2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, led by first-year head coach Van Chancellor , played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and were members of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 31–6, 14–0 in SEC play to win the regular season conference title. As the top seed in the SEC women's tournament , they lost in the championship game to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 2 seed in the New Orleans (NOR) region. The Lady Tigers defeated Jackson State, Marist, Oklahoma State, and No. 1 seed North Carolina to reach the Final Four. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by conference foe Tennessee.
The senior class, led by Sylvia Fowles , reached the Final Four in each of their seasons at LSU. In 2017, Fowles would be the second player in program history to have her number retired.
Roster
2007–08 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Katherine Graham
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Ramsay
Birmingham, AL
G
3
Latear Eason
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
John Hope Academy
Chicago, IL
G
5
Erica White
5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)
Sr
Ribault
Jacksonville, FL
G
10
Khaliah Mitchell
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
St. Mary's
New Orleans, LA
G
12
RaShonta LeBlanc
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Sr
Memorial
Port Arthur, TX
G
15
Quianna Chaney
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Southern Lab
Baton Rouge, LA
G
23
Allison Hightower
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
So
Seguin
Dallas, TX
G
24
Marian Whitfield
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Glenn Hills
Augusta, GA
C
25
Mesha Williams
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Gateway Tech Moberly CC
St. Louis, MO
C
34
Sylvia Fowles
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr
Miami Edison
Miami, FL
F
44
Kristen Morris
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
Detroit Country Day
Lathrup Village, MI
F
54
Ashley Thomas
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Stephenson
Stone Mountain, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2007 *
All-Stars
W 94–35
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 5, 2007 *
Houston Jaguars
W 82–51
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Regular season
Nov 9, 2007 *7:00 p.m.
No. 5
Samford
W 86–38
1–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 11, 2007 *2:00 p.m.
No. 5
TCU
W 73–54
2–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 15, 2007 *7:00 p.m.
No. 4
No. 17 Michigan State
W 64–41
3–0
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 18, 2007 *1:00 p.m.
No. 4
at No. 3 Maryland
L 62–75
3–1
Comcast Center College Park, MD
Nov 21, 2007 *7:00 p.m.
No. 6
Louisiana–Lafayette
W 72–37
4–1
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 25, 2007 *1:30 p.m.
No. 6
at No. 7 Rutgers
L 43–45
4–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 29, 2007 *7:00 p.m.
No. 8
at Houston
W 77–46
5–2
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
Dec 2, 2007 *4:00 p.m.
No. 8
at Tulane
W 52–36
6–2
Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Dec 16, 2007 *2:00 p.m.
No. 8
at Louisiana Tech
W 76–45
7–2
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
Dec 18, 2007 *1:30 p.m.
No. 8
vs. UIC Caribbean Classic
W 86–44
8–2
Moon Palace Resort Cancun, Mexico
Dec 19, 2007 *1:30 p.m.
No. 8
vs. Miami (FL) Caribbean Classic
W 63–52
9–2
Moon Palace Resort Cancun, Mexico
Dec 28, 2007 *7:00 p.m.
No. 8
at Middle Tennessee
L 56–67
9–3
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 30, 2007 *2:00 p.m.
No. 8
New Orleans
W 73–46
10–3
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 3, 2008 *6:00 p.m.
No. 11
at Florida State
W 73–61
11–3
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 10, 2008 7:00 p.m.
No. 11
at No. 20 Arkansas
W 76–54
12–3 (1–0)
Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 13, 2008 4:00 p.m.
No. 11
Vanderbilt
W 62–51
13–3 (2–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 20, 2008 2:00 p.m.
No. 9
Mississippi State
W 84–31
14–3 (3–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 24, 2008 6:00 p.m.
No. 9
at No. 25 Auburn
W 79–59
15–3 (4–0)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
Jan 27, 2008 1:00 p.m.
No. 9
at Kentucky
W 72–46
16–3 (5–0)
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Jan 31, 2008 7:00 p.m.
No. 8
South Carolina
W 67–37
17–3 (6–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 3, 2008 10:00 a.m.
No. 8
at Florida
W 85–71
18–3 (7–0)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
Feb 7, 2008 6:00 p.m.
No. 8
at Alabama
W 89–53
19–3 (8–0)
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Feb 10, 2008 1:00 p.m.
No. 8
No. 24 Georgia Pack the PMAC XII
W 63–57
20–3 (9–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 14, 2008 5:30 p.m.
No. 7
at No. 1 Tennessee
W 78–62
21–3 (10–0)
Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Feb 17, 2008 2:00 p.m.
No. 7
Ole Miss
W 78–48
22–3 (11–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 21, 2008 7:00 p.m.
No. 6
Kentucky
W 52–48
23–3 (12–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 25, 2008 *6:00 p.m.
No. 6
No. 1 Connecticut
L 69–74
23–4
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 28, 2008 7:00 p.m.
No. 6
Arkansas
W 83–46
24–4 (13–0)
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 2, 2008 2:30 p.m.
No. 6
at Mississippi State
W 64–49
25–4 (14–0)
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2008 *12:00 p.m.
(1) No. 7
vs. (8) Ole Miss Quarterfinals
W 80–36
26–4
Sommet Center Nashville, TN
Mar 8, 2008 *5:30 p.m.
(1) No. 7
vs. (4) Kentucky Semifinals
W 66–49
27–4
Sommet Center Nashville, TN
Mar 9, 2008 *6:30 p.m.
(1) No. 7
vs. (2) No. 3 Tennessee Championship game
L 55–61
27–5
Sommet Center Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 22, 2008 *9:30 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6
(15 NOR) Jackson State First round
W 66–32
28–5
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 24, 2008 *6:00 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6
(7 NOR) No. 22 Marist Second round
W 68–49
29–5
Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 29, 2008 *1:30 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6
vs. (3 NOR) No. 13 Oklahoma State Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 67–52
30–5
New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
Mar 31, 2008 *6:30 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6
vs. (1 NOR) No. 2 North Carolina Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 56–50[ 1]
31–5
New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA
Apr 6, 2008 *8:30 p.m.
(2 NOR) No. 6
vs. (1 OKC) No. 3 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four
L 46–47[ 2]
31–6
St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
NOR=New Orleans Region.
All times are in
Central Time .
Sources:[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Rankings
2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics