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CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF LSU BASKETBALL -- 9 SEC Tittles, 4 NCAA Final Fours LSU Fighting Tigers (12-1) at University of Utah Jan. 6, 2009, 7 p.m. MST (8 CST) (LSU Sports Radio Network, The Mtn.) Jon M. Huntsman Center -- Salt Lake City, Utah 2008-09 Schedule OPPONENT TIME Projected LSU Starters and Notes N15 JACKSON STATE W, 79-65 LSU Invitational (Nov. 20-21, 23; 28-30) G 5 Marcus Thornton (6-4, 205, Sr., Baton Rouge) 18.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg N20 ALCORN STATE W, 77-45 Double figures last 9 games with his fifth 30-plus point game, a season high 33 over SE Louisiana (1/3) N23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 91-60 ... 22 games of 20 points or more ... Second game over 30 this year with 32 in Nov. vs. Troy ... 5 career N28 CENTENARY W, 64-58 double-dobules ... 6th in league in scoring. N30 TROY W, 92-57 G 14 Garrett Temple (6-6, 190, Sr., Baton Rouge) 7.3ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.0 apg D2 CAL ST. FULLERTON (FSN) W, 84-63 Started 109 games ... Although playing three position had 10 assists in win over Troy (11/30), 6 D13 GRAMBLING STATE W, 87-41 vs. ULL (12/31), leads league with 2.34 asst/to ratio (52 ast., 22 TO) ... In top 10 all-time at LSU D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, 68-56 in career blocks, assists, steals and minutes ... 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) 12.9 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.6 apg D27 WASHINGTON STATE (ESPN2) W, 64-52 A scoring point guard ... Third on team in scoring ... Last three games -- 19 agaisnt Wash. St D31 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 81-79 (12/27), 20 vs. ULL (12/31) and 17 vs. SE Louisiana (1/3) ... Just 20 assists as point guard. J3 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 90-61 J6 At Utah (The Mountain) 8 p.m. F 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 235, Jr., Denham Springs, La) 14.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg J11 At Alabama* (Raycom) 12:30 p.m. Started every game, 84 straight, at LSU ... Over 1,000 career points against Nicholls (12/17) and J14 SOUTH CAROLINA * (CST-TD) 7 p.m. in last two games scored 49 games (25 vs. ULL-12/31, 24 vs. SE La.-1/3) ... 11 career double- J17 At Ole Miss * (Raycom) 3 p.m. doubles ... Shooting 55.9 percent from field, 5th best in league. J21 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 7 p.m. J24 XAVIER (ESPN2) 7 p.m. F 21 Chris Johnson (6-11, 210, Sr., Montross, Va.) 7.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 2.1 bpg J28 At Tennessee * (Raycom) 7 p.m. 3rd in SEC in blocked shot average ... Team leader in rebounds, blocks ... Became sixth LSU 100th Anniversary Basketball Game player to block 100 in career (12/17) ... J31 ARKANSAS * (FSN) 4 p.m. F4 at Georgia * 6:30 p.m. F8 ALABAMA * (Raycom) Noon Road Week Begins For LSU F11 at Mississippi State * 7 p.m. F14 OLE MISS * (FSN) 6 p.m. After stretching a home winning streak dat- head coach at Nevada prior to the 1999-2000 F18 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. ing back to last year to 15 games, the fifth season. F21 AUBURN * 7 p.m. longest in the 38-years of the Pete Maravich F24 FLORIDA * (ESPN) 8 p.m. Center, the Tigers now go on the road for a Suprise, SEC Opens on Road F28 at Kentucky * 3 p.m. week -- first Tuesday to Salt Lake City to take on Not really. When LSU travels to Alabama on M4 VANDERBILT * (CST-TD) 7 p.m. Utah and Sunday at Alabama to open Sunday for the league opener, it will mark the M7 at Auburn * TBA Southeastern Conference play. seventh time in the last eight seasons, LSU has M12-15 2-SEC Tournament TBA opened league play on the road. * - Denotes SEC Games. First “True” Road Game 1-At Toyota Center, Houston; 2- Tampa, Fla.. TV -- Raycom (1st two Although playing Texas A&M in Houston, The Countdown Is On rounds), Raycom/ESPN (semifinals), CBS (finals) certainly found LSU on the short side of the The days are counting down to the On the Air crowd in the H-Town Holiday Shootout last Centennial basketball game for LSU’s 100th month, this will be the first time Trent Johnson anniversary season, Jan. 31, 2009 when LSU TELEVISION * The Mtn. has taken the Tigers to a true road venue. hosts Arkansas. The 4 p.m. game will culmi- Mountain West Conference’s network will But Johnson is familiar with the Huntsman nate festivities to honor LSU’s first official broadcast the game regionally. Available on Center as he spent three years in Utah as an game against outside competition on Jan. 30, Direct TV. assistant basketball coach under Lynn Archibald in 1987, 1988 and 1989 ... It was his first of four 1909 ... The All-Century team will also be RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network stops as an assistant coach before becoming announced that day. Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne Analyst/Host: Kevin Ford Team Facts XM Satellite Radio; Flagship: 100.7 FM LSU UTAH RECORD: 9-5 (1-0 in Mountain West) Series History RECORD: 12-1 LAST GAME: W, 90-61, SE La. (1/3) LAST GAME: W, 91-67, Wyoming (1/3) Tied: 1-1 RANKINGS: RV USA Today/ESPN RANKINGS: NA Last Game: L, 55-69, 1-3-05, SLC HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson HEAD COACH: Jim Boylen At Baton Rouge: 1-0 (65-51, 12/16/03) CAREER RECORD: 171-122 (10th year) CAREER RECORD: 27-20 (2nd season) At SLC: 0-1 (55-69, 1-3-05) LSU RECORD: 12-1 (1st year) UTAH RECORD: 27-20 (2nd season) LSU has also played three NCAA games VS. UTAH: 0-0 VS. LSU: 0-0 here: 1984 (loss); 2000 (two wins) 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 ... KWBJ in Mogan City, WGNO- www.LSUsports.net Conference Media Relations The show airs in Baton Rouge TV in New Orleans and KMSS The Official Website of LSU Athletics is Office (205-458-3010). on Eagle 98.1 FM, on the in Shreveport. home to all the basketball information Internet at www.LSUsports.net Media Sessions and on many LSU Sports you need. Schedules, results, rosters, Coach Johnson will normally Radio Network affiliates ... bios, statistics and game notes can be found. The GAMEDAY section, updat- LSU Player Interview Opportunities ed daily, has all relevant info for the upcoming game. Media Sessions Athletic Director/Television Club, exit the building on the The players will be available Director Kevin Wagner (225- Southwest side and once out- at the media sessions that 578-1797) side turn left and go down the http://media.lsusports.net Coach Johnson will conduct .