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1 THREESTRAIGHTFINALFOURSBACK-T0-BACKSECCHAMPIONS SYLVIAFOWLES JUNIORCENTER LSU LADYTIGERS PROSPECTUS

2 Quick Facts OPPONENTS LSU Women s Basketball Coaching Staff Name Position Alma Mater Year at LSU Pokey Chatman Head Coach LSU, th/3rd as HC Bob Starkey Assistant Coach 18th Carla Berry Assistant Coach LSU, th Christie Sides Assistant Coach Louisiana Tech, rd Joe Carvalhido Director of Basketball Operations St. John s, th University Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: 1860 Enrollment: 31,234 Nickname: Lady Tigers Colors: Purple & Gold Print specifications: Purple-PMS 268, Gold-PMS 123 Mascot: Mike V (live Bengal tiger) Arena: Pete Maravich Assembly Center Capacity: 13,468 Year opened: 1972 All-time record in PMAC (31 years) Playing Floor: Portable Wood Conference: Southeastern Band: Bengal Brass Basketball Band Sports Information Assistant AD/SID: Michael Bonnette LSU '93 Senior Associate SID: Kent Lowe LSU-Shreveport '79 Associate SID (WBB): Brian Miller Northeastern (Ma.) '96 Associate SID: Bill Franques LSU '85 Associate SID: Melissa Reynaud LSU '97 Associate SID: Laurie Cannon Utah State '00 Publications Coordinator: Jason Feirman LSU '00 Graphic Design Coordinator: Peter Hoang LSU '05 Photography Coordinator: Steve Franz LSU '93 Administrative Secretary: Pat Fredericks Electronic Media Assistant AD/Television: Kevin Wagner LSU '80 Asst. Coord. of Television: John Schiebe Oklahoma St. '86 Television Producer: Paul Danna LSU '95 Media Information Women s Basketball SID: Brian Miller SID Office Phone: (225) Miller s Office Phone: (225) SID Fax: (225) Miller s Home Phone: (225) Miller s Cell Phone: (225) Miller s Address: bmiller@lsu.edu LSU Website: Press Row Phone: (225) SID Mailing Address: P.O. Box Baton Rouge, LA Overnight Address: Fifth Floor Athletics Admin. Building Nicholson Drive and North Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA LSU Sports Radio Network Assistant AD/Radio: Jim Hawthorne WBB Play-by-Play: Patrick Wright WBB Color: Brian Miller Network Address: P.O. Box Baton Rouge, LA Basketball Facts Head Coach: Pokey Chatman Career Record: 64-7 (3rd year) Record at LSU: 64-7 (3rd year) Record: SEC Record: 13-1 (1st) Post-season: NCAA Final Four Final Rankings: No. 5 AP/No. 4 USA Today/ESPN/Coaches Letterwinners returning/lost: 8/3 Starters returning/lost: 3/2 All-time Record: (31 years) All-time SEC Record: SEC Titles: 2 (2005, 2006) All-time SEC Tourny Record: SEC Tournament Titles: 2 (1991, 2003) NCAA Tourny Apperances: 16 NCAA Tournament Record: University Administration President: Dr. William L. Jenkins Pretoria '58 Chancellor: Sean O Keefe Loyola '77 Faculty Representative: Ken Carpenter Oklahoma '62 Athletics Department Athletics Director: Stanley Skip Bertman Miami '61 Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA: Judy Southard Coker '70 Sr. Assoc. AD/Operations: Verge Ausberry LSU '90 Sr. Assoc. AD/External Affairs: Herb Vincent LSU 83 Assoc. AD/Student Services: Bo Bahnsen LSU '82 Assoc. AD/Facilities: Jerry Blanchard LSU '73 Assoc. AD/Business: Mark Ewing LSU '78 Assoc. AD/Compliance Chris Howard Kansas '97 Assist. AD/Student Services Mirian Segar LSU '94 Athletics Dept. Phone Numbers (225 area code) Athletics Department: Athletics Director: Senior Women s Admin.: Student Services: Marketing & Promotions: Business Office: Ticket Office: Women s Basketball Office: L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 1

3 OPPONENTS Tentative Schedule November 2 Loyola College # Baton Rouge, La. Thursday 7 p.m. 7 Lakes Trucking # Baton Rouge, La. Tuesday 7 p.m. Basketball Travellers Classic + Baton Rouge, La LSU, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Howard Sunday-Tuesday TBA 16 UL-Lafayette Baton Rouge, La. Thursday 7 p.m. 19 at Tulane New Orleans, La. Sunday TBA 21 at Baylor Waco, Texas Tuesday TBA UTSA Roadrunner Thanksgiving Classic & San Antonio, Texas LSU, UT-San Antonio, Tulsa, Boise State Friday-Saturday TBA December 2 Detroit Mercy Baton Rouge, La. Saturday TBA 10 Ohio State Baton Rouge, La. Sunday 2 p.m. 17 at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. Sunday TBA 20 McNeese State Baton Rouge, La. Wednesday TBA 30 vs. Louisiana Tech $ New Orleans, La. Saturday TBA January 3 at South Florida Tampa, Fla. Wednesday TBA February 11 Connecticut Baton Rouge, La. Sunday TBA March 1-4 SEC Tournament Duluth, Ga. Thurs.-Sun. TBA * - Southeastern Conference games; # - Exhibition game; + - Basketball Travellers Classic hosted by LSU in Baton Rouge; & - UTSA Thanksgiving Classic hosted by UT-San Antonio; $ - Katrina Relief Basketball Classic played in New Orleans Arena; Cox - Cox Sports Television (Cox-TD - taped delayed); SEC-TV - aired on Fox Sports Net; All times central; subject to change as of June 13, LSU OPERATION REBOUND - KATRINA RELIEF BASKETBALL CLASSIC LSU's women's basketball program will host the Katrina Relief Basketball Classic in New Orleans as part of "LSU Operation Rebound" with all the proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity and the Friends of New Orleans Recreation Department (NORD). LSU will face Louisiana Tech in New Orleans Arena on Dec. 30, 2006 as the center point of a weekend of events to benefit "LSU Operation Rebound." "LSU Operation Rebound" is the a brainchild of LSU head coach Pokey Chatman, a native of the New Orleans area, and was created to help the Lady Tigers basketball program rebuild Louisiana. In addition to the game, a banquet and auction will be held during the Katrina Relief Basketball Classic weekend. Along with the funds raised by the game, banquet and auction, the Pokey Chatman Foundation has created the Pokey Chatman Century Club, an organization of 100 people each contributing $1,000 to join. The Lady Tigers program, along with the LSU Athletics Department, the Tiger Athletic Foundation, LSU Sports Properties and the Fast Break Club, has set a goal to raise at least $150,000 for the two charities. Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1976 by Millard and Linda Fuller and has built and rehabilitated more than 200,000 houses, sheltering more than one million people in more than 3,000 communities worldwide. Friends of NORD was founded in 1994 as a non-profit corporation created to increase community involvement by providing volunteer services and interest in recreational activities and to raise funds for special projects and improvements for the New Orleans Recreation Department L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

4 Rosters OPPONENTS Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown/High School(Previous School) 4 Katie Antony G 5-10 Jr./TR Anacoco, La./Anacoco HS/Vanderbilt 5 Erica White G 5-3 Jr./2L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Jr./2L New Orleans, La./St. Mary s HS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Jr./2L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Jr./2L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 22 Porsha Phillips F 6-2 Fr./HS Stone Mountian, Ga./Redan HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 Fr./HS Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 Jr./2L Augusta, Ga./Glenn Hills HS 25 Mesha Williams C 6-3 Jr./TR St. Louis, Mo./Gateway Tech HS/Moberly CC 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 Jr./2L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 So./1L Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day School 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Jr./2L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl./Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 4 Katie Antony G 5-10 Jr./TR Anacoco, La./Anacoco HS/Vanderbilt 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Jr./2L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 Jr./2L Miami, Fla./Edison HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 Fr./HS Arlington, Texas/Juan Seguin HS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Jr./2L Port Arthur, Texas/Memorial HS 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Jr./2L New Orleans, La./St. Mary s HS 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 So./1L Lathrup Village, Mich./Detroit Country Day School 22 Porsha Phillips F 6-2 Fr./HS Stone Mountian, Ga./Redan HS 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Jr./2L Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS 5 Erica White G 5-3 Jr./2L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribault HS 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 Jr./2L Augusta, Ga./Glenn Hills HS 25 Mesha Williams C 6-3 Jr./TR St. Louis, Mo./Gateway Tech HS/Moberly CC Coaching Staff Head Coach: Pokey Chatman (LSU, 1991) Assistant Coach: Bob Starkey Assistant Coach: Carla Berry (LSU, 1993) Assistant Coach: Christie Sides (Louisiana Tech, 2000) Director of Basketball Operations: Joe Carvalhido (St. John s, 1999) Athletics Trainer: Micki Collins (Nebraska, 2000) Pronunciation Guide 4 Katie Antony an-tony 10 Khalilah Mitchell kah-lil-la 12 RaShonta LeBlanc rah-shon- tay LAY-blonk 15 Quianna Chaney KEY-on-ah 22 Porsha Phillips pour-sha 25 Mesha Williams MEE-sha 34 Sylvia Fowles fouls By Class Seniors (0) none Juniors (9) Katie Antony Khalilah Mitchell Marian Whitfield Quianna Chaney Sylvia Fowles RaShonta LaBlanc Ashley Thomas Erica White Mesha Williams Sophomore (1) Kristen Morris Freshmen (2) Allison Hightower Porsha Phillips Louisiana BATON ROUGE (1) Quianna Chaney NEW ORLEANS (1) Khalilah Mitchell ANACOCO (1) Katie Antony United States FLORIDA (2) Sylvia Fowles (Miami) Erica White (Jacksonville) GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN GEORGIA (3) Porsha Phillips (Stone Mountain) Ashley Thomas (Stone Mountain) Marian Whitfield (Augusta) MICHIGAN (1) Kristen Morris (Lathrup Village) TEXAS (2) Allison Hightower (Arlington) RaShonta LeBlanc (Port Arthur) MISSOURI (1) Mesha Williams (St. Louis) L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 3

5 OPPONENTS Team Information Team Information Starters Returning: 3 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APG Notes 5 Erica White G 5-3 Jr Started the final 20 games of the season 34 Sylvia Fowles C 6-6 Jr * First-team All-SEC/Third-team All-American 54 Ashley Thomas F 6-0 Jr # Started 22 games Starters Lost: 2 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APG Notes 32 Scholanda Hoston G 5-10 Sr Second-team All-SEC 33 Seimone Augustus G 6-1 Sr National Player of the Year Letterwinners Returning: 5 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APG Notes 10 Khalilah Mitchell G 5-11 Jr Played in 22 games 12 RaShonta LeBlanc G 5-7 Jr Started 15 games 15 Quianna Chaney G 5-11 Jr Played in 31 games 24 Marian Whitfield G 5-9 Jr Played in 22 games 44 Kristen Morris F 6-2 So * Played in 27 games Letterwinners Lost: 1 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. PPG RPG APG Notes 22 Florence Williams F 6-1 Sr Started 12 games Newcomers: 4 No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown High School/Previous School 4 Katie Antony G 5-10 Jr./TR Anacoco, La. Anacoco HS/Vanderbilt 22 Porsha Phillips F 6-2 Fr. Stone Mountian, Ga. Redan HS 23 Allison Hightower G 5-10 Fr. Arlington, Texas Juan Seguin HS 25 Mesha Williams C 6-3 Jr./TR St. Louis, Mo. Gateway Tech HS/Moberly CC * - blocked shots per game # - steals per game BACK-TO-BACK SEC TITLES THREE STRAIGHT NCAA FINAL FOURS L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

6 Q&A with Pokey Chatman OPPONENTS Q: Well, two years, two Final Fours and two SEC titles. What can you do to top that? PC: When you begin with the end in mind, you set the standard for the highest level of preparation. And that's all I can ever ask of everyone involved. Players, coaches, trainers, managers, and support staff. If that culminates into titles and or championships, then we're moving in the right direction. If it doesn't, I still believe we're moving in the right direction. Q: You lost almost 50% of your offensive production with the departure of the three seniors. How will you be able to make up for that? PC: Not only did we lose 50 percent of our scoring we lost one of the best defenders in the nation in Scholanda Hoston. To fill the offensive void we will first look to be a more productive offensive transition team. Once in the halfcourt Sylvia Fowles' game will continue to garner attention and with the emergence of Ashley Thomas, continual development of Kristen Morris and additions of Porsha Phillips and Mesha Williams, I envision the much needed depth in the post to help with spacing for our perimeter players. The perimeter attack, lead by Erica White will get a huge boost from transfer Katie Antony and freshman Allison Hightower. Khalilah Mitchell, Marian Whitfield and Quianna Chaney are all players capable of getting the job done for us and RaShonta LeBlanc is the point guard that started our march for another SEC title and Final Four appearance. The opportunity and experience exist for a number of individuals to step up and fill the void. It will be exciting watching this team grow and develop. Q: Probably the biggest question the fans and the media have is how will you replace Seimone Augustus? PC: The irony of talking about replacing Seimone is I can take a familiar chapter out of her book. And that was the chapter on TEAMMATES. Seimone's game, as well as LSU Lady Tigers Basketball has always been about team. That's how you replace the most storied player in the history of your program. Q: Last season two point guards emerged. Now that they are both healthy, how will you handle the position? Erica White PC: It was great having RaShonta and Erica compete every day in practice. It resulted in 14 Straight wins. But more importantly when RaShonta was injured, Erica was ready, and the result was success for our team. Players decided who play with their performance in practice and games. Q: You lost one of the best defensive players in the nation with the departure of Scholanda Hoston. How will you try to replace her? PC: It is extremely difficult to duplicate what Scholanda brought to the table as an individual from the physical aspects. Her length, speed, and anticipation is something that is not taught, just enhanced. Physically, Allison Hightower brings a lot of the same attributes to the table, but will only be a freshman, therefore making the adjustment to college basketball. However, several returning players including RaShonta and Khalilah, will be anxious to help us become an even better defensive team than last year. Q: How is Sylvia Fowles shoulder and how much will it affect her for this upcoming season? PC: Sylvia is recovering well from her off-season shoulder surgery and it shouldn't have any affect on the upcoming season. We were fortunate that her injury was not as serious as initially anticipated. Q: Sylvia showed moments of total domination last season. What does she have to do this year to maintain that dominance for and entire season? Sylvia Fowles PC: When Sylvia maintains the mental, she will dominate. However, that's easier said than done for any player. That's why the mental is to physical as four is to one. It's almost unfair that what she brings to the table often times goes unnoticed because it can't truly be appreciated. She takes up space, she screens, she blocks shots, she alters shots, she dives on the floor, she rebounds, she leads the team in deflections and she scores. We're pleased with her progression but won't ever be satisfied. Neither will Sylvia. That is what makes her special. Q: Describe how important a player like Ashley Thomas is to your program? PC: I think Ashley's performance in our Elite Eight matchup against Stanford best signifies her importance to our team. She has a defensive presence, energy, the ability to chase down loose balls, or can score a much needed basket. She's blue collar, she's consistent. Q: It was hard enough to repeat as SEC Champions, but how difficult do you think it will be to pull off the three-peat? PC: The nature of the question actually provides the answer of how competitive it is in the league. We will prepare at the highest level and we will compete at the highest level. Q: The two freshmen coming to the program are highly regarded around the nation. What type of influence on the season do you expect them to have? PC: I expect both Allison and Porsha to immediately improve our basketball team. They have the mindset and attitude that will allow us to help them reach their full potential. Porsha has the ability and wing span to be effective around the basket on both ends of the floor. And Allison can play any position on the perimeter at the same time she takes great pride in her ability to defend. Q: Mesha Williams is the first JUCO players LSU has had in a few years. What do you expect from her this season? PC: Mesha's a mobile power forward that loves to rebound the basketball and runs the floor like a guard. She will give us more quality depth in the post with her ability to be a presence on either end L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 5

7 OPPONENTS LSU and USA Basketball Porsha Phillips Finalist for the 2006 USA Women s U18 National Team Participated in the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival Allison Hightower Finalist for the 2006 USA Women s U18 National Team Participated in the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival and won a silver medal Sylvia Fowles Member of the USA Senior National Team in 2006 at the Opals World Challenge Member of the 2005 United States Women s World University Games gold medal team Erica White One of 18 finalists for the 2006 United States Women's U20 basketball team Invited to United States Basketball Women s National Team trials in 2004 and L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

8 Head Coach Pokey Chatman OPPONENTS BIRTHDATE: June 18, 1969 AGE: 37 HOMETOWN: Ama, La. COLLEGE: LSU, 1991 Coaching Experience Student Assistant, LSU Assistant Coach, LSU Associate Coach, LSU Head Coach, LSU Playing Experience All-American point guard, LSU Pokey Chatman 64-7 (3rd season as HC/15th season overall) 2004 & 2005 Black Coaches Assoc. Coach of the Year 2005 USBWA National Coach of the Year 2005 Russell/WBCA National Coach of the Year 2005 Naismith National Coach of the Year 2005 Victor Award Female Coach of the Year 2005 & 2006 Louisiana Coach of the Year 2005 Assistant Coach for USA Women s World University Games team There are few coaches in basketball history that can match the success that Pokey Chatman has enjoyed in her first two full years as head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball program. In her two seasons, LSU has advanced to two NCAA Final Fours, won two Southeastern Conference regular season titles and earned a No. 1 seed in each of the last two NCAA Tournaments. In fact, in Chatman's first 50 games as a head coach, she won an astonishing 47 times. That record of 47-3 is the second best record after 50 games in women's basketball history. This past season Chatman guided LSU to a 31-4 mark, including a perfect 15-0 record at home and 11 wins against top 25 opponents. In her first season in , Chatman led the Lady Tigers to a 33-3 record with the program's best regular season record of That season the Lady Tigers were ranked No. 1 in the polls for 11 weeks between November and March. Chatman has not gone unrecognized for her success as a head coach. She was named the National Coach of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and received the Naismith Award and the Victor Award as the country's top coach. Chatman, the fourth head coach in the program's history, was also named the SEC Coach of the Year and has earned the honor of being named the Black Coaches Association (BCA) Coach of the Year in 2004 and The off season is not any less hectic for Chatman. She enters her second year serving on the 27- member WBCA Board of Directors as the BCA representative. Chatman also helped lead the 2005 United States World University Games team to a gold medal as an assistant coach. With Team USA, Chatman coached with Harvard head coach Kathy Delany-Smith to win her second medal in international competition, having also won a medal as a player with the 1990 USA Select Team. Chatman, a part of LSU's program as a player and coach for 17 years, became head coach in April of 2004 after the late Sue Gunter, a Hall of Fame coach and Chatman's mentor retired, but the task of guiding the team had began before that for Chatman. Gunter fell ill during the season and Chatman stepped to the front and seamlessly led LSU to the first NCAA Final Four in school history and a second-place finish in the SEC. Chatman led the Lady Tigers to a 15-5 record in the absence of Gunter from the sidelines. Included in those victories were five wins over top 25 teams, including the school's first victory over a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, a drubbing of Texas in the West Regional Semifinal prior to upsetting SEC foe Georgia in the regional final to advance to the Final Four. When Gunter announced she would retire after a career marked by 40 years and 708 victories, LSU athletics director Skip Bertman smartly turned to Chatman, an LSU Hall of Famer herself, and an All-American point guard. The call came on April 27, 2004, when Bertman named Chatman as only the fourth head coach in the history of LSU Women's Basketball. Chatman had just completed her 13th season on the Lady Tiger staff, and her fifth as an associate coach after being elevated to that position in September But in , Chatman became the most famous associate coach in the country when she took on the role of acting head coach in Gunter's absence, earning the BCA Coach of the Year honors for her efforts in relief. The way Chatman guided the Lady Tigers through the second half of the season, into March Madness and a trip to the Final Four only added an exclamation point on what everyone already knew about Chatman's coaching potential. Chatman, who dazzled LSU fans for four years as LSU's starting point guard in the late 1980s and early 1990s, developed a reputation as one of the nation's best recruiters, and one of the top up-andcoming coaches in the collegiate ranks. Chatman led LSU's recruiting efforts over nine years and as a result, the Lady Tigers have had eight straight classes rank among the top 20 in the nation, including the 2004 freshman class which featured three Parade All-Americans in Sylvia Fowles, Quianna Chaney and Erica White. Chatman helped LSU land another top incoming freshmen class in 2003, in All-American Marian Whitfield out of Georgia, Swedish National team member Hanna Biernacka and New Orleans native Khalilah Mitchell. The previous years were also highly productive for Chatman. She helped the Lady Tigers land Seimone Augustus, who finished her LSU career as a two-time National Player of the Year and the WNBA's No. 1 draft pick. Chatman also helped sign Aiysha Smith, a Kodak Junior College All-American and the 2003 first-round pick of the Washington Mystics, New Orleans native and current WNBA player Doneeka Hodges and Temeka Johnson, a first-round pick of the Washington Mystics and the 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year. Chatman was also responsible for bringing DeTrina White, one of the top 15 rated players in the country in 1998, who went on to become the National Freshman of the Year. Since joining the Lady Tigers staff, Chatman has tutored some of the finest guards in the country. Marie Ferdinand was a 2001 Kodak All-American selection and a finalist for the prestigious Naismith Award, given to the nation's best collegiate player. In addition to averaging over 21 points a game her senior season, she was a finalist for the Shooting Guard of the Year Award given out by ESPN. Ferdinand, a first round draft pick in the WNBA, is currently playing for the San Antonio Silver Stars and is a three-time WNBA All-Star. Chatman also worked with Cornelia Gayden, a three-time All-SEC pick who holds the NCAA record for 3-point goals in a single-game with 12 against Jackson State. Other standouts under Chatman include Elaine Powell, a two-time first-team All-SEC selection, Pietra Gay, an All-SEC pick in 1997, and Latasha Dorsey, a first team Defensive All-American in Powell was the starting point guard in the 2003 World Champion Detroit Shock, while Gay was a member of the 1997 WNBA World Champion Houston Comets. Before being named to assistant coach prior to the season, Chatman served one season, , as a student assistant with the Lady Tigers. Chatman, a Kodak All-American point guard for the Lady Tigers in 1991, graduated from Hahnville High School in She received her Bachelor's degree from LSU in December of During her four years with the Lady Tigers, Chatman started all but one game and was the school's all-time assists and steals leader with 570 and 346, respectively when she finished her career. Chatman held the assist record until the season when current Lady Tigers point guard Temeka Johnson passed her coach for the top spot. She also finished fifth on the all-time scoring list with 1,826 points. Chatman played in the NCAA Tournament four times and posted a four-year record of Chatman was a three-time All-SEC selection and in 1991 led the Lady Tigers to their first-ever SEC Tournament title. Chatman was named MVP of the 1991 SEC Tournament, also a first for LSU. Chatman capped her career at LSU by being selected to the prestigious Kodak All-American team following her senior season in Chatman is one of only five Lady Tigers named to the Kodak team. Chatman set a total of 20 school records while at LSU with five of those records still standing. Chatman was inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in the spring of Bob Starkey Assistant Coach The Chatman Record As a Player at LSU: Year Record Post-Season Highlights NCAA First Round Freshman All-SEC Team NCAA Sweet 16 First Team All-SEC NCAA First Round First Team All-SEC NCAA Sweet 16 Kodak All-American, SEC Tournament MVP, First Team All-SEC As a Coach at LSU: Year Record Position Highlights Student Asst. Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Women's NIT Assistant Coach NCAA Sweet Assistant Coach Women's NIT Final Four Assistant Coach NCAA Sweet Associate Coach NCAA Elite Eight Associate Coach NCAA Second Round Associate Coach NCAA Second Round Associate Coach NCAA Elite Eight/SEC Tournament Champs Associate Coach NCAA Final Four Head Coach NCAA Final Four/SEC Champions Head Coach NCAA Final Four/SEC Champions Total 64-7 Head Coach 2 NCAA Final Fours/2 SEC Championships Joe Carvalhido Director of Basketball Operations Carla Berry Assistant Coach Christie Sides Assistant Coach L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 7

9 OPPONENTS Returning Players 4 Katie Antony 5-10 Junior Guard Anacoco, La. (Anacoco HS/Vanderbilt) Sat out the season after transferring from Vanderbilt. Will return to the court as a junior for the season. AT VANDERBILT Averaged 4.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists in two seasons at Vanderbilt... Started 29 of 62 games in her career, including 15 as a sophomore... Scored a career 14 points against Kentucky on Jan. 8, Dished out a career-best 12 assists at St. Louis on Dec. 21, Played for coach Vic Ortiz at Anacoco and helped lead the school to five state titles in her six seasons on varsity... Named 2003 McDonald's All- American Dream 100, 2003 Louisiana Miss Basketball, 2003 Gatorade Louisiana Player of the Year, 2003 WBCA Honorable Mention All-American (Top 40) Was a five-time first-team all-state and four-time all-state Most Valuable Player Selected as a five-time first-team all-central Louisiana, first-team All-District, first-team all-parish... Named a four-time MVP on allparish Team and All-District team... A two-time Street & Smith All-America Honorable Mention (2001, 2002)... Averaged 30.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 4.1 steals per game as a senior Finished high school career ranked nationally in free throws attempted (first-1,372), free throws made (second-1,004), steals (second-710), and scoring (sixth-4,337) Finished third all-time in scoring in Louisiana (4,337 points - grades 9-12)... Ran track at Anacoco and was a three-time runner-up at the state championships in the 100m hurdles. Full name is Katie Lynn Antony... Born on July 25, 1984 in Alexandria, Va.... Daughter of Max and Quita Antony... Her mother, Quita was a legendary coach at Pitkin High School and was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame... Has one sister, Ashley, and one brother, Max... Her sister, Ashley played basketball at Louisiana Tech and finished her high school career as the state's all-time leader scorer with 4,704 points... Was National Honor Society President, Student Council President and 4-H Vice President... Named Miss Anacoco High School... Anacoco High School Homecoming Queen... Was the Class Valedictorian... majoring in kinesiology and plans on attending LSU medical school following her basketball career. KATIE ANTONY S CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg sat out after transfering --- TOTALS L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

10 Returning Players OPPONENTS 15 Quianna Chaney 5-11 Junior Guard Baton Rouge, La. (Southern Lab) 2005 SEC All-Freshman SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 31 games... Scored 18 points in LSU's victory over South Florida on Dec. 30 and followed it with a career-best 19 points against North Carolina A&T on Jan Poured in 18 points the victory over Alabama on Jan Dished out a career-best six assists against Nebraska on Nov Collected a career-high seven rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Nov Scored in double figures in eight games, including 13 points against Florida Atlantic in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament... Earned All-tournament team honors at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in all 36 games Scored a season-high 16 points that included four three-pointers in LSU's victory over Florida on Feb Connected on four three-pointers for 12 points in her first career game against Maine on Nov Also had 12 points against both at Florida on Jan. 13 (on four threepointers) and against Southern Miss on Nov Had 10 points in LSU's victory at Southwest Missouri State on Dec. 18 and added 11 points in the win over UC-Santa Barbara on Dec. 21 and against Arkansas on Jan Was named to the SEC All-Freshman team by the coaches... Was one of 15 finalists for a spot on the United States U19 World Championship team. Averaged 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.7 steals and 6.7 assists per game as a senior at Southern Lab in Baton Rouge for coach Henry Combs... Earned a spot as a McDonald's All-American, joining current teammates Erica White and Sylvia Fowles... Also named WBCA honorable mention All- America, as well as third-team Parade All-America following her senior season... Was a two-time District Defensive MVP and was selected as the 1A State Player of the Year as a senior... As a junior she was also named the Louisiana Sports Writers Association 1A Player of the Year and helped Southern Lab to the 1A state title... Played AAU ball for the Louisiana Storm and earned AAU 17U All-American in Full name is Quianna Nehma Chaney... Nickname is "Q"... Born on April 14, 1986 in Baton Rouge... Daughter of Brenda and Douglas Chaney... Has three siblings, Eric (26), Jamie (25) and Kayla (13)... Began playing basketball in the sixth grade... Her best sports moment is when she made nine 3-pointers in one game... Majoring in kinesiology. QUIANNA CHANEY S CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebound Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / /6.1 TOTALS / / L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 9

11 OPPONENTS Returning Players 34 Sylvia Fowles 6-6 Junior Center Miami, Fla. (Edison HS/Gulliver Prep) 2005 SEC Sixth Woman of the Year 2005 Second-team All-SEC 2005 SEC All-Freshman 2005 honorable mention All-America (AP) 2005 & 2006 First-team All-Louisiana 2005 Louisiana Freshman of the Year 2006 First-team All-SEC 2006 Third-team All-American (AP) Member of the 2006 United States Senior National Team in Australia Member of the 2005 United States World University Games Gold Medal Team SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Started all 35 games... Started for the first time in her collegiate career at No.13 Texas Tech in the season opener... Named first-team All-Southeastern Conference by the coaches and the AP... Third-team AP All-America selection... Named to the SEC all-tournament team... Named to the San Antonio Regional all-tournament team... Spent spring break in Australia playing for the United States senior national team at the Opals World Challenge play... Ended the season ranked second in career blocked shots at LSU with Blocked at least one shot in 31 of the 35 games and has at least one block in 65 career games... Was one of 20 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award... Was one of 12 finalists for the State Farm Wade Trophy... Earned All-tournament team honors at the Miami Thanksgiving Classic... Named First-team All-Louisiana... Had 23 double doubles this season and 35 in her career, the fourth most in LSU history... Her 60.7 field goal percentage was the fourth-best single season field goal percentage in school history... Ended the season ranked fifth in rebounds in a season with 407 and third in rebounds by a sophomore... Poured in 25 points and grabbed 16 rebounds against No. 4 Ohio State and Jessica Davenport... Pulled down 17 rebounds in the win over No. 10 Michigan State... Grabbed a NCAA Tournament school-record 19 rebounds in the victory over DePaul on March Became just the fourth player in LSU history to collect at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in a game when she scored 26 points and grabbed a career-best 22 rebounds against Vanderbilt on Jan Her 22 rebounds against Vanderbilt were the most by a Lady Tigers player since Scored a career-high 28 points in the victory at Alabama in Feb Blocked a career-best seven shots against Tennessee on March 5... Four-time SEC Player of the Week (Dec. 19, Jan. 2, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6)... Finished the season ranked seventh in the NCAA in field goal percentage, fifth in rebounding and 27th in blocked shots... Needs 17 points to become the 26th player in LSU history to reach the 1,000 career point milestone. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in all 36 games Began her collegiate career by posting a double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Maine on Nov Had a total of 12 double doubles... Scored a season-high 22 points in 22 minutes at No. 17 Vanderbilt on Jan Reached double figures in scoring in 25 of the 36 games Had double digit rebounds in 13 games... Finished the season ranked third in shots blocked in a single season at LSU with Recorded at least one blocked shots in all but three games and had at least two blocks in 30 games Ended the seasons ranked third in rebounds by a freshman at LSU with Collected a season-best 17 rebounds in LSU's victory over No. 5 Tennessee on Feb Ranked 16th in the nation in blocked shots... Ranked sixth at LSU in field goal percentage in a single season... Ended the season ranked 16th in the SEC in scoring, second in field goal percentage, third in rebounds and second in blocked shots... Named the SEC Sixth Woman of the Year... Named second-team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman by the coaches... Named honorable mention All-America by the Associated Press Voted Louisiana Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Louisiana by the LSWA Earned All-Tournament team honors for her efforts in the Women's Sports Foundation Classic... Was selected to the Coors Classic All-Tournament team... A member of the 2005 United States World University Games Gold Medal Team with teammate Seimone Augustus... Led Team USA with 15.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Averaged 20.6 points and 11.6 rebounds as a senior at Gulliver Prep for coach Gary Armstrong... Helped Gulliver to the 6A state title after transferring from Edison High School... Helped Edison to two state titles with coach Denise Novak. The first as a freshman with current Lady Tiger teammates Scholanda Hoston and Florence Williams and the second as a junior by averaging 21.1 points and 15.6 rebounds per game... Earned numerous All-America honors following her senior season, including First-team Parade All-America and first-team WBCAAll-America... Earned MVP honors at the WBCA All-America Game... Was also selected as a McDonald's All- America as a senior... Earned USA Today's top junior player and was a fourth-team Parade All-American as a junior... Did not play organized basketball until eighth grade... Became the first high school player to dunk in a game, using two hands to dunk twice in a regional playoff game. Full name is Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles... Nickname is "Big Syl"... Born on Oct. 6, 1985 in Miami, Fla.... Daughter of Arrittio Fowles... Has three brothers, Walter, Morris and Jeremy, and one sister, Dorothy... Enjoys drawing and sewing in her spare time... Undecided major. SYLVIA FOWLES CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebound Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / /15.9 TOTAL / / L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

12 Returning Players OPPONENTS 12 RaShonta LeBlanc 5-7 Junior Guard Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS) 2005 Freshman Academic All-SEC 2006 Academic All-SEC SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 27 games and started Started her first game in the season opener at No. 13 Texas Tech and played all 40 minutes... LSU posted a 14-1 record while she started at point guard... Dished out a career-best eight assists in the victory over Texas Tech... Scored a career-best 10 points in LSU's victory over Nebraska on Nov Followed that with a 10-point, eight-assist game against North Carolina A&T on Jan Had eight games with at least five assists, including six against both Michigan State and Minnesota... Named 2006 Academic All-Southeastern Conference. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in 25 games Scored a career-high five points against Southern Miss on Nov. 21 and Arkansas on Jan. 20 Pulled down a career-best four rebounds against Southern Miss on Nov. 21 Dished out a career-high four assists at Colorado on Nov. 27 Scored at least two points in 13 games Had at least two rebounds in nine games Had at least two assists in five games, including four games with three assists. Averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.6 steals and 2,3 assists as a senior at Port Arthur Memorial for coach Joe Fonteneaux... Was a McDonald's All- American nominee as a senior... Was a three-time First-team All-District and two-time First-team All-Region... Was named the Newcomer of the Year as a freshman... Helped her team to back-to-back district titles in 2001 and 2002 and a co-championship in Earned AAU All-America honors with the Houston Hotshots after her junior season. Fullname is RaShonta LeNette LeBlanc... Nickname is Tae-Tae... Born on July 30, 1986 in Port Arthur, Texas... Daughter of Robert and Arlene LeBlanc... Has one sister, RaNysha... RaNysha competed on LSU's track & field squad... Began playing basketball at age six... Has worn the same number (12) since she was in middle school... Majoring in accounting. RaSHONTA LeBLANC S CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebound Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / /3.2 TOTAL / / L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 11

13 OPPONENTS Returning Players 10 Khalilah Mitchell 5-11 Junior Guard New Orleans, La. (St. Mary s HS) 2004 Freshman Academic All-SEC 2005 Academic All-SEC SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 22 games... Dished out a career-high five assists and had three steals against Southern on Nov Scored a career-high seven points in the victory at Alabama on Feb Equaled her career-high with three rebounds against Southern and Arkansas... Missed three games in December with an ankle injury. FRESHMAN (REDSHIRT) SEASON ( ) Played in 22 games after returning from a knee injury suffered in Scored a season-high four points in the victory over Arkansas on Jan. 20 Pulled down a career-high three rebounds at Southwest Missouri State on Dec. 18 Dished out a season-best four assists in the season opener against Maine on Nov. 11 Also dished out three assists at Southwest Missouri State on Dec. 18 Named 2005 Academic All-SEC. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in just four games before suffering a season-ending knee injury in practice in late November... Underwent surgery to repair the torn ACL in her right knee on Nov Scored her first baskets as a collegiate player in the second half of LSU's season-opening victory over Villanova on Nov. 15. Averaged 18.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.2 steals per game as a senior at St. Mary's... Played for coach Keith Haywood... Was named first-team all-state and participated in the Louisiana High School All-Star game this past summer... Named New Orleans Times-Picayune Metro Player of the Year and Clarion Herald Catholic League Player of the Year as a senior... Was an 11-4A District first-team selection and was named the district MVP... Named the St. Mary's Student-Athlete of the Year as a senior for her performance on the court as well as on the track. Full name is Khalilah Renee Mitchell... Born on Dec. 25, 1985 in Atlanta, Ga.... Daughter of Jennifer Moss and Walter Mitchell... Resides with her mother and stepfather Thomas Moss and sister Karimah (17)... Has seven siblings; Ketourah (29), Reginald (32), Malika (27), Abdul (26), Kameelah (25), Kareem (23) and Karimah... Her brother Reginald played basketball at Clark University in Atlanta... Began playing basketball at age Majoring in business... Earned a 4.0 GPA in the 2004 spring semester. KHALILAH MITCHELL S CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebound Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / /1.3 TOTAL / / L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

14 Returning Players OPPONENTS 54 Ashley Thomas 6-0 Junior Forward Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson HS) 2005 Freshman Academic All-SEC 2006 Academic All-SEC SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in all 35 games and started Returned from knee surgery to play 15 minutes in the season opener at No. 13 Texas Tech... Poured in 12 points in the following game against Southern on Nov Did not miss a shot against Southern, hitting all five from the floor and both free throws... Scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds against North Carolina A&T... Scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed a career-best eight rebounds at Arkansas on Feb Grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists vs. Ole Miss in the SEC Tournament... Recorded at least five rebounds in 17 games, including eight against Baylor, Arkansas and Washington... Scored at least five points in 13 games, including 11 points against both Tulane and DePaul... Started for the first time in her career on Jan. 4 at Auburn... Scored eight points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds in her first NCAA Tournament game against Florida Atlantic on March 18. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in 14 games before suffering a season ending knee injury Injured her right knee in the 14th game of the season at Rutgers on Jan. 5 and had successful surgery to repair torn ligaments on Jan. 14 Scored a seasonhigh six points against Texas State on Dec. 30 Pulled down a seasonbest six rebounds against Tulane on Jan. 2 Scored five points in her first collegiate game against Maine on Nov. 11. Averaged 14.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game as a senior at Stephenson High School for coach Dennis Watkins... Helped lead her team to the 5A state title in 2004 with a 32-1 record... Named the Metro Atlanta Female Prep Player of the Year in Earned Nike All- America honors as a junior and was named Atlanta Journal Constitution DeKalb County Player of the Year in 2003 and Collected a career record of in her four seasons... Graduated with a 3.9 GPA. Full name is Ashley Danielle Thomas... Nickname is A-Train... Born on Nov. 18, 1986 in Atlanta, Ga.... Daughter of William and Rose Thomas... Has one sister, Alyssa (9)... Began playing basketball as the age of nine... Wears the No. 54 because five added to four equals nine, the age which she began playing basketball... Says she is a good dancer... Majoring in kinesiology and plans to attend medical school after her career... Recorded the highest GPA on the team last year with a 3.7. ASHLEY THOMAS CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebound Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / /4.5 TOTAL / / L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 13

15 OPPONENTS Returning Players 5 Erica White 5-3 Junior Guard Jacksonville, Fla. (Ribault HS) 2005 Freshman Academic All-SEC SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 34 games and started the final 20 of the season... Started for the first time in her career on Jan. 19 against Alabama and had 10 points, six assists and a career-high four steals... Started the following game at Georgia and posted 10 assists in 40 minutes of work... Dished out a careerbest 14 assists in a starting roll against Vanderbilt on Jan Posted a third straight double digit assist game with 11 against Baylor on Jan Recorded a career-high with 14 point against Southern on Nov. 22 and had 14 points in LSU's victory over Stanford in the NCAA Regional Final on March 2... Hit all eight of her free throw attempts against Southern... Came back later in the week to pull down a career-best seven rebounds against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi... Also grabbed seven rebounds against Washington in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... Recorded a double double with 12 points and 10 assists against Georgia on Feb Ended the season ranked first on LSU's assists by a sophomore list with 184 this season and fifth on LSU's single season list... Finished ranked 25th in the nation in assists per game with a 5.4 average... Posted double figures in assists in five games this season. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in 21 games Scored a season-best six points at South Carolina on Feb. 13 Dished out a season-best four assists against Arkansas on Jan. 20 Collected a season-high three rebounds against both Kentucky on Feb. 17 and at Arkansas on Feb. 24 Scored at least two points in 10 games... Invited to the trials for the United States Basketball National Team trials for the second straight year. Averaged 24.0 points, 6.0 steals and 5.2 assists per game at Ribault High School for coach Alfred Austin... Led her school to three straight state titles in 2001, 2002 and Named McDonald's All-American as a senior, as well as Second-team Parade All-America and honorable mention WBCAAll- America... Crowned the 4A State Player of the Year... Named the Florida Times Union Player of the Year... Averaged 16.0 points 6.0 assists and 5.0 steals as a junior on her way to earning Fourth-Team Street & Smith's All- America honors. Full name is Erica Rene White... Born on Aug. 26, 1986 in Jacksonville, Fla.... Daughter of Terry White and Robin Manigault... Has three sisters, Leslie Manigault (21) and Courtney Manigault (12) and Jordan White (3), and a brother, Terry White, Jr. (6)... Majoring in kinesiology... Has plans of attending pharmacy school to become a pharmacist... Spent the summer working in the LSU Health Center's pharmacy. ERICA WHITE S CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebound Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / /5.6 TOTAL / / L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

16 Returning Players OPPONENTS 24 Marian Whitfield 5-9 Junior Guard Augusta, Ga. (Glenn Hills HS) SOPHOMORE SEASON ( ) Played in 22 games... Scored a career-high eight points against Southern on Nov Scored five points against South Carolina on Jan Grabbed a career-best three rebounds in the win over North Carolina A&T on Jan. 1. FRESHMAN (REDSHIRT) SEASON ( ) Played in 17 games Scored a career-high three points in the regular season finale against Florida on Feb. 27 Scored at least two points in 10 games, including the first field goal of her career against Maine on Nov. 11 Pulled down a career-best two rebounds on four occasions, including in the victory over Liberty in the NCAA Tournament regional semifinal Dished out a career-best two assists against Maine on Nov. 11 and also had two assists in the win over Arkansas on Jan. 20. FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in three games before suffering a season-ending leg injury... Suffered a broken bone her lower left leg during practice on Dec. 9 and underwent surgery to repair the break in early January... Scored her first collegiate point on a free throw against Rice on Nov. 29. Averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game as a senior at Glenn Hills... Played for coach Bernard Bowman... Was named the Georgia 4A Player of the Year by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Georgia High School Association... Was a two-time Nike All- American and a two-time Street&Smith's All-American... Earned Adidas All- America status as a senior... Helped Glenn Hills to a 30-2 record and a state title as a junior... Played AAU basketball with LSU teammate Amber Long on the GA/Lina 76ers for coaches Kelvin Powell and Ken Griffin. Full name is Marian Sherell Whitfield... Born on Sept. 2, 1984 in Augusta, Ga.... Daughter of Marcilla Whitfield and Marion Whitfield... Has three sisters; Nora (24), Roselena (23) and Veronica (17)... Has two stepsiblings; Karrington (17) and Kellington (15)... Began playing basketball in the seventh grade... Her dream job is to become a coach sociology major. MARIAN WHITFIELD S CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebound Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / / / / / /1.6 TOTAL / / L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 15

17 OPPONENTS Returning Players 44 Kristen Morris 6-2 Sophomore Forward Lathrup Village, Mich. (Detroit Country Day School) FRESHMAN SEASON ( ) Played in 27 games... Scored her first career points on a lay-up in the first half of the season opener at No. 13 Texas Tech... Poured in a career-high 15 points on 7-7 shooting against North Carolina A&T on Jan Scored at least four points in five games, including eight points against Tulane... Grabbed a career-best six rebounds in the victory over North Carolina A&T. Full name is Kristen Nicole Morris... Born on Aug. 3, 1987 in Detroit, Mich.... Daughter of Rene' and Lewis Morris... Has two sisters, Alicia (20) and Marlena (25)... Plans to major in business management and entrepreneurship. Averaged 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game for coach Frank Orlando at Detroit Country Day... Helped Detroit Country Day School to three straight state titles, including her senior season... Named Nike All-American following her senior season... Was the Class B Michigan Player of the Year... Named a finalist for Michigan's Miss Basketball... A consensus Top 25 player by position... Was a all-region performer in the high jump for the track team and was a state qualifier. KRISTEN MORRIS CAREER STATS Three-Point Rebound Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def-Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg / /2.2 TOTAL / / L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

18 Newcomers OPPONENTS 23 Allison Hightower 5-10 Freshman Guard Arlington, Texas (Juan Seguin HS) Averaged 21.6 points, 8.9 rebounds and 6.0 steals and 5.0 assists per game during her career at Juan Seguin High School for head coach Courtney Phillips... Finished as Seguin's all-time leading scorer with 2,182 points in three seasons... Helped her school to a 28-0 District 7-4A record during the past two seasons, leading Seguin to the state regional finals... Earned WBCA and McDonald's All-American honors as a senior... Started for the West team in the McDonald's All-American game and scored nine points, grabbed nine rebounds, had two assists, two blocks and four steals in the victory... Also started in the WBCA All-Star game and finished with five points, five rebounds and two steals... Played with current Lady Tigers teammate Porsha Phillips in the WBCA game and against her in the McDonald's game... Won the three-point shooting contest at the McDonald's All-American festivities in San Diego... Named second-team Parade All-American an d sixth-team Street & Smith's All-American as a senior... A two-time Dallas Morning News All-Area first team selection... Named district MVP in both 2005 and Member of the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival Team that earned the silver medal in Invited to the U18 USA Basketball team trials this summer... Also starred for the track team at Juan Seguin and won the 4A state title in the high jump. Full name is Allison Kira Hightower... Born on April 6, 1988 in Dallas, Texas... Daughter of David and Regina Hightower... Has one brother, Tony (23)... Undecided major L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 17

19 OPPONENTS Newcomers 22 Porsha Phillips 6-2 Freshman Forward Stone Mountain, Ga. (Redan HS) Averaged 14.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 steals, 2.7 assists and 5.7 blocked shots per game as a senior at Redan High School for head coach Rhonda Malone... Earned McDonald's All-American and WBCA All-American honors as a senior and played in both All-Star games... Scored seven points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked two shots for the East Team at the McDonald's All-American game in San Diego... Had seven points, seven rebounds and three blocks in the WBCA all-star game... Played with current teammate Allison Hightower in the WBCA game... Was also named third-team Parade All-American and earned third-team USA Today All- American honors and third-team Street & Smith's All-American... Finished her career with 1,696 points, 923 rebounds and 444 blocked shots in 116 games... Helped lead her team to a overall record in four seasons, including two state runner-up finishes... Was the three-time DeKalb County Player of the Year... Participated in the 2005 USA Youth Development Festival Team trials in Colorado Springs... Invited to the U18 USA Basketball team trials this summer. Full name is Porsha Janel Phillips... Nickname is Pokey... Born on Jan. 13, 1988 in Stone Mountain, Ga.... Daughter of Lue and James Phillips... Has three brothers, Jamil (29), Brandon (24) and Patrick (19)... Both Brandon and Patrick play professional baseball... Brandon plays for the Cincinnati Reds organization and Patrick is in the Los Angeles Angels organization...plans to major in early childhood education L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L

20 Newcomers OPPONENTS 25 Mesha Williams 6-3 Junior Center St. Louis, Mo. (Gateway Tech HS/Moberly CC) JUNIOR COLLEGE Played two seasons at Moberly Community College in Missouri for head coach Michael Smith... Averaged 18.7 points and 10.7 rebounds last season and completed her career with 1,083 point, 638 rebounds and 194 blocks... Her blocks total is the school record, while her points rank fifth and rebounds are second... Named first-team JUCO Kodak All-American last season... Was a two-time all-conference and all-region selection... Posted 13.0 points and 9.0 rebounds a game during her first season at Moberly was and an honorable mention All-American selection... Helped lead the team to a record in two seasons, including two regional championships and two appearances in the NJCAA National Tournament. Full name is Mesha Louise Williams... Born on Nov. 25, Daughter of Michelle Ricks and Louis Williams... Has one sister, Monique Morgan (27) and one brother, Desmond Morgan (25)... Received her associates degree in the summer of 2006 from Moberly Community College... Expected to major in business. Averaged 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game as a senior at Gateway Technological High in St. Louis... Was a teammate of current LSU track and field performer Kathryn Coleman L S U L A D Y T I G E R S B A S K E T B A L L 19