LSU Lady Tigers basketball

LSU Lady Tigers

University Louisiana State University
Conference Southeastern Conference
Location Baton Rouge, LA
Head coach Nikki Caldwell (1st year)
Arena Pete Maravich Assembly Center
(Capacity: 13,472)
Nickname Tigers
Colors Purple and Gold

             
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NCAA/AIAW Tournament runner up
1977
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1986, 2000, 2003
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1984, 1989, 1997, 1999
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1977, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Conference tournament champions
1991, 2003
Conference regular season champions
2005, 2006, 2008

The LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. The team is currently coached by former UCLA head coach Nikki Caldwell, who accepted the job on April 2, 2011. Past coaches include Barbara Swanner, Jinks Coleman, Hall-of-Famer Sue Gunter, Pokey Chatman and Van Chancellor. They play their home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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History

The LSU women's basketball team started play in 1975 as the "Ben-Gals," with coach Jinks Coleman. In just their second season of play, the team made it to the AIAW national championship game before losing to top-ranked Delta State, 68-55. Coleman stepped down in the middle of the 1978-1979 season and was replaced by Barbara Swanner, who in turn led the team for three and a half seasons. The 1981-1982 season saw the NCAA become the governing body of collegiate women's basketball. LSU did not play in the first NCAA tournament.

Future Hall of Fame coach Sue Gunter was hired to replace Swanner. Gunter would lead the Lady Tigers for the next 22 seasons. Gunter led the Lady Tigers to 14 NCAA tournament appearances, including one Final Four in her last season as head coach. (Gunter was unable to be with the team during their run to the Final Four, as she was recovering from an illness and about to retire for health reasons, but was still the official head coach of the team.)

Pokey Chatman, who had played for Gunter in the late 1980s and early 1990s and served as an assistant coach since the end of her playing days, was hired to take over for Gunter. Chatman led the team to two more consecutive Final Four appearances and was highly regarded as coach. However, during the 2006-2007 season, just prior to the NCAA Tournament, Chatman resigned after allegations of improper conduct with a former player surfaced. She was replaced on an interim basis by longtime assistant Bob Starkey, who coached the team during the 2007 NCAA Tournament, leading them to a fourth consecutive Final Four. Van Chancellor was hired at the end of the season as a permanent replacement.

In his first year as coach, Chancellor led the Lady Tigers to the SEC regular season championship. The Lady Tigers were runner-up in the 2008 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament and made the NCAA Final Four for a fifth consecutive year. LSU joined Connecticut as the only two schools ever to reach five consecutive Final Fours.

On April 2, 2011 Louisiana State University hired Nikki Caldwell to replace Van Chancellor as head coach of the Lady Tigers. Nikkie Caldwell, a former player for the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, will regularly coach against her former team and former coach Pat Summit.

LSU State Farm All-Americans

Player Position Year(s)
Seimone Augustus G 2004, 2005 (National Player of the Year), 2006 (National Player of the Year)
Pokey Chatman G 1991
Marie Ferdinand G 2001
Sylvia Fowles C 2007, 2008
Julie Gross F 1978
Joyce Walker G 1983, 1984

Head coaches

Name Years Record
Jinks Coleman 1975–1979 91-32
Barbara Swanner 1979–1982 57-50
Sue Gunter 1982–2004 442-221
Pokey Chatman 2004–2007 90-14
Bob Starkey (interim) 2007 4-1
Van Chancellor 2007–2011 70-26
Nikki Caldwell 2011-

Year-by-Year Results

Season Coach Record Notes
1975–1976 Jinks Coleman 17-14
1976–1977 Jinks Coleman 29-8 AIAW National Runner-Up
Jinks Coleman Jinks Coleman 37-3
1978–1979 Jinks Coleman (first 15 games)
Barbara Swanner (last 10 games)		 13-12
1979–1980 Barbara Swanner 17-17
1980–1981 Barbara Swanner 17-15
1981–1982 Barbara Swanner 18-13
1982–1983 Sue Gunter 20-7 (6-2 SEC)
1983–1984 Sue Gunter 23-7 (5-3 SEC) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1984–1985 Sue Gunter 20-9 (4-4 SEC) NWIT Champions
1985–1986 Sue Gunter 27-6 (6-3 SEC) SEC Tournament Runner-Up; NCAA Elite Eight
1986–1987 Sue Gunter 20-8 (6-3 SEC) NCAA Tournament
1987–1988 Sue Gunter 18-11 (6-3 SEC) NCAA Tournament
1988–1989 Sue Gunter 19-11 (5-4 SEC) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1989–1990 Sue Gunter 21-9 (4-5 SEC) NCAA Tournament
1990–1991 Sue Gunter 24-7 (5-4 SEC) SEC Tournament Champions; NCAA Tournament
1991–1992 Sue Gunter 16-13 (4-7 SEC)
1992–1993 Sue Gunter 9-18 (0-11 SEC)
1993–1994 Sue Gunter 11-16 (2-9 SEC)
1994–1995 Sue Gunter 7-20 (1-10 SEC)
1995–1996 Sue Gunter 21-11 (4-7 SEC) NWIT Third Place
1996–1997 Sue Gunter 25-5 (9-3 SEC) NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1997–1998 Sue Gunter 19-13 (7-7 SEC) WNIT Final Four
1998–1999 Sue Gunter 22-8 (10-4 SEC) SEC Tournament Runner-Up; NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1999–2000 Sue Gunter 25-7 (11-3 SEC) NCAA Elite Eight
2000–2001 Sue Gunter 20-11 (8-6 SEC) NCAA Second Round
2001–2002 Sue Gunter 18-12 (8-6 SEC) SEC Tournament Runner-Up; NCAA Second Round
2002–2003 Sue Gunter 30-4 (11-3 SEC) SEC Tournament Champions; NCAA Elite Eight
2003–2004 Sue Gunter 27-8 (10-4 SEC) NCAA Final Four
2004–2005 Pokey Chatman 33-3 (14-0 SEC) SEC Regular Season Champions; SEC Tournament Runner-Up; NCAA Final Four
2005–2006 Pokey Chatman 31-4 (13-1 SEC) SEC Regular Season Champions; SEC Tournament Runner-Up; NCAA Final Four
2006–2007 Pokey Chatman (first 33 games)
Bob Starkey (last 5 games)		 30-8 (10-4 SEC) SEC Tournament Runner-Up; NCAA Final Four
2007–2008 Van Chancellor 31-6 (14-0 SEC) SEC Regular Season Champions; SEC Tournament Runner-Up; NCAA Final Four
2008–2009 Van Chancellor 19-11 (10-4 SEC)[1] Second Round
2009–2010 Van Chancellor 20-9 (9-7 SEC)
2010–2011 Van Chancellor 19-13 (8-8 SEC)

NCAA Tournament History & Seeds

Years → '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10
Seeds → - - 5 - 2 4 9 4 9 2 - - - - - 4 - 4 3 6 6 1 4 1 1 3 2 6 7

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References

  1. ^ http://www.lsusports.net/main/Schedule.dbml?SPSID=27832&SPID=2167&DB_OEM_ID=5200&Q_SEASON=2008
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