NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 2016 2017 NCAA FINAL FOUR 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 LSU vs. REINHARDT EAGLES Ex LSU vs Reinhardt • Maravich Center • Baton Rouge, La. November 6, 2016 • 7 p.m. CT • TV: SECN+ • Radio: 98.1 Baton Rouge + LSU Sports Radio Network LSU (0-0, 0-0) LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP H - 0-0; A - 0-0; N - 0-0; OT - 0-0 2015-16 - Patterson 4.7 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 1.6 apg November • 28 games played, 16 starts for Patterson Sat. 12 WOFFORD (SECN+) 1 p.m. 4 OR 11 • Three double figure games, 13 in first two seasons Tues. 15 SOUTHERN MISS (SECN+) 7 p.m. SKYLAR MAYS OR • Fri. 18 NORTH FLORIDA (SECN+) 7 p.m. JALYN PATTERSON • Mays, a Baton Rouge native, comes to LSU from Findlay Prep (Nev.) BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS -- Paradise Island, Bahamas Nov. 23-25 Mays 6-4, 205, Fr. • Sepnt grades 8-11 playing at University High, won state 2014 & 15 there Wed. 23 Wichita State (ESPN2) 11 a.m. Patterson 6-1, 191 Jr. • 10.9 points, 5.3 assists last year for Findlay Thurs. 24 Louisville/Old Dominion (TBA) TBA Fri. 25 St. John’s, Baylor, VCU or Mich. St. (TBA) TBA Tues. 29 HOUSTON (SECN) 8 p.m. 2015-16 - 12.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg December • Raised scoring avg. 3.5 pts last 10 games a year ago, averaging 18.6 ppg Tues. 13 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (SECN) 8 p.m. 2 • Started 24 games, member of the Coaches All-SEC Freshman Team Sat. 17 TEXAS SOUTHERN (SECN) 5 p.m. ANTONIO • Member preseason All-SEC second team selected at SEC Media Day Mon. 19 CHARLESTON (SECN+) 7 p.m. BLAKENEY • McDonald’s, Jordan Brand Classic A-A ... 74.8% FTs, including 31-of-last-32 Thu. 22 at Wake Forest (ESPNU) 8 p.m. G • So. • 6-4 • 197 • 7 games - 20 pts or more, including 2 over 30 ... 42.5% FG, 52 3FGs Thu. 29 *VANDERBILT (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Sarasota, Florida • January Wed. 4 *at Missouri (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 7 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) 2:30 p.m. 2015-16 - 4.0 ppg, 1.2 rpg Wed. 11 *at Texas A&M (SECN) 7:30 p.m. 0 • Former Mr. Basketball in the state of Louisiana Sat. 14 *ALABAMA (SECN) 2:30 p.m. BRANDON • Five starts as a freshman, averaged 13.2 minutes per game. Wed. 18 *at Auburn (SECN) 7:30 p.m. • 18 points versus McNeese and NC State in Nov. 2015; 3 games dble figs Sat. 21 *at Arkansas (SECN) 7:30 p.m. SAMPSON • Returning to form saw in Australia trip (Aug. 2015) when he averaged 11.8 ppg Wed. 25 *FLORIDA *(SECN) 8 p.m. G • So. • 6-5 • 193 Baton Rouge, Louisiana • Two-time state title winner at Madison Prep in Baton Rogue SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE • Sat. 28 at Texas Tech (ESPNU) 1 p.m. February 2015-16 - 14.6 ppg, 8.4 rpg in JC Wed. 1 *SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN) 8 p.m. • Played last two seasons at Lee JC in Baytown, Texas Sat. 4 *TEXAS A&M (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 1 • Averaged 5.8 field goals made a game out of 9.5 attempts a contest Tues. 7 *at Kentucky (ESPN) 6 p.m. DUOP • Born in South Sudan ... Family moved to Australia at age 9 to escape civil war Sat. 11 *ARKANSAS (SECN) 7:30 p.m. REATH • Played soccer and Aussie rules FB until HS when growth spurt led him to hoops Tues. 14 *at Ole Miss (SECN) 8 p.m. F • Jr. • 6-10 • 235 Sat. 18 *at Alabama (SECN) 2 p.m. Perth, Australia • Tues. 21 *AUBURN (SECN) 6 p.m. • Sat. 25 *at Georgia (SECN) 4 p.m. MARCH 2015-16 - 2.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg Robinson; 3.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg Epps Wed. 1 *TENNESSEE (SECN) 6 p.m. 3 OR 21 • Robinson plays more down on the blocks, Epps can shoot the 3, but can bang inside Sat. 4 *at Miss. State (SEC) 5 p.m. • Epps played 29 games last year, Robinson 23 SEC Tournament -- Nashville, Tennessee E. ROBINSON III OR • Epps had 14 in that wild 119-108 win here against North Florida; 5 career dbl figs. March 8-12 TBA (SECN, ESPN) TBA AARON EPPS • Robinson had a 10-point effort against South Alabama last November * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in Boldface. Robinson 7-1, 290 Jr. Epps 6-1, 220, Jr. • • ON THE AIR BREAKDOWN Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Chris Blair, play-by-play; Henry Hays, analyst LSU REINHARDT 2015-16 RECORD HEAD COACH 2016-17 RECORD HEAD COACH 19-14, 11-7 (T3) Johnny Jones 3-0 Entering Sat. game Jason Gillespie (5th season) Streaming Video • SEC Network+ (WatchESPN) CAREER RECORD Chris Blair, Henry Hays simulcast RANKING 2015-16 RECORD NA 285-213 (17th season) 17-14 LAST GAME LSU RECORD LAST GAME 80-51 (5th season) JONES IN LSU EXH. GAMES 4-0 CAREER NUMBERS 2016-17 LSU MEN’S ROSTER CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Antonio Blakeney 21 0 Brandon Sampson G 6-5 193 So. 1L Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Madison Prep) Craig Victor II 19 1 Duop Reath F 6-10 235 Jr. JC Perth, Australia (Lee College) Jalyn Patterson 13 Aaron Epps 5 2 Antonio Blakeney G 6-4 197 So. 1L Sarasota, Florida (Oak Ridge HS) Brandon Sampson 3 3 Elbert Robinson III C 7-1 290 Jr. 2L Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) Brian Bridgewater 1 4 Skylar Mays G 6-4 205 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Findlay Prep) Elbert Robinson III 1 5 Kieran Hayward G 6-4 195 Fr. HS Sydney, Australia (St. Joseph’s College) CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS 10 Branden Jenkins G 6-4 180 Jr. JC Maywood, Illinois (Proviso East/Lee College) Craig Victor II 2 11 Jalyn Patterson G 6-1 191 Jr. 2L Atlanta, Georgia (Montverde Academy) Antonio Blakeney 1 Aaron Epps 1 12 Marshall Graves G 6-3 190 Fr. HS Ponchatoula, Louisiana (University High School) 15 Reed Vial G 6-3 190 So. HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Parkview Baptist HS) CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS 20 Brian Bridgewater F 6-5 282 Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Scotlandville HS) CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES 21 Aaron Epps F 6-10 220 Jr. 2L Ball, Louisiana (Tioga HS) Craig Victor II 2 32 Craig Victor II F 6-9 235 Jr. 1L New Orleans, Louisiana (Findlay Prep/Arizona) Antonio Blakeney 1 44 Wayde Sims F 6-6 222 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS) Aaron Epps 1 45 Brandon Eddlestone F 6-8 248 Sr. 3L Slidell, Louisiana (Northshore HS) CAREER THREE-POINTERS Head Coach: Johnny Jones (LSU ‘85), 5th year at LSU Jalyn Patterson 74 Associate Head Coach: Robert Kirby (Texas-Rio Grande Valley, ‘83), 2nd year at LSU Antonio Blakeney 52 Associate Coach: Brendon Suhr (Montclair State, ‘73), 2nd year at LSU Brandon Sampson 35 Aaron Epps 8 Assistant Coach: Randy Livingston (Univ. of Phoenis, ‘10), 1st year at LSU Brandon Eddlestone 1 Director of Operations: Charlie Leonard (Christian Brothers, ‘75), 5th year at LSU Craig Victor II 1 Video Coordinator: Zach Kendrick (LSU, ‘11), 6th year at LSU CAREER ASSISTS Athletic Trainer: Shawn Eddy (West Virginia, ‘94), 21st year at LSU Jalyn Patterson 113 Antonio Blakeney 31 Brandon Sampson 22 Craig Victor II 20 PRONUNICATIONS Elbert Robinson III 11 Aaron Epps 10 Duop Reath -- Dw-op Reeth; Kieran -- Kare-en; Reed Vial -- Vee-owl; Brendon Suhr -- Sir Brian Bridgewater 9 Brandon Eddlestone 1 CAREER BLOCKS TRANSACTIONS Craig Victor ii 16 BRANDEN JENKINS -- preseason leg surgery -- rehabbing for hopeful return later in the season ... BRIAN BRIDGEWATER Aaron Epps 14 Brian Bridgewater 9 -- not expected to dress, injury ... CRAIG VICTOR -- sitting out opening of season because of “team rules”. Elbert Robinson III 9 Antonio Blakeney 5 Brandon Sampson 3 LSU IN EXHIBITION GAMES Jalyn Patterson 3 The Tigers in the Johnny Jones era are 4-0 in exhibition games in the Maravich Center and 7-2 counting the five exhibi- CAREER STEALS tion contests played in a August 2015 trip to Australia ... In the last four years, LSU has had wins over Arkansas-Monticello, Jalyn Patterson 71 Craig Victor II 25 Xavier (New Orleans), Morehouse and Southwest Baptist (Missouri) ... LSU’s last loss in the Assembly Center in a pre-season Antonio Blakeney 22 game was in 2003 when LSU lost to Global Sports, 68-64 ... Since then, LSU has won 13 straight exhibition games at the Brian Bridgewater 13 Brnadon Sampson 12 Assembly Center counting a time when LSU played two exhibitions a year and a time during the Trent Johnson era when he Aaron Epps 9 elected to have two closed scrimmages and not play an exhibition game. Elbert Robinson III 7 Brandon Eddlestone 3 BLAKENEY ENDS YEAR ON AN SEC TEAM; STARTS SOPHOMORE YEAR ON SEC TEAM Antonio Blakeney ended the 2015-16 as a member of the All-SEC freshman team and will enter the 2016-17 season as a member of the pre-season All-SEC second team as selected by the media covering SEC media days recently in Nashville. Blakeney was averaging 9.5 points a game 22 games into the season, including the first nine SEC games ... Over the final 11 games, all against SEC teams, Blakeney raised his averaged 3.1 points a game with six games of 20 points or more including 31 against Mississippi State off the bench and 32 in a starting role against Florida.