2004–05 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team

2004–05 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
2004–05 LSU Lady Tigers basketball
SEC Regular season champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 2
Record	33–3 (14–0 SEC)
Head coach	Pokey Chatman (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Starkey; Carla Berry;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 2003–04 2005–06 →

2004–05 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 LSU	14	–	0	1.000	33	–	3	.917
No. 3 Tennessee^†	13	–	1	.929	30	–	5	.857
No. 18 Vanderbilt	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 20 Georgia	9	–	5	.643	24	–	10	.706
Ole Miss	8	–	6	.571	19	–	11	.633
Mississippi State	6	–	8	.429	17	–	12	.586
Auburn	6	–	8	.429	16	–	13	.552
Florida	5	–	9	.357	14	–	15	.483
Alabama	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Kentucky	4	–	10	.286	18	–	16	.529
Arkansas	3	–	11	.214	17	–	14	.548
South Carolina	2	–	12	.143	8	–	21	.276

† 2005 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2004–05 LSU Lady Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Lady Tigers, were led by first-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 33–3, 14–0 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 Chattanooga region. The Lady Tigers defeated Stetson, Arizona, Liberty, and Duke to reach the Final Four in back-to-back seasons. LSU was beaten in the National semifinals by Baylor.

Roster

2004–05 LSU Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Temeka Johnson	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Sr	Bonnabel	New Orleans, LA
G	5	Erica White	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Ribault	Jacksonville, FL
G	10	Khaliah Mitchell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	St. Mary's	New Orleans, LA
G	12	RaShonta LeBlanc	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Memorial	Port Arthur, TX
G	15	Quianna Chaney	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Southern Lab	Baton Rouge, LA
F	22	Florence Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Miami Edison	Miami, FL
G	24	Marian Whitfield	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Glenn Hills	Augusta, GA
C	31	Sylvia Fowles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Miami Edison	Miami, FL
G	32	Scholanda Dorrell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Miami Edison	Miami, FL
G	33	Seimone Augustus	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Capitol	Baton Rouge, LA
F	34	Wendlyn Jones	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Blytheville	Blytheville, AR
F	42	Hanna Biernacka	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Telge Emergi Club	Stockholm, Sweden
F	52	Tillie Willis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Cumberland Christian	Mableton, GA
F	54	Ashley Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Stephenson	Stone Mountain, GA
C	55	Crystal White	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Mount Clemens Duke	Mount Clemens, MI

Head coach

Pokey Chatman (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Starkey
Carla Berry

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
Nov 14, 2004*	No. 3	vs. No. 8 Baylor State Farm Tip-Off Classic	W 71–70	3–0	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Feb 27, 2005*	No. 1	Florida	W 76–52	27–1 (14–0)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Women's Tournament
Mar 4, 2005*	(1) No. 1	vs. (8) Alabama Quarterfinals	W 60–59	28–1	BI-LO Center Greenville, SC
Mar 5, 2005*	(1) No. 1	vs. (4) No. 21 Georgia Semifinals	W 79–65	29–1	BI-LO Center Greenville, SC
Mar 6, 2005*	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) No. 5 Tennessee Championship game	L 65–67	29–2	BI-LO Center Greenville, SC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20, 2005*	(1 S) No. 2	vs. (16 S) Stetson First round	W 70–36	30–2	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 22, 2005*	(1 S) No. 2	vs. (9 S) Arizona Second round	W 76–43	31–2	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 26, 2005*	(1 S) No. 2	vs. (13 S) Liberty Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 90–48	32–2	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
Mar 28, 2005*	(1 S) No. 2	vs. (2 S) No. 8 Duke Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 59–49^[1]	33–2	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
Apr 3, 2005*	(1 S) No. 2	vs. (2 W) No. 5 Baylor National Semifinal – Final Four	L 57–68^[2]	33–3	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. CHT=Chattanooga Region. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[3]

Rankings

2004–05 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

References

^ "Lady Tigers Wear Down Duke". The Washington Post. March 28, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
^ "Baylor rallies to shock LSU". The Tampa Bay Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
^ "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[1] "Lady Tigers Wear Down Duke". The Washington Post. March 28, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[2] "Baylor rallies to shock LSU". The Tampa Bay Times. April 4, 2005. Retrieved July 6, 2024.

[3] "2004-05 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved July 4, 2024.

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