THE BRADY ERA In 9th YEAR, 5 POSTSEASON TOURN., 3 WESTERN DIV. TITLES, TWO SEC TITLES. LSU vs. Ole Miss: The Facts

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1 THE BRADY ERA In 9th YEAR, 5 POSTSEASON TOURN., 3 WESTERN DIV. TITLES, TWO SEC TITLES LSU Basketball vs. Ole Miss Rebels March 4, 2006, 3 p.m. CST (JP Sports, LSU Sports Radio Network) Pete Maravich Assembly Center -- Baton Rouge, La. LSU (21-7, 13-2 in SEC) NOVEMBER 10 E. A. Sports (Exh.) W, LSU-Shreveport (Exh.) W Southern University W, Nicholls State W, at West Virginia (ESPN Regional) W, 71-68(ot) 29 Houston (FSN) L, DECEMBER 10 McNeese State (Cox Sports) W, UNO (Cox Sports) W, Louisiana-Lafayette (Cox Sports) W, N. Iowa (Cox Sports) (1) L, Arkansas-Monticello (1) W, Cincinnati (1) L, at Ohio State (ESPN U) L, JANUARY 3 Tulane (Cox Sports) W, vs. Connecticut (CBS Sports) (2) L, * at Arkansas W, * Tennessee (FSN) W, * at Mississippi State W, * Alabama (JP Sports) W, * Georgia W, * at Ole Miss W, FEBRUARY 1 * Auburn W, * at Alabama (JP Sports) L, * Arkansas (JP Sports) W, * at Florida (JP Sports) L, * Mississippi State (JP Sports) W, * at Auburn (FSN) W, * at Vanderbilt W, * Kentucky (CBS Sports) W, * at South Carolina (ESPN) W, MARCH 4 * Ole Miss (JP Sports) 3 p.m SEC Tournament (JP, CBS) (3) TBA * - Denotes SEC Games. 1 - Las Vegas Holiday Classic; Dec. 19 game in BR; Dec games at Valley High in Las Vegas At Hartford, Conn. 3 - SEC Tourn.; Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville, Tenn. Radio LSU Sports Radio Network 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 50,000 clear channels (WWL, New Orleans; KWKH Shreveport). Television JP Sports The Tigers are on the SEC syndicator s wild-card and final regular season telecast of the season. Announcers: Dave Baker, Joe Dean, Jr. Probable LSU Starters (based on the last game): G Darrel Mitchell (5-11, 178, Sr., St. Martinville, La.) 17.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 4.7 apg Became the school s all-time three-point career leader with 238 against Miss. State (2/15)... Hit winning three-point field goal against Arkansas (2/8) with 11 seconds to play plus points in five of last 11 games and double figures in 14 straight games... SEC, La. Sports Writers Assoc. POW (1/30)... 35th at LSU to score 1,000 points, now 1,451 points... Only senior on team... Career 40.5 percent shooter from the arc ( ). G Garrett Temple (6-5, 176, Baton Rouge, La.) 5.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.0 apg Hit a three-pointer in eight of the last nine games... Has become a rock-solid defender for the Tigers... Played less than 34 minutes only once in the last 17 games, 40 minutes vs. Kentucky (2/25) assists last four games. F -- 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 230, Fr., Denham Springs, La.) 11.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.6 apg Equaled his career high of 20 points at SC (2/28), hitting 7-of-11 field goals... Also had 20 in the win at Ole Miss (1/28)... At Auburn (2/18), only took three shots, but the last one gave LSU a lead with 30 seconds to play... Mr. Basketball 2005 has had 16 games scoring in double figures... Had a break out secord half against Arkansas (1/11), scoring 19, 16 in second half and final six of game... Double figures nine of last 15 games. F Darnell Lazare (6-8, 240, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 6.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg --or-- 12 Tyrus Thomas (6-9, 215, Fr., Baton Rouge, La.) 12.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 3.0 bpg --or-- Thomas injured his ankle against UK (2/25) and is questionable... The freshman had his 13th double double of the year at VU (2/22) with 15 pts, 14 reb... Second in the league in rebounds... SEC Freshman of the Week (1/9, 1/16, 2/20)... Lazare has started nine games, including SC (2/28) game, twice in double figures in league play off the bench. F -- 0 Glen Davis (6-9, 310, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 18.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg Eight straight double doubles with the latest 24 points, 10 rebounds at SC (2/28)... SEC Player of the Week (2/20, 2/27) for double doubles vs. Miss. State (2/15), at Auburn (2/18), at Vandy (2/22) and UK (2/25)... League best 16 double doubles straight games in double figures games over SEC Freshman of the Year... League leader in rebounds (10.0)... Played last summer on USA U21 World Championship Team in Argentina. Injury Update Tack Minor injured in Cincinnati game (12/23)... Surgery for torn meniscus Dec Applying for medical redshirt... Darrel Mitchell, slight sprain, left ankle, probable for Miss... Tyrus Thomas, high right ankle sprain, day-to-day decision. LSU vs. Ole Miss: The Facts DATE/TIME: Saturday, March 4, 2006/ 3 p.m. CST LOCATION: Pete Maravich Assembly Center/Baton Rouge, La. TICKETS: Tickets Available, $14 TELEVISION: JP Sports (Alexandria - KLAX; Baton Rouge - WAFB; Lake Charles - KVHP; Monroe - KEJB; New Orleans - WUPL; Shreveport - KSLA) RADIO: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM -- flagship); Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 159 The Series -- LSU leads, LSU won the first meeting of the teams in Oxford, 79-73, as the two Mitchells -- Darrel and Tasmin -- led the way... Darrel Mitchell hit 5-of-7 treys to score 28 points, while Tasmin had 20 points, with Glen Davis added LSU shot 47.3 percent from the floor and 7-of-14 from the three-point arc to go with 20-of-23 at the line... LSU has now won four straight in the series, going back to the final game of the season which started LSU s present 16-game SEC home winning streak... LSU leads the series in Baton Rouge, LSU RECORD: 21-7, 13-2 LAST GAME: W, at S. Carolina (64-61), 2/28 RANKINGS: 21 AP, 21 ESPN/USA Today HEAD COACH: John Brady CAREER RECORD: /15th year LSU RECORD: /9th year VS. OLE MISS: 9-8 OLE MISS RECORD: 14-14, 4-11 LAST GAME: L, vs. Vandy (62-77), 3/1 RANKINGS: HEAD COACH: Rod Barnes CAREER RECORD: /8th year OM RECORD: /8th year VS. LSU: 6-9 LSU Sports Information PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA Phone Fax

2 Media Services John Brady Interview Opportunities After Practice Coach John Brady is usually available after most practices sessions at the Maravich Center. Most practices start between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. (depending on pre-practice video sessions and weights) and usually finish between 5 and 6 p.m. Contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe ( ) to confirm practice times. SEC Teleconference The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference each Monday and Thursday through the conference season. The 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 ( ). By Appointment, By Phone Coach Brady is available for interviews most non-gameday mornings prior to noon. Please contact either Kent Lowe ( ) or Basketball Secretary Pam LeBlanc ( ). The John Brady Show, Presented by Whitney Bank on The LSU Sports Radio Network The weekly call-in show with Coach Brady takes place on Monday nights from Walkon s Bistro just off the LSU campus 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 and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates throughout the state... The last show airs March 6. Inside LSU Basketball with Coach John Brady Coach Brady s weekly television show is on a state-wide network of stations... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, will carry the show at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday nights... The show runs through March 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.... Other markets airing the show are KLAX-TV in Alexandria, KLAF-TV in Lafayette, KNOE-TV in Monroe, WGNO-TV in New Orleans, KSHV-TV in Shreveport, KPLC-TV in Lake Charles and KWBJ-TV in Morgan City. LSU Player Interview Opportunities Post Practice The best time to contact LSU players is usually at the conclusion of practice. Again, please let Basketball SID Kent Lowe know your interview intentions as far in advance as possible. LSU Satellite Newsfeed For more information on satellite feeds and coordinates please call Assistant Athletic Director/Television Kevin Wagner ( ). Post Game Coach Brady will be in the L-Club Room of the Maravich Center to visit with the media and then will do his post-game show on the LSU Sports Radio Network... Requested players will be brought to the L-Club after they shower and dress and Coach Brady has finished his post-game remarks... THE LSU DRESSING ROOM IS CLOSED... To reach the L- Club, exit the building on the Southwest side and once outside turn left and go down the first set of steps to the L-Club... The visiting team dressing area is in the Northeast Corridor and across from the media work area... The visiting coach has an interview area (where the pre-game meal is served) that he can use for his post-game media obligations. WHO TO CONTACT LSU Sports Information Office (225) Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette - mbonnet@lsu.edu Sr. Associate SID (Basketball Contact) C. Kent Lowe - clowe@lsu.edu Assistant Men s Basketball Contact Will Stafford -- wstaff2@lsu.edu LSU Sports Television Network (225) DIrector of Television Kevin Wagner - jwagne2@lsu.edu Manager/Television John Schiebe -- jschieb@lsu.edu LSU Sports Radio Network (225) Director of Radio Jim Hawthorne - lsuradio@lsu.edu ON THE INTERNET The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to all the basketball information you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found and are always up to date. The GAMEDAY section, updated daily, has all relevant info for the upcoming game. Media can now access images for all LSU athletic teams, including action shots, heads shots, logos, etc. To gain access to the high-resolution pictures, Michael Bonnette or Kent Lowe. You will be assigned a login and password that will enable you to retrieve pictures. This service is for the media use only. C. Kent Lowe clowe@lsu.edu MONDAY 20 Basketball Schedule (Subject to change) TUESDAY 21 WEDNESDAY 22 THURSDAY 23 FRIDAY 24 SATURDAY 25 SUNDAY 26 MONDAY 27 TUESDAY 28 WEDNESDAY 1 THURSDAY 2 FRIDAY 3 SATURDAY 4 SUNDAY 5 Practice, 3 p.m. SEC Teleconference, Brady at 10:28 a.m., John Brady radio show, Walkons, 7 p.m. Practice, 3 p.m. Game Ole Miss at LSU, 3 p.m. (LSU Sports Radio Network, JP Sports) END OF REGULAR SEASON. No practice. Inside LSU Basketball, 10:35 p.m. (WBRZ, Ch. 2) and LSU TV network affiliates.

3 John Brady Head Coach Ninth Year 2 SEC Championships 2 SEC Player of the Year Selections 3 SEC Western Division Championships * SEC Freshman of the Year Selections 5 Postseason tournament appearances in the last six years 12 Number of SEC wins in 2000, Number of LSU players who have graduated 27 Academic All-SEC honorees When John Brady first put a team on the floor of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, his Tiger squad was undermanned, undersized and underdogs. Teams hated to play the Tigers then because John Brady coached his team hard and they responded with several strong performances against the leagues top teams, but not many wins. Last year, in his eighth season at LSU, John Brady was coaching the LSU team as only he knows how -- with heart and passion, and knowledge of the game that makes him one of the best at in-game decisions. The LSU Tigers, in 2005, won the Southeastern Conference Western Division with a 12-4 record, won 20 games (including 14-of-the-last 19) and posted the first undefeated record at home in the SEC (8-0) since LSU advanced to the NCAA Tournament, putting the Tigers in postseason play for the fourth straight year and the fifth time in six seasons. LSU has had four consecutive winning seasons under John Brady and only three times in the program history has there been longer consecutive years of winning. In the last six seasons, LSU has won 119 games, one game shy of an even average of 20 wins per season. For the second time in the last six seasons, John Brady has coached the SEC Player of the Year and in those six years he has coached the SEC Freshman of the Year three times, including each of the last two years. Brady s 140 wins in eight seasons is the third most wins by an LSU basketball coach and only two LSU basketball coaches have served longer tenures. In his first eight seasons, John Brady has built a program at LSU with a record of success that is hard to argue with. He has given the LSU program the direction to grow and the chance to shine again. When Brady arrived on campus in March 1997 and was given the job of rebuilding the program, make no mistake; he knew his program would be riddled wtih shortcomings because of NCAA-imposed sanctions. He knew he would have the chance to mold the program from the ground up and build a foundation based on responsbility and accountability. Brady knows after eight years his knowledge of the game and his belief in discipline and responsibility for actions on and off the floor have made the LSU program strong again, one that LSU fans are proud of because they feel a part of the program. Brady s plan isn t just taking place on a hardwood floor in the Maravich Center. He has worked hard to show the public that that athletic and academic pursuits of the players should be challenged to the fullest. That s part of the reason that LSU basketball is not only a success on the court, but in the classroom as well. Hours are passed and posted toward graduation on a regular THE JOHN BRADY RECORD basis by scholarship players. The team GPA is now close to 3.0. Brady came to LSU after six highly successful seasons at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. He brought the program to a new level of excitement for the fans and to the team that is still talked about to this day. In his six-year tenure ( ), he turned the team into a consistent winner, posted a record of In Brady s six years at Samford, the team had three firstteam and five second-team all-league selections. In his time at the school, he had 14 members named to the all-league academic team. Now at LSU, the numbers are beginning to work for Brady both on and off the floor. He has had 27 players earn Academic Honor Roll status at LSU, plus 12 selections to the All-SEC team. The 51-year-old Brady is the father of two daughters (Brittany-15, Brooke-11) and is married to the former Misty Champagne. In eight seasons, John Brady has taken the Tigers a long way both on and off the court. The results is a program that is solid both athletically and academically. The top athletes in the country are seriously putting LSU at the top of their lists and Brady is earning the respect of his peers in the league. He has reestablished LSU back as a player in the SEC and the work is being done to keep LSU there for years to come. /----OVERALL---/ /---CONF.---/ YEAR SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. FINISH Samford T-3rd Samford T-2nd Samford th Samford nd Samford TAAC Western Division Champion Samford TAAC Western Division Champion LSU th-West LSU th-West LSU SEC Champions; NCAA Sweet LSU th-West LSU th-West; NIT Second Round LSU nd-West; NCAA Tournament LSU nd-West; NIT LSU st-West; NCAA Tournament LSU SEC Champions Totals 15 Years Conference Title, 5 Division Titles Samford Six Years TAAC Western Division Titles LSU Nine Years SEC Title, 3 West Titles, 3 NCAAs, 2 NIT THE BRADY FILE NAME: John Brady BIRTH DATE: Sept. 17, 1954 (McComb, Miss.) AGE: 51 HOMETOWN: McComb, Miss. WIFE: Misty CHILDREN: Brittany (15), Brooke (11) HIGH SCHOOL: McComb HS; McComb, Miss. COLLEGE: BS, Belhaven College, 1976 M. Ed., Mississippi State, 1977 PLAYING EXPERIENCE McComb High School (McComb, Miss.) Belhaven College (Jackson, Miss.) - 3-year starter, scored over 1,000 points for career Coach Charlie Rugg Two-time All-Southern States Conference - Inducted Fall 1997 into school athletic hall of fame. COACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Assistant, Mississippi State Head Coach, Crowley High School (Crowley, La.) (.725) record in five seasons 1981 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class AAA "Coach of the Year" Assistant Coach, Mississippi State First four years under coach Bob Boyd Last four years as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams Assistant Coach, Univ. of New Orleans Head Coach, Samford University, record in six years left Samford as winningest coach in Samford history Team won TAAC West Division in 1996 and March 25, Named 18th head coach at LSU LSU wins SEC West, SEC Championship; NCAA Sweet 16; SEC Coach of the Year; LSWA Coach of the Year; NABC/USBWA District Coach of the Year; Runner-up, National Coach of the Year Team wins seven of last 11 games, advances to the second round of the NIT LSU wins nine of the last 13 games, including seven straight, to earn second NCAA Tournament appearance under Brady Named LSWA and LABC Coach of the Year LSU advances to the National Invitation Tournament, the third straight postseason berth LSU wins its last six regular season games to share the Western Division of the SEC... Advances to the NCAA Tournament for the third time in six years and the fifth post-season tourney in six years LSU wins the SEC Western Division.

4 CAREER SPECIALY NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Darrel Mitchell 78 Glen Davis 49 Tack Minor 27 Tyrus Thomas 18 Tasmin Mitchell 16 Darnell Lazare 9 Garrett Temple 2 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Glen Davis 29 Tyrus Thomas 13 Tasmin Mitchell 3 Tack Minor 1 Magnum Rolle 1 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Glen Davis 27 Tyrus Thomas 13 Tack Minor 3 Tasmin Mitchell 3 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Darrel Mitchell 247 Tack Minor 70 Tasmin Mitchell 20 Garrett Temple 20 Glen Davis 7 Ben Voogd 2 Darnell Lazare 1 Tyrus Thomas 1 TIGERS IN THE POLLS ESPN/ AP USA Today Preseason RV RV Nov. 14 RV RV Nov. 21 RV RV Nov Dec. 4, 11, 19 RV RV Dec. 26, Jan. 2, Jan Jan. 16 RV RV Jan. 23 RV RV Jan. 30 RV 24 Feb. 6 RV RV Feb Feb Feb TIGER OPPONENTS IN POLLS ESPN/USA AP Ranking at Time of Game At W. Va. (W, ot) Northern Iowa (L, 50-54) RV RV Cincinnati (L, 72-75) RV ---- Ohio State (L, 76-78) UConn (L, 66-67) 2 2 Arkansas (W, 63-58)(1/11) RV --- Tennessee (W, 88-74) RV RV Alabama (W, 68-57)(1/21) ---- RV Florida (L, 62-71) 6 7 Kentucky (W, 71-67) RV LSU Men's Basketball Roster No. Name CL. Pos. HT. WT. EXP. Hometown/Last School 0 Glen Davis So. F VL Baton Rouge, La/University HS 1 Tasmin Mitchell Fr. F HS Denham Springs, La./Denham Spr. HS 4 Ben Voogd Fr. G HS Florence, Ore./Siuslaw HS 10 David Fleshman So. G VL Baton Rouge, La./The Dunham School 12 Tyrus Thomas Fr F HS Baton Rouge, La./McKinley HS 14 Garrett Temple Fr. G HS Baton Rouge, La./University HS 15 Magnum Rolle Fr. F HS Freeport, Bahamas/Laurinburg Prep 21 Chris Johnson Fr. C HS Washington, D.C./Laurinburg Prep 22 Darrel Mitchell Sr. G VL St. Martinville, La./St. Martinville HS 30 Alex Farrer ** Fr. G HS Phoenix, Ariz./St. Mary s HS 35 Darnell Lazare Jr. F VL Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn HS ** redshirt, but will dress for games; HEAD COACH: John Brady (Belhaven, 1976), 9th year at LSU ASSOC. HEAD COACH: Butch Pierre (Mississippi State, 1984), 9th year at LSU ASST. COACH: John Treloar (Belhaven, 1979), 2nd year at LSU ASST. COACH: Nikita Johnson (West Georgia, 1989), 2nd year at LSU ADM. ASSISTANT: Scott Soprych (Indiana, 2004), 2nd year at LSU Tipoff Notes and Numbers 98 Season of LSU basketball in ,323 Number of on-court basketball wins for LSU in its history 9 The number of Southeastern Conference championships the Tigers have won in history 2 Number of SEC Championships won by John Brady 3 Number of SEC Western Division titles won by JohnBrady, most of any active coach in the Western Division. 247 School record number of three-pointers Darrel Mitchell has now made in career (old mark, 237, Torris Bright). 35 Number of players now over 1,000 career points at LSU after Darrel Mitchell joined the club 11/26 at WVU. 7-0 LSU s home record in SEC play in Number of consecutive home SEC wins for LSU. 399 Number of wins at Maravich Center (35th season). 3 Wins on the home court of nationally-ranked opponents in John Brady era after Nov. 26 win at WVU LSU record against teams ranked in the AP Top 25 since the start of the season. 32 Consecutive games scoring in double figures for Glen Davis LSU rebound margin, leads SEC 262 Number of games LSU had at least one three-point FG before going 0-8 at Arkansas (1/11) 13 Consecutive SEC regular season wins dating back to last season, stopped at Alabama (2/4). 13 Number of blocked shots LSU had against Tennessee (1/14), first time with more than 10 blocks since 1/3/95 17 League leading double doubles by Glen Davis. 175 Total number of appearances in AP poll -- twice in Number of appearances this season in AP poll 18 Number of 20-win seasons in LSU history, including Most SEC wins by an LSU team since the 16-game divisional schedule was instituted in Transactions Tack Minor out until the end of the fall semester because of a school-related rules violation, returned against Northern Iowa... Minor left meniscus tear, surgery, 12/29... Junior forward Kentrell Gransberry elected to leave the team, Nov Freshman Alex Farrer has elected to redshirt this season... Terry Martin, Jr., has transferred from Texas Tech and enrolled at LSU. He will be eligble at the end of the Fall 2006 semester, but began practice with the team on Jan. 19. The Records RECORD HOME ROAD NEUTRAL OVERTIME Overall: Non-Conference: SEC Overall: SEC Eastern Division: SEC Western Division: SEC Tournament: Last Time Out -- LSU 64, South Carolina 61 (Feb. 28, Columbia, S.C.) LSU, playing without Tyrus Thomas, was able to clinch a share of the SEC title (that became an outright title by the next night) with a rallying win at Columbia against South Carolina... Glen Davis had his eighth consecutive double double with 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead LSU, while Tasmin Mitchell tied his career high with 20 points and Darrel Mitchell had LSU shot below 40 percent for the second straight game, but won again... LSU was down for the second straight game at the half, this time, South Carolina led 57-56, but LSU was able to score the next five points to take a three-point lead that it wouldn't relinquish. About Ole Miss The Rebels come into the season finale at 14-14, 4-11 in the conference in a three-way tie for fourth and in position to be

5 either the fourth, fifth or sixth seed from the SEC Western Division... Ole Miss lost on Wednesday night at home to Vanderbilt, Dwayne Curtis led Ole Miss with 15 points, while Jermey Parnell had Ole Miss shot 39.7 percent while Vandy hit 62.8 percent of their shots and 9-of-16 from the arc... Rod Barnes is in his eighth year as the head coach of the Rebels with 141 wins, 32nd all-time on the SEC coaching wins list... Here are the probable Ole Miss starters based on the last game: G Todd Abernethy (6-1, 190, Jr., Carmel, Ind.) 8.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.8 apg G Bam Doyne (6-4, 170, Jr., Little Rock, Ark.) 9.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg C Dwayne Curtis (6-8, 290, So., Chicago, Ill.) 13.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg F Londrick Nolan (6-6, 192, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.) 8.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg F Jeremy Parnell (6-8, 245, So., Gosnell, Ark.) 4.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg Tigers Win SEC Alone For First Time Since 1985 The LSU Tigers have clinched the SEC title alone after Tuesday's win over South Carolina and Tennessee's loss on Wednesday and that gives LSU its first outright SEC title since the squad pulled the trick. It is the ninth SEC title in school history, placing it second all-time in league history behind Kentucky in regular-season conference crowns and it marks the second in the John Brady era, having also won the 2000 title. Brady, among active coaches, is now tied with Billy Donovan of Florida with two titles behind only Tubby Smith of Kentucky with five crowns. Brady has won three SEC Western Division titles and that is the best among active Western Division coaches at present. Also, with the men and the LSU women winning outright conference crowns, it marks the first time since the league starting sponsoring women's sports in 1982 that the same school has won the league men's and women's titles outright. Brady Up For Jim Phelan National Coach Award LSU men's basketball coach John Brady is one of 15 finalists announced by Collegeinsider.com for the 2006 Jim Phelan national coach of the year award... Previously known as the Collegeinside.com national coach of the year, the award was renamed in 2003 to honor Mount St. Mary's legendary coach, Jim Phelan, who coached more games than anyone in the history of college basketball. Joining Brady as finalists for this year award are: Jim Calhoun, Connecticut; Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh; Mark Few, Gonzaga; John Giannini, LaSalle; Mark Gottfried, Alabama; Karl Hobbs, George Washington; Ben Howland, UCLA; Mike Krzyzewski, Duke; Thad Matta, Ohio State; Bruce Pearl, Tennessee; John Thompson III, Georgetown; Bruce Weber, Illinois; Roy Williams, North Carolina; and, Jay Wright, Villanova... Previous winners of the award include Tubby Smith (Kentucky, 2005), Phil Martelli (St. Joseph's, 2004) and Mark Slonaker (Mercer, 2003)... A 20-member panel, chaired by Phelan, selects the winner. ESPN's Jay Bilas and former University of Kentucky All-American Kyle Macy headline the panel. All final ballots will be cast by March 12 and the winner will be announced at the NCAA Final Four. Brady Third LSU Coach To Win Multiple SEC Titles John Brady's second SEC championship makes him one of three LSU coaches in its 98-year history to win SEC regular season honors and all three have multiple titles: Harry Rabenhorst , 1953, 1954 Dale Brown , 1981, 1985, 1991 John Brady , 2006 Brady Second LSU Coach With Multiple Wins Over Kentucky A small thing, but for LSU Coach John Brady the win over the Wildcats (2/28) was his second in his career, the other coming in Brady becomes just the second LSU coach in the 98-year history of the program to have multiple wins over the Kentucky program... Of course, Dale Brown is the winningest coach all-time against Kentucky with 18 victories in his 25 years... Jay McCreary defeated Kentucky in 1961 and Press Maravich won in 1972 to account for LSU's 22 all-time wins against the Wildcats. Other Championship Notes Through the 2005 and 2006 (with one game left) SEC seasons, the Tigers have won 25 games, the second best number of wins in league play over a two-year period in school history The best is the 1980 and 81 seasons when LSU won 31 SEC games back in the 18-game conference seasons LSU could be the second team since divisional play began in 1992 to win the league title by three games if the Tigers defeat Ole Miss and Tennessee loses at Vanderbilt Kentucky won the SEC by six games in 1996 and four games in 2003 If LSU gets to 14 wins in the league, it's win total would be surpassed by only two teams in the divisional era Kentucky went 16-0 in 1996 and 2003 and South Carolina won 15 games in Tigers Win 21 Games The South Carolina win (2/28) gave LSU its 21st victory of the season, the second consecutive year the Tigers have won at least 20 games... Last year, the Tigers won 20 games, finishing for the year... The Tigers have won 20 games or more four times in the last seven seasons of the John Brady era ( ; ; ; and counting)... Over the last seven years, the Tigers have won a total of 140 games, a 20-win a year average. In its 98-year history, the Tigers have won 21 or more games 13 times (22); 1970 (22); 1979 (23); 1980 (26); 1981 (31); 1986 (26); 1987 (24); 1990 (23); 1992 (21); 1993 (22); 2000 (28); 2003 (21); 2006 (21 and counting). Tigers Win 13 In The SEC LSU's win over Kentucky gives it 13 league wins, the most by an LSU team in the 16-game division era (since 1992) This is the third John Brady coached team to win at least 12 games in the league LSU has had a non-losing conference record four years in a row (8-8 in 2003 and 2004, 12-4 in 2005 and the present 13-2 mark this year), in league play since the start of the season... A total of 11 times in SEC history has the Tigers won at least 13 games in league play. Tournament Time As the Western Division champions, the Tigers know that they will play the first game of the evening session at 6:30 p.m. CST in the SEC Tournament at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville on Friday, March LSU will play the winner SEC STANDINGS (2/26) Eastern Division TEAM SEC OVERALL Tennessee Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt Georgia South Carolina Western Division TEAM SEC OVERALL LSU (SEC Champ) Alabama Arkansas Ole Miss Mississippi State Auburn CLINCHED SEED POSITIONS IN BOLD COMPUTER RANKINGS Past RPI Ratings at End of Year (NCAA); (NIT); (NCAA); (NIT Second Round); ; (NCAA Sweet 16); ; ; ; ; ; Rankings Listed with ranking and date -- Sagarin -- Preseason-36; 58 (11/22); 20 (11/28); 51 (11/29); 69 (12/10), 77 (12/14), 76 (12/16), 70 (12/18), 79 (12/26), 70 (1/1), 66 (1/4), 45 (1/9), 41 (1/12), 21 (1/16), 22 (1/19), 14 (1/23), 13 (1/26), 11 (1/30), 11 (2/1), 14 (2/6), 14 (2/9), 14 (2/13) 14, (2/16), 16 (2/20), 16 (2/23), 12 (2/26), 10 (3/1) Official NCAA RPI (2/1), 28 (2/8), 15 (2/14), 16 (2/21), 10 (12/28) College RPI.com (11/22), 92 (11/28), 183 (12/5), 154 (12/12), 196 (12/19), 138 (1/2), 92 (1/9), 44 (1/18), 32 (1/26), 21 (1/30), 21 (2/2), 21 (2/6), 15 (2/13), 16 (2/20), 16 (2/23) CBS Sportsline RPI (11/22), 93 (11/28), 180 (12/5), 137 (12/12), 166 (12/14), 177 (12/16), 190 (12/18), 154 (12/26), 118 (12/31), 108 (1/4), 81 (1/9), 52 (1/12), 38 (1/16), 29 (1/19), 26 (1/23), 24 (1/26), 20 (1/30), 21 (2/2), 19 (2/6), t12 (2/9), 13 (2/13), t15 (2/16), 14 (2/18), 16 (2/20), 11 (2/23), 10 (2/26), 10 (3/1) Mike Greenfield s RPI (12/5), 174 (12/12), 208 (12/15), 197 (12/18), 193 (12/26), 147 (1/1), 119 (1/4), 71 (1/9), 69 (1/12), 24 (1/16), 32 (1/19). 30 (1/23), 27 (1/26), 20 (1/29), 23 (2/2), 23 (2/6), 16 (2/9), 18 (2/14), 18 (2/16), 17 (2/20), 17 (2/23), 10 (2/26) CBN-RPI (1/1), 93 (1/9), 44 (1/16), 31 (1/23), 21 (1/29), 20 (2/6), 15 (2/12), 15 (2/19), 10 (2/26) ESPN (1/9), 67 (1/12), 43 (1/16), 34 (1/19), 31 (1/23), 27 (1/26), 20 (1/30), 23 (2/2), 20 (2/6), 20 (2/9), 15 (2/14), 19 (2/16), 16 (2/20), 13 (2/23), 10 (2/26),

6 COMPARING THE STATISTICS Overall Statistics LSU OM Scoring Average Opp. Scoring Averaage Scoring Differential FG Percentage Opp. FG Percentage PT FG Percentage Opp. 3PT FG Percentage PT FGs per Game FT Percentage Rebound Average Opp. Rebound Average Rebound Differential Assist Average Turnover Average Blocks Average Steals Average SEC Game Stats LSU OM Scoring Average Opp. Scoring Averaage Scoring Differential FG Percentage Opp. FG Percentage PT FG Percentage Opp. 3PT FG Percentage PT FGs per Game FT Percentage Rebound Average Opp. Rebound Average Rebound Differential Assist Average Turnover Average Blocks Average Steals Average of the Thursday opening round game between the Western Division 5 team and the Eastern Division 4 team... Vanderbilt has already assured themselves a spot in the game as the Eastern Division's No. 4 team However, the Western 5 team could be Auburn, Mississippi State or Ole Miss as those three teams enter the final weekend of play tied at 4-11 with a multiple of tiebreakers in play.. JP Sports will televise the first three days of the tournament before CBS takes over for the championship game on Sunday. Clinching A Winning Year Again The win over Arkansas (2/8) gave LSU at that time 16 wins for the year and clinched another winning season for the Tiger program under John Brady... This is the fifth consecutive winning season for LSU, tying it for the third longest streak of consecutive winning seasons in the program's 98-year history: to to to present to More About SEC Play LSU won its first seven games in league play this season and also had a sweep of all five teams in the first round of play in the Western Division It was the first time that LSU was 7-0 in the league since the season Prior to that, LSU was 7-0 in the 1954, 1953, 1946 and 1935 seasons in the SEC era... LSU is 8-1 against the Western Division teams this season with one game left in the season finale against Ole Miss. LSU On The Road With the win at South Carolina (2/28), LSU finished 7-4 on opponents courts this year with wins at West Virginia, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn, Vanderbilt and South Carolina More importantly, LSU finished with six wins in eight games in the league on the road The loss at Alabama (2/4) snapped a streak of six straight league road wins that tied for the fourth longest road winning streak in LSU history... LSU's Western Division conference championship team of 2005 won four league road games, while the 8-8 team of was The 2000 SEC Championship team won 12 games and five of those were on the road... The best by an LSU team in the 16-game conference schedule days came in 1992 when LSU finished 12-4 and also won six conference games on the road You have to go back to the team to find a squad that won more games on the road overall than this year's Tiger team as thanks to a long stint of island-hopping in Hawaii, LSU won 11 road games that season. LSU over the last seven years has 22 conference road wins, which is the third most in the league over that time period behind Kentucky (37) and Florida (33) and ahead of Tennessee (20) and Alabama (17). LSU 16 Straight SEC Home Wins LSU will try against Ole Miss to go 8-0 in back-to-back SEC slates after going 8-0 against the league last year and 7-0 this year Throw in the final home game of the season and the Tigers have won their last 16 SEC games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center The last time a team was undefeated at home in the league was the 1981 NCAA Final Four team that was 9-0 at home in an 18-game conference season LSU all-time in this the 35th year of play in the Maravich Center, is (64.8 percent) against SEC schools... LSU is 26-5 (83.9 percent) since the start of the season... The 16 straight SEC home wins is the third longest league home winning SEC streak in school history and now the longest in the 35- year history of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Feb. 13, 1933 to Jan. 31, Jan. 14, 1952 to Feb. 22, 1954 *** March 3, 2004 to present *** Jan. 3, 1981 to Feb. 10, Jan. 14, 1984 to Jan. 26, 1985 The present 16-game home winning streak is far and away the best presently among SEC schools. Winning At Home LSU and winning at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center has been synonymous over the last few years and LSU and Florida have remained at the top when counting home wins since the start of the season Florida and LSU are again tied in home wins over the last four seasons: Home Wins Since the Start of the Season *** LSU *** Florida Vanderbilt Alabama Tennessee Arkansas South Carolina Kentucky Auburn Miss. State Ole Miss Georgia Home SEC Wins Since the Start of the Season *** LSU *** Alabama Florida Kentucky -- 12

7 Arkansas Miss. State Tennessee South Carolina -- 9 Vanderbilt -- 9 Ole Miss -- 6 Auburn -- 6 Georgia -- 5 LSU's 13 Straight SEC Wins Stopped at Alabama The loss to Alabama (2/4) stopped an overall Southeastern Conference winning streak of 13 straight games dating back to the final six games of the season The streak was the fourth longest SEC win streak in school history: Feb. 4, 1952 to March 6, Jan. 1, 1934 to Dec. 23, Jan. 3, 1981 to Feb. 25, 1981 *** Feb. 16, 2005 to present *** Glen Davis Mid-Season Candidate For Naismith Award Thirty of the country's top collegiate men's basketball players, including LSU sophomore forward Glen Davis, were named as mid-season candidates for the Naismith Trophy presented by Cingular Wireless, as announced earlier this month by the Atlanta Tipoff Club Te Naismith Trophy is the most prestigious national award presented annually to the men and women's players of the year The top 30 list was compiled by the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators from around the country. The board based its criteria on player performances this season. The list was narrowed down from the pre-season list of 50 candidates who were announced at the beginning of the season The final ballot will be issued in March when the Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors announces four finalists for the award. The Naismith Trophy winner will be named at the NCAA Final Four in Indianapolis. The only other player in the group of 30 from the SEC is Kentucky's Rajon Rondo. Davis, Thomas Take SEC Honors For Feb. 20 Off a 2-0 week in which the LSU Tigers moved up one spot in the national polls, LSU forwards Glen Davis and Tyrus Thomas took top honors from the Southeastern Conference office announced on Feb Davis, off his fourth and fifth consecutive double doubles earned SEC Player of the Week honors for the first time this season and Thomas was named the SEC Freshman of the Week for the third time this year. Davis totaled 19 points and 13 rebounds against Mississippi State (2/15) and 24 points and 11 rebounds at Auburn (2/18) in LSU's victories. The 24 points at Auburn marked his eighth 20-point game and in that game he became the 34th player in LSU history to pull down 500 rebounds in his two-year LSU career. Thomas total 16 points and 13 rebounds for his 13th double-double of the season against Mississippi State and followed that performance with 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocks at Auburn. The Louisiana Sports Writers Association also named Davis player of the week in the state. Davis Gets Rare Double As POW For Feb. 27 Glen Davis was honored in a rare double fashion, also earning Player of the Week honors for Feb. 27 after two more double doubles at Vandy (2/22) and at home versus Kentucky (2/25) Davis had 16 points and 11 rebounds at Vandy and then against the Wildcats equaled his career high in scoring in the Kentucky game with 28 points and increased his league-leading rebound average to 10.0 with 15 boards. Davis, Mitchell, Thomas on NABC All-District Team LSU's Glen Davis and Darrel Mitchell were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division I All-District 8 first team announced Feb. 18 Freshman Tyrus Thomas was named on the District 8 second team Joining Davis and Mitchell on the first team were Southeastern Louisiana's Ricky Woods, Louisiana Tech's Paul Millsap and Brion Rush of Grambling. Members of the team, which include 150 student-athletes selected and voted on by members of the NABC from 15 districts across the country, are eligible for NABC Division I All-American honors. The honors will be announced at the end of the NCAA men's basketball season. Davis Gets One Pick for POY Glen Davis has gotten the nod from one organization for Player of the Year in the Southeastern Conference this season as the sophomore won the honor announced earlier this week by Collegeinsider.com. Pierre A Vitale Choice As Top "Second Lieutenant" ESPN and ABC analyst Dick Vitale Tuesday in USA Today named LSU Associate Head Basketball Coach Butch Pierre one of the "top second lieutenants" in college basketball... Vitale listed six assistant coaches "waiting for an offer to coach a big-time program."... Pierre is in his ninth year as a member of Head Coach John Brady's staff after a career highlighted by a long tenure at Louisiana-Lafayette. The Louisiana native was at the UNC Charlotte before coming to Baton Rouge. Joining Pierre on Vitale's list was Johnny Dawkins of Duke, Barry Rohrssen of Pittsburgh, Fred Hill, Jr., of Rutgers, Bill Grief of Gonzaga, and, Anthony Grant of Florida. LSU Fans Sell Out Retro Preview The Tigers gave fans a preview of SEC Throwback Week by donning the 1970 throwback white jerseys of the Pete Maravich era against Georgia (1/25) and LSU fans took advantage of retro ticket prices and soft drink discounts and put the sold out sign in the ticket window for the first time since the building was reconfigured to its present seating capacity of 13, A total of 13,468 paid was the attendance, the fifth largest paid crowd in the John Brady era... The actual attendance of 11,780 was the seventh best of the Brady era. The top four paid attendances of Brady's tenure at LSU all came in the championship year of 2000 and may be tough to TIGER TRENDS LSU RECORD BRADY ERA In November In December In January In February In March LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home 9-14 On the road Neutral 5-3 LSU s Record in Games... Decided by 5 pts or less Decided by 10 pts or less Decided by 11 pts or more At night During the day Decided in Overtime Televised LSU s Record When Scoring... Less than 60 points points points points points or more points LSU s Record When Allowing... Less than 60 points points points points points or more points 1-1 LSU s Record When... Leading at the half Losing at the half Tied at the half Lead 10 minutes left Losing 10 minutes left Tied 10 minutes left Lead 5 minutes left Losing 5 minutes left Tied 5 minutes left LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher Less than 50% Better than opponent Worse than opponent Even Shooting 0-1 More 3PT FGs than opp LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp Outrebounded by opp Equal rebounds LSU s Record When Committing... Fewer TO than opp More TO than opp Equal TO or fewer TO

8 COACHING MISCELLANEOUS Coaching Tenure in SEC 1. Tubby Smith, Kentucky 11th season 2. Billy Donovan, Florida 10th season 3. John Brady, LSU 9th season 4. Rick Stansbury, MSU 8th season 4. Rod Barnes, Ole Miss 8th season 4. Mark Gottfried, Ala. 8th season 7. Kevin Stallings, Vandy 5th season 7. Dave Odom, USC 5th season 9. Stan Heath, Arkansas 4th season 10. Dennis Felton, UGA 3rd season 11. Jeff Lebo, Auburn 2nd season 12. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 1st season Coaching Tenure at LSU 1. Harry Rabenhorst 29 seasons 2. Dale Brown 25 seasons 3. John Brady 9 seasons 4. Jay McCreary 8 seasons 5. Dr. C. C. Stroud 6 seasons 5. Press Maravich 6 seasons Coaching Wins at LSU 1. Dale Brown Harry Rabenhorst John Brady Dr. C. C. Stroud Jay McCreary 82 Active Coaching Wins in SEC (through play on March 2) 1. Tubby Smith, UGA, UK Billy Donovan, Fla Rick Stansbury, MSU John Brady, LSU Mark Gottfried, Ala Rod Barnes, Ole Miss Kevin Stallings, Vandy Dave Odom, USC Stan Heath, Arkansas Dennis Felton, UGA Jeff Lebo, Auburn Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 20 All-Time Coaching Wins--SEC (through play on March 2) 1. Adolph Rupp, UK 2. Dale Brown, LSU C. M. Newton, UA/VU Harry Rabenhorst, LSU Joe B. Hall, Kentucky Hugh Durham, Georgia Tubby Smith, UGA/UK Ray Mears, Tennessee Roy Skinner, Vanderbilt Norm Sloan, Florida Rick Pitino, UK Billy Donovan, Fla Joel Eaves, Auburn Don DeVoe, Tennessee/Fla Babe McCarthy, Miss. State Emmett Lowery, Tennessee Rick Stansbury, MSU John Brady, LSU Mark Godfried, Alabama Bonnie Graham, Ole Miss Sam McAllister, Auburn/Florida Rod Barnes, Ole Miss 141 top because of the reconfiguration of the building: Top Paid Attendances at Maravich Center (Brady era) 1. 14, Feb. 9, Auburn 2. 14, Jan. 29, Arizona 3. 13, Jan. 8, Tennessee 4. 13, Jan. 5, Alabama *** 5. 13, Jan. 25, Georgia *** 6. 13, Feb. 13, Kentucky 7. 13, Feb. 26, Miss. State 8. 12, March 8, Alabama 9. 12, Feb. 17, Auburn , Feb. 29, Kentucky Top Actual Attendances at Maravich Center (Brady Era) 1. 13, Feb. 9, Auburn 2. 13, Jan. 29, Arizona 3. 13, Jan. 8, Tennessee 4. 12, Jan. 5, Alabama 5. 12, Feb. 13, Kentucky 6. 12, March 19, Ball State (NIT) *** 7. 11, Jan. 25, Georgia *** 8. 11, Feb. 26, Miss. State 9. 11, March 8, Alabama , Feb. 18, Auburn The Tigers are 4-0 in the throwbacks putting the Georgia game with LSU's three wins during Throwback Week... All the teams will wear them in the SEC Tournament in Nashville, March Tigers Stay In Top 25 For Third Week LSU's two wins this past week moved them up to 21 in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls The Tigers are in the poll for the fifth time this year and the third consecutive week LSU the previous week was No. 24 in both major polls The Tigers debut this season came in the No. 25 spot in both the AP and ESPN/USA Today polls on Nov. 26 after winning at No. 13 West Virginia A loss to Houston put the Tigers back out and they returned to the poll on Jan. 30 when the Tigers were No. 24 in the AP poll LSU was 1-1 that week, beating Auburn (84-69, 2/1) and then lost at Alabama (67-62, 2/4) Despite another 1-1 week, LSU returned back on Feb. 13 at 25th in both polls... The Feb. 26 poll marks the 175th appearance in the AP poll since first making the poll on Dec. 16, 1952 LSU's record as a ranked team is and 6-2 this year LSU's five poll appearances is the most since the Tigers were ranked for nine AP polls during the season. Against Ranked Teams LSU had every opportunity to be 3-0 against ranked teams early in the year, holding an advantage at No. 21 Ohio State for much of the game (12/31) before losing at Columbus, Ohio, and having the same situation of leading much of the way at Hartford (1/7) against No. 2 Connecticut, before the Huskies prevailed, On Nov. 26, the Tigers defeated West Virginia at the WVU Coliseum, in overtime, with the Mountaineers standing at No. 13 in the Associated Press poll. The Ohio State loss stopped LSU's three game straight regular season win streak over an AP ranked team, beating 14thranked Alabama (61-59) and No. 24 Florida (74-71) in Baton Rouge last February to go with November's West Virginia win... The most astonishing thing about the West Virginia game is the fact that the win over West Virginia marked the first time in the history of the AP poll, that LSU had defeated a non-sec ranked AP team on its home floor... WVU was the highest-ranked foe the Tigers knocked off since beating No. 7 Florida, 65-61, in the 2003 SEC Tournament... The victory was the first by LSU on the road over a ranked team since the Tigers beat Florida, when the Gators were ranked No. 22, 73-70, in Gainesville on Feb. 14, The WVU win was the third win for a John Brady Tiger team against a ranked team on the road... Overall, LSU is now against ranked teams in the AP poll after falling to No. 7 Florida (2/8). LSU Three-Point Streak Ended in Fayetteville Against Arkansas (1/11), the Tigers were 0-8 from the three-point arc... It was the first time in 262 games that LSU failed to make a three-pointer... The last previous game in which LSU failed to make a three-pointer came on Feb. 5, 1997, when LSU was 0-for-3 in a loss in Baton Rouge to Ole Miss. Three-Point Shooting, Down, Up, Now??? After shooting no worst than 38.9 percent (twice) at the arc in the seven games from January 18 through February 8, the Tigers were 7-of-35 in the games at Florida (2/11), Mississippi State (2/15) and at Auburn (2/18) At Vandy, the thing went back a little bit the other way as LSU made 5-of-14 attempts (35.7 percent)... The Tigers are now 119-of-355 or 33.5 percent LSU opponents have made 35.3 percent, but the opposition has attempted 161 more three-pointers and made 63 more treys than the Tigers. It has been a season of runs as prior to the good seven games at the arc, LSU's five games prior to Jan. 18, LSU was just 24.3 percent from the arc. LSU is now 10th in three-point percentage LSU shot 50 percent or better from the arc in five games a year ago, and the Auburn game (2/1) was the third this year LSU is coming off a season in which they made 205 three-pointers, the second most in school history... This was following a season in which the Tigers made just 168 treys and 33.6 percent of their attempts... In league play, LSU's average of 35.4 is fifth in the league. The least three-pointers by LSU in the Brady era was his first year, , when the Tigers made 140 treys. A New LSU Three-Point King Crowned Just before the clock ticked down to 10 minutes in the Mississippi State game (2/15), LSU senior Darrel Mitchell made his second three-point field goal of the game to become the school leader in three-point field goals with The previous record