Swayze talks about the first day workouts and the emphasis of the day

SWAYZE BLACK: Hey Lady Tiger Fans! Today was our first day of four player workouts and it was everything I expected. Our emphasis was "echo yells" and because my group consisted of four veterans we were expected to be heard and give great effort. The workout was very intense and the drills required a desire to get better, and I honestly believe we all had that desire! I think I speak for everyone when I say we’re looking forward to this upcoming season! Until next time tiger fans…

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Posted by Bob Starkey 

Coach Chancellor pleased with first day of workouts

VAN CHANCELLOR: We had our first fall practice of the year yesterday and our staff was really pleased with the overall effort.  We our a program that believes heavily in the fundamentals of the game and that was a major part of our work yesterday.  We did a two-ball dribbling and passing series with all the players and worked on the basics of the v-cut and the back cut.  With our post players we worked on our four seals as well as our Mikan Series and our perimeter players work on cuts off the down screen.  Probably our best group of the day was LaSondra Barrett, Swayze Black, Courtney Jones and Taylor Turnbow.  It was a 45 minute workout and their last 5 minutes was as strong as their first 5 minutes.  This is really important because we are stressing "finishing" in all we do this year.  I also was pleased with our freshman.  It is always a little bit more difficult for them because they are being thrown some new concepts and we are asking them to pick up a lot on the run.

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Jeanne loves intensity of first Lady Tiger workout

JEANNE KENNEY: First day of individual practice equals not one easy/half-speed drill.  That's the intensity I love and expected since the first day I became a part of the Lady Tiger family. It's a great way to see your teammates strengths and weaknesses as well as my own.  The good news is -- we can only get better!   

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Posted by Bob Starkey 

Angela and KG spend time with a special group -- The Capital Area Tigers

ANGELA JONES: Yesterday evening Katherine Graham (KG) and I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting with some of the Capital Area Tiger members.  It was a great experience for the both of us to just be able to talk, and get to know a part of the Lady Tiger support system.  It was also our great pleasure to have KG present Chico Moore, one of the members with a special gift on behalf of the Lady Tigers for his special hospitality with this year’s Summer Cookout.  The members were excited about the upcoming season and we look forward to seeing them pack the PMAC!!!!  We also, look forward to continuing our relationship with the Capital Area Tiger members and building the legacy of our great program! GEAUX TIGERS!

 

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Posted by Bob Starkey 

Theresa Plaisance USA Basketball Photo Shoot Video

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As part of the Lady Tigers’ photo shoot for the 2010-11 season, freshman forward Theresa Plaisance donned a USA Basketball uniform one more time for our cameras. Plaisance became only the second LSU player in school history to make a USA U18 National Team roster. Once selected, she and the Americans claimed a gold medal and defeated Brazil in the championship game.  


Posted by Bill Martin  

2010-11 LSU Lady Tigers Promotional Photo Shoot

The 2010-11 edition of the LSU Lady Tigers will participate in a promotional photo shoot this afternoon. The shots will be used for marketing and advertisement campaigns as well as the media guide and poster layouts. Stay tuned to LSU Women’s Basketball on Facebook. We will bring you some behind the scenes video clips of the Lady Tigers.

Posted by Bill Martin  

Marie a spokesperson for new Coca-Cola campaign

Coca-Cola has formed a multiyear marketing partnership with the WNBA to host a number of WNBA FIT Clinics at community parks across the U.S.

The program supports Coca-Cola's "Live Positively" initiative and WNBA Cares. It kicked off last week with clinics in New York City and Washington, D.C, and will continue through the end of the summer.

The clinics will teach fitness skills and nutrition to kids. Coke also hopes that holding camps in local parks, as part of its "America Is Your Park" program, will encourage families to visit neighborhood recreational facilities more often. The program is giving away $500,000 in grants to state and local parks, a $100,000 grant to the park with the most votes, a dollar for every laugh uploaded to the "Smile-izer" at MyCoke.com, and matching donations to the
nation's parks submitted through LivePositively.com.

The rationale behind Coke's park effort seems to be that going to parks more often will make people more active; making people more active will reduce obesity; and reducing obesity will reduce calls for a soda tax and anti-soda initiatives like New York City Health's campaign.

Furthermore, by opening WNBA FIT Clinics, "we're giving families the chance to get active together and have fun by interacting with amazing role models like WNBA players," said Ellen Lucey, director of sports marketing at Coca-Cola North America.

WNBA stars Marie Ferdinand-Harris (L.A. Sparks), Taj McWilliams-Franklin (New York Liberty), Helen Darling (San Antonio Silver Stars), Swin Cash (Seattle Storm) and Tamika Catchings (Indiana Fever) will serve as the program's ambassadors and will appear in videos on the "Live Positively" Web site.

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Posted by Bob Starkey 

Big Syl named 1st Team All-WNBA Defense

NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2009 –One thing they know at LSU is how to play defense and Chicago Sky center Sylvia Fowles has extended that to the WNBA level by being names to the 2010 WNBA All Defense 1st team.

Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings, the 2010 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year presented by Kia Motors, headlines the 2010 WNBA All-Defensive Team, the league announced today. Catchings, who also earned Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2005, 2006 and 2009, collected 22 points from the league’s 12 head coaches. Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry and Fowles finished second with 18 points apiece.

Seattle Storm guard Tanisha Wright (11 points) and New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter (10 points) round out the All-Defensive First Team.

Catchings earns her sixth consecutive appearance on the All-Defensive First Team. She is the only player to be named to the First Team every year it has been selected (2005-2010). Wright is the only other member of the First Team who was so honored last season. McCoughtry and Fowles, who were selected to the All-Defensive Second Team in 2009 and 2008, respectively, make their initial appearance on the First Team. For Pondexter, it is her first time earning All-Defensive Team honors.

The WNBA All-Defensive Second Team is comprised of Seattle Storm forward-center Lauren Jackson (15 points), Minnesota Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson (six points), Atlanta Dream center Sancho Lyttle (seven points), Washington Mystics guard Lindsey Harding (nine points), and Indiana Fever guards Tully Bevalaqua and Katie Douglas (six points apiece).

Jackson, the 2007 Defensive Player of the Year, was twice selected to the All-Defensive First Team (2007 and 2009) and twice named to the All-Defensive Second Team (2005 and 2008). For Brunson, this marks her third selection to the All-Defensive Second Team (2007 and 2008), while Lyttle earns Second Team honors for a second consecutive season. The Fever guards, Bevilaqua and Douglas, are no strangers to this honor. Bevilaqua was selected to the All-Defensive First Team in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009, and to the second team in 2007; Douglas was a member of the First Team three consecutive seasons, 2005-2007. Harding is a first-time member of the All-Defensive squad.

A panel of the WNBA’s 12 head coaches voted on the WNBA All-Defensive Team, selecting First and Second Teams by position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Players earned two points for each First Team vote and one point for a Second Team vote.

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Posted by Bob Starkey 

Big Syl addresses Lady Tiger team

KATHERINE GRAHAM: One of the greatest gifts we can recieve as a team is being able to have a relationship with former players. This was one of the first times that Sylvia Fowles has had time of from playing basketball and wonder how she spent her Saturday morning? In the Sue Gunter Complex sharing wisdom with this years team. Its always great to see alumni return and tell us about thier experience what they plan on doing in the future endevors, as well as talk about some of the coaches! There were a lot of great questions that were asked and Syl did a great job of answering them honestly. Her personality and passion for this program was evident in every word she spoke. In this meeting Syl allowed us to be very personal and develope a close connection to her journey of how she became the player she is today, and what motivates her to continue to work hard and become better. We thank Syl for her insight and wisdom that was shared and wish her all the best in her foundation, as well as her basketball career. Until next time Lady Tiger Fans!

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Posted by Bob Starkey 

Meek & Roneeka in televised play-off clash tonight

Temeka Johnson and her Phoenix Mercury teammates begin their quest of defending last year's World Championship tonight when they host San Antonio and Roneeka Hodges.  Action begins at 8:00 PM CST on ESPN2

Phoenix/San Antonio Pre-Game Story: http://bit.ly/aQCljt

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Posted by Bob Starkey