Barbara Swanner was the head coach of the women's basketball team at Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...

 (LSU) from 1979-1982.

Swanner took over for head coach Jinks Coleman

Jinks Coleman

Jinks Coleman was the first head coach of the women's basketball team at Louisiana State University from 1975-1979. Coleman led the Lady Tigers to a 91-32 record before resigning 15 games into the 1978-1979 season....

 midway through the 1978-1979 season and led the Lady Tigers (then the BenGals) to a 57-50 record over the next 3 ½ years. Her teams went to three Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Tournaments. She was succeeded by the legendary Sue Gunter

Sue Gunter

Sue Gunter was a women's college basketball coach. She is best known as the head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team....

 in 1982.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Record	Postseason
1978–1979	LSU	5-5	AIAW Regionals
1979–1980	LSU	17-17	AIAW Regionals
1980–1981	LSU	17-15	AIAW Regionals
1981–1982	LSU	18-13
TOTAL		57-50