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School(Previous School) 4 Katie Antony G 5-10 Jr./TR* Anacoco, La./Anacoco HS(Vanderbilt) 5 Erica White G 5-3 So./1L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 So./1L New Orleans, La./St. Mary’s HS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 So./1L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 So./1L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 22 Florence Williams F 6-1 Sr./3L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 So./1L Augusta, Ga./Glenn Hills HS 32 Scholanda Hoston G 5-10 Sr../3L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 33 Seimone Augustus G 6-1 Sr./3L Baton Rouge, La./Capitol HS 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 So./1L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 Fr./HS Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day School 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 So./1L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS * - will sit out the 2005-06 season after transfering Head Coach: Pokey Chatman (LSU, 1991) Assistant Coach: Bob Starkey Assistant Coach: Carla Berry (LSU, 1993) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Assistant Coach: Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech, 2000) 10 Khalilah Mitchell kah-LIL-la Dir. of Basketball Operations: Joe Carvalhido (St. John’s, 1999) 12 RaShonta LeBlanc rah-SHON- tay LAY-blonk Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins 15 Quianna Chaney KEY-on-ah Student Assistant Trainer: Ashante’ Simms 31 Sylvia Fowles fouls 32 Scholanda Hoston SHOW-lahn-da HAHS-ton Student Managers: Ashley Darville, Traci Moore 33 Seimone Augustus sah-MOAN Sports Information: Brian Miller SPORTS INFORMATION INTERVIEW POLICIES MEDIA.LSUSPORTS.NET Brian Miller handles the sports information Requests to interview coach Pokey Media can now access images for all LSU duties for the Lady Tigers basketball team. Chatman or other members of the Lady athletics team, including action shots, head He can be reached in his office at (225) 578- Tigers basketball team should be made at shots and logos. Contact Brian Miller for a 8204 or 8226, via e-mail at least 24 hours in advance to Brian Miller in login and password to enter the site and [email protected], at home at (225) 261- the LSU Sports Information Office located retrieve photos. This service is for media 7941 or by cell phone at (225) 939-0204. on the fifth floor of the Athletics only. Administration building. Requests will be THE NET met based on the players class and practice Information about the Lady Tigers basket- schedules. ball team is also available on LSU’s official athletics website, www.LSUSports.net. Information about the Southeastern Visit www.LSUsports.net/womensbasketball Conference is available at www.sec.org. for the latest updates on LSU’s national award candidates Seimone Augustus and Sylvia Fowles. LADY TIGERS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (subject to change) Monday - 27 Tuesday - 28 Wednesday - 1 Thursday - 2 Friday - 3 Saturday - 4 Sunday - 5 PRACTICE Depart for North at SEC at SEC at SEC PRACTICE OFF 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Little Rock, Ark. TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT TBA PMAC main TBA Noon 6:30 p.m. TBA Monday - 6 Tuesday - 7 Wednesday - 8 Thursday - 9 Friday - 10 Saturday - 11 Sunday - 12 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA 2005-06 LSU LADY TIGERS BASKETBALL 2 SEIMONE IN THE BOOKS SITTING IN SECOND! SEIMONE IN THE NATION Senior Seimone Augustus became the CAREER POINTS second leading scorer in LSU history with ACTIVE CAREER POINTS (as of 2/28) RK PLAYER G PTS AVG RK PLAYER G PTS AVG 1. Joyce Walker, 80-84 117 2906 24.8 her 27 points against Mississippi State on 1. Seimone Augustus - LSU 133 2543 19.1 2. Seimone Augustus, 02- 133 2543 19.1 Sunday. She needed three points entering 2. Tamara James - Miami 115 2325 20.2 3. Julie Gross, 76-80 131 2488 19.0 the game to pass Julie Gross and currently 3.