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THE BRADY ERA | 11th SEASON, 6 POSTSEASON TOURN., 3 WESTERN DIV. and 2 SEC TITLES; 2006 FINAL 4 LSU (17-15 in 2007) vs. EA Sports/Global Sports November 6, 2007, 7 p.m. CST Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, La. 2007-08 Schedule Tigers Play Final Exhibition Game OPPONENT TIME The LSU Tigers get their final tuneup for the 2007-08 season Tuesday night as LSU N1 BELHAVEN (Exh.) W, 108-57 is now less than a week from opening the season on Nov. 12 against Southeastern N6 GLOBAL SPORTS (Exh.) 7 p.m. N12 SOUTHEASTERN LA. (CST) 7 p.m. Louisiana ... Tickets are available for $5 at the LSU Athletic Ticket Office and online at N14 MCNEESE STATE (CST) 7 p.m. www.LSU sports.net ... The PMAC upper ticket office opens game night at 5:30 p.m. N19 1-Oklahoma State (ESPN2) 4 p.m. *In the first exhibition game (Nov. 1), LSU downed NAIA Belhaven (the alma mater N20 1-Chaminade/Marquette (ESPN) 12:30/6 p.m. of Coaches John Brady and John Treloar), 108-57 ... Tigers played a solid second half, N21 1-TBA (ESPN) TBA outscoring the Blazers, 61-29, shooting 69.2 percent (27-of-39) in the final 20 minutes. N28 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) 7 p.m. *Tigers three-point shooting, expected to be an asset this year, didn’t show in the D1 SOUTHERN 1 p.m. first half as LSU was 0-of-9, but LSU was 3-of-9 in the second half, all from long-range D6 2-Villanova (ESPN) 8:30 p.m. shooter marcus Thornton ... Freshman Anthony Randolph had 20 points and 15 D15 NORTHWESTERN STATE 7 p.m. D19 At Wichita State 7 p.m. rebounds, while one of the most impressive performances was from freshman backup D22 OREGON STATE (CST) 2 p.m. point guard Bo Spencer with eight assists and no turnovers in 20 minutes. D29 WASHINGTON (FSN/SUN) 2 p.m. *LSU opens the season with two home games against Southeastern Louisiana J2 3-At Tulane 7 p.m. (Nov. 12) and McNeese State (Nov. 14) before leaving on Nov. 15 for the EA Sports J5 At Texas A&M (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Maui Invitational Nov. 19-21 ... LSU takes on Oklahoma State in the first round in Maui J9 *MISSISSIPPI STATE 7 p.m. ... The first two LSU games will be on CST; the Maui event on the ESPN networks. J12 *At Ole Miss (FSN/SUN) 5 p.m. J16 *AUBURN 7 p.m. J19 *At Vanderbilt (LF Sports) Noon TEAM FACTS J26 *ARKANSAS (ESPN Classic) 8 p.m. J30 *At Auburn 7 p.m. LSU EA Sports F2 *At Alabama (LF Sports) 2 p.m. RECORD: 17-15 in 2007 RECORD: 1-2 F9 *TENNESSEE (LF Sports) 2 p.m. LAST GAME: W, 108-57 vs. Belhaven (11/1/07) LAST GAME: L, 63-74 at Iowa State (11/4) F13 *At Florida (LF Sports) 7 p.m. RANKINGS: RANKINGS: F16 *KENTUCKY (LF Sports) Noon HEAD COACH: John Brady HEAD COACH: Maury Hanks F20 *At Arkansas (LF Sports) 7 p.m. CAREER RECORD: 273-203 (17th year) CAREER RECORD: F23 *OLE MISS (FSN/SUN) 5 p.m. LSU RECORD: 184-126 (11th year) EA SPORTS RECORD: F27 *At South Carolina 6:30 p.m. IN EXHIBITIONS: 19-2 VS. LSU: 2-6 M2 *GEORGIA (LF SPORTS) 1 p.m. M5 *ALABAMA (CST) 7 p.m. M8 *At Mississippi State TBA PROJECTED LSU STARTERS AND NOTES M13-16 4-SEC Tournament (LF, CBS) TBA * - Denotes SEC Games. G -- 5 Marcus Thornton (6-4, 190, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 1-EA Sports Maui Invitational; 2-Pizza Hut Big East/SEC Invitational; Hit 9-of-18 field goals in opening exhibition game against Belhaven, scoring game-high 3-New Orleans Arena; 4-Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome). 22 points ... Prepped at Tara High School, comes to LSU from Kilgore College. GAME TRIVIA G -- 14 Garrett Temple (6-6, 185, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) TELEVISION * NONE Missed the Canadian trip revoering from a sprained ankle but has gone through the Play-by-Play entire pre-season practice schedule with no problem ... Defensive specialist ... Started Analyst 67-of-68 career games ... Played 19 minutes with three points and one assist. RADIO * NONE G-- 13 Terry Martin (6-6, 200, Jr., Monroe, La.) Play-by-Play Averaged 13.0 points on the Canadian tour and played primarily at the point ... In 24 Analyst/Host games last year, hit 52 threes ... Hit 5-of-10 FGs vs. Belhaven, scoring 13 pts, 5 asts. Xm Channel F -- 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 230, Jr., Denham Springs, La.) SERIES INFO * LSU 19-2/Brady Exh. Averaged 11 points in Canada ... 18 points, 6 rebounds against Belhaven ... Has start- LAST TIME: ed 68 straight games at LSU ... Averaged 14.5 points per game in ‘07, 12th in the SEC. AT BATON ROUGE: 19-2 AT XXXXXXXXXXX: --- F-- 3 Anthony Randolph (6-10, 190, Fr., Dallas, Texas) AT NEUTRALSITES: --- Highly regarded recruit that had 20 points (9-of-14 FGs) and 15 rebounds in the exhi- LAST 5 GAMES: 5-0 bition opener against Belhaven ... In Canada, averaged 13.3 ppg and 6.7 rebounds. LAST 10 GAMES: 9-1 LSU Sports Information Basketball Contact: C. Kent Lowe Phone - 225.578.8226 PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 www.LSUsports.net Fax - 225.578.1861 LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL WHO TO CONTACT Media Services LSU Sports Information Office John Brady Interview Opportunities (225) 578-8226 After Practice Asst. AD/Sports Info. Director Coach John Brady is usually available after most practices sessions. Most practices start between Michael Bonnette - [email protected] 3 and 4p.m. (depending on pre-practice video sessions and weights) and usually finish between 5 Sr. Associate SID (Basketball) and 6 p.m. Contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578-1864) to confirm practice times. C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] SEC Teleconference Asst. Men’s Basketball Contact The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference each Monday and Thursday January Alex Restrepo - [email protected] through March through the conference season. The conference starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Coach Brady is on at 10:28 a.m. CST. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or the Southeastern Conference Media Relations Office (205-458-3010). LSU Sports Television Network By Appointment, By Phone (225) 578-1797 Coach Brady is available for interviews most non-gameday mornings prior to noon. Please con- tact either Kent Lowe (225-578-1864) or Basketball Secretary Pam LeBlanc (225-578-8217). DIrector of Television The John Brady Show, Presented by Whitney Bank on The LSU Sports Radio Kevin Wagner - [email protected] Network Manager/Television The weekly call-in show takes place Monday at 7 p.m. from Walkon’s Bistro at the corner of John Schiebe -- [email protected] Nicholson and Burbank ... The show runs through the end of the regular season ... The show airs in Baton Rouge on Eagle 98.1 FM, on the Internet at www.LSUsports.net and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates ... The show begins Nov. 26 and runs four weeks before taking LSU Sports Radio Network Dec. 24 and 31 off ... Show will resume with a special Tuesday edition on Jan. 8 before returning (225) 578-1882 on Monday nights on Jan. 14 through the end of the season. Director of Radio Inside LSU Basketball with Coach John Brady Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] Coach Brady’s weekly TV show is on a state-wide network ... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, will carry the show at 10:35 p.m.Sunday ... The show will debut Dec. 2 and run for three weeks before taking ON THE INTERNET Dec. 23, 30 and Jan. 6 off ... The show will resume on Jan. 13 with the final show on March 9 ... Besides WBRZ-TV, the show can be seen on Cox Cable 4 in Baton Rouge Mondays at 9:30 p.m. www.LSUsports.net and on Cox Sports Television (Ch. 37 on Cox Cable) on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. ... Other mar- The Official Website of LSU Athletics is kets airing the show are KLAX-TV in Alexandria, Cox Channel 8 in Lake Charles, KEJB-TV in home to all the basketball information Monroe, KWBJ in Mogan City, WGNO-TV in New Orleans and KMSS in Shreveport. you need. Schedules, results, rosters, LSU Player Interview Opportunities bios, statistics and game notes can be Post Practice found. The GAMEDAY section, updat- The best time to contact LSU players is usually at the conclusion of practice. Again, please let ed daily, has all relevant info for the Basketball SID Kent Lowe know your interview intentions as far in advance as possible. upcoming game. LSU Satellite Newsfeed For more information on satellite feeds and coordinates please call Assistant Athletic http://media.lsusports.net Director/Television Kevin Wagner (225-578-1797). Media can access images for all LSU teams, including action shots, heads Post Game shots, logos, etc. To gain access, email Coach Brady will be in the L-Club Room of the Maravich Center to visit with the media ... Requested players will be brought to the L-Club after they shower and dress and Coach Brady Michael Bonnette or Kent Lowe. You has finished his post-game remarks ... THE LSU DRESSING ROOM IS CLOSED ... To reach will be assigned a login and password the L-Club, exit the building on the Southwest side and once outside turn left and go down the that will enable you to retrieve pictures.