LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP 4. HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD (5th season)

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1 @LSUBasketball MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS NCAA FINAL FOUR GAME 33 in NIT March 19, 2018 Second Round -- 8 p.m. CT Vs. Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center ESPNU LSU Sports Radio Network (BR Flagship 98.1) LSU SCHEDULE LSU (18-14, 8-10) H (6-3); A (2-7); N - 1-3; OT November Fri, 10 ALCORN STATE (SECN+) W, Thurs. 16 SAMFORD (SECN+) W, Maui Jim Maui Invitational - Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Mon. 20 vs. Michigan (ESPNU) W, Tues. 21 vs. Notre Dame (ESPN) L, Wed. 22 vs. Marquette (ESPN2) L, Wed. 29 UT MARTIN (SECN+) W, December Sun. 10 UNCW (SECN+) W, Wed. 13 HOUSTON (SECN) W, Sat. 16 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SECN) L, Tues. 19 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SECN+) W, Fri. 22 NORTH FLORIDA (SECN+) W, Thur. 28 at Memphis (CBSSN) W, January Wed. 3 *KENTUCKY (SECN) L, Sat. 6 *at Texas A&M (SECN) W, Wed. 10 *at Arkansas (SECN) W, Sat. 13 *ALABAMA (SECN) L, Tues. 16 *GEORGIA (ESPNU) L, Sat. 20 *at Vanderbilt (SECN) L, Tues. 23 *TEXAS A&M (ESPNU) W, Sat. 27 *at Auburn (SECN) L, Wed. 31 *at Tennessee (SECN) L, February Sat. 3 *ARKANSAS (SECN) W, Wed. 7 *at Florida (SECN) L, Sat.10 *OLE MISS (ESPNU) W, Tues. 13 *at Alabama (SECN) L, Sat. 17 *MISSOURI (ESPN2) W, Tues. 20 *VANDERBILT (SECN) W, Sat. 24 *at Georgia (ESPNU) L, Wed. 28 *at South Carolina (SECN) L, (ot) MARCH Sat. 3 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) W, SEC Tournament -- St. Louis, Missouri Thurs. 8 Mississippi State (SECN) L, NIT -- R1-Baton Rouge; R2-Salt Lake City Wed. 14 UL-Lafayette (ESPN3) W, Mon. 19 Utah (ESPN) 8 p.m. * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS. ON THE AIR Chris Blair, play-by-play John Brady, analyst (Former LSU Head Coach) ESPNU TBA, Play-by-Play Mark Wise, Analyst LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP 4 SKYLAR MAYS G So Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3 TREMONT WATERS G Fr New Haven, Connecticut 5 DARYL EDWARDS G Jr Fresno, California 1 DUOP REATH F Sr Perth, Australia 21 AARON EPPS F Sr Ball, Louisiana BREAKDOWN LSU RECORD 18-14, 8-10 in SEC RANKING NA LAST GAME W, 84-76, vs. UL-Lafayette (NIT1R), 3/14/18 Last Gm: 11 pts, 1 asts. ; Season: 11.2 pg, 4.0 rg, 3.0 ag; SEC: 10.3 pg, 4.1 rg, 3.1 ag 21st game in double figures... 33rd LSU player 200 career asts (2/24) Second guard in Coach Wade s two point-guard system pt games this season; 43 treys season; FT (83.7%) Mays, a Baton Rouge native, cames to LSU from Findlay Prep (Nev.) Spent grades 8-11 playing at University High, won state 2014 & 15 there 2nd Team CoSIDA Academic All-American... Third in SEC in steals average (1.6). Last Gm: 9 pts, 7 asts; Season: 15.8 pg, 3.4 rg, 5.9 ag SEC: 14.7 pg, 3.7 rg, 5.6 ag 2nd in the SEC in assists average and No. 1 steals average (2.0 spg) overall. 3rd in the SEC in conference game assists and 4th in steals (1.6). Moved past Ben Simmons (158) to set LSU freshman assist mark (190 & counting) Scored last four points to give LSU a win over Mizzou (2/17) Hit three-pointer, 3.7 seconds to play to give LSU OT at South Carolina (2/28) 10 assists vs: UTM (11/29), UNCW (12/10), NF (12/22), MS (3/5); 11 vs. Ark (2/3). For season, made 71 3FG (36%); FT overall (79.9%). T4 LSU top 10 single season assists list; Needs 7 assists to move to second Last Gm: 5 pts, 4 reb.; Season: 6.8 pg, 1.6 rg, 1.3 ag; SEC: 6.8 pg, 1.5 rg Returned to starting lineup for the NIT game. Nine double figure scoring games... Had five in the NIT game s. UL-Lafayette. At Alabama (2/13), 8-of-10 from the field, 3-3 from the arc, 21 points, 33 minutes. Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State from field with 38 treys (37.3% 3FG). 29-of-37 from the free throw line (78.4%). Last Gm: 26 pts, 11 rebs, 4 blks; Season: 12.7 pg, 5.4 rg; SEC: 12.9 pg, 5.7 rg 19 double figure games, including 12 in the regular season finale vs. Miss. State (3/3) 10th career double double in NIT game against UL-Lafayette (26 pts, 11 reb). * SEC double doubles at Vandy (1/20)((career high 31 pts, 13 reb); vs. UK NIT game equaled 3rd highest career gm vs. Ole Miss (26 pts, 2/10/18) FG (54.7%) for season, 2nd in the SEC; 50.5% in SEC games, 4th league. Originally from South Sudan, moved to Australia where he took up basketball. Last Gm: 8 pts, 3 rebs; Season: 9.4 pg, 5.5 rg; SEC: 9.6 pg, 5.4 rg Fourth year senior for the Tigers... scoring average up some 3 pts from last season Started 50 total points combined last 5 home wins. Three double doubles this season vs. Houston; vs. SFA; at Ark. Posted 16 points in Arkansas win (2/3) and 16 vs. Miss. State (3/3). For season, (52.1%) from floor shooting, from 3PT arc (34.3%), HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD (5th season) LSU RECORD (1st season) WADE VS. UTAH First meeting WADE IN POST-SEASON TOURNEYS: 2-3; 0-1 in CIT; 1-2 NCAA, 1-0 NIT LSU IN POST- SEASON NIT 8th appearance 1970, 1982, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2014, 2018 NIT RECORD 5-8 LAST APPEARANCE W at USF, L, at SMU, BEST FINISH: 1970 all at MSG; Reached NIT Semifinals -- Lost to Marquette, ; Lost 3rd place game to Army, ALL-TIME AT SLC 2-3; 0-2 vs. Utah in regular season games; 2-1 in NCAA Games

2 Will Wade Head 1st Year at LSU 5th Year as a Head Coach Frank William Will Wade was named the 22nd head men s basketball coach at LSU on March 20, He comes to LSU after a two-year stint as the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University with four years of very successful experience as a head basketball coach. Wade was introduced to LSU fans in a most unique way for an introduction of a Tiger coach -- at a special media event held in the middle of the LSU Student Union. Wade told the media and a large contingent of LSU students: I am so excited about the opportunity to lead this program and LSU Basketball back to the top of the SEC and back to regular, consistent NCAA Tournament appearances. We have been to four Final Fours. We have been to 21 NCAA Tournaments. We have 10 SEC Championships, and we are going to add to all three of those categories over our tenure here. We are going to have players, staff members, everyone in our program is going to be committed to doing what it takes to make LSU the best basketball program that it can be. We are going to have unwavering commitment to put the team first, to put the state first, to put our school first to represent all of these folks in a firstclass fashion. We are going to be a hardworking team that represents this great university that represents this great state, Wade said. LSU and its fans are not looking for a rebuilding program, but taking the foundation and making it solid again a change of culture that gives the program a look of consistency yearafter-year. Wade, one of the youngest coaches in Division I at 34, but one of the most energetic showed his recruiting chops early with a class for the season that was ranked 16th in college basketball in the composite recruiting rankings. Wade s recruiting chops and promotional ideas has created a buzz in the pre-season that hasn t been seen too often and the Coach has done his part, speaking most of the summer on the Tiger Tour and to student groups making sure they feel a part of the program. Coach Wade has been seen on the night prior to football game visiting with folks in the RV lots and on the first day of school was out in a golf cart picking up students and giving them a lift to opening day classes. The native of Nashville, Tennessee, directed VCU to a record and two NCAA Tournament appearances the last two seasons. The 2016 Rams advanced to the second round of the tournament, defeating seventh-seed Oregon State before losing to Oklahoma. Wade was the youngest head coach in the NCAA Tournament in In 2017, VCU lost to St. Mary s in the first round of the 2017 tourney. The Rams were 28-8 over his two years in the Atlantic 10 Conference, posting 14-4 records both years. The team was in 2016 and earned a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season crown. The 2017 team won 26 games and finished second in the league, one-game behind Dayton. Under his tutelage, guard Melvin Johnson earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in while Je Quan Lewis represented VCU on the first team. Mo Alie-Cox was named to the A-10 Defensive Team in both 2016 and Wade, age 34, previously served at VCU as an assistant with the Rams under Shaka Smart from VCU was during that time, reached three NCAA Tournament and won the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Championship. He was part of the staff in 2011 when VCU advanced from the NCAA First Four all the way to the Final Four in Houston. During his tenure as a Ram assistant, Wade, who worked closely with VCU s post players, saw the Milwaukee Bucks select center Larry Sanders with the 15th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft (now with Cleveland). In addition, Wade played a major role in the development of current NBA players Troy Daniels (Memphis) and Briante Weber (Charlotte). Weber owns VCU records for 3-pointers in a single season and career steals. Wade is credited with being a key figure in four top non-power five recruiting classes in his four seasons at VCU. Prior to becoming the head coach at VCU, Wade served as the head coach at Chattanooga for the and seasons. His first Mocs squad went in 2014, finishing 12-6 and second in regular season Southern Conference play. The 18 wins overall were the most by the program since and the 12 wins in league games was the highest total since The team made the school s first postseason appearance since 2009 in the CIT. Wade was honored with the Anton Foy Southern Conference Coach of the Year award for his efforts in Also that year, Z. Mason became the first Chattanooga student-athlete to win the conference s Defensive Player of the Year award. The Mocs won 22 games in 2015 and finished 15-3 in the league as Wade guided Chattanooga to its first 20-win season since He finished his two seasons there at and 27-7 in league play. In the two seasons prior to his arrival, Chattanooga was overall and in SoCon play. In his four years as a head coach, he has a combined record at Chattanooga and VCU of and THE WADE RECORD in conference play with three post-season appearances. Wade s reputation, where ever he has coached, is a person who is a tireless worker and relentless recruiter. Wade was VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart s first hire upon being named the head VCU coach in That reputation was cemented prior to his arrival on the VCU campus. He served as an assistant to Tommy Amaker at Harvard in and Much like at VCU, he was Amaker s first hire. In their second year, the Crimson went 14-14, the first season of.500 or better in the program since Wade had a hand in the development of future NBA standout Jeremy Lin and assembled a top 25 recruiting class during his stay. Wade s coaching start came at Clemson where he served as Director of Basketball Operations ( ) and Graduate Assistant ( ) after four seasons as a student manager ( ). There he worked for coaches Larry Shyatt ( ) and Oliver Purnell ( ). In eight years on coaching staffs at Clemson, Harvard and VCU, the teams had a record of with six postseason appearances ( ). Wade is married to the former Lauren Deason, and the couple has one daughter, Caroline Elizabeth. /----OVERALL---/ THE WADE FILE Birthdate: Nov. 26, 1982 Age: 35 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee High School: Franklin Road Academy College: Clemson, 2005 Wife: Lauren Deason Child: Caroline Elizabeth COACHING EXPERIENCE Clemson, Graduate Assistant Clemson, Director of Operations Harvard, Assistant Coach VCU, Assistant Coach UT-Chattanooga, Head Coach VCU, Head Coach March 22, LSU, Head Coach /---CONF.---/ YEAR SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. FINISH Chattanooga CIT FIrst Round Chattanooga VCU NCAA Rd of VCU NCAA Rd of LSU Totals 5 Years Chattnooga 2 Years VCU 2 Years LSU 1 Year LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

3 CAREER NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Duop Reath 40 Skylar Mays 34 Brandon Sampson 31 Aaron Epps 28 Tremont Waters 20 Wayde Sims 15 Daryl Edwards 9 Randy Onwuasor 5 Brandon Rachal 2 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Duop Reath 11 Aaron Epps 6 Wayde Sims 2 Tremont Waters 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Tremont Waters 5 Skyler Mays 2 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Duop Reath 10 Aaron Epps 6 Tremont Waters 5 Wayne Sims 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Brandon Sampson 85 Tremont Waters, 71 Skylar Mays 64 Aaron Epps 56 Daryl Edwards 35 Duop Reath 29 Wayde Sims 23 Randy Onwuasor 11 Marshall Graves 4 Galen Alexnader 2 Brandon Rachal 1 Reed Vial 1 CAREER ASSISTS Skylar Mays 210 Tremont Waters 190 Brandon Sampson 86 Duop Reath 47 Daryl Edwards 40 Aaron Epps 36 Wayde Sims 29 Randy Onwuasor 26 Brandon Rachal 18 Marshall Graves 10 Mayan Kiir 2 Galen Alexander 1 CAREER BLOCKS Duop Reath 78 Aaron Epps 53 Wayde Sims 35 Brandon Sampson 19 Skylar Mays 9 Brandon Rachal 5 Jeremy Combs 3 Tremont Waters 3 Daryl Edwards 3 Randy Onwuasor 2 Mayan Kiir 2 CAREER STEALS Skylar Mays 91 Tremont Waters 63 Brandon Sampson 52 Wayde Sims 36 Duop Reath 31 Brandon Rachal 26 Aaron Epps 26 Daryl Edwards 21 Randy Onwausor 16 Marshall Graves 1 Galen Alexander 1 Mayan Kiir LSU MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Brandon Sampson G Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep) 1 Duop Reath F Sr. 1L Perth, Australia (Lee College) 2 Brandon Rachal G Fr. HS Natchitoches, La. (Natchitoches-Central HS) 3 Tremont Waters G Fr. HS New Haven, Conn. (Notre Dame HS) 4 Skylar Mays G So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Findlay Prep) 5 Daryl Edwards G Jr. JC Fresno, Calif. (Northwest Florida St.)(Fresno Central HS) 10 Galen Alexander* F Fr. HS Breaux Bridge, La. (Lafayette Christian Academy) 11 Kavell Bigby-Williams** F Sr. TR London, England (Oregon) (Harris Academy Beckenham) 12 Marshall Graves G So. 1L Ponchatoula, La. (University Lab School) 14 Randy Onwuasor G Gr. TR Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood HS) 15 Reed Vial G Sr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) 21 Aaron Epps F Sr. 3L Ball, La. (Tioga HS) 35 Mayan Kiir* F Fr. HS Bradenton, Fla. (Victory Rock Prep) 44 Wayde Sims F So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (University HS) ** -- will not play in under NCAA Transfer rules. * - announced as receiving Leave of Absence for rest of season announced by Coach Wade (1/29/18), COACHING STAFF YEAR AT LSU Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005) 1 Assistant Coach: Bill Armstrong (UAB, 2001) 1 Assistant Coach: Tony Benford (Texas Tech, 1992) 1 Assistant Coach: Greg Heiar (Mount Saint Claire, 2000) 1 Director of Basketball Operations: Nelson Hernandez (Utah State, 2013) 1 Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Brian Merritt (Texas Tech, 1992) 1 Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Greg Goldin (Canisius, 2011) 1 Athletic Trainer: Shawn Eddy 22 (13 with Men s Basketball) Director of Student-Athlete Development: Tasmin Mitchell (LSU, 2010) 1 (Played from at LSU) Director of Video Operations: Alex Wharton (Houston, 2011) 1 Administrative Assistant: Brittany Carvalhido (Oklahoma State, 2005) 10 (7 with Men s Basketball) PRONUNICATION GUIDE Duop Reath -- Dw-op Reeth; Reed Vial -- Vee-owl; Brandon Rachal -- Rach shell; Randy Onwuasor -- On-wuh-sir; Greg Heiar -- HIgh-er. TRANSACTIONS Brandon Sampson sprained ankle at start Notre Dame semi in Maui (11/21)... Returned Dec. 22 vs. UNF... Jeremy Combs (chronic ankle) out for year... Coach Wade announced 1/29/18 Wayde Sims, Brandon Rachal suspended for UT game (1/31)... Sims returned and played against Arkansas (2/3); Rachal missed the game with minor pracitce injury (2/3); Galen Alexander leave of absence for remainder of season and will look to play elsewhere next year; Mayan Kiir leave of absence until the end of the semester, options open to return to team... Daryl Edward DND at Carolina (2/28), hip situation... Returned for Miss. State game... Tremont Waters broke his nose in practice on March 5, wore a mask in SEC Tournament game scored 28, 6 assists... Brandon Rachal suspended for first-round NIT game. THE NUMBERS GAME Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: Record when holding opponent to 70 points or less since start of season Record since start of season when out rebounding opponent. 58 Wins since start of when LSU was down by 5 or more points at halftime Number of times since LSU has shot 50 percent or more in a game and won. 22 Number of head coaches in LSU basketball history including new coach Will Wade LSU rank in nation in 2-point % (56.1)... Last season 50.2%... In last game (67.6%) 5 -- No. of turnovers vs. UGA 1/16; equals fewest in a game at LSU (11 times) Record since when LSU has a 20+ point lead at halftime Positive assist-to-turnover ratio; LSU was last year SEC players (Tyler Ulis, Tremont Waters) with multiple 20 pt-10 ast gms in same season last 20 years Number of games this season Tremont Waters had game with 15+ pts, 5+ rebs, 5+ asts, 5+ stls Number of threes vs. Ark. (2/3), 4th most in a game for LSU. Record is 17 (twice) Number of assists Tremont Waters needed to set LSU freshman record, present total Last postseason appearance (NCAA First Round) Last NIT appearance, 1-1, W at San Francisco, L at SMU 8 -- Total post-season NIT Appearances Total post-season appearances including LAST TIME OUT LSU 84, UL-Lafayette Baton Rouge (NITR1) -- March 14, 2018 The Tigers won its first NIT game in the Maravich Center in four tries Wednesday night, scoring a win over UL-Lafayette. Most of that lead came in the first half after the Cajuns got out to a 10-2 lead, but by the time the Tigers scored the next 12 points to take a lead and grab the only lead change of the game, the Tigers were off and rolling. LSU outscored UL-Lafayette, 18-15, in the first quarter with a 16-4 advantage in the paint in the first 10 minutes, and then outscored the Cajuns, 22-13, to advance the lead to at halftime. In the opening half, LSU was ahead in points in the paint. In the third quarter, the Tigers scored the first points to take the lead to its biggest of 14 and while the Cajuns did get the lead to three on three occasions in the third quarter, the Tigers went to the final 10 minutes up eight. The teams played even at in the final 10 minutes, but UL-Lafayette did have the game down to one, 73-72, with 1:39 to play. But LSU made free throws the rest of the way to win the game. Senior forward Duop Reath helped LSU s 46 points in the paint with a 10-of-14 shooting night that included two treys and four-of-four at the line to finish with 26 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks. Brandon Sampson had 18 points and Skylar Mays had 11 markers. Tremont Waters had nine points, but also seven assists LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

4 LSU ADVANCES TO ITS FOURTH SECOND ROUND NIT This will mark the fourth time in LSU s eight NIT appearances that the Tigers have advanced to the second round of the NIT. In 1970, the Tigers advanced to the national semifinals in a 16-game tournament played all at MSG. LSU beat Oklahoma in the second round (then the round of eight), In 2002, LSU advanced to the second round after a win over Iowa at Iowa City. The Tigers would lost to Ball State, In LSU s most recent NIT in 2014, the Tigers had to make a quick, but lengthy trip to San Francisco where LSU was a winner. The Tigers lost in the second round, 80-67, in Dallas at SMU. The win by LSU over UL-Lafayette was LSU s first in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in the post-season NIT in four tries. LSU has lost all three post-season games played in the Maravich Center 1982 to Tulane (83-72), 1983 to UNO (99-94, ot) and in the second round in 2002 after LSU won at Iowa, to Ball State. FIRST ROUND OPPONENT The Ragin Cajuns of the University of Louisiana Lafayette is the opponent in the opening round as LSU is the three seed and the Cajuns the sixth seed. UL-Lafayette is 27-6 on the season from the Sun Belt Conference. The Tigers and Cajuns have met 46 times with LSU leading a series that began in 2014, The teams last met in 2009 which marked the seventh straight win for the Tigers in the series. IN THE NIT The most points LSU ever scored in the NIT came at Madison Square Garden when LSU scored 97 in a win over Oklahoma The 84 points Wednesday was the third most points the Tigers have scored in the NIT LSU has shot over 50 percent in four games in the NIT, including a best of 52.7% (29-of-55) against UL-Lafayette,.515 (34-66) vs. Oklahoma in 1970 and.514 (38-74) versus UNO in 1983 in Baton Rouge LSU made eight three pointers in each of the NIT games in 2014 against SMU and San Francisco LSU had 19 assists in the UNO game in Individually, Pete Maravich had 37 in the Oklahoma game in 1970 two days after Danny Hester had 30 vs. Georgetown Duop Reath s 26 points is the third most by an LSU player in an NIT game Maravich made 12 free throws in the Marquette semifinal loss in 1970 although Justin Hamilton (9-9, 2012), Jermaine Williams (8-8, 2002) and Torris Bright (8-8, 2002) had perfect games at the free throw line (minimum 8 attempts) Andre Stringer has the most three-pointers made (5) at SMU in 2014, while Apple Sanders had 19 and 17 rebounds in games in Maravich had nine assists vs. Oklahoma in 1970 and Tremont Waters 7 assists equals the third most by an LSU player in a single NIT game. LSU WIN TOTAL LEAVING LAST YEAR BEHIND LSU, with the NIT win now has 18 wins, eight more than a year ago, thanks to wins in the final six SEC home games and the NIT win. LSU is assured no matter where the season ends of a winning record for the Tigers and a fifth consecutive winning record as a head coach for first-year head Coach Will Wade. LSU finished with eight conference wins and that is six games to the plus from the two that LSU won in SKYLAR MAYS NAMED COSIDA ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN LSU sophomore guard Skylar Mays was named second team Academic All-American as selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). Mays last month was originally one of five players named to the District 6 Academic All-District Team selected by CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America). The Academic All-District Men s Basketball Team recognizes the nation s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. District 6 covers Arkansas, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Mays was then selected second team Academic A-A based on a vote of the CoSIDA Academic All- America committee. Mays has a 4.01 GPA and is majoring in biological sciences. He has started every game this season for the Tigers and is averaging 11.2 points per game, 4.1 rebounds a game and 3.1 assists per game. He has made 42 treys and 77-of-92 free throws (83.7 percent). CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES AARON EPPS (6) Game Date Pts Reb (1) Gardner-Webb 12/16/ (2) Auburn 1/18/ Ole Miss 2/14/ (3) Houston 12/13/ SFA 12/16/ Arkansas 1/10/ DUOP REATH (10) Game Date Pts Reb (7) Wofford 11/12/ Old Dominion 11/24/ Miss. State 1/7/ Texas Tech 1/28/ Texas A&M 2/4/ Arkansas 2/11/ Miss. State 3/4/ (3) Kentucky 1/3/ Vanderbilt 1/20/ UL-Lafayette 3/14/ TREMONT WATERS (5) Game Date Pts Asts (1) UNCW 12/10/ UNF 12/22/ Kentucky 1/3/ (Reb.) Arkansas 2/3/ Miss. State 3/3/ WAYDE SIMS (1) Game Date Pts Rebs (1) SHS 12/19/ LSU WITH 14 HOME WINS With the seven straight wins at home, LSU is 14-4 at home this year in the Maravich Center. LSU has won 549 games in the 47 years of play in the building and 253 in league play. LSU has won at least six conference home games in five of the last seven seasons. The double figure wins at home marks the 34th time in building history to have double digit wins at home. Last year, LSU was 8-8 at home overall, 1-8 in the SEC. BUT NEEDING TO LEARN AGAIN HOW TO WIN ON THE ROAD When Will Wade took an LSU team to an opponent s home court for the first time on Dec. 29 against Memphis, it was a win for the Tigers. Then LSU won its first two road games at A&M and Arkansas (Jan. 6 and Jan. 10). So basically, it has been two months since LSU won a game on an opponent s home court, a streak of seven games. DON T LET A RECORD FOOL YOU Some of these numbers will be discussed more, but there is a difference and an improvement in LSU Basketball compared to where LSU finished last year. Category NCAA Rk (Stat) NCAA Rk (Stat) Field Goal % 130 (45.1%) 37 (47.7%) Scoring Offense 118 (74.8) 72 (77.8) Opponents Pts 335 (83.0) 219 (74.0) Scoring Margin 311 (-8.2) 116 (+3.8) LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

5 LSU RECORD... LSU RECORD In November 4-2 In December 5-1 In January 3-6 In February 4-4 In March 2-1 In April LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home 0-1 On the road 1-2 Neutral 0-1 LSU s Record in Games... Decided by 5 pts or less 4-4 Decided by 10 pts or less 8-8 Decided by 11 pts or more 10-6 At night During the day 6-4 Decided in Overtime Televised LSU s Record When Scoring... Less than 60 points points points points points or more points 2-0 LSU s Record When Allowing... Less than 60 points points points points points or more points LSU s Record When... Leading at the half 15-2 Losing at the half 1-10 Tied at the half 2-2 Lead 10 minutes left 17-0 Losing 10 minutes left 0-13 Tied 10 minutes left 1-1 Lead 5 minutes left 15-2 Losing 5 minutes left 2-12 Tied 5 minutes left 1-0 LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher 12-0 Less than 50% 6-14 Better than opponent 16-0 Worse than opponent 2-14 Even Shooting More 3PT FGs than opp. 9-6 LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp Outrebounded by opp. 6-8 Equal rebounds 2-0 Assist-TO Margin 274 (0.87) 80 (1.22) Two-Point FG Pct. 136 (50.2) 16 (56.1%) Free Throw Pct. 199 (69.6) 104 (73.2%) SO CLOSE TO DIFFERENT MARK IN SEC There are six games and an SEC Tournament game that LSU will look back on as games that they would have liked to have swung back in their favor: (H) Kentucky L, LSU up 7, 19:39 to play; two shots to tie in final seven seconds. (H) Alabama L, LSU up 5, 7:27 1st half; Down 15 2nd half, cut it to four final minutes. (H) Georgia L, LSU up 12, 4:10 1st half; Up 10 at half; 3 pter to win misses final seconds. (A) Vandy L, Vandy led 16, 16:54 2nd half; LSU takes lead, 2:21 left but cannot keep lead. (A) Florida L, LSU up at half, 33-31; Fell behind 12 2nd half, took 2 leads in final 7 minutes. (A) Carolina L, LSU 15 down in final 8 minutes to get tie, force OT; scores 2 in extra session (N) Miss. State L, LSU down 19 with 2:21 first half, closes to one with nine seconds left. LSU WITH SEVEN TOP 50 NCAA RPI WINS Based on the NCAA RPI of March 12, the Tigers entered the NIT with seven wins against teams in the top 50 of the NCAA RPI: 12. Michigan (neutral in Maui) 18. Houston (home) 29. Texas A&M 2 (away and home) 30. Arkansas-2 (away and home) 43. Missouri (home) Here s how many top 50 wins, LSU had in some of the previous years (based on NCAA Team Sheets): ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; AND WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF QUADRANT WINS LSU is now 6-5 against teams in Quadrant 1 of the NCAA rankings and has nine total wins combined in the top 2 quadrants. The home win against Mississippi State Saturday was a Quadrant 2 home win (31-75) As far as the Quadrants are concerned the NCAA divides them as follows: Q1: Home 1-30, Neutral, 1-50, Road 1-75 Q2: Home 31-75, Neutral , Road Q3: Home , Neutral , Road Q4: Home 161+, Neutral 201+, Road 241+ LSU entered the NIT with a team RPI of 94. WILL WADE The graduate of Franklin Road Academy in Nashville has already this season won his 100th career game in his fifth season as a head coach (2 at Chattanooga, 2 at VCU and this year at LSU). He has also reestablished an interest in basketball at LSU and established a new culture for this program as it moves forward This from one of the youngest head coaches in the major conferences this season: Name School Birthdate David Padgett Louisville 2/13/1985 Will Wade LSU 11/26/1982 Richard Pitino Minnesota 9/16/1982 Mike Boynton, Jr. Oklahoma St. 1/17/1982 Lavall Jordan Butler 4/16/1979 With 18 wins this year, Wade continues his streak of winning records in each of his five seasons as head coach. POST-SEASON Will Wade joins Trent Johnson as the only two LSU coaches to take their first team to post-season play. In 2009, Johnson took the Tigers to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For Wade, this is his first trip to the NIT, but continues a trend of going to post-season in each of his three jobs over the five seasons as a head coach. LAST 5 In the last five games, LSU was 2-3 and averaged 79.0 points per game In those five games, Tremont Waters averaged 19.0 points, 6.0 assists and made 15-of-33 treys (45.5%). Skylar Mays averaged 11.6 points, Brandon Sampson 11.0 points and Duop Reath 10.4 over the last five which includes the final three games of the regular season, the SEC Tournament and NIT game In those five games, LSU has shot 45.9 percent. LSU SHOOTS OVER 50 PERCENT 12 TIMES; THREE TIMES OVER 60 PERCENT The Tigers have shot over 50 percent from the floor 11 times this season as the Tigers shot over 50 percent in the season opener and over 50 percent in the regular season finale: Alcorn State 11/10/17 36-of % (H) Samford 11/16/17 39-of % (H) Vs. Michigan 11/20/17 27-of % (Maui) UT-Martin 11/29/17 31-of % (H) LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

6 UNCW 12/10/17 36-of % (H) UNF 12/22/17 43-of % (H) Arkansas 1/10/18 29-of % (A) Arkansas 2/3/18 29-of % (H) Ole Miss 2/10/18 29-of % (H) Vanderbilt 2/20/18 30-of % (H) Mississippi State 3/3/18 28-of % (H) UL-Lafayette (NIT) 3/14/18 29-of % (H) Ironically, LSU shot the exact same overall field goal percentage in both Arkansas games. However, in the second meeting LSU was 15-of-30 outside the arc, compared to 4-of-18 by the Tigers in the first meeting. LSU was second in the league in field goal percentage entering the NIT (where it has been most of the year) with 47.5 percent, behind Arkansas. LSU s percentage is about 2.5 percentage points over last year when LSU shot 45.1 percent from the field. LSU has now won 13 straight games when shooting over 50 percent, dating back to last season. LSU SHOOTS OVER 60 PERCENT IN THE LEAGUE FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 06. While the Vandy game (2/20) was the third time this year LSU has shot over 60 percent from the field, it marked the first time this year the Tigers have shot over 60 percent in an SEC game The last time previously was when LSU shot 63 percent from the field on Feb. 1, 2006 against Auburn. Since the season, LSU has posted 10 games of 60 percent or better from the field and this was the third time in SEC play. LSU INSIDE THE ARC For much of the non-conference season, LSU was 60 percent or better shooting from inside the arc, and against UL-Lafayette, the Tigers shot 67.6 percent inside the arc (25-of-37). That was upped LSU s two-point percentage to 56.1 percent and they are No. 16 in the country according to TeamRankings.com. LSU s present total is way up from last season when LSU shot 50.2% inside the arc. LSU SETS THREE-POINT RECORD FOR SEASON With its first three-pointer against Mississippi State (3/3), the Tigers set the school mark for most threepointers in a season, topping the mark of 234 it tied in the waning segments of regulation in the Carolina game on (2/28) and was first set during the season. LSU made 11 threes against State in both the regular season finale and the SEC Tournament, and while LSU made just four in the NIT opener, LSU now has 260 for the season LSU has been in double figures in threes nine times this season. LSU s record season for attempts makes the team the first LSU team to attempt over 700 threes in a season, now at 744, topping the 675 set in the season. Earlier this season, LSU made 15 treys against Arkansas on Feb. 3, the fourth most in a single game by LSU team. LSU is averaging 8.1 a game, up from last year when the Tigers made 6.3 a contest. LSU is fifth in the league in threes made per game. FREE THROWS Earlier in the year, LSU was on the mark against Samford (11/16), making 19-of-20 for the game, including 16-of-16 in the first half. LSU s lone miss came in the first half with 2:38 to play after LSU made its first three of the night. It marked the fourth time since for LSU to shoot at least 95% when attempting at least 20 FT s in a game: 11/16/2017 W, vs. Samford ; 19-of-20 FTs (95.0%) 2/21/2009 W, vs. Auburn 79-72; 21-of-22 FTs (95.5%) 2/2/2008 L, at Alabama 72-81; 21-of-22 FTs (95.5%) 2/4/1989 L, at Miss. State 79-96; 19-of-20 FTs (95.0%) LSU was heading for another game like this on Feb. 3 against Arkansas after making all three first half attempts and the first 11 of the second half before a miss with 2:01 in the game. LSU did make 21-of-23 for 91.3 percent for the night. But against Florida (2/7), it went the exact opposite way as LSU made only 7-of-15, including just 3-of-8 which included missed one-and-one opportunities in the second half. LSU was 18-of-24 against Ole Miss (2/10). After nine games, LSU was at an incredible 78.4 percent at the line, but now LSU is still at a good 73.2 percent ( ), fifth in the league. That is still way ahead of the 69.6 percent that LSU shot at the line during the season. WATERS PASSES SIMMONS FOR LSU FRESHMAN ASSIST MARK In his one season at LSU in 2016, Ben Simmons posted 158 assists for the freshman assist record and it took Tremont Waters a couple of minutes into the second half of his 27th game (vs. Vandy, 2/20) to get assist No And, it wasn t a cheapie as Waters drove to the goal and dished it back to a flashing Aaron Epps who finished with a dunk. With seven more assists Wednesday, the number is now at 190 and that is tied for fourth most in a single season by any LSU player. Another 7 assists will bring him to second on LSU s all-time list. Only Kenny Higgs, the all-time leader at 239, has even broken 200 assists in a single season at LSU. MORE WATERS STATS Tremont Waters, a member of this year s All-SEC Freshman team as selected by the coaches, just missed a fourth consecutive 20-point game (2/28) when he had 19 against Carolina This followed games when the freshman had 21 against Mizzou, 28 against Vandy and 25 at UGA. Waters had his 10th game of 20 or more points in the SEC Tournament, scoring 28 (his co-second high game) against Mississippi State (3/8), making 10-of-20 field goals (third time to have double digit made FGs) and 5-of-10 treys (fourth time he has made five treys in a game) to go with six assists (he has 20 for the season SCORING BREAKDOWNS CLASS PTS PCT. Freshmen (SEC %) Sophomores (SEC %) Juniors (SEC %) Seniors/Grads (SEC %) SCORING PT PCT. Starters (SEC %) Bench (SEC %) POINTS IN PAINT PTS APG LSU Opponents POINTS OFF TO PTS APG LSU Opponents SECOND CHANCE POINTS PTS APG LSU Opponents BENCH SCORING PTS APG LSU Opponents FT% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU (57-77, 74.0) Opponents (85-116, 73.3) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU (66-143, 46.2) 110= Opponents (54-114, 47.4) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU (22-70, 31.4) Opponents (10-38, TIMES LEADING SCORERS -- Waters 14, Reath 10, Mays 3, Sampson 4, Epps 3, Onwausor 1, Edwards 1 TIMES LEADING REBOUNDER -- Epps 9, Reath 8, Sims 4, Mays 5, Rachal 4 Waters 3, Sampson 2, Onwuasor 1. TIMES LEADING ASSISTS -- Waters 27, Mays 7, Onwuasor 2, Rachal 1 TOTAL DUNKS -- Epps 22, Reath 16, Mays 16, Sims 12, Sampson 11, Kiir 3, Onwausor 5, Rachal 5, Alexander 1, Edwards 1 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- Mays 21, Waters 19, Reath 19, Epps 13, Edwards 9, Sampson 9, Onwausor 5, Sims 6, Rachal 2 DOUBLE DOUBLE -- Tremont Waters 5, Aaron Epps 3, Duop Reath 3, Wayde SIms 1 20-POINT GAMES (Season) -- Waters 10 (27 vs. Alcorn; 21 vs. Michigan, 39 vs. Marquette; 20 vs. UNCW; 21 at A&M; 27 vs. Arkansas, 21 vs. Mizzou; 28 vs. Vandy, 25 at UGA; 28 vs. Miss. St (SECT) Sampson 1 (20 vs. Samford); Mays 2 (20 vs. Samford, 20 at UGA); Epps 1 (26 vs. Houston); Reath 7 (30, vs. UNCW, 24 vs. UK, 31 at Vandy, 21 vs. Texas A&M, 21 at UT, 26 vs. OM, 26, UL-Laf 26); Edwards 1 (21 at Alabama). OPENING JUMP BALL CONTROLLED -- Opponents 20, LSU 12 SCORED FIRST LSU POINTS -- Reath 11, Waters 6, Epps 6, Sims 3, Sampson 2, May 2, Edwards 2 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES BY G AME or more CLOCK TIME LEADING THE GAME :13 CLOCK TIME TRAILING THE GAME :12 CLOCK TIME TIED -- 71: LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

7 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Tremont Waters - Games 5 Assts. or More (20) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State /17 -- vs. Samford /20 -- vs. Michigan /29 -- vs. UT Martin /10 -- vs. UNCW /13 -- vs. Houston /16 -- vs. SFA /22 -- vs. UNF /29 -- at Memphis /10 -- at Arkansas /13 -- vs. Alabama /16 -- vs. UGA /23 -- vs. Texas A&M /3 -- vs. Arkansas /7 -- at Florida /10 -- vs. Ole Miss /20 -- vs. Vanderbilt /3 -- vs. Miss. State /8 -- vs. Miss. State (SECT) /14 -- vs. UL-Lafayette (NIT) Skylar Mays - Games 5 Assts. or More (14) (7) 11/12 -- vs. Wofford /15 -- vs. USM /29 -- vs. Houston /7 -- vs. Miss. State /21 -- at Arkansas /25 -- vs. Florida /11 -- vs. Arkansas (7) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State /16 -- vs. SFA /19 -- vs. SHS /22 -- vs. UNF /6 -- at A&M /28 -- at Auburn /28 -- at Carolina Brandon Sampson - Gms 5 Assts. or More (2) (1) 2/25 -- at UGA (1) 11/16 -- vs. Samford Tremont Waters - Games 5 Steals or More (3) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State /22 -- vs. Marquette /23 -- vs. Texas A&M Skylar Mays - Games 5 Steals or More (1) 2/24 -- at UGA -- 6 of five assists or more). According to TeamReference.com, Waters is in position to be the first LSU player since the season (the furthest the site database can reference to) to average 15 points and five assists in a season (presently 15.8 points, 5.9 assists). The last SEC freshman to do it would have been John Wall of Kentucky in the season when he averaged 16.6 and 6.5. In the season, Randy Livingston was the closest LSU player to ever go 15-5 with 14.0 ppg average and 9.4 assists per game. Waters is No. 9 in the league in scoring, No. 2 in assists, No. 1 in steals (2.0), No. 10 threes per game (2.3), No. 9 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) and fifth in minutes played per game (33.0). Waters was a two-time SEC Freshman of the Week. The first FOW honors after his opening game in which he scored 27 points, the most by a freshman in an opening game since His play at the end of the first Texas A&M in College Station when he made two treys in the final 12 seconds to get LSU the win earned him his second SEC FOW honor. Waters averaged 19.5 points, eight rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals against 17th-ranked Kentucky and at No. 11 Texas A&M. WATERS GOES DOUBLE FIGURE ASSISTS AGAIN IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE Freshman Tremont Waters posted double figure assists a fifth time in the regular season finale against Mississippi State with 10 successful passes during the course of the game. It was his fourth 10 assist game, one below his 11 in the win over Arkansas in 2/3. It was his fifth double-double, four points-assists, one points-rebounds Here is the list of those with double figure assists games for LSU since the start of the season: 11 Tremont Waters, vs. Arkansas, 2/3/18 11 Skylar Mays, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 10 Tremont Waters, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 10 Tremont Waters, vs. UNF, 12/22/17 10 Tremont Waters, vs. UNCW, 12/10/17 10 Tremont Waters, vs. UT Martin, 11/29/17 10 Ben Simmons, vs. NC State, 11/24/15 10 Charles Carmouche, at Marquette, 12/22/12 10 Garrett Temple, vs. Troy, 11/30/08 10 Tack Minor, vs. UNO, 11/24/04 10 Tack Minor, vs. Ohio State, 1/15/05 While Tack Minor had 10 assists in the same season, Waters earlier this year was the first LSU player to go back-to-back double figure assists since Randy Livingston as a redshirt freshman had three straight games of double figure assists in the season 12 vs. Georgia State, 12 vs. Md-Baltimore and 11 vs. Florida This was the second of two set of three consecutive games in double figure assists that Livingston had that season. Waters points-rebound double came against Kentucky (1/3) when he had 18 points and 11 rebounds. DUOP REATH The senior from Australia had his seventh game over 20 points or more this season to show for it, including the top four games of his LSU career. Five of his 20-plus games have come in SEC play this season: 24 vs. Kentucky 31 at Vanderbilt 21 vs. Texas A&M 21 at Tennessee 26 vs. Ole Miss 26 vs. UL-Lafayette For his two years, Reath has 40 career games scored in double figures. His scoring average is turning out to be very consistent, averaging over 12 points both seasons. This year he is averaging 12.7 points overall and 5.4 rebounds, while in conference play he averaged 12.9 points and 5.7 rebounds. In looking at some of his games, we highlight his 31-point, 13-rebound effort at Vandy (Jan. 20), his second double-double against SEC competition this year. That day he made 13-of-20 field goals, including a trey. The native of South Sudan, who grew up in Australia scored 30 previously in the UNCW game when he made 13-of-17 field goals with a trey; and, 24 points and 11 rebounds in the Kentucky game when he was 11-of-17 from the field with two treys. Reath earned SEC Player of the Week honors for the second time while at LSU after his big game versus UNCW in December. Against UL-Lafayette Wednesday, he made 10-of-14 field goals, including 2-of-4 from the arc and all four free throws. Reath is 163-of-298 for the year from the field (54.7%). He has made 18-of-42 three-pointers this year and that s a very good percentage of 42.9 percent (13-of-31 in league play). SKYLAR MAYS GOOD ON AND OFF THE FLOOR Last year it was starting point guard for 25 of 31 games. This year it s still somewhat starting point guard because in Coach Wade s system, he believes in having two point-guard types out on the floor to smoothly run the offense through. Although he came off the bench against UL-Lafayette in the NIT opener, Mays hit 5-of-10 field goals, including a trey for 11 points. So far the numbers are good as he is averaging 11.2 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. Mays has had 21 games in double figure scoring, including seven-of-the-last-nine-games. Mays has posted at least five assists in 14 games in his career, seven this season. For the season, Mays is 43-of-127 from three-point range (33.9 percent). He has been a consistently good force from the free throw line, mak LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

8 ing 77-of-92 for the season (83.7%). Against UGA (2/24), Mays had a career high six steals and he is now third in the league at 1.6 steals per game. Last year, Mays made 21 treys and shot 32.8 percent. He averaged 8.3 points a game compared to 11.3 points this season. MAYS JOINS SCHOOL S 200 ASSIST CLUB Skylar Mays entered the UGA game (2/24) with 199 career assists, one shy of becoming the 33rd player in LSU history to have 200 career assists. He got the one assist to join the 200 assist club. Kenny Higgs is the alltime school assist leader with 645. He is now at 210 career assists. EPPS SENIOR DAY STRONG The fourth-year senior is working hard to make his final year a good one as he is an example of how much returning players have improved under the tutelage of Coach Wade. On senior tribute day, Epps was in double figures with 16 points on 6-of-11 field goals and an impressive 4-of-8 shooting from outside the arc. Epps had his third double double of the season at Arkansas (1/10) with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Obviously, he liked playing the Razorbacks as he had 16 points and five rebounds in the win in the Maravich Center (6-9 FG, 2 treys) in February. In December, it was back-to-back double doubles for the Ball, Louisiana native. After a 26 point, 16 rebounds game against Houston on Dec. 10, Epps came back with another double double of 16 points and 10 rebounds against SFA on Dec. 13. In the two games, Epps scored 42 points and had 26 rebounds. He played 59 minutes, made 13-of-24 field goals, 4-of-8 3 FGs and 12-of-13 free throws. His night of 26 points and 16 rebounds marked just the third time since the start of the season, according to sports-reference.com, that an LSU player has had 25 points or more and 15 or more rebounds in a single game. Epps is also the only one of the three to be on a winning side in their game. Aaron Epps ( ) --- vs. Houston (W) Ben Simmons (1-9-16) at Florida (L) Jordan Mickey ( ) at Miss. State (L) 26 points, 16 rebounds 28 points, 17 rebounds 25 points, 20 rebounds Epps has started 27 games for the Tigers this season. Against Kentucky the senior posted 13 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including one trey. At A&M, he was 4-of-7 from the field with three of those three-pointers for 11 points with eight rebounds. Versus Alabama he had 14 points and had 12 in the A&M 2nd game Against Ole Miss (2/10), Epps just missed another double double with 11 points and nine rebounds He had 15 points (5-7 FG, 1 trey) and eight rebounds in the win over Vandy (2/20). He is averaging 9.4 points per game and a team best 5.5 rebounds overall. Epps has made 110-of-211 field goals for 52.1 percent with 34 treys (34.3 percent). In the SEC games, he averaged 9.6 points. JC TRANSFER DARYL EDWARDS Daryl Edwards had enough presence of mind to move up out of the restricted zone in front of it to draw a charge with five seconds left when LSU defeated Mizzou, (2/20) While Edwards was unable to get the ball inbounds on the ensuing play as the ball was tipped, he was there in the scramble to help keep Mizzou off the scoreboard for the win. Edwards after starting the last few games, did not dress against Carolina with a hip situation (2/28), but did play 11 minutes off the bench against Mississippi State (3/3) and played 27 against the Bulldogs in the tournament, scoring 11 points on 4-of-8 shooting with three treys. He returned to the starting lineup in the NIT and scored five points with two assists and no turnovers in 30 minutes. Edwards had a season high of 21 points at Alabama last month. Edwards hit 8-of-10 field goals, including all three trey attempts and 2-of-4 free throws. He also had three steals and one assists to go with three rebounds. Also in the league, Edwards had 12 in the home win against Texas A&M, 14 in the home win against Arkansas and scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting at UGA. Edwards has been in double figures in nine total games and he is averaging 6.8 points per game with 1.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists. His 14 points against Arkansas (Feb. 3) all came in the first half, but his three treys that day certainly helped LSU key a halftime advantage that parlayed into the win. He has started 15 total games. He has made 38 treys (38-102, 37.3 percent) and is 29-of-37 (78.4%) at the free throw line for the year. BRANDON SAMPSON For the first time since he sprained his ankle in Maui in the fourth game of the season, Brandon Sampson recorded back-to-back double figure scoring games early in February. Against Arkansas (2/3), he hit two treys and 5-of-6 at the line for 13 points. At Florida (2/7), he equaled his career high of four treys and had 17 points tying his second highest game of the year. His junior season started with three consecutive double figure games until he severely sprained his left ankle in the first minute of the semifinals of the Maui Invitational. He missed the next six games and began coming off the bench with his best game at Memphis when he scored 12 points with three treys. He came off the bench in the finale to have a strong game against State Saturday (3/3) with 16 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including one trey and an impressive 7-of-7 at the free throw line to go with three rebounds and three steals in 24 minutes. He returned to the starting lineup for the game against Georgia (1/16). He scored a team-high 17 points, making 6-of-11 field goals, including 3-of-5 treys and both free throws. Now it becomes a case of consistency in game play to put back-to-back double figure games together. He had his ninth double figure score game versus UL-Lafayette on Wednesday with 18 points making five field goals and going 7-of-9 at the charity stripe. Sampson has played 26 games this season with seven starts, averaging 8.0 points and 2.7 rebounds. LSU CAREER/SEASON STATS 200 Assists Club 1. Kenny Higgs, Ethan Martin, Torris Bright, Garrett Temple, Pete Maravich, Howard Carter, Randy Livingston, Don Redden, Jerry Reynolds, Skylar Mays, 2015-present Bo Spencer, Team 3Pt Field Goals Made (Single Season) Team 3Pt Field Goals Att. (Single Season) Individual Single Season Assists Total 1. Kenny Higgs, T. J. Pugh, Pete Maravich, Ethan Martin, T4. Tremont Waters, Individual Single Season Assists Average 1. Randy Livingston, Kenny Higgs, Kenny Higgs, Mike Darnell, T. J. Pugh, Pete Maravich, Tremont Waters, Ethan Martin, Ethan Martin, Ethan Martin, LSU Team Single Season FT Percentage , , , , , , , LSU Ind. Season 3PT FG Made 1. Anthony Wilson, Marcus Thornton, Marcus Thornton, Torris Bright, Andre Stinger, T9. Keith Hornsby, T9. Ronnie Henderson, XX Tremont Waters, LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

9 RANDY ONWUASOR Grad student Randy Onwuasor got the nod for the first five games that Brandon Sampson was out before coming off the bench for several games and has been in and out of the starting lineup of late. Onwuasor was on his game in the first Arkansas win (1/10), hitting 4-of-6 field goals and all four free throw attempts. At Auburn, Onwuasor had his LSU high of 14 points, hitting 4-of-6 field goals, including both three-point attempts and all four free throws. He also had two assists, three steals and no turnovers. He had 13 versus Marquette in Maui and 13 against Sam Houston State. He had 10 at Tennessee giving him his first back-toback double figure games for the Tigers. At this point in the season, Onwuasor is averaging 4.4 points per game and 2.1 rebounds. He has 11 treys and made 32-of-42 from the free throw line (76.2%). WAYDE SIMS GETS FIRST COLLEGE DOUBLE DOUBLE Wayde Sims, the sophomore son of former LSU men s basketball player Wayne Sims, recorded his first college double up December 19 in a 20-minute stunt off the bench against Sam Houston. Sims had 10 points and 10 rebounds to go with a career best three blocks. He had a great game against Vanderbilt (2/20) as he stepped into the starting role as the matchup provided an opportunity for LSU to go smaller and Sims responded 6-of-6 from the field, including 1 trey, and 3-of-4 from the line for 16 points in 30 minutes. It was his LSU career high in scoring. Against UGA, he had six points with two assists and two blocks. He returned to the starting lineup against Carolina, playing 29 minutes and scored 12 points. He was 5-of-9 from the field and 2-3 from the free throw line. Sims is averaging 5.8 points and 3.0 rebounds. He has started 10 games and played an average of 17.6 minutes. BRANDON RACHAL OFF THE BENCH Brandon Rachal of Natchitoches-Central High in Natchitoches has been looking for playing time with Rachal getting the second most playing time among the freshmen. After a seven-point game at UGA (2/24), he had seven more points with three steals in 27 minutes, but also 13 rebounds including four on the offensive end in the Carolina game (2/28). He has shown a lot of defensive prowess as against Mississippi State (3/3) he had six points, five rebounds and four steals in 27 minutes. He came right back against the Bulldogs in the SEC Tournament and played 32 minutes and equaled his career high in points at 10, almost had a double double with nine boards and for the second straight game has four steals. Rachal, who equaled the most rebounds by an LSU player in an SEC game this year, averaged 4.4 points in 27 games, averaging 15.9 minutes a game. He is 48-of-90 from the field (53.3%). In the last five games, he is averaging 7.5 points per game and a team best 7.3 rebounds a game. During those games, Rachal was 14-of-20 from the field and had 11 steals. ALREADY ON BOARD FOR NEXT YEAR LSU men s basketball coach Will Wade and his coaching staff made the most of their first fall signing period together as a staff putting together three outstanding signees that has LSU in a strong position in the 247 composite team recruiting rankings. The Tigers signed two players in the top 32 in the country and three in the top 61, according to ESPNU (one five-star and two four-star athletes). The Tigers signed five-star forward Naz Reid of Rochelle Catholic in New Jersey, ranked No. 18 by ESPNU and four-star athletes Ja Vonte Smart of Scotlandville Magnet in Baton Rouge (ranked No. 32); and, Darius Days of IMG Academy in Florida (ranked No. 61). Reid has been chosen for the McDonald s All-American Game that will be held in late March at Phillips Arena in Atlanta. QUICK TURN FOR WHOMEVER WINS The winner of the Monday game will have to turn around quickly and meet the winner of a game later Monday night between No. 1 seed in the pod St. Mary s and No. 5 see Washington. That quarterfinal game will be played Wednesday at St. Mary s if they win and possibly in either SLC or BR is Washington wins LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

10 BRANDON SAMPSON Guard * 6-5 *184 * Junior * 2L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Madison Prep) 0 Top Performances Points Season: 20, vs Samford (11/16/17) Career: 24, twice Season: 8, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 8, twice Field Goals Made Season: 8, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 8, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, at Florida, (2/7/18) Career: 4, five times Free Throws Made Season: 7, twice Career: 11, vs. Tennessee (3/1/17) Assists Season: 7, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 7, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Blocks Season: 2, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Career: 3, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Steals Season: 3, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 Career: 3 three times MInutes Played Season: 28, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 37, at Georgia (2/25/17) Top Career Scoring Games vs. Tennessee (3/1/17) vs. Old Dominion (11/24/16) vs. Texas A&M (2/4/17) vs Samford (11/16/17) vs. Charleston (12/19/16) vs. UL-Lafayette (1/ vs. NC State (11/24/15) vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) at Florida (2/7/18) vs. Georgia (1/16/18) at Kentucky (2/7/17) Junior Season ( ) Brandon Sampson had the fifth 20-point game of his career against Samford (11/16), also tying his career high in rebounds (8) and had a career high seven assists... Sprained his ankled in the first 30 seconds of the Notre Dame game in Maui (11/21) and out for 3-4 weeks... After six games, returned to play against North Florida for 10 minutes, scoring 7 (12/22)... Played 25 minutes in the win at Memphis (12/29), posting first double figure game of his return and fourth of the season, 12 points... Best SEC game scoring of 7 points vs. Alabama (1/13)... Returned to starting lineup against UGA (1/16) for first time since hurting ankle vs. Notre Dame, had 17 points, three treys... Back in double figures with 13 in win over Arkansas (2/3), hitting 2 treys and 5-6 FTs... Back-to-back double figure scoring games for the first time since first three games of the season, hitting for 13 vs. Arkansas and 17 at Florida... Sampson finished with 16 points in the regular season finale, eighth double figure scoring game of the season. Sampson s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* / Samford * Michigan (Maui Inv.)* / Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* Marquette (Maui. Inv.) DNP-Injury UT Martin DNP-Injury UNCW DNP-Injury Houston DNP-inijury Stephen F. Austin DNP-injury Sam Houston State DNP-injury North Florida at Memphis *Kentucky *at Texas A&M *at Arkansas *Alabama *Georgia* *at Vanderbilt * *Texas A&M *at Auburn *at Tennessee *Arkansas *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina* *Mississippi State Mississippi State (SECT) UL-Lafayette (NIT)* Brandon Sampson 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 /

11 DUOP REATH Forward * 6-11 * 244 * Senior * 1L * Perth, Australia * (Lee College) 1 Top Performances Points Season: 31, at Vandy (1/20/18) Career: 31, at Vandy (1/20/18) Season: 13, at Vandy (1/20/18) Career: 16, vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/17 Field Goals Made Season: 13, twice Career: 13, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, twice Career: 2, five times Free Throws Made Season: 5, twice Career: 5 three times Assists Season: Career: 2, twice 3, twice Blocks Season: 4, vs. UL-Lafayette, 3/14/18 Career: 5, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 Steals Season: 2, twice Career: 3, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 Minutes Played Season: 36, at Texas A&M, 1/6/18 Career: 38, vs. VCU, 11/25/16 Top Career Scoring Games at Vandy, 1/20/ vs. UNCW, 12/10/ vs. UL-Lafayette, 3/14/ vs. Ole Miss, 2/10/ vs. Kentucky, 1/3/ vs. Charleston, 12/19/ vs. Wofford, 11/12/ at Tennessee, 1/31/ vs. Texas A&M, 1/23/ vs. Texas Southern, 12/17/16 Senior Season (17-18) Reath had his second double figure game of the season vs. Samford (11/16) and hit 4-of-5 field goals in a 12-point night... Came off the bench against UTM to record his fifth double figure game of the season and just missed his eighth career double double... Reath off the bench played 27 minutes and scored career high 30 points and made career high 13 field goals, against UNCW of-17 from the field with one trey, 3-of-4 free throws... Returned to the starting lineup against Sam Houston, playing 17 minutes, hitting 4-of-5 free throws and 3-of-6 at the line to score 11 points. Followed with 15 points, 7 boards versus N. Florida... FIrst game since opener that he shot below 50 percent from the field in the win at Memphis (12/29)... Eighth double double versus UK (1/3), second highest scoring game of career... Posted a career high 31 points on 13-of-20 field goal attempts (tying mark of 13 from earlier this year... Also had 13 rebounds, a season high vs. Vanderbilt (1/20),,, Followed up 31 point game with a strong 21 point game in win over A&M... Sixth consecutive double figure game at Auburn... Probably could have had 3rd straight of 20-plus but was rested once game decided... Avering 20 points over last five games as he scores 21 at UT (7th straight double figure game.)... Made 10-of-12 field goals, including one trey and 5-of-6 free throws to score 26 pts in 24 minutes in win over Ole Miss (2/10)... Did not start because of matchup issues with Vanderbilt, and only played nine minutes as Wyde Sims stepped in with career night... Reath had 18 games of double figures this season... Reath has his seventh 20-plus game of the season and third double double of the year with 26 points and 11 rebounds in the NIT. Reath s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* Samford * Michigan (Maui Inv.)* Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* Marquette (Maui Inv.)* UT Martin UNCW Houston Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State* North Florida* at Memphis* *Kentucky * *at Texas A&M* *at Arkansas* *Alabama* *Georgia* *at Vanderbilt* *Texas A&M* *at Auburn* *at Tennessee* *Arkansas* *at Florida * *Ole Miss* *at Alabama* *Missouri* *Vanderbilt *at Georgia * *at South Carolina * *Mississippi State * Miss. State (SECT)* UL-Lafayeette (NIT)* Duop Reath 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

12 BRANDON RACHAL Guard * 6-5 * 215 * Freshman * HS * Natchitoches, Louisiana (Natchitoches-Central HS) 2 Top Performances Points Season: Career: 10, twice 10, twice Season: 13, at Carolina (2/28/17) Career: 13, at Carolina (2/28/17) Field Goals Made Season: 5, vs. Miss. St (SECT), 3/8/18 Career: 5, vs. Mis. St. (SECT), 3/8/18 3 PT FG Made Season: 1, vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Career: 1, vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Free Throws Made Season: 4, at Vandy (1/10/18) Career: 4, at Vandy (1/10/18) Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: 3, twice 3, twice 1, four times 1, four times 4, twice 3, twice MInutes Played Season: 32, vs. Miss. St (SECT), 3/8/18 Career: 32, vs. Miss. St (SECT), 3/8/18 Top Career Scoring Games vs. Miss. State (SECT), 3/ vs. Samford (11/16/17) 3. 8 at Vandy (1/10/18) 4. 7 at Carolina (2/28/18) 4. 7 at UGA (2/24/18) 4. 7 vs. SFA (12/16/17) 4. 7 vs. UNCW (12/10/17) 4. 7 vs. UTM (11/29/17) 4. 7 vs. Michigan (11/20/17) four times Freshman Season ( ) Posted his first double figure scoring game of his LSU career by scoring 10 against Samford (11/16)... Hit all three field goals and had three steals in 11 minutes against UTM... Scored seven off three field goals against UNCW... Continues to get more minutes and abilities on court helping TIgers... Off the bench posted 16 minutes and had six points in the win at Texas A&M (1/6)... Another strong effort off the bench on the road at Arkansas with six points on 3-3 shooting 6-7 in the last two road wins from the field... Second best SEC game with seven points at UGA (2/24)... Pulls down 13 rebounds to go with seven points at South Carolina, equaling the most rebounds by an LSU player in an SEC game this year minutes each of the last two games, with seven combined steals in the two games. One double figure scoring game... Finished the season with four of his best games after equaling season high of 10 points with nine rebounds and four steals in 32 minutes in the SEC Tournament game with Miss. State. Rachal s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State / Samford Michigan (Maui Inv.) Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) Marquette (Maui Inv.) UT Martin UNCW Houston Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State North Florida at Memphis *Kentucky DNP_Coach s Decision *at Texas A&M *at Arkansas *Alabama *Georgia *at Vanderbilt *Texas A&M *at Auburn *at Tennessee DND -- One Game Suspension *Arkansas DND -- Injury *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Miss State (SECT) UL-Lafayette (NIT) DNP-Supension Brandon Rachal 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 TREMONT WATERS Guard * 5-11 * 167 * Freshman * HS * New Haven, Connecticut (Notre Dame HS) 3 Top Performances Points Season: 39, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 39, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Season: 11, vs. Kentucky (1/3/18) Career: 11, vs. Kentukcy (1/3/18) Field Goals Made Season: 13, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 13, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 5, four times Career: 5, four times Free Throws Made Season: 9, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Career: 9, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Assists Season: 11, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Career: 11, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Blocks Season: 1, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 1 vs. Houston (12/13/17) Steals Season: 8, vs. A&M (1/23/18) Career: 8, vs. A&M (1/23/18) MInutes Played Season: 40, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 40, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Top Career Scoring Games vs. Marquette (11/22/17) vs. Miss. State (SECT) 3/8/ vs. Vandy (2/20/18) vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) at UGA (2/24/18) vs. Mizzou (2/17/18) at Texas A&M (1/6/18) vs. Michigan (11/20/17) vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Freshman Season ( ) After opening game that earned him SEC Freshman of the Week honors, a scoring game in which only one LSU freshman had scored more points since 1976, Waters came off the bench to play 27 minutes and had five points, eight assists and just one turnovers. In two games 14 assists, two turnovers... LSU record in Maui of 39 points against Marquette... Had two SportsCenter Top play moments (No. 2 & No. 1) in Maui win over Michigan... Did not have a good shooting night in UTM game but dished out 10 assists and had four steals... For second straight game had 10 assists against UNCW, just missed triple double with 20 points and nine rebounds... Earns West Coast edition Top play on SportsCenter again after his block of a potentially tyng three pointer in the final six seconds of the win... Waters continued his strong play with 19 points, six assists, four steals against SFA... Second double double vs. North Florida (15 pts, 10 asts); third game of 10 assists this season... Helped LSU to the road win at Memphis (12/29) wtih 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals)... First double double of points and rebounds in the loss to Kentucky (1/3)... Equaled season high of treys (5), making two 30-plus foot shots in the final 12 seconds that proved the difference in win at Texas A&M (1/6)... Eight assists in road win at Arkansas (1/10)... Almost posted a unique triple double with 15 points, 9 assists and eight steals in the 1/23 win over A&M... Second game of his career as he has 27 points, 4 treys, 9-10 at line and a career best 11 assists in win over Arkansas (2/3)... Sinks the game winner with under 20 seconds to play in win over Mizzou... Set the LSUfreshman record passing Ben Simmons 158 set two years ago in 28 points, 9 assists game in Vandy win... Back-to-back 20 points games for first time this season for Waters (21 vs. Mizzou, 28 vs. Vandy)... Made it three straight 20 point games in loss at UGA (2/24)... Finished with 10 assists against Mississippi State and five straight double figure scoring games double figure scoring games... Averaged over 22 points a game in the last five games and had 28 points and six assists in SEC Tournament game with Miss. State (3/8)... In NIT game, third consecutive and 20th game of five assists or more. Waters Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* Samford Michigan (Maui Inv.)* Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* Marquette (Maui.Inv.)* UT Martin * UNCW * Houston Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State* North Florida* at Memphis* *Kentucky* *at Texas A&M* *at Arkansas* *Alabama* *Georgia* *at Vanderbilt* *Texas A&M* *at Auburn* *at Tennessee* *Arkansas* *at Florida* *Ole Miss* *at Alabama* *Missouri* *Vanderbilt* *at Georgia* *at South Carolina* *Mississippi State* Miss. State (SECT)* UL-Lafayette (NIT)* Tremont Waters 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 /

14 SKYLAR MAYS Guard * 6-4 * 200 * Sophomore * 1L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS/Findlay Prep) 4 Top Performances Points Season: 20, twice Career: 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Season: 9, vs. Houston (12/14/17) Career: 9, vs. Houston (12/14/17) Field Goals Made Season: 7, vs. SFA (12/16/17) Career: 7, vs. SFA (12/161/7) 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, three times Career: 4, three times Free Throws Made Season: 8, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 9, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Assists Season: 6, three times Career: 11, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Blocks Season: Career: 2, twice 2, twice Steals Season: 6, at UGA (2/24/18) Career: 6, at UGA (2/24/18) Minutes Played Season: 39, at Carolina (2/28/18) Career: 39, at Carolina (2/28/18) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 2. 20, at UGA (2/24/18) 2. 20, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 4. 19, at Ole Miss (2/14/17) 5. 18, vs. Houston (12/10/17) 5. 18, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 7. 17, vs. Ole Miss (2/10/18) 7. 17, vs. SFA (12/16/17) 9. 15, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) 9. 15, at Miss. State (3/4/17) 9. 15, at Georgia (2/25/17) Sophomore Season ( ) After starting much of last year as lead point guard, has moved to the second point-guard in Coach Will Wade s two point guard system. Had the second 20-point game of his career against Samford with 20 points, hitting four treys in 29 minutes... Second time with four treys and six total FGs vs. UTM... Third straight double figure scoring game against UNCW (14) and fourth came against Houston (18 points, 9 rebounds)... Five straight against SFA (17) with career high field goals made (7) and season high in assists in more points against Sam Houston to extend double figure scoring string to six games... Six game scoring in double figures stopped in North Florida game... Third straight game of five assists or more... Found touch again from the arc with four treys made in 14 pts effort in win at Memphis (12/28) points on 2-2 three-pointers at Arkansas (1/10)... In rematch vs. Arkansas (2/3), 15 points with three treys (2/3)... For second straight Saturday at home, scores 15 points in the second half as he posts 17 total agaisnt Ole Miss... Four straight double figure scoring games, second longest streak of the season after scoring 14 vs. Vandy (2/20)... At UGA (2/24), five straight double figures scoring games, including 20 with six steals... Did not start to allow seniors to start in the finale against Miss. State, but played 31 minutes and scored 7 points double figure scoring games. Mays Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* Samford * Michigan (Maui Inv.)* Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* Marquette (Maui Inv.)* / UT Martin* UNCW* Houston* Stephen F. Austin* Sam Houston State* North Florida* at Memphis* *Kentucky* *at Texas A&M* *at Arkansas* *Alabama* *Georgia* *at Vanderbilt* *Texas A&M* *at Auburn * *at Tennessee* *Arkansas* *at Florida* *Ole Miss* *at Alabama* *Missouri* *Vanderbilt* *at Georgia* *at South Carolina* *Mississippi State Miss. State (SECT) UL-Lafayette (NIT) Skylar Mays 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 DARYL EDWARDS Guard * 6-3 * 165 * Junior * JC * Fresno, California (NW Florida State/Fresno Central HS) 5 Top Performances Points Season: 21, at Alabama (2/13/18) Career: 21, at Alabama (2/13/18) Season: 5, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 5, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Field Goals Made Season: 8, at Alabama (2/13/18) Career: 8 at Alabama (2/13/18) 3 PT FG Made Season: 3, five times Career: 3, five times Free Throws Made Season: 4, twice Career: 4, twice Assists Season: 6, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 6, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Blocks Season: Career: 1, three times 1, three times Steals Season: 3, at Alabama (2/13/18) Career: 3, at Alabama (2/13/18) MInutes Played Season: 34, at Florida (2/7/18) Career: 34, at Florida (2/7/18) Junior Season ( ) Got the start against Samford and had eight points for the second straight game, also had six assists and no turnovers in 26 minutes... Played 25 minutes off the bench against UTM and hit 6 field goals, including three treys for 15 points... Also had three assists, no turnovers... Second double figure scoring game against SFA with Returned to the starting lineupagainst Sam Houston and scored 11 points, his second straight double figure scoring game... Three straight double figure games, last two since moving into the starting lineup... Eight points in 25 minutes in the win at A&M (1/6)... Strong 12 points off the bench in the A&M win (1/23) points in the first half helped Tigers get lead for good against Arkansas (2/3)... Returned to the starting lineup against Florida (2/7)... Had a good game with two treys and nine points... A lot of his points came late in the game but still a season high of 21 against Alabama (2/13), hitting all three three-point attempts... Eight games scoring in double figures. Edwards Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State Samford * Michigan (Maui Inv.) Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) Marquette (Maui.Inv.) UT Martin UNCW Houston Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State* North Florida* at Memphis* *Kentucky * *at Texas A&M * *at Arkansas* *Alabama* *Georgia *at Vanderbilt *Texas A&M *at Auburn *at Tennessee *Arkansas *at Florida* *Ole Miss* *at Alabama* *Missouri* *Vanderbilt* *at Georgia* *at South Carolina DND--injury *Mississippi State Miss. State (SECT) UL-Lafayette (NIT)* Top Career Scoring Games 1. 21, at Alabama, 2/13/ , vs. UTM, 11/29/ , vs. Arkansas, 2/3/ , vs. A&M, 1/23/ , vs. Miss. State, 3/8/ , at UGA, 2/24/ , vs. Sam Houston, 12/19/ , vs. N. Florida, 12/22/ , vs. SFA, 12/16/ , at Florida, 2/7/18 Daryl Edwards Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK S PTS-AVG =15 681/ TOTALS /

16 MARSHALL GRAVES Guard * 6-2 * 185 * Sophomore * 1L * Ponchatoula, Louisiana (University High) 12 Top Performances Points Season: 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Career: 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Season: 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) Career: 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) Field Goals Made Season: 3, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Career: 3, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 2, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Free Throws Made Season: Career: 2 vs. Miss. State (SECT) (3/8/17) Assists Season: 2, twice Career: 3, vs. Texas A&M (2/4/17) Blocks Season: Career: Steals: Season: Career: 1, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 Sophomore Season ( ) Career night off bench against UTM, playing 16 minutes, hitting two treys and scoring six points... Career high seven points vs. North Florida. Graves Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State Samford Michigan (Maui Inv.) Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) Marquette (Maui Inv.) UT Martin UNCW Houston Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State North Florida at Memphis *Kentucky *at Texas A&M *at Arkansas *Alabama *Georgia *at Vanderbilt *Texas A&M *at Auburn *at Tennessee *Arkansas *at Florida DND-injury *Ole Miss DND-injury *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Miss. State (SECT) UL-Lafayettte (NIT) Minutes Played Season: 16, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 16, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) 2 6, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 3. 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) 4 2, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17). 4 2 vs. Miss. State (3/8/17) 4. 2 vs. VCU (11/25/16) Marshall Graves 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 RANDY ONWUASOR Guard * 6-3 * 210 * Graduate * TR * Inglewood, California (Southern Utah/Inglewood HS) 14 Top Performances Points Season: 14, at Auburn (1/27/18) Career: 14, at Auburn (1/27/18) Season: Career: 5, twice 5, twice Field Goals Made Season: 5, twice Career: 5, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, three times Career: 2, three tiems Free Throws Made Season: 4, five times Career: 4, five times Assists Season: 4, vs. Notre Dame (11/21/17) Career: 4, vs. Notre Dame (11/21/17) Blocks Season: 1, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Career: 1, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Steals Season: 4, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Career: 4, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Graduate Season ( ) Started his first game at LSU against Marquette in place of Brandon Sampson, who was injured in Notre Dame game... Responded with 13 points and four rebounds... Started last four games for LSU at the third guard spot... Came off the bench to equal his season high of 13 points against Sam Houston State... Tremendous effort at Arkansas with 12 points in 17 minutes... Moved back into the starting lineup for the A&M win (1/23)... Career high 14 points against Auburn (1/27), 4-6 field goals, 2 treys and four free throws. Onwuasor s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State Samford Michigan (Maui Inv.) Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) Marquette (Maui Inv.)* UT Martin * UNCW* Houston* Stephen F. Austin* Sam Houston State North Florida at Memphis *Kentucky *at Texas A&M *at Arkansas *Alabama *Georgia *at Vanderbilt *Texas A&M* *at Auburn* *at Tennessee* *Arkansas* *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State* Miss. State (SECT) UL-Lafayette (NIT) MInutes Played Season: 34, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 34, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 14, at Auburn, 1/27/ , vs. Sam Houston, 12/19/ , vs. Marquette, 11/22/ , at Arkansas, 1/10/ , at Tennessee, 1/31/ , vs. Vanderbilt, 2/20/ , at Alabama, 2/13/ , vs. Notre Dame, 11/21/ , vs. Ole Miss, 2/10/ , vs. North Florida, 12/22/17 Randy Onwuasor 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 / =4.4 Totals /

18 REED VIAL Guard * 6-3 * 189 * Senior * 1L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Parkview Baptist HS) 15 Top Performances Points Season: 5, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 Career: 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Season: Career: 1, twice 1, three times Field Goals Made Season: 1, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 Career: 1, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 3 PT FG Made Season: 1, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 Career: 1, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 Free Throws Made Season: 2, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 Career: 2, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: Senior Season ( ) Scored his first basket of his career, a three, late on senior day when he had his first LSU career start. Vial s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State Samford Michigan (Maui Inv.) Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) Marquette (Maui Inv.) UT Martin UNCW DND-Coach s Decision Houston Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State North Florida at Memphis *Kentucky *at Texas A&M *at Arkansas *Alabama *Georgia *at Vanderbilt *Texas A&M *at Auburn *at Tennessee *Arkansas *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State* Miss. State UL-Lafayettet Minutes Played Season: 4, twice Career: 4 twice Top Career Scoring Games 1. 5, vs. Miss. State, 3/3/18 2 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Reed Vial 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 AARON EPPS Forward * 6-10 * 214 * Senior * 3L * Ball, Louisiana (Tioga HS) 21 Top Performances Points Season: 26, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 26, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Season: 16, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 16, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Field Goals Made Season: 8, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 8, vs. Houston (12/13/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, vs. Miss. State (3/3/18) Career: 4, vs. Miss. State (3/3/18) Free Throws Made Season: 8, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 8, vs. Houston (12/1017) Assists Season: 3, at Arkansas (1/10/18) Career: 3, at Arkansas (1/10/18) Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: 3, three times 3 four times 2, three times 2, four times Minutes Played Season: 35, at Tennessee (1/31/18) Career: 35, at Tennessee (1/31/18) Top Career Scoring Games vs. Houston (12/13/17) 2 17 vs. Wofford (11/12/16) vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) vs. SFA (12/16/17) vs. Miss. State (3/3/18) vs. Vandy (2/20/18) vs. Alabama (1/13/18) vs. Michigan (11/20/17) vs. North Florida (11/18/16) vs. North Florida (12/2/15) Senior Season ( ) Epps missed the opener after suffering a foot injury in pre-season practice. Was limited to 10 minutes in his first return game but hit 4-of-5 field goal attempts and had eight points... Received first start in Maui against Marquette... Started and played 24 minutes against UTM, 6 pts-8 rebs... An amazing game featuring a career high in both points and rebounds as he collected his fourth career double double for LSU... Back to-back double doubles against SFA (12/16) and Sam Houston pts and 9 boards agaisnt North Florida... Epps has his fifth double figure scoring game for the season with 13 against Kentucky, 6-11 from field)... Back-to-back double figure games with 11 at A&M (1/6), hitting three treys... Another double double at Arkansas wtih 13 pts-11 rebs... Fourth straight double figure scoring game with 14 vs. Alabama... Had seven straight points late in the second half to help ice the win at A&M (1/23)... Played career high 35 minutes at Tennessee with 9 points (1/31/18) games scoring in double figures. Epps Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State DND -- injury Samford Michigan (Maui Inv.) Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) Marquette (Maui Inv.)* UT Martin * UNCW* Houston * Stephen F. Austin* Sam Houston State* North Florida* at Memphis* *Kentucky * *at Texas A&M* *at Arkansas* *Alabama * *Georgia* *at Vanderbilt* *Texas A&M* *at Auburn* *at Tennessee* *Arkansas* *at Florida* *Ole Miss* *at Alabama* *Missouri* *Vanderbilt* *at Georgia* *at South Carolina *Mississippi State* Miss. State (SECT)* UL-Lafayette (NIT)* Aaron Epps 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 Wayde Sims Forward * 6-6 * 217 * Sophomore * 1L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS) 44 Top Performances Points Season: 16, vs. Vanderbilt, 2/20/18 Career: 16, vs. Vanderbilt, 2/20/18 Season: 10, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 11, vs. South Carolina, 2/1/17 Field Goals Made Season: 5, twice Career: 7, vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/17 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, twice Career: 4, vs. Vandy, 12/29/16 Free Throws Made Season: 3, four times Career: 4, four times Assists Season: Career: 2, four times 2, seven times Blocks Season: 3, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 3, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Steals Season: 4, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 4, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Sophomore Season ( ) Opened the season with two double figure scoring games, 11 vs. Alcorn, 13 vs. Samford... Made 9-of-15 from the field in the two games... First collegiate double double vs. Sam Houston State wtih 10 points and 10 rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench... SIms has his third consecutive games of eight points off the bench against Kentucky 1/3)... First SEC start of the year and responded with career high 16 points on a perfect 6-6 night from the field against Vanderbilt (2/20). Sims Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* Samford* Michigan (Maui Inv.)* Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* Marquette (Maui Inv.) UT Martin* UNCW* Houston* Stephen F. Austin* Sam Houston State North Florida at Memphis *Kentucky *at Texas A&M *at Arkansas *Alabama *Georgia *at Vanderbilt *Texas A&M *at Auburn *at Tennessee DND-One Game Suspension *Arkansas *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt * *at Georgia *at South Carolina* *Mississippi State Miss. State (SECT) UL-Lafayette (NIT) Minutes Played Season: 30, vs. Vanderbilt, 2/20/18 Career: 31, vs. South Carolina (2/1/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 16, vs. Vanderbilt, 2/20/ , vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/ , vs. Vandy, 12/291/ , vs. Samford, 11/16/ , vs. Wofford, 11/12/ , at Carolina, 2/28/ , vs. Florida, 1/25/ , vs. UNCW, 12/10/ , vs. Alcorn, 11/10/ , five times Wayde Sims 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 /