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CRITICAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ATHLETE AS A THE GOAL For each student-athlete to reach and STUDENT IS AN ADEQUATE ACADEMIC FACILITY AND receive the highest-quality education and degree. CAPABLE STAFF TO FURTHER THE ATHLETE’S PROGRESS. THE RESPONSIBILITY To oversee the educational development The Cox Communications Academic for Student- and progress toward graduation for all student-athletes. Athletes is responsible for overseeing the educational > Tutoring

development and progress toward graduation for all student- > Career Counseling and Development

athletes. The staff acts as a liaison between the student-athlete > Time Management > Study Skills and the academic communities and insures that student- > Ensure that student-athletes comply with athletes comply with academic rules established by the academic rules established by the University, NCAA and SEC University, NCAA and . The staff also

coordinates academic programs designed to student-

athletes in acquiring a quality education.

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Reggie Tucker Collis Temple III Pete Bozek Paul Wolfert REVIEW Aug. 1999 July 2001 Dec. 2002 May 2005 Kinesiology General Business Kinesiology Finance PREVIEW RECORDS Willie Anderson Brad Bridgewater Jason Wilson Louis Earl Dec. 1999 July 2002 May 2003 July 2005 HISTORY Kinesiology General Studies General Studies General Studies LSU Jack Warner Jermaine Williams Brian Greene Xavier Whipple Dec. 2000 July 2002 Dec. 2003 July 2005 MEDIA Mass Communications Sociology Biological Sciences General Studies

Brian Beshara Collis Temple III Charlie Thompson July 2001 Dec. 2002 May 2004 May 2006 Business-Finance Masters Sports Management General Studies General Studies

Xavier Whipple

"The Academic Center for Student-Athletes is a ACADEMIC STAFF tremendous asset to all athletes. It provides those STAFF intangibles that are necessary to achieve success in a collegiate environment. The Center provides tutors to help you understand your course material, aca- demic coaches who teach you organizational skills, and time management seminars to enhance the skills needed in this society." Tomas Jimenez John Allen Dr. Mary Boudreaux Executive Director Associate Director Associate Director --Shaquille O'Neal, former LSU Basketball All-American, 1989-92

Tim Boyle Jason Fountain Jeanne Hieronimus Associate Director Associate Director Director of Directed Studies

Jean Jackson Jade Jenkins Dr. Tommy Karam Administrative Specialist Assistant Director - CHAMPS Director – Communications Lab HONORSEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL ROLL

1997-98 2001-02 Ross Neltner Jack Warner Brian Green Paul Wolfert Collis Temple III (Freshman) 1988-99 David Fleshman Mike Mallet Tommy Powell Bobby Powers Brian Beshara 2002-03 (Freshman) Director – CHAMPS Director of Academics Coordinator Jack Warner Pete Bozek Brian Green 2005-06 1999-00 Charlie Thompson Glen Davis Brian Beshara David Fleshman Collis Temple III 2003-04 Darnell Lazare Jeremy Comeaux Charles Thompson Darrel Mitchell Jack Warner Paul Wolfert Garrett Temple (Freshman) 2000-01 Ross Neltner (Freshman) Kristin Price Jennifer Timmer Carole Walker Brian Beshara Learning Specialist Learning Specialist Associate Director Collis Temple III 2004-05 Brian Green Brandon Bass Jack Warner (SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year) Darrel Mitchell 2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 21 FINAL FOUR Cox Communications Academic Center

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Amenities PARAMOUNT TO THE SUCCESS OF THE “STUDENT” HALF > 54,000 square feet of working space OF THE TERM STUDENT-ATHLETE IS PROVIDING LSU

> 75 computer workstations ATHLETES WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE RESOURCES TO EXCEL

> 14 private computer rooms in a IN THE CLASSROOM. For more than 20 years, the LSU state-of-the-art computer lab

> Additional study rooms and Academic Center for Student-Athletes has helped to build well- classrooms for private or group study rounded student-athletes. But as times change and technology

> Electronic scheduling of tutoring advances, the need for further improvements still exists. As a sessions

> A 1,000-seat auditorium for classes result, the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student- and lectures Athletes opened its doors in November of 2002. A $15 million

renovation to the Gym Armory not only made it among the

nation’s premier centers, but put it at the forefront.

Improvements to the existing center give LSU student-athletes

the best opportunity for success by providing access to the latest

technology, as well as an array of expanded services.

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LSU Bo Campbell Auditorium MEDIA The 1,000-seat auditorium is used through the year as a classroom and lecture hall. Each seat in the auditorium has space for a laptop and a modem hookup, providing each student unlimited learning opportunities. The auditorium also Computer Stations contains a movie theatre size screen to aid professors with lectures and class- room activities. Throughout the Academic Center are 75 computer stations, providing student-athletes with a quiet working environment for research, writing and studying. Study Area Included in the 54,000 The Library square feet of the The library provides a Academic Center are perfect setting for indi- individual study areas as vidual study, or with a well as 14 private com- tutor as a group. puter rooms for student- athletes to work one- on-one with tutors or by themselves.

COMMUNICATIONSCOMMUNICATIONS LAB LAB

Along with the success of the LSU basketball team, comes a great deal of media attention and Dr. Tommy Karam, the Director of the Communications Lab, uses his lab, located on the fourth floor of the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, to work with LSU student-athletes on their inter- actions with the media and interview skills. Karam’s lab is a mock press conference setting to get the student-athletes used to handling themselves in front of both print and electron- ic media. He video tapes the mock interview session and reviews it with the student-athlete to help them become more comfortable in an Lights, Camera, Answer Dr. Karam uses his studio to prepare LSU’s stu- interview setting. Karam also helps the LSU dent-athletes to interact with all phases of local student-athletes get prepared for the NBA and national media by working one-on-one in a press conference setting. The Communications experience by working closely with those play- Lab includes a working camera for Karam to review the session with the student-athletes. ers on the interview process.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical LSU Facts Location: Baton Rouge, La. College has, throughout its 144-year history, served the Founded: January 2, 1860 people of , the region, the nation, and Enrollment: 31,582 President: Dr. William Jenkins the world. LSU is creating a revolution, one of Major Fields for Bachelor’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Master’s Degrees: 72 pervasive change and advancement. For the past Major Fields for Doctoral Degrees: 54 five years, the focus of the LSU community has been an increased commitment to excellence. Our progress has been dramatic and shows no sign of stopping. Having witnessed many of yesterday's possibilities become today's tangible realities, the LSU community set forth to capitalize on its success. The goal was to improve our standing as a nationally competitive flagship university. Following intense discussions among the LSU Board of Supervisors, campus administrators, faculty, and student leaders, the objectives required to reach this status crystal- lized, providing the impetus for LSU's National Flagship Agenda.

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DIVERSITY INTRO THIS IS LSU “ The Most Diverse TIGERS school in the nation. ” COACHES REVIEW

Newsweek magazine named PREVIEW Louisiana State University the “Most “Louisiana State University has a tradition of gratitude RECORDS Diverse” school in the nation in the Sept. 3, 2003 issue. The enrollment expressed in service to community and country.” HISTORY consists of 24 percent minority stu- LSU dents. MEDIA

President George W. Bush 2004 LSU Spring Commencement

College of Agriculture Business Education Asia Medical Physics Manship School of Mass Communication Agricultural Business (B.S.) Career Developmen Physics Mass Communication (B.A.M.C.) Agribusiness Finance Home Economics Education Global Studies Physics and a Second Discipline Advertising Agribusiness Management Human Resource Leadership and Development Latin America Secondary Education–Physics Electronic Media International Marketing Industrial Education & Central Asia Journalism Animal, Dairy, & Poultry Sciences (B.S.) Training & Development Latin (B.A.) E. J. Ourso College of Business Political Communication Animal Sciences Wildlife & Fisheries (B.S.) Liberal Arts (B.A.) Accounting (B.S.) Public Relations Dairy Foods Technology Aquaculture African & African American Studies Management Accounting Dairy Production Conservation Biology Art History Economics (B.S.) College of Music & Dramatic Arts Poultry Sciences Fisheries Studio Art Empirical Economic Analysis Music (B.A.) Preveterinary Medicine–Animal Preveterinary Medicine–Wildlife & Fisheries Mathematics (B.S.) Finance (B.S.) Music (B.M.) Preveterinary Medicine–Dairy Wetland Science Actuarial Science General Business Administration (B.S.) Brass Preveterinary Medicine–Poultry Wildlife Ecology Applied/Discrete Mathematics Business Administration–Prelaw Composition Science & Technology–Animal Science Wildlife Law Enforcement Applied Mathematics/Communications Business & Public Administration Harp Science & Technology–Dairy Science Engineering Information Systems & Decision Sciences Organ Science & Technology–Poultry Science College of Art & Design Computer Science (B.S.) Percussion Environmental Management Systems (B.S.) Architecture (B.Arch.) Mathematics International Trade & Finance (B.S.) Piano Pedagogy Environmental Science Interior Design (B.I.D.) Secondary Education–Mathematics Empirical Economics Analysis Piano Performance Policy Analysis Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) Philosophy (B.A.) Management (B.S.) String Resource Conservation Studio Art (B.F.A.) Religious Studies Entrepreneurship Voice Family, Child, & Consumer Sciences (B.S.) Ceramics Political Science (B.A.) Human Resource Management Woodwind Consumer Science Graphic Design Psychology (B.A. & B.S.) Management Music Education (B.M.Ed.) Human Services Management Jewelry/Metalsmithing Russian Area Studies (B.A.) Marketing (B.S.) Instrumental Food Science & Technology (B.S.) Painting Sociology (B.A.) Vocal Food Business/Marketing Photography Applied Sociology College of Education Theatre (B.A.) Food Chemistry & Analysis Printmaking Criminology Early Childhood Education: PK–3 Teacher Arts Administration Food Processing & Technology Sculpture Rural Sociology Certification (B.S.) Design/Technology Food Safety/Applied Microbiology Spanish (B.A.) Elementary Grades Education (B.S.) Literature, History, & Theory Forestry (Forest Management) (B.S.F.) College of Arts & Sciences Secondary Education–Spanish Four-Year Teacher Certification, Grades 1–6 Performance Ecological Restoration Anthropology (B.A.) Women’s & Gender Studies (B.A.) College of Holmes Certification Theatre Studies Forest Products Communication Disorders (B.A.) Basic Sciences Kinesiology (B.S.) Forest Resource Management Communication Studies (B.A.) Biochemistry (B.S.) Athletic Training Preprofessional Programs * (Nondegree) Nutritional Sciences (B.S.) Economics (B.A.) Biological Sciences (B.S.) Fitness Studies Allied Health Programs Dietetics English (B.A.) Marine Biology Health & Physical Education Teacher Dental Hygiene Nutritional Sciences/Premedical Creative Writing Secondary Education–Biology Certification Dental Laboratory Technology Plant & Soil Systems (B.S.) Literature Chemistry (B.S.) Human Movement Science Ophthalmic Medical Technology Agricultural Pest Management–Entomology Secondary Education–English Biological Chemistry Sports Studies Physician’s Assistant Agricultural Pest Management–Plant Writing & Culture Chemical Physics Secondary Education (B.S.) Premedical Technology Pathology French (B.A.) Chemistry Art Prenursing Crop Management French & Francophone Cultural Studies Chemistry and a Second Discipline Preoccupational Therapy Horticultural Science French & Francophone Political Studies Environmental Chemistry College of Engineering Prephysical Therapy Ornamentals, Olericulture, & Pomology International Business Materials Biological Engineering (B.S.B.E.) Rehabilitation Counseling Soil Science International Studies Polymers Chemical Engineering (B.S.Che.E.) Respiratory Therapy Turfgrass Management Literary Studies Preprofessional Chemistry Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.) Urban Entomology Secondary Education–French Secondary Education–Chemistry Computer Engineering (B.S.E.E.) * The final two-three years of these preprofessional Textiles, Apparel, & Merchandising (B.S.) General Studies (B.G.S.) Computer Science (B.S.) Construction Management (B.S.C.M.) programs are offered by the LSU Health Sciences Center and/or other medical schools. These are nondegree Apparel Design Geography (B.A. & B.S.) Geology (B.S. Geol.) Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) programs. Merchandising German (B.A.) Environmental Geology Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.) Textile Science History (B.A.) Geology Industrial Engineering (B.S.I.E.) Vocational Education (B.S.) Secondary Education–History Microbiology (B.S.) Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) Adult, Extension, International Education International Studies (B.A.) Physics (B.S.) Petroleum Engineering (B.S.P.E.) 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The Tigers’ Home Away From Home

LSU HAS 18 RESIDENCE HALLS Amenities

WITH ARCHITECTURAL STYLES > Dining Halls

ranging from a Renaissance style typical > Weekly Housekeeping

of the older core of the campus to mod- > Cable Television

ern high-rise buildings. The newest > High-Speed Internet

additions are the highly popular East > Mail Service Campus and West Campus apart- > Card Access ments, co-ed dormitories that include > Facility Repairs furnished rooms with connecting suites > Security and e-mail workstations in the lobby, all > Telephone Services within a short walk from the dining hall. > Furnished

> Washer/Dryer

> Microwave

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WHY LSU? INTRO THIS IS LSU WHY LSU? TIGERS "LSU is my home. It was a place where "First and foremost it's the flagship uni- "Ever since I was a kid I loved LSU basket- "Those were great years at LSU. They COACHES I made my name and a place where I versity in Louisiana. No other school in the ball. Coming there and playing basketball were such great years. I couldn't have REVIEW was able to come here and have fun. It state comes close to LSU. We all know was absolutely the best situation to me." asked for anything better than my four PREVIEW was the best three years of my life. LSU is one of the best athletic and aca- years at LSU. I received my degree in RECORDS While you are here, have fun and demic programs in the country and Collis business, played the sport I loved and become a master of time management. wanted to be a part of that. We wanted made so many friends." HISTORY You need to do what you have to do to him to be a part of a basketball system LSU make it. Work hard. I have been that stressed the same priorities such as MEDIA blessed. Baton Rouge is the place that time management, discipline, organiza- helped me become who I am. I will tion and winning in the classroom and on never forget this place." the basketball floor."

Shaquille O’Neal Collis Temple Jr. Collis Temple III LSU Basketball Player LSU Basketball Player LSU Basketball Player LSU Basketball Player 1989-92 1972-75 2000-03 1951-1954

Program Goals Educational programs for the African- American Cultural Center are the heart of the center. The scope of these programs fall into the following four categories:

> historical/political > artistic > informal student advising > community outreach Benefits By creating and funding the African- American Cultural Center, the University community benefits in the following CULTURALAFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTERCENTER areas: > retention of African-American LSU stu- dents > attract qualified African-American stu- dent applicants to LSU The African-American Cultural Center provides a multifaceted approach to > educate the student body and the com- munity about African-American culture > increase racial and cultural awareness working with all students at LSU. It offers opportunities for people to learn of students, faculty and staff > assist with the recruitment and reten- about the contributions of African-American men and women in the areas of tion of African-American faculty and staff literature, science and the humanities. In addition, opportunities for the

University community to have greater exposure to art exhibits, dance

troupes, theatre, poetry readings and educational programs are provided.

2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 27 FINAL FOUR Giving Back

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THIS IS LSU aspect not only serves to

TIGERS enhance a student-athletes college experience, but also COACHES serves to expand character. REVIEW Players not only gain a strong PREVIEW sense of self-worth, but also RECORDS experience personal satisfac- HISTORY tion and growth from volun- LSU teering and community serv- MEDIA ice activities. More important are the benefits that the com- munity receives, it enables the community to gain an enor- mous advantage in feeling that they have a "partnership" with LSU student-athletes. LSU student-athletes par- ticipate in a variety of com- munity service projects including reading in schools, nursing home visits, hospital pediatric ward visits, speaking engagements and more in East Baton Rouge Parish. LSU’s student-athletes served a vital role in the attempt to get the Gulf Coast on its feet after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Many of the student-athletes gave time, energy and material things to those who suffered losses from the devastating storms.

Shaquille O’Neal CHAMPS/Life Skills Program

The CHAMPS/Life Skills Shaquille O’Neal (left) rides program was developed by the fairway at his annual the NCAA to help prepare benefit golf tournament for student-athletes for the the CHAMPS program. challenges of life beyond (Below) O’Neal and Glen the playing field. Through Davis ham it up during workshops, service O’Neal’s visit with LSU stu- projects, and social events, dent-athletes. CHAMPS, an acronym for Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success, brings LSU student- athletes information that will prepare them for the biggest game of all - the game of life! How Can CHAMPS Help? By focusing on "real life" skills and personal development, the CHAMPS Program not only assists the student-athletes with meeting daily challenges, but also enhances student- athlete's growth in their college years and beyond.

CHAMPS at LSU The CHAMPS/Life Skills program at LSU is operated out of the Academic Center for Athletes, and the focus of the program is on five commitments viewed as critical to Mike Mallet Jade Jenkins personal growth. Director for the Assistant Director for the CHAMPS/Life Skills program CHAMPS/Life Skills program 2006 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE SEC 28 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS Career Development

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Senior Darnell Lazare worked at a local Baton Rouge Marketing Agency during the summer.

Job Experience Being a part of the LSU men’s basketball program involves more than simply play- Student-athletes at LSU take full ing a couple of games a week during the winter. LSU basketball provides an oppor- advantage of their summers by developing skills in their field of tunity to achieve athletics study. Student-athletes spend most of their summer participating in jobs success while also getting a that relate to their major, like working at ... head start on the most important game of all -- the

> Hospitals game of life. The LSU men’s basketball program has a > Physical Therapy centers longstanding internal sum- > Public Relations firms mer jobs program that aggressively seeks oppor- > Building Contractors tunities to help place its > Restaurant Management players in career-develop-

> Engineering firms ing positions within the community. Every LSU basketball player that wants to get a leg up on their future has the opportunity to work during the summer > Accounting offices with the goal to help players earn valuable experience. LSU basketball players are expected to be extremely active in utilizing the career development resources readily available to them.

2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 29 FINAL FOUR The City of Baton Rouge

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The state capitol building of Louisiana, located in Baton Rouge, is the tallest capitol building in the nation at 34 stories.

Hospitality and comfort are a Southern

tradition practiced to perfection around

Baton Rouge. Minutes from the city,

ancient moss-draped oaks, fragrant honeysuckle, formal gardens and the Baton Rouge Facts Proximity River finest examples of Southern architecture POPULATION: Baton Rouge is just an hour Baton Rouge, the capital city of Greater Baton Rouge 750,000 away from the French Quarter in Louisiana, sits on the banks of await. Combine this with the excitement and even closer to the . AVERAGE TEMPERATURES: the million-acre Atchafalaya of the mighty Mississippi River, Cajun High 81.3 Swamp, which is called one of Low 52.5 the biggest fishing ponds in the music and a gourmet meal that is Average67.5country.

topped with freshly brewed cafe-au-lait The average annual temperature in Baton Rouge is 68 degrees at one of Baton Rouge’s fine restaurants. and the city features a Mix in an LSU athletic event, and Baton subtropical climate highlighted by mild winter months. Rouge becomes one of the most

attractive cities for living, entertainment

and education in the South. Distance Chart from Baton Rouge (BASED ON 70 MPH SPEED):

Atlanta, Ga...... 7 hours Jackson, Miss...... 21/2 hours New Orleans, La...... 1 hour Biloxi, Miss...... 2 hours Jacksonville, Fla...... 8 1/2 hours Orlando, Fla...... 10 hours Birmingham, Ala...... 6 hours Little Rock, Ark...... 5 hours Pensacola, Fla...... 4 hours Dallas, Texas ...... 6 1/2 hours Mobile, Ala...... 3 hours Shreveport, La...... 4 hours Houston, Texas ...... 4 hours Monroe, La...... 2 1/2 hours 2006 SEC 30 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS The State of Louisiana

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The St. Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square is located in the heart of the his- toric French Quarter area of New Orleans.

The Brown Pelican is Louisiana’s State Bird.

Louisiana, one of America’s most Unique Culture Sportsman’s Paradise Cuisine culturally and geographically diverse Louisiana is home to Mardi Gras, Louisiana offers some of the Foods like boiled crawfish, a two-week party that includes finest hunting, fishing and jambalaya, shrimp etouffee, and states, is located in the heart of the more than 60 parades and boating opportunities in the gumbo make the cajun and millions of visitors from around country. creole cuisine of Louisiana the Deep South. Adjacent to the Gulf of the world. All year long New envy of the nation. Orleans Jazz, Creole culture, Mexico and dotted with hundreds of stately riverboats and some of the finest cuisine in the world is lakes and bayous, Louisiana is home to mixed into the diverse and renowned culture of Louisiana. all types of terrain from swamps and marshes to lush forests and gentle hills.

The state is known for its charm and friendly people, and still maintains the Louisiana Facts stately antebellum plantations and

Nickname: ...... The Pelican State State Dog: ...... Catahoula Leopard Dog majestic oaks of its early days. The Admitted to Union:...... April 30, 1812 State Tree: ...... Bald State Colors: ...... Gold, white and blue State Flower: ...... Magnolia atmosphere is elegant, yet relaxed and State Bird: ...... Brown Pelican Climate: ...... Subtropical casual. 2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 31 FINAL FOUR Assembly Center

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THEPETE MARAVICH AS DEAFSEMBLY CENTER DOME “You don’t get the feel for at other places the way you do at the Deaf Dome at LSU.....” ESPN/ABC COMMENTATOR

2006 SEC 32 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS INTRO Just at a time when it appeared the Pete Maravich Assembly Center THIS IS LSU was past the of being a first-class basketball building, the LSU TIGERS Athletic Department stepped in and began a three-year campaign to COACHES

spruce up the building that has been known since 1988 as the PMAC. REVIEW In a year when the building would also PREVIEW become famous worldwide as the site of the largest triage unit in history after Hurricane RECORDS Katrina, the athletic department was able to fin- HISTORY ish its renovation in time for the 2005-06 season LSU and turn the building back into a showcase for MEDIA LSU men's basketball. An interactive concourse area depicting the history of the great play- ers who have starred for LSU in the building, additional restrooms, new seats throughout the arena along with increased court lighting has taken the building to a new level. Now, plans are on the drawing board for a new practice facility and dressing room to be built in the near future to contin- ue the Assembly Center's appeal for players and fans for years to come. The Maravich Assembly Center is, like the other venues LSU basket- ball has bounced around in through its first 98 years, unique in its own way. Before moving across from Tiger Stadium, the Tigers set up shop in the Pavilion on the old LSU campus, the Field House Gym Armory (now the Cox Communications Academic Center) and the John M. Parker Agricultural Center. LSU and SEC fans knew the latter as the "Cow Palace" as it served as the primary home for LSU basketball for three and one-half decades. But when the LSU Tigers commenced play in the Assembly Center in the 1971-72 season, it marked the beginning of a new era in LSU Roundball. Now, with LSU entering its 36th season in the Assembly Center, the build- ing is about to become the longest running venue in LSU's near century of college basketball. The building opened as the LSU Assembly Center, but during the sum- mer of 1988, then Louisiana signed legislation changing the name of the building to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in honor of the LSU star who had died tragically earlier that same year. The Maravich Center is also the home for the LSU volleyball, gymnas- tics and women's basketball teams.

Maravich Center Facts 13,215 NITs 3,113,380 Seats 13,215 spectators after $5 Site of five NIT events: 1982, 1983, There are over one-fifth of a million renovation to concourse 1987, 1989, 2002 million square feet enclosed and and seating areas. over one-quarter of a million 2008, 2009 square feet throughout for a total of 3,113,380 cubic feet. 11.5 Million Future site of NCAA Women's Original cost of building -- $11.5 Basketball First and Second million; one of the most visible Rounds: 2008, 2009 1,750 structures on campus. A total of 1,750 tons of air East to West conditioning keeps the interior at year-round comfort. NCAAs East-to-West, you can put a Site of two NCAA Regional football field and still have almost Basketball Tournaments: 33 yards of space left. 1976, 1986 North to South North-to-South, you can put another gridiron and have about 13 yards extra. 2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 33 FINAL FOUR Pete Maravich Assembly Center

INTRO Pete Maravich never got to play any of his college ball in the

THIS IS LSU Assembly Center, but the plans for the building came while he and the Tigers were packing the "Cow Palace" from 1967-70. So TIGERS like Yankee Stadium being the "House that (Babe) Ruth Built", COACHES the Assembly Center can certainly be classified as the "Palace REVIEW that Pete Built." PREVIEW It was officially renamed in his honor shortly after his tragic RECORDS passing in 1988 and now in its fourth decade as the venue for

HISTORY LSU men's basketball, it is a building full of memories and magi- cal moments. Some are distant, some seem like yesterday. From LSU 's first win against national-runnerup Memphis MEDIA State, to wins over No. 1 Kentucky and top-ranked Arizona. From improbable NCAA Tournament wins over Purdue and Memphis to the present streak of 17 consecutive SEC home wins in the building dating back to March 2004. Plus think of all the great LSU stars and for that matter, the great stars of college basket- ball of the 70s to today who played, first on the tartan and then on the portable wood floor of the Assembly Center. In this decade, the good times returned to the Maravich Center. In 2000, as the Tigers drove for the SEC Championships, the atmosphere was again at its height. In 2003, LSU gave every- one a special Christmas present, knocking off the No. 1 ranked Arizona team sending fans flooding onto the floor to celebrate. More recently, the Tigers have won two SEC Western Division championships (2005, 2006) and an overall league championship (2006) and the fans have continued to improve the attendance average each of the last five years. In January 2006, the LSU fans sold-out the building in the new remodeled configuration for the first time against Georgia (13,468). This will mark the 36th season of play for the Tigers in the Assembly Center where total paid attendance has topped 5.6 million.

2006 SEC 34 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS More Than Just a Concourse INTRO For years, the upper concourse of the Maravich Assembly THIS IS LSU Center was just an entranceway and a walk area for people TIGERS heading to their seats. There were a few pictures, concession COACHES stands and a few restrooms, but it wasn't a special place to REVIEW spend time before the game started. PREVIEW Thanks to the LSU Athletic Department, all that has changed. Now the concourse is a fan's delight, looking back at RECORDS the past and present of the four teams whose teams compete HISTORY in the building -- men's and women's basketball, volleyball and LSU gymnastics. MEDIA The concourse is divided into four quadrants: Pete Maravich Pass, The Walk of Champions, Heroes Hall and Midway of Memories. Of Pete Maravich Pass, LSU athletics director said, "This building has been named after Maravich for close to 20 years, but there has been little else done in recognition of his many accomplishments. In the Pete Maravich Pass you will see photographs -- some of which have never been seen by the public -- you will read about him and you will see video of him in action." The other three quadrants feature the All-Americans, the championships and the great memories that have occurred in the sports that occupy the building. There is a special kiosk where every "L" Club member is recognized at the touch of a button. There's a Fan Zone where the promotions and market- ing department can initiate more fan friendly events to make a night at the Maravich Center a more fast-paced family experi- ence. It's all part of the work that has made The Maravich Center: Renovated and Rejuvenated.

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MEDIA Glen Davis is interviewed by CBS anchor Dick Enberg after the Tigers beat Duke to advance to the Elite 8 of the NCAA Tournament.

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Coach John Brady at practice day press conference The view from the network camera platform at the PMAC. 2006 in . SEC 36 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS National Spotlight

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Tasmin Mitchell at a photo shoot for CBS prior to the 2006 NCAA Final Four.

Mike Gminski and welcome a CBS audience Glen Davis, along with Darrel Mitchell and , were the to the LSU-Kentucky game center of attention at NCAA Tournament press conferences.

Dick Vitale enjoying a pre-game workout before an ESPN telecast. Coach Brady with CBS sideline reporter Jay Bilas

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HISTORY SEC Freshmen of the Year LSU Tyrus Thomas answers MEDIA questions from the national media after practice at the Final Four.

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LSU's Pistol Pete Maravich Freshman Chris Jackson was He was a sophomore at the LSU is prominently featured on graced the cover of Sports making national headlines for time SI came to Baton Rouge to the cover of many of the presea- Illustrated in the college bas- his scoring prowess when he profile Shaquille O'Neal, calling son magazines for 2006-07. ketball preview issue prior to graced the cover (Feb. 20, him the Real Deal (Jan. 21, the 1968-69 season (Dec. 1, 1989). 1991). 1969).

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LSU is one of the most widely recognized programs on the national forefront. It is among the most fre- quently-covered programs in the nation, while also being the largest media draw in the state of After beating No. 1 seed Louisiana. With its constant Duke in the Sweet 16 Tyrus Thomas and the Tigers were national visibility, millions of featured on the front page college basketball fans of multiple newspaper front throughout the country see, The Tigers were featured on an outdoor billboard in downtown Indianapolis, Ind. the pages around the nation, week of the NCAA Final Four. The board featured Glen Davis biting the basketball with including the New York read and hear about LSU teammates Tyrus Thomas, Darrell Mitchell, Garrett Temple and . daily, Newsday. basketball on a daily basis.

2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 39 FINAL FOUR Locker Room

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LSU’S DRESSING ROOM AREA RANKS AMONG SOME OF THE FINEST IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL. The project started prior to the 1997-98 season and was completed in time for the 1998-99 basketball season. The spacious locker room features wide dressing areas with mirrors for each player, including a locker and storage bin. Fully carpeted and well-lit, the locker room is immediately adjacent to the shower room, training facility and the squad room. The locker room, located downstairs in the Maravich Center, includes a big screen television to review video tapes of practice and upcoming opponents as well as a wall-mounted marking board for messages and strategy sessions.

2006 SEC 40 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS Deumite-McKay Squad Room

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THE NORMAN DEUMITE-MATT MCKAY SQUAD ROOM GIVES THE LSU BASKETBALL PROGRAM ONE OF THE FINEST BASKETBALL MEETING ROOMS IN THE COUNTRY. Located adjacent to the team dressing room in the Maravich Center, the Deumite-McKay Squad Room has seating for 20 student-athletes. The room features plush individual seating in a comfortable theater-like atmosphere. In addition, the room has all of the audio and visu- al accompaniments necessary for meetings, reviewing of game tapes and lectures. The addition to the Maravich Center and the LSU athletic physical plant was made possible in large part by Norman Deumite and Matt McKay, who made a sizeable financial contribution for the purpose of building the facility.

LSU players listens in the squad room to East Baton Rouge Mayor/President and Governor address the team prior to leaving for the NCAA Final Four.

2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 41 FINAL FOUR Strength & Conditioning

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THE LSU STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING FACILITY AMENITIES WAS BUILT IN 1997 AND FEATURES THE LATEST IN > 28 multi-purpose stations BOTH STRENGTH TRAINING AND CARDIOVASCULAR > 36 assorted selectorized machines TRAINING EQUIPMENT. Measuring 10,000-square feet, > 10 dumbbell stations with 2 sets of 5- 180 pound free weights LSU has one of the finest strength and conditioning facilities > Custom made equipment by Body in the nation. LSU strength and conditioning team has taken Masters and Eleiko a new direction under strength coach Tommy Moffitt. Moffitt, who was named the 1999 and 2003 Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, is in charge of the LSU strength and conditioning facilities, located in Tiger Stadium and the new football operations building at the McClendon practice facility.

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2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 43 FINAL FOUR Broussard Athletic Training Center

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LSU BOASTS THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE ATHLETIC Amenities TRAINING FACILITY IN ALL OF COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS. > 23,000 square foot athletic training facility Focused on aggressive rehabilitation, the Broussard Center for > On-site x-ray room Athletic Training is furnished with the latest in technology and > In-house full-service pharmacy equipment. Some of the features of the 23,000-square foot facility > In-house dental and vision centers

include an on-site x-ray room, an in-house pharmacy, as well as > A Hydrotherapy pool state of the art hydrotherapy pools. The Broussard Center for

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VISION INTRO CENTER THIS IS LSU TIGERS Dr. Don Peavy con- ducts eye exams for COACHES LSU’s student-ath- REVIEW letes in a conven- PREVIEW ient location in the RECORDS Broussard Center for Athletic Training. HISTORY LSU

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HYDROTHERAPY POOL The training center has several pool areas for use in athletic rehabilitation.

PHARMACY The LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy is the only one of its kind in col- lege athletics. Staffed by pharmacist Kevin Denoux, the LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy provides the Tigers with first-class service in a con- venient location.

DENTAL CENTER A fully functional dental center is located inside the Broussard Center for Athletic Training. Dr. Martin J. Broussard with running back Billy Cannon in 1959

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LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard, the legendary trainer whose career spanned over 40 years at LSU, having been appointed to the position of head athletic trainer in 1948. Following his semi-retirement from the day-to-day work as trainer in 1993, he continued to serve the LSU as an Assistant to the Athletic Director through 2001 giving him well over 50 years of service to the Athletic Department. Among his many accomplishments was the formulation of "Quick Kick", an isotonic drink used to replace liquids, vitamins and the electrolytes lost through sweating. He was a trainer for the Pan American Games in 1955 and the U.S. Olympic team in 1960. In 1963, the Rockne Foundation named him Trainer of the Year. In 1978, Broussard was named to the NATA Hall of Fame followed by the Louisiana Athletic Trainer's Hall of Fame in 1982. REHABILITATION LSU’s Broussard Center for Athletic Training boasts some of the most technolog- ically advanced equipment to aid the recuperation and rehabilitation of LSU’s student-athletes. 2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 45 FINAL FOUR Tigers in the NBA

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The LSU basketball program has a lasting legacy in the history of the National Basketball Association and again in 2006, the program was in the national spotlight at the NBA Draft. For the sixth time since 1990, an LSU player was taken in the first round of the draft. Not only that, it marked the fourth time in that time period that a Tiger was taken with one of the first four picks in the draft. Tyrus Thomas, after earning SEC Freshman of the Year honors, was drafted with the fourth pick of the 2006 draft by the Portland Trailblazers. Thomas was eventually traded to Chicago as the two teams traded the second and fourth picks. LSU's run of top picks started in 1990 when the with the third pick of the draft took Chris Jackson. LSU's NBA First Round Draft choices Two years later, Shaquille O'Neal was the first overall pick in 1952 Joe Dean - Indianapolis Olympians 1954 Bob Pettit - Milwaukee Hawks (2nd pick) the draft by the . He was the first Southeastern 1970 Pete Maravich - (3rd pick) Conference player taken as the top overall pick in the NBA 1983 Howard Carter - Denver Nuggets Draft. 1985 Jerry Reynolds - Then in June 2000, was taken as the sec- 1986 John Williams - Washington Bullets ond overall pick by the Vancouver (now ). 1990 Chris Jackson - Denver Nuggets (3rd pick) Since 1952, teams in the NBA Draft have chosen 45 LSU play- 1991 - Orlando Magic ers. Plus there are countless others who have and are present- 1992 Shaquille O’Neal - Orlando Magic (1st pick) ly playing for teams abroad. In all, a total of 29 players have 1993 Geert Hammink - Orlando Magic 2000 Stromile Swift - (2nd pick) logged regular season minutes in either the NBA or the old 2006 Tyrus Thomas - Portland Trailblazers (4th pick, traded to Bulls) American Basketball Association. 2006 SEC 46 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS Tigers In the NBA

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Brandon Bass Ronald Dupree Shaquille O'Neal Stromile Swift Tyrus Thomas New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Memphis Grizzlies Bass, the 2005 SEC Player of the Dupree, who went to training Olympic medalist, one of the After signing as a free agent Thomas was the SEC Freshman Year, was the 33rd player select- camp with the Pistons last year, game's 50 greatest players, with Houston last season, Swift of the Year and co-Defensive ed in the 2005 draft (early in the is back in Detroit after being three-time MVP of the NBA was traded back to Memphis in Player of the Year ... He is second round), by the Hornets traded prior to the season to the Finals, nine-time all-star and July of 2006 ... Swift, the 2000 presently in training camp with after working out for Coach ... He after the 2006 season, part of SEC Player of the Year, was the the Bulls and Coach Scott Skiles Byron Scott on the morning of played in 36 games for four NBA championship teams ... second overall pick in the 2000 after being selected originally the draft in New Orleans ... Bass Minnesota last year averaging O'Neal was drafted as the No. 1 draft by Vancouver (now with the fourth pick of the draft played 29 games in his rookie 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds a pick of the draft by the Orlando Memphis) Grizzlies ... Has been by the Portland Trailblazers and season, averaging 9.2 minutes game ... The Pistons signed him Magic following the 1992 LSU seen several times on ESPN's then switched with Chicago's per game, 2.3 points and 2.3 back as a free agent in July of season ... He played four years in top plays for his dunks ... Has pick in a two-team trade. rebounds a game. this year ... Dupree was playing Orlando, leading them to the played 418 career games and with Huntsville of the NBDL NBA Finals once, before moving after averaging 8.9 points and before being signed by Chicago to the ... In 4.4 rebounds in 66 games a year on a 10-day contract during the eight years in LA, O'Neal won ago, is averaging 9.0 points and 2003-04 season and scored 18 three titles in 2000, 2001 and 4.9 rebounds for his career. points and grabbed nine 2002 ... Moved to the Miami rebounds in his debut ... Since Heat prior to the 2004-05 sea- then Dupree has played 130 son ... Entering his 15th season in career games. the league, O'Neal has played 941 games, averaging 26.3 points and 11.8 rebounds.

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Bob Pettit Billy Cannon Led LSU to its first NCAA Final Four in 1953 and he One of the true legends of in the later became the first player in NBA history to South, Cannon was the 1959 Heisman Trophy win- exceed the 20,000-plus point barrier. Pettit is a ner and helped the Tigers to the 1958 national title. member of the NBA Hall of Fame and in 1997 he Cannon’s most memorable performance came in was named as one of the top 50 players in NBA his- 1959 against Ole Miss when No. 1 LSU trailed No. 3 tory. Ole Miss 3-0 in the fourth quarter. He fielded a punt, broke seven tackles and returned it 89 yards for the 7-3 victory. He went on to a successful 11- year professional career.

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Pete Maravich Shaquille O’Neal Skip Bertman “Pistol Pete,” Maravich still holds the NCAA record Was the first pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He was A legend in the ranks, Bertman for career points with 3,667 and for career scoring named MVP of the league in 2000 and was a created a dynasty at LSU, guiding the Tigers to five average with 44.2 points a game. He was selected three-time NBA Finals MVP after leading the Los national titles in a 10-year stretch from 1991-2000. the National Player of the Year in 1970 after leading Angeles Lakers to three World Championships. At He also skippered the United States to a bronze the Tigers to the NIT Final Four. He scored 50+ LSU, O’Neal averaged 21.6 points and 13.6 rebounds medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was an points an amazing 28 times. He went on to a 10- for his career, and in 1991, he was named the assistant on the gold medal-winning U.S. squad in year professional career and was selected as one of World’s Amateur Athlete of the Year as well as SEC Seoul, Korea in 1988. Bertman retired from coach- the NBA’s 50 greatest players in 1997. Athlete of the Year and National Player of the Year. ing following the 2001 season and is currently the In 1997, he was named as one of the top 50 players LSU athletic director. Bertman was inducted into in NBA history. the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006.

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LSU’s Success in each of its 20 sports is INTRO evident with this outstanding list of former Tigers. THIS IS LSU TIGERS Seimone Augustus Temeka Johnson COACHES REVIEW Augustus was the two-time NCAA National The 2004-05 Lieberman Award winner as the Player of the Year, receiving the Wade Trophy, nation’s top , Johnson led the Lady PREVIEW the Naismith and the Wooden Awards as a jun- Tigers to back-to-back NCAA Final Fours, the RECORDS ior and a senior. Augustus helped lead the Lady 2004-05 SEC regular season title and the 2003 HISTORY Tigers to three straight Final Fours and was the tournament title, and was the SEC’s all-time NCAA Regional MOP three times. She was the assist leader, finishing her career fifth in NCAA LSU No. 1 draft pick in the 2006 WNBA draft. history with 945. MEDIA

Nicki Arnstad Esther Jones The 2002 NCAA floor exercise co-champion, A 21-time All-American while a LSU, Jones won Arnstad became the first LSU gymnast to win a a gold medal as a member of the United States' national title. She was a two-time All-American 4x100-meter relay team at the 1992 Olympic and won the NCAA Central Regional Floor and Games in Barcelona. All-Around Championships.

April Burkholder Muna Lee The 2006 NCAA beam co-national champion. The most decorated track and field athlete in Finished career with 14 All-America honors and school history, Lee won 20 All-America awards four All-SEC selections. In addition, was named and a school record seven national titles while the NCAA Central Region Gymnast of the year helping the Lady Tigers to five NCAA team twice (2004, 2005), the SEC Gymnast of the championships during her time at LSU. A 2004 Year on two occasions (2004 and 2005) and Olympian, she finished seventh in the 200 was also the conference's Freshman of the Year meters at the Summer Games in Athens, in 2003. Greece.

Xavier Carter Ben McDonald Carter won a school record-tying seven NCAA Named the Golden Spikes National Player of the titles on the track and earned a total of 10 All- Year in 1989 and he was later the first player America honors. He became just the second chosen in the Draft by athlete to win four titles at one national meet, the Baltimore Orioles. joining Jesse Owens. Holds four individual school records and anchored LSU’s 4x400- meter relay teams to two school records.

Walter Davis David Toms A two-time Olympian and World Champion, The two-time SEC Player of the Year, Toms has Davis helped LSU to national titles in 2001 and gone on to a successful career on the PGA Tour. 2002. The SEC Male Athlete of the Year in Among his PGA Tour victories was a thrilling 2002, he won six NCAA titles and earned a win at the PGA Championship in August of school-record nine All-America honors. 2001.

Meredith Duncan The nation’s top collegiate golfer in 2002, Capped his LSU career as the SEC’s all-time Duncan left LSU as the school’s best female leader in hits, runs, RBIs, and total bases. golfer. She earned first-team All-America hon- Walker, who is a member of the All-Time ors as a senior in 2002 and won the United Team, led LSU to the States Women’s Amateur Championship in national title in 1993. 2001.

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LSU MEDIA Seimone Augustus Received her degree in 2005 after just three years at LSU and while earning NCAA Women’s Basketball Shaquille National Player of the Year honors twice. The first pick of the 2006 WNBA draft by the went on to O’Neal become Rookie of the Year. Four-time NBA champion, including the 2006 title with Miami, Shaquille O’Neal, the 2000 NBA MVP, joined the long list of prominent LSU alumni when he earned his degree in general studies in December 2000.

Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. Kevin Faulk Named the first Director of U.S. Excelled in both the classroom and hile LSU Citizenship and Immigration Services on the playing field as he graduated (USCIS) for the Department of in just three years. Faulk is currently continues Homeland Security in 2003, Aguirre, Jr., a member of the three-time Super was appointed the U.S. Ambassador to Bowl Champion New England Wto make Spain in 2005. Patriots. its mark on the playing

field, winning 43 Dr. James Andrews national titles, the A world-renowned orthopedic sur- The president of from geon. Andrews is a 1963 graduate of 1997-2001, Flores helped the nation state‘s flagship LSU and a 1967 graduate of LSU recover after Hurricane Mitch devas- Medical School. While at LSU, tated the country in 1998. Flores is University continues Andrews won the SEC indoor and married to the former Mary Carol outdoor titles in the pole vault. Flake, also an alumnus of LSU. to be a breeding ground for some of the Lod Cook Jim Flores greatest minds in the Graduated from LSU with a bache- Graduated from LSU and currently is lor’s degree in Mathematics in 1955 the Vice Chairman of Ocean Energy, world - past and pres- and then earned his Master’s degree the World’s Leader in Oil Exploration, in Petro Engineering in 1955. Cook based in Houston, Texas. ent. served as CEO of ARCO for nine years. 2006 SEC 50 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS Prominent LSU Alumni

PROMINENT LSU ALUMNI INTRO THIS IS LSU UNIVERSITY ALUMNI TIGERS COACHES Dr. Larry O. Arthur - AIDS Kevin Griffin - Lead singer of the REVIEW researcher. platinum-selling rock band “Better than Ezra” PREVIEW

John Ed Bradley - Paul Groves - Award-winning tenor RECORDS writer and novelist. with the Metropolitian Opera HISTORY - U.S. Senator (1987- Rufus William (Bill) Harp - LSU 2005) and U.S. Congressman (1972-86) from Television set decorator for series including MEDIA Louisiana. “L.A. Law” and “Moonlighting”

Kenneth Brown - Host of Home and Walter Hitesman - Former presi- Garden Television (HGTV)’s “reDesign”. dent, Reader's Digest. Bill Conti - Oscar-winning composer who has written theme Wil Calhoun - Executive Producer of Hubert Humphrey - U.S. vice pres- television sitcom “Friends”. ident (1965-69). music for several well-known movies, including “Rocky” and its sequels, “The "Lightning Joe" Lawton W. Vernon Jones - Senior Scientist Karate Kid” and “For Your Eyes Only.” for Suborbital Research, NASA headquarters Collins - Chief of Staff for President Harry Truman. Russell Long - U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1948-87). Eric Arturo Delvalle - President Edwin Newman - Longtime NBC Dolores Spikes - Former President News journalist and author. of the System and the of Panama (1985-1988). Ray Marshall - Secretary of Labor University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. under President Jimmy Carter. A. Wright Elliott - Retired execu- Carolyn Bennett Patterson - Former senior editor, National Geographic. Ray Strother - Author, political con- tive vice president, Chase Manhattan Bank. James E. Maurin - Founding part- sultant. ner and CEO of Stirling Properties, a national J. Howard Rambin - Former CEO Graves Erskine - U.S. Marine Corps real estate services firm. General in WWII. and Chairman of the Board, Texaco. David Suarez - Co-owner of Atlantic Company of America, Inc., which performed Grover Murray - Former president Rex Reed - Drama critic, syndicated the historic restoration of the Washington Maxime A. Faget - Designed of Texas University. Mercury and Gemini spacecrafts. columnist. Monument, the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum and the main U.S. Treasury Building. Jake Lee Netterville - Chairman Maj. Gen. Thomas Rhame - Mary Carol Flake Flores - of the board of Postlethwaite and Netterville, Led 1st Infantry Division against Iraq during Joanne Woodward - Academy Former first lady of Honduras. the largest Louisiana-based public accounting Persian Gulf War. Award-winning actress and wife of Paul firm. Murphy “Mike” Foster, Jr. - Newman. Former governor of Louisiana (1996-2004). Thomas O. Ryder - Chairman of the Board, The Reader's Digest Association.

Reinosuke Hara Eddie J. Jones Researched at LSU in the 1950s and Former President of the NFL's Miami then later received an honorary Dolphins franchise, the 37-year vet- Doctorate of Science degree from eran of the NFL is currently a Trustee LSU in 1992. Former President and of the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle CEO of Seiko Instruments. Retirement and Disability Plan.

Mary L. Landrieu Marty Sixkiller Became the first woman from Senior Technical Director for Louisiana elected to a full term in the PDI/DreamWorks' movies "Antz," in 1997. "Shrek," "Shrek 2," “Madagascar” and “Over the Hedge”.

Harry J. Longwell Graduated from LSU in 1963 with a Received both a Bachelor’s degree and Law Bachelor’s degree in petroleum engi- degree from LSU. Carville gained fame in the neering and retired in 2004 as the 1990s as the chief campaign strategist for Bill Executive Vice President and Clinton and Al Gore. Carville also penned a best- Director of of ExxonMobil. selling memoir titled All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President. 2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 51 FINAL FOUR Andonie LSU Sports Museum

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THE JACK AND PRISCILLA ANDONIE MUSEUM IS HOME Amenities to LSU’s athletics history. The museum, located at the Lod Cook Alumni > 51 separate displays

Center on LSU’s campus, is full of artifacts and memorabilia from the > 12 large wall-mounted television screens Andonie’s personal collection gathered by the couple over the past three decades. > 13,000 LSU artifacts and memorabilia The museum features more than 115 precious pieces of LSU memora- > Numerous kiosk displays bilia. Among these are the 1926 program of the dedication of the campus; the 1936 Sugar Bowl program signed by Governor Oscar K. Allen; ’ hats, jerseys and game ball of the 1958 National Champions; Shaquille O’Neal’s and Pete Maravich’s jerseys and game shoes; coach Skip Bertman’s championship game uniform; the Tiger Band’s national champi- onship trophy; coach Dale Brown’s favorite game tie; coach Nick Saban’s Sugar Bowl headphones; and the 2003 national championship signed game ball. Twelve wall mounted TVs simultaneously broadcast music videos of the Tiger Band, Cheerleaders, Golden Girls, significant LSU Sports Museum Hours: moments, and campus scenes from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. These videos Monday - Friday 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Saturday - Sunday 1:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. are synched to the wonderful music of the LSU Band and were created Please call for specific information regarding Museum hours dur- ing holiday periods. exclusively for the Andonie Museum. A movie screen is installed across the corridor entrance displaying the 2004 Nokia Sugar Bowl and highlights FREE ADMISSION of the 2003 championship football season. Twenty-two huge purple and gold banners add bursts of color to the museum’s wall displays. These banners provide information about leg- endary coaches Paul Dietzel and Charles McClendon. The banners also pay tribute to LSU’s SEC and national championship teams. 2006 SEC 52 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS Athletics Facilities

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HISTORY Tiger Stadium Pete Maravich Assembly Center LSU MEDIA Football Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Volleyball and Gymnastics Built - 1924 • Capacity - 92,400 Built - 1971 • Capacity - 13,215 Largest Crowd - 92,664 vs. Auburn on October 22, 2005 Largest Crowd - 15,694 (MBKB vs. Ole Miss on Feb. 25, 1981)

Alex Box Stadium Bernie Moore Track Stadium Baseball Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Built - 1938 • Capacity - 7,760 Built - 1969 • Capacity - 5,680 Largest Crowd - 8,683 vs. Houston on March 6, 2004 Largest Crowd - 3,947 on June 1, 2001 (NCAA Championships)

Tiger Park Soccer Complex Softball Women’s Soccer Built - 1996 • Capacity - 1,000 Built - 1996 • Capacity - 1,500 Largest Crowd - 1,506 vs. Southern Miss on May 22, 1999 (NCAA Regional) Largest Crowd - 1,689 vs. Ole Miss on Sept. 30, 2005

W.T. “Dub” Robinson Stadium Natatorium Men’s and Women’s Tennis Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Built - 1970 • Capacity - 550 Built - 1985 • Capacity - 2,200 2006 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 53 FINAL FOUR The Southeastern Conference

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RECORDS Dual Titles HISTORY In 2005-2006 the LSU Men’s and LSU Women’s Basketball team became the MEDIA first ever Southeastern Conference school to both win SEC Championships in the same season. The SEC title last season was the ninth men’s title in school history.

Throughout the history of men's college basketball, the Southeastern Conference has cap- Conference NCAA Record (1994-Present) tured nine NCAA Championships and four NIT titles putting the SEC as one of the nation's ACC 113-55 (.673) top basketball conferences. The SEC enjoyed an outstanding season in 2005-06, advanc- SEC 111-66 (.627) ing and LSU to the NCAA Final Four with the Gators winning their first-ever NCAA Big East 106-62 (.631) title. South Carolina won its second straight NIT Championship. At least half of the SEC's Big Ten 102-67 (.604) member institutions advanced to the postseason for the 28th consecutive year. Big 12* 86-67 (.562) Pac-10 84-54 (.609) SECond to None * Combined records of teams of the former Big Eight and Southwest conferences before 1997 The SEC swept both the NIT and NCAA Tournaments in 2006 with Florida knocking off UCLA, 73-57, to earn its first NCAA championship and South Carolina defeating Michigan, Six Teams Dancing 76-64, to earn their second straight NIT title. The Southeastern Conference becomes the The SEC tied with the Big Ten for second in number of bids for the 2006 NCAA first conference since the Big East in 2003 to win both titles in a season. Only four confer- Tournament. The league received six bids for the seventh time in the last eight years. ences have won both the NIT and NCAA title, including the ACC (1992) and Big Ten (1979). SEC Tournament Champion Florida made its eighth straight NCAA Tournament appear- Ironically, Florida and South Carolina met for the 2006 SEC Tournament Championship ance this year. SEC Champion LSU made its second straight NCAA tourney. Kentucky made with the Gators winning, 49-47. its 15th straight NCAA tourney. made their fifth straight appearance while Arkansas and Tennessee both rejoined the field for the first time since 2001. Here is a Everybody Dance breakdown of conferences with more than one bid and their records, ranked by wins: Every team in the SEC has made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last five editions of the "Big Dance," which shows the balance in the league over the past few sea- '06 RECORD NO. OF BIDS sons. SEC 13-5 (.722) 6 Big East 11-8 (.579) 8 First Round Success Pac 10 8-4 (.667) 4 ACC 6-4 (.600) 4 The SEC was 5-1 this year in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to extend its eight- Colonial 4-2 (.667) 2 year first-round record to 33-14. In 1999, the SEC dispelled the first-round jinx that had Big 12 4-4 (.500) 4 loomed over the league in the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Tournaments as all six league teams Missouri Valley 4-4 (.500) 4 earned opening round wins. The perfect 6-0 record set the standard as the SEC became C-USA 3-2 (.600) 2 the first conference to have six teams win their first-round games in the same season. Big Ten 3-6 (.333) 6 Atlantic 10 1-2 (.333) 2 SEC In The Final Four Mountain West 0-2 (.000) 2 Florida and LSU's berth in this year's Final Four ended a five-year drought for the WAC 0-2 (.000) 2 Southeastern Conference. Florida's runner up finish in 2000 was the last appearance in the Final Four for an SEC team. The last time the SEC had two teams in the Final Four was 1996 SEC Among Final Four Leaders (Kentucky and Mississippi State). The SEC also had two teams in 1994 (Arkansas and In the last 14 NCAA Tournaments (1993-2006), the SEC's 11 Final Four appearances are the Florida). Florida '06, Kentucky '96 and Arkansas '94 all won the national championships second most by any conference during that span. With Florida and LSU returning to the when the SEC has had two teams. LSU returned to the Final Four for the fourth time in Final Four in the 2006 season, the SEC has had a total of five different teams to make the school history in 2006 and the first since 1986. Florida made its third appearance in school national semifinals, behind only the Big Ten's seven over the 14-year span. This year's Final history. Four showing gave the SEC its 20th and 21st alltime appearances (25th and 26th includ- ing five appearances by Arkansas prior to joining the SEC). Spreading The Wealth Since the 1980-81 season, each of the 12 SEC schools has captured either an SEC division- Atlantic Coast (13) - Duke, , North Carolina, Maryland al, overall or tournament title and 11 different schools have won or shared the SEC SEC (11) - Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi St. Championship since the league's inception in 1933. The wealth was truly shared in 2003 Big Ten (10) - Illinois, , Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, as the Alabama and Georgia joined the ranks of SEC Divisional Champions. All 12 schools Ohio State, Wisconsin have won or shared a divisional title. During the last 17 seasons, six schools captured their Big 12* (7) - , Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas inaugural SEC title. Florida began the string by winning the school's first-ever basketball Big East^ (6) - Connecticut, Syracuse, Louisville, Marquette crown in 1989. Georgia followed in 1990. Arkansas won the 1992 title in its first season in Pacific-10 (6) - Arizona, Stanford, UCLA the SEC and South Carolina earned the top spot in 1997. Atlantic-10 (1) - Massachusetts Colonial (1) - George Mason SEC Second In NCAA Tourney Wins Western Athletic (1) - Utah With an 13-5 record in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the SEC ranks second among all con- * Including teams part of the Big 8; ^Including teams part of C-USA ferences in wins in the "Big Dance" since the 1994 season. The Southeastern Conference has amassed 111 victories in the last 13 NCAA Tournaments.

2006 SEC 54 2006-2007 LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE CHAMPIONS Tiger Girls/Cheerleaders

FRONT ROW (L TO R): INTRO Kristen Hebert, Christina Caporella, Ashley THIS IS LSU

Geig, Natalie Viator, Andrea Sonnier, TIGERS Angele Louviere COACHES

REVIEW SECOND ROW (L TO R): Lauren Hammond, Christina Calamia, PREVIEW Tallie Adra, Lacy Goree, Aimee Pitre, RECORDS

Holly Harris HISTORY

LSU BACK ROW (L TO R): Heather Williams, Megan Bordelon, MEDIA Meagan McDaniel, Brittany Keaney, Kristen Davis, Megan Sutton, Alisha Andrepont

2006-07 Tiger Girls The popular men’s basketball dance group is in its ninth year of performing at the Maravich Center. The Tiger Girls won the 2000 National Dance Team Championship and finished second in 2004.

2006-07 Tiger Cheerleaders BACK ROW (L TO R): Pauline Zernott, Bria Papia, Chico Garcia, Jason Galjour, Liza Boyer, Michael Melito, The Tiger Cheerleaders are routinely among the tops in the country Lizzie Montero, Ryan Krenek, Katie Precter, Scott Watkins, Codi Trahan, Ricky in annual competitions, having placed in the top five several times. McDonald, Chris Meeks, Kate Stone, Braley Raborn, Jamie Mascari, Brad Caire, Stephanie Hickman, Kenny Daenen, Kimberle Nuccio, Tres Cossaboom, Tommy Wilkinson, Tony Colletti, Alex Anderson

FRONT ROW (L TO R): Mark Poussard, Cheryl McChesney, Travis Winston, Monica Polemini, Scott Dufour, Ashlei Pater, Chris Bogantes, Kaki Whitty, Chris Baker, Jessica Spitale, , Jenny Richardson, Trevor Thibodeaux, Meghan Scully, Mitch Hollier, Michelle Judice, Brandon Sullivan, Taylor Trahan, Brandon Malone, Kim Chicola, Caleb Jordan

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