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2009 SEC CHAMPIONS -- 10 OVERALL SEC TITLES (SECOND MOST IN THE SEC), 4 NCAA FINAL FOURS -- 1953, 1981, 1986, 2006 MEN’S BASKETBALL (11-19, 2-14) vs. Tennessee-SEC Tourn. 1st rd. (23-7, 11-5) Bridgestone Arena * Nashville, Tenn. * March 11, 2010 * 2:15 p.m. * SEC Network 2009-10 Schedule Projected Starters (based on last game): OPPONENT TIME N13 ULM W, 82-62 G 11 Bo Spencer (6-2, 186, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 14.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.7 apg Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Pre-Season Tipoff Hit the winning 17-footer from the wing with 19 seconds left that gave LSU the 50-48 decision over Georgia (3/6) ... Posted back- N16 &INDIANA STATE W, 56-45 to-back 20 point games with 23 at Auburn (2/27) and then 20 at Ole Miss (3/4), including a career high five treys ... Now at 97-116 N17 &WESTERN KY. W, 71-60 at the free throw line ... Pct. of 83.6. third best in SEC ... Scoring average is 13th in the league ... Second in league only to Tasmin N25 &&Connecticut (ESPN2) L, 55-81 Mitchell in minutes played at 36.1 a game ... 11 games of 20 or more this season. N27 &&Arizona State (ESPN2) L, 52-71 D1 UL-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 66-58 G 4 Chris Bass (6-1, 185, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 2.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.0 rpg D12 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 73-62 League leader in assist-turnover ratio at 2.5 with 92 asts and 37 turnovers ... Tied career high with 6 assts vs. Miss. State (2/20). D14 SOUTHEASTERN W, 77-60 D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, 63-60. F 15 Dennis Harris (6-11, 190, Fr., Jonesboro, Ga.) 4.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg D19 RICE (CST) W, 65-61 Fourth on the team in scoring ... Had three 10-point games in last five ... Start against Georgia (3/6) was the ninth of the season. D22 vs. Washington St.(at Seattle)(CBSCS) L, 70-72 (OT) D29 At Xavier (Ohio) (ESHPU) L, 64-89 F 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 238, Sr., Denham Springs, La.) 17.0 ppg, 9.5 rpg J2 UTAH (CSS live; Cox Sports TV-TD) L, 59-61 An emotional Senior Night ended with Mitchell getting a win and scoring 20 points in the process to leave him 21 points shy of J4 MCNEESE STATE W, 83-60 2,000 career points as he tries to beocme the third player in LSU history and the 24th in SEC history to score 2,000 career points J9 *ALABAMA (FSN) L, 49-66 ... Had 12th double double of season/28th of career at Ole Miss (3/4) with 11 pts-13 rebs ... Has already set mark for most LSU J13 *At South Carolina (SEC Network) L, 58-67 minutes played, starts and total games played ... Third all-time in scoring at LSU (1,979), sixth in rebounds (942), fifth FGs made J16 *At Florida (FSN) L, 58-72 (758), eighth steals (188), 10th assists (288) ... Fourth in league in scoring and third in rebounds. J20 *AUBURN (SEC Network) L, 80-84 J23 *OLE MISS (SEC Network) L, 63-73. J27 *At Alabama (SEC Network) L, 38-57 F 24 Storm Warren (6-7, 230, So., Monroe, La.) 11.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg J30 *At Miss State (SEC Network) L, 51-67 Has eight double-doubles, all at home ... Had 14 at Auburn (2/27) ... Four of his six rebounds were offensive ... Against Miss. State F4 *TENNESSEE (ESPN2) L, 54-59 (2/20) had seven offensive rebounds of his eight total ... Eighth in league in rebound average, third in offensive rebound avg (3.3). F6 *KENTUCKY (SEC Network) L, 55-81 F10 *At Arkansas (SEC Network) L, 52-87 Tigers Travel To Nashville Looking To Extend Season F13 *At Vanderbilt (SEC Network) L, 69-77 Senior Day at LSU proved to be as emo- in a game against Arkansas in which two F20 *MISS. STATE (SEC Network) L, 59-60 tional as expected and the results were good weeks before it was down 10-0 at the start at F24 *ARKANSAS (SEC Network) W, 65-54 for the Tigers as they won their second straight Fayetteville. LSU wins, 65-54. F27 *At Auburn (FSN) L, 59-74 M4 *At Ole Miss (ESPN) L, 59-72 home game with a 50-48 win over Georgia March 6 -- It wasn’t pretty, but Tigers M6 *GEORGIA (FSN) W, 50-48 Saturday afternoon. So the Tigers have a two- made the big plays when they had to, most M11 Tennessee (SEC 1st Rd, SEC Network) 2:15 p.m. game winning streak to close the home season notably the Bo Spencer shot with 19 seconds and LSU had a chance potentially to have wins left that was the difference in a 50-48 win over *Denotes SEC Games. SEC Tournament in Nashville. in four of the final five home games: Georgia. & Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, Baton Rouge &&Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, New York City Feb 4 -- LSU rallies in the final few min- Omens, Anyone? utes and down three, has a shot in the air in Since division play started in 1992, this On the Air the final 20 seconds to tie Tennessee before will mark the seventh time LSU will be the TELEVISION -- SEC NETWORK losing, 59-54. West 6th seed ... The last two times in 2007 Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler Feb. 20 -- LSU’s Tasmin Mitchell hits a and 2001, the Tigers won their first round game Analyst: Jimmy Dykes three-pointer with 17 seconds left to give LSU and advanced to the quarterfinals ... Ironically, a 59-57 lead. State comes down and gets a in 2007, their East 3 opponent was Tennessee, RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network three-pointer of its own with seven seconds whom the Tigers defeated in overtime ... Jim Hawthorne Play-by-Play: left to win, 60-59. In 2001, LSU was a first-round winner over Analyst: Kevin Ford Feb. 24 -- LSU gets a strong 10-0 start Georgia. LSU In The SEC Tournament Team Facts All-Time: 43-49 LSU Since Renewal (1979): 22-30 RECORD 11-19, 2-14 Vs. Tennessee: 3-6 LAST GAME: W, 50-48, vs. Georgia, 3/6/10 Last Tournament Game: W, 76-67 (OT), 2007, 1st rd, Atlanta RANKINGS: NA First Rd. (Since Renewal): 5-7 (4-1 since 2001) HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson Tigers only SEC Tourney Title came in 1980 ... Last made the CAREER RECORD: 197-148 (11th season) finals in 1993 ... Lost in semis in 2006 in last Nashville event ... LSU RECORD: 38-27 (2nd season) 2-2 in tourney games in Bridgestone Arena. IN SEC TOURN.: 1-1 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 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 usually be announced, in the curtain Network affiliates. Sr. Associate SID (Basketball) available in his office for early room across from the LSU C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] morning appointments and dressing room ... Once SEC play Inside LSU Basketball Asst. Men’s Basketball Contacts phone interviews. Please con- begins the normal media ses- with Coach Trent Johnson Kristen Chighizola -- [email protected] tact Basketball SID Kent Lowe sions will be on Monday and Coach Johnson’s weekly TV Elizabeth Stuart -- [email protected] (225-578-1864, [email protected]) Thursday afternoons ... Some show is on a state-wide net- at least 24 hours in advance travel and scheduling issues work ... WBRZ-TV, Channel LSU Sports Television Network for scheduling. may change the time and day 2, airs the show at 10:35 p.m. (225) 578-1797 so media should contact the Sunday ... The show resumes Sports Information Office to SEC Teleconference Jan. 10 and will continue DIrector of Television confirm start time. The 12 SEC coaches are fea- throughout the season, con- Kevin Wagner - [email protected] tured on a teleconference cluding on March 7 ... The show Manager/Television each Monday, January through The Trent Johnson Show, can also be seen on Cox Cable John Schiebe -- [email protected] March through the confer- Presented by Capital One 4 in Baton Rouge Mondays at Producer/Television ence season. The conference Bank on The LSU Sports 9:30 p.m. and on Cox Sports starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Coach David Landry -- [email protected] Radio Network Television (Ch. 37 on Cox Cable) Johnson is on at 10:28 a.m. on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. The weekly call-in show takes LSU Sports Radio Network CST. To access the media only ... Other markets are KLAX- place Mondays at 7 p.m. from (225) 578-1882 number contact Kent Lowe or TV in Alexandria, Cox Channel the Southeastern Conference Walkon’s Bistro at the corner Director of Radio of Nicholson and Burbank ... 8 in Lake Charles, KEJB-TV in Media Relations Office (205- Monroe, KWBJ in Mogan City, Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] 458-3010). The show runs through the end of the regular season ... WGNO-TV in New Orleans and The show airs in Baton Rouge KMSS in Shreveport. LSU Athletics Online Media Sessions on local flagship New Country www.LSUsports.net Coach Johnson will normally 100.7 FM The Tiger, on the The Official Website of LSU Athletics is meet with the media two days Internet at www.LSUsports.net home to all the basketball information prior to games, either before and on many LSU Sports Radio you need.