WNBA Championships
LSU women’s basketball has been associated with eight WNBA championships.
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Temeka Johnson
Van Chancellor
2009 Phoenix Mercury
Temeka Johnson’s first season with the Phoenix Mercury was a memorable one as the starting point won her first championship ring in 2009. The Mercury trailed 2-1 in the series before winning two straight to take the series in five games. Johnson, a recipient of the WNBA CARES’ award, started all 11 of Phoenix’s playoff games, averaging 7.5 points and 3.1 assists per contest.
1997, 1998, 1999 & 2000 Houston Comets
Elaine Powell
2003, 2006 & 2008 Detroit Shock Elaine Powell was a member of three WNBA championship teams – all with the Detroit Shock. Powell has claimed more league titles than any former player in school history doing so in 2003, 2006 and 2008.
Current LSU head coach Van Chancellor won the WNBA’s first four championships – 1997, ’98, ’99 and 2000 – as head coach of the Houston Comets. Chancellor, the three-time WNBA Coach of the Year, remains the all-time leader in WNBA victories with 211. A display honoring Chancellor and the Comets’ four WNBA titles is featured at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
WNBA All-Stars Seimone Augustus 2006 & 2007 Seimone Augustus was voted to the Western Conference All-Star team in 2006 and 2007. Augustus scored a game-high 16 points in the 2006 game, and she followed that up with eight points and seven rebounds in the 2007 contest played in Washington D.C.
Van Chancellor 1999, 2000, 2001 & 2004 Head Coach
Marie Ferdinand-Harris 2002, 2003 & 2005 Marie Ferdinand-Harris has made more WNBA All-Star Game appearances than any former player in school history. Harris, then a member of the San Antonio Silver Stars (formerly the Utah Starzz), played for the Western Conference in 2002, 2003 and 2005.
Current LSU head coach Van Chancellor spearheaded the Western Conference All-Stars to victory in the WNBA’s first three All-Star Games from 1999-2001. Chancellor later returned to coach the 2004 USA Olympic team against the WNBA AllStars in New York. Chancellor never lost an All-Star contest as the Hall of Famer was a perfect 4-0.
2009-2010 LSU Women’s Basketball Media Guide
Sylvia Fowles 2009 Sylvia Fowles dazzled fans in her first WNBA All-Star Game appearance in 2009 as she became the third player in league history to dunk in the game (above). Fowles was the first former Lady Tiger to ever start a WNBA All-Star Game after she garnered 71,487 votes, second most among all players in the Eastern Conference. She scored 17 in her all-star debut, including the slam with 15 seconds remaining. 37