BOOGIE GARNERS PRE-SEASON HONOR
We can't forget to give a shout out to LaSondra "Boogie" Barrett who also was named to the second team Pre-Season All-SEC team and recieved a vote for Player of the Year!
We can't forget to give a shout out to LaSondra "Boogie" Barrett who also was named to the second team Pre-Season All-SEC team and recieved a vote for Player of the Year!
Allison Hightower has been named the SEC Pre-Season Player of the Year! No player has worked as hard or is so deserving!
KATHERINE GRAHAM (10-14-09):
BILL MARTIN (10-14-09, 5:40 p.m.)
Today was media day for the Lady Tigers and as the sports information contact for the program, it is a busy but fun day. It's my job to serve as the liason between the media and our staff and players. The Lady Tigers are well prepared for speaking to the media. We are one of the few schools that actually puts the student-athletes through a media training seminar where they learn how to speak effectively and adhere to proper interview etiquette. This also is beneficial to the players as they go on to job interviews after college.It's this day that signifies the beginning of basketball season. With practice set to start on Saturday morning, head coach Van Chancellor and the Lady Tigers each took their turn fielding questions from the media. The content of the questions was quite different from last year considering this time last year, LSU had lost all five starters and State Farm All-American Sylvia Fowles.Today, the Lady Tigers have a year of experience and much of the attention went to 2010 National Player of the Year candidate Allison Hightower. Hightower has been through this drill for three years and is always great in an interview with the media. She needs no tips and answers questions like the leader she is. Her example carries onto the rest of the team. One member of the media asked Allison today, "You and (men's player) Tasmin Mitchell are kind of in the same process. You are leaders of your team. How do you handle that pressure?" Allison confidently answered the question, "There's no pressure at all. You go about your business as usual, work hard and lead by example." Both Tasmin and Allison will be participating at SEC Media Day next Thursday in Birmingham with Coach Trent Johnson and Coach Chancellor.In closing, here is a great quote that LaSondra Barrett, the 2009 SEC Co-Freshman of the Year, gave to a question today: "It’s all about hunger right now and how hard we’ve worked. In this offseason, we have worked tremendously. Everyone has improved and carries it on the court. Impossible is nothing really.”You can find complete coverage from media day, including video, audio clips and quotes at LSUsports.net. Follow the link below.http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=204813482
TRAVIS MAYS (10-14-09):
THOUGHTS FROM COACH CHANCELLOR:
COACH LANDERS (9-12-09):
COURTNEY JONES (10-9-09):
Well, there is no doubt that our team has a lot of personality. Whether it is before practices or any workout, the team is always entertaining to watch but I just could not stop laughing at my teammates at our team photo shoot. During the photo shoot we were required to show our creative sides to our fans. You know show them what life is like with us off the court. We danced, sang and did imitations of Coach Chancellor. I must say that the sophomores did the best job. We all danced in a Soul Train line and in my opinion we should the most enthusiasm. We even saw Destini come out of her shell and dance a little. It was very funny (Love you Destini).
These times to me are the best besides eating at Coach Chancellor’s house. We all forget about our issues, practices and school and just sit around bonding with each other. You can tell by the looks on everyone’s faces that they really enjoy it as much as I did.
BOOGIE BARRETT (10-9-09):
The video shoot was great, we got to tell some information on teammates, like who is the best dancer, who studies the most, etc. Sophomores were the best dancing squad because we did a soul train line to showcase our best dance moves.