BATON ROUGE, La., March 16 (UPI) -- LSU women's basketball Coach Van Chancellor has stepped down after four seasons, the school said Wednesday.
Chancellor, 67, will become special assistant to Athletic Director Joe Alleva.
The Lady Tigers were 90-40 under Chancellor, including 19-13 overall and 8-8 in the SEC this past season, but missed the NCAA Tournament.
LSU will begin searching for a new coach right away, though Alleva said many candidates are coaching in the tournament.
"I have a handful of people in mind," he said. "My time table is to get the best person no matter how long it takes.
"This is a decision we made that's in the best interest of the program."
Besides taking LSU to the Final Four once in his four years, Chancellor coached the U.S. Women's Olympic Team to a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games. He has also coached at Ole Miss and in the WNBA with the Houston Comets.
Chancellor said he was most proud of running a program free of NCAA infractions and that every senior who played for him graduated.
"I've never had one piece of publicity that our players have been in trouble," he said. "It's been a wonderful, wonderful four years. It's a wonderful place to be."
