THE BRADY ERA | In 9th YEAR, 5 POSTSEASON TOURN.,2 WEST TITLES, ONE SEC TITLE LSU vs. University of Houston Tuesday, November 29, 8 p.m. CST (Fox Sports Net, LSU Sports Radio Network) Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, La.

LSU (3-0, 0-0 in SEC) Probable LSU Starters (based on the last game): G -- 22 Darrel Mitchell (5-11, 178, Sr., St. Martinville, La.) 17.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 5.7 apg NOVEMBER Hit two of the biggest three-pointers of his career Saturday at No. 13 West Virginia, making one to force the 10 E. A. Sports (Exh.) W, 74-54 overtime and then hitting the game winner as part of a 26-point, 5-of-7 three-point shooting night ... Became 15 LSU-Shreveport (Exh.) W. 122-58 the 35th player in LSU men’s basketball history to score 1,000 career points ... Second-team preseason All- 18 Southern University W, 84-56 SEC Coaches pick ... 186 career treys (3rd all-time at LSU, needs four to move into second on the school list 21 Nicholls State W, 104-57 -- Ronnie Henderson has 189) ... Only senior on the LSU team. 26 at West Virginia (ESPN Regional) W, 71-68(ot) 29 Houston (FSN) 8 p.m. G -- 14 Garrett Temple (6-5, 176, Fr., Baton Rouge, La.) 5.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.0 apg DECEMBER The third member of the Temple family to start and play at LSU .. Redshirt freshman ... Scored 10 points with 10 McNeese State (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. five assists in 23 minutes against Nicholls State ... Played all 40 minutes at West Virginia (11/26) 13 UNO (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. 17 Louisiana-Lafayette (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. F -- 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 230, Fr., Denham Springs, La.) 11.7 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.0 apg 19 N. Iowa (Cox Sports) (1) 7 p.m. Mr. Basketball 2005 had a good debut vs. Southern (11/18) with 19 points and 12 rebounds (seven offen- 22 Arkansas-Monticello (1) 7 p.m. sive), to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors ... Hit 8-of-15 from the field ... One of two freshman, along 23 Cincinnati (1) 9:30 p.m. with Temple, to start the opening three games of the season ... Scored nine with five assists vs. WVU (11/26) 31 at Ohio State (ESPN Regional) 2 p.m. JANUARY 3 Tulane (Cox Sports) 7 p.m. F -- 35 Darnell Lazare (6-8, 240, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 8.3 ppg, 5.0, 1.0 apg 7 Connecticut (CBS Sports) (2) 3 p.m. Started all three games, giving him 11 career starts and his first since the last game of freshman season ... 11 * at Arkansas 7 p.m. Has hit 9-of-18 attempts and 7-of-10 free throws ... Had a career high 16 points in just 20 minutes 14 * Tennessee (FSN) 7 p.m. against Nicholls State (11/21). 18 * at Mississippi State 7 p.m. 21 * Alabama (JP Sports) 2 p.m. F -- 0 Glen Davis (6-9, 310, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 20.0 ppg, 12.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg 25 * Georgia 7 p.m. Came up big at WVU (11/26) with 23 points, 14 rebounds in overtime win ... Five straight double-doubles dat- 28 * at Ole Miss 2 p.m. ing back to last season ... Second time in career to have five straight double figure games ... 13 dou- FEBRUARY ble-doubles ... SEC Freshman of the Year and preseason All-SEC selection by coaches and media ... Played 1 * Auburn 7 p.m. this past summer on USA U21 World Championship Team in Argentina. 4 * at Alabama (JP Sports) Noon 8 * Arkansas (JP Sports) 7 p.m. Injury Update 11 * at Florida (JP Sports) Noon 15 * Mississippi State (JP Sports) 7 p.m. All members of the team are expected to dress for the Houston game. 18 * at Auburn (FSN) 5 p.m. LSU vs. Houston: The Facts 22 * at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 25 * Kentucky (CBS Sports) 2:45 p.m. DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 29, 8:00 p.m. CST 28 * at South Carolina (ESPN) 8 p.m. LOCATION: Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,xxx) MARCH TICKETS: $11, youth upper level for $5 (12-under); Two for Tuesday promotion on line only - 2 upper 4 * Ole Miss TBA level tickets for $11. 9-12 SEC Tournament (JP, CBS) (2) TBA TELEVISION: Fox Sports Net (Ch. 38 in Baton Rouge) RADIO: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge-flagship) * - Denotes SEC Games. 1 - Las Vegas Holiday Classic; Dec. 19 game in BR; The Series -- Houston leads, 8-5 Dec. 22-23 games at Valley High in Las Vegas. Teams meet for the eighth time in the final game of a second four-year contract between the two teams ... Houston 2 - SEC Tourn.; Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tenn. has won the last two years in games played in Houston (2003 -- 52-60; 2004 -- 72-81) ... Last LSU win in the series was Jan. 8, 2003, an 80-51 win in Baton Rouge ... LSU has won three of the four games played in the Maravich Center ... Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Teams first met in Houston in 1962, a 74-73 LSU win ... In the eight-game series that started in 1997, LSU has a 4-3 lead Jim Hawthorne, Kevin Ford call the game on LSU’s in- in the games played. house network. Flagship is WDGL (Eagle 98.1 FM) in Baton Rouge ... Network includes two 50,000 clear LSU HOUSTON channels (WWL, New Orleans; KWKH Shreveport), RECORD: 3-0 RECORD: 1-1 offering near nation-wide night coverage). LAST GAME: W, 71-68 at #13 W. Va. (11/26) LAST GAME: L, 61-62 vs. VCU (11/26) Television • Fox Sports Net RANKINGS: RV ESPN/USA Today; RV AP poll RANKINGS: RV, AP Poll HEAD COACH: John Brady HEAD COACH: Tom Penders The game will be broadcast on the Fox Regional CAREER RECORD: 232-179/15th year CAREER RECORD: 546-376/32nd year Networks including Fox Sports South and Fox Sports LSU RECORD: 143-102/9th year UH RECORD: 19-15/2nd year Southwest ... Announcers: Dave Neal, Barry Booker. VS. Houston: 4-3 VS. LSU: 3-5

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LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL WHO TO CONTACT Media Services LSU Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 John Brady Interview Opportunities After Practice Sports Information Director Coach John Brady is usually available after most practices sessions at the Maravich Center. Most practices start Michael Bonnette - [email protected] between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. (depending on pre-practice video sessions and weights) and usually finish between 5 and 6 Sr. Associate SID (Basketball Contact) p.m. Contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578-1864) to confirm practice times. C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] SEC Teleconference Assistant Men’s Basketball Contact The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference each Monday and Thursday through the conference season. The Will Stafford -- [email protected] conference starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Following introduction, each coach will answer questions from the media for seven minutes. 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 (225) 578-1797 By Appointment, By Phone Coach Brady is available for interviews most non-gameday mornings prior to noon. Please contact either Kent Lowe DIrector of Television (225-578-1864) or Basketball Secretary Pam LeBlanc (225-578-8217). Kevin Wagner - [email protected] The John Brady Show, Presented by Whitney Bank on The LSU Sports Radio Network Manager/Television The weekly call-in show with Coach Brady takes place on Monday nights from Walkon’s Bistro just off the LSU campus John Schiebe -- [email protected] at the corner of 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 affili- ates throughout the state ... There will be no show Dec. 19 and the last show airs March 6. LSU Sports Radio Network (225) 578-1882 Inside LSU Basketball with Coach John Brady Director of Radio Coach Brady’s weekly television show is on a state-wide network of stations ... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, will carry the show Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday nights ... The show debuts Dec. 11 and runs through March 13, with the exception of Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 ... Besides WBRZ-TV, the show can be seen on Cox Cable 4 in Baton Rouge Mondays at 9:30 p.m. and on Cox Sports Television (Ch. 37 on Cox Cable) on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. ... Other markets airing the show are KLAX- TV in Alexandria, KLAF-TV in Lafayette, KNOE-TV in Monroe, WGNO-TV in New Orleans, KSHV-TV in Shreveport, ON THE INTERNET KPLC-TV in Lake Charles and KWBJ-TV in Morgan City. www.LSUsports.net LSU Player Interview Opportunities The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to Post Practice all the basketball information you need. The best time to contact LSU players is usually at the conclusion of practice. Again, please let Basketball SID Kent Lowe Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics and know your interview intentions as far in advance as possible. game notes can be found and are always up to LSU Satellite Newsfeed date. The GAMEDAY section, updated daily, has LSU will provide video highlights of the Nicholls State game (Nov. 21) and non-televised SEC home games against all relevant info for the upcoming game. Georgia (Jan. 25), Auburn (Feb. 1) and Ole Miss (March 4). For more information on satellite feeds and coordinates please call Assistant Athletic Director/Television Kevin Wagner (225-578-1797). http://media.lsusports.net Post Game Media can now access images for all LSU athlet- Coach Brady will be in the L-Club Room of the Maravich Center to visit with the media and then will do his post-game ic teams, including action shots, heads shots, show on the LSU Sports Radio Network ... Requested players will be brought to the L-Club after they shower and dress logos, etc. To gain access to the high-resolution and Coach Brady has finished his post-game remarks ... THE LSU DRESSING ROOM IS CLOSED ... To reach the L- pictures, email Michael Bonnette or Kent Lowe. Club, exit the building on the Southwest side and once outside turn left and go down the first set of steps to the L-Club ... The visiting team dressing area is in the Northeast Corridor and across from the media work area ... The visiting You will be assigned a login and password that coach has an interview area (where the pre-game meal is served) that he can use for his post-game media obligations. will enable you to retrieve pictures. This service is for the media use only.

C. Kent Lowe [email protected] Basketball Schedule (Subject to change) MONDAY 28 TUESDAY 29 WEDNESDAY 30 THURSDAY 1 FRIDAY 2 SATURDAY 3 SUNDAY 4 Practice, 3 p.m Game 4 -- LSU vs. Practice TBA Practice, 3 p.m. Weights, 3 p.m. Practice, 9 a.m. OFF Houston, 8 p.m. (Maravich Practice, 4 p.m. First John Brady Radio Center), LSU Sports Radio Show at Walkon’s, 7 p.m. Network, Fox Sports Net. (LSU Sports Radio Network) Tickets available

MONDAY 5 TUESDAY 6 WEDNESDAY 7 THURSDAY 8 FRIDAY 9 SATURDAY 10 SUNDAY 11

John Brady Radio Show at Practice 3 p.m. Practice 3 p.m. Practice, 3 p.m. Practice, 3 p.m. Game 5 -- LSU vs. McNeese Inside LSU Basketball with Walkon’s, 7 p.m. (LSU St., 7 p.m. (Maravich John Brady TV show Sports Radio Network) Center), LSU Sports Radio debuts (10:35 p.m., Ch. 2 in Network, Cox Sports TV Baton Rouge).

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL John Brady Head Coach • Ninth Year 1 SEC Championship 2 SEC Western Division Championships * SEC Player of the Year Selections 3 SEC Freshman of the Year Selections 5 Postseason tournament appearances in the last six years 12 Players who have graduated * Number of SEC wins in 2000, 2005 27 Academic All-SEC honorees When John Brady first put a team on Year three times, including each of the last basis by scholarship players. The team the floor of the Pete Maravich Assembly two years. GPA is now close to 3.0. Center, his Tiger squad was undermanned, Brady’s 140 wins in eight seasons is Brady came to LSU after six highly undersized and underdogs. the third most wins by an LSU basketball successful seasons at Samford University THE BRADY FILE Teams hated to play the Tigers then coach and only two LSU basketball coach- in Birmingham, Ala. He brought the pro- because John Brady coached his team es have served longer tenures. gram to a new level of excitement for the NAME: John Brady hard and they responded with several In his first eight seasons, John Brady fans and to the team that is still talked about BIRTH DATE: Sept. 17, 1954 (McComb, Miss.) strong performances against the leagues has built a program at LSU with a record of to this day. AGE: 51 top teams, but not many wins. success that is hard to argue with. He has In his six-year tenure (1992-97), he HOMETOWN: McComb, Miss. Last year, in his eighth season at given the LSU program the direction to turned the team into a consistent winner, WIFE: Misty LSU, John Brady was coaching the LSU grow and the chance to shine again. posted a record of 89-77. In Brady’s six team as only he knows how -- with heart When Brady arrived on campus in years at Samford, the team had three first- CHILDREN: Brittany (15), Brooke (11) and passion, and knowledge of the game March 1997 and was given the job of team and five second-team all-league HIGH SCHOOL: McComb HS; McComb, Miss. that makes him one of the best at in-game rebuilding the program, make no mistake; selections. In his time at the school, he had COLLEGE: BS, Belhaven College, 1976 decisions. The LSU Tigers, in 2005, won he knew his program would be riddled wtih 14 members named to the all-league acad- M. Ed., Mississippi State, 1977 the Southeastern Conference Western shortcomings because of NCAA-imposed emic team. Division with a 12-4 record, won 20 games sanctions. He knew he would have the Now at LSU, the numbers are begin- PLAYING EXPERIENCE (including 14-of-the-last 19) and posted the chance to mold the program from the ning to work for Brady both on and off the first undefeated record at home in the SEC ground up and build a foundation based on floor. He has had 27 players earn Academic McComb High School (McComb, Miss.) (8-0) since 1981. responsbility and accountability. Honor Roll status at LSU, plus 12 selections Belhaven College (Jackson, Miss.) - Three-year LSU advanced to the NCAA Brady knows after eight years his to the All-SEC team. starter, scored over 1,000 points for career … Coach Tournament, putting the Tigers in postsea- knowledge of the game and his belief in dis- The 51-year-old Brady is the father of Charlie Rugg … Two-time All-Southern States son play for the fourth straight year and the cipline and responsibility for actions on and two daughters (Brittany-15, Brooke-11) and Conference - Inducted Fall 1997 into school athletic fifth time in six seasons. LSU has had four off the floor have made the LSU program is married to the former Misty Champagne. consecutive winning seasons under John strong again, one that LSU fans are proud In eight seasons, John Brady has hall of fame. Brady and only three times in the program of because they feel a part of the program. taken the Tigers a long way both on and off history has there been longer consecutive Brady’s plan isn’t just taking place on the court. The results is a program that is COACHING EXPERIENCE years of winning. a hardwood floor in the Maravich Center. solid both athletically and academically. The 1976-77 - Graduate Assistant, Mississippi State In the last six seasons, LSU has won He has worked hard to show the public that top athletes in the country are seriously 1977-82 - Head Coach, Crowley High School (Crowley, 119 games, one game shy of an even aver- that athletic and academic pursuits of the putting LSU at the top of their lists and La.) - 129-49 (.725) record in five seasons … 1981 age of 20 wins per season. players should be challenged to the fullest. Brady is earning the respect of his peers in Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class AAA For the second time in the last six That’s part of the reason that LSU basket- the league. He has reestablished LSU back "Coach of the Year" seasons, John Brady has coached the SEC ball is not only a success on the court, but as a player in the SEC and the work is 1982-90 - Assistant Coach, Mississippi State … First Player of the Year and in those six years he in the classroom as well. Hours are passed being done to keep LSU there for years to four years under coach Bob Boyd … Last four years has coached the SEC Freshman of the and posted toward graduation on a regular come. as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams. THE JOHN BRADY RECORD 1990-91 - Assistant Coach, Univ. of New Orleans. 1991-97 - Head Coach, Samford University, 89-77 /----OVERALL---/ /---CONF.---/ record in six years … left Samford as winningest YEAR SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. FINISH coach in Samford history … Team won TAAC West 1991-92 Samford 11-18 .379 7-7 .500 T-3rd Division in 1996 and 1997. 1992-93 Samford 17-10 .630 7-5 .583 T-2nd March 25, 1997 - Named the 18th head basketball coach at LSU. 1993-94 Samford 10-18 .357 4-12 .250 8th 1999-2000 - LSU wins SEC West, SEC Championship; 1994-95 Samford 16-11 .592 11-5 .687 2nd NCAA Sweet 16; Consensus SEC Coach of the Year; 1995-96 Samford 16-11 .592 11-5 .687 TAAC Western Division Champion LSWA Coach of the Year; NABC/USBWA District 1996-97 Samford 19-9 .678 11-5 .687 TAAC Western Division Champion Coach of the Year; Runner-up, National Coach of the 1997-98 LSU 9-18 .333 2-14 .125 6th-West Year. 1998-99 LSU 12-15 .444 4-12 .250 6th-West 2001-02 - Team wins seven of last 11 games, advances 1999-00 LSU 28-6 .823 12-4 .750 SEC Champions; NCAA Sweet 16 to the second round of the NIT. 2000-01 LSU 13-16 .448 2-14 .125 6th-West 2002-03 - LSU wins nine of the last 13 games, includ- 2001-02 LSU 19-15 .559 6-10 .375 4th-West; NIT Second Round ing seven straight, to earn second NCAA Tournament appearance under Brady … Named LSWA and LABC 2002-03 LSU 21-11 .656 8-8 .500 2nd-West; NCAA Tournament Coach of the Year. 2003-04 LSU 18-11 .621 8-8 .500 2nd-West; NIT 2003-04 - LSU advances to the National Invitation 2004-05 LSU 20-10 .667 12-4 .750 1st-West; NCAA Tournament Tournament, the third straight postseason berth. 2005-06 LSU 3-0 1.000 2004-05 - LSU wins its last six regular season games to Totals 15 Years 232-179 .564 105-113 .491 1 Conference Title, 4 Division Titles share the Western Division of the SEC ... Advances to Samford Six Years 89-77 .536 51-39 .567 2 TAAC Western Division Titles the NCAA Tournament for the third time in six years LSU Nine Years 143-102 .584 54-74 .422 1 SEC Title, 2 West Titles, 3 NCAAs, 2 NIT and the fifth post-season tourney in six years.

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL CAREER SPECIALY NUMBERS 2005-06 LSU Men's Basketball Roster No. Name CL. Pos. HT. WT. EXP. Hometown/Last School CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES 0 Glen Davis So. F 6-9 310 1VL Baton Rouge, La/University HS Darrel Mitchell 55 1 Tasmin Mitchell Fr. F 6-7 230 HS Denham Springs, La./Denham Spr. HS Tack Minor 26 3 Tack Minor * Jr. G 5-11 200 2VL Houston, Texas/B. T. Washington HS Glen Davis 25 4 Ben Voogd Fr. G 6-1 175 HS Florence, Ore./Siuslaw HS Darnell Lazare 4 10 David Fleshman So. G 6-0 184 1VL Baton Rouge, La./The Dunham School Tyrus Thomas 2 12 Tyrus Thomas Fr F 6-9 215 HS Baton Rouge, La./McKinley HS Tasmin Mitchell 1 14 Garrett Temple Fr. G 6-5 180 HS Baton Rouge, La./University HS Garrett Temple 1 15 Magnum Rolle Fr. F 6-10 215 HS Freeport, Bahamas/Laurinburg Prep CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS 21 Chris Johnson Fr. C 6-11 190 HS Washington, D.C./Laurinburg Prep Glen Davis 15 22 Darrel Mitchell Sr. G 5-11 178 3VL St. Martinville, La./St. Martinville HS Tasmin Mitchell 2 30 Alex Farrer ** Fr. G 6-5 205 HS Phoenix, Ariz./St. Mary’s HS Tack Minor 1 35 Darnell Lazare Jr. F 6-8 240 2VL Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn HS Tyrus Thomas 1 *will not join the team until after the first semester (Dec. 17); ** redshirt Magnum Rolle 1 HEAD COACH: John Brady (Belhaven, 1976), 9th year at LSU CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES ASSOC. HEAD COACH: Butch Pierre (Mississippi State, 1984), 9th year at LSU Glen Davis 13 ASST. COACH: John Treloar (Belhaven, 1979), 2nd year at LSU Tack Minor 3 ASST. COACH: Nikita Johnson (West Georgia, 1989), 2nd year at LSU Tasmin Mitchell 1 ADM. ASSISTANT: Scott Soprych (Indiana, 2004), 2nd year at LSU Tyrus Thomas 1 Tipoff Notes and Numbers CAREER THREE-POINTERS 98 Season of LSU basketball in 2005-06 Darrel Mitchell 186 52.4 Tigers bring back 52.4 percent of their scoring from a year ago Tack Minor 70 45.1 Tigers bring back 45.1 percent of their rebounding from a year ago Glen Davis 4 1,305 Number of on-court basketball wins for LSU in its history Tasmin Mitchell 3 35 Number of players now over 1,000 career points at LSU after Darrel Mitchell joined the club Saturday at WVU. Garrett Temple 1 54 Number of consecutive regular season wins over La. opponents at the Maravich Center (started Dec. 8, 1988) 9 Number of wins for the Tigers on opening night in the John Brady era (9-0) 13 Home winning streak entering Nov. 29 Houston game at the Maravich Assembly Center TIGERS IN THE POLLS 12 Rank nationally for longest current winning streak in the NCAA 30 Home winning streak combining the streaks of LSU’s men and women’s basketball teams, 3rd best in nation. ESPN/ AP 17 Number of 20 win seasons for LSU, including 2005. USA Today 8-0 LSU’s home record in SEC play in 2005, most league home wins since 2000 (7-1). Preseason RV RV 1981 Last season LSU was undefeated at home in league play (9-0, 18-game league season). Nov. 14 RV RV 3 Wins on the home court of nationally-ranked opponents in John Brady era after Saturday’s win at WVU Nov. 21 RV RV 54-206 LSU record against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 since the start of the 1948-49 season. Nov. 28 25 25 32, 26 Darrel Mitchell’s point totals in overtime wins vs. Ohio State (32) and at West Virginia (26) 5 Number of consecutive games Glen Davis has had double-figure rebounds, 2nd time in LSU career Transactions Tack Minor out until the end of the fall semester (5 p.m., Dec. 17) because of a school-related rules violation ... Junior forward Kentrell Gransberry elected to leave the team, Nov. 14 ... Freshman Alex Farrer has elected to redshirt this sea- TIGER OPPONENTS IN POLLS son.

ESPN/USA AP The Records Ranking at Time of Game RECORD HOME ROAD NEUTRAL OVERTIME At W. Va. (W, 71-68 ot) 13 13 Overall: 3-0 2-0 1-0 Non-Conference: 3-0 2-0 1-0 Still to Play SEC Overall: UConn (1-7) 3 3 SEC Eastern Division: Kentucky (2-25) 10 10 SEC Western Division: Florida (2-11) 11 11 SEC Tournament: Alabama (1-21, 2-8) 18 21 Ohio St. (12-31) RV RV N. Iowa (12-19) RV RV Last Time Out -- LSU 71, West Virginia 68 (OT) (Nov. 26, Morgantown, W. Va.) Vandy (2-22) RV RV The Tigers took their act on the road for the first time and came back winners against the 13th- Arkansas (1-11, 2-8) RV RV ranked Mountaineers on a day when the school drew its biggest ever November crowd in the WVU Cincinnati (12-23) RV RV Coliseum ... LSU held off a barrage of three-pointers by West Virginia (15-of-45) and rallied after losing a 15-point first-half lead ... Senior Darrel Mitchell hit a three-pointer with 23 seconds left in

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL regulation to force the overtime and then hit a three-pointer with six seconds left in overtime to get SEC MEDIA PREDICTIONS the win ... Mitchell had the second best scoring game of his career with 26 points, playing 45 min- utes ... Glen Davis had his fifth straight double-double dating back to last year with 23 points and Eastern Division 14 rebounds ... LSU shot 47.5 percent for the game, holding West Virginia to just 34.8 percent and TEAM VOTES PTS the Tigers out rebounded West Virginia, 51-29. Kentucky 33 207 Florida 1 146 Opening 3-0 Vanderbilt 1 144 The win over West Virginia gives the Tigers a 3-0 mark for the sixth time in the John Brady era, South Carolina 114 but this 3-0 includes that important win over a ranked opponent on the road ... One has to go back Tennessee 78 to the 2000-01 season when LSU opened 3-0 with a road-game win when LSU beat Louisiana Georgia 46 Monroe and Norfolk State at home and then won game three at Houston. Western Division TEAM VOTES PTS About Houston Alabama 25 199 LSU 7 173 The Cougars and Tigers are playing the final game of a second four-year contract that was Arkansas 3 151 instituted when John Brady came to Baton Rouge ... The Cougars have won the last two meetings Mississippi State 93 in Houston ... The Cougars are 1-1 this season with a win over Florida Tech (131-62) and a loss Ole Miss 68 on Saturday to Virginia Tech, 62-61 ... Houston had four players with 11 points in the VCU game, Auburn 51 including Lanny Smith who had 11 points and 10 assists ... Tom Penders is in his second year as the head coach of the Cougars ... Penders is in his 32nd year as a head coach after stints at Tufts, COMPUTER RANKINGS Columbia, Fordham, Rhode Island, Texas and George Washington ... This is his second year at Houston as he took the Cougars to an NIT berth last seasons ... The probable starters for Houston Past RPI Ratings at End of Year (based on the previous game): 2005 -- 31 (NCAA); 2004 -- 43 (NIT); 2003-- 39 (NCAA); 2002--68 (NIT Second Round); 2001 -- 104; 2000 -- 12 (NCAA Sweet 16); 1999 -- 122; 1998 -- F -- 24 -- Jahmar Thorpe (6-7, 230, Jr., Morristown, N.J.) 13.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg 161; 1997-- 113; 1996 -- 122; 1995 -- 94; 1994 -- 105. F -- 25 -- Ramon Dyer (6-7, 190, Sr., Wilson, La.) 12.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg C -- 05 -- Segio de Randamie (6-7, 240, Sr., Paramaribo, Suriname) 8.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg 2005-06 Rankings G -- 20 -- Oliver Lafayette (6-2, 180, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 15.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 3.0 apg Listed with ranking and date -- G -- 23 -- Lanny Smith (6-3, 170, Jr., Morristown, N.J.) 8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 10.0 apg Sagarin -- Preseason-36; 58 (11/22); 20 (11/28) College RPI.com -- 120 (11/22), 92 (11/28) Success At Home The Tigers were 14-1 at home last year with the only loss early in the 2004 portion of the 2004- CBS Sportsline RPI -- 159 (11/22), 93 (11/28) 05 season against West Virginia … The rest of the year, the Tigers ran off 11 straight victories and with wins in the Southern and Nicholls State game, the Tigers are now on a 13-game winning Mike Greenfield’s RPI -- streak … That equals the longest winning streak in the Assembly Center since the Tigers ran off CBN-RPI -- a 13-game winning streak ending the 2002-03 season and starting the 2003-04 campaign. Here are the longest winning streaks in the Maravich Assembly Center: ESPN -- .

1. 23 -- 15 games 1980-81 seasons; First 8 games 1981-82 season 2. 18 -- Last 8 games 1983-84 season; First 10 games 1984-85 season 2. 18 -- Last 7 games 1989-90 season; First 11 games 1990-91 season 4. 16 -- Last 4 games 1991-92 season; First 12 games 1992-93 season 5. 14 -- Last game 1977-78 season; First 13 games 1978-79 season 5. 14 -- Last 7 games 1999-00 season; First 7 games 2000-01 season 7. 13 -- Last 6 games 1972-73 season; First 7 games 1973-74 season 7. 13 -- Last 5 games 2002-03 season; First 8 games 2003-04 season 7. 13 -- Last 11 games 2004-05 season; First 2 games 2005-06 season

LSU is 28-4 in the building the start of the 2003-04 season … LSU is 25-1 in non-conference games the last three years (57-2 the last seven years).

Combined Success At Home The Tigers and their counterparts, the Lady Tigers have run off very nice win streaks com- bined, with the men and their 13-game winning streak joined by the present 17-game winning streak of the Lady Tigers. Combined that makes 30 consecutive wins in the Maravich Assembly Center and that is the third longest combined winning streak in Division I entering the 2004-05 sea- son. Ahead of the Tigers/Lady Tigers are Gonzaga at 40 (25 men, 15 women) and North Carolina at 39 (19 men, 20 women). The Tigers have the next shot to keep the streak alive Tuesday against Houston.

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL COMPARING THE STATISTICS A Ranked Road Win For The Tigers The win over West Virginia Saturday at the WVU Coliseum gave LSU a rare win over a ranked Overall Statistics LSU UH non-conference opponent with the game on the other team's home court. West Virginia was No. Scoring Average 86.3 96.0 13 in the Associated Press poll going into the game. Opp. Scoring Average 60.3 62.0 The victory was the first by LSU on the road over a ranked team since the Tigers beat Florida, Scoring Differential +26.0 +34.0 when the Gators were ranked No. 22, 73-70, in Gainesville on Feb. 14, 2004. It is the third win for a John Brady Tiger team against a ranked team on the road. FG Percentage 51.5 46.1 Overall, LSU is now 54-206 against ranked teams in the AP poll and LSU was a winner for the Opp. FG Percentage 35.3 40.5 first time in 10 games against a team ranked No. 13 in the poll. Other ranking notes -- The win was LSU's third straight regular season win over an AP ranked 3PT FG Percentage 36.6 41.2 team, beating 14th-ranked Alabama (61-59) and No. 24 Florida (74-71) in Baton Rouge last Opp. 3PT FG Percentage 32.6 35.0 February ... WVU is the highest-ranked foe the Tigers have knocked off since beating No. 7 Florida 3PT FGs per Game 5.0 14.0 65-61 in the 2003 SEC Tournament and the highest-ranked opponent since winning at No. 9 Alabama, 89-81, in 1992. FT Percentage 63.3 68.0 Tigers Break Into National Rankings Rebound Average 55.0 42.0 The LSU men's basketball team, coming off a 71-68 overtime win over No. 13 West Virginia Opp. Rebound Average 24.0 36.5 on the road Saturday, has moved into the 25th spot in the two major college basketball polls which Rebound Differential +31.0 +5.5 were released on Monday ... The Tigers are ranked in the major polls, ESPN/USA Today or Associated Press, for the first time since a one-week ranked at No. 24 on Feb. 17, 2004. This is Average 17.3 23.5 the 14th poll that the Tigers have been in during the John Brady era. LSU had received votes in the first two sets of polls, hovering around the 30-33 mark in the Turnover Average 16.3 14.5 polls. West Virginia, the team the Tigers beat on Saturday, fell to 26th in both of the polls. This is the earliest a Tiger team has been ranked in the top 25 since the Tigers were ranked in the pre- Blocks Average 6.0 6.0 season poll of 1991-92 ... In the AP poll, West Virginia and Syracuse dropped out and LSU was joined in the poll by North Carolina State at No. 24. This is the 171st poll appearance for the Tigers Steals Average 8.3 16.0 in the AP poll since LSU first debuted in the wire service poll on Dec. 16, 1952. A review of records available to LSU appears to indicate that the win at West Virginia may be the first time that LSU has defeated a non-Southeastern Conference nationally ranked team in the SEC Game Stats LSU Associated Press poll on the other team's home floor ... LSU has defeated Georgia Tech in its home city of Atlanta (1986), but that game was at the Omni and not at their home floor of Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

Overtime Games Something that used to be a problem for LSU isn't so bad now as Darrel Mitchell has proved in a couple of overtime victories for the Tigers ... LSU split four overtime games a year ago and has now won four of the last six times LSU has gone to overtime ... The Tigers are 28-42 overall in extra session games, 9-19 on the road.

100-Pointers The Nicholls State game (11/21) marked the 104th time in LSU history that the Tigers have topped the 100-point mark with the 104-57 score ... It is the second straight year that LSU has topped 100 points and the fifth time in the John Brady era ... LSU is now 96-8 when scoring 100 points or more and LSU has won the last 10 straight when scoring 100 points and 34 of the last 35 games when over the century mark.

The Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Different and Better The Pete Maravich Assembly Center has a new and much different look for 2005-06 after all new seats have been put in the middle and upper levels and the lower level pullout sections have been redone … This is the first major renovations in the middle and upper levels of the building since the building first played host to LSU basketball in January 1972. This is the 35th season of play in the building and LSU is 388-133 overall (74.4 percent) and 188-106 (63.9 percent) in SEC play. The Tigers win over Nicholls State Tuesday was its 200th in the building in non-conference games (200-27 -- 88.0 percent). Also there are changes in the arena set up as LSU returns to a single press row for the first time in many years featuring a length of the court ad board for LSU Sports Properties … The court- side seats have moved behind the press row and in front of the primary group of students in the lower mid-court section.

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL The Official Capacity TIGER TRENDS For years, the capacity of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center was listed as 14,164 … After a couple of modifications, the capacity for basketball games will be listed as 13,373. LSU RECORD... 05-06 BRADY ERA In November 3-0 31-5 In December 40-8 The Maravich Maniacs In January 27-39 The votes are in from the students to name the new student section and the main area of close In February 26-35 to 300 seats which is located in the lower level at center court for LSU students and the choice was In March 19-15 that the area would now be the home of the "Maravich Maniacs" ... The area allows students to be closer to the floor than they have in years, plus allow them to stand if they wish without blocking LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home 9-14 the view of fans who now are able to purchase tickets in the new center-court middle sections. On the road 1-0 3-21 Neutral 5-3 The Louisiana Streak LSU, besides the 13-game home winning streak, now also has a 54-game regular season LSU’s Record in Games... home winning streak against Louisiana schools … The Tigers were 5-0 against the streak last year Decided by 5 pts or less 1-0 39-30 … This year, LSU is 2-0 with the wins over Southern and Nicholls State and has four more Decided by 10 pts or less 1-0 57-55 Decided by 11 pts or more 2-0 86-47 Louisiana schools on the schedule … The last time LSU lost a regular season Maravich Assembly At night 2-0 103-65 Center game to an in-state school was Dec. 6, 1988 when LSU lost to Louisiana Tech in overtime, During the day 1-0 40-37 111-109 … The present streak started innocently enough two days later when the Tigers beat Decided in Overtime 1-0 6-5 McNeese State, 91-89 ... LSU has wins over the following schools in the streak: Televised 1-0 55-58

McNeese State 13 LSU’s Record When Scoring... Nicholls State 11 Less than 60 points 8-47 60-69 points 35-37 Southern-Baton Rouge 7 70-79 points 1-0 45-18 Southeastern Louisiana 6 80-89 points 1-0 33-1 Northwestern State 4 90-99 points 17-0 Centenary 3 100 or more points 1-0 5-0 New Orleans 3 Louisiana Lafayette 2 LSU’s Record When Allowing... Less than 60 points 2-0 72-11 Tulane 2 60-69 points 1-0 52-31 Grambling 1 70-79 points 16-31 Louisiana College 1 80-89 points 4-24 Southern-New Orleans 1 90-99 points 0-3 100 or more points 1-1 The Numbers -- 80 Offensive, 60 Defensive LSU’s Record When... The Tigers have had great success under John Brady when scoring 80 points or more in his Leading at the half 3-0 116-17 career at LSU with a record of 45-1, getting wins against Southern and Nicholls State, scoring over Losing at the half 24-80 80 in both games … The Tigers are also undefeated (22-0) when scoring 90 or more points in the Tied at the half 4-4 John Brady era. Lead 10 minutes left 3-0 120-15 LSU has shown improved success in the last couple of years when scoring between 60 and Losing 10 minutes left 22-84 69 points … LSU in the last two seasons is 13-8 when scoring 60-69 and almost .500 in the John Tied 10 minutes left 1-2 Lead 5 minutes left 3-0 122-12 Brady era at 35-37 … The Tigers still struggle when scoring under 60 with an 8-47 mark. Losing 5 minutes left 16-86 Defensively, LSU held Southern and Nicholls both to under 60 points with LSU 71-11 in the Tied 5 minutes left 5-3 Brady era when holding opponents to 60 and under. LSU’s Record When Shooting... Paid Attendance 50% or higher 1-0 60-11 The Tigers paid attendance average last season was 9,409, giving LSU its fourth consecutive Less than 50% 2-0 71-93 year with an increase in paid attendance the at the Maravich Assembly Center … The Tigers drew Better than opponent 3-0 120-24 Worse than opponent 23-78 a paid average of 8,106 in 2001, 8,534 in 2002, 8,687 in 2003, 9,355 in 2004 and 9,409 in 2005 Even Shooting 0-1 … Paid attendance is up over 16 percent since the 2000-01 season. More 3PT FGs than opp. 69-29

Possessions LSU’s Record When... In overtime against West Virginia, the Tigers used their seven possessions to score nine Outrebounding opp. 3-0 108-46 points, while WVU only scored six points in their nine possessions of the five-minute period. For Outrebounded by opp. 32-50 Equal rebounds 2-6 the game, LSU scored its 71 points in 85 possessions (0.83 points per possession). The Tigers obviously used their possessions better in the first half of the opening game with LSU’s Record When Committing... Southern, scoring 43 points in 46 first half possessions, but finished with 84 points in the 93 pos- Fewer TO than opp. 1-0 72-23 sessions they had in the game (0.90 points per possession) ... The points to possession was More TO than opp. 2-0 61-74 improved in the Nicholls State game as LSU posted their 104 points in 93 possessions (1.12 points Equal TO 10-5 per possession) … Nicholls State scored 57 points in 82 possessions (0.69 points per possession) 15 or fewer TO 1-0 82-38

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING MISCELLANEOUS … In three games, the possessions and points: Coaching Tenure in SEC LSU -- 259 points in 271 possessions (0.95 points per possession) 1. Tubby Smith, Kentucky 11th season Opponents -- 181 points in 244 possessions (0.74 points per possession) 2. Billy Donovan, Florida 10th season 3. John Brady, LSU 9th season 4. Rick Stansbury, MSU 8th season Three-Point Field Goals 4. Rod Barnes, Ole Miss 8th season The Tigers were 6-of-12 from the arc in the West Virginia win, for 50 percent, by far their best 4. Mark Gottfried, Ala. 8th season percentage of the season after shooting 30.8 and 31.3 in the first two games. LSU shot 50 percent 7. Kevin Stallings, Vandy 5th season or better from the arc in five games a year ago. 7. Dave Odom, USC 5th season 9. Stan Heath, Arkansas 4th season LSU is coming off a 2004-05 season in which they made 205 three-pointers, the second most 10. Dennis Felton, UGA 3rd season in school history ... This was following a 2003-04 season in which the Tigers made just 168 treys 11. Jeff Lebo, Auburn 2nd season and 33.6 percent of their attempts ... LSU in its first three games is 15-of-41 for 36.6 percent. 12. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 1st season The Tigers enter the game having made at least one three-pointer in every game of the John Coaching Tenure at LSU Brady era, 245 games ... The streak actually runs back seven more games of the 1996-97 season 1. Harry Rabenhorst 29 seasons to Feb. 7, 1997, a total of 251 games where LSU has made at least one three-pointer ... Seven 2. Dale Brown 25 seasons times in the 251 games, LSU has kept the streak alive by making just one three-pointer in the game 3. John Brady 9 seasons ... The closest streak-buster came on March 3, 2004 at Ole Miss when it took 34 minutes for LSU 4. Jay McCreary 8 seasons to make a three-pointer. 5. Dr. C. C. Stroud 6 seasons 5. Press Maravich 6 seasons Field Goal Percentage Coaching Wins at LSU LSU under John Brady has now won 120 of 144 games in which it has out shot the opponent 1. Dale Brown 448 from the field … LSU has out shot all three opponents this year: 2. Harry Rabenhorst 340 3. John Brady 142 4. Dr. C. C. Stroud 82 LSU -- 48.4 percent (31-of-64); Southern 38.3 percent (23-of-60) 4. Jay McCreary 82 LSU -- 57.1 percent (44-of-77); Nicholls State 32.8 percent (20-of-61) LSU -- 47.5 percent (28-of-59); West Virginia, 34.8 percent (24-of-69) Active Coaching Wins in SEC (through play on Nov. 27) 1. Tubby Smith, UGA, UK 268 Rebounding 2. Billy Donovan, Fla. 198 The Tigers had an amazing four players in double figure rebounds in the Nicholls State game 3. Rick Stansbury, MSU 152 (11/21) -- Glen Davis (13), Tyrus Thomas (12), Tasmin Mitchell (11) and Magnum Rolle (10). 4. Mark Godfried, Ala. 145 A check of the LSU records show that the last time an LSU team had four players in double 5. John Brady, LSU 142 6. Rod Barnes, Ole Miss 130 figures in rebounds was on Dec. 30, 1991, ironically against Nicholls State. That night, Shaquille 7. Kevin Stallings, Vandy 109 O'Neal (13), Geert Hammink (13), Vernel Singleton (10) and Harold Boudreaux (10) were all in 8. Dave Odom, USC 81 double figures on the boards. 9. Stan Heath, Arkansas 42 Also it should be noted that while several times over the years there have been two players in 10. Dennis Felton, UGA 27 11. Jeff Lebo, Auburn 16 double figure rebounds, there was no other multiple rebound game between Nov. 21, 2005 and 12. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 3 Dec. 30, 1991. LSU has continued to be dominant on the boards in the early going and no more was that evi- All-Time Coaching Wins--SEC dent than at No. 13 West Virginia Saturday when the Tigers rolled to a 51-29 advantage. LSU, far (through play on Nov. 27) and away, is the early leader in the SEC in rebounding averaging 55.0 rebounds through the first 1. Adolph Rupp, UK 875 2. Dale Brown, LSU 448 three games with Auburn in second at 44.5 boards per game ... LSU also leads the league in 3. C. M. Newton, UA/VU 340 rebounding defense at 24.0 boards a game and rebound margin at plus-31. Alabama is second at 3. Harry Rabenhorst, LSU 340 plus-8.7

7. Two tied 278 9. Tubby Smith, UGA/UK 268 Glen Davis -- A Naismith Candidate LSU sophomore Glen Davis is one of 50 top men's college basketball players named as pre- 18. Eddie Foglar, Vandy/SC 204 season candidates announced last week for the Naismith Trophy presented by Cingular Wireless 19. Billy Donovan, FLA 198 as announced by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. The Naismith Trophy is the most prestigious national 25. Two Tied 169 award present annually to men and women's players of the year. Seimone Augustus of LSU won 27. Rick Stansbury, MSU 152 last year's women's award. 28. Mark Godfried, Alabama 145 The top 50 list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, comprised of lead- 29. Bonnie Graham, Ole Miss 144 ing basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country. The board based 30 Sam McAllister, Aub/Fla 143 31. John Brady, LSU 142 its pre-season criteria on player performances from last season. 32. Ralph Jordan, Aub/UGA 139 In January, the Board of Selectors will narrow its pre-season list to the Top 30 players in the 33. Bill Lynn, Auburn 130 nation. Those players, and other who distinguish themselves throughout the season, will be eligi- 33. Rod Barnes, Ole Miss 130 ble for the final ballot in March. Davis is one of three SEC players, one of three from Louisiana schools and, one of 10 sopho- more nominees.

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL More on Davis SCORING BREAKDOWN Davis showed his Naismith list form against another Naismith candidate, Kevin Pittsnogle, in the game Saturday at West Virginia ... LSU's sophomore played 40 minutes, hit 9-of-20 field goal CLASS PTS PCT. attempts and some important free throws in a 5-of-7 night to finish with 23 points, 14 rebounds, Freshmen 122 47.1 three assists and one . Sophomores 60 23.2 So far in three games, Davis is averaging 20.0 points per game (2nd in the early league stats) Juniors 25 9.6 Seniors 52 20.1 and is tied for first in rebounding at 12.3 boards a game. His 53.5 field goal percentage is ninth in SCORING PTS PCT. the league and he is tied for 10th at 1.67 blocks per game. Starters 188 72.6 Davis has now posted five consecutive double-doubles, dating back to the final two games of last Bench 71 27.4 season and he now has 13 double ups in his young LSU career. He also has matched the longest POINTS IN PAINT PTS APG previous streak of double figure rebound games at five. LSU 130 43.3 Davis has started the last 32 games of his 33-game college career. His only non-start was the Opponents 54 18.0 first game of his freshman campaign one year ago. POINTS OFF TURNOVERS PTS APG The Baton Rouge University High product had a new number "0" and a new look at LSU. Davis LSU 55 18.3 worked out extensively in the off-season to drop his weight to approximately 310 pounds and also Opponents 47 15.7 had the chance to experience his first international competition this summer, as a member of the BENCH SCORING PTS APG United States Under 21 team that traveled to Argentina for the world championships where the U.S LSU 71 23.7 Opponents 55 18.3 finished fifth. FT% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT Davis averaged 13.5 points and 8.8 rebounds a game last year and was second in the league LSU 8-10 80.0 in rebounds. He was voted first-team all-SEC in the preseason by both the coaches and the media. Opponents 4-8 50.0 Davis' 23 points against West Virginia was his 25th career game scoring in double figures and FG% LAST 5 MINUTES update PCT the fifth of his career better than 20 points. LSU 15-27 55.6 The number "0" thing? Here's what Davis was quoted as saying regarding his number switch Opponents 11-29 37.9 at media day on the LSU campus in October: "The number change is something I had wanted to W-L RECORDS OF STARTING LINEUPS (G, G, F, F, F) 3-0 -- D. Mitchell, Temple, T. Mitchell, Lazare, Davis -- Southern, do. When you ask, number 34 who is that? Baby Shaq. No offense to Shaq, but I want my own Nicholls, at WVU identity, my own number with my own thing. No one has zero so hopefully I can just let this one ride. Also it is a symbol of where I started from just to keep me level headed. Zero, I started with LEADING SCORERS -- nothing. It always makes me think about back when I was little and what I had to do to get to this 1 -- Tasmin Mitchell -- Southern (19) moment." 1 -- Tyrus Thomas -- Nicholls (22) 1 -- Darrel Mitchell -- WVU (26) Darrel Mitchell SEC Player of the Week (11/28) LEADING REBOUNDERS -- 2 -- Glen Davis -- Nicholls (13), WVU (14) There isn't a lot to say when basketball instincts take over and your senior guard puts the team 1 -- Tasmin Mitchell -- Southern (12) on his shoulders and gets not only one trey to force overtime, but another to win the game in the five-minute extra session. That's what happened this past Saturday at West Virginia. LEADING ASSISTS -- It appears that Mitchell loves the game that drifts a little past 40 minutes as his top two scor- 2 -- Darrel Mitchell -- Southern (7), Nicholls (9) ing games have come in similar situations: 1 -- Tasmin Mitchell -- WVU (5)

LSU 113, Ohio St. 101 (2 OT, BR, 1/15/05) -- 32 pts, 2 reb, 8-13 FG, 4-7 3PTFG, 12-13 FT. TOtAL DUNKS -- LSU 71, W. Va. 68 (OT, Morgantown, 11/26/05) -- 26 pts, 7 reb, 9-14 FG, 5-7 3PTFG, 3-3 FT 6 -- Tyrus Thomas 2 -- Darrel Mitchell 2 -- Darnell Lazare LSU's lone senior embarked on his final year with a couple of goals and one of them has 1 -- Tasmin Mitchell already taken place ... Against West Virginia, Mitchell became the 35th player in LSU history to 1 -- Glen Davis score 1,000 career points and now stands at 1,017 and with 10 points tonight he will begin his NO. OF PLAYERS IN DOUBLE FIGURES FOR LSU march up the career scoring list ... Mitchell is coming off his best year as a Tiger, averaging 13.1 1 2 3 4 5 6 or more points per game, and he was selected to the coaches' pre-season All-SEC second team ... His pre- 111 sent average of 17.3 points per game ranks sixth in the conference. Mitchell enters the fourth game of the season having made 186 three-pointers, third best all time at LSU but he could move to second alone with four makes tonight as he is right on the heels of Ronnie Henderson (1993-96) who made 189 treys. Torris Bright (2000-2003) is the all-time school leader with 237. Mitchell has hit 67 treys each of the last two seasons and another year like that would give him 243 three-point field goals, pushing him past Bright. For his career, Mitchell has made 186-of-462 three-pointers or 40.3 percent, fifth best all-time at LSU. Mitchell in earning SEC Player of the Week honors, based primarily on his West Virginia effort, had 13 points and nine assists against Nicholls State (11/21). Mitchell has inherited another role in his career with LSU in his final season, playing primarily at the point guard position. For the first year plus, Mitchell came off the bench for the Tigers and was thought of as one of the best sixth man candidates in the Southeastern Conference. He moved

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES into the starting lineup in mid-season of his sophomore season, a position he has secured since then, but mainly played primarily the off-guard in a three-guard offense. GLEN DAVIS (13) Mitchell through three games has 17 assists and is fourth in assist average in the league at Game Date Pts Reb Tulane 11-19-04 16 13 5.67 and is 10th in steals average at 2.00 ... His career total of 155 steals is seventh on the all- S. Carolina 1-12-05 28 14 time LSU steals list. Ohio State 1-15-05 15 11 Arkansas 1-19-05 26 18 Ole Miss 1-26-05 13 10 Darnell Lazare Georgia 2-2-05 12 11 The work ethic and ability of Darnell Lazare has shown throughout the preseason practice Tennessee 2-5-05 17 13 Alabama 2-21-05 11 13 schedule of LSU and it paid off with his return to the starting lineup for the first three games of the Kentucky 3-12-05 11 10 season. It now gives him 12 career starts and these three are the first since the final game of his UAB 3-17-05 18 11 Southern 11-18-05 18 10 freshman year when he moved into the starting lineup to replace the then-departed Jaime Lloreda. Nicholls State 11-21-05 19 13 The emergence of Lazare continued against Nicholls State when he played 20 minutes, scor- West Virginia 11-26-05 23 14 ing a career high 16 points, hitting 7-of-12 field goal attempts. It was his fourth career double fig- TACK MINOR (3) ure scoring game. He had five points against West Virginia and in three games is 9-of-18 from the Game Date Pts A/R field and a strong 7-of-10 from the line. UNO 11-21-04 10 10 A Ohio State 1-15-05 17 10 A Alabama 2-22-05 16 10 R Garrett Temple Okay, LSU public address announcer Dan Borne' hasn't quite come up with the catchy, "CT3 TASMIN MITCHELL (1) for 3" call like he used for his older brother, Collis Temple III, when he played at LSU earlier in the Game Date Pts Reb Southern 11-18-05 19 12 decade, but he may be working on it because this Temple can hit a three-pointer as well. Garrett Temple started his first game after a hard-working redshirt season and the freshman TYRUS THOMAS (1) played 28 minutes, scoring six points, including a three-pointer. He followed that up with the Game Date Pts Reb Nicholls State 11-21-01 22 12 Nicholls State game where he scored in double figures with 10 points, five assists and just one turnover. Temple didn't score against West Virginia, but was in the game for a strong 40 minutes, work- Streaking... ing hard in the defense of the Mountaineers. Consecutive Games in Double Figures Glen Davis 7 In the Southern game, Temple became the third member of his family to start a basketball Darrel Mitchell 3 game for LSU. His father, Collis Temple, Jr., played for Coach Dale Brown in the 1970s, and, his Tack Minor 1 older brother, Collis Temple III was a fixture for John Brady's team earlier in the decade. His father also made note for not only his play on the court, but the fact he was the first African-American to Consecutive Games Without Fouling Out Darnell Lazare 57 play basketball for LSU. While fathers and sons have played at LSU before (among them the Tack Minor 50 Sanders, Maravichs, Wolferts), it remains to the crack research team to determine if two sons have Darrel Mitchell 28 ever played for the same team that the father started on. David Fleshman 6 Glen Davis 3 Tasmin Mitchell 3 Tasmin Mitchell Garrett Temple 3 SEC Freshman of the Week (11/21) Ben Voogd 3 LSU's freshman from Denham Springs, Tasmin Mitchell missed his first six shots in the first Tyrus Thomas 3 exhibition game … But since that first bout of nervous energy was overcome, Mitchell has been a Magnum Rolle 3 Chris Johnson 2 solid freshman starter for the Tigers ... In the opening game of his college career, Mitchell hit 8-of- 15 field goals, including two treys to finish with a game-high 19 points. In addition he had 12 Consecutive Games With A Three-Point FG rebounds for a college double-double in his first game … Mitchell's 12 rebounds included four Darrel Mitchell 3 Tasmin MItchell 1 offensive rebounds and added four steals ... For his game, he was named the first SEC Freshman Tack Minor 1 of the Week by the league office. Against Nicholls State, he was in double figures again with 11 rebounds in 20 minutes ... He Consecutive Games Scored in had nine points and seven rebounds in 42 minutes of play against West Virginia ... Mitchell is aver- Darrel Mitchell 76 Tack Minor 39 aging11.7 points per game and 10.0 rebounds, good enough for fourth in the league in rebound- Glen Davis 33 ing. Tasmin Mitchell 3 Mitchell was a Mr. Basketball selection by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association following Darnell Lazare 3 his outstanding career at Denham Springs High School. Tyrus Thoms 3 Chris Johnson 1 Interesting to note, that Mitchell's double-double in the Southern opener, as discovered by Jim Kleinpeter of the Times -Picayune, marked the third straight year a freshman doubled up on open- ing night:

2003-04 -- vs. Southern -- Brandon Bass -- 15 points, 11 rebounds 2004-05 -- vs. Tulane -- Glen Davis -- 16 points, 13 rebounds 2005-06 -- vs. Southern -- Tasmin Mitchell -- 19 points, 12 rebounds

Tyrus Thomas If the first game was great, maybe the second game was something special ... Redshirt fresh-

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL man Tyrus Thomas continues to delight people with his athleticism and his soft shooting touch. LSU PLAYERS/TEAM IN SEC STATS Against Southern, Thomas came off the bench to hit 7-of-8 field goals for 18 points and two steals ... He followed against Nicholls State, hitting 10-of-11 field goals for 22 points and 12 LSU Players in SEC Statistics rebounds again with two blocks ... Against the Mountaineers, Thomas made four-of-six field goal attempts, including a couple of dunks and had four rebounds and kept his streak of two blocks a Scoring game alive. 2. Glen Davis, 20.0 ppg 6. Darrel Mitchell, 17.3 ppg So far this season, Thomas is averaging 16.0 points per game (ninth in the league) and 8.0 9. Tyrus Thomas, 16.0 ppg rebounds a game (tied for seventh in the league). His 2.0 blocks average is in a tie for fifth ... Most importantly, following on the success the last two years in league standings of Brandon Bass' field Rebounding goal percentage, Thomas has jumped to the early lead in that category, making 21-of-25 attempts T1. Glen Davis, 12.3 rpg or 84.0 percent. 4. Tasmin Mitchell, 10.0 rpg Fans got a brief look at this McKinley freshman in November, 2004 when he made a short T7. Tyrus Thomas, 8.0 rpg appearance in one exhibition game … What they saw was a lanky, athletic player who could seem- ingly sky with and for the basketball … But a neck injury was aggravated and he was granted a Field Goal Percentage medical redshirt and fans would have to wait a year to see him officially in action. 1. Tyrus Thomas, 21-of-25, 84.0 pct. 9. Glen Davis, 23-of-43, 53.3 pct.

Freshman Starts and Freshman Stats 3PT FG Percentage Two freshmen -- Garrett Temple and Tasmin Mitchell -- got the starting nod for the opener from 7. Darrel Mitchell, 10-of-19, 52.6 pct. Coach John Brady. It marked the third time since the start of the 1999-2000 season that freshman started the opening game of the season for LSU. 3PT FGs Made Per Game Last season, the Tigers opened the season with three sophomores (Brandon Bass, Ross 4. Darrel Mitchell, 3.33 gpg Neltner, Tack Minor), a junior (Darrel Mitchell) and a senior (Antonio Hudson) was introduced by Dan Borne' against Tulane in the first round game of the LSU Louisiana Classic. Assists Ironically, the last time LSU opened with Southern in the 2003-04 first game at the Maravich 4. Darrel Mitchell, 5.67 apg Center, the Tigers started three freshmen -- Brandon Bass, Regis Koundjia and Darnell Lazare -- Steals along with two juniors (Xavier Whipple and Hudson). t10. Darrel Mitchell, 2.00 spg In the first game of the 1999-2000 season, freshman Torris Bright opened his four-year Tiger t10. Tasmin Mitchell, 2.00 spg career at point guard. With Tasmin Mitchell, Garrett Temple and Tyrus Thomas all seeing extended minutes, along with solid play from Ben Voogd and Magnum Rolle, it's not surprising the LSU youngsters are in LSU Team in SEC Statistics play in league freshman stats. Thomas is first (16.0), Mitchell fourth (11.7) in freshman scoring in the SEC, while Mitchell is Scoring Offense -- 2nd -- 86.3 ppg Scoring Defense -- 5th -- 60.3 ppg first (10.0), Thomas tied for second) in freshman rebounding. Mitchell's six steals is the best Scoring Margin -- 1st -- +26.0 ppg among SEC freshmen and Voogd is second among league freshman in assist average (3.00). Field Goal Percentage -- 2nd -- 51. 5 pct. The Young Tigers Opp.FG Percentage -- 3rd -- 35.3 pct. The Tiger team has nine freshmen (7) or sophomores (2) on this year's roster ... LSU has the most freshmen on the roster of any SEC team. Here's what the other rosters in the league show 3PT FG Percentage -- 10th -- 36.6 pct. in terms of freshmen (taken from the SEC media guide): Opp. 3PT FG Percentage -- 6th -- 32.6 pct. 3 PT Field Goals Made -- 11th -- 5.00 gpg Alabama -- 5 freshmen Arkansas -- 3 freshmen Free Throw Percentage -- 9th -- 63.3 pct. Auburn -- 5 freshmen Rebounding -- 1st -- 55.0 rpg Florida -- 3 freshmen Opponents Rebounds -- 1st -- 24.0 rpg Georgia -- 5 freshmen Rebounding Margin -- 1st -- +31.0 rpg Kentucky -- 2 freshmen Ole Miss -- 4 freshmen Blocked Shots -- tie 3rd -- 6.00 bpg Mississippi St. -- 6 freshmen South Carolina -- 1 freshman Assists -- 5th -- 17.3 apg Tennessee -- 2 freshmen Steals -- 8th -- 8.33 spg Vanderbilt -- 3 freshmen Assists/TO ratio -- 7th -- 1.06

There have been times in the two exhibition games and the first two regular season contests when there were five freshman on the floor for the Tigers.

LSU In ESPN's Greatest College Basketball Tournament -- The Final Four Begins Just suppose you took 32 teams and gave them their best possible roster of all the players in school history, what kind of college basketball tournament would you have? ESPN thinks you would have the "Greatest College Basketball Tournament" ever and at www.espn.com, fans can

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL LSU PLAYER ODD & ENDS check out the mythical tournament bracket and pick their winners as the event goes along. LSU was the 3rd overall seed in the event and is playing out of the Assembly Hall regional #0 - Glen Davis with a starting lineup that features Chris Jackson and Pete Maravich at guards, Durand "Rudy" 2005 SEC Freshman of the Year ... Macklin and Bob Pettit at forwards and Shaquille O'Neal at center, with Stanley Roberts and John Pre-Season All-SEC ... Member of the U.S. Williams coming off the bench. Under 21 team, summer 2005. The fantasy Tigers met 30th-seed Iowa in the first round and over 90,000 voters picked LSU as the winner with 97 percent of the vote. That sent LSU into a round of 16 matchup with Cincinnati #1 - Tasmin MItchell (a team LSU will play for real in Las Vegas on Dec. 23). Dale Brown coached the first-round game SEC Freshman of the Week (11/21) ... according to the fantasy script against Iowa, while Press Maravich took the controls for the Round Opened with double figure rebounds in first of 16 game. Cincinnati advanced from the round of 32 by beating Ohio State. LSU got the two games ... One of two freshman to start advancement nod from the fans with 89 percent of 47,000 votes. opener. Over the weekend LSU was in an Elite Eight matchup against the sixth-seeded Houston Cougars and all-though ESPN predictors have made Houston the favorite, the fans gave LSU the nod to #3 - Tack Minor the mythical Final Four. The third-seeded Tigers now face second-seed North Carolina in the semi- Eligible to return to team for practice final. North Carolina counters with Phil Ford, Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Billy Cunningham and games after school related suspension and Bob McAdoo. Dec. 17. The championship game is mythically scheduled to begin on Wednesday. #4 - Ben Voogd Point guard from Oregon ... 3 points, 6 LSU's NBA Players assists vs. Nicholls State (11/21). LSU had four former players on opening day rosters in the National Basketball Association -- Brandon Bass (Hornets), Stromile Swift (Rockets), Ronald Dupree (Timberwolves) and Shaquille #10 - David Fleshman O'Neal (Heat) ... Through play Sunday night, Bass had appeared in seven games for the Hornets, Walk-on in second year on team ... averaging 2.4 points per game ... Swift has averaged 9.1 points in 14 games in his first year with appeared in first two games. Houston, while Dupree is averaging 2.9 in seven appearances after being traded to Minnesota on Oct. 31 ... O'Neal averaged 15.0 points in the two games before injuring his right ankle on Nov. 4. #12 - Tyrus Thomas Athletic redshirt freshman who can Youth Get Break On Hoop Tickets This Year leap with the best ... 22-12 vs. Nicholls This year, LSU basketball is allowing youngsters 12 and under to come to the games with their (11/21) ... Leads SEC in FG Pct. folks for only $5. Upper level tickets are available for youth purchase at $5 throughout the season.

#14 - Garrett Temple Up Next -- What Should Have Been The Exam Break Third member of family to play for Following the Houston game, was supposed to be a 10-day break for the customary dead LSU ... Played 40 minutes vs. WVU (11/26) week and final exam period for the conclusion of the fall academic calendar at LSU ... But that cal- endar was thrown all out of sync by the several days of school cancellations while the campus and #15 - Magnum Rolle in particular, the area around the athletic complex, was used as part of Hurricane Katrina relief ... One of two members from Laurinberg So LSU will be off until Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. against McNeese State, which will give the team mem- Prep ... 10 boards vs. Nicholls (11/21). bers lots of time to prepare for the exams which begin on Dec. 12 and run through Dec. 17, with LSU playing games on Dec. 13 and Dec. 17. #21 - Chris Johnson The other Laurinberg Prep member .. six against Nicholls (11/21).

#22 - Darrel Mitchell Only senior on the team ... SEC Player of the Week (11/26) ... Playing point guard position in absence of Tack Minor ... 35th all-time at LSU over 1,000 career points ... On pace to be all-time leading maker of three-pointers at LSU.

#30 - Alex Farrer Redshirt ... Will be able to practice with team this season.

#35 - Darnell Lazare Worked hard in off-season to get back playing time and starts from his freshman season ... Started first three games ... Career scoring high vs. Nicholls (11/21)

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL CAREER RECORDS 3 Point Field Goals Made 1. Torris Bright 2000-03 237 2. Ronnie Henderson 1993-96 189 3. Darrel Mitchell 2002-present 186 4. Clarence Ceasar 1991-95 175 5. Antonio Hudson 2001-05 174 6. Chris Jackson 1988-90 172 7. Collis Temple III 2000-03 171 8. Maurice Carter 1995-99 157 9. Brian Beshara 1998-01 122 10. Mike Hansen 1990-93 113

3PT FG Percentage (Min. 75 Attempts) 1. Justin Anderson 1991-92 .489 2. Jamie Brandon 1991-93 .438 3. Anthony Wilson 1986-87 .421 4. Ricky Blanton 1987-89 .411 5. Darrel Mitchell 2002-present .403 6. Mike Hansen 1990-93 .397 7. Torris Bright 1999-03 .392 8. Landers Nolley 1994-96 .383 9. Brian Beshara 1998-01 .372 9. Chris Jackson 1988-90 .372

Career Blocks 1. Shaquille O’Neal 1989-92 412 2. Stromile Swift 1998-00 130 3. Brandon Bass 2003-present 104 4. Jose Vargas 1984-88 100 5. Lionel Green 1975-79 94 6. Jaime Lloreda 2002-04 89 7. Leonard Mitchell 1980-84 82 8. Nikita Wilson 1983-87 77 9. Clarence Ceasar 1991-95 72 10. Vernel Singleton 1988-92 67

*** Glen Davis 2005-present 46

Career Scoring Leaders 1. Pete Maravich 1967-70 3,667 2. Durand Macklin 1976-81 2,080 3. Howard Carter 1979-83 1,942 4. Shaquille O’Neal 1989-92 1,941 5. Bob Pettit 1951-54 1,916 --- 25. Collis Temple III 1999-03 1,173 26. Don Redden 1982-86 1,119 27. Wayne Sims 1987-91 1,107 28. Bob Meador 1947-51 1,099 29. Anthony Wilson 1983-87 1,089 30. Joe Dean 1949-52 1,072 31. Jerry Reynolds 1982-85 1,069 32. Jordy Hultberg 1976-80 1,067 33. John WIlliams 1984-86 1,046 34. Glenn Hansen 1973-75 1,027 35 Darrel Mitchell 2003-present 1,017

Career Steals 1. Clarence Ceasar 1991-95 310 2. Ethan Martin 1977-81 279 3. Torris Bright 2000-03 246 4. Derrick Taylor 1981-82; 83-86 207 5. Jerry Reynolds 1982-85 194 6. Darryl Joe 1986-88 173 7. Darrel Mitchell 2003-present 155 8. Jermaine Williams 1998-02 154 9. Leonard Mitchell 1980-84 151 10. Vernel Singleton 1988-92 136 10. Johnny Jones 1980-84 136

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL The Last Time LSU ... ALL GAMES Scoring Rebounds Less Than 50 points ...... 49 -- vs. Ole Miss (49-53), 1-21-04 Had 20-29 rebounds ...... 28 -- vs. Florida, 2/19/05 50-59 points...... 58 -- at Ole Miss (58-53), 3/2/05 Had 30-39 rebounds ...... 34 -- vs. Vandy, 3/5/05 60-69 points...... 68 -- vs. UAB-NCAA (68-82), 3/17/05 Had 40-49 rebounds ...... 42 -- vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 70-79 points...... 71 -- at West Virginia (71-68), 11/26/05 Had 50-59 rebounds ...... 51 -- at West Virginia, 11/26/05 80-89 points...... 84 -- vs. Southern (84-56), 11/18/05 Had 60 or more rebounds ...... 60 -- vs. Troy State, 12-22-98 90-99 points...... 90 -- vs. Auburn (90-69), 2/9/05 100 or more points ...... 104 -- vs. Nicholls State (104-57), 11/21/05 Opponent Rebounds Less than 20 rebounds ...... 19 -- by South Carolina, 1-12-05 Opponents Scoring 20-29 rebounds ...... 29 -- by West Virginia, 11/26/05 Less than 50 points ...... 45 -- by Ole MIss (45-58), 3-3-04 30-39 rebounds ...... 35 -- by UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 50-59 points...... 57 -- by Nicholls State (104-57), 11/21/05 40-49 rebounds ...... 40 -- by Mississippi State, 2/16/05 60-69 points...... 68 -- by West Virginia (68-71), 11/26/05 50-59 rebounds ...... 51 -- by Wyoming, 1-3-01 70-79 points...... 78 -- by Kentucky-SEC (79-78), 3/12/05 80-89 points...... 82 -- by UAB-NCAA (82-68), 3/17/05 Assists 90-99 points...... 96 -- by Arkansas (75-96), 1-26-00 Less than 5 assists ...... 3 -- vs. Alabama, 2-8-94 100 or more points ...... 101 -- by Ohio State (101-113), 1-15-05 5-10 assists ...... 10 -- vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 11-15 assists ...... 12 -- at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Field Goal Percentage 16-20 assists ...... 17 -- vs. Vandy, 3/5/05 Shot 20-29 percent ...... 27.9 -- vs. Ole Miss (12-43), 2-7-01 21-25 assists ...... 22 -- vs. UNO, 11-24-04 Shot 30-39 percent ...... 35.9 -- vs. UAB-NCAA (23-64), 3/17/05 26-30 assists ...... 26 -- vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 Shot 40-49 percent ...... 47.5 -- at West VIrginia (28-59), 11/26/05 31 or more assists...... 33 -- vs. Georgia State, 12-28-94 Shot 50-59 percent ...... 57.1 -- vs. Nicholls State (44-77), 11-21-05 Shot 60-69 percent ...... 60.4 -- vs. Tennessee (29-48), 2-4-04 Opponent Assists Shot 70 percent or above ...... 70.3 -- vs. Centenary (45-64), 1-15-03 5-10 assists ...... 10 -- vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 11-15 assists ...... 15 -- by UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 Opponents Field Goal Percentage 16-20 assists ...... 16 -- by West Virginia, 11/26/05 Shot 20-29 percent ...... 28.6 -- by Southern Miss (16-56), 12-20-03 21-25 assists ...... 21 -- by Tennessee, 1-6-99 Shot 30-39 percent ...... 34.8 -- by West Virginia (24-69), 11/26/05 26-30 assists ...... 28 -- by Fresno State, 11-26-97 Shot 40-49 percent ...... 45.8 -- by UAB-NCAA (27-59), 3/17/05 31 or more assists...... 33 -- by Kentucky, 1-16-96 Shot 50-59 percent ...... 50.0 -- by Florida (27-54), 2/19/05 Shot 60-69 percent ...... 60.0 -- by W. Va. (33-55), 11-27-04 Blocks 0 blocks ...... 0 -- vs. South Carolina, 1-12-05 Three-Point FG Percentage 1-5 blocks ...... 3 -- at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Shot less than 10 percent ...... 8.7 -- vs. Southern Miss (2-23), 12-20-03 6-10 blocks ...... 9 -- vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 Shot 10-19 percent ...... 19.4 -- vs. UAB-NCAA (6-31),3/17/05 11-15 blocks ...... 11 -- vs. Florida, 1-3-95 Shot 20-29 percent ...... 20.0 -- vs. Florida (4-20), 2/19/05 16 or more blocks ...... 16 -- vs. Texas, 1-2-90 Shot 30-39 percent ...... 31.3 -- vs. Nicholls State (5-16), 11/21/05 Shot 40-49 percent ...... 44.4 -- at Ole Miss (4-9), 3/2/05 Opponent Blocks Shot 50-59 percent ...... 50.0 -- at West Virginia (6-12), 11/26/05 0 blocks ...... 0 -- by Ole Miss, 1-26-05 Shot 60 percent or more ...... 61.1 -- vs. Auburn-SEC (11-18), 3/11/05 1-5 blocks ...... 2 -- by Nicholls State, 11/21/05 6-10 blocks ...... 7 -- by West Virginina, 11/26/05 Opponents Three-Point FG Percentage 11-15 blocks ...... 11 -- by Alabama 2-17-96 Shot less than 10 percent ...... 7.1 -- by Georgia (1-14), 1-28-04 Shot 10-19 percent ...... 18.8 -- by Alabama (3-16), 1-8-05 Steals Shot 20-29 percent ...... 22.2 -- by Auburn (6-27), 3/11/05 0 steals ...... 0 -- vs. Georgia Tech, 3-17-90 Shot 30-39 percent ...... 33.3 -- by West Virignia (15-45), 11/26/05 1-5 steals...... 5 -- at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Shot 40-49 percent ...... 43.8 -- by UAB-NCAA (7-16), 3/17/05 6-10 steals...... 9 -- vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 Shot 50-59 percent ...... 55.0 -- by Kentucky (11-20), 1-22-05 11-15 steals ...... 11 -- vs. Southern, 11/18/05 Shot 60 percent or more ...... 61.5 -- by New Orleans (8-13), 1-12-04 16 or more steals...... 22 -- vs. Arkansas, 2-17-01

Free Throw Percentage Opponent Steals Shot less than 50 percent ...... 47.8 -- vs. Ole Miss (11-23), 3-3-04 0 steals ...... 0 -- by Florida, 2/19/05 Shot 50-59 percent ...... 55.0 -- vs. Nicholls State (11-20), 11/21/05 1-5 steals...... 2 -- by Nicholls State, 11/21/05 Shot 60-69 percent ...... 62.1 -- vs. Southern (18-29), 11/18/05 6-10 steals...... 7 -- by Southern, 11/18/05 Shot 70-79 percent ...... 72.7 -- vs. UAB-NCAA (16-22), 3/17/05 11-15 steals ...... 11 -- by West Virginia, 11/26/05 Shot 80-89 percent ...... 81.8 -- at West Virginia (9-11), 11/26/05 16 or more steals...... 16 -- by Miami (Fla.), 12-27-01 Shot 90-99 percent ...... 93.5 -- vs. Ohio State (29-31), 1-15-05 Shot 100 percent...... 100.0 -- vs. Kentucky (17-17), 2-29-04

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL The Last Time LSU ... ALL GAMES Scored 20-24 points ...... 23 Glen Davis, at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Scored 25-29 points ...... 26 Darrel Mitchell, at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Scored 30-34 points ...... 32 Darrel Mitchell, vs. Ohio State, 1-15-05 Scored 35-39 points ...... 35 Maurice Carter, vs. Arkansas, 1-2-99 Scored 40-45 points ...... 40 Ronnie Henderson, vs. Alabama, 2-11-95 Scored 45-49 points ...... 46 Chris Jackson, vs. Vanderbilt, 2-18-90 Scored 50-54 points ...... 51 Chris Jackson, vs. Texas, 1-2-90 Scored 55-59 points ...... 55 Chris Jackson, vs. Ole Miss, 3-4-89 Scored 60 or more ...... 64 Pete Maravich, vs. Kentucky, 2-21-70

Scored double figures in 5 straight games ...... 7 Glen Davis, 3-5-05, 3-11-05, 3-12-05, 3-17-05, 11-18-05, 11/21/05, 11/26/05 Scored double figures in 10 straight games ...... 18 Brandon Bass 1-3-05, 1-8-05, 1-12-05, 1-15-05, 1-19-05, 1-22-05, 1-26-05, 1/29/05. 2/2/05, 2/5/05, 2/9/05, ...... 2/12/05, 2/16/05, 2/19/05, 2/22/05, 2/26/05, 3/2/05, 3/5/05 Scored double figures in 15 straight games ...... 18 Brandon Bass 1/3/05, 1/8/05, 1/12/05, 1/15/05, 1/19/05, 1/22/05, 1/26/05, 1/29/05, 2/2/05, 2/5/05, 2/9/05, ...... 2/12/05, 2/16/05, 2/19/05, 2/22/05, 2/26/05, 3/2/05, 3/5/05 Scored double figures in 20 straight games ...... 29 Ronald Dupree, 11-24-02 to 3-14-03 (Games 2-30) Scored double figures in 25 straight games ...... 29 Ronald Dupree, 11-24-02 to 3-14-03 (Games 2-30) Scored double figures in 30 straight games Scored double figures in 35 straight games Scored double figures in 40 or more straight games

Scored 20 points or more in 2 straight games ...... 3 Antonio Hudson, 25 vs. Vanderbilt, 3/5/05; 21 vs. Auburn-SEC, 3/11/05; 21 vs. Kentucky-SEC, 3/12/05 Scored 20 points or more in 3 straight games ...... 3 Antonio Hudson, 25 vs. Vanderbilt, 3/5/05; 21 vs. Auburn-SEC, 3/11/05; 21 vs. Kentucky-SEC, 3/12/05 Scored 20 points or more in 4 straight games ...... 4 Jaime Lloreda, 21 vs. Purdue, 3-21-03; 30 vs. McNeese St., 11-24-03; 23 vs. Troy St., 11-26-03; 26 vs. ULM, 11-29-03 Scored 20 points or more in 5 straight games Scored 20 points or more in 6 straight games Scored 20 points or more in 7 straight games Scored 20 points or more in 8 straight games Scored 20 points or more in 9 straight games Scored 20 points or more in 10 or more straight games

Scored 30 points or more in consecutive games ...... 3 Ronnie Henderson, 40 vs. Alabama, 2-11-95; 30 vs. Ole Miss, 2-15-95; 33 vs. Georgia, 2-18-95

Made 10-14 field goals in a game ...... 10 Tyrus Thomas, vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 Made 15 or more field goals in a game ...... 18 Shaquille O’Neal, vs. Northern Arizona, 12-28-91

Attempted 15-19 field goals in a game...... 15 Tasmin Mitchell, vs. Southern, 11/18/05 Attempted 20-24 field goals in a game...... 20 Glen Davis, at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Attempted 25-29 field goals in a game...... 25 Ronnie Henderson, vs. Nicholls State, 1-23-96 Attempted 30 or more field goals in a game...... 34 Ronnie Henderson, vs. Oklahoma State, 12-20-94

Made 5 three pointers in a game ...... 5 Darrel Mitchell, at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Made 6-9 three pointers in a game...... 6 Antonio Hudson, vs. UL Lafayette, 11-21-04 Made 10 or more three pointers in a game ...... 10 Chris Jackson, vs. Tennessee, 2-10-90

Attempted 7 three pointers in a game ...... 7 Darrel Mitchell, at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Attempted 8-10 three pointers in a game ...... 8 Tack Minor, vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 ...... 9 Darrel MItchell, vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 ...... 10 Antonio Hudson, vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 Attempted 11 or more three pointers in a game...... 12 Torris Bright, vs. Mississippi State, 1-26-02

Had 10-14 rebounds ...... 14 Glen Davis, at West Virginia, 11/26/05 Had 15-19 rebounds ...... 17 Brandon Bass, at Mississippi State, 2/16/05 Had 20 or more rebounds...... 21 Jaime Lloreda, vs. McNeese State, 11-24-03

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL The Last Time LSU ... ALL GAMES

Had 10 or more rebounds in 2 straight games...... 2 Glen Davis, 13 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05; 14 vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 Had 10 or more rebounds in 3 straight games...... 3 Glen Davis, 10 vs. Southern, 11/18/05; 13 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05; 14 vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 Had 10 or more rebounds in 4 straight games...... 4 Glen Davis, 11 vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05; 10 vs. Southern, 11/18/05; 13 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05; 14 vs...... West Virginia, 11/26/05 Had 10 or more rebounds in 5 straight games...... 5 Glen Davis, 10 vs. Kentucky-SEC, 3/12/05; 11 vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05; 10 vs. Southern, 11/18/05; 13 vs...... Nicholls State, 11/21/05; 14 vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 Had 10 or more rebounds in 6 or more games ...... 10 Shaquille O’Neal, from 2-15-92 to 3-21-92

Had 9 offensive rebounds in a game ...... 9 Shaquille O’Neal, vs. Ole Miss, 2-25-92 Had 10 defensive rebounds in a game...... 10 Brandon Bass, vs. Kentucky-SEC, 3/12/05

Had 5-7 assists ...... 5 Tasmin Mitchell, vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 Had 8-10 assists ...... 9 Darrel Mitchell, vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 Had 11-15 assists ...... 12 Torris Bright, vs. McNeese State, 12-7-02 Had 16 or more assists...... 18 Randy Livingston, vs. George Mason, 12-3-94

Had 3-5 blocks in a game...... 3 Magnum Rolle, vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 Had 6-8 blocks in a game...... 6 Brandon Bass, vs. Houston, 12-21-04 Had 9-10 blocks in a game...... 11 Stromile Swift, vs. Alabama, 2-10-99 Had 11 or more blocks in a game...... 11 Stromile Swift, vs. Alabama, 2-10-99

Had 3-5 steals in a game ...... 3 Darrel Mitchell, vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 Had 6-7 steals in a game ...... 7 Darrel Mitchell, vs. UL-Lafayette, 11-21-04 Had 8-9 steals in a game ...... 8 Clarence Ceasar, vs. Auburn, 1-8-94 Had 10 or more steals in a game ...... 10 Shawn Griggs, vs. Tennessee, 2-23-91

Had a double-double...... Glen Davis, vs. West Virginia 23 pts-14 reb, 11/26/05 Had a double-double in 2 straight games...... Glen Davis, vs. Nicholls State, 19 pts, 13 reb, 11/21/05; vs. West Virginia, 23 pts.-14 reb., 11/26/05 Had a double-double in 3 or more straight games ...... 5 Glen Davis, vs. Kentucky-SEC, 11 pts, 10 reb., 3/12/05; vs. UAB-NCAA, 18 pts-11reb., 3/17/05; vs. Southern, ...... 18 pts-10 reb., 11/18/05; vs. Nicholls State, 19 pts, 13 reb., 11/21/05; vs. West Virginia, 23 pts-14 reb., ...... 11/26/05

Had a triple-double ...... Shaquille O’Neal, 26 pts-13 reb-11 blks, vs. BYU, 3-19-92

Played 40 minutes in a game ...... 40 Glen Davis, vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 ...... 40 Garrett Temple, vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 Played 41-49 minutes in a game ...... 45 Darrel Mitchell, vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 ...... 42 Tasmin Mitchell, vs. West Virginia, 11/26/05 Played 50 or more minutes in a game ...... 54 Maurice Carter, vs. Alabama, 2-10-99

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL #0 GLEN DAVIS

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 28 vs. South Carolina, 1/12/05 POINTS 28 vs. S. Carolina, 1/12/05 POINTS 28 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 2. 27 vs. Southern Miss, 12/18/04 REBOUNDS 18 vs. Arkansas, 1/19/05 REBOUNDS 14 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 3. 26 vs. Arkansas, 1/19/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 12 vs. S. Carolina, 1/12/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 9 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 4. 24 vs. Auburn-SEC, 3/11/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 20 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 20 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 3 PT FGM 1 four times 3 PT FGM 1 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 5. 23 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 3PTFGA 3 vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 3 PT FGA 1 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 6. 19 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FREE THROWS MADE 10 vs. Arkansas, 1/19/05 FREE THROWS MADE 5 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 6. 19 at Miss. State, 2/16/05 FREE THROW ATT. 11 three times FREE THROW ATT. 8 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 8. 18 vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 ASSISTS 4 vs. Miss State, 1/29/05 ASSISTS 3 twice 8. 18 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 BLOCKS 3 twice BLOCKS 2 twice 10. 17 at Auburn, 2/26/05 STEALS 3 At Alabama, 1/8/05 STEALS 1 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 10. 17 at Tennessee, 2/2/05 MINUTES PLAYED 42 vs. Arkansas, 1/19/05 MINUTES PLAYED 40 at West Virginia, 11/26/05

#1 TASMIN MITCHELL

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 19 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 POINTS 19 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 POINTS 19, vs. Southern, 11/18/05 3. 9 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 REBOUNDS 12 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 REBOUNDS 12, vs. Southern, 11/18/05 2. 7 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 8 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 8, vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 15 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 15, vs. Southern, 11/18/05 3 PT FGM 2 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 3 PT FGM 2, vs. Southern, 11/18/05 3PTFGA 3 twice 3 PT FGA 3, twice FREE THROWS MADE 1 twice FREE THROWS MADE 1, twice FREE THROW ATT. 2 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FREE THROW ATT. 2, vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 ASSISTS 5 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 ASSISTS 5, at West Virginia, 11/26/05 BLOCKS BLOCKS STEALS 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 STEALS 4, vs. Southern, 11/18/05 MINUTES PLAYED 42 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 MINUTES PLAYED 42, at West Virginia, 11/26/05

#3 TACK MINOR

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 23 vs. Florida State, 12/30/04 POINTS 23 vs. Florida State, 12/30/04 POINTS 2. 17 vs. Auburn, 2/5/09 REBOUNDS 10 vs. Alabama, 2/22/05 REBOUNDS 2. 17 vs. Ohio State, 1/15/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 8 vs. Florida State, 12/30/04 FIELD GOALS MADE 2. 17 vs. Southern Miss, 12/18/04 FIELD GOAL ATT. 18 vs. Florida State, 12/30/04 FIELD GOAL ATT. 3 PT FGM 5 vs. Florida State, 12/30/04 3 PT FGM 2. 17 vs. West Virginia, 11/27/04 3PTFGA 10 vs. Utah, 1/3/05 3 PT FGA 6. 16 vs. Alabama, 2/22/05 FREE THROWS MADE 7 vs. Northwestern St., 12/11/04 FREE THROWS MADE 7. 15 vs. Auburn, 12/28/04 FREE THROW ATT. 10 vs. Northwestern St., 12/11/04 FREE THROW ATT. 7. 15 vs. UAB-NCAA, 3/17/05 ASSISTS 10 twice ASSISTS 9. 14 at Arkansas, 2/12/05 BLOCKS 1 three times BLOCKS 10. 13 three times STEALS 4 at Auburn, 2/26/05 STEALS MINUTES PLAYED 42 vs. Ohio State, 1/15/05 MINUTES PLAYED

#4 BEN VOOGD

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 3 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 3 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 3 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 REBOUNDS 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 REBOUNDS 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 1 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 1 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 3 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 3 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 3 PT FGM 3 PT FGM 3PTFGA 3 PT FGA FREE THROWS MADE 1 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FREE THROWS MADE 1 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FREE THROW ATT. 2 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FREE THROW ATT. 2 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 ASSISTS 6 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 ASSISTS 6 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 BLOCKS BLOCKS STEALS 2 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 STEALS 2 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 MINUTES PLAYED 29 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 MINUTES PLAYED 29 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL #10 DAVID FLESHMAN

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs POINTS POINTS REBOUNDS 1 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 REBOUNDS 1 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FIELD GOALS MADE FIELD GOALS MADE FIELD GOAL ATT. 2 vs. Niicholls State, 12/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 2 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 3 PT FGM 3 PT FGM 3PTFGA 3 PT FGA FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROW ATT. FREE THROW ATT. ASSISTS ASSISTS BLOCKS BLOCKS STEALS STEALS MINUTES PLAYED 4 vs. Niicholls State, 12/21/05 MINUTES PLAYED 4 vs. Nicholls State, 12/21/05

#12 TYRUS THOMAS

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 22 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 22 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 22 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 2. 18 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 REBOUNDS 12 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 REBOUNDS 12 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 3. 8 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 10 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 10 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 11 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 11 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 3 PT FGM 3 PT FGM 3PTFGA 3 PT FGA FREE THROWS MADE 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROWS MADE 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROW ATT. 6 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROW ATT. 6 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 ASSISTS 2 twice ASSISTS 2 twice BLOCKS 2 three times BLOCKS 2 three times STEALS 1 twice STEALS 1 twice MINUTES PLAYED 25 twice MINUTES PLAYED 25 twice

#14 GARRETT TEMPLE

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 10 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 10 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 10 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 2. 6 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 REBOUNDS 5 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 REBOUNDS 5 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 5 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 5 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 8 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 8 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 3 PT FGM 1 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 3 PT FGM 1 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 3PTFGA 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 3 PT FGA 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROWS MADE 1 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROWS MADE 1 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROW ATT. 2 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROW ATT. 2 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 ASSISTS 6 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 ASSISTS 6 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 BLOCKS BLOCKS STEALS 1 three times STEALS 1 three times MINUTES PLAYED 40 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 MINUTES PLAYED 40 at West Virginia, 11/26/05

#15 MAGNUM ROLLE

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 8 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 8 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 8 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 2. 6 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 REBOUNDS 10 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 REBOUNDS 10 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 4 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 4 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 8 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 8 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 3 PT FGM 3 PT FGM 3PTFGA 3 PT FGA FREE THROWS MADE 2 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROWS MADE 2 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROW ATT. 2 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROW ATT. 2 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 ASSISTS ASSISTS BLOCKS 3 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 BLOCKS 3 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 STEALS 1 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 STEALS 1 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 MINUTES PLAYED 19 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 MINUTES PLAYED 19 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL #21 CHRIS JOHNSON

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 6 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 6 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 6 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 REBOUNDS 1 twice REBOUNDS 1 twice FIELD GOALS MADE 3 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 3 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 7 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 7 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 3 PT FGM 3 PT FGM 3PTFGA 4 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 3 PT FGA 4 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROWS MADE FREE THROW ATT. FREE THROW ATT. ASSISTS 1 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 ASSISTS 1 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 BLOCKS 1 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 BLOCKS 1 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 STEALS STEALS MINUTES PLAYED 10 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 MINUTES PLAYED 10 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05

#22 DARREL MITCHELL

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 32 vs. Ohio State, 1/15/05 POINTS 32 vs. Ohio State, 1/15/05 POINTS 26 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 2. 26 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 REBOUNDS 7 three times REBOUNDS 7 twice 3. 22 vs. Tennessee, 2/4/04 FIELD GOALS MADE 9 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 9 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 4. 20 vs. Mississippi State, 1/29/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 17 vs. Tulane, 12/23/03 FIELD GOAL ATT. 15 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 3 PT FGM 6 twice 3 PT FGM 5 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 4. 20 vs. Northwestern St., 12/11/04 3PTFGA 9 five times 3 PT FGA 7 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 4. 20 vs. UNO, 11/24/04 FREE THROWS MADE 12 vs. Ohio State, 1/15/05 FREE THROWS MADE 3 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 7. 19 vs. South Carolina, 2/5/03 FREE THROW ATT. 13 vs. Ohio State, 1/15/05 FREE THROW ATT. 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 7. 19 vs. Tulane, 12/23/03 ASSISTS 9 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 ASSISTS 9 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 7. 19 vs. Alabama, 1/10/04 BLOCKS 2 vs. Ole Miss, 3/3/04 BLOCKS 1 twice 10. 18 three times STEALS 4 four times STEALS 3 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 MINUTES PLAYED 46 vs. Ohio State, 1/15/05 MINUTES PLAYED 45 at West Virginia, 11/26/05

#35 - DARNELL LAZARE

TOP CAREER SCORING GAMES Career Highs Season Highs 1. 16 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 16 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 POINTS 16 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 2. 13 vs. Southern, 11/21/03 REBOUNDS 9 vs. South Carolina, 3/12/04 REBOUNDS 6 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 3. 11 vs. Auburn, 3/6/04 FIELD GOALS MADE 7 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOALS MADE 7 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 4. 10 vs. Auburn, 2/18/04 FIELD GOAL ATT. 12 vs. Niicholls State, 11/21/05 FIELD GOAL ATT. 12 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05 3 PT FGM 3 PT FGM 5. 9 vs. Auburn, 2/9/05 3PTFGA 3 PT FGA 5. 9 vs. UNO, 11/24/04 FREE THROWS MADE 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROWS MADE 4 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 7. 8 vs. UL-Monroe, 11/29/03 FREE THROW ATT. 6 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 FREE THROW ATT. 6 vs. Southern, 11/18/05 8. 7 vs. Tulane, 11/19/04 ASSISTS 2 twice ASSISTS 2 at West Virginia, 11/26/05 9. 5 four times BLOCKS 2 three times BLOCKS STEALS 2 vs. Southern, 11/21/03 STEALS 1 twice MINUTES PLAYED 36 vs. Southern, 11/21/03 MINUTES PLAYED 36 vs. Nicholls State, 11/21/05

LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL Previous Game Box Scores and Notes Exhibition Game 1 -- LSU 74, EA Sports 54 The Tigers overcome early jitters in the first exhibition game and a 31-27 halftime deficit to win going away with a strong second half in which the Tigers made 18-of-26 field goals (69.2 percent) ... Glen Davis led LSU with 20 points, while Darrel Mitchell had 17 points, five assists and five steals. Tasmin Mitchell made 6-of-his last eight shots to finish with 13 points and seven assists, while Tyrus Thomas came off the bench to add 13 of his own ... LSU had just nine turnovers and shot 52.6 percent (30-of-57) for the game, while holding EA Sports to 37 percent (17-of-46).

Exhibition Game 2 -- LSU 122, LSU-Shreveport 58 The Tigers defeated the NAIA Pilots, shooting 60.3 percent for the game, after shooting over 60 percent in the second half for the second straight exhibition game … LSU also had a good night from the arc, making 8-of-17 treys … Six LSU players were in double figures with Darnell Lazare having what would be career highs with 19 points and 11 rebounds … Darrel Mitchell had 18 points, Glen Davis and Tasmin Mitchell had 16 each, Tyrus Thomas had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Magnum Rolle 13 … For the second straight exhibition game, LSU had just nine turnovers, compared to 27 assists … LSU outrebounded LSU-S, 62-27.

Game No. 1 -- LSU 84, Southern 56 (November 18, Baton Rouge) The Tigers jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first 85 seconds of the contest and really was never in much trouble as LSU won its opening night game under John Brady for the ninth time and won for the 53rd consecutive time against Louisiana schools ... Tigers did not play their best game with 17 turnovers and just 30.8 percent (4-13) from three-point range, but it was dom- inating enough, including a 55-23 margin on the boards ... Tasmin Mitchell had 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Glen Davis (10 boards) and Tyrus Thomas each had 18 points and Darrel Mitchell 13 ... LSU shot 48.4 percent from the field (31-of-64).

Game No. 2 -- LSU 104, Nicholls 57 (November 21, Baton Rouge) The Tigers won for the 54th consecutive time at home against Louisiana schools without too much trouble as LSU posted four players with double figure rebounds for the first time since Dec. 30, 1991 (ironically, also against Nicholls State) … LSU shot 57.1 percent from the floor and had 59 rebounds in the win … Redshirt freshman Tyrus Thomas hit 10-of-11 shots to finish with 22 points with 12 boards, while Glen Davis had 19 points and 13 rebounds … Darnell Lazare had a career high 16 points, with Darrel Mitchell getting 13 (nine assists) and Garrett Temple 10 points … Tasmin Mitchell had 11 rebounds and Magnum Rolle 10 … LSU had 26 assists, the most assist since 2002 in a game and 10 turnovers.

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