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@LSUBasketball NATIONAL TITLES 1935 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 • 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 GAME NOTES NCAA FINAL FOUR 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 GAME 8 p.m. CT SEC Network Coleman Coliseum LSU Sports Radio Network at ALABAMA Tuscaloosa, Alabama (BR Flagship 98.1) 25 FEBRUARY 13, 2018 2017-18 LSU SCHEDULE LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP Last Gm: 17 pts, 6 rebs. Season: 11.0 pg, 3.8 rg, 3.2 ag; SEC: 9.2 pg, 3.4 rg, 3.1 ag LSU (14-10, 5-7) • 15 games in double figures ... 13 career games 5 assts or more (6 this year). H - 10-4 (3-3); A - 3-4 (2-4); N - 1-2; OT - 0-0 • Last two home games, 15 points in the second half of each game. November 4 • Second guard in Coach Wade’s two point-guard system. Fri, 10 ALCORN STATE (SECN+) W, 99-59 SKYLAR • Scored high of 20 points vs. Samford (11/16); 30 treys season; 59-70 FT 84.3% Thurs. 16 SAMFORD (SECN+) W, 105-86 • Mays, a Baton Rouge native, cames to LSU from Findlay Prep (Nev.) Maui Jim Maui Invitational - Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii MAYS • Spent grades 8-11 playing at University High, won state 2014 & 15 there G • So. • 6-4 • 200 Mon. 20 vs. Michigan (ESPNU) W, 77-75 Baton Rouge, Louisiana • 4.0 pre-med major; Averaged 8.3 points per game a year ago. Tues. 21 vs. Notre Dame (ESPN) L, 53-92 Wed. 22 vs. Marquette (ESPN2) L, 84-94 Last Gm: 11 pts, 8 asts; Season: 14.9 pg, 3.6 rg, 6.0 ag; SEC: 12.7 pg, 4.3 rg, 5.5 ag Wed. 29 UT MARTIN (SECN+) W, 84-60 • 2nd in the SEC in assists average and No. 1 steals average (2.2 spg) overall. December • 3rd in the SEC in conference game assists and T2 in steals (1.7). Sun. 10 UNCW (SECN+) W, 97-84 3 • Made 2 30-ft treys (1 with 12 seconds; other with 0.7 left) to push LSU past A&M, 69-68 • All-Tourney in Maui; 39 pts vs. Marquette; 4th best game in MI history. Wed. 13 HOUSTON (SECN) W, 80-77 TREMONT • 4 games 10 assists or more: UTM (11/29), UNCW (12/10), UNF (12/22); 11 vs. Ark (2/3). Sat. 16 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SECN) L, 82-83 • For season, made 50 3FG (34.7%); 83-102 FT overall (81.4%). Tues. 19 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SECN+) W, 80-58 WATERS G • Fr. • 5-11 • 201 • 19-75 from arc in league games (25.3%) Fri. 22 NORTH FLORIDA (SECN+) W, 104-52 New Haven, Connecticut Thur. 28 at Memphis (CBSSN) W, 71-61 January Last Gm: 5 pts, 4 ast. Season: 6.5 pg, 1.4 rg, 1.2 ag; SEC: 6.3 pg, 1.2 rg, 1.2 ag • Returned to starting lineup for the last two games (at UF, Ole Miss) Wed. 3 *KENTUCKY (SECN) L, 71-74 • Started five games after Brandon Sampson went down in November-December Sat. 6 *at Texas A&M (SECN) W, 69-68 5 • Six double figure scoring games, season high 15 vs. UTM, 14 vs. Ark. (2/3). Wed. 10 *at Arkansas (SECN) W, 75-54 • Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State. Sat. 13 *ALABAMA (SECN) L, 66-74 DARYL • 52-of-110 from field with 29 treys (38.2% 3FG). Tues. 16 *GEORGIA (ESPNU) L, 60-61 EDWARDS Sat. 20 *at Vanderbilt (SECN) L, 71-77 G • Jr. • 6-3 • 165 Tues. 23 *TEXAS A&M (ESPNU) W, 77-65 Fresno, California Sat. 27 *at Auburn (SECN) L, 70-95 Wed. 31 *at Tennessee (SECN) L, 61-84 Last Gm: 26 pg, 5 rg; Season: 14.2 pg, 5.4 rg; SEC: 16.5 pg, 6.1 rg • Ninth career double double at Vandy (1/20) (career high 31 points, 13 rebounds) February • 2nd double in SEC play this year (also UK 24-11) Sat. 3 *ARKANSAS (SECN) W, 94-86 1 • 3rd highest career gm vs. Ole Miss (26 pts, 10-of-12 shooting, 1 trey, 5-6 FT, 2/10/18) Wed. 7 *at Florida (SECN) L, 64-73 • 139-241 FG (57.7%) for season, 1st SEC overall FG% DUOP • 82-148 (55.4%) in SEC games, 2nd in league. Sat.10 *OLE MISS (ESPNU) W, 82-66 • Originally from South Sudan, moved to Australia where he took up basketball. Tues. 13 *at Alabama (SECN) 8 p.m. REATH F • Sr. • 6-11 • 244 • Second on team in overall scoring; 1st on team in SEC play. Sat. 17 *MISSOURI (ESPN/2) 1 p.m. Perth Australia Tues. 20 *VANDERBILT (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 24 *at Georgia (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Wed. 28 *at South Carolina (SECN) 5:30 p.m. Last Gm: 11 pts, 9 rebs. Season: 9.8 pg, 6.0 rg; SEC: 9.8 pg, 5.8 rg • Fourth year senior for the Tigers ... scoring average up over 3 pts from last season MARCH • Started 20 straight games; 43 total ... Had 11 points, 9 rebounds in Ole Miss win Sat. 21 • Three double doubles this season -- 26-16 vs. Houston; 16-10 vs. SFA; 13-11 at Ark. Sat. 3 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) Noon • Posted 16 points in the Arkansas win (2/3); 6-9 FG (2 treys). SEC Tournament -- St. Louis, Missouri AARON • For season, 87-160 (54.4%) from floor shooting, 26-68 from 3PT arc, 17-42 3pt SEC March 7-11 TBA (SECN, ESPN) TBA EPPS • Shooting 47-83 from field in SEC (56.6%) * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS. F • Sr. • 6-10 • 214 Ball, Louisiana ON THE AIR BREAKDOWN Chris Blair, play-by-play LSU ALABAMA HEAD COACH HEAD COACH John Brady, analyst RECORD RECORD Will Wade Avery Johnson (Former LSU Head Coach) 14-10, 5-7 16-9, 7-5 CAREER RECORD CAREER RECORD RANKING RANKING 105-55 (5th season) 53-39 (3rd season) NA NA SEC NETWORK LSU RECORD ALABAMA RECORD LAST GAME LAST GAME Dave Neal, play-by-play 14-10 (1st season) 53-39 (3rd season) W, 82-66, vs. Ole Miss (2/10) W, 78-50, vs. Tennessee Daymeon Fishback, analyst WADE VS. ALABAMA JOHNSON VS. LSU (2/10) 0-1 4-1 LSU UPCOMING MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA CALENDAR 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY. SATURDAY SUNDAY Game 25 -- LSU at Will Wade Radio Media Session TBA Game 26 -- Mizzou Inside LSU Basketball Alabama (Coleman MEDIA SESSION TBA Show, TJ Ribs on at LSU (Maravich (LSU Sports TV Coliseum), 8 p.m. TV: with Coach Wade Acadian Thruway, 7 Center), 1 p.m. TV: Network), 10:35 p.m. in SEC Network. Radio: p.m. LSU Sports Radio BR WBRZ-TV ESPN/2. Radio: LSU Sports Radhio Network. Depart for LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 Tuscaloosa FM Flagship). Network (Eagle 98.1 Flagship) WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE (225) 578-8226 MEDIA AVAILABILITY INSIDE LSU BASKETBALL Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Coach Will Wade is available in his office for early Presented by Academy Sports and Outdoors Assoc. AD/Sports Information Director morning appointments and phone interviews. Coach Wade’s weekly TV show is on a state-wide Please contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225- and regional network ... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] 578-1864, [email protected]) at least 24 hours in airs the show at 10:35 p.m. Sundays. Television Sr. Assoc. Sports Information Director advance. affiliates for the show are listed online at (Basketball Contact) LSUsports.net/tvaffiliates. SEC TELECONFERENCE COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESS The 14 SEC coaches are featured on a The first TV show is set for Dec. 3 and will air Athletics Administation Building teleconference beginning in January. The weekly once conference play begins through the Baton Rouge, La. 70803 teleconference will be held every other week end of the regular season. starting at 10 a.m. Coach Wade is on at 10:28 a.m. CT. To access the media only number contact POST GAME ON THE INTERNET Kent Lowe or SEC Media Relations Office (205- Coach Wade will be in the media room of the 458-3010). practice facility after the game, the NCAA cooling off period and his courtside radio show ... LSUsports.net/media MEDIA SESSIONS Requested players will be brought to the practice The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to all the basketball information you need. Schedules, results, Coach Wade meets, when travel schedules facility media room as well. ... THE LSU DRESSING rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found permit, usually one or two days prior to games in ROOM IS CLOSED ... To reach the media room, and are always up to date. non-conference play and usually on Mondays and take the Northwest Corridor portal (where the LSU Thursdays during the SEC season. The sessions team enters the floor) ... When reaching the multi- LSUsports.net/media take place in the practice facility meeting room. purpose room and the glass doors, turn right ... Request credentials online, go to the men’s basketball Times are announced based on practice plans Before reaching the steps, turn left and then take credentials link. with requested players brought first, followed by a right down the first hallway to the double wood Coach Wade. Some travel and scheduling issues doors and enter the media room. LSU marshalls LSUsports.net/brand may change the time and day so media should will help direct you to the area ..