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1 CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF LSU BASKETBALL -- 9 SEC Tittles, 4 NCAA Final Fours LSU Fighting Tigers (8-0) vs. Texas A&M University Dec. 20, 2008, approx. 4 p.m. CST (LSU Sports Radio Network) Toyota Center -- Houston, Texas Schedule OPPONENT TIME N15 JACKSON STATE W, LSU Invitational (Nov , 23; 28-30) N20 ALCORN STATE W, N23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, N28 CENTENARY W, N30 TROY W, D2 CAL ST. FULLERTON (FSN) W, D13 GRAMBLING STATE W, D17 NICHOLLS STATE (CST) W, D20 1-Texas A&M 3:30 p.m. D22 MCNEESE STATE (CST) 7 p.m. D27 WASHINGTON STATE (ESPN2) 1 p.m. D31 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE (CST) 1:30 p.m. J3 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 7 p.m. J6 At Utah (The Mountain) 8 p.m. J11 At * (Raycom) 12:30/3 p.m. J14 SOUTH CAROLINA * (CST-TD) 7 p.m. J17 At * (Raycom) 3 p.m. J21 MISSISSIPPI STATE * 7 p.m. J24 XAVIER (ESPN2) 7 p.m. J28 At Tennessee * (Raycom) 7 p.m. 100th Anniversary Basketball Game J31 ARKANSAS * (FSN) 4 p.m. F4 at Georgia * 6:30 p.m. F8 ALABAMA * (Raycom) Noon F11 at * 7 p.m. F14 OLE MISS * (FSN) 6 p.m. F18 at * 7 p.m. F21 AUBURN * 7 p.m. F24 FLORIDA * (ESPN) 8 p.m. F28 at Kentucky * 3 p.m. M4 VANDERBILT * (CST-TD) 7 p.m. M7 at * TBA M SEC Tournament TBA * - Denotes SEC Games. 1-At Toyota Center, Houston; 2- Tampa, Fla.. TV -- Raycom (1st two rounds), Raycom/ESPN (semifinals), CBS (finals) On the Air TELEVISION * NONE Play-by-Play: Analyst: RADIO * LSU Sports Radio Network Play-by-Play: Jim Hawthorne Analyst/Host: Kevin Ford XM Satellite Radio; New Flagship: FM Series History LSU Leads: LSU leads, Last Game: L, 79-53, at A&M (1/5/08) At Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 10-1 At College Station: A&M leads, 6-1 At Neutral Sites: Tied 3-3 At Houston: A&M leads, 2-1 Projected LSU Starters and Notes G G G F F 5 Marcus Thornton (6-4, 205, Sr., Baton Rouge) 17.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg Scored 91 points the last four games against Troy (11/30), 24 against Cal State Fullerton, 18 in vs. Grambling State (12/13) and 17 vs. Nicholls (12/17) games of 20 points or more including four of at least % from the field (54-of-107).. 14 Garrett Temple (6-6, 190, Sr., Baton Rouge) 6.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 4.2 apg Started 104 career games... Although playing the three position had 10 assists in win over Troy (11/30) and leads team with 34 total... In the top 10 all-time at LSU in career blocks, assists, steals and minutes... First double figure scoring game of season vs. Nicholls (10, 12/17) 11 Bo Spencer (6-1, 185, So., Baton Rouge) 11.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.2 apg In first start at point-guard, career high scoring (21), hitting 7-of-12 field goals, with 3 treys vs. Jackson State (11/15) vs. Nicholls (12/17) of-31 from three-point arc (51.6%). 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 235, Jr., Denham Springs, La.) 12.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg Started every game, 79 straight, at LSU... Made a good return after playing in just three games in 2008 after having to have surgery to repair a left shinbone stress fracture... Went over 1,000 career points after 19 against Nicholls (12/17)... Also had 10th career double-double in game.. 21 Chris Johnson (6-11, 210, Sr., Montross, Va.) 9.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.9 bpg 2nd in SEC in blocked shot average... Fourth on the team in scoring... Team leader in rebounds and blocked shots... Became sixth LSU player to block 100 in career (12/17). Away From The Friendly Confines Well, you can t play all the games at home, can you? No, not even the best schedule-maker can do that. So the new TIgers of Coach Trent Johnson will get to learn about life on the road when they meet Texas A&M in Houston s Toyota Center Saturday. LSU was here two seasons ago for a nationally-televised contest against Texas that the Longhorns won in overtime, The Tigers, under new coach Trent Johnson, are 8-0 and off to the best start since the Tigers won their first eight games. A win today would put the Tigers on the road to trying to equal the team that won its first 13 contests. Mitchell Hits 1,000 Tasmin Mitchell s offensive put back with Team Facts LSU RECORD: 8-0 LAST GAME: W, 68-56, Nicholls St. (12/17) RANKINGS: RV AP, USA TODAY/ESPN HEAD COACH: Trent Johnson CAREER RECORD: (10th year) LSU RECORD: 8-0 (1st year) VS. A&M: 0-0 1:12 left for his 18th and 19th points of the game Wednesday against Nicholls State gave the redshirt junior his 1,000 point of his LSU career. He became the 37th player in LSU history to score 1,000 points. Good Start Coach Trent Johnson s 8-0 start as the LSU coach is extremely strong in comparison to other first-year starts of LSU coaches after eight games: John Brady Dale Brown Press Maravich Frank Truitt Jay McCreay Harry Rabenhorst (2nd strint) TEXAS A&M RECORD: 9-1 LAST GAME: W, 66-56, SMU (12/17) RANKINGS: RV AP HEAD COACH: Mark Turgeon CAREER RECORD: (11th year) A&M RECORD: (2nd year) VS. LSU: 2-0 LSU Sports Information PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA Basketball Contact: C. Kent Lowe LSU MEN S BASKETBALL Phone Fax

2 Media Services Trent Johnson Interview Opportunities Coach Trent Johnson is usually available in his office for early morning appointments and phone interviews. Please contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe ( , at least 24 hours in advance for scheduling. Phone interviews can also be set up through Basketball Secretary Pam LeBlanc ( ). SEC Teleconference The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference each Monday and Thursday January through March through the conference season. The conference starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Coach Johnson is on at 10:28 a.m. CST. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or the Southeastern Conference Media Relations Office ( ). Media Sessions Coach Johnson will normally meet with the media two days prior to games, usually after practice, in the curtain room across from the LSU dressing room... Once SEC play begins the normal media sessions will be on Monday and Thursday afternoons... Some travel and scheduling issues may change the time and day so media should contact the Sports Information Office to confirm start time. The Trent Johnson Show, Presented by Capital One Bank on The LSU Sports Radio Network The weekly call-in show takes place Mondays at 7 p.m. from Walkon s Bistro 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... LSU Player Interview Opportunities Media Sessions The players will be available at the media sessions that Coach Johnson will conduct normally two days prior to the game. Please let Kent Lowe ( , clowe@lsu.edu) know which players you would like to have at the media session at least 24 hours in advance. LSU Satellite Newsfeed For more information on satellite feeds and coordinates please call Assistant Athletic Director/Television Director Kevin Wagner ( ). Post Game Coach Johnson will be in the L-Club Room of the Maravich Center to visit with the media... Requested players will be brought to the L-Club as well. NOTE FOR THE FIRST GAME ONLY, THE POST-GAME SES- SION WILL BE IN THE CUR- TAIN ROOM... THE LSU DRESSING ROOM IS CLOSED... To reach the L- There will be no show the week of Jan. 5 with the show resuming Jan. 12 through the remainder of the SEC season. Inside LSU Basketball with Coach Trent Johnson Coach Johnson s weekly TV show is on a state-wide network... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, airs the show at 10:35 p.m. Sunday... The show will debut Dec. 7 and run for three weeks before two weeks off... The show resumes on Jan. 13 with the final show on March The show can also 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 5:30 p.m.... Other markets are KLAX-TV in Alexandria, Cox Channel 8 in Lake Charles, KEJB-TV in Monroe, KWBJ in Mogan City, WGNO-TV in New Orleans and KMSS in Shreveport. 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 if he wishes. Who to Contact LSU Sports Information Office (225) Asst. AD/Sports Info. Director Michael Bonnette - mbonnet@lsu.edu Sr. Associate SID (Basketball) C. Kent Lowe - clowe@lsu.edu Asst. Men s Basketball Contact Elizabeth Stuart -- estuart1@lsu.edu LSU Sports Television Network (225) DIrector of Television Kevin Wagner - jwagne2@lsu.edu Manager/Television John Schiebe -- jschieb@lsu.edu Producer/Television David Landry -- dlandry@lsu.edu LSU Sports Radio Network (225) Director of Radio Jim Hawthorne - lsuradio@lsu.edu LSU Athletics Online 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. The GAMEDAY section, updated daily, has all relevant info for the upcoming game. Media can access images for all LSU teams, including action shots, heads shots, logos, etc. To gain access, 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. LSUsports.net/media Request Credentials online, Read the latest Game Notes and Submit Photo Requests. C. Kent Lowe clowe@lsu.edu MONDAY 15 4:30 p.m. -- Media Session, PMAC 7 p.m. -- Trent Johnson Show sponsored by Capital One Bank (LSU Sports Radio Network) live from Walk-Ons Game 10--McNeese State at LSU, 7 p.m. (LSU Sports Radio Network, CST) Tickets start at $5 TUESDAY 16 Media Session 2 p.m. Special edition of Trent Johnson Show (LSU Sports Radio Network) from Walk- Ons featuring former players. 7 p.m. Weekly Schedule (Subject to change) WEDNESDAY 17 Game 8 -- Nicholls State at LSU, 7 p.m. (LSU Sports Radio Network, CST) Tickets start at $5. THURSDAY 18 Media Session TBA MERRY CHRISTMAS FRIDAY 19 Team Departs for Houston MONDAY 22 TUESDAY 23 WEDNESDAY 24 THURSDAY 25 FRIDAY 26 SATURDAY 20 Game 9 -- LSU vs. Texas A&M at Houston (Toyota Center), 3:30 p.m. Tickets available at Toyotacenter.com. (LSU Sports Radio Network) SATURDAY 27 Game Washington State at LSU, 1 p.m. (LSU Sports Radio Network, ESPN). Tickets start at $5. SUNDAY 21 10:35 p.m. in Baton Rouge - - Inside LSU Basketball with Trent Johnson, WBRZ-TV and LSU Sports Television Network SUNDAY 28 No television show this weekend. LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

3 Trent Johnson Head Coach 1st year at LSU While it s true that the background of Trent Johnson, who was selected the 20th head men s basketball coach at LSU on April 10, 2008, may not have truly been known by casual basketball fans, those who are students of the game knew this was a quality coaching hire with a resume of success that was unequaled. The record of success shows that this is a fierce competitor who exudes toughness and demands it of his players. But while making those demands, he is devoted to his players and very protective of his team. His loyalty to his former players is evident by the fact that two of his former players are now members of the LSU coaching staff. Trent Johnson is a program builder. He is the newest link to the 100-year tradition that is LSU men s basketball, visiting with former players and coaches to bring together the past, the present and the future of the program. Johnson is charged also with the development of athletes both on and off the court and off the court he is working hard to make sure studentathletes understand the student part of their days at LSU. As he has proven in head coaching tenures at Nevada and Stanford, he has developed not just successful athletes and winning basketball teams, but young men who are having success in life. In his nine years combined as a Division I head coach at both Stanford and Nevada, he has won 159 games and taken teams the last six years to post-season play, including four NCAA appearances. Johnson, who also served as a Stanford assistant from , made an immediate impact when he returned as the head coach at The Farm in He was the only head coach in Stanford history to guide the Cardinal to the postseason in each of the first four seasons, with three NCAA Tournament berths in those four years including a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 this past year. In 2008, the Cardinal was 28-8, earning a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Stanford finished 13-5 in the Pac-10, finishing second to UCLA, The Trent Johnson Record earning Johnson Pac-10 Coach of the Year honors. Johnson s first college head coaching position came at Nevada as he revitalized the Wolfpack program in his five year ( ). Prior to his arrival Nevada had never won an NCAA Tournament game. In 2003, Johnson was named WAC Coach of the Year when his team won 18 games and got an NIT bid. In 2004 his team won the league and tourney title with a school record tying 25 wins, advancing to the Sweet 16. Johnson was at Stanford at an assistant for three years before becoming a head coach. The Cardinal advanced to the NCAA Final FOur in Prior to that Johnson was an assistant coach at Utah from , Washington ( ) and Rice ( ). Johnson got his coaching start at the prep level, serving as an assistant coach at Boise High from While at Boise High, Johnson coached the sophomore B team while also serving as an assistant on the varsity squad. During his successful playing career at Boise State ( ), Johnson finished in the top 10 in scoring and rebounding. In 1976, the Broncos won the Big Sky Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. In his senior season he was named All-Big Sky. Johnson earned his Bachelor of Sciene Degree in Physical Education from Boise State in Johnson, who was born in Berkeley, Calif., and calls Seattle, Wash., his home, is married to Jackie and they have two children: a daughter, Tinishia, 25, and a son, Terry, 22. Johnson brings a wealth of experience to his new job at LSU. He also brings a knowledge of the game that will excite longtime fans of LSU basketball looking for a new beginning to the program. He understands that as LSU basketball celebrates its 100th anniversary that there is a tradition and history of the program that he wants everyone to embrace. He sees the potential of the program and can t wait to put his mark on it. 2 >NCAA Sweet 16 appearances (Nevada, 2004; Stanford, 2008) 2 >NBA First-Round Selections in The Lopez Twins. 2 >Number of times Stanford s Dan Grunfeld made CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America. 6 >Number of consecutive years Trent Johnson has taken a team to post-season play. 8 >Number of wins over top 25 teams in last two years at Stanford. 10 >Seasons as a Division I Head Coach (5 Nevada, 4 Stanford, 1 LSU) 20 >20th head men s basketball coach at LSU. /----OVERALL---/ /---CONF.---/ YEAR SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. FINISH Nevada rd-Big West Nevada th-WAC Nevada th-WAC Nevada th-WAC NIT First Round Nevada st Reg. Season/Tourney Champ; NCAA Sweet Stanford th-Pac 10/NCAA First Round Stanford th-Pac 10/NIT Second Round Stanford th-Pac 10/NCAA First Round Stanford nd-Pac10/NCAA Sweet LSU Totals 10 Years tournaments, 2 NCAA Sweet 16 Nevada 5 Years WAC Tourn. title, 1 NCAA Sweet 16 Stanford 4 Years tournaments, 1 NCAA Sweet 16 LSU 1 Year The Johnson File NAME: Trent Johnson BIRTH DATE: September 12, 1956 AGE: 52 BIRTHPLACE: Berkeley, Calif. HOMETOWN: Seattle, Wash. WIFE: Jackie CHILDREN: Tinishia (25), Terry (22) COLLEGE: BS, Boise State University, 1986 PLAYING EXPERIENCE Boise State University (Boise, Idaho) Finished in the top 10 in career scoring and rebounding at the school... In 1976, team advanced to NCAA Tournament after winning the Big Sky Tournament... In his junior year, named the Most Improved Player and in his final season was named All-Big Sky. COACHING EXPERIENCE Assistant Coach, Utah Assistant Coach, University of Washington Assistant Coach, Rice Assistant Coach, Stanford Head Coach, University of Nevada... Compiled a overall record team went to NIT, 2004 team was 25-9, 13-5 in the WAC... Team won the WAC Tourney and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Head Coach, Stanford... Four year record of Team advanced to post-season play each of his four years, making six straight seasons of post-season play for teams he coached team won 28 games, was 13-5 in the Pac-10 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16. April 10, Named the 20th Head Basketball Coach at LSU. LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

4 CAREER SPECIALTY NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Tasmin Mitchell 55 Terry Martin 33 Marcus Thornton 31 Garrett Temple 22 Chris Johnson 21 Bo Spencer 9 Alex Farrer 3 Storm Warren 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Tasmin Mitchell 11 Chris Johnson 7 Marcus Thornton 4 Storm Warren 1 Garrett Temple 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Garrett Temple 1 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Tasmin Mitchell 10 Chris Johnson 6 Marcus Thornton 4 Storm Warren 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Terry Martin 104 Marcus Thornton 104 Garrett Temple 91 Tasmin Mitchell 69 Bo Spencer 36 Chris Johnson 19 Alex Farrer 17 Chris Bass 2 Garrett Green 2 CAREER ASSISTS Garrett Temple 382 Tasmin Mitchell 179 Terry Martin 95 Bo Spencer 61 Marcus Thornton 56 Alex Farrer 49 Chris Johnson 35 Chris Bass 18 Quintin Thornton 14 Delwan Graham 4 Storm Warren 4 Garrett Green 3 CAREER BLOCKS Chris Johnson 104 Garrett Temple 95 Tasmin Mitchell 50 Terry Martin 17 Marcus Thornton 15 Alex Farrer 12 Storm Warren 7 Delwan Graham 6 Garrett Green 5 Quintin Thornton 5 Bo Spencer LSU Men's Basketball Roster NO. NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 1 Tasmin Mitchell Jr. F VL Denham Springs, La./D. Spr. HS 2 Delwan Graham Fr. F HS Atlanta, Ga/Dunwoody HS 3** Garrett Green So. F VL Woodland Hills, Calif/Taft HS 4 Chris Bass Fr. G HS Baton Rouge, La./Lee Academy (Ma.) 5 Marcus Thornton Sr. G L Baton Rouge, La./Kilgore JC 11 Bo Spencer So. G L Baton Rouge, La./Glen Oaks HS 13 Terry Martin Sr.. G VL Monroe, La./Texas Tech 14 Garrett Temple Sr. G VL Baton Rouge, La./University HS 15** Dennis Harris Fr. F HS Jonesboro, Ga./Mundy Mills HS 20 Zach Kinsley Fr. G/F HS Baton Rouge, La./St. Thomas More (CN) 21 Chris Johnson Sr. C VL Montross, Va./Laurinburg Prep (NC) 24 Storm Warren Fr. F HS Monroe, La./Richwood HS 30 Alex Farrer Jr. G VL Phoenix, Ariz./St. Mary s HS 32 Quintin Thornton Sr. F JC Orlando, Fla./Odessa College redshirt in Head Coach: Trent Johnson (Boise State, 86), 1st year at LSU Assistant Coach: Donny Guerinoni (Nevada, 01), 1st year at LSU Assistant Coach: Keith Richard (ULM, 82), 1st year at LSU Assistant Coach: Brent Scott (Rice, 03), 1st year at LSU) Director of Basketball Operations: Chris Bobel (Stanford, 07), 1st year at LSU Transactions Dennis Harris announced as redshirt prior to first game (11/15)... Garrett Green announced as redshirt after Cal State Fullerton game (12/2). The Numbers Game Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: Number of years for the LSU basketball program... Program will celebrate 100th anniversary of first game on Jan. 30, Number of consecutive wins against Louisiana schools in the Maravich Center since Dec. 8, Number of 1,000 career point scorers at LSU, joined by Tasmin MItchell Wednesday night in home win over Nicholls State. 26/8 -- Assists to turnovers for LSU versus Troy (11/30)... Most assists since getting 26 versus ULM in /83 for the season Number of consecutive points LSU scored in the first half against NW State (11/23) School record number of home games in School record tying shots blocked against Alcorn State (11/20) Current Maravich Center win streak, tied for 10th longest Assists by Garrett Temple against Troy (11/30), first double figure assists game by an LSU player since Jan Number of career double doubles by Tasmin Mitchell after Nicholls game (12/17) with 19 points, 10 rebounds Career high equaling steals by Garrett Temple against NW State (11/23) No. of career double-doubles Chris Johnson has after Centenary game No. of starters shooting 75 percent or better at the free throw line, 2 over 82 percent 4 -- Career 30-plus point games for Marcus Thornton vs. Troy (11/30) LSU is first in the nation in NCAA Stats in rebound margin and field goal percentage defense 1 -- SEC Player or Freshman of the Week honors (Storm Warren-FOW, 11/24) Last Time Out: LSU 68, Nicholls State 56 (12/13, BR) LSU had its hands full with the visiting Colonels and their offensive style as it took LSU nearly 33 minutes to finally wrest control of the game away from the visiting team to extend its current home winning streak to 11 games and its 20-year plus winning streak over Louisiana schools to 71 Nicholls State had two seven point leads - one in the final three minutes of the first half and the other in the first minute of the second half - before the Tigers began to pound the ball low to Tasmin Mitchell, who had 16 of LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

5 his game-high 19 points in the final 20 minutes In the process, he became the 37th player in school history to score 1,000 career points Mitchell also had his 10th career double-double. Also in double figures were Marcus Thornton and Bo Spencer with 17 points each and Garrett Temple was in double figures for the first time this year with 10. LSU shot 55.3 percent for the game after shooting 16-of-25 in the second half Nicholls became the first team to shoot over 40 percent in a game (41.3%), but LSU did nothing to hurt its nation leading rebound margin, out boarding the Colonels, Going For Nine The Tigers eight-game win streak to open the season equals the start of the season when LSU started 8-0 before losing to, ironically, Houston in Houston, 60-52, on Dec. 30, 2003 The last time LSU won its first nine contests was the season when LSU started 13-0 on the way to 28 wins in what would eventually be a Sweet 16 NCAA season. Numbers From The NSU Game 10 - Tasmin Mitchell 10th career double-double (19 pts.-10 reb.), 2nd this year. 4 - Consecutive double figure scoring games by Marcus Thornton 19 - Rebound margin against the Colonels. 7 - Two biggest leads by Nicholls State that LSU overcame to win the game. 25-of-42 - FG shooting (59.5%) of Mitchell, M. Thornton, Spencer, Temple 16-of-23 - FG shooting (69.6%) of that foursome in the second half. 5 - Blocks for Chris Johnson (7 times in his career with five or more blocks) Playing In Houston This will mark the second time LSU has played in the Toyota Center, the home of the Houston Rockets LSU played against Texas in a one-game event at the start of the season in the building with LSU falling in a thrilling overtime game, Of course, LSU has played at Rice 19 times and at the University of Houston seven times, but there have been other games in Houston, including a Reliant Stadium matchup with A&M that was a buzzer finish with LSU falling to the Aggies, 79-77, on Nov. 30, 2002 In all, LSU and Texas A&M have met three times in Houston (1971, 1983, 2002) with A&M winning in 1971 and 2002 One of the most memorable LSU games in Houston came on Jan. 2, 1990 at the old Summitt Arena as LSU with Chris Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal and Stanley Roberts beat Texas, In that game, O'Neal had the first of his six LSU triple doubles with 16 points 19 rebounds and 10 blocks as LSU blocked a school record 16 shots (equaled earlier this season by the Tigers). About Texas A&M The Aggies are off to a very good 9-1 start on the season and will enter Saturday's game off a win over SMU at College Station Josh Carter led the Aggies with 14 points, while Derrick Roland and B. J. Holmes each had 10 points. Bryan Davis had 11 rebounds in the game. A&M shot 39.6 percent from the field (21-of-53), while Rice was 22-of-66 A&M has won five consecutive games entering the LSU game with wins over Kent State (77-71), Arizona (67-66), at in overtime (86-78), Florida A&M (67-57) and SMU (66-56). The teams have played 24 times dating back to 1917 with LSU holding a advantage The teams split a home-and-home the last two seasons with LSU winning, 64-52, in Dec and A&M scoring a decisive win in College Station in Jan That was the first game in College Station between the two teams since Dec. 7, 1981, despite the teams meeting five times between games at A&M LSU defeated A&M, 58-57, on a late Darrel Mitchell three-pointer in the second round of the NCAA Basketball Tournament in Jacksonville, Fla. The win sent the Tigers onto the regional semifinals in Atlanta that would eventually end up with LSU's appearance in the NCAA Final Four. Mark Turgeon is in his second year as the head coach at Texas A&M, taking the team to a record last year and a two-year mark of He was the head coach at Jacksonville State for two seasons and Wichita State for seven prior to taking the A&M job His overall coaching mark is in 11 years as a head coach The probable starters for Texas A&M are: 00 - Bryan Davis (6-9, Jr., Dallas, Texas) 10.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.5 bpg 03 - Derrick Roland (6-4, Jr., Dallas, Texas) 4.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg SEC MEDIA DAYS POLL Eastern Division TEAM SEC OVERALL Tennessee(23) 172 points Florida (5) 143 points Kentucky (2) 130 points Vanderbilt 88 points S. Carolina 56 points Georgia 41 points Western Division TEAM SEC OVERALL (11) 151 points LSU (11) 147 points (8) 136 points Miss. State 91 points 54 points 51 points CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES TASMIN MITCHELL (10) Game Date Pts Reb Southern 11/18/ UL-Laf. 12/17/ Duke 3/23/ Texas 12/10/ UConn 1/6/ /17/ /14/ McNeese St. 11/14/ CS Fullerton 12/2/ Nicholls State 12/17/ CHRIS JOHNSON (6) Game Date Pts Reb Chaminade 11/20/ /23/ S. Carolina 2/27/ /5/ S. Carolina 3/13/ Centenary 11/28/ MARCUS THORNTON (4) Game Date Pts Reb Arizona State 11/21/ Villanova 12/6/ Wichita St. 12/19/ Georgia 3/2/ STORM WARREN (1) Game Date Pts Reb Alcorn State 11/20/ TIGERS IN THE POLLS AP ESPN Pre-Season RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

6 COMPARING THE STATISTICS Overall LSU A&M Scoring Average Opp. PPG Average Scoring Differential FG Percentage Opp. FG Percentage PT FG Pct Opp. 3FG Pct FGs per Game FT Percentage Rebound Avg Opp. Reb. Avg Reb. Differential Assist Average TO Average Blocks Average Steals Average LSU Scoring Runs vs. Alcorn St vs. NW St Opp. Scoring Runs Donald Sloan (6-3, Jr., Dallas, Texas) 12.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 4.0 apg 23 - Josh Carter (6-7, Sr., Dallas, Texas) 14.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.1 apg 41 -Chinemelu Elonu (6-10, Jr., Houston, Texas) 8.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.6 bpg The 100th Anniversary Season This marks the 100th Anniversary Season of LSU basketball and the countdown is on to the 100th anniversary celebration of the sport on the LSU campus, slated for Jan , LSU played its first university-sanctioned intercollegiate contest against Dixon Academy on Jan. 30, 1909 with LSU winning, The win against Jackson State was the 1,360 victory for LSU in 2,388 total games. Now LSU will mark that occasions 100 years to the day with a giant player reunion scheduled for the West Stadium Club in Tiger Stadium on that evening. On Saturday, Jan. 31, the players will gather again, first for an alumni game early on Saturday afternoon, and then they will watch the present LSU Tigers take on the Razorbacks in a 4 p.m. contest in the Maravich Center that will be televised by FSN. At halftime, the LSU All-Century team will be announced. Following the game, the players will gather for a post-game reception as old times are remembered and stories retold. Block Party Continues The Tigers had an impressive 16 blocks in the contest against Alcorn State (11/20), tying a long-standing LSU record that featured two of LSU's premier shot blockers - Shaquille O'Neal and Stanley Roberts. The Tigers last blocked 16 shots against Texas on Jan. 2, 1990 in a game played in Houston that LSU won, Here are the top five block games in LSU history: vs. Alcorn State, Nov. 20, vs. Texas, Jan. 2, vs., March 5, vs. Georgia, Jan. 25, vs. Loyola Marymount, Feb. 3, 1990 The last three years, LSU has had block totals that ranked in the top 10 in school history - the team is the all-time season leader with 236 The team blocked 196, the fifth most for a season at LSU and the total of 155 ranks seventh. LSU in the first eight games has 66 blocks, an average of 8.3 a game, third in the nation and second in the SEC behind Chris Johnson has blocked an average of 2.9 shots this season, second best in the league, and 21st best in the nation. Success at Home Very quietly, another winning streak is developing after winning the first eight games at home this year LSU won its final three home games last season and now has an 11-game winning streak, tied for the 10th longest in the 38 years of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center: games season; First 8 games season 18 - Last 8 games season; First 10 games season 18 - Last 7 games season; First 11 games season 16 - Last 4 games seasons; First 12 games season 14 - Last game season; First 13 games season 14 - Last 7 games season; First 7 games season 13 - Last 6 games seasons; First 7 games season 13 - Last 5 games season; First 8 games season 13 - Last 11 games season; First 2 games season 11 - Last 3 games season; First 8 games season 11 - Four other times; LSU is three home wins away from what would be tied for the fifth longest streak in building history at 14 games and would have to run the table this season at home to be just behind the all-time win streak of 23 games set over the course of 15 home games in 1981 and the first eight games of the season. Despite LSU's troubles last year, the Tigers had a winning record at home for the 10th straight year LSU has had two break-even seasons but never a losing season in the 37 previous years of play in what was first known as the LSU Assembly Center LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

7 and in Aug renamed the Pete Maravich Assembly Center LSU was 9-6 a year ago and in 576 games is (74.8 percent) LSU is now in non-conference games (88.0 percent) at home. Heading Toward Six Million Tickets LSU in 576 games in this the 38th year of play at the Maravich Center has now sold 5,988,769, an average of 10,397 and that should mean the paid attendance should pass the 6 million mark at the Dec. 27 Washington State game. Since the building was remade into its present seating configuration of 13,215 prior to the there has been one paid sellout of 13,468 against Georgia on Jan. 25, 2006 With ESPN Game Day on hand, the Tigers drew 13,121 for a Jan. 6, 2007 win over UConn A reminder that paid attendance is based on tickets sold in available seats plus the number of students who use their free 3,500 seat total. LSU sold 11,511 tickets for the season opener with Jackson State (11/15/08) and that is the eighth most since the building was put in its present seating configuration: 1. 13,468 - vs. Georgia - Jan. 25, ,121 - vs. Connecticut - Jan. 6, ,507 - vs. - March 4, ,401 - vs. Florida - Feb. 24, ,053 - vs. Texas A&M - Dec. 5, vs. - Jan. 31, ,576 - vs. Kentucky - Feb. 25, ,511 - vs. Jackson State - Nov. 15, ,313 - vs. - Jan. 31, ,131 - vs. - Feb. 1, 2006 The Five-Year Plan In honor of the 100th anniversary of LSU men's basketball, a section of the upper level of the Maravich Center was put on sale as a season ticket for $100 for the season. To sweeten the offer, AD Joe Alleva said that if you bought the centennial special and renewed your tickets that the price of those tickets would not go up for five seasons. The Neutral Court In its first 100 years of basketball, LSU has a winning record on the neutral court with a mark of In LSU's two big years in the 2000s, the SEC championship years of 2000 (NCAA ) Sweet 16 and 2006 (Final Four), the Tigers were a combined 14-5 (8-2 in 2000, 6-3 in 2006) Last year LSU was 1-3 on the neutral court. Five Seniors With five seniors on the roster, this is certainly the most seniors LSU has had on its roster in many, many years. Two of the five seniors - Chris Johnson and Garrett Temple - were part of the NCAA Final Four team. Terry Martin transferred to LSU in mid-2006 but was not eligible until December of the season. Marcus Thornton and Quintin Thornton played their first season in after transferring from junior colleges. Garrett Temple Garrett Temple is making his way up the list of LSU statistical categories, although it will not be in the points and rebound totals. Some examples: Assists - Temple is at 382, seventh all-time, needs 17 to move up to sixth Blocks - Temple at 95, eighth all-time, five to be seventh player with 100 blocks Steals - Temple is at 150, 10th all-time, needs five to move into eighth place Minutes played - Temple is at 3,572, 9th all-time, 29 minutes to move into eighth Trying to project ahead with no derailments along the way such as dreaded injuries, it is expected that Temple will finish at least third in minutes played, probably fourth in assists, fifth in steals and fourth or fifth in blocks. While Temple has moved from the point guard position to the three guard position, the assists are still coming as the position still allows some pivotal passes to be made. Temple in the last four games has had 26 assists with 10 vs. Troy (11/30), seven versus Cal State Fullerton (12/2, five versus Grambling State (12/13) and four against Nicholls State (12/17). TIGER TRENDS LSU RECORD In November 5-0 In December 3-0 In January In February In March In April LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home On the road Neutral LSU s Record in Games... Decided by 5 pts or less Decided by 10 pts or less 1-0 Decided by 11 pts or more 7-0 At night 6-0 During the day 2-0 Decided in Overtime Televised 2-0 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 100 or more points LSU s Record When... Leading at the half 6-0 Losing at the half 1-0 Tied at the half 2-0 Lead 10 minutes left 6-0 Losing 10 minutes left Tied 10 minutes left Lead 5 minutes left 8-0 Losing 5 minutes left Tied 5 minutes left LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher 3-0 Less than 50% 5-0 Better than opponent 8-0 Worse than opponent Even Shooting More 3PT FGs than opp. 4-0 LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp. 8-0 Outrebounded by opp. Equal rebounds LSU s Record When Committing... Fewer TO than opp. 4-0 More TO than opp. 3-0 Equal TO or fewer TO 6-0 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

8 CAREER LISTS LSU SCORING LEADERS 1. Pete Maravich , Durand Macklin , John Williams , Glenn Hansen , Tasmin Mitchelll active 1,001 LSU REBOUNDING LEADERS 1. Durand Macklin , Shaquille O Neal , John Williams Jabari Smith xx. Tasmin Mitchell active 462 LSU ASSIST LEADERS 1. Kenny Higgs Ethan Martin Torris Bright Pete Maravich Derrick Taylor 81-82; Mike Darnall Garrett Temple active 382 LSU STEAL LEADERS 1. Clarence Ceasar Ethan Martin Torris Bright Jermaine Williams Leonard Mitchell Garrett Temple active 150 LSU BLOCK LEADERS 1. Shaquille O Neal Stromile Swift Glen Davis Brandon Bass Chris Johnson active Jose Vargas Tyrus Thomas Garrett Temple active 95 LSU 3 PT LEADERS 1. Darrel Mitchell Torris Bright Ronnie Henderson Brian Beshara Mike Hansen xx. Terry Martin active 104 xx. Marcus Thornton active 104 LSU MINUTES PLAYED 1. Howard Carter Torris Bright Rudy Macklin Darrel Mitchell Derrick Taylor ; Leonard Mitchell Ronald Dupree Ethan Martin Garrett Temple active 3572 Chris Johnson Johnson's double double against Centenary (12/28) was the sixth of his college days at LSU He now has 104 blocks after his five against Nicholls (12/17) tied for fourth all-time at LSU with Brandon Bass After averaging 1.3 points as a freshman and 3.2 as a sophomore, Johnson averaged 11.6 points (playing just 25 games after missing seven games with a broken bone in his right hand) and is at 9.5 points through the first eight games this season. Terry Martin The senior had a sparkling game against Grambling (12/13) playing 17 minutes off the bench, hitting 6-of-7 field goals including all four three-pointers to finish with 16 points and two assists The four treys raised his career total to 104, just nine shy of 10th place Mike Hansen as the race for the spots in the top 10 continue between him and Marcus Thornton. Martin is 9-of-22 from the arc this season, averaging 5.6 points per game. Marcus Thornton Thornton's 32-point performance (against Troy 11/30) was his fourth of his career and LSU now has a 3-1 record when he scores 30 or more... Thornton has made 14- of-40 three-point attempts but is shooting 50.5 percent overall from the field (54-of-107), making him a good 40-of-67 (59.7 percent) inside the 20-9 three-point arc He is at 104 career treys, nine shy of cracking the three-point top 10. Thornton is averaging a team-best 17.3 points per game. The Tasmin Mitchell Countdown Surpasses 1,000 With 1:12 to go in the game Wednesday on an offensive put back, Tasmin Mitchell scored his 18th and 19th points and became the 37th player in LSU history to surpass 1,000 career points Mitchell was a key factor in the comeback win over Nicholls State as LSU was able to pound the ball down low to Mitchell who scored 16 points in the second half. Mitchell is averaging 12.8 points per game this season, right on his career scoring average for 79 games of 12.7 points per game With his 10 rebounds against Nicholls, he is now 38 shy of becoming the 35th player in LSU history to record 500 rebounds which would then make him the 19th in school history to accomplish both milestones. Mitchell is hitting an impressive 57.4 percent from the field (39-of-68) with 14 assists. The Denham Springs product has started every one of the 79 games he has dressed for. The last LSU player to start every game over a four-year career is Howard Carter who played as a freshman on the 1981 NCAA Final Four team and started 128 consecutive games over his career ( ) Brandon Bass in started all 59 games before going to the NBA and Chris Jackson started all 64 games in his two-year career ( ). The Young Points - Spencer and Bass Bo Spencer didn't have any assists in his opening start of the season at point guard, but the sophomore scored a career-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting that included three treys Last season, Spencer played lots of minutes some games and hardly saw the floor in others in his freshman season Now under the guidance of Coach Trent Johnson, Spencer is expected to settle down the LSU offense and get the team into the offense Spencer averaged 15.8 minutes a game last season, playing in 30 games (three starts), averaging 3.4 points per game and 1.2 rebounds Spencer had 43 assists and 27 turnovers... Against Nicholls Wednesday, Spencer rolled up his second best scoring night of the year with 17 points, hitting three treys He is presently third on the team in scoring at 11.6 points per game, hitting a nice 16- of-31 from the three-point arc. Freshman Chris Bass has a good assist-to-turnover ratio off the bench with 18 assists and just six turnovers, while averaging 12.5 minutes per game in the seven games he has played. Florida, LSU Still Have Best Home Win Marks Since the start of the season, Florida and LSU have the most home wins of any team in the Southeastern Conference entering the season (through play on Wednesday): LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

9 Florida 94 LSU 86 Tennessee 79 Vanderbilt Kentucky South Carolina 63 Georgia Louisiana Win Streak Still Safe; 20 Years, 71 Games The number is 71. That's how many consecutive wins LSU has over Louisiana competition at the Maravich Center. It is a streak that has now extended through 20 full years with Wednesday night's win over Nicholls State. On Dec. 6, 1988, LSU lost a decision to Louisiana Tech in overtime. Two nights later, the present streak began with a narrow win over McNeese LSU won five games against state schools last season and is 4-0 this year after the wins over Northwestern State, Centenary, Grambling State and Nicholls State LSU will face McNeese State (Dec. 22), Louisiana-Lafayette (Dec. 31) and Southeastern Louisiana (Jan. 3) to possibly extend the streak. Three Tigers Earn Pre-Season All-SEC Honors Three LSU players were named to the Coaches pre-season All-SEC team announced recently Tasmin Mitchell and Marcus Thornton were named to the Coaches All-SEC preseason first team, while Chris Johnson was named to the second team. NBA Has Six Former Tigers On Roster The National Basketball Association opened its season with six former LSU Tigers on the rosters of the teams as play begins: Brandon Bass - 4th year -- Dallas - averaging 7.7 ppg and 4.3 rebounds Glen Davis - 2nd year -- Boston - averaging 3.7 ppg and 3.2 rebounds Shaquille O'Neal -- 17th year - Phoenix - averaging 15.8 ppg and 8.6 rebs, Anthony Randolph - rookie - Golden State - averaging 5.9 ppg and 4.3 rebs. Stromile Swift -- 9th year - N. J. Nets - averaging 3.8 ppg and 2.2 rebounds Tyrus Thomas - 3rd year -- Chicago - averaging 6.7 ppg, and 5.1 rebounds Free Throw Percentage One thing the Tigers did well a year ago was make free throws, getting to the line 521 times and making 386 or 74.1 percent That was the best by an LSU team since the team that set the school record in 1989, making 77.0 percent of their charity tosses ( ). In the last four seasons, LSU has made at least 70 percent in three of those seasons after not topping 70 percent since that 1989 record-breaking year. Marcus Thornton made 81.7 percent (94-115), Chris Johnson made 85.2 percent (46-of-54) and Garrett Temple 78.3 percent (54-of-69). So far in eight games, LSU is 127-of-171 at the free throw line (74.3 percent) The LSU starters are all strong at the line with Tasmin Mitchell (24-of-29), Marcus Thornton (16-of-21), Bo Spencer (15-of-16), Chris Johnson (25-of-33) and Garrett Temple (15-of- 19) The five starters are 95-of-118 so far (80.5 percent) LSU has made one less free throw (127) than the opponents have attempted (128). National Leader In Field Goal Defense LSU's defense has put the clamps on opponents shooting in the first seven games and it was paid off to the tune of the Tigers being the nation's number one team in field goal defense as of Monday's latest NCAA stats. Nicholls State at 41.3 percent was the first team to shoot over 40 percent this season. For the season, opponents are hitting just 33.4 percent from the field (155-of-464) and 47-of-164 (28.7 percent) from the threepoint arc Here are the game-by-game totals: SCORING BREAKDOWN CLASS update PTS PCT. Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors SCORING PTS PCT. Starters Bench POINTS IN PAINT PTS APG LSU Opponents POINTS OFF TO PTS APG LSU Opponents BENCH SCORING PTS APG LSU Opponents FT% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU Opponents FG% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU Opponents FG% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU Opponents W-L RECORDS OF STARTING LINEUPS (G, G, G, F, C) Spencer, M. Thornton, Temple, Mitchell, Johnson LEADING SCORERS -- Spencer 1, Mitchell 2, M. Thornton 4, Johnson 1 LEADING REBOUNDERS -- Johnson 4, Martin 1, Warren 2, Mitchell 2 LEADING ASSISTS -- Mitchell 1, M. Thornton 2, Temple 6, Bass 3, Spencer 1 TOTAL DUNKS -- Johnson 12, M. Thornton 4, Graham 3, Warren 1, Q. Thornton 1, Mitchell 1 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- Mitchell 6, Spencer 4, Johnson 5, Warren 1, Farrer 1, M. Thornton 5, Martin 1, Temple 1 DOUBLE DOUBLE -- Warren 1, Johnson 1, Mitchell 2 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIG- URES BY GAME /more LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

10 STREAKING... Consecutive Games in Double Figures... Marcus Thornton 4 Tasmin Mitchell 3 Garrett Temple 1 Bo Spencer 1 Consecutive Games Without Fouling Out... Alex Farrer 49 Marcus Thornton 39 Bo Spencer 38 Tasmin Mitchell 36 Garrett Green 24 Quintin Thornton 24 Terry Martin 22 Chris Johnson 14 Garrett Temple 8 Storm Warren 8 Chris Bass 7 Delwan Graham 7 Zach Kinsley 6 Consecutive Gms. 3PT FG Marcus Thornton 6 Garrett Temple 3 Bo Spencer 1 Consecutive Games Scored in Marcus Thornton 37 Chris Johnson 34 Alex Farrer 9 Bo Spencer 8 Tasmin Mitchell 8 Garrett Temple 7 Quinton Thornton 5 Chris Bass 1 Delwan Graham 1 Garrett Green 1 Consecutive Games Started Garrett Temple 35 Chris Johnson 18 Marcus Thornton 14 Tasmin Mitchell 8 Bo Spencer 8 Jackson State - 20-of-55 (36.4 percent) Alcorn State - 13-of-63 (20.6 percent) Northwestern St of-62 (34.4 percent) Centenary - 23-of-62 (37.1 percent) Troy - 21-of-61 (34.4 percent) Cal State Fullerton - 25-of-68 (36.8 percent) Grambling State - 13-of-48 (27.1 percent) Nicholls State - 19-of-46 (41.3 percent) LSU has made 75 more field goals than the opponents in just 11 more shots ( versus ). A Second Week As Nation's Leader in Rebound Margin While LSU has been piling up the rebounds, the opponents haven't been able to keep pace so far with LSU posting a nation's leading 15.9 rebound margin The Tigers are one of three SEC teams in the top five of the national stats in rebound margin in the early going: 1. LSU Tennessee LSU's rebounding margins this season Vs. Jackson State +12 Vs. Alcorn State +17 Vs. Northwestern State +9 Vs. Centenary +7 Vs. Troy +22 Vs. CSF +29 Vs. Grambling +12 Vs. Nicholls State +19 LSU held Nicholls State to 17 rebounds, the first time LSU has held a team under 20 boards since Jan. 12, 2005 when South Carolina grabbed 19 rebounds. New Flagship; All Audio Plus Video In Geaux Zone LSU basketball has a new radio home in as Guaranty Broadcasting is moving all LSU men's basketball programming to "New Country The Tiger" in Baton Rouge The move prevents many of the conflicts that would come up early in the season with football broadcasts and baseball broadcasts late in the season The 100,000-watt FM station will not only carry the games, but also "The Trent Johnson Show Presented by Capital One Bank" on Mondays. Of course all audio broadcasts of LSU men's basketball will be available in the Geaux Zone at LSUsports.net with live video from the TigerView cameras for selected games All game video not available live will be made available on-demand ASAP after the game (midnight per SEC rules). Geaux Zone memberships are available for either audio-only ($4.95 per month, $49.95 annually) or premium all-access ($9.95 per month or $99.95 annually). The following home games will include live video (note for games on CST, live video will be blacked out in Louisiana to Geaux Zone members) -- McNeese State (CST), Louisiana-Lafayette (CST) and Southeastern Louisiana. Trent Johnson Radio Show Moves To Tuesday For One Week The Trent Johnson Radio Show, normally on Monday nights at 7 p.m. at Walk-Ons Bistro this coming week will be broadcast live from Walk-Ons at 7 p.m. on Tuesday because the Tigers will play McNeese State on Monday night at the PMAC Coach Johnson will be with Jim Hawthorne for a portion of the show by phone but the primary part of the show will focus on the 100th anniversary of LSU basketball and will feature special in person guests Ricky Blanton of the 1986 NCAA Final Four team and Lionel "Tree" Green of the 1979 SEC Championship team, the Tigers first SEC Championship in 25 years Other former players will join the event by phone and will be followed at 8 p.m. by The Van Chancellor Show. The show returns to its regular Monday date on Dec. 29 followed by a week off before resuming for the remainder of the regular season. LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

11 LSU IN SEC STATS (12/18) TEAM Scoring Offense (4th) Scoring Defense (1st) Scoring Margin (1st) Field Goal Percentage (2nd) FG Pct. Defense (1st) 3PT Field Goal Pct (1st) 3PT FG Pct Def (3rd) 3PT FG Made Per Game (6th) Free Throw Percentage (3rd) Rebounds (1st) Rebond Defense (1st) Reboun Margin (1st) Blocks (2nd) Assists (3rd) Steals (5th) Assist/TO Radio (2nd) INDIVIDUAL Scoring Marcus Thornton (6th) Tasmin Mitchell (19th) Rebounds Chris Johnson (6th) Tasmin Mitchell (11th) FG Percentage Marcus Thornton (8th) Assists Garrett Temple (8th) Free Throw Percentage Tasmin Mitchell (6th) Chris Johnson (11th) Steals Garrett Temple (t3rd) 3PT Field Goals Made Bo Spencer (t10th) Blocked Shots Chris Johnson (2nd) Inside LSU Basketball The Inside LSU Basketball Television show will have its third installment this Sunday in Baton Rouge at 10:35 p.m. on WBRZ-TV. The show also airs on Cox Cable 4 at 9:30 p.m. on Mondays and on Cox Sports TV Wednesday at 6 p.m. along with other affiliates around the state. Jim Hawthorne will also host this show along with Coach Johnson featuring highlights of games and "inside" features about the LSU program. The show will then take two weeks off before resuming on Jan. 11 and running through the end of the regular season. The Early Signees LSU men's basketball Head Coach Trent Johnson announced Wednesday afternoon that he has received national letters of intent from two players on the opening day of the week-long early signing period for college basketball. Signing with the Tigers was Eddie Ludwig of Metairie Park Country Day of Metairie, La., and Aaron Dotson of Ranier Beach High School in Seattle, Wash. Ludwig is a 6-8, 195-pound small forward for Coach Michael McGuire, while Dotson is a 6-4 two guard for Coach Mike Bethea. "Obviously, we are excited as a staff. We feel we have signed two quality young men from two very solid high school basketball programs," said Johnson, whose team plays its first game under his leadership Saturday in the season opener at 1 p.m. in the Maravich Center against Jackson State. "Both are winners. Aaron won the state championship at Ranier Beach which has a rich tradition of excellent players and Eddie was a game from winning the state championship at Country Day. "Both Coach Bethea and Coach McGuire are two excellent basketball coaches," Johnson said. "So we feel that both these young men are coming in to our program well-prepared to have an immediate impact." Ludwig led the Cajuns to the Class 1A state finals the past two seasons. After scoring 13.5 points per game as a sophomore, he averaged 23.2 points and 13.5 rebounds as a junior. Ludwig was the District 10-1A MVP and was selected to the New Orleans All-Metro team as a junior. The Cajuns finished and the past two seasons. Ludwig, who selected LSU over Wake Forest, Davidson, Tulane, California and Vanderbilt, was the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class 1A Most Outstanding Player. Dotson was rated a four-star recruit and the 89th-ranked prospect in his class and 22nd-ranked shooting guard according to Rivals.com and 22nd ranked shooting guard by Scout.com. Dotson averaged 13.5 points a game last season and his team won the Class 3A state championship. Seattle is also where LSU Coach Johnson grew up. Several prominent players have gone from Ranier to either college or professional ranks including Doug Christie (formerly with Seattle and LA Clippers), Jamaal Crawford and Nate Robinson (both presently with the NY Knicks), Roderick Stewart (member of last year's championship team at Kansas) and Louisville senior Terrence Williams. It marks the 12th consecutive year that someone from Ranier Beach has signed a Division I scholarship. Dotson chose LSU over Louisville, Washington and SMU. Next Up - Back Home For McNeese State The Tigers will put the 71-game home Louisiana win streak back on the line Monday night at 7 p.m. at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center as the Tigers host McNeese State in the final game before Christmas The game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and televised regionally on CSTHD Tickets, starting at $5, are available online at LSUsports.net. Assist/Turnover Ratio Garrett Temple (5th) LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

12 Tasmin Mitchell Forward Junior 2VL Denham Springs, La. Denham Springs HS 1 Top Performances Points Season: 19, vs. Nicholls, 12/17/08 Career: 24 at, 2/28/07 Rebounds Season: 15, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Career: 15, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Field Goals Made Season: 7, twice Career: 10, at, 2/28/07 3 PT FG Made Season: areer: 5, vs. ULM, 11/19/06 Free Throws Made Season: 8, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Career: 8, twice Assists Season: 4, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Career: 6, twice Blocks Season: 3, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Career: 3, twice Steals Season: Career: 3, twice 4, five times Minutes Played Season: 37, vs. Nicholls, 12/17/08 Career: 44, vs. Texas, 12/10/06 Top Career Scoring Games At, 2/28/ At Tennessee, 2/6/ vs. Texas, 12/10/ vs. South Carolina, 3/3/ vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 11/19/ five times Coaches All-SEC Preseason First Team 2007 NABC All-District 8 First Team 2007 All-Louisiana First Team 2006 SEC All-Freshman Team (Coaches) 2006 Freshman All-American (Collegeinsider,com) LSWA Player of the Week (12/9) Junior Season ( ) Made a strong return after a season away hitting 7-of-10 field goal attempts with six boards and 17 points against Jackson State (11/15)... Had 12 in 17 minutes in Alcorn State win (11/20) of-16 from the field in first two games... Had his third double figure scoring game vs. Centenary (11/28)... Double-double and career high in rebounds against Cal State Fullerton (12/2), tied career mark in free throws made and blocks...closing in on 1,000 career points with 12 against Grambling (12/13), needs just 18, made 10-of-15 field goals last two games... Bucket with 1:12 left gave him 19 points against Nicholls State (12/17) and made him 37th player at LSU to score over 1,000 career points. Mitchell s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Tasmin Mitchell s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / / / Totals /

13 Delwan Graham Forward Freshman HS Atlanta, Ga. Dunwoody, Ga. 2 Top Performances Points Season: 8, twice Career: 8, twice Rebounds Season: Career: 6, twice 6, twice Field Goals Made Season: 4, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 4, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 3 PT FG Made Season: Career: Free Throws Made Season: 3, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 2, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Assists Season: Career: 1, four times 1, four times Blocks Season: 3, vs. Alcorn State, 11/20/08 Career: 3, vs. Alcorn State, 11/20/08 Steals Season: 2, vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Career: 2, vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Minutes Played Season: 13, twice Career: 13, twice Freshman Season ( ) Graham played three minutes in the opener against Jackson State (11/15)... Had seven points, three blocks in the Alcorn State win (11/20)... Eight points, perfect from field (3-3) in 10 minutes against Northwestern State (11/23)... Equaled season high of six boards in five minutes vs. Troy (11/30)... Played 13 minutes and hit all four field goal attempts to equal season best of eight for the second time this season against Grambling (12/13). Graham s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State DNP Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 8, vs. Grambling State, 12/13/ , vs. NW State, 11/23/ , vs. Alcorn State, 11/20/ , vs. Troy, 11/30/ , vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Delwan Graham s Career YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

14 Marcus Thornton Guard * 6-4 * 198 * Senior * 1L * Baton Rouge, La. * Kilgore College 5 Top Performances Points Season: 32, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 38, twice Rebounds Season: 8, three times areer: 13, at Villanova, 12/6/07 Field Goals Made Season: 13, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 14, at, 1/30/08 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, twice Career: 8, at, 1/30/08 Free Throws Made Season: 5, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Career: 7, vs. SLU, 11/12/07 Assists Season: 5, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 5, twice Blocks Season: 2, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Career: 2, twice Steals Season: 4, vs. Nicholls, 12/13/08 Career: 4, three times Minutes Played Season: 36, vs. Nicholls, 12/13/08 Career: 40, three times Top Career Scoring Games at Miss. State, 3/8/ at, 1/30/ vs. Georgia, 3/2/ vs. Troy, 11/30/ vs., 3/5/ at Vanderbilt, 1/19/ vs., 1/16/ vs. SLU, 11/12/ vs. NW State, 11/23/ at, 1/12/ Preseason All-SEC Team 2008 Coaches All-SEC Second Team 2008 AP All-SEC Second Team 2008 All-Louisiana First Team; Newcomer of the Year 2008 NABC All-District First Team LSWA Player of the Week, Dec. 2 Senior Season ( ) Got his season going in the third game against Northwestern State (11/23) when he hit 10-of-16 field goals for 25 points, his 18th career game of 20 points or more...fourth 30-point game of career, 19th of 20 or more, vs. Troy with 32 points (11/30)... 20th career 20 point game vs. Cal State Fullerton (12/2), 24 points... Equaled career high for assists (5) vs. Grambling State (12/13).. Fourth straight double figure game vs. Nicholls (12/17) Thornton s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Marcus Thornton s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / Totals /

15 Bo Spencer Guard Sophomore 1VL Baton Rouge, La. Glen Oaks HS 11 Top Performances Points Season: 21, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 Career: 21, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 Rebounds Season: 6, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 6, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Field Goals Made Season: 7, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 Career: 7, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 3 PT FG Made Season: 3, three times Career: 4, vs. Arizona St., 11/21/07 Free Throws Made Season: 4, twice Career: 5, vs. NW State, 12/15/07 Assists Season: 6, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 6, twice Blocks Season: Career: 1, twice 1, three times Steals Season: 1, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 2, vs. NW State, 12/15/07 Minutes Played Season: 36, vs. Nicholls, 12/13/08 Career: 40, at S. Carolina, 2/27/08 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 21, vs. Jackson State, 11/15/ , vs. Nicholls State, 12/17/ , vs. Arizona State, 11/21/ , vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/ , vs. Troy, 11/30/ , vs. Nicholls State, 11/28/ , vs. Chaminade, 11/20/ , vs. NW State, 11/23/ , vs. Oklahoma State, 11/19/ , at Tulane, 1/2/ , vs. Northwestern State, 12/15/07 Sophomore Season ( ) Started the Jackson State (11/15) game at point guard, scoring a team-best 21 points in 34 minutes, hitting 7-of-12 from the field.. Second double figure game of season of 10 vs. Northwestern State (11/23)... Three assists, no turnovers vs. Centenary in 25 minutes (11/28)... His third double figure scoring game of 13 against Troy (11/3), hitting three treys with career high tying six assists and a career high 5 rebounds... Another strong game as the point guard against Fullerton (12/2) with 13 points, four assists... Career rebound best of six against Grambling (12/13)... Hit 3 treys for the third time this year against Nicholls (12/17) Spencer s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Bo Spencer s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / Totals /

16 Terry Martin Guard * Senior 2VL Monroe, La. Texas Tech 13 Top Performances Points Season: 16, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 23, vs., 1/13/07 Rebounds Season: 7, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 Career: 7, three times Field Goals Made Season: 6, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 8, vs., 1/13/07 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 5, twice Free Throws Made Season: 3, vs. NW St., 11/23/08 Career: 4, four times Assists Season: 3, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 6, vs. Oregon St., 12/21/07 Blocks Season: 1, twice Career: 3, vs. Chaminade, 11/20/07 Steals Season: 2, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 3, at Georgia, 1/2/807 Senior Season ( ) Martin had several crucial buckets in the second half against Jackson State (11/15), scoring nine points with team co-high seven boards... Almost perfect night shooting, hitting 6-of-7 including all four treys in 16 point night against Grambling (12/13). Martin s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Minutes Played Season: 23, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 Career: 40, vs. Oregon St., 12/21/07 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 23, vs., 1/13/ , at Tulane, 1/2/ , vs. La Tech, 12/23/ , at, 2/20/ , vs. Florida, 2/24/ , vs. Grambling State, 12/13/ , at Kentucky, 2/20/ , at Georgia, 1/28/ , four times Terry Martin s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / / Totals /

17 Garrett Temple Guard Senior 3VL Baton Rouge, La. Univeristy HS 14 Top Performances Points Season: 9, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 18, at Tulane, 12/2/06 Rebounds Season: 10, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Career: 10, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Field Goals Made Season: 4, vs. Nicholls, 12/17/08 Career: 7, vs. McNeese, 11/29/06 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, twice Career: 4, four times Free Throws Made Season 4, twice: Career: 8, twice Assists Season: 10, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 10, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Blocks Season: 3, vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Career: 4, vs., 1/13/07 Steals Season: 6, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Career: 6, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Minutes Played Season: 36, vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/08 Career: 45, vs. Texas, 12/10/06 Top Career Scoring Games at Tulane, 12/2/ vs., 1/16/ vs. Oklahoma State, 11/19/ vs. Florida, 2/24/ at Oregon State, 12/17/ vs. McNeese State, 11/29/ at, 1/12/ at, 2/3/ vs. Nicholls State, 11/17/ three times 2008 Collegeinsider.com All-American Defensive Team Senior Season ( ) Failed to score in first game against Jackson State (11/15)... Scored first five points against Alcorn State (11/20), finish with seven in 17 minutes... Had a career high six steals in the Northwestern State game (11/23)... Had 10 assists to become first player since Jan. 15, 2005 to have double figure assists against Troy (11/30) and season high nine points and seven rebounds... For the second straight game flirted with triple double with 8 points, career high 10 rebounds and 7 assists vs. Cal State Fullerton (12/2)...First double figure scoring game against Nicholls (12/17) with 10 points. Temple s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Garrett Temple s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / / / / /6.8 Totals /

18 Zach Kinsley Guard/Forward Freshman HS Baton Rouge, La. St. Thomas More (CN) 20 Top Performances Points Season: 4, vs. Alcorn St, 11/20/08 Career: 4, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Rebounds Season: 4, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 4, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Field Goals Made Season: 2, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 2, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 3 PT FG Made Season: Career: Free Throws Made Season: 1, vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Career: 1, vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: Freshman Season ( ) Saw his first action, for seven minutes against Alcorn State, scoring his first LSU baskets (11/20)... Played in five straight games, getting points for the second time vs. Centenary (11/28). Kinsley s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State DNP Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State DNP Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Minutes Played Season: 7, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 7, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 4, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/ , vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Zach Kinsley s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG Totals

19 Chris Johnson Center Senior 3VL Montross, Va. Laurinburg (NC) Prep 21 Top Performances Points Season: 17, twice Career: 20, twice Rebounds Season: 14, vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Career: 15, twice Field Goals Made Season: 6, twice Career: 9, vs. Washington, 12/29/07 3 PT FG Made Season: 1, vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Career: 3, at Oklahoma St., 11/19/08 Free Throws Made Season: 7, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 Career: 7, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 Assists Season: 1, seven times Career: 4, vs., 3/5/08 Blocks Season: Career: 5, twice 7, twice Steals Season: 2, vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Career 3, vs. NW St., 12/15/07 Minutes Played Season: 29, twice Career: 40, at S. Carolina, 2/27/08 Senior Season ( ) Johnson had a strong opening effort with 17 points, 7 rebounds against Jackson State (11/15)... Blocked four of LSU single-game record tying 16 shots against Alcorn State (11/20)... Had four blocked shots for the second straight game... Recorded his sixth career double double with 17 points 14 rebounds against Centenary (11/28)... Also had three blocks vs. Cal Fullerton (12/2). Johnson s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games at Florida, 2/13/ vs. Southern, 11/30/ vs. Washington, 12/29/ vs. Oklahoma State, 11/19/ vs. Chaminade, 11/20/ vs. Centenary, 11/28/ vs. Jackson State, 11/15/ at Miss. State, 3/8/ vs. Tennessee, 2/9/ three times Chris Johnson s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / / / Totals /

20 Chris Bass Guard Freshman HS Baton Rouge, La. Lee Academy Prep (Maine) 4 Top Performances Points Season: 6, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 6, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Rebounds Season: 5, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 5, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Field Goals Made Season: 2, twice Career: 2, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 2, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Free Throws Made Season: 1, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Career: 1, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Assists Season: 6, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Career: 6, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: 1, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Career: 1, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Minutes Played Season: 22, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 22, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Freshman Season ( ) Back-up point guard came off the bench to play six minutes in first game versus Jackson State (11/15)... Played 22 minutes vs. Alcorn State (11/20), with four assists... Had six assists in 21 minutes against Northwestern State (11/23) as he scored his first points of his LSU career... Season best of six on two treys against Grambling State (12/13). Bass Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State DNP Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 6, vs. Grambling, 12/13/ , vs. NW State, 11/23/ , vs. Troy, 11/30/08 Chris Bass Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

21 Storm Warren Forward Freshman HS Monroe, La. Richwood HS 24 Top Performances Points Season: 11, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 11, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Rebounds Season: 11, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 11, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Field Goals Made Season: 3, twice Career: 3, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: Career: Free Throws Made Season: 5, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 5, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Assists Season: 3, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 3, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Blocks Season: 4, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 4, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Steals Season: Career: 1, four times 1, four times Minutes Played Season: 22, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 22, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 SEC Freshman of the Week (11/24) Freshman Season ( ) Warren had a good 13 minutes in his opener versus Jackson State (11/15), scoring six points with three rebounds... Continues to improve with first collegiate double double points, 11 rebounds against Alcorn State (11/20)... Had four points, seven rebounds, two blocks against NW State (11/23)... Limited in last two games by minor groin injury. Warren s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 11, vs. Alcorn State, 11/20/ , vs. Jackson State, 11/15/ , vs. NW State, 11/23/ , vs. Troy, 11/30/ , vs. Centenary, 11/28/08 Storm Warren s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

22 Alex Farrer Guard Junior 2L Phoenix, Ariz. St. Mary s HS 30 Top Performances Points Season: 11, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 11, twice Rebounds Season: 3, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Career: 5, vs., 1/16/08 Field Goals Made Season: 4, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 4, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, vs. Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 2, three times Free Throws Made Season: 3, vs. Jackson St., 11/15/08 Career: 4, at Florida, 2/13/08 Assists Season: 3, twice Career: 6, at Florida, 2/13/08 Blocks Season: Career: 2, three times 2, four times Steals Season: 1, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 4, vs. Tennessee, 2/9/08 Junior Season ( ) Had three points, all at the free throw line in opener at Jackson State (11/15)... Career high equaling 11 points against Alcorn State in 22 minutes (11/20). Farrer s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Minutes Played Season: 22, vs. Alcorn St., 11/20/08 Career: 34, vs., 1/16/08 Top Career Scoring Games vs. Alcorn State, 11/20/ vs., 1/26/ vs. S. Carolina, 3/13/ vs. Grambling State, 12/13/ vs., 1/16/ at Vanderbilt, 1/19/ vs. Kentucky, 2/16/ five times Alex Farrer s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / / / Totals /

23 Quintin Thornton Forward Senior JC Orlando, Fla. Odessa College 32 Top Performances Season: 7, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Career: 7, twice Rebounds Season: 4, twice Career: 9, vs., 1/29/08 Field Goals Made Season: 2, four times Career: 3, at, 1/12/08 3 PT FG Made Season: Career: Free Throws Made Season: 3, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Career: 3, vs. NW State, 11/23/08 Assists Season: 2, twice Career: 3, at, 1/30/08 Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: 1, three times 1, four times 2, twice 2, twice Senior Season ( ) Played 13 minutes with three rebounds in opener versus Jackson State (11/13)... Seven points vs. Northwestern State (11/23), equaling career high. Thornton s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Jackson State Alcorn State Northwestern State Centenary DNP-Injury Troy Cal State Fullerton Grambling State Nicholls State Texas A&M McNeese State Washington St. Louisiana-Lafayette Southeastern La. Utah South Carolina Xavier Tennessee Georgia Florida Kentucky Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Minutes Played Season: 18, vs Grambling, 12/13/08 Career: 36, vs., 1/26/08 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 7 vs. NW State, 11/23/ at, 1/12/ vs. Grambling State, 12/13/ vs. CS Fullerton, 12/2/ vs. Troy, 11/30/ at Vanderbilt, 1/19/ vs. Nicholls, 12/17/ at, 2/2/ at, 1/30/ vs., 1/26/08 Quintin Thornton s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / Totals /