2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

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.

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 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 1 Katherine Graham 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Ramsay Birmingham, AL G 3 Latear Eason 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr John Hope Academy Chicago, IL G 5 Erica White 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Ribault Jacksonville, FL G 10 Khaliah Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr St. Mary's New Orleans, LA 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 G 24 Marian Whitfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Glenn Hills Augusta, GA 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 44 Kristen Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Detroit Country Day Lathrup Village, MI F 54 Ashley Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Stephenson Stone Mountain, GA	Head coach Nikki Fargas (Tennessee) Assistant coach(es) Tasha Butts (Tennessee) Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech) Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn) 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
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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Rankings

2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings