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CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF LSU BASKETBALL -- 9 SEC Tittles, 4 NCAA Final Fours LSU Fighting Tigers (15-3) vs. Xavier University Jan. 24, 2009, 7 p.m. CST (LSU Sports Radio Network, ESPN2) Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, La. 2008-09 Schedule Projected LSU Starters and Notes OPPONENT TIME N15 JACKSON STATE W, 79-65 G 5 Marcus Thornton (6-4, 205, Sr., Baton Rouge) 18.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg LSU Invitational (Nov. 20-21, 23; 28-30) Posted his sixth 30-point game against Miss. State (1/21) with 31, including an 11-0 personal run in N20 ALCORN STATE W, 77-45 the season half ... 24 games of 20 points or more ... 5 career double-doubles ... 4th in scoring in the N23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 91-60 Southeastern Conference. N28 CENTENARY W, 64-58 G 14 Garrett Temple (6-6, 190, Sr., Baton Rouge) 7.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.2 apg N30 TROY W, 92-57 Started 114 games ... Although playing three position leads team in assists with 75 ... Leads SEC in D2 CAL ST. FULLERTON (FSN) W, 84-63 assists to turnover radio ( 2.2 -- 75 ast, 34 to) ... Had 9 assists in Ole Miss win (1/17) and followed with D13 GRAMBLING STATE W, 87-41 six against Miss. State (1/21) ... In top 10 all-time at LSU in career blocks, assists, steals and minutes D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, 68-56 ... Regarded as one of the nation’s top defenders. D20 1-Texas A&M L, 61-72 D22 MCNEESE STATE (CST) W, 62-59 G 11 Bo Spencer (6-1, 185, So., Baton Rouge) 12.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.6 apg D27 WASHINGTON STATE (ESPN2) W, 64-52 A scoring point guard ... Third on team in scoring ... Has had big scoring games such as 19 vs. Wash. D31 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 81-79 St. (12/27), 20 vs. ULL (12/31) and 17 vs. SE Louisiana (1/3) ... 12 games scoring in double figures ... J3 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 90-61 44.4 percent from the arc (32-72), including three vs. Miss. State (1/21). J6 At Utah (The Mountain) L, 61-91 J11 At Alabama* (Raycom) L, 59-65 F 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 235, Jr., Denham Springs, La) 18.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg J14 SOUTH CAROLINA * (CST-TD) W, 85-68 Last 4 home games scored 25 (ULL), 24 (SE La.), 30 (SC), 24 Miss. St. ... Tied for fourth in league J17 At Ole Miss * (Raycom) W, 83-51 game scoring average at 20.3 ppg ... 20th player in LSU history to have 1,000 points, 500 rebounds J21 MISSISSIPPI STATE * W, 81-57 ... Shooting 57.1% from field, 5th best in league ... SEC best 63.3 percent in league games. J24 XAVIER (ESPN2) 7 p.m. J28 At Tennessee * (Raycom) 7 p.m. C 21 Chris Johnson (6-11, 210, Sr., Montross, Va.) 7.8 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.3 bpg 100th Anniversary Basketball Game 3rdd in SEC in blocked shot average ... Team leader in rebounds, blocks ... Sixth LSU player to block J31 ARKANSAS * (FSN) 4 p.m. 100 in career (12/17) ... 24 rebounds last two games combined ... 2nd in SEC games at 10.0 pg. F4 at Georgia * 6:30 p.m. F8 ALABAMA * (Raycom) Noon Outside League One Last Time F11 at Mississippi State * 7 p.m. F14 OLE MISS * (FSN) 6 p.m. After certainly finding its rhythm in the last with over 2,700 students who made their pres- F18 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. three league games, LSU must now step otuside ence felt in the first game back since the spring F21 AUBURN * 7 p.m. conference play for this test against nationally- semester began. F24 FLORIDA * (ESPN) 8 p.m. rnaked Xavier. This past Wednesday, the biggest paid total F28 at Kentucky * 3 p.m. One has to go back to the 1992-93 season of the season was announced, 11,709, with over M4 VANDERBILT * (CST-TD) 7 p.m. to find a later non-conference game on the LSU 2,500 students showing up. M7 at Auburn * TBA schedule. The Tigers then played Texas in San M12-15 2-SEC Tournament TBA Antonio on Feb. 7, 1993. The Centennial In One Week * - Denotes SEC Games. This will be LSU’s first game against a The Centennial game for LSU’s 100th 1-At Toyota Center, Houston; 2- Tampa, Fla.. TV -- Raycom (1st two ranked opponent this season. LSU is 1-7 all-time anniversary season is set for next Saturday rounds), Raycom/ESPN (semifinals), CBS (finals) against teams ranked No. 15 in the Associated when LSU hosts Arkansas. The 4 p.m. game Press poll, but LSU does have a one-game win- will culminate festivities to honor LSU’s first On the Air ning streak having beaten No. 15 Texas in the official game against outside competition on TELEVISION * ESPN2 2000 NCAA Tournament second round. Jan. 30, 1909. Play-by-Play: Ron Franklin Prior to the 4 p.m. game there will be a Analyst/Host: Fran Frachilla Ask And They Shall Come 12:30 p.m. alumni game in the Maravich Jan. 14, the Tiger fans responded to Center with free admission. Plus at halftime of RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network Athletics Director Joe Alleva’s plea to use their the Arkansas game, the All-Century team will Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne season tickets as the paid crowd was 11,393, be announced. Analyst/Host: Kevin Ford XM Satellite Radio; Flagship: 100.7 FM Team Facts LSU XAVIER Series History RECORD: 15-3 RECORD: 16-2 Tied: 1-1 LAST GAME: W, 81-57, vs. Miss. St. (1/21) LAST GAME: W, 84-64, at St. Bonaventure Last Game: W, 78-62, BR, 12/22/80 RANKINGS: RV AP RANKINGS: 15 AP, 13 ESPN/USAToday At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 1-0 HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson HEAD COACH: Sean Miller Neutral Sites: Xavier leads, 1-0 CAREER RECORD: 174-124 (10th year) CAREER RECORD: 109-41 (5th season) Neutral site game was played in LSU RECORD: 15-3 (1st year) XAVIER RECORD: 109-41 (5th season) Oklahoma City in the All-College Tournament in VS. XAVIER: 0-0 VS. LSU: 0-0 1964 LSU Sports Information Basketball Contact: C. Kent Lowe Phone - 225.578.8226 PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 www.LSUsports.net Fax - 225.578.1861 LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL Who to Contact Media Services LSU Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Asst. AD/Sports Info. Director Trent Johnson Interview Opportunities Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Coach Trent Johnson is usual- meet with the media two days There will be no show the Sr. Associate SID (Basketball) ly available in his office for prior to games, usually after week of Jan. 5 with the show C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] early morning appointments practice, in the curtain room resuming Jan. 12 through the Asst. Men’s Basketball Contact and phone interviews. Please across from the LSU dressing remainder of the SEC season. Elizabeth Stuart -- [email protected] contact Basketball SID Kent room ... Once SEC play Lowe (225-578-1864, begins the normal media ses- Inside LSU Basketball [email protected]) at least 24 sions will be on Monday and with Coach Trent LSU Sports Television Network hours in advance for schedul- Thursday afternoons ... Some Johnson (225) 578-1797 ing. Phone interviews can also travel and scheduling issues Coach Johnson’s weekly TV be set up through Basketball may change the time and day show is on a state-wide net- DIrector of Television Secretary Pam LeBlanc (225- so media should contact the work ... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, Kevin Wagner - [email protected] 578-8217). Sports Information Office to airs the show at 10:35 p.m. Manager/Television confirm start time. Sunday ... The show resumes John Schiebe -- [email protected] SEC Teleconference on Jan. 13 with the final show The 12 SEC coaches are fea- The Trent Johnson on March 12 ... The show can Producer/Television tured on a teleconference Show, Presented by also be seen on Cox Cable 4 David Landry -- [email protected] each Monday and Thursday Capital One Bank on The in Baton Rouge Mondays at January through March LSU Sports Radio 9:30 p.m. and on Cox Sports LSU Sports Radio Network through the conference sea- Network Television (Ch. 37 on Cox (225) 578-1882 son. The conference starts at The weekly call-in show takes Cable) on Wednesdays at Director of Radio 10 a.m. (CST). Coach place Mondays at 7 p.m. from 5:30 p.m. ... Other markets Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] Johnson is on at 10:28 a.m. Walkon’s Bistro at the corner are KLAX-TV in Alexandria, CST. To access the media of Nicholson and Burbank ... Cox Channel 8 in Lake only number contact Kent The show runs through the Charles, KEJB-TV in Monroe, LSU Athletics Online Lowe or the Southeastern end of the regular season ... 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