LSU Tigers women's basketball | ||||
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University | Louisiana State University | |||
Founded | 1975 (48 years ago) | |||
Athletic director | Scott Woodward | |||
Head coach | Kim Mulkey (4th season) | |||
Conference | SEC | |||
Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||
Arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (capacity: 13,472) | |||
Nickname | Lady Tigers | |||
Colors | Purple and gold[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament champions | ||||
2023 | ||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1986, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023, 2024 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1984, 1986, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2023, 2024 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
AIAW tournament runner-up | ||||
1977 | ||||
AIAW tournament Final Four | ||||
1977 | ||||
AIAW tournament appearances | ||||
1977 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1991, 2003 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
2005, 2006, 2008 |
The LSU Tigers women's basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's college basketball. The head coach is Kim Mulkey, the former head coach at Baylor University, who was hired on April 25, 2021 to replace Nikki Fargas, who had been head coach since the 2011–2012 season. The team plays its home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
LSU is the 2023 NCAA national champion, having defeated Iowa 102–85 in the national championship game.