THE BRADY ERA | In 9th YEAR, 5 POSTSEASON TOURN.,2 WEST TITLES, ONE SEC TITLE LSU Basketball at University of Florida Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006, 1 p.m. EST (JP Sports, LSU Sports Radio Network) O’Connell Center -- Gainesville, La. LSU (16-6, 8-1 in SEC) Probable LSU Starters (based on the last game): G -- 22 Darrel Mitchell (5-11, 178, Sr., St. Martinville, La.) 18.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.8 apg NOVEMBER His 235th career three with 11 seconds to play was the winner as LSU beat Ark., 78-77 (2/8) ... Had 5 treys for the 10 E. A. Sports (Exh.) W, 74-54 third time in last five games ... Now needs two treys to tie, three to become the school’s all-time three-point field goal 15 LSU-Shreveport (Exh.) W. 122-58 shooter ... 20-plus point in four of last five games ... Earned SEC and Louisiana Sports Writers Assoc. POW honors 18 Southern University W, 84-56 (1/30) ... 35th player in LSU to score 1,000 career points, now 1,374 points ... Only senior on team ... Career 41.2 21 Nicholls State W, 104-57 percent shooter from the arc (235-570)... 59-of-127 this year (46.5 percent). 26 at West Virginia (ESPN Regional) W, 71-68(ot) 29 Houston (FSN) L, 83-84 G -- 14 Garrett Temple (6-5, 176, Baton Rouge, La.) 5.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.9 apg DECEMBER 8 points in each of last three games vs. AU (2/1), at Alabama (2/4), vs. Ark. (2/8) ... Equaled season best with 10 points 10 McNeese State (Cox Sports) W, 90-70 at Miss. State (1/18) ... Averaging7.3 points in SEC games ... vs. UT (1/14), had 9 points, season best 8 rebounds ... 13 UNO (Cox Sports) W, 94-53 Has become a rock-solid defender for the Tigers ... Played less than 35 minutes vs. Ark (2/8) first time in 10 gms (33). 17 Louisiana-Lafayette (Cox Sports) W, 81-62 19 N. Iowa (Cox Sports) (1) L, 50-54 F -- 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 230, Fr., Denham Springs, La.) 12.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.8 apg 22 Arkansas-Monticello (1) W, 75-48 Mr. Basketball 2005 has had a consistent year with 13 games scoring in double figures, including a career high 20 at 23 Cincinnati (1) L, 72-75 Ole Miss (1/28) with four steals ... Had a break out secord half against Arkansas (1/11), scoring 19 points, 16 in the 31 at Ohio State (ESPN U) L, 76-78 second half including the final six of the game ... Double figures in seven of the last 10 games. JANUARY 3 Tulane (Cox Sports) W, 75-58 F -- 12 Tyrus Thomas (6-9, 215, Fr., Baton Rouge, La.) 13.1 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 3.2 bpg 7 vs. Connecticut (CBS Sports) (2) L, 66-67 Four blocks vs. Arkansas (2/8) for the second straight game ... 71 for the year ... Had 10-game double figure scoring 11 * at Arkansas W, 63-58 streak stopped at Ole Miss (8 points, 1/28) ... Tied for league lead with teammate Glen Davis in double doubles with 11, last vs. Alabama (1/21) ... SEC Freshman of the Week (1/9 and 1/16) ... League leader in rebounds, field goal per- 14 * Tennessee (FSN) W, 88-74 centage and blocked shots. 18 * at Mississippi State W, 71-57 21 * Alabama (JP Sports) W, 68-57 F -- 0 Glen Davis (6-9, 310, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 17.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.8 apg 25 * Georgia W, 81-52 Back-to-back double doubles (18 pts, 11 reb., vs. Alabama, 2/4; 19 pts, 16 reb., vs. Arkansas, 2/8) giving him 11 for 28 * at Ole Miss W, 79-73 the year ... 26 straight games in double figures ... Trying to equal longest since 29-game streak (Ronald Dupree 2002- FEBRUARY 03) ... 7 games over 20 points ... Equaled best rebound total of year ... 158-of-309 (51.1 percent) FG ... SEC Freshman 1 * Auburn W, 84-69 of the Year ... Played this past summer on USA U21 World Championship Team in Argentina. 4 * at Alabama (JP Sports) L, 67-62 8 * Arkansas (JP Sports) W, 78-77 Injury Update 11 * at Florida (JP Sports) Noon 15 * Mississippi State (JP Sports) 7 p.m. Tack Minor injured in Cincinnati game (12/23) ... Surgery for torn meniscus Dec. 29 ... Applying for medical redshirt. 18 * at Auburn (FSN) 5 p.m. LSU at Florida: The Facts 22 * at Vanderbilt 7 p.m. 25 * Kentucky (CBS Sports) 2:45 p.m. DATE/TIME: Saturday, February 11, 2006/ 1 p.m. EST 28 * at South Carolina (ESPN) 8 p.m. LOCATION: Pete Maravich Assembly Center/Baton Rouge, La. MARCH TICKETS: Sold out 4 * Ole Miss TBA TELEVISION: JP Sports (In Louisiana -- Alexandria: KLAX; Baton Rouge: WAFB; Lafayette: KLAF; Lake 9-12 SEC Tournament (JP, CBS) (3) TBA Charles: KVHP; Monroe: KEJB; New Orleans: WUPL; Shreveport: KSLA); ESPN Full Court * - Denotes SEC Games. outside SEC. 1 - Las Vegas Holiday Classic; Dec. 19 game in BR; RADIO: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM -- flagship); Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 125 Dec. 22-23 games at Valley High in Las Vegas. 2 -- At Hartford, Conn. 3 - SEC Tourn.; Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tenn. The Series -- LSU leads, 57-35 LSU has won the last three meetings, the SEC Tournament game in New Orleans in 2003 (65-61), Feb. 2004 Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network at Gainesville (73-70) and last year (Feb. 19) in Baton Rouge (77-73) ... Those three wins stopped a six-game win streak by the Gators ... Florida leads the series in Gainesville, 23-17 ... LSU is 9-9 at the O’Connell Center. Jim Hawthorne and Kevin Ford call the game on LSU’s in-house network. Flagship is WDGL (Eagle 98.1 FM) in Baton Rouge ... Network includes two LSU FLORIDA 50,000 clear channels (WWL, New Orleans; KWKH RECORD: 16-6, 8-1 RECORD: 20-3, 6-3 Shreveport). LAST GAME: W, vs. Arkansas, 78-77 (2/8) LAST GAME: L, vs. S. Carolina, 67-71 (2/8) Television • JP Sports RANKINGS: 26 AP, 26 ESPN/USA Today RANKINGS: 7 AP, 6 ESPN/USA Today HEAD COACH: John Brady HEAD COACH: Billy Donovan Third of four straight games on JP Sports for the CAREER RECORD: 245-185/15th year CAREER RECORD: 248-115/12th year Tigers ... Announcers: David Steele, Joe Dean, Jr. LSU RECORD: 156-108/9th year UF RECORD: 213-95/10th year VS. UF: 4-6 VS. LSU: 6-5 LSU Sports Information Phone - 225.578.8226 PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 Fax - 225.578.1861 LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL WHO TO CONTACT Media Services LSU Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 John Brady Interview Opportunities After Practice Sports Information Director Coach John Brady is usually available after most practices sessions at the Maravich Center. Most practices start Michael Bonnette - [email protected] between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. (depending on pre-practice video sessions and weights) and usually finish between 5 and 6 Sr. Associate SID (Basketball Contact) p.m. Contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578-1864) to confirm practice times. C. Kent Lowe - [email protected] SEC Teleconference Assistant Men’s Basketball Contact The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference each Monday and Thursday through the conference season. The Will Stafford -- [email protected] conference starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Following introduction, each coach will answer questions from the media for seven minutes. Coach Brady is on at 10:28 a.m. CST. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or the Southeastern Conference Media Relations Office (205-458-3010). LSU Sports Television Network (225) 578-1797 By Appointment, By Phone Coach Brady is available for interviews most non-gameday mornings prior to noon. Please contact either Kent Lowe DIrector of Television (225-578-1864) or Basketball Secretary Pam LeBlanc (225-578-8217). Kevin Wagner - [email protected] The John Brady Show, Presented by Whitney Bank on The LSU Sports Radio Network Manager/Television The weekly call-in show with Coach Brady takes place on Monday nights from Walkon’s Bistro just off the LSU campus John Schiebe -- [email protected] at the corner of Nicholson and Burbank ... The show runs through the end of the regular season ... The show airs in Baton Rouge on Eagle 98.1 FM, on the Internet at www.LSUsports.net and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affili- ates throughout the state ... The last show airs March 6. LSU Sports Radio Network (225) 578-1882 Inside LSU Basketball with Coach John Brady Director of Radio Coach Brady’s weekly television show is on a state-wide network of stations ... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, will carry the show Jim Hawthorne - [email protected] at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday nights ... The show runs through March 13 ... Besides WBRZ-TV, the show can be seen on Cox Cable 4 in Baton Rouge Mondays at 9:30 p.m. and on Cox Sports Television (Ch. 37 on Cox Cable) on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. ... 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