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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 (8-4) vs. University of Utah (6-7) Maravich Center * Jan. 2, 2010 * Baton Rouge, La. * 7 p.m. * CSS (Cox Sports TD) 2009-10 Schedule Projected Starters: OPPONENT TIME N13 ULM W, 82-62 G 11 Bo Spencer (6-2, 186, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 16.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 3.1 apg Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Pre-Season Tipoff Scored at least 20 in last three games and four of the last five ... Second on the team in scoring, eighth in the league N16 &INDIANA STATE W, 56-45 in scoring ... Plays both the “one” and “two” positions ... Fourth in SEC in free throw percentage (82.1 percent), 46-of-56. N17 &WESTERN KY. W, 71-60 N25 &&Connecticut (ESPN2) L, 55-81 G 12 Aaron Dotson (6-4, 205, Fr., Seattle, Wash.) 3.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg N27 &&Arizona State (ESPN2) L, 52-71 Didn’t start against Rice (12/19) but came off the bench to score 10 points with three assists and no turnovers ... Returned to D1 UL-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 66-58 his hometown to play Wash. St. (12/22), responded wtih 11 points ... One of two signees for the season for Coach Johnson. D12 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 73-62 D14 SOUTHEASTERN W, 77-60 G 4 Chris Bass (6-1, 185, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 3.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 3.6 apg D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, 63-60. or F 3 Garrett Green (6-11, 230, So., Woodland Hills, Calif) 1.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg D19 RICE (CST) W, 65-61 If LSU goes small, Bass will start and play some point guard ... League leader in assist-turnover ratio at 3.3 with 43 assists to 13 D22 vs. Washington St.(at Seattle)(CBSCS) L, 70-72 (OT) turnovers ... Green has scored four points in each of the last two games with five starts in a three-forward lineup. D29 At Xavier (Ohio) (ESHPU) L, 64-89 J2 UTAH (CSS live; Cox Sports TV-TD) 7 p.m. F 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 238, Sr., Denham Springs, La.) 17.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.0 apg J4 MCNEESE STATE 7 p.m. Another game winner on his list of plays against Nicholls (12/17) with 36 seconds to play ... Finished with season-high 27 points ... J9 *ALABAMA (FSN) 4 p.m. Four double-doubles this year ... One of nine players to start on two SEC championship teams at LSU ... 9th all-time on LSU scoring J13 *At South Carolina (SEC Network) 7 p.m. list, 1,676 points ... On pace to be all-time leader in minutes played ... 3rd scoring, 3rd rebounds in SEC. J16 *At Florida (FSN) 7 p.m. J20 *AUBURN (SEC Network) 7 p.m. F 24 Storm Warren (6-7, 230, So., Monroe, La.) 13.9 ppg, 10.3 rpg J23 *OLE MISS (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. Tremendous beginning to his sophomore year with seven double-doubles, all at home -- 15-12 vs. ULM, 14-12 vs. Indiana St.; 20-11 J27 *At Alabama (SEC Network) 7 p.m. vs. W. Kentucky; 18-16 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 21-16 vs. Northwestern St, 14-12 vs. Southeastern, 13-11 vs. Nicholls ... Tied for J30 *At Miss State (SEC Network) 12;30 p.m. league lead in rebounds, one of two players averaging double figures ... Leads SEC with 4.5 offensive boards a game. F4 *TENNESSEE (ESPN) 8 p.m. F6 *KENTUCKY (SEC Network) 3 p.m. F10 *At Arkansas (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Tigers Hope Happiness Is Return To Maravich Center F13 *At Vanderbilt (SEC Network) 12:30 p.m. The Tigers are back in what they hope will be Alabama. F20 *MISS. STATE (SEC Network) 3 p.m. the friendly confines of the Pete Maravich Assembly F24 *ARKANSAS (SEC Network) 7 p.m. Center Saturday when they open a three-game home- F27 *At Auburn (FSN) 6 p.m. stand against Utah ... LSU will also play McNeese on LSU’s Three-Headed Monster M4 *At Ole Miss (ESPN) 8 p.m. Jan. 4 and open SEC play at home against Alabama LSU’s scoring has been dominated by three M6 *GEORGIA (FSN) 4 p.m. on Jan. 9 before going on the road again. players so far this season -- Tasmin Mitchell, Storm M11-14 SEC TOURNAMENT (SEC Network, ABC) The Tigers have struggled away from the Warren and Bo Spencer ... The Tigers are desperately Maravich Center, losing two in New York City in looking for a consistent fourth scorer as opponents *Denotes SEC Games. SEC Tournament in Nashville. the NIT, an overtime decision at Seattle against begin to clamp down on the big three scorers. & Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, Baton Rouge Washington State and then falling at Xavier in the After 12 games, the trio has scored 561 of LSU’s &&Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, New York City first game against an opponent on its home court ... 795 points or 70.9 percent of the LSU offense ... On the other hand, LSU is a perfect 8-0 at home this Against Xavier all three were in double figures with season. Spencer getting 20, Mitchell 18 and Warren 11 ... On the Air Spencer has scored at least 20 in four of the last five games and Mitchell has double doubled two of the TELEVISION -- Comcast Southeast Live (Cox Sports TV tape Final Non-Conference Games delay at 11 p.m. after N.O. Hornets game and CST Tonight!) last three games. LSU plays its final two non-conference games Play-by-Play: Matt Stewart The three players are in the top 20 in scoring in of the year Saturday and Monday ... After Saturday’s Analyst: Dameyon Fishback the SEC -- Mitchell 3rd, Spencer 8th and Warren 19th. Utah game, the Tigers put their 79-game winning Warren is tied for the league lead in rebounds and RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network streak at home against state opponents on the line Mitchell is third. for the final time this season against McNeese State Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne ... LSU opens SEC play Saturday at home against Analyst: Ricky Blanton Host: Kevin Ford Team Facts Series History LSU UTAH All-Time: Utah leads, 2-1 RECORD: 8-4 RECORD: 6-7 Last Game: L, 91-61, Salt Lake City, 1/6/09 LAST GAME: L, at Xavier, 89-64, 12/29/09 LAST GAME: W, 69-47, Texas-San Antonio, 12/29/09 At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 1-0 RANKINGS: NA RANKINGS: NA At Salt Lake City: Utah leads, 2-0 HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson HEAD COACH: Jim Boylen CAREER RECORD: 194-133 (11th season) CAREER RECORD: 48-32 (3rd season) Back half of home-and-home series ... Utah administered LSU RECORD: 35-12 (2nd season) UTAH RECORD: 48-32 (3rd season) worst loss of championship season a year ago in Salt Lake City VS. UTAH: 0-1 VS. LSU: 1-0 right before league play began. 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).