2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season March 2026 July 2024 Women's Basketball 2007–08 LSU Lady Tigers LSU Athletics logo.svg 137px Southeastern Conference SEC 4 6 31–6 14–0 Van Chancellor 1st Bob Starkey Yolanda Wells-Broughton Travis Mays Pete Maravich Assembly Center SEC Regular season champions NCAA Women's Tournament Final Four 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 w 2007 LSU Tigers y y w Katherine Graham n 1 G 5 11 Fr Birmingham, AL Ramsay w Latear Eason n 3 G 5 8 Fr Chicago, IL John Hope Academy w Erica White y 5 G 5 3 Sr Jacksonville, FL Ribault w Khaliah Mitchell n 10 G 5 11 Sr New Orleans, LA St. Mary's w RaShonta LeBlanc n 12 G 5 7 Sr Port Arthur, TX Memorial w Quianna Chaney y 15 G 5 11 Sr Baton Rouge, LA Southern Lab w Allison Hightower y 23 G 5 10 So Dallas, TX Seguin w Marian Whitfield n 24 G 5 9 Sr Augusta, GA Glenn Hills w Mesha Williams n 25 C 6 3 Sr St. Louis, MO Gateway TechMoberly CC w Sylvia Fowles y 34 C 6 6 Sr Miami, FL Miami Edison w Kristen Morris n 44 F 6 2 Jr Lathrup Village, MI Detroit Country Day w Ashley Thomas n 54 F 6 0 Sr Stone Mountain, GA Stephenson Nikki Fargas (Tennessee) Tasha Butts (Tennessee) Mickie DeMoss (Louisiana Tech) Charlene Thomas-Swinson (Auburn) https://lsusports.net/sports/wbball/roster/season/2007-08/ Schedule and results no yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B; color:#FDD023;"| Exhibition Oct 31, 2007 yes All-Stars Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 94–35 Nov 5, 2007 yes Houston Jaguars Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 82–51 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B; color:#FDD023;"| Regular season Nov 9, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes 5 2007 women Samford Bulldogs Samford Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 86–38 1–0 Nov 11, 2007 2:00 p.m. yes 5 2007 women TCU Horned Frogs TCU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 73–54 2–0 Nov 15, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes 4 2007 women Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 17 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 64–41 3–0 Nov 18, 2007 1:00 p.m. yes yes 4 2007 women Maryland Terrapins Maryland 3 Comcast Center College Park, MD 62–75 3–1 Nov 21, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes 6 Louisiana–Lafayette Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 72–37 4–1 Nov 25, 2007 1:30 p.m. yes yes 6 2007 women Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 7 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 43–45 4–2 Nov 29, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes yes 8 2007 women Houston Cougars Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX 77–46 5–2 Dec 2, 2007 4:00 p.m. yes yes 8 Tulane Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA 52–36 6–2 Dec 16, 2007 2:00 p.m. yes yes 8 2007 none Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters Louisiana Tech Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA 76–45 7–2 Dec 18, 2007 1:30 p.m. yes yes 8 2007 women UIC Flames UIC Moon Palace Resort Cancun, Mexico Caribbean Classic 86–44 8–2 Dec 19, 2007 1:30 p.m. yes yes 8 2007 women Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) Moon Palace Resort Cancun, Mexico Caribbean Classic 63–52 9–2 Dec 28, 2007 7:00 p.m. yes yes 8 2007 women Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 56–67 9–3 Dec 30, 2007 2:00 p.m. yes 8 2007 women New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 73–46 10–3 Jan 3, 2008 6:00 p.m. yes yes 11 2007 women Florida State Seminoles Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL 73–61 11–3 Jan 10, 2008 7:00 p.m. yes 11 2007 women Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 20 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR 76–54 12–3 1–0 Jan 13, 2008 4:00 p.m. 11 2007 women Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 62–51 13–3 2–0 Jan 20, 2008 2:00 p.m. 9 2007 none Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs Mississippi State Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 84–31 14–3 3–0 Jan 24, 2008 6:00 p.m. yes 9 2007 women Auburn Tigers Auburn 25 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 79–59 15–3 4–0 Jan 27, 2008 1:00 p.m. yes 9 2007 women Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 72–46 16–3 5–0 Jan 31, 2008 7:00 p.m. 8 2007 women South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 67–37 17–3 6–0 Feb 3, 2008 10:00 a.m. yes 8 2007 women Florida Gators Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL 85–71 18–3 7–0 Feb 7, 2008 6:00 p.m. yes 8 2007 women Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL 89–53 19–3 8–0 Feb 10, 2008 1:00 p.m. 8 2007 none Georgia Lady Bulldogs Georgia 24 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA Pack the PMAC XII 63–57 20–3 9–0 Feb 14, 2008 5:30 p.m. yes 7 Tennessee 1 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN 78–62 21–3 10–0 Feb 17, 2008 2:00 p.m. 7 2007 women Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 78–48 22–3 11–0 Feb 21, 2008 7:00 p.m. 6 Kentucky Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 52–48 23–3 12–0 Feb 25, 2008 6:00 p.m. yes 6 Connecticut 1 Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 69–74 23–4 Feb 28, 2008 7:00 p.m. 6 Arkansas Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 83–46 24–4 13–0 Mar 2, 2008 2:30 p.m. yes 6 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 64–49 25–4 14–0 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B;" |SEC Women's Tournament Mar 7, 2008 12:00 p.m. yes yes 7 1 Ole Miss 8 Sommet Center Nashville, TN Quarterfinals 80–36 26–4 Mar 8, 2008 5:30 p.m. yes yes 7 1 Kentucky 4 Sommet Center Nashville, TN Semifinals 66–49 27–4 Mar 9, 2008 6:30 p.m. yes yes 7 1 Tennessee 3 2 Sommet Center Nashville, TN Championship game 55–61 27–5 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#33297B;" |NCAA Tournament Mar 22, 2008 9:30 p.m. yes 6 2 NOR 2007 women Jackson State Tigers Jackson State 15 NOR Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA First round 66–32 28–5 Mar 24, 2008 6:00 p.m. yes 6 2 NOR Marist 22 7 NOR Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA Second round 68–49 29–5 Mar 29, 2008 1:30 p.m. yes yes 6 2 NOR 2007 none Oklahoma State Cowgirls Oklahoma State 13 3 NOR New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 67–52 30–5 Mar 31, 2008 6:30 p.m. yes yes 6 2 NOR North Carolina 2 1 NOR New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA Regional Final Elite Eight 56–50Fowles leads Lady Tigers past Tar Heels https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2008/04/01/nca-193023-shtml/14674486007/ The Augusta Chronicle April 1, 2008 July 3, 2024 31–5 Apr 6, 2008 8:30 p.m. yes yes 6 2 NOR Tennessee 3 1 OKC St. Pete Times Forum St. Petersburg, Florida National Semifinal Final Four 46–47Last-Second Score Lifts Tennessee to Title Game https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/07/sports/ncaabasketball/07vols.html The New York Times April 7, 2008 July 3, 2024 31–6 AP Poll Central Time NOR New Orleans Region Sources:https://lsusports.net/sports/wbball/schedule/season/2007-08/ 2007-08 Women's Basketball Schedule July 3, 2024 https://static.lsusports.net/assets/docs/wb/08stats/teamstat.htm 2007-08 LSU Women's Basketball static.lsusports.net July 30, 2024https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/women/2008-schedule.html 2007-08 LSU Fighting Tigers Women's Schedule and Results sports-reference.com July 30, 2024 Rankings 2007–08 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings References Category:LSU Tigers women's basketball seasons LSU LSU L LSU L LSU Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons