Game Notes Ncaa Final Four 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006
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@LSUBasketball NATIONAL TITLES 1935 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 • 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 GAME NOTES NCAA FINAL FOUR 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 GAME First Game -- 6 p.m. CT SEC Network at SEC TOURNAMENT 2nd Rd -- vs. Miss. State LSU Sports Radio Network 31 March 7-11, 2018 Scottrade Center (BR Flagship 98.1) St Louis, Missouri 2017-18 LSU SCHEDULE LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP Last Gm: 7 pts, 6 reb; Season: 11.3 pg, 4.1 rg, 3.2 ag; SEC: 10.3 pg, 4.1 rg, 3.1 ag LSU (17-13, 8-10) • 20 games in double figures ... 33rd LSU player 200 career asts (2/24) H - 13-4 (6-3); A - 3-7 (2-7); N - 1-2; OT - 0-1 • Second guard in Coach Wade’s two point-guard system. November 4 • 2-20 pt games this season; 41 treys season; 76-91 FT (83.5%) Fri, 10 ALCORN STATE (SECN+) W, 99-59 SKYLAR • Mays, a Baton Rouge native, cames to LSU from Findlay Prep (Nev.) Thurs. 16 SAMFORD (SECN+) W, 105-86 • Spent grades 8-11 playing at University High, won state 2014 & 15 there Maui Jim Maui Invitational - Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii MAYS • CoSIDA Academic All-District ... Third in SEC in steals average. G • So. • 6-4 • 200 Mon. 20 vs. Michigan (ESPNU) W, 77-75 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Tues. 21 vs. Notre Dame (ESPN) L, 53-92 Wed. 22 vs. Marquette (ESPN2) L, 84-94 Last Gm: 14 pts, 10 asts; Season: 15.6 pg, 3.4 rg, 5.9 ag SEC: 14.7 pg, 3.7 rg, 5.6 ag Wed. 29 UT MARTIN (SECN+) W, 84-60 • 2nd in the SEC in assists average and No. 1 steals average (2.0 spg) overall. December • 3rd in the SEC in conference game assists and 4th in steals (1.6). Sun. 10 UNCW (SECN+) W, 97-84 3 • Moved past Ben Simmons (158) to set LSU freshman assist mark (177 & counting) • Scored last four points to give LSU a 64-63 win over Mizzou (2/17) Wed. 13 HOUSTON (SECN) W, 80-77 TREMONT • Hit three-pointer, 3.7 seconds to play to give LSU OT at South Carolina (2/28) Sat. 16 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SECN) L, 82-83 • 10 assists vs: UTM (11/29), UNCW (12/10), NF (12/22), MS (3/5); 11 vs. Ark (2/3). Tues. 19 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SECN+) W, 80-58 WATERS G • Fr. • 5-11 • 201 • For season, made 66 3FG (35.3%); 105-131 FT overall (80.2%). Fri. 22 NORTH FLORIDA (SECN+) W, 104-52 New Haven, Connecticut • No. 7 on LSU top 10 single season assists list Thur. 28 at Memphis (CBSSN) W, 71-61 January Last Gm: 2 pts, 2 reb; Season: 4.6 pg, 2.0 rg; SEC: 4.4 pg, 2.1 rpg • One of starters for senior day as the grad assistant completed his reg. season at LSU Wed. 3 *KENTUCKY (SECN) L, 71-74 • Started 10 games, five in conference Sat. 6 *at Texas A&M (SECN) W, 69-68 14 • 5 games in double figures. Wed. 10 *at Arkansas (SECN) W, 75-54 • Graduated from Southern Utah after two years at Texas Tech. Sat. 13 *ALABAMA (SECN) L, 66-74 RANDY • Averated 23.6 points per game at Southern Utah, fifth in the nation. Tues. 16 *GEORGIA (ESPNU) L, 60-61 ONWUASOR Sat. 20 *at Vanderbilt (SECN) L, 71-77 G • Grad. • 6-3 • 210 Tues. 23 *TEXAS A&M (ESPNU) W, 77-65 Inglewood, California Sat. 27 *at Auburn (SECN) L, 70-95 Wed. 31 *at Tennessee (SECN) L, 61-84 Last Gm: 12 pts, 8 rebs; Season: 12.5 pg, 5.3 rg; SEC: 12.9 pg, 5.7 rg • 3-of-6 from the field with a trey and 2 free throws at Carolina (2/28) February • Ninth career double double at Vandy (1/20) (career high 31 points, 13 rebounds) Sat. 3 *ARKANSAS (SECN) W, 94-86 1 • 2nd double in SEC play this year (also UK 24-11) Wed. 7 *at Florida (SECN) L, 64-73 • 3rd highest career gm vs. Ole Miss (26 pts, 10-of-12 shooting, 1 trey, 5-6 FT, 2/10/18) DUOP • 151-279 FG (54.1%) for season, 2nd SEC overall FG%; 50.5% in SEC games, 4th league. Sat.10 *OLE MISS (ESPNU) W, 82-66 • Originally from South Sudan, moved to Australia where he took up basketball. Tues. 13 *at Alabama (SECN) L, 65-80 REATH F • Sr. • 6-11 • 244 Sat. 17 *MISSOURI (ESPN2) W, 64-63 Perth, Australia Tues. 20 *VANDERBILT (SECN) W, 88-78 Sat. 24 *at Georgia (ESPNU) L, 82-93. Wed. 28 *at South Carolina (SECN) L, 83-74 (ot) Last Gm: 16 pts, 3 rebs; Season: 9.7 pg, 5.7 rg; SEC: 9.6 pg, 5.4 rg • Fourth year senior for the Tigers ... scoring average up over 3 pts from last season MARCH • Started 48 total ... 54 points combined last 4 home wins. 21 • Three double doubles this season -- 26-16 vs. Houston; 16-10 vs. SFA; 13-11 at Ark. Sat. 3 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) W, 78-57 • Posted 16 points in Arkansas win (2/3) and 16 vs. Miss. State (3/3). SEC Tournament -- St. Louis, Missouri AARON • For season, 106-201 (52.7%) from floor shooting, 34-93 from 3PT arc, 25-67 3pt SEC Thurs. 8 Mississippi State (SECN) 6 p.m. EPPS * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS. F • Sr. • 6-10 • 214 Ball, Louisiana ON THE AIR BREAKDOWN HEAD COACH Chris Blair, play-by-play LSU LSU/SEC Will Wade John Brady, analyst RECORD CAREER RECORD (Former LSU Head Coach) 17-13, 8-10 TOURNEY 108-58 (5th season) HISTORY RANKING LSU RECORD RECORD Reached Semis: 26 times, NA SEC NETWORK 17-13 (1st season) 47-57 (58 appearances) 15 since renewal (last 2016) LAST GAME Tom Hart, play-by-play WADE VS. MISS. STATE 26-38 since renewaL Finals: 5 times W, 78-57 over Miss. State Jimmy Dykes, analyst 1-0 SEEDING (‘46, ‘52, ‘80, ‘87, ‘93) (3/3) Molly McGrath, sidelines WADE IN CONF. 10th Seed CHAMPIONSHIPS: LAST YEAR TOURNEYS: 1, 1980. 4-4 Lost to Miss. State in First Round. Will Wade Head Coach @wwadelsu 1st Year at LSU • 5th Year as a Head Coach Frank William “Will” Wade was named the years. The team was 25-11 in 2016 and earned 55-15 in conference play with three post-season 22nd head men’s basketball coach at LSU a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular appearances. on March 20, 2017. He comes to LSU after a season crown. The 2017 team won 26 games and Wade’s reputation, where ever he has two-year stint as the head coach at Virginia finished second in the league, one-game behind coached, is a person who is a tireless worker and Commonwealth University with four years of Dayton. relentless recruiter. Wade was VCU Head Coach very successful experience as a head basketball Under his tutelage, guard Melvin Johnson Shaka Smart’s first hire upon being named the coach. earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2015- head VCU coach in 2009. Wade was introduced to LSU fans in a most 16 while Je Quan Lewis represented VCU on the That reputation was cemented prior to unique way for an introduction of a Tiger coach 2016-17 first team. Mo Alie-Cox was named to the his arrival on the VCU campus. He served as -- at a special media event held in the middle of A-10 Defensive Team in both 2016 and 2017. an assistant to Tommy Amaker at Harvard in the LSU Student Union. Wade told the media and Wade, age 34, previously served at VCU as 2007-08 and 2008-09. Much like at VCU, he a large contingent of LSU students: an assistant with the Rams under Shaka Smart was Amaker’s first hire. In their second year, the “I am so excited about the opportunity to from 2009-13. VCU was 113-37 during that time, Crimson went 14-14, the first season of .500 or lead this program and LSU Basketball back to the reached three NCAA Tournament and won the better in the program since 2001-02. Wade had a top of the SEC and back to regular, consistent 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Championship. hand in the development of future NBA standout NCAA Tournament appearances. We have been He was part of the staff in 2011 when VCU Jeremy Lin and assembled a top 25 recruiting to four Final Fours. We have been to 21 NCAA advanced from the NCAA “First Four” all the way class during his stay. Tournaments. We have 10 SEC Championships, to the Final Four in Houston. Wade’s coaching start came at Clemson and we are going to add to all three of those During his tenure as a Ram assistant, Wade, where he served as Director of Basketball categories over our tenure here. who worked closely with VCU’s post players, saw Operations (2006-07) and Graduate Assistant “We are going to have players, staff the Milwaukee Bucks select center Larry Sanders (2005-06) after four seasons as a student members, everyone in our program is going to with the 15th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft manager (2002-05). There he worked for coaches be committed to doing what it takes to make LSU (now with Cleveland).