2006–07 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

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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
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2006–07 SEC women's basketball standings
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 5 Erica White 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Ribault Jacksonville, FL
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
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 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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
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 Mis
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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