2006–07 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2006–07 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 12
Record30–8 (10–4 SEC)
Head coach
  • Pokey Chatman (3rd season)
  • Bob Starkey (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Christie Sides
  • Carla Berry
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2006–07 SEC women's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Tennessee 14 0   1.000 34 3   .919
No. 13 Georgia 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
No. 7 Vanderbilt 10 4   .714 28 6   .824
No. 12 LSU 10 4   .714 30 8   .789
Ole Miss 9 5   .643 24 11   .686
Mississippi State 7 7   .500 18 14   .563
Kentucky 6 8   .429 20 14   .588
South Carolina 6 8   .429 18 15   .545
Auburn 6 8   .429 21 13   .618
Arkansas 3 11   .214 18 13   .581
Florida 2 12   .143 9 22   .290
Alabama 0 14   .000 10 20   .333
2007 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2006–07 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by third-year head coach Pokey Chatman before her resignation prior to the NCAA tournament. Interim coach Bob Starkey guided the team for the final five games. LSU played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 30–8, 10–4 in SEC play to finish tied for third in the conference regular season standings. As the four seed in the SEC women's tournament, they lost in the championship game to Vanderbilt. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Fresno (FRS) region. The Lady Tigers defeated UNC Ashville, West Virginia, Florida State, and No. 1 seed UConn to reach the Final Four for the fourth consecutive season. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Rutgers.

Roster

2006–07 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Katie Antony 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Anacoco
Vanderbilt
Anacoco, LA
G 5 Erica White 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Ribault Jacksonville, FL
G 10 Khaliah Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Mary's New Orleans, LA
G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Memorial Port Arthur, TX
G 15 Quianna Chaney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Southern Lab Baton Rouge, LA
F 22 Porsha Phillips 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Redan Stone Mountain, GA
G 23 Allison Hightower 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Seguin Dallas, TX
G 24 Marian Whitfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Glenn Hills Augusta, GA
C 25 Mesha Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Gateway Tech
Moberly CC
St. Louis, MO
C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Miami Edison Miami, FL
F 44 Kristen Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Detroit Country Day Lathrup Village, MI
F 54 Ashley Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Stephenson Stone Mountain, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2006*
Loyola (LA) W 90–47 
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 7, 2006*
Lake Truck W 67–39 
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Regular season
Nov 12, 2006*
No. 10 West Virginia
Basketball Travelers Classic
W 64–25  1–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 13, 2006*
No. 10 Howard W 88–44  2–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 14, 2006*
No. 10 Virginia Tech W 70–40  3–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 16, 2006*
No. 10 Louisiana–Lafayette W 65–31  4–0
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 19, 2006*
No. 10 at Tulane W 59–39  5–0
Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Nov 21, 2006*
No. 9 at No. 15 Baylor L 60–64  5–1
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
Nov 24, 2006*
No. 9 vs. Tulsa
UTSA Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic
W 61–37  6–1
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Nov 25, 2006*
No. 9 vs. Eastern Washington
UTSA Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic
W 105–52  7–1
Convocation Center 
San Antonio, TX
Nov 27, 2006*
No. 11 at New Orleans W 65–45  8–1
Human Performance Center 
New Orleans, LA
Dec 2, 2006*
No. 11 Detroit W 80–44  9–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 10, 2006*
No. 9 No. 5 Ohio State W 75–51  10–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 17, 2006*
No. 7 at No. 18 Michigan State W 65–50  11–1
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 2006*
No. 7 McNeese State W 83–28  12–1
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 30, 2006*
No. 6 vs. Louisiana Tech
Katrina Relief Basketball Classic
W 61–44  13–1
New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Jan 3, 2007*
No. 6 at South Florida W 60–48  14–1
Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
Jan 7, 2007
No. 6 No. 15 Georgia
Pack the PMAC XI
W 57–55  15–1
(1–0)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 11, 2007
No. 5 at Ole Miss L 74–77  15–2
(1–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Jan 14, 2007
No. 5 at Mississippi State W 77–50  16–2
(2–1)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
Jan 18, 2007
No. 8 Kentucky W 76–58  17–2
(3–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 21, 2007
No. 8 at Alabama W 61–45  18–2
(4–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Jan 25, 2007
No. 8 Arkansas W 70–53  19–2
(5–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 28, 2007
No. 8 Auburn W 65–45  20–2
(6–1)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 1, 2007
No. 7 at No. 14 Georgia L 51–53  20–3
(6–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Feb 4, 2007
No. 7 at South Carolina W 49–46  21–3
(7–2)
Colonial Center 
Columbia, SC
Feb 8, 2007
No. 7 Florida W 79–66  22–3
(8–2)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 11, 2007*
No. 7 No. 5 Connecticut L 71–72  22–4
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 15, 2007
No. 7 at Arkansas W 86–65  23–4
(9–2)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 19, 2007
No. 7 No. 2 Tennessee L 51–56  23–5
(9–3)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 22, 2007
No. 7 at No. 12 Vanderbilt L 58–68  23–6
(9–4)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Feb 25, 2007*
No. 7 vs. Alabama W 70–27  24–6
(10–4)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 2, 2007*
(4) No. 10 vs. (5) Ole Miss
Quarterfinals
W 52–46  25–6
Arena at Gwinnett Center 
Duluth, GA
Mar 3, 2007*
(4) No. 10 vs. (1) No. 2 Tennessee
Semifinals
W 63–54  26–6
Arena at Gwinnett Center 
Duluth, GA
Mar 4, 2007*
(4) No. 10 vs. (3) No. 9 Vanderbilt
Championship game
L 45–51  26–7
Arena at Gwinnett Center 
Duluth, GA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2007*
(3 FRS) No. 12 vs. (14 FRS) UNC Asheville
First round
W 77–39  27–7
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Mar 20, 2007*
(3 FRS) No. 12 vs. (11 FRS) West Virginia
Second round
W 49–43  28–7
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Mar 24, 2007*
(3 FRS) No. 12 vs. (10 FRS) Florida State
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 55–43  29–7
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Mar 26, 2007*
(3 FRS) No. 12 vs. (1 FRS) No. 4 Connecticut
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 73–50[1]  30–7
Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Apr 1, 2007*
(3 FRS) No. 12 vs. (4 GBO) No. 15 Rutgers
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 35–59[2]  30–8
Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
FRS=Fresno Region.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[3]

Rankings

2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "Fowles, LSU overpower Connecticut". The Gainesville Sun. March 27, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Advances to Women's N.C.A.A. Final". The New York Times. April 2, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 4, 2024.
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