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NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 2013-14 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 BASKETBALL NCAA FINAL FOUR LSU 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 Vs. Northwestern State 2 Saturday, November 16, 2013 * 7 p.m. CST Baton Rouge, La. * Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,215) LSU (0-1) LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON LAST GAME) November G 10 Andre Stringer (Sr., 5-10, Jackson, Miss.) 21 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.0 apg Tues. 12 at UMASS (ESPN2) L, 90-92 Averaged double figures each year ... Started 80-of-92 games ... Hit 67 treys in 2013 & has improved 3-pt percentage Sat. 16 NORTHWESTERN STATE 7 p.m. from 29.5 in 2011 to 40.9 in 2013 ... After career high equaling 21 at UMass, now just 15 pts short of becoming the 39th LSU Tues.19 UNO (CST) 7 p.m. player to score 1,000 career points ... 171 career treys (tie 7th at LSU) ... 3rd time with 21, 5 total of 20 or more in career. Fri. 22 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 7 p.m. OLD SPICE CLASSIC -- Kissimmee, Fla. (Nov. 28-Dec. 1) G 55 Tim Quarterman (Fr., 6-6, Savannah, Ga.) 5.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 apg Nov. 28 Saint Joseph’s (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. Quarterman and junior Anthony Hickey (Hopkinsville, Ky.) will primarily man the point guard slot for LSU ... Quarterman Nov. 29 Memphis or Siena (ESPN2/U/3 TBA played 18 minutes in the opener at UMass ... All-state point guard in Georgia. December Sun. 1 TBD (ESPN2/U/3 TBA F 2 Johnny O’Bryant III (So., 6-9, Cleveland, Miss.) 25.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 2.0 bpg Sat. 14 ULM (CST) 7 p.m. Started where he left off in 2013, with a double-double at UMass to open the season ... Seventh game scoring 20 or Wed. 18 at Texas Tech (ESPNU) 8 p.m. more points in career, second highest game of 25 at UMass ... Made 10-of-18 field goal attempts ... 4th in rebounds overall Sat. 21 UAB (CST) 4 p.m. and 2nd in SEC games ... Played 28 minutes despite foul trouble in the UMass game. Sat. 28 MCNEESE STATE (CST) 7 p.m. January F 5 Shavon Coleman (Sr, 6-5, Thibodaux, La.) 5.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg Sat. 4 RHODE ISLAND (CST) 7 p.m. Came in for Jarell Martin when the freshman hurt himself 33 seconds in to the UMass game ... played 21 minutes ... Last Tues. 7 *TENNESSEE (ESPN) 6 p.m. year averaged in double figures and had eight starts while being the valuable sixth man for the Tigers. Sat. 11 *at South Carolina (SECTV) 12:30 p.m. Wed. 15 *at Ole Miss (CSS/CST) 8 p.m. F 25 Jordan Mickey (Fr., 6-8, Dallas, Texas) 14.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 5 bpg Sat. 18 *VANDERBILT (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Mickey followed up on his strong exhibition game with a fine performance in the opener at UMass with his first college Tues. 21 *MISSOURI (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Sat. 25 *at Alabama (ESPN2) 7 p.m. double double and the first game of five or more blocks by an LSU player since Malcolm White in 2011 ... Offensive boards Tues. 28 *KENTUCKY (ESPN) 8 p.m. spread evenly between offense and defense, hitting 6-of-14 from the field. February Sat. 1 *ARKANSAS (ESPNU) 4 p.m. STORYLINES Thurs. 6 *at Georgia (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. Sat. 8 *AUBURN (SECTV) 3 p.m. • LSU, with its loss on Tuesday at UMass, his career and the second best of his time • LSU fell to 0-1 in a couple of stat Wed. 12 *at Texas A&M (CSS/CST) 8 p.m. lost its first road opener since its last one at LSU. categories from the opening game -- LSU Sat. 15 *at Arkansas (ESPNU) 4 p.m. in 1995 (in Hawaii, vs. Saint Louis), ending was 6-0 when making 30 field goals a year Wed. 19 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECTV) 7 p.m. a string of 16 straight opening wins. • LSU won all eight of its non-conference ago and LSU was 9-0 last season when Sat. 22 *at Kentucky (ESPN/2) 3 p.m. games a year ago at the Maravich Center Anthony Hickey had 5 or more assists ... Wed. 26 *TEXAS A&M (SECTV) 7 p.m. • LSU started three freshmen at UMass and entering this game, LSU at present has LSU had 7 wins a year ago in games of 5 for the first time since the NCAA National a present six-game home winning streak points or fewer ... Tigers are 27-25 in close March Semifinal game against UCLA in 2006. against state schools. games of 5 or fewer points since 2007. Sat. 1 *at Florida (CBS Sports) 3 p.m. Unfortunately that lineup lasted just 33 Thurs. 6 *at Vanderbilt (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. seconds before Jarell Martin was injured • The 90 points that LSU scored in the • With JOBIII and Jordan Mickey accouting Sat. 8 *GEORGIA (FSN) 4 p.m. and had to come to the bench. opener marks the fourth time since the for double doubles and 21 rebounds, 12-16 SEC Tournament (SECTV, ESPNU, ABC) TBA 2000-01 season that the TIgers have they accounted for 48.8 percent of the *Denotes SEC Games • Johnny O’Bryant III continued to add to scored at least 90 points in the season rebounds. SEC Tournament in Atlanta, Ga. his double double numbers with a 25-point, opener. LSU won games with ULM (2000) 11 rebound performance in the game at and Nicholls (2006, 2011) before losing • The Tigers lead the series with UMass ... O’Bryant III’s first double up of to UMass (2013) ... LSU was 4-1 last year Northwestern State, 17-6, with LSU on a 2013-14 gives him 18 for his career ... It when scoring above 80 points a year ago. 9-game winning streak since 1989. NSU’s On the Air was the seventh 20-plus point game of last win was 1956 in Shreveport. Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play BREAKDOWN Ricky Blanton, analyst Kevin Ford, studio host LSU Northwestern State Record 0-1 Record: 1-0 (entering Fri. night game at Auburn) Television • None Ranking RV in AP, USA Today Coaches Poll Ranking: NA One of just two games on the schedule not televised this season. Last Game L, 90-92, at UMass, 11/12 Last Game: W, 92-76, vs. LeTourneau (11/8) Head Coach Johnny Jones Head Coach: Mike McConathy Career Record 224-175 (14th season) Career Record: 576-372 (31st season) LSU Record 19-13 (2nd Season) NSU Record: 224-213 (15th season) Vs. NSU: 1-0 Vs. LSU: 0-7 Upcoming LSU Basketball Media Calendar 18 19 20 14 15 TUESDAY 16 17 MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Game 3 -- UNO at LSU, Media Session -- 2 p.m. Media Session -- 2 p.m. Game 2 -- Northwestern Maravich Assembly Players; Coach Jones Players; Coach Jones State at LSU, 7 p.m. Center, 7 p.m. CST. TV: 2:45 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Maravich Center. TV: Cox Sports TV (regional). None. Radio: LSU Sports Radio: LSU Sports Radio 7 p.m. -- TJ Ribs on Radio Network. Tickets: Network. Acadian; Debut of The LSUtix.net starting at $6. Johnny Jones Show on the LSU Sports Radio Network (98.1 FM in BR). WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Network affiliates. The first show is Nov. 18 Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Media Availability Former LSU basketball player Ricky Blanton will Coach Johnny Jones is available in his office for Assoc. AD/Sports Information Director host the show for the third straight year. early morning appointments and phone interviews. C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] Please contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578- Sr. Assoc. Sports Information Director (Basketball Contact) 1864, [email protected]) at least 24 hours in advance. Inside LSU Basketball Matt Dunaway - [email protected] Presented by Academy Sports and Outdoors Assoc. Sports Information Director (Asst. Bkb Contact) Coach Jones’ weekly TV show is on a state-wide Jake Terry - [email protected] SEC Teleconference and regional network ... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, airs The 14 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconfer- Associate Sports Information Director (Social Media) the show at 10:35 p.m. Sundays. Television affiliates ence each Monday beginning Jan. 6, beginning with for the show are listed online at LSUsports.net/tvaf- the start of conference play. The conference starts at filiates. LSU Television 10 a.m. (CST). Coach Jones is on at 10:28 a.m. CST. To The first TV show is set for Dec. 15 and will air Kevin Wagner - [email protected] access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or weekly once conference play begins through the end LSU Radio the SEC Media Relations Office (205-458-3010). of the regular season. Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] Media Sessions LSU Sports Information Mailing Address Coach Jones meets, when travel schedules Post Game Coach Jones will be in the media room of the Athletics Adm. Building, Baton Rouge, La. 70803 permit, usually one or two days prior to games in practice facility after the game, the NCAA cool- non-conference play and usually on Mondays and ing off period and his courtside radio show ... ON THE INTERNET Thursdays during the SEC season. The sessions take Requested players will be brought to the practice place in the practice facility meeting room.