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NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 2012-13 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 BASKETBALL NCAA FINAL FOUR LSU 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 vs. Mississippi Valley State 4 Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 * 7 pm CST (Cox Sports TV) Baton Rouge, La. * Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,215) LSU (3-0) PROJECTED LSU STARTING LINEUP November G 1 Anthony Hickey (So., 5-11, Hopkinsville, Ky.) 12.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 6.0 apg Fri. 9 UC SANTA BARBARA W, 77-63 Has had six assists in zll three games ... Scored career high of 21 points one year to the day after scoring previous Tues. 13 MCNEESE (CST) W, 73-48 high of 20 against Georgia Tech last year in Charleston ... Tremendous assist-to-turnover ratio of 18 assists, 5 turnovers Tues.20 NORTHWESTERN STATE (CST) W, 102-95 with 13 steals ... 20 games of 4 assists or more ... Three treys in each of last two games. Sat. 24 MISS. VALLEY STATE (CST) 7 p.m. SEC/BIG EAST CHALLENGE G 24 Malik Morgan (Fr., 6-4, River Ridge, La.) 6.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.3 apg Thurs. 29 SETON HALL (ESPN*) 8:30 p.m. Part of state championship team in 2A in Louisiana last season at John Curtis ... Hit 4-of-7 field goals with six December boards in the season opener and is 9-of-20 from field in first three.. Tues. 11 CHATTANOOGA (CST) 7 p.m. Fri. 14 At Boise State 8 p.m. G 0 Charles Carmouche (Sr-Grad., 6-4, New Orleans) 12.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.0 apg Tues. 18 At UC-Irvine 9 p.m. Sat. 22 At Marquette (ESPNU) 1 p.m Carmouche gives LSU the experience factor and has looked good in the first three games ... One of the bright spots Fri. 28 HOUSTON BAPTIST (CST) 7 p.m. at free throw line, making 11-of-15 in NW St win as part of his 19-point night ... Had 16 points in 23 minutes against UCSB, hitting 6-of-10 shots ... Came to LSU under NCAA grad-transfer rules ... 10-of-21 from field. January Sat. 5 BETHUNE-COOKMAN (CST) 12:30 p.m. Wed.9 *At Auburn (CSS/CST) 8 p.m. F 2 Johnny O’Bryant III (So. 6-9, Cleveland, Miss.) 13.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg Sat.. 12 *FLORIDA (ESPNU) 3 p.m. O’Bryant returned from his lower leg injury that kept him out of the McNeese game (11/13) ... Returned as a starter, Wed. 16 *SOUTH CAROLINA (ESPN3) 7 p.m. played 19 minutes in foul trouble, scoring 13 points with six boards, hitting 6-of-11 field goals ... 12-of-21 from the field for Sat. 19 *At Georgia (CSS/CST) 7 p.m. the two games he played in. Wed. 23 *TEXAS A&M (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Sat. 26 *At Kentucky (SEC Network) 3 p.m. F 13 Eddie Ludwig (6-9, Sr., Metairie, La.) 4.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg Wed. 30 *MISSOURI (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Averaged 10.0 minutes per game in 29 games with eight starts a year ago ... High career 12 points in three games ... February Best career 9 rebounds ... 4 points, 7 rebounds in win over NW State. Sat. 2 *At Mississippi State (FSN) 4:30 p.m. Wed. 6 *VANDERBILT (ESPN3) 7 p.m. STORYLINES Sat. 9 *At Alabama (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Thurs.14 *At South Carolina (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. • LSU broke 100 points for the first just 51.6 percent as a team ... Despite since Justin Hamilton did it last year Sat. 16 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPNU) 4 p.m. time since the November 2005 game making 29-of-51 against NW State against Virginia (1/2) and Ole Miss Wed. 19 *At Tennessee (ESPNU) 6 p.m. with Nicholls State, one day shy of (11/20), it was the best percentage of (1/7) when he posted 22 off the Sat. 23 *ALABAMA (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. seven full years on Nov. 21, 2005. the season (56.9%). bench against NW St. Wed. 27 *ARKANSAS (SEC Network) 7 p.m. March • LSU has 49 assists for 88 made • Johnny Jones is just the fifth • Andrew Del Piero saw his first Sat. 2 *at Missouri (SEC Network) 3 p.m. baskets (55.7%) ... In the last two alum of LSU to become head men’s action in the opening 20 minutes Wed. 6 *at Texas A&M (SEC Network) 7 p.m. games, the opponents have just basketball coach and the third to of his career against NW St and Sat. 9 *OLE MISS (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. 19 assists and 62 turnovers ... LSU have played and served as head coach responded with two made field goals March 13-17 SEC Tournament (SEC Net, ESPNU, ABC) held McNeese to just 1 assist for 16 at the school ... He will try Saturday and a block. *Denotes SEC Games made baskets ... LSU has 40 steals to become just the second coach SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tenn. in 3 gms. since 1958 to win his first four games • LSU plays next Thursday at 8:30 (Trent Johnson, 2008-09). p.m. vs. Seton Hall in the finale of On the Air • The Tigers continue to struggle the first night of the SEC-Big East from the free throw line consistently • Shavon Coleman became first Tiger Challenge. The game will be on Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network through the first three games, hitting with back-to-back 20-point games ESPNU. Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play Ricky Blanton, analyst BREAKDOWN Kevin Ford, host LSU Mississippi Valley State Television • Cox Sports TV Record 3-0 Record: 0-3 Lyn Rollins, play-by-play Ranking N/A Ranking: N/A Jordy Hultberg, analyst Last Game W, 102-95, vs. NW St., 11/20/12 Last Game: L, 81-68, at Northwestern, 11/15 Head Coach Johnny Jones Head Coach: Chico Potts Career Record 208-162 (13th year) Career Record: 0-3 (1st season) LSU Record 3-0 MVSU Record: 0-3 (1st season) vs. MVSU: First Meeting vs. LSU: First meeting Upcoming LSU Basketball Media Calendar 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Johnny Jones Radio MEDIA SESSION -- 2 Game 5 -- LSU vs. Seton Show at TJ Ribs on p.m. Practice Facility Hall, 8:30 p.m. (LSU Acadian, 7 p.m. Media Room. Sports Radio Network, ESPNU) 3 4 5 8 9 FINAL EXAMS BEGIN 11:30 a.m. -- Lunch With 6 7 THROUGH SATURDAY Johnny Jones, L’Auberge . No Johnny Jones Radio Resort Buffet. Special Show. Guest: Rudy Macklin. WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Network affiliates. 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 ... The first early morning appointments and phone interviews. C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] show with Coach Jones is on Nov. 19. Please contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578- Sr. Assoc. Sports Information Director (Basketball Contact) 1864, [email protected]) at least 24 hours in advance. Jake Terry - [email protected] Inside LSU Basketball Associate Sports Information Director (Social Media) Presented by Academy Sports and Outdoors SEC Teleconference Coach Jones’ weekly TV show is on a state-wide The 14 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconfer- LSU Television and regional network ... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, airs ence each Monday, beginning with the start of con- Kevin Wagner - [email protected] the show at 10:35 p.m. Sundays. Television affiliates ference play. The conference starts at 10 a.m. (CST). for the show are listed online at LSUsports.net/tvaf- Coach Jones is on at 10:28 a.m. CST. To access the filiates. LSU Radio media only number contact Kent Lowe or the SEC The first TV show is set for Dec. 9 and will air Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] Media Relations Office (205-458-3010). weekly once conference play begins through the end of the regular season. LSU Sports Information Mailing Address Media Sessions P.O. Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Coach Jones meets, when travel schedules permit, usually one or two days prior to games in Post Game Coach Jones will be in the media room of the non-conference play and usually on Mondays and practice facility after the game and the NCAA cooling ON THE INTERNET Thursdays during the SEC season. The sessions take off period ... Requested players will be brought to place in the practice facility meeting room. Times are the practice facility media room as well. ... THE LSU www.LSUsports.net/media announced based on practice plans with requested DRESSING ROOM IS CLOSED ... To reach the media The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to players brought first, followed by Coach Jones. room, take the Northwest Corridor portal (where the all the basketball information you need. Schedules, Some travel and scheduling issues may change the LSU team enters the floor) ... 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