- LSU Lady Tigers basketball
Infobox CBB Team
name = LSU Lady Tigers
logo =
logo_size = 150px
university = Louisiana State University
conference = Southeastern Conference
conference_short = SEC
division =
city = Baton Rouge
stateabb = LA
state = Louisiana
coach =Van Chancellor
tenure = 1st
arena =Pete Maravich Assembly Center
capacity = 13,472
nickname = Lady Tigers
color1 = Purple
color2 = Gold
hex1 = 461D7C
hex2 = FDD023
NCAAchampion =
NCAAfinalfour = 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
conference_tournament = 1991, 2003
conference_season = 2005, 2006, 2008The LSU Lady Tigers
basketball team representsLouisiana State University in NCAADivision I women'scollege basketball . The team is currently coached by Hall-of-Famer [ [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27830&SPID=2167&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=1207430 Van Chancellor - 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame Inductee] ]Van Chancellor [ [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=28701&SPID=2167&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=860066&Q_SEASON=2007 Van Chancellor Bio @ LSUSports.net] ] and has enjoyed recent success, including five straightFinal Four trips in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Past coaches includeBarbara Swanner ,Jinks Coleman , Hall-of-FamerSue Gunter , andPokey Chatman . They play their home games in thePete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus inBaton Rouge, Louisiana .History
The LSU women's basketball team started play in
1975 as the "Ben-Gals," with coachJinks Coleman . In just their second season of play, the team made it to theAIAW national championship game before losing to top-rankedDelta State , 68-55. Coleman stepped down in the middle of the 1978-1979 season and was replaced byBarbara Swanner , who in turn led the team for three and a half seasons. The 1981-1982 season saw theNCAA 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 assistantBob 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's up in the
2008 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament and made the Final Four for a fifth straight time.Prominent Players
External links
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