LSU Tigers gymnastics | |
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Founded | 1975 |
University | Louisiana State University |
Conference |
SEC Division I Division |
Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Head coach | D-D Breaux (40th year) |
Home arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (Capacity: 13,472) |
Nickname | Tigers |
Colors | Purple and Gold |
Super Six Appearances | |
2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2016 | |
NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
Conference Champions | |
1981, 2017 |
The LSU Tigers gymnastics team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I women's gymnastics. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and is currently coached by D-D Breaux, who has coached the Tigers since 1978. The Pete Maravich Assembly Center serves as the home arena for the team. In 2016, the program finished second at the 2016 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship – their highest placement in the competition. In 2017, LSU won the SEC Regular Season Championship in the title's inaugural year.
Gymnasts who have committed to attend LSU in the future:
The Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972 and is home of the LSU Tigers gymnastics team. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in honor of Pete Maravich, a Tiger basketball legend, shortly after his death in 1988. The Maravich Center is known to locals as "The PMAC" or "The Palace that Pete Built," or by its more nationally known nickname, "The Deaf Dome," coined by Dick Vitale.
The slightly oval building is located directly to the north of Tiger Stadium, and its bright-white roof can be seen in many telecasts of that stadium. The arena concourse is divided into four quadrants: Pete Maravich Pass, The Walk of Champions, Heroes Hall and Midway of Memories. The quadrants highlight former LSU Tiger athletes, individual and team awards and memorabilia pertaining to the history of the LSU Tigers gymnastics team.