NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 • 1981 2014-15 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 BASKETBALL NCAA FINAL FOUR LSU 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 LSU Fighting Tigers (13-4, 2-2) at Florida (10-7, 3-1) 18 Road Court Game No. 5 * Stephen C. O’Connell Center * Gainesville, Florida January 20, 2015 * 7 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. CT * TV: ESPN SUPER TUESDAY * Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network LSU (13-4, 2-2) LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP H - 9-1; A - 3-1; N - 1-2; OT - 2-1 (G) Josh Gray No. 5 * Jr. * 6-1 * 183 * Lake Charles, La. November 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Sat. 15 GARDNER-WEBB (SECN+) W, 93-82 Tues. 18 TEXAS TECH (ESPN2) (OT) W, 69-64 9.9 ppg overall, 2.6 rpg JC Transfer from Odessa College 9 pts, 7 rebs, 5 asts vs. A&M (1/17) PARADISE JAM -- ST. THOMAS USVI -- 10.0 ppg SEC, 3.0 rpg Leading JC scorer in 2014 at 34.7 ppg 5 or more assists 8 times Fri. 21 Old Dominion (CBS Sports Network) L, 61-70 5.2 apg overall, 6.0 apg SEC 172-107 assist-to-turnover ratio last season 3rd SEC in asst. avg. Sat. 22 Weber State W, 72-58 78-52 ast to turnovers JC All-American in 2014; MVP of conference 6 double figure scoring gms Mon. 24 Clemson L, 61-64 Sat. 29 MCNEESE STATE (SECN+) W, 83-72 December (G) Keith Hornsby No. 4 * Jr. * 6-4 * 210 * Williamsburg, VA Tues. 2 MASSACHUSETTS (SEC Network) W, 82-60 Thurs. 4 At #16 West Virginia (ESPN2) W, 74-73 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Sat. 13 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SEC Network) W, 76-67 12.4 ppg overall, 4.6 rpg Two years at UNC-Asheville, sat 13-14 season 11 double figure games Thurs. 18 At UAB (CBS Sports Network) W, 79-70 12.8 ppg SEC, 5.5 rpg Averaged 15.0 ppg, 3.1 assists per game at UNC-A 5 pts, 3 reb, 3 ast vs. A&M Mon. 22 CHARLESTON (SEC Network) W, 71-47 2.3 apg overall Shot 37.9 percent 3 PTFG; 92.5% from FT line in 2013 30-83 from arc (36.1%) Mon. 29 SOUTHERN MISS (SEC Network) W, 87-67 Team best 30 treys Son of Grammy Award winning musician Bruce Hornsby 34-45 FT (75.6%) January Sat. 3 SAVANNAH STATE (SEC Network) W, 75-59 Thurs. 8 *At Missouri (ESPN2) (OT) L, 67-74 (F) Jordan Mickey Sat. 10 *GEORGIA (ESPNU) (OT2) W, 87-84 No. 25 * So. * 6-8 * 235 * Dallas Texas Wed. 14 *At Ole Miss (SEC Network) W, 75-71. 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Sat. 17 *TEXAS A&M (ESPN2) L, 64-67 15.6 ppg overall, 10.4 rpg All-SEC, All-SEC Defensive & Freshman in ‘14 9 double doubles Tues. 20 *At Florida (ESPN) 6 p.m. 13.5 ppg SEC, 11.0 rpg 2nd at LSU to block 100 in season (106) 17 pts, 8 reb, 7 blks vs. A&M (1/17) Sat. 24 *At Vanderbilt (ESPNU) 5 p.m. 63 blks overall, 19 in SEC All-Tournament Team at 2014 Paradise Jam leads SEC blk avg (3.94) Wed. 28 *SOUTH CAROLINA (SEC Network) 6 p.m. 103-202 FG, 51.0%; (44.7% SEC) One of 7 SEC players on Wooden list 2nd SEC reb overall, Sat. 31 *At Mississippi State (SEC Network) 1 p.m. February Thurs. 5 *AUBURN (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. (F) Jarell Martin Sat. 7 *ALABAMA (ESPN2) 5 p.m. No. 1 * So. * 6-10 * 235 * Baton Rouge, LA Tues. 10 *KENTUCKY (ESPN) 6 p.m. 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games Sat. 14 *At Tennessee (SEC Network) 3 p.m. 16.6 ppg overall, 8.9 rpg Member of 2014 All-SEC Freshman Team 6th double at OM (1/14) Tues. 17 *At Texas A&M (SEC Network) 8 p.m. 11.5 ppg SEC, 8.8 rpg 10.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg in ‘14; 11.4 ppg in SEC games 12 pts, 8 reb, vs. A&M (1/17) Sat. 21 *FLORIDA (CBS) Noon 12 double figure scoring games in SEC play 71.9% FT (64-89), just 4-10 SEC Tues. 24 *At Auburn (ESPNU) 6 p.m. Sat. 28 *OLE MISS (FSN) 1 p.m. 9th among SEC freshman in scoring xx SEC scoring, xx rebounds March Wed. 4 *TENNESSEE (SEC Network) 6 p.m. (F) Darcy Malone Sat. 7 *At Arkansas (ESPN/2) TBA No. 22 * So. * 7-0 * 245 * Canberra, Australia 11-15 SEC Tourn. (SEC Network/ESPN) TBA 2014-15 Averages Notables Recent Games * SEC Games; SEC Tournament in Nashville, Tennessee; All Times 1.2 ppg overall, 1.1 rpg Played in 19 games as a freshman for LSU in 13-14 4 pts, 3 rebs vs. A&M (1/17) Centtral; Home Games in Boldface. 1.7 ppg SEC, 1.1 rpg Played for Canberra Gunners of ACT Acadedy of Sport Played season high 21 min. Started last two games Member Silver Medial Team, U17 Worlds, 2012 Played 9 gms in 14-15 On the Air Grandfather played Aussie Rules Football Radio • LSU Sports Radio Network Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play; Ricky Blanton, analyst; Kevin Ford, host. BREAKDOWN TV * ESPN LSU LSU vs. Texas A&M Record 13-4, 2-2 Series Record: LSU leads, 60-43 Brad Nessler, Play-by-Play Sean Farnham , Analyst Ranking RV (Jan. 12 poll) First Meeting: Feb. 28, 1947, at L’ville, LSU W, 60-45 Shannon Spake, Sideline Last Game L, 64-67 vs. Texas A&M, 1/17/15 Last Meeting: March 1, 2014, at G’ville, UF W, 79-61 Head Coach Johnny Jones Series Record in BR: LSU leads, 34-13 Career Record 257-192 (15th season) Series Record in Gainesville: UF leads, 27-18 LSU Record 52-30 (3rd season) Series Record Neutral Sites: LSU leads, 8-3 Coach Jones vs. Florida: 0-3 UF has won last six; First of two meetings this year. Upcoming LSU Basketball Media Calendar 19 20 21 22 23 TUESDAY 24 25 MONDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Game No. 18-- LSU at SEC Teleconference, 10 7 p.m. -- Johnny Jones Media Session, 2 p.m. Team leaves for Game No. 19 -- LSU Inside LSU Basketball Florida, 7 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. a.m. (Coach Jones 10:28, Radio Show at TJ Ribs Nashville. at Vanderbilt, 5 p.m. presented by Academy CT (O’Connell Center). contact SEC office for on Acadiana ... Affiliates (Memorial Gymnasium). Sports & Outdoors TV: ESPN. Radio: LSU code to ask questions.) of the LSU Sports Radio TV: ESPNU. Radio: LSU (10:35 p.m. WBRZ-TV & Sports Radio Network. Network. Sports Radio Network. affiliates of LSU Sports Media Session, TBA. TV Network). Team leaves for Gainesville.. WHO TO CONTACT LSU Media Services Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Network affiliates. The first show is Nov. 17 Michael Bonnette - [email protected] Media Availability Coach Johnny Jones is available in his office for Assoc. 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