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CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF LSU BASKETBALL -- 9 SEC Tittles, 4 NCAA Final Fours LSU Fighting Tigers (13-3, 1-1) at Ole Miss Rebels Jan. 17, 2009, 3 p.m. CST (LSU Sports Radio Network, Raycom Sports) Tad Smith Coliseum -- Baton Rouge, La. 2008-09 Schedule Projected LSU Starters and Notes OPPONENT TIME N15 JACKSON STATE W, 79-65 G 5 Marcus Thornton (6-4, 205, Sr., Baton Rouge) 17.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg LSU Invitational (Nov. 20-21, 23; 28-30) Double figure streak stopped at 11 in S. Carolina game (1/14) ... Streak was longest of his LSU days N20 ALCORN STATE W, 77-45 and included his fifth 30-plus point game, a season high 33 over SE Louisiana (1/3) ... 21 in SEC open N23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 91-60 er, making 23 games of 20 points or more ... 5 career double-dobules ... 5th in league in scoring. N28 CENTENARY W, 64-58 G 14 Garrett Temple (6-6, 190, Sr., Baton Rouge) 7.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.7 apg N30 TROY W, 92-57 Started 112 games ... Although playing three position leads team in assists with 60 ... Near top D2 CAL ST. FULLERTON (FSN) W, 84-63 of league with assists to turnover radio (1.9--60 ast, 31 to) ... In top 10 all-time at LSU in career D13 GRAMBLING STATE W, 87-41 blocks, assists, steals and minutes ... Regarded as one of the nation’s top defenders. D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, 68-56 D20 1-Texas A&M L, 61-72 G 11 Bo Spencer (6-1, 185, So., Baton Rouge) 12.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.8 apg D22 MCNEESE STATE (CST) W, 62-59 A scoring point guard ... Third on team in scoring ... Big scoring games in three of previous six D27 WASHINGTON STATE (ESPN2) W, 64-52 contests - 19 against Wash. St. (12/27), 20 vs. ULL (12/31) and 17 vs. SE Louisiana (1/3) ... 11 D31 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 81-79 games scoring in double figures ... 43.8 percent from the arc (28-64). J3 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 90-61 J6 At Utah (The Mountain) L, 61-91 F 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 235, Jr., Denham Springs, La) 15.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg J11 At Alabama* (Raycom) L, 59-65 Spectacular career high of 30 Wednesday against SC with 14 rebounds for his 12th career dou- J14 SOUTH CAROLINA * (CST-TD) W, 85-68 ble double ... 20th player in LSU history to have 1,000 points, 500 rebounds ... Shooting 56.5 J17 At Ole Miss * (Raycom) 3 p.m. percent from the field, 4th best in the league, 65.2% in two conference games (best in SEC). J21 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 7 p.m. J24 XAVIER (ESPN2) 7 p.m. F 21 Chris Johnson (6-11, 210, Sr., Montross, Va.) 8.1 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 2.2 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) ... 10 rebs at Alabama (1/11); 4 asts, 4 blks vs. SC (1/14). J31 ARKANSAS * (FSN) 4 p.m. F4 at Georgia * 6:30 p.m. F8 ALABAMA * (Raycom) Noon Tigers Look For Road Momentum F11 at Mississippi State * 7 p.m. F14 OLE MISS * (FSN) 6 p.m. The Tigers returned home Wednesday Carolina -- but did not look good on the road at F18 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. night and put on one of its most impressive Utah and had too many mistakes to get over the F21 AUBURN * 7 p.m. shows of the season in its 85-68 win over South top at Alabama last Sunday. F24 FLORIDA * (ESPN) 8 p.m. Carolina ... With leading scorer Marcus Thornton LSU will be trying to win at Ole Miss for the F28 at Kentucky * 3 p.m. not scoring at his usual pace, Tasmin Mitchell first time since the 2006 season. M4 VANDERBILT * (CST-TD) 7 p.m. went down low and picked up the scoring, post- M7 at Auburn * TBA ing a career high number of 30. The Centennial Is Almost Here M12-15 2-SEC Tournament TBA The Maravich Center was noisy again as The Centennial basketball game for * - Denotes SEC Games. many responded to Athletics Director Joe LSU’s 100th anniversary season is set for Jan. 1-At Toyota Center, Houston; 2- Tampa, Fla.. TV -- Raycom (1st two Alleva’s plea to the fans to use their season tick- 31, 2009 when LSU hosts Arkansas. The 4 rounds), Raycom/ESPN (semifinals), CBS (finals) ets as the second biggest paid number of the p.m. game will culminate festivities to honor season was announced, 11,393, and among that LSU’s first official game against outside com- On the Air was over 2,700 students who made their pres- petition on Jan. 30, 1909 ... The All-Century TELEVISION * Raycom Sports ence felt in the first game back since the spring team will also be announced that day. Play-by-Play: Tom Hammond semester began on Monday. Prior to the 4 p.m. game there will be a Analyst: Joe Dean, Jr. But now, even though LSu has won 16 12:30 p.m. alumni game in the Maravich In La.-Alex:KLAX; BR:WAFB; Laf: KLAF; LC: straight home games dating back to last year, KVHP; Monroe: KEJB; NO: WUPL; S’port: KMSS. the Tigers need to find their “mo-jo” on the road. Center with free admission followed by a spe- The Tigers won three road league games a cial Tiger One Village pre-game tailgate in front RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network year ago -- at Auburn, Florida and South of the arena from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.. Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne Team Facts Analyst/Host: Kevin Ford OLE MISS XM Satellite Radio; Flagship: 100.7 FM LSU RECORD: 13-3, 1-1 RECORD: 10-6, 1-1 Series History LAST GAME: W, 85-68, USC (1/14) LAST GAME: W, 74-65, Arkansas (1/14) RANKINGS: NA RANKINGS: NA LSU leads: 114-80 HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson HEAD COACH: Andy Kennedy Last Game: W, 69-49, BR, 2/23/08 CAREER RECORD: 172-124 (10th year) CAREER RECORD: 76-43 (4th season) At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 73-27 LSU RECORD: 13-3 (1st year) OLE MISS RECORD: 55-30 (3rd season) At Oxford: Ole Miss leads, 50-35 VS. OLE MISS: 0-0 VS. LSU: 4-2 Neutral Sites: LSU leads, 6-3 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).