2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team
2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball | |
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SEC Regular season champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 31–4 (13–1 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 LSU | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 31 | – | 4 | .886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Tennessee† | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Georgia | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2006 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by second-year head coach Pokey Chatman, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 13–1 in SEC play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. As the one 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. 1 seed in the San Antonio (SAN) region. The Lady Tigers defeated Florida Atlantic, Washington, DePaul, and Stanford to reach the Final Four for the third straight season. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Duke.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 2, 2005* | Everyone's Internet | W 84–66 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||
Nov 7, 2005* | Henderson State | W 107–50 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 2005* | No. 3 | at No. 13 Texas Tech State Farm Tip-Off Classic | W 76–68 | 1–0 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, TX | ||||||
Nov 22, 2005* | No. 3 | Southern | W 107–39 | 2–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Nov 25, 2005* | No. 3 | vs. Nebraska Miami Thanksgiving Classic | W 74–55 | 3–0 | Ransom Everglades HS Miami, FL | ||||||
Nov 26, 2005* | No. 3 | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Miami Thanksgiving Classic | W 74–45 | 4–0 | Ransom Everglades HS Miami, FL | ||||||
Dec 12, 2005* | No. 3 | New Orleans | W 72–41 | 5–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Dec 15, 2005* | No. 3 | at No. 4 Ohio State | W 64–48 | 6–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
Dec 18, 2005 | No. 3 | at Kentucky | W 66–36 | 7–0 (1–0) | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ||||||
Dec 20, 2005* | No. 3 | Tulane | W 89–60 | 8–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Dec 28, 2005* | No. 3 | No. 10 Michigan State | W 72–52 | 9–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Dec 30, 2005* | No. 3 | South Florida | W 87–44 | 10–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 1, 2006* | No. 3 | North Carolina A&T | W 99–35 | 11–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 4, 2006 | No. 3 | at Auburn | W 65–38 | 12–0 (2–0) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL | ||||||
Jan 7, 2006* | No. 3 | No. 15 Minnesota | W 66–45 | 13–0 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 12, 2006 | No. 3 | South Carolina | W 79–46 | 14–0 (3–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 16, 2006* | No. 3 | at No. 5 Connecticut | L 48–51 | 14–1 | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | ||||||
Jan 19, 2006 | No. 3 | Alabama | W 79–43 | 15–1 (4–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 22, 2006 | No. 3 | at No. 13 Georgia | W 65–64 | 16–1 (5–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA | ||||||
Jan 26, 2006 | No. 4 | No. 22 Vanderbilt | W 75–53 | 17–1 (6–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Jan 30, 2006* | No. 3 | No. 10 Baylor | W 88–57 | 18–1 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Feb 2, 2006 | No. 3 | at Arkansas | W 93–59 | 19–1 (7–0) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||||
Feb 5, 2006 | No. 3 | Ole Miss | W 78–63 | 20–1 (8–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Feb 9, 2006 | No. 3 | at No. 5 Tennessee | W 72–69 | 21–1 (9–0) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | ||||||
Feb 12, 2006 | No. 3 | No. 13 Georgia | W 68–61 | 22–1 (10–0) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Feb 16, 2006 | No. 2 | at Florida | L 78–79 OT | 22–2 (10–1) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
Feb 19, 2006 | No. 2 | Arkansas | W 64–42 | 23–2 (11–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
Feb 23, 2006 | No. 3 | at Alabama | W 86–61 | 24–2 (12–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
Feb 26, 2006 | No. 3 | Mississippi State | W 62–48 | 25–2 (13–1) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
March 3, 2006* | (1) No. 3 | vs. (8) Ole Miss Quarterfinals | W 91–73 | 26–2 | Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR | ||||||
March 4, 2006* | (1) No. 3 | vs. (4) Kentucky Semifinals | W 79–52 | 27–2 | Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR | ||||||
March 5, 2006* | (1) No. 3 | vs. (2) No. 8 Tennessee Championship game | L 62–63 | 27–3 | Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 18, 2006* | (1 SAN) No. 5 | vs. (16 SAN) Florida Atlantic First round | W 72–48 | 28–3 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
March 20, 2006* | (1 SAN) No. 5 | vs. (9 SAN) Washington Second round | W 72–49 | 29–3 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
March 25, 2006* | (1 SAN) No. 5 | vs. (4 SAN) No. 13 DePaul Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 66–56 | 30–3 | AT&T Center San Antonio, TX | ||||||
March 27, 2006* | (1 SAN) No. 5 | vs. (3 SAN) No. 13 Stanford Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 62–59[1] | 31–3 | AT&T Center San Antonio, TX | ||||||
Apr 2, 2006* | (1 SAN) No. 5 | vs. (1 BPT) No. 4 Duke National Semifinal – Final Four | L 45–64[2] | 31–4 | TD Garden Boston, MA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SAN=San Antonio Region. All times are in Central Time. |
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
AP | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Not released |
Coaches | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Augustus, LSU Women Join Men in Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Finally, Duke Gains Spot in Title Game". The Washington Post. April 2, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "2005-06 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 4, 2024.