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CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF LSU BASKETBALL -- 10 SEC Tittles, 4 NCAA Final Fours LSU Fighting Tigers (25-6, 13-3) at 2009 SEC Tournament -- 2nd Round vs. Miss./UK March 12-15, 2009 (LSU Sports Radio Network, Raycom, ESPN, CBS Tampa, Fla. -- St. Pete Times Forum 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) 20.9 ppg, 5.5 rpg LSU Invitational (Nov. 20-21, 23; 28-30) Voted first team All-SEC and SEC Player of the Year by the Coaches ... 15 straight games in double figures ... Became N20 ALCORN STATE W, 77-45 the 38th player in LSU history to top 1,000 career points in first win over Ark. (1/31) ... Nine games of 30 or more, 34 N23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 91-60 games of 20 points or more. N28 CENTENARY W, 64-58 G 14 Garrett Temple (6-6, 190, Sr., Baton Rouge) 7.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.9 apg N30 TROY W, 92-57 Second team All-SEC and All-SEC Defensive Team member ... Started every game this year (127 career, 82 wins) ... D2 CAL ST. FULLERTON (FSN) W, 84-63 One of just nine players to start on two SEC Championship teams for LSU ... 122 assists, 61 turnovers (1st in SEC in D13 GRAMBLING STATE W, 87-41 assist-to-turnover ratio) .... Top 10 at LSU in career blocks, assists, steals ... Played more career minutes (4,298) than D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, 68-56 any player in LSU history. 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) 11.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg D27 WASHINGTON STATE (ESPN2) W, 64-52 Scored 16 points with four treys in the win over Kentucky (2/28), including one late in the game to give LSU a three- D31 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (CST) W, 81-79 point advantage ... 76 assists, 54 turnovers ... 53-of-127 from the arc (41.7 pct.). 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.) 16.4 ppg, 7.3 rpg J11 At Alabama* (Raycom) L, 59-65 First team All-SEC ... Had a 19-game double figure scoring streak stopped by Auburn (3/7) ... Had 41 points in the J14 SOUTH CAROLINA * (CST-TD) W, 85-68 win at Miss. St. (2/11), the first over 40 by an LSU player since 1995 ... 20th player in LSU history to have 1,000 J17 At Ole Miss * (Raycom) W, 83-51 points, 500 rebounds ... Had game-winning 3 at UK (2/28) to give Tigers outright SEC title. J21 MISSISSIPPI STATE * W, 81-57 J24 XAVIER (ESPN2) L, 70-80 C 21 Chris Johnson (6-11, 210, Sr., Montross, Va.) 7.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.7 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 100th Anniversary Basketball Game (12/17) ... Second all-time at LSU in career blocks ... Double figure rebounds in six SEC games. J31 ARKANSAS * (FSN) W, 79-69 F4 at Georgia * W, 80-62 SEC Tournament Time in Tampa F8 ALABAMA * (Raycom) W, 76-62 The regular season is over and for the first time Arena ... LSU lost in the finals in 1946, 1952, 1987 and F11 at Mississippi State * (2ot) W, 97-94 since 1990, the teams of the SEC will decide their champi- 1993 ... LSU has advanced past its first game of the tour- F14 OLE MISS * (FSN) W, 73-66 onship in Florida ... In 1990, it was the home of the NBA’s nament in seven of the last nine years. F18 at Arkansas * W, 72-69 Orlando Magic that hosted the event. Now in 2009, it’s the LSU gets a bye for the first time since 2006 and F21 AUBURN * W, 79-72 home of the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning, the St. Pete LSU has had a bye in four of the last six years and five F24 FLORIDA * (ESPN) W, 81-75 Times Forum plays host to the four-day event. times since the 2000s. F28 at Kentucky * (CBS Sports) W, 73-70 LSU Athletics is a little familiar with the venue having M4 VANDERBILT * (CST-TD) L, 67-75 watched its women’s team play in the NCAA Women’s Tigers Remain Ranked M7 at Auburn * (Raycom) L, 53-69 Final Four just last April. LSU remained ranked for the fourth consecutive M13 2-vs. Miss or UK (Raycom) Noon LSU will be one of the teams in this league looking week at No. 16 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and * - Denotes SEC Games. to get back on the winning track after losing both games 20th in the Associated Press media poll. The Tigers 1-At Toyota Center, Houston; 2- SEC Tourn. Tampa, Fla.. TV -- last week after clinching the outright league title on Feb. 28 moved into the poll on Feb. 16 at No. 23 (AP ) and No. 24 Raycom (1st two rounds), Raycom/ESPN (semifinals), CBS (finals) at Kentucky. LSU finished 13-3 on the year and won the and moved to 18th in both polls on the 23rd and to 11th in league title by three games over Auburn in the West and ESPN and 12th in AP on March 2 after clinching the On the Air South Carolina and Tennessee in the East, all at 10-6. Southeastern Conference crown. TELEVISION * Raycom This is the 193rd appearance in the AP poll for the Raycom’s final tournament as SEC syndicator televises Long Time SInce A Title Tigers since their poll debut on Dec. 16, 1952. If LSU is through Saturday ... Tom Hammond, Larry Conley will LSU last won the SEC Tournament Championship in able to stay in the poll next week for AP’s final poll, it will call LSU’s first game and afternoon sessions ... Dave 1980 in Birmingham when the Tigers beat Florida, mark the 12th time LSU has ended the year in the AP poll Baker is the sideline reporter and Dave Neal hosts ... Alabama and Kentucky to win the title ... LSU’s last ... LSU is 7-3 when playing as a No. 20 teams in the AP TIm Brando, Joe Dean, Jr. and Barry Booker call appearance in the finals was in 1993 when LSU beat Ole poll ... LSU was last ranked going into the SEC Tournament evening games ... Raycom and ESPN2 (outside SEC Miss and Vanderbilt before falling to Kentucky in Rupp at No. 18 in 2006. area) will share semifinals coverage Saturday while CBS has exclusive national coverage of finals. Team Facts RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network LSU Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne Record: 25-6, 13-3 (1st SEC) Analyst/Host: Kevin Ford Last Game: L, 53-69, at Auburn (3/7/09) XM Satellite Radio; Flagship: 100.7 FM Rankings: 16 ESPN/USA Today; 20th AP Head Coach: Trent Johnson Career Record: 184-127 (10th year) LSU Record: 25-6 (1st year) Post-Season Record: 15-14 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 usually Media Sessions www.LSUsports.net and on many Sr. Associate SID (Basketball) available in his office for early Coach Johnson will normally meet LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] morning appointments and phone with the media two days prior to ... There will be no show the week Asst. Men’s Basketball Contact interviews. Please contact games, usually after practice, in the of Jan. 5 with the show resuming Elizabeth Stuart -- [email protected] Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225- curtain room across from the LSU Jan. 12 through the remainder of 578-1864, [email protected]) at least dressing room ... Once SEC play the SEC season. 24 hours in advance for schedul- begins the normal media sessions LSU Sports Television Network ing. Phone interviews can also be will be on Monday and Thursday Inside LSU Basketball (225) 578-1797 set up through Basketball Secretary afternoons ... Some travel and with Coach Trent Pam LeBlanc (225-578-8217). scheduling issues may change the Johnson DIrector of Television time and day so media should con- Coach Johnson’s weekly TV show Kevin Wagner - [email protected] SEC Teleconference tact the Sports Information Office is on a state-wide network ... Manager/Television The 12 SEC coaches are featured to confirm start time. WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, airs the show John Schiebe -- [email protected] on a teleconference each Monday at 10:35 p.m. Sunday ... The show and Thursday January through The Trent Johnson resumes on Jan. 13 with the final Producer/Television March through the conference sea- Show, Presented by show on March 12 ... The show David Landry -- [email protected] son. The conference starts at 10 Capital One Bank on The can also be seen on Cox Cable 4 in a.m. (CST). Coach Johnson is on LSU Sports Radio Baton Rouge Mondays at 9:30 p.m. LSU Sports Radio Network at 10:28 a.m. CST.