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NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 2014-15 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 BASKETBALL NCAA FINAL FOUR LSU 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 NCAA Tournament #9 seed East Region 33 Second Round * March 19 * CONSOL Energy Center * Pittsburgh, PA Game Time: approximately 9:20 pm ET (8:20 CT)* vs. North Carolina State * TV: TBS * Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network LSU (22-10, 11-7) LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP H - 13-4; A - 8-3; N - 1-3; OT - 3-2 (G) Jalyn Patterson November No. 15 * Fr. * 6-0 * 176 * Alpharetta, Georgia Sat. 15 GARDNER-WEBB (SECN+) W, 93-82 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Tues. 18 TEXAS TECH (ESPN2) (OT) W, 69-64 6.7 ppg overall, 2.5 rpg Point guard at Montverde Started last 10 gms PARADISE JAM -- ST. THOMAS USVI -- Nov. 21-24 8.8 ppg SEC, 3.0 rpg Captured two ESPN national titles 6 treys, 20 pts at Ark (3/7) Fri. 21 Old Dominion (CBS Sports Network) L, 61-70 2.23 assists per game 2013, hit game-winning 3 in National Final 3 treys, 13 pts, 3 asts vs. AU (3/13) Sat. 22 Weber State W, 72-58 67-25 ast-to-tuurnovers Summer point guard for Atlanta Celtics 10 double figure scoring gms Mon. 24 Clemson L, 61-64 Sat. 29 MCNEESE STATE (SECN+) W, 83-72 December (G) Keith Hornsby Tues. 2 MASSACHUSETTS (SEC Network) W, 82-60 No. 4 * Jr. * 6-4 * 210 * Williamsburg, VA Thurs. 4 At #16 West Virginia (ESPN2) W, 74-73 Sat. 13 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SEC Network) W, 76-67 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Thurs. 18 At UAB (CBS Sports Network) W, 79-70 13.6 ppg overall, 4.2 rpg Two years at UNC-Asheville, sat 13-14 season Winning 3 at buzzer at Ark (3/7) Mon. 22 CHARLESTON (SEC Network) W, 71-47 13.9 ppg SEC, 4.1 rpg Averaged 15.0 ppg, 3.1 assists per game at UNC-A 15 straight gms dble figures Mon. 29 SOUTHERN MISS (SEC Network) W, 87-67 2.16 apg overall Shot 37.9 percent 3 PTFG at UNC-A; 24 pts, 3 treys vs. AU (3/13) January Team best 70 treys Son of Grammy Award winning musician Bruce Hornsby 47 turnovers for year Sat. 3 SAVANNAH STATE (SEC Network) W, 75-59 Thurs. 8 *At Missouri (ESPN2) (OT) L, 67-74 Sat. 10 *GEORGIA (ESPNU) (OT2) W, 87-84 (F) Jordan Mickey Wed. 14 *At Ole Miss (SEC Network) W, 75-71. No. 25 * So. * 6-8 * 235 * Dallas Texas Sat. 17 *TEXAS A&M (ESPN2) L, 64-67 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Tues. 20 *At Florida (ESPN) W, 79-61 15.5 ppg overall, 9.8 rpg All-SEC, All-SEC Defensive & Freshman in ‘14 15 double doubles (24 career) Sat. 24 *At Vanderbilt (ESPNU) (OT) W, 79-75 Wed. 28 *SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC Network) W, 64-58 15.8 ppg SEC, 9.6 rpg 2nd at LSU to block 100 in season (106) DNP at Ark (3/7) after fall UT (3/4) Sat. 31 *At Mississippi State (SEC Network) L, 67-73 107 blks overall, 62 in SEC All-Tourney at 2014 Paradise Jam Vs. Aub (3/13), FO, 16 min, 1 pt-8 reb. February 187-366, 51.1% FG; 3.57 bpg On several mid-season watch lists 1st NCAA bpg; 1st SEC rpg Thurs. 5 *AUBURN (ESPN2) L, 77-81 Sat. 7 *ALABAMA (ESPN2) W, 71-60 Tues. 10 *#1 KENTUCKY (ESPN) L, 69-71 (F) Jarell Martin Sat. 14 *At Tennessee (SEC Network) W, 73-55 No. 1 * So. * 6-10 * 235 * Baton Rouge, LA Tues. 17 *At Texas A&M (SEC Network) L, 62-68 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Sat. 21 *FLORIDA (CBS) W, 70-63 16.9 ppg overall, 9.2 rpg Member of 2014 All-SEC Freshman Team 14 double doubles Tues. 24 *At Auburn (ESPNU) W, 84-61 16.0 ppg SEC, 9.0 rpg 10.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg in ‘14; 11.4 ppg in SEC games 27 pts (11-18 FG) at Ark (3/7) Sat. 28 *OLE MISS (FSN) W, 73-63 March 196-384, 51.0% FG 9th among SEC Freshman in scoring 18 pts-16 reb. vs. AU (3/13) Wed. 4 *TENNESSEE (SEC Network) L, 63-78 136-197, 69.0% FT 3rd SEC scoring, 3rd rebs., 4th FG% Sat. 7 *At #18 Arkansas (ESPN) W, 81-78 11-15 SEC Tourn. (SEC Network/ESPN) (G) Tim Quarterman Fri. 13 SEC Tournament QFs --Auburn (OT) L, 70-73 NCAA Tourn. (CBS/TNT/TBS/TRU TV) No. 55 * So. * 6-6 * 187 * Savannah, Georgia 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Thur. 19 NC State (Second Round)(TBS) 8:20 p.m. * SEC Games; SEC Tourn. -- Nashville; All Times Central; Home 11.3 ppg overall, 5.1 rpg Played in 33 games last year as a freshman, 2.5 ppg Started last 10 games Games in Boldface. 11.6 ppg SEC, 4.7 rpg Played for Johnson HS in Savannah 9 pts, 3 asts vs. AU (3/13) 3.9 apg, 4.3 in SEC play Regional player of year in HS 3 years 85-117, 72.6% FT On the Air Team best 126 asts 2/28/15 -- 1st LSU Triple-Double since ‘92 (18-10-10a) 39 treys Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play; Ricky Blanton, analyst; BREAKDOWN Kevin Ford, studio host. TV * TBS LSU LSU-NCAA Tournament Facts Part of the CBS Sports/Turner Sports partnership that has tourna- Record 22-10, 11-7 Record: 24-23 (20 previous appearances) ment games on CBS, TNT, TBS and Tru TV. Ranking NA Last Appearance: 2009 -- defeated Butler; lost to N. Carolina Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play), Steve Smith (analyst), Last Game L, Auburn 73-70 (ot) SECQF, 3/13/15 Tournament Appearances: 21 -- 1953 (FF), 1954 (RS), 1979 (RS), 1980 (RF), 1981 (FF), 1984, 1985, 1986 (FF), 1987 (RF), Lewis Johnson (reporter). Head Coach Johnny Jones 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000 (RS), 2003, 2005, Career Record 266-198 (15th season) 2006 (FF), 2009, 2015. LSU Record 61-36 (3rd season) LSU has reached 4 Final Fours, 6 Elite 8 regional finals, Coach Jones in NCAA Tournament: 0-2 (both at UNT) 9 Sweet 16 regional semifinals The Jones File NAME: Johnny Jones BIRTH DATE: March 30, 1961 Johnny Jones AGE: 53 Head Coach • 3rd year at LSU (15th year as head coach) BIRTHPLACE: DeRidder, La. The 2014-15 season at LSU is Johnny Jones third to hear that message but high school coaches who are WIFE: Kelli as head coach of the Tigers and that is important. excited again to have LSU coaches visiting with them CHILDREN: John, Jillian But more importantly, the Jones legacy at LSU hits an on a regular basis. important milestone in 2014-15. LSU and Coach Jones has a successful booster COLLEGE: LSU, BA, 1985 club that gathers before each game for food and 20 years: scouting reports in the practice facility prior to each Four years as a player. home game, Jones is also hosting public luncheons PLAYING EXPERIENCE 13 years as a member of Dale Brown’s coaching staff each month to talk to fans about their basketball Now, three years as the head coach at LSU. program and the luncheons are drawing strong crowds LSU each month during the season. Was a freshman on the 1981 In two years, Jones has established his program In his first year at the helm, the Tigers won 19 at LSU from foundation to building the floors of the games and became one of the league’s toughest NCAA Final Four team in 1981 program. His teams have won 39 games over those teams by winning 10-of-their-last-16 games against ... Played in 121 games, starting two years (the most by any LSU coach in their first SEC competition while making a school record 234 two years as head coach in the long Southeastern three-pointers while posting five players scoring in 54 career games ... Led LSU in Conference era) and the Tigers appearance last year double figures. It was a team that brought memories in post-season made him only the second LSU head of Coach Brown’s first team in the 1970s that was assists (124) as a junior and was coach in SEC history to take the Tigers to a tourna- known as “The Hustlers.” ranked among top five in the ment in the first two years. In 2013-14, the Tigers came right back and won 20 Now as the 2014-15 season begins, he has his games and advanced to post-season play for the first SEC that year ... Remains ranked staff in place and his players in place with more on the time since 2009. LSU advanced to the NIT and went to 11th in career assists with 271 way to make the LSU program a continued player on San Francisco and walked away with a victory. Johnny the league and national stage. O’Bryant, who would be selected in the NBA draft by and is just one of 28 players in For Jones, just the fifth LSU alum to hold the top Milwaukee, would earn All-SEC first-team honors, position in the men’s basketball program and the third as would freshman Jordan Mickey. Aother freshman, the history of the program to to have played and served as head coach, his beliefs Jarell Martin, would overcome an early ankle injury to have dished out 200 assists or about reaching out to fans and giving them an excit- earn freshman All-SEC honors with Mickey.