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CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF LSU BASKETBALL -- 9 SEC Tittles, 4 NCAA Final Fours LSU Fighting Tigers (19-4, 7-1) at Mississippi State University Feb. 11, 2009 7 p.m. (LSU Sports Radio Network) Humphrey Coliseum -- Starkville, Miss. 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) 20.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg LSU Invitational (Nov. 20-21, 23; 28-30) Became the 38th player in LSU history to top 1,000 career points in the win over Arkansas (1/31) ... SEC N20 ALCORN STATE W, 77-45 Player of the Week (1/26) after back-to-back 30 point games, 30 against Xavier (1/24) preceeded by 31 point game against Miss. State (1/21) ... Eight games of 30 or more, 28 games of 20 points or more ... First LSU N23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 91-60 player with back-to-back 30-point games since 1995 ... Second in the SEC in scoring average. N28 CENTENARY W, 64-58 N30 TROY W, 92-57 G 14 Garrett Temple (6-6, 190, Sr., Baton Rouge) 6.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.0 apg D2 CAL ST. FULLERTON (FSN) W, 84-63 Started 119 games ... Although playing three position leads team in assists with 93 ... 10 points in win over D13 GRAMBLING STATE W, 87-41 Alabama (2/8) ... Second in SEC in assists to turnover radio ( 2.3 -- 90 ast, 39 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) 11.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.6 apg D27 WASHINGTON STATE (ESPN2) W, 64-52 A scoring point guard ... Equaled career high by scoring 21 against Arkansas (1/21), hitting 5-of-6 treys ... D31 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 81-79 But struggled last two games, going 1-of-13 from the field ... Third on team in scoring ... 15 games scor ing in double figures ... 41.7 percent from the arc (40-96) ... One of most improved players in the league. 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) 15.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg J11 At Alabama* (Raycom) L, 59-65 Another double double with 16 pts-11 rebs. in win vs. Alabama (2/8) ... 20th player in LSU history to have J14 SOUTH CAROLINA * (CST-TD) W, 85-68 1,000 points, 500 rebounds ... Shooting 54.5% from field, 5th best in league ... 12 consecutive games in dou J17 At Ole Miss * (Raycom) W, 83-51 ble figures scoring. J21 MISSISSIPPI STATE * W, 81-57 J24 XAVIER (ESPN2) L, 70-80 C 21 Chris Johnson (6-11, 210, Sr., Montross, Va.) 8.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.5 bpg J28 At Tennessee * (Raycom) W, 79-73 2nd in SEC in blocked shot average ... Team leader rebounds, blocks ... Sixth LSU player to block 100 in career (12/17) ... Double figure rebounds in four of last six SEC games ... Double-double vs. Arkansas (1/31). 100th Anniversary Basketball Game J31 ARKANSAS * (FSN) W, 79-69 F4 at Georgia * W, 80-62 Tigers Look For More Road Success F8 ALABAMA * (Raycom) W, 76-62 The Tigers have reached the halfway Wednesday’s feature game, both will have one F11 at Mississippi State * 7 p.m. point of the league schedule and LSU finds home game on the week. F14 OLE MISS * (FSN) 6 p.m. itself not only leading the SEC Western But the road hasn’t been a four-letter F18 at Arkansas * 7 p.m. Division, but also finds itself on top of the words for teams this year as nine teams have F21 AUBURN * 7 p.m. whole SEC with its 7-1 record. won road league games and both LSU and F24 FLORIDA * (ESPN) 8 p.m. There is a lot to happen in the final four Mississippi State are presently 3-1 in the F28 at Kentucky * 3 p.m. weeks but the league that is supposed to be league on the road. Kentucky and Tennessee M4 VANDERBILT * (CST-TD) 7 p.m. young, down, not as good as past years, etc., each also have three road wins. M7 at Auburn * TBA etc., quote your favorite basketball analyst M12-15 2-SEC Tournament TBA from schools whose initials form ACC, but the Tigers Getting Closer To Ranking * - Denotes SEC Games. 1-At Toyota Center, Houston; 2- Tampa, Fla.. TV -- Raycom (1st two truth is that heading into the second half this Well, it didn’t quite happen, but this is as rounds), Raycom/ESPN (semifinals), CBS (finals) may be one of the tightest SEC races since close as the Tigers have come to cracking the four teams tied for the overall league title in top 25 in either the Associated Press or the On the Air 2000. ESPN/USA Today polls. TELEVISION * None Of the top league teams, Tennessee is the After receiving votes in both polls last one who will play at home twice this week, week, the Tigers stand 26th in the AP poll and RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network while Florida will have to play both games this 28th in the ESPN/USA Today poll. Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne week on the road. South Carolina’s only game LSU was last ranked in the AP poll in the Analyst/Host: Kevin Ford this week is on the road while LSU and 11th week of the 2006-07 season (Jan. 22). XM Satellite Radio; Flagship: 100.7 FM Mississippi State, while playing each other in Series History Team Facts LSU Leads: 102-91 LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE Last Game: W, 81-57, Baton Rouge, 1/21/09 RECORD: 19-4, 7-1 RECORD: 16-7, 6-2 At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 64-33 LAST GAME: W, 76-62, Alabama (2/8/09) LAST GAME: W, 86-77, Arkansas (2/7/09) At Starkville: Miss. State leads, 55-35 RANKINGS: RV AP, RVESPN/USA Today RANKINGS: NA Neutral Sites: Tied 3-3 HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson HEAD COACH: Rick Stansbury LSU’s win in first game stopped four- CAREER RECORD: 177-125 (10th year) CAREER RECORD: 224-122 (11th year) game State winning streak ... Last LSU wins in LSU RECORD: 19-4 (1st year) MSU RECORD: 224-122 (11th year) Starkville came in 2005 (80-72) and 2006 (72- VS. MISS. STATE: 1-1 VS. LSU: 13-10 59). 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).