2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
Record	31–4 (13–1 SEC)
Head coach	Pokey Chatman (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Bob Starkey
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2004–05 2006–07 →

2005–06 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 LSU	13	–	1	.929	31	–	4	.886
No. 6 Tennessee^†	11	–	3	.786	31	–	5	.861
No. 12 Georgia	10	–	4	.714	23	–	9	.719
Kentucky	9	–	5	.643	22	–	9	.710
Florida	8	–	6	.571	21	–	9	.700
Vanderbilt	8	–	6	.571	21	–	11	.656
South Carolina	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Ole Miss	5	–	9	.357	17	–	14	.548
Arkansas	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
Auburn	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Alabama	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321
Mississippi State	1	–	13	.071	6	–	22	.214

† 2006 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2005–06 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by second-year head coach Pokey Chatman, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 13–1 in SEC play to finish atop the conference regular season standings. As the one 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. 1 seed in the San Antonio (SAN) region. The Lady Tigers defeated Florida Atlantic, Washington, DePaul, and Stanford to reach the Final Four for the third straight season. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Duke.

Roster

2005–06 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)	So	Ribault	Jacksonville, FL
G	12	RaShonta LeBlanc	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Memorial	Port Arthur, TX
G	15	Quianna Chaney	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Southern Lab	Baton Rouge, LA
G	32	Scholanda Dorrell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Miami Edison	Miami, FL
G	33	Seimone Augustus	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Capitol	Baton Rouge, LA
C	34	Sylvia Fowles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	So	Miami Edison	Miami, FL
F	54	Ashley Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Stephenson	Stone Mountain, GA

Head coach

Pokey Chatman (LSU)
Bob Starkey

Assistant coach(es)

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
Regular season
SEC Women's Tournament
March 3, 2006*	(1) No. 3	vs. (8) Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 91–73	26–2	Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR
March 4, 2006*	(1) No. 3	vs. (4) Kentucky Semifinals	W 79–52	27–2	Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR
March 5, 2006*	(1) No. 3	vs. (2) No. 8 Tennessee Championship game	L 62–63	27–3	Alltel Arena Little Rock, AR
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 2006*	(1 SAN) No. 5	vs. (16 SAN) Florida Atlantic First round	W 72–48	28–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 20, 2006*	(1 SAN) No. 5	vs. (9 SAN) Washington Second round	W 72–49	29–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
March 25, 2006*	(1 SAN) No. 5	vs. (4 SAN) No. 13 DePaul Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 66–56	30–3	AT&T Center San Antonio, TX
March 27, 2006*	(1 SAN) No. 5	vs. (3 SAN) No. 13 Stanford Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 62–59^[1]	31–3	AT&T Center San Antonio, TX
Apr 2, 2006*	(1 SAN) No. 5	vs. (1 BPT) No. 4 Duke National Semifinal – Final Four	L 45–64^[2]	31–4	TD Garden Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SAN=San Antonio Region. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	5	5	Not released
Coaches	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	5	5	4

References

^ "Augustus, LSU Women Join Men in Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ "Finally, Duke Gains Spot in Title Game". The Washington Post. April 2, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ "2005-06 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[1] "Augustus, LSU Women Join Men in Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[2] "Finally, Duke Gains Spot in Title Game". The Washington Post. April 2, 2006. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[3] "2005-06 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 4, 2024.

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