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2009 SEC CHAMPIONS -- 10 OVERALL SEC TITLES (SECOND MOST IN THE SEC), 4 NCAA FINAL FOURS -- 1953, 1981, 1986, 2006 MEN’S BASKETBALL (10-19, 1-14) vs. Georgia Bulldogs (13-15, 5-10) Pete Maravich Assembly Center * Baton Rouge, La. * March 6, 2010 * 6 p.m. * FSN 2009-10 Schedule Projected Starters (based on last game): OPPONENT TIME N13 ULM W, 82-62 G 11 Bo Spencer (6-2, 186, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 15.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.7 apg Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Pre-Season Tipoff Posted back-to-back 20 point games with 23 at Auburn (2/27) and then 20 at Ole Miss (3/4), including a career high five treys N16 &INDIANA STATE W, 56-45 against the Rebels ... Now at 95-114 at the free throw line and percentage of 83.3 is third best in SEC ... Scoring average is back to N17 &WESTERN KY. W, 71-60 15.0 points per game and 12th in the league ... Second in league only to Tasmin Mitchell in minutes played at 35.9 a game ... 11 N25 &&Connecticut (ESPN2) L, 55-81 games of 20 or more this season. N27 &&Arizona State (ESPN2) L, 52-71 D1 UL-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 66-58 G 4 Chris Bass (6-1, 185, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 2.4 ppg, 2.3 apg D12 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 73-62 League leader in assist-turnover ratio at 2.5 with 91 asts and 37 turnovers ... Tied career high with 6 assts vs. Miss. State (2/20) ... D14 SOUTHEASTERN W, 77-60 No turnovers in the State game in 28 minutes. D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, 63-60. D19 RICE (CST) W, 65-61 F 3 Garrett Green (6-11, 230, So., Woodland Hills, Calif.) 2.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg D22 vs. Washington St.(at Seattle)(CBSCS) L, 70-72 (OT) Had six points in the win over Arkansas (2/24) ... Eight starts this year, including last 5 games, but played just 3 minutes Thursday.. D29 At Xavier (Ohio) (ESHPU) L, 64-89 J2 UTAH (CSS live; Cox Sports TV-TD) L, 59-61 F 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 238, Sr., Denham Springs, La.) 16.9 ppg, 9.6 rpg J4 MCNEESE STATE W, 83-60 Had 12th double double of season/28th of career at Ole Miss (3/4) with 11 pts-13 rebs ... Against Auburn (2/27) fouled out for the J9 *ALABAMA (FSN) L, 49-66 first time in 90 games ... Has already set mark for most LSU minutes played, starts and total games played ... Third all-time in J13 *At South Carolina (SEC Network) L, 58-67 scoring at LSU (1,959) and sixth in rebounds (936) ... Needs 41 points to get to 2,000 career points at LSU (only Pete Maravich and J16 *At Florida (FSN) L, 58-72 Rudy Macklin have 2,000 or more in their LSU careers) ... Fourth in league in scoring and third in rebounds. J20 *AUBURN (SEC Network) L, 80-84 J23 *OLE MISS (SEC Network) L, 63-73. J27 *At Alabama (SEC Network) L, 38-57 F 24 Storm Warren (6-7, 230, So., Monroe, La.) 11.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg J30 *At Miss State (SEC Network) L, 51-67 Has eight double-doubles, all at home ... Had 14 at Auburn (2/27) ... Four of his six rebounds were offensive ... Against Miss. State F4 *TENNESSEE (ESPN2) L, 54-59 (2/20) had seven offensive rebounds of his eight total ... Eighth in league in rebound average. F6 *KENTUCKY (SEC Network) L, 55-81 F10 *At Arkansas (SEC Network) L, 52-87 Tiger Team, Tasmin, Alex Face The Final Curtain F13 *At Vanderbilt (SEC Network) L, 69-77 And now the end is near and the Tiger team and that is well above LSU’s season average of 4.6 F20 *MISS. STATE (SEC Network) L, 59-60 faces the final curtain of the 2009-10 regular sea- made per game. F24 *ARKANSAS (SEC Network) W, 65-54 son. One thing on the road was LSU found its free F27 *At Auburn (FSN) L, 59-74 Senior manager Zach Kendrick and players throw touch again, making 19-of-23 attempts, M4 *At Ole Miss (ESPN) L, 59-72 Tasmin Mitchell and Alex Farrer will be honored while opponents were 22-of-42 in the last two M6 *GEORGIA (FSN) 4 p.m. in pregame ceremonies at 3:45 p.m. prior to the 4 games. M11 SEC Tourn. 1st Rd (SEC Network) 2:15 p.m. p.m. tip with Georgia. *Denotes SEC Games. SEC Tournament in Nashville. LSU is coming off a 72-59 loss at Ole Miss ... Odds and Ends & Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, Baton Rouge In its last road trip of the season, at Auburn and The Tigers know who and when they will play &&Dick’s Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off, New York City Ole Miss, LSU scored 59 points in both games, in the SEC Tournament in Nashville at the renamed losing 74-59 at Auburn and 72-59 at Ole Miss ... In Bridgetown Arena (formerly Sommet Center, for- both games, the opponents shot 50 percent or bet- mer Gaylord Entertainment Center). They will play On the Air ter in both halves. in the second game on Thursday, March 11, at 2:15 TELEVISION -- FSN So it is now five consecutive halves dating p.m. against East three seed Tennessee ... The Play-by-Play: Rich Waltz back to the second half of the Mississippi State Vols and Tigers met on Feb. 4 in Baton Rouge with Analyst: Larry Conley game that teams have shot 50 percent or better LSU a 59-54 loser although the Tigers had a shot in against the Tigers. the air to tie late in the contest. RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network The last four teams have also found the Bo Spencer’s five threes was the most by Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne range from the arc, making 41 three-pointers ... an LSU player this season ... The last five trey Analyst: Ricky Blanton, Kevin Ford In the same four games, LSU has made 25 threes game was Marcus Thornton in last year’s NCAA with three games of seven made and one of four Tournament. Series History Team Facts All-Time: LSU leads, 58-40 LSU GEORGIA Last Game: W, 80-62, Athens, Ga., 2-4-09 RECORD: 10-19, 1-14 RECORD: 13-15, 5-10 At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 31-13 LAST GAME: L, 59-74, at Ole Miss, 3/4/10 LAST GAME: L, 68-80, vs. Kentucky, 3/3/10 At Athens: Georgia leads, 23-21 RANKINGS: NA RANKINGS: NA Neutral Sites: LSU leads, 7-4 HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson HEAD COACH: Mark Fox Tigers won the game each of the last two years at Athens in CAREER RECORD: 196-148 (11th season) CAREER RECORD: 136-58 (5th year) 2009 and Baton Rouge in 208 ... Tigers have won seven of the LSU RECORD: 37-27 (2nd season) UGA RECORD: 13-15 (1st year) last 10. VS. UGA: 1-0 VS. LSU: 0-0 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 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 usually be announced, in the curtain Network affiliates. Sr. Associate SID (Basketball) available in his office for early room across from the LSU C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] morning appointments and dressing room ... Once SEC play Inside LSU Basketball Asst. Men’s Basketball Contacts phone interviews. Please con- begins the normal media ses- with Coach Trent Johnson Kristen Chighizola -- [email protected] tact Basketball SID Kent Lowe sions will be on Monday and Coach Johnson’s weekly TV Elizabeth Stuart -- [email protected] (225-578-1864, [email protected]) Thursday afternoons ... Some show is on a state-wide net- at least 24 hours in advance travel and scheduling issues work ... WBRZ-TV, Channel LSU Sports Television Network for scheduling. may change the time and day 2, airs the show at 10:35 p.m. (225) 578-1797 so media should contact the Sunday ... The show resumes Sports Information Office to SEC Teleconference Jan. 10 and will continue DIrector of Television confirm start time. The 12 SEC coaches are fea- throughout the season, con- Kevin Wagner - [email protected] tured on a teleconference cluding on March 7 ... The show Manager/Television each Monday, January through The Trent Johnson Show, can also be seen on Cox Cable John Schiebe -- [email protected] March through the confer- Presented by Capital One 4 in Baton Rouge Mondays at Producer/Television ence season. The conference Bank on The LSU Sports 9:30 p.m. and on Cox Sports starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Coach David Landry -- [email protected] Radio Network Television (Ch. 37 on Cox Cable) Johnson is on at 10:28 a.m. on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. The weekly call-in show takes LSU Sports Radio Network CST. To access the media only ... Other markets are KLAX- place Mondays at 7 p.m. from (225) 578-1882 number contact Kent Lowe or TV in Alexandria, Cox Channel the Southeastern Conference Walkon’s Bistro at the corner Director of Radio of Nicholson and Burbank ... 8 in Lake Charles, KEJB-TV in Media Relations Office (205- Monroe, KWBJ in Mogan City, Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] 458-3010).