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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.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 6
Record31–6 (14–0 SEC)
Quick facts LSU Lady Tigers basketball, SEC Regular season champions ...
2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 6
Record31–6 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2007–08 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 LSU14–0 1.00031–6  .838
No. 3 Tennessee †13–1 .92936–2  .947
No. 21 Vanderbilt11–3 .78625–9  .735
Kentucky8–6 .57117–16  .515
Georgia8–6 .57123–10  .697
Auburn7–7 .50020–12  .625
Florida6–8 .42919–14  .576
Ole Miss6–8 .42913–16  .448
Mississippi State4–10 .28616–15  .516
South Carolina4–10 .28616–16  .500
Arkansas2–12 .14317–13  .567
Alabama1–13 .0718–22  .267
† 2008 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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.

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More information Players, Coaches ...
2007–08 LSU Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Katherine Graham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrRamsay Birmingham, AL
G 3 Latear Eason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJohn Hope Academy Chicago, IL
G 5 Erica White 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SrRibault Jacksonville, FL
G 10 Khaliah Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSt. Mary's New Orleans, LA
G 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMemorial Port Arthur, TX
G 15 Quianna Chaney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSouthern Lab Baton Rouge, LA
G 23 Allison Hightower 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSeguin Dallas, TX
G 24 Marian Whitfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrGlenn Hills Augusta, GA
C 25 Mesha Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrGateway Tech
Moberly CC		 St. Louis, MO
C 34 Sylvia Fowles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) SrMiami Edison Miami, FL
F 44 Kristen Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrDetroit Country Day Lathrup Village, MI
F 54 Ashley Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrStephenson Stone Mountain, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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.
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