2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball

SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 6
Record	31–6 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach	Van Chancellor (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Starkey Yolanda Wells-Broughton Travis Mays
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 LSU	14	–	0	1.000	31	–	6	.838
No. 3 Tennessee ^†	13	–	1	.929	36	–	2	.947
No. 21 Vanderbilt	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Kentucky	8	–	6	.571	17	–	16	.515
Georgia	8	–	6	.571	23	–	10	.697
Auburn	7	–	7	.500	20	–	12	.625
Florida	6	–	8	.429	19	–	14	.576
Ole Miss	6	–	8	.429	13	–	16	.448
Mississippi State	4	–	10	.286	16	–	15	.516
South Carolina	4	–	10	.286	16	–	16	.500
Arkansas	2	–	12	.143	17	–	13	.567
Alabama	1	–	13	.071	8	–	22	.267

† 2008 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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	5	Erica White	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Ribault	Jacksonville, FL
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
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	54	Ashley Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Stephenson	Stone Mountain, GA

Head coach

Nikki Fargas (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2008*	(1) No. 7	vs. (8) Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 80–36	26–4	Sommet Center Nashville, TN
Mar 8, 2008*	(1) No. 7	vs. (4) Kentucky Semifinals	W 66–49	27–4	Sommet Center Nashville, TN
Mar 9, 2008*	(1) No. 7	vs. (2) No. 3 Tennessee Championship game	L 55–61	27–5	Sommet Center Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 22, 2008*	(2 NOR) No. 6	(15 NOR) Jackson State First round	W 66–32	28–5	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 24, 2008*	(2 NOR) No. 6	(7 NOR) Marist Second round	W 68–49	29–5	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 29, 2008*	(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*	(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*	(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.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

^ "Fowles leads Lady Tigers past Tar Heels". The Augusta Chronicle. April 1, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ "Last-Second Score Lifts Tennessee to Title Game". The New York Times. April 7, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
^ "2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 3, 2024.

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