KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS F Sr London, England. HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD (6 seasons)

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1 @LSUBasketball MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS NCAA FINAL FOUR GAME 9 vs Incarnate Word December 9, p.m. CT Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana SEC Network LSU Sports Radio Network (BR Flagship Eagle 98.1 FM) LSU SCHEDULE LSU (6-2) H - 5-0; A - 0-0; N - 1-2; OT November Tues 6 SOUTHEASTERN (SECN+) W, Fri. 9 UNC GREESNBORO (SECN+) W, Tues. 13 MEMPHIS (SECN) W, Fri. 16 LOUISIANA TECH (SECN+) W, ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL - Orlando, Florida Thurs. 22 vs. Charleston (ESPNU) W, Fri. 23 vs. UAB/Florida State (ESPN2) L, (ot) Sun. 25 vs. Oklahoma State (ESPN2) L, December Sat. 1 GRAMBLING (SECN+) W, Sun. 9 INCARNATE WORD (SECN) 1 p.m. Wed. 12 at Houston (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Sat. 15 Saint Mary s (ESPNU)(at Las Vegas) 10 p.m. Fri. 21 Furman (SECN+) 7 p.m. Fri. 28 ULM (SECN+) 7 p.m. January Tues. 8 *ALABAMA (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 12 *at Arkansas (SECN) 5 p.m. Tues. 15 *at Ole Miss (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 19 *SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN) 5 p.m. Wed. 23 *GEORGIA (SECN) 6 p.m. Sat. 26 *at Missouri (SECN) 5 p.m. Wed. 30 *at Texas A&M (ESPN2/U) 8 p.m. February Sat. 2 *ARKANSAS (SECN) 5 p.m. Wed. 6 *at Mississippi State (ESPN2/U) 8 p.m. Sat. 9 *AUBURN (ESPN/2/U) 1 p.m. Tues. 12 *at Kentucky (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. Sat. 16 *at Georgia (SECN) 5 p.m. Wed. 20 *FLORIDA (ESPN2/U) 6 p.m. Sat. 23 *TENNESSEE (ESPN2/U) 11 a.m. Tues. 26 *TEXAS A&M (ESPN/2/SECN) 8 p.m. MARCH Sat. 2 *at Alabama (ESPN/2) 11 a.m. Wed. 6 *at Florida (ESPN2/U) 6 p.m. Sat. 9 *VANDERBILT (SECN) 7:30 p.m. SEC TOURNAMENT -- Nashville, Tennessee Bridgestone Arena (SECN, ESPN) TBA * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS. LSU PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON LAST GAME) 4 SKYLAR MAYS G Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3 TREMONT WATERS G So New Haven, Connecticut 1 JA VONTE SMART G Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana 22 DARIUS DAYS F Fr Raleigh, Florida 11 KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS F Sr London, England Season Stats: 14.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.5 spg Scored 19 vs. FSU (11/23), 20 vs. OSU (11/25); Averaged 17.0 ppg at AdvoCare Inv. Was 10-of-17 in the three games in Orlando (58.8%); overall FG (70.4%). In double figures scoring last six games... 33rd LSU player 200 career asts. 47 treys last season; 85 in three years years; (83.2%) FT over career Three games this season of 19 or more points. 2nd Team CoSIDA Academic All-American in career assists, 133 TOs Against Charleston (11/22) became 27th at LSU with 100 career steals steals. Season Stats: 11.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 6.1 apg, 3.2 spg Averaged 9.0 ppg and 6.3 apg in the AdvoCare Invitational. Sixth career double double against UNCG (11/9) pts, 10 asts -- to go with 6 steals. Against UNCG (11/9) became 34th player at LSU to have 200 career assists (200) In 2018, 2nd most total assists in any LSU season (Kenny Higgs 239, only total better) Made 82 career 3FG (34.5%); career FT (79.4%). Vs. CofC (11/22), equaled high in assists with 11; 7th double figure assist game at LSU On 20-player Bob Cousy watch list, Naismith & Wooden Watch List; Preseason All-SEC. Season Stats: 10.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.6 spt 14 2nd half points against Florida St. (11/23), finished with 16 pts, 8 assists, 5 reb. Second time to have 16 points (La. Tech, 11/16; FSU, 11/23). Averaged 8.7 ppg, 3.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in the AdvoCare Invitational. Scored in double figures in five games so far at LSU. Finished his high school career with 3,306 career points, averaging 23.3 points Three times was the La. Gatorade POY & also three times 5A MOP. Captured his third straight Farm Bureau/LSWA Mr. Basketball Award at Scotlandville. Season Stats: 7.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 spg Days got his first collegiate start in the Grambling game (12/1) Had nine rebounds and 13 points in in 25 minutes with three steals. Shooting 52.8 percent from the floor (19-of-36). * Grambling game first double figure game since opener (11/6) (11 vs. Southeastern) Season Stats: 6.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.6 bpg Second career start against Grambling, playing 24 minutes with nine pts, nine blks Nine blocks the most since Tyrus Thomas had 9 against Tenn. in Had 14 points against Memphis (11/13), shooting 7-7 from the field. 24-of-35 from the field in eight games (68.6%) Transferred from Oregon prior to the season; ON THE AIR Chris Blair, play-by-play John Brady, analyst (Former LSU Head Coach) SEC Network Mike Morgan, play-by-play Sean Harrington, analyst BREAKDOWN LSU RECORD 6-2 RANKING RV AP, USA Today LAST GAME W, 78-57, vs. Grambling (12/1/18) HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD (6 seasons) LSU RECORD (2 seasons) VS. INCARNATE WORD First meeting INCARNATE WORD RECORD 5-5 RANKING N/A LAST GAME W, 82-57, vs. Trinity (12/4/18) HEAD COACH Dr. Carson Cunningham CAREER RECORD (6 seasons) UIW RECORD 5-5 (1 season) VS. LSU First meeting

2 LSU UPCOMING MEN S BASKETBALL MEDIA CALENDAR 10 MONDAY Team leaves for Houston No Will Wade Radio Show this week. Show resumes on Monday, Dec TUESDAY Practice in Houston 12 WEDNESDAY Game LSU at Houston, Fertitta Center. TV: ESPN2. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM Flagship). 13 THURSDAY Team Travels to Las Vegas from Houston. 14 FRIDAY. Practice in Las Vegas 15 SATURDAY Game LSU vs. Saint Mary s, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. TV: ESPNU. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM Flagship). 9SUNDAY GAME 9 -- Incarnate Word vs. LSU, Maravich Center. TV: SEC Network. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle98.1 FM Flagship)... Tickets: LSUtix.net. LSU Media Services MEDIA AVAILABILITY Coach Will Wade is available for early morning appointments and phone interviews. Please contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe ( , clowe@lsu.edu) at least 24 hours in advance. SEC TELECONFERENCE The 14 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference beginning in January. The teleconference will be held every other week starting at 10 a.m. Coach Wade is on at 10:28 a.m. CT. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or SEC Media Relations Office ( ). MEDIA SESSIONS Coach Wade meets, when travel schedules permit, usually one or two days prior to games in non-conference play and usually on Mondays and Thursdays during the SEC season. The sessions take place in the practice facility meeting room. Times are announced based on practice plans with requested players brought first (at least before the first game of the week), followed by Coach Wade. Some travel and scheduling issues may change the time and day so media should contact the Communications Office to confirm start time... Player requests need to be in to Kent Lowe at clowe@lsu.edu no later than 24 hours in advance. THE WILL WADE SHOW Presented by Hancock Whitney Bank The weekly call-in show takes place primarily on Mondays at 7 p.m. from T.J. Ribs on Acadian Thruway... The show airs in Baton Rouge on local flagship Eagle 98.1 FM, on the Internet at www. LSUsports.net and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates. The first show is Monday, Nov Monday, Jan. 21 Monday, Jan. 28 Monday, Feb. 4 Wednesday, Feb. 13 Monday, Feb. 18 Wednesday, Feb. 27 Monday, March 4 Monday, March 11 INSIDE LSU BASKETBALL Presented by Academy Sports and Outdoors Coach Wade s weekly TV show is on a state-wide and regional network... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, airs the show at 10:35 p.m. Sundays. Television affiliates for the show are listed online at LSUsports.net/tvaffiliates. The first TV show is set for Dec. 23 and will air weekly through the end of the regular season. POST GAME Coach Wade will be in the media room of the practice facility after the game, the NCAA cooling off period and his courtside radio show... Requested players will be brought to the practice facility media room as well.... THE LSU DRESSING ROOM IS CLOSED... To reach the media room, take the Northwest Corridor portal (where the LSU team enters the floor)... When reaching the multipurpose room and the glass doors, turn right... Before reaching the steps, turn left and then take a right down the first hallway to the double wood doors and enter the media room. LSU marshalls will help direct you to the area... The visiting coach will be available in the Northeast Corridor after Nov. & Dec. games and in the media room during the post-game process for SEC games. WHO TO CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE (225) Michael Bonnette - mbonnet@lsu.edu Assoc. AD/Communications Director C. Kent Lowe - clowe@lsu.edu Sr. Assoc. Communications Director (Basketball Contact) COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESS Athletics Administation Building Baton Rouge, La ON THE INTERNET LSUsports.net/media The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to all the basketball information you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found and are always up to date. LSUsports.net/media Request credentials online, go to the men s basketball credentials link. LSUsports.net/brand Quickly access the official LSU Athletics brand standards, colors and logos online. To request logos please creative@lsu.edu. LSU BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA facebook.com/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsubasketball instagram/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsukent twitter.com/lsumediaalerts LSUsports.net/connect Air Dates for the shows during : Monday, Nov. 19 Monday, Nov. 26 Monday, Dec. 3 Monday, Dec. 17 Wednesday, Jan. 9 Wednesday, Jan LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

3 Will Wade Head 2nd Year at LSU 6th Year as a Head Coach After laying a new foundation for the future of LSU basketball in Year 1, Will Wade enters his second year as head coach of the Tigers. The first night Wade led the Tigers onto the floor of the Maravich Center was a night that signaled a new dawn for the storied program. There had been plenty of excitement prior to the opening game as the first-year coach went all over the state speaking to groups about basketball. But would people back that up by showing for the opening game? They did to the tune of 11,856 at the Maravich Center, the largest opening night crowd since the start of Shaquille O Neal s final season of play at LSU in It was the first of 18 wins that would lead LSU back to postseason play for the first-time since 2015 and produce the first postseason NIT win in Baton Rouge. Wade became just the second coach in school history to take his first LSU team to postseason play. The first-year coach delivered on what he promised a team that would play hard, would represent the University well and players committed to building the program. Wade and an experienced coaching staff put together a recruiting class that included two five-star players and two four-star players that helped the Tigers finish with the No. 3 recruiting class in the country leading into the season. That new foundation for the future began on March 20, 2017, when Frank William Will Wade was named the 22nd head men s basketball coach at LSU. He arrived at LSU after a stellar 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 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 20 NCAA Tournaments. We have 10 SEC Championships, and we are going to add to all three of those categories over our tenure here. Prior to his appointment at LSU, the native of Nashville, Tenn., directed VCU to a record and two NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2016 Rams advanced to the second round of the tournament, defeating Oregon State before losing to Oklahoma. In 2017, VCU lost to St. Mary s in the first round of the 2017 tourney. Before becoming the head coach at VCU, Wade served as the head coach at Chattanooga for the and seasons. Wade s coaching start came at Clemson where he served as director of Basketball THE WADE RECORD Operations ( ) and Graduate Assistant ( ) after four seasons as a student manager ( ). In eight years as an assistant coach 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 NIT Second Rd LSU Totals 6 Years Chattanooga 2 Years VCU 2 Years LSU 2 Years LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

4 CAREER NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Skylar Mays 42 Tremont Waters 25 Daryl Edwards 10 Ja vonte Smart 5 Naz Reid 4 Emmitt Williams 3 Kavell Bigby-Williams 2 Darius Days 2 Marlon Taylor 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Emmitt Williams 2 Tremont Waters 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Tremont Waters 7 Skyler Mays 2 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Tremont Waters 6 Emmitt Williams 2 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Skylar Mays 85 Tremont Waters, 82 Daryl Edwards 41 Naz Reid 9 Ja vonte Smart 9 Marshall Graves 5 Marlon Taylor 5 Darius Days 4 CAREER ASSISTS Tremont Waters 247 Skylar Mays 227 Daryl Edwards 51 Ja vonte Smart 25 Marshall Graves 12 Naz Reid 8 Darius Days 5 Kavell Bigby-Williams 4 Emmitt Williams 2 Marlon Taylor 1 Will Reese 1 CAREER BLOCKS Kavell Bigby-Williams 21 Skylar Mays 12 Emmitt Williams 6 Naz Reid 5 Tremont Waters 4 Darius Days 4 Daryl Edwards 4 Ja vonte Smart 1 CAREER STEALS Skylar Mays 104 Tremont Waters 93 Daryl Edwards 25 Ja vonte Smart 13 Darius Days 8 Naz Reid 6 Kavell Bigby-Williams 3 Emmitt Williams 2 Marlon Taylor LSU MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Naz Reid F Fr. HS Asbury Park, New Jersey (Roselle Catholic HS) 1 Ja vonte Smart G Fr. HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Scotlandville Magnet HS) 3 Tremont Waters G So. 1L New Haven, Conn. (Notre Dame HS) 4 Skylar Mays G Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Findlay Prep) 5 Daryl Edwards G Sr. 1L Fresno, Calif. (Northwest Florida St./Fresno Central HS) 11 Kavell Bigby-Williams F Sr. TR London, England (Oregon) (Harris Academy Beckenham) 12 Marshall Graves G Jr. 2L Ponchatoula, La. (University Lab School) 13 Will Reese G So. RS Leesville, La. (Anacoco HS) 14 Marlon Taylor G Jr. JC Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Panola College/Mount Vernon HS) 15 Aundre Hyatt F Fr. HS Bronx, N.Y. (Miller School) 20 Danya Kingsby G Jr. JC Milwaukee, Wisc. (Southern Idaho/Arlington Country Day) 21 Courtese Cooper F So. JC Elgin, Ill. (Triton College/Elgin HS) 22 Darius Days F Fr. HS Raleigh, Fla./IMG Academy) 24 Emmitt Williams F Fr. HS Fort Myers, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS) COACHING STAFF YEAR AT LSU Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005) 2 Assistant Coach: Bill Armstrong (UAB, 2001) 2 Assistant Coach: Tony Benford (Texas Tech, 1992) 2 Assistant Coach: Greg Heiar (Mount Saint Claire, 2000) 2 Director of Basketball Operations: Nelson Hernandez (Utah State, 2013) 2 Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Brian Merritt (Texas Tech, 1992) 2 Graduate Assistant: LeBrent Walker (Washington Adventist, 2018) 1 Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Greg Goldin (Canisius, 2011) 2 Athletic Trainer: Shawn Eddy 23 (14 with Men s Basketball) Director of Student-Athlete Development: Tasmin Mitchell (LSU, 2010) 2 (Played from at LSU) Director of Video Operations: Alex Wharton (Houston, 2011) 2 Administrative Assistant: Brittany Carvalhido (Oklahoma State, 2005) 11 (9 with Men s Basketball) PRONUNICATION GUIDE Ja vonte -- juh-von-tay; Kavell -- Kuh-vell; Naz -- Nahz; Danya -- Dan-a; Courtese -- Cour-tease; Aundre -- An-dre; Tremont -- Truh-mont; Greg Heiar -- HIgh-er. TRANSACTIONS Marlon Taylor surgery on pinkie finger week of Oct Cleared to play day of opening game... Daryl Edwards, surgery to repair broken nose suffered earlier in practice, will wear facemask. Surgery was Nov Courtese Cooper, Aundre Hyatt and Danya Kingsby have not dressed this season, possbility of redshirt seasons for the trio. THE NUMBERS GAME Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: Curent winning streak at the Maravich Center dating back to last year, 11th longest 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 Record since start of season when LSU has shot 50 percent or more in a game Number of consecutive win streak stopped by FSU (11/23) when LSU shoots 50% or more. 22 Number of head coaches in LSU basketball history including new coach Will Wade Total turnovers vs. LA Tech; 14th time in Will Wade era LSU with less than 10 TOs (12-2 record) Record since when LSU has a 20+ point lead at halftime When outshooting opponents in Will Wade era 1 -- Win by LSU in the Will Wade era when trailing with 10 minutes to play (15 times, LA Tech 1st 11/16) No. of FTs LSU made without a miss in first 37 minutes of 11/9 UNCG game (Finished 28-31) Wins for LSU when FT makes is more than opponents FT attempts (353-45, 88.7%) since Double figure assists games by Termont Waters. LAST GAME: LSU 78, GRAMBLING STATE 57 (BATON ROUGE, 12/1/18) Two new starters in the lineup for LSU highlighted the Grambling game after a brief break for the LSU team and LSU got off to a great start, getting out 14-2 on the Tigers in the first four minutes of the game. LSU would lead by 10, 35-25, at intermission and used an 11-2 run in the first three minutes of the second half to put the game away, upping the margin to 19 points. But it was turnovers that did not set well for the Tigers with LSU committing 19, compared to 18 for Grambling. LSU shot 45.8 percent from the field (25-of-59), but was better from the arc, hitting 9-of-21 for 42.9 percent for the game. The Tigers hit just 62.5% at the free throw line (15-of-24). Grambling shot 39.2 percent, the fourth time in the last five games that an opponent has shot below 40 percent from the field. Grambling did shoot 71.4 percent from the three-point range, but only took seven shots, making five. Tremont Waters led LSU with 15 points, five assists and three steals, with Darius Days getting 13 points and nine rebounds. Skylar Mays added 10 points. OTHER LSU-GRAMBLING NOTES KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS BLOCKS In his second career start, the senior transfer from Oregon had nine points and nine blocks (5 in the first half, 4 in the second half) in 24 total minutes of playing time. KBW became the first LSU Tiger to block nine shots in a game since Tyrus Thomas blocked nine shots against Tennessee January 14, Bigby-Williams is one of just eight LSU players to block at least six shots in a game since the start of the season. 6 STRAIGHT Skylar Mays getting 10 points gave him six straight double figure scoring games at LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

5 present, equaling the longest streak of last year (Tremont Waters twice). VS. LOUISIANA COMPETITION The Tigers have now won 18 straight against Louisiana schools dating back to a loss to Nicholls in November 2010 in the second game of the season. The breakdown by seasons: Centenary, McNeese, Southern Nicholls, Grambling McNeese, Northwestern Northwestern, UNO, Southeastern, ULM, McNeese McNeese State McNeese State UL-Lafayette Southeastern, LA Tech, Grambling IT S NET, BUT THERE IS STILL RPI BEING FIGURED The tool that the NCAA selection committee will use to help determine the tournament field is called the NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool), which relies on game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin (capped at 10 points), net offensive and defensive efficiency and the quality of wins and losses. In very early and still processing NET showings through Wednesday, LSU is at No. 44, with its 5-2 record. LSU is 0-1 in quadrant 1 play (home 1-30, neutral 1-50, away 1-75) and 1-1 in quadrant 2 wins (home 31-75, neutral , away ).. The RPI may be outdated but here s where some RPI web sites have the Tigers as of Wednesday: CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES TREMONT WATERS (5) Game Date Pts Asts (5) UNCW 12/10/ UNF 12/22/ Kentucky 1/3/ (Reb.) Arkansas 2/3/ Miss. State 3/3/ (1) UNCG 11/9/ EMMITT WILLIAMS (2) Game Date Pts Rebs (2) Southeastern 11/6/ Memphis 11/13/ TeamRankings.com 56 RealTimeRPI.com 46 Barttorvik.com CBSsports.com 43 LSU GOES FOR 13 STRAIGHT ON THE HOME WIN STREAK The win over Grambling State on Dec. 1 gave LSU 12 consecutive wins in the Maravich Center dating back to the final seven home games of a year ago. The Tigers won six regular season SEC home games to conclude the regular season and the NIT game with UL-Lafayette.. The present 12-game win streak is the 11th longest in Maravich Center history and the longest since LSU won 17 straight at the end of the and start of seasons A win Sunday will give LSU a tie for the eighth longest win streak in the building: games season; First 8 games season 2 18 Last 8 games season; First 10 games season 18 Last 7 games season; First 11 games season 4 17 Last 3 games season; First 14 games season 5 16 Last 4 games season; First 12 games season 6 14 Last game season; First 13 games season 14 Last 7 games season; First 7 games season 8 13 Last 6 games season; First 7 games season 13 Last 5 games season; First 8 games season 13 Last 11 games ; First 2 games season Last 7 games ; First 5 games season The Tigers at present have the 11th longest win streak in the country at home (20 schools presently have double figure home win streaks: 24 South Dakota State 21 Houston College of Charleston 18 Montana, Utah Valley 16 Nebraska 15 Buffalo 13 Tennessee, Murray State, UNCG 12 LSU 11 Michigan, UCLA, Tulsa, Rider, Belmont, Penn 10 Northern Kentucky, Kentucky, Davidson FORMER BASEBALL PLAYER SCORES Former LSU baseball pitcher Will Reese scored his first two collegiate points in the Grambling game and he joins a group of former players to have handled the two sport aspect. He was a scholarship pitcher for the baseball team for two seasons before deciding to walk-on to the men s basketball team at LSU for the first time since leading Anacoco High to two state titles. He is the first two-sport player to score for LSU basketball since Robert Royal on Jan. 17, (FB, BKB) and he is the first LSU baseball player to record points since Lyle Mouton on March 17, Of course the SEC Network and ESPN s Ben McDonald also participated in both basketball and baseball in his time at LSU in the mid-1980s LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

6 LSU RECORD... LSU RECORD Wade Era In November In December In January 3-6 In February 4-4 In March 2-2 On Monday 1-1 On Tuesday On Wednesday 4-5 On Thursday/Friday On Saturday/Sunday In White Uniforms In Purple Uniforms In Gold Uniforms 0-2 LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home 0-1 On the road 1-2 Neutral LSU s Record in Games... Decided by 5 pts or less Decided by 10 pts or less Decided by 11 pts or more At night During the day Decided in Overtime 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 Losing at the half Tied at the half 2-2 Lead 10 minutes left Losing 10 minutes left Tied 10 minutes left 1-1 Lead 5 minutes left Losing 5 minutes left Tied 5 minutes left 1-0 LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher Less than 50% Better than opponent Worse than opponent Even Shooting More 3PT FGs than opp Less 3PT FGs than opp Equal 3PT FGs 2-0 LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp Outrebounded by opp Equal rebounds 2-0 More Assists than opponents Less Assists than opponents Equal Assists 1-0 Less Than 10 Turnovers More Points In The Paint More Points Off Turnovers KBW AND THE BLOCKS As of Tuesday, Kavell Bigby-Williams nine blocks is tied for second most in a single game this season in the NCAA with the top two being in-state players: Jakeenan Gant, UL-Lafayette (vs. Southern) 10 Kavell Bigby-Williams, LSU (vs. Grambling) 9 Nate Reuvers, Wisconsin (vs. Stanford) 9 Brandon Gilbeck, Western Illinois (vs. Eastern Illinois) 9 Bigby-Williams averages 2.63 blocks per game and is ranked 19th in the country. He is second in the SEC in block average. As a team, LSU is 38th in the NCAA in blocks per game at 5.1 and 24th in the nation at 41. However, LSU s team average is only ranked ninth in the SEC. KBW just missed becoming the third person in the last 30 years to have double figure blocks in a game. Shaquille O Neal had games with 12 blocks (once), 11 (3 times) and 10 blocks (twice). Stromile Swift had 11 in a game once. Since the start of the season, KBW joined the following LSU players who have had six or more blocks in a game are: Kavell Bigby-Williams (1), Tyrus Thomas (3), Chris Johnson (4), Jordan Mickey (4), Brandon Bass (2), Glen Davis (1), Anthony Randolph (1) and Malcolm White (1). Bigby-Williams has hit his stride in a couple of games and in both of those once he got rolling he was hard to stop in offensive output. Against Memphis, he hit 7-of-7 field goals in scoring 14 points (11/13) and against Oklahoma State he hit 6-of-9 field goals in scoring 12 points with a team high 7 rebounds (11/25). For the season, KBW is averaging 6.9 points and 4.1 rebounds. He is averaging 16.1 minutes a game and is 24-of-35 (68.6 percent) from the field. STEALS ARE GOOD IN BASKETBALL LSU has some very good steal numbers in the first eight games with 75 total (9.4 spg), which the total is ranked 16th in the country and first in the league and the per game average is ranked 13th in the NCAA and second in the league. LSU s Tremont Waters is ranked first in the league and second in the nation at 3.25 steals per game while Ja vonte Smart is ninth in the league at 1.63 and Skylar Mays is 11th in the SEC at Waters total steals of 26 is ranked first in the league and third in the nation, while Smart is fifth in the SEC (13) and Mays sixth with 12. LSU averaged 7.6 steals per game a year ago. SHOOTING THE THREE The Tigers have not shot the ball from the arc as well as they did last year but in the three games of the AdvoCare Invitational did make 26 treys compared to 25 in the first four games of the season Against Grambling (12/1), the Tigers were 9-of-21 or 42.9 percent, the second best single-game percentage of the season, topped only by the 9-of-18 (50%) shooting in the second game of the season against UNCG. LSU is eighth in the SEC in three-point percentage (60-of-178, 33.7%). Opponents have made 14 more three-pointers than the Tigers so far this season, taking with 12 more attempts (74-of-187, 39.6%). LSU is 13th in the SEC in three-point field goal defense. Last season, LSU made a school record 268 treys in 33 games ( ) and shot 34.6 percent from the arc. In the last two games against Oklahoma State (11/25) and Grambling (12/1), opponents have been 13-of-23 at the line. Three opponents UNCG (19), Memphis (10) and Louisiana Tech (11) recorded double digit three-point make games. INSIDE THE ARC LSU 12TH IN NATION LSU continues to lead the SEC and is No. 19 in the country in shooting percentage inside the arc at 58.0 percent. The Tigers shot 56 percent inside the arc a year ago. Ironically, LSU has not been as good inside the arc in its last two games making just 47.4 percent of its two-point attempts (18-38) against Grambling and 46.3 percent against Oklahoma State. Second in the SEC in two-point percentage is Mississippi State at No. 29 at 57.1 percent. FREE THROWS LSU shot below 70 percent at the AdvoCare Invitational at 69.8 percent (30-of-43). Again, like three-point shooting, opponents were at the line more, making 46-of-64 for 71.9 percent. The Tigers started the season with a couple of its best free throw games in years making 24-of-31 against Southeastern (11/6), 28-of-31 against UNCG (11/9) and 12-of-16 against Memphis (11/13). In the UNCG game, the Tigers hit 22 in a row at the free throw line to start the game before missing. Despite only making 15-of-24 (62.5%) against Grambling, LSU is still a good 73.2 percent ( ). Opponents have made just 96 free throws (+24 for the Tigers) on 142 attempts (67.6%). LSU is fourth in the league in free throw percentage. Incarnate Word comes in as the nation s leader in free throw percentage at 82.2%, 156-of-190. WILL WADE The native of Nashville graduate of Franklin Road Academy in Nashville won his 100th game as a head coach during last season Now in his sixth season as a head coach (2 at Chattanooga, 2 at VCU and 2 at LSU), he has reestablished an interest in basketball at LSU and established a new culture for LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

7 this program as it moves forward This from one of the youngest head coaches in the so-called power 5 major conferences this season (SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big 10, Pac 12)... The list of Division I college basketball coaches 36 and under (* indicates Power 5 conference): Name School AGE Austin Claunch Nicholls State 29 Preston Spradlin Morehead State 32 Maurice Joseph George Washington 33 Ryan Ridder Bethune-Cookman 34 Bashir Mason Wagner Seahawks 34 Dana Ford Missouri State 34 Penny Collins Tennessee State 34 Wes Miller UNC Greensboro 35 Rodney Billups Denver Pioneers 35 Richie Riley South Alabama 35 Bob Richey Furman Paladins 35 *Will Wade LSU Tigers 36 Mike Martin Brown Bears 36 Jamion Christian Siena Saints 36 *Richard Pitino Minnesota Gophers 36 Eran Ganot Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 36 Robert Ehsan UAB Blazers 36 Matt Lottich Valparaiso Crusaders 36 *Mike Boynton Oklahoma State Cowboys 36 Baker Dunleavy Quinnipiac Bobcats 36 Matt McCall UMass Minutemen 36 THREE-GUARD SYSTEM Soon after Coach Wade arrived at LSU, it became very clear that he believed in trying to have twopoint guards on the court to run his offense. Last season that meant Tremont Waters and Skylar Mays who combined to average 27.2 points (15.9 for Waters, 11.3 for Mays) and a combined 8.9 assists. Now Coach Wade has started three point guards in every game sophomore Waters, junior Mays and freshman Ja vonte Smart. While they are not on the court together all the time Darius Days is now playing some three spot as well the trio has become a solid group for Coach Wade to depend on. In eight games, the trio has combined for 293 points, 77 rebounds, 91 assists and 51 steals while shooting a combined 103-of-221 from the field with 36 treys and 51-of-63 at the free throw line. The points are spread like this: Mays 112 (14.0 ppg); Waters 94 (11.8 ppg); Smart 87 (10.9 ppg) TREMONT WATERS -- POINTING THE WAY The sophomore from New Haven had his second 11-assist game of his career against Charleston (11/22). Here are the career 10 assist games for Waters: vs. Charleston 10 vs. UNCG vs. Arkansas 11 at Auburn 10 vs. Mississippi State 10 vs. North Florida 10 vs. UNCW 10 vs. UT-Martin So far this season, Waters is averaging 11.8 points per game and 6.1 assists per game. He averaged 9.0 points and 6.3 assists in Orlando in the three games. So far this season, Tremont is No. 4 in the SEC and 32nd in the NCAA stats in assists while in steals Waters is the league leader at 3.3 a game. Waters has struggled from the arc this season hitting just 10-of-33 three-point attempts in the first eight games (compared to 20-of-46 last year when he was more forced to carry the team scoring). He is averaging 32.5 minutes per game, which is fourth in the league. Here s where Waters double digit assist games stand (along with teammate Skylar Mays) in terms of double figure assist games by LSU players since the start of the season: Asst. Name Opponent Date 12 BRIGHT, Torris McNeese State 12/7/ WATERS, Tremont Charleston 11/22/ WATERS, Tremont Arkansas 2/3/ MAYS, Skylar Houston 11/29/ ROLAND, Lamont New Orleans 12/16/ WATERS, Tremont UNCG 11/9/ WATERS, Tremont Mississippi State 3/3/ WATERS, Tremont North Florida 12/22/ WATERS, Tremont UNCW 12/10/2017 SCORING BREAKDOWNS CLASS PTS PCT. Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors/Grads SCORING PTS PCT. Starters Bench 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 Opponents FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU Opponents FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU Opponents TIMES LEADING SCORERS -- Naz Reid 2, Skylar Mays 3, Ja vonte Smart 1, Emmitt Williams 1, Tremont Waters 1 TIMES LEADING REBOUNDER -- Emmitt Williams 5, Naz Reid 1, Ja vonte Smart 1, Skylar Mays 1, Kavell Bigby-Williams 1, Darius Days 1 TIMES LEADING ASSISTS -- Tremont Waters 7, Naz Reid 1, Ja vonte Smart 3, Skylar Mays 1, Daryl Edwards 1, Darius Days 1, TOTAL DUNKS -- (36) -- Kavell Bigby-Williams 7, Emmitt Williams 10, Marlon Taylor 5, Naz Reid 4, Tremont Waters 1, Skylar Mays 6, Darius Days 2, Ja vonte Smart 1 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- (27) -- Naz Reid 4, Ja vonte Smart 5, Tremont Waters 4, Emmitt Williams 2, Skylar Mays 7, Darius Days 2, Kavell Bigby- Williams 2, Darryl Edwards 1. DOUBLE DOUBLE -- Emmitt Williams 2, Tremont Waters 1 20-POINT GAMES (Season) -- (3) -- Naz Reid 1 (29 vs. UNCG); Tremont Waters 1 (21 vs. UNCG); Skylar Mays 1 (20 vs. OSU) OPENING JUMP BALL CONTROLLED -- LSU 5, Opponents 3 SCORED FIRST LSU POINTS -- Tremont Waters 3, Ja vonte Smart 2, Emmitt Williams 1, Marlon Taylor 1, Darius Days 1 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES BY GAME or more CLOCK TIME LEADING THE GAME :19 CLOCK TIME TRAILING THE GAME -- 72:18 CLOCK TIME TIED -- 13: LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

8 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Tremont Waters - Gms 5 Assts/More (27) (21) 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) --7 3/19 -- at Utah (NIT) (6) 11/9 -- vs. UNCG /13 -- vs. Memphis /16 -- vs. Louisiana Tech /22 -- vs. Charleston /25 -- vs. Oklahoma State /1 -- vs. Grambling Skylar Mays - Games 5 Assts. or More (15) (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 (1) 11/22 -- vs. Charleston Ja vonte Smart - Gms 5 Assts. or More (2) (2) 11/23 -- vs. Florida State /1 -- vs. Grambling Tremont Waters - 5 Steals or More (5) (3) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State /22 -- vs. Marquette /23 -- vs. Texas A&M (2) 11/6 -- vs. Southeastern /9 -- vs. UNCG Skylar Mays - Games 5 Steals or More (1) 2/24 -- at UGA Kavell Bigby-Williams - Games 5 Blocks or More 12/1 -- vs. Grambling WATERS, Tremont UT-Martin 11/29/ SIMMONS, Ben N.C. State 11/24/ QUARTERMAN, Tim Ole Miss 2/28/ GRAY, Josh Ole Miss 1/14/ CARMOUCHE, Charles Marquette 12/22/ TEMPLE, Garrett Troy 11/30/ MINOR, Tack Ohio State 1/15/ MINOR, Tack New Orleans 11/24/ BRIGHT, Torris Mississippi State 1/11/ BRIGHT, Torris Houston 1/8/ BRIGHT, Torris Mercer 11/25/2001 SKYLAR MAYS Junior guard Skylar Mays joined teammate Tremont Waters with his own ESPN SportsCenter moment against Memphis (11/13) when he delivered an emphatic driving dunk that registered as the third best player of the day. Mays would score 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including three treys. He has 38 career double figure scoring games at LSU. Mays had an outstanding AdvoCare Invitational in which he led the team, averaging 17.0 points per game, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He followed that up with his sixth consecutive double figure scoring game (equaling the longest by any player last season) and is averaging 14.0 points for the season. He is also averaging 3.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists a contest. The junior is one of 34 players to have at least 200 career assists and is one of 27 players to have 100 career steals. The second team Academic A-A chosen by CoSIDA members has a 4.01 GPA and is majoring in pre-med/kinesiology In addition to the CoSIDA honor last spring, he was honored by the LSU Black Faculty and Staff Caucus at their annual awards presentation as one of the recipients of the Jesse Owens Student Award for the highest GPA by undergraduate student-athletes. Mays leads the team in field goals (35) and 3 point field goals (17). He is shooting 53.4 percent from the field and 44.7 percent from the arc. His three point percentage is ranked fourth in the league. Mays is presently 14th among active career scorers with 742 points and he is seventh in the league in career active leaders with 247. He is third behind only Q Weatherspoon of Mississippi State and KeVaughn Allen of Florida in active career steals in the SEC. JA VONTE SMART Smart is averaging 10.9 points per game and 3.6 rebounds. He is also averaging just over three assists a contest, shooting 44.3 percent from the field overall. Smart had a high of 13 points against UNCG (11/9). He had his best two games in dishing the ball in the last three games with 8 against Florida State (11/23), 4 against Oklahoma State (11/25) and 5 against Grambling (12/1). REBOUNDING NUMBERS The Tigers were outrebounded in four straight games versus Louisiana Tech (11/16), Charleston (11/22), Florida State (11/23) and Oklahoma State (12/1) before out rebounding Grambling by a count. The Tigers of LSU also had a 16-5 advantage on the offensive boards. LSU s Emmitt Williams, who has two double doubles this year, leads the team in rebounding by a good margin, averaging 7.1 boards a game. Of his 57 rebounds, 24 are offensive. Williams is 10th in the league in rebounding average. Darius Days is second at 41 (5.1, 20-21) and Naz Reid is third in average at 4.6 a game. LSU is 11th in the league in rebound average at 37.1 a game and fifth in rebound defense at 32.5 a contest. DARIUS DAYS GETS THE START LSU replaced one freshman for another in the starting lineup as Darius Days got the start against Grambling (12/1) and responded with his first double figure scoring game since the season opener. He scored 13 against Grambling with nine rebounds, just missing a double double. Days hit 5-of-8 from the field with a trey and also had three steals in 25 minutes. Days is averaging 7.1 points per game, shooting 52.8% overall (19-of-36) with four treys and 15-of-18 at the free throw line. NAZ REID Reid did not shoot well from the floor but was aggressive in his 18 minutes on the floor against Grambling (12/1). Reid had eight points, despite shooting just 2-of-10 with a trey and 3-of-5 from the line. He also had seven rebounds, two assists, 1 steal and more importantly no turnovers. Reid is averaging 11.6 points per game (third on the team) and 4.6 rebounds a game. FRESHMAN SCORING WELL FOR TIGERS Kenpom.com gives LSU an experience level at seven games of 1.06, ranked 331 of the 353 teams as of Wednesday. Only Arkansas and Kentucky are listed as younger by the web site. The freshmen on the team in eight games have scored 47.1 of LSU s 648 points this season. Naz Reid is the leading freshman scorer at 11.6 points per game with Ja vonte Smart at 10.9 points, Emmitt Williams at 8.5 and Darius Day 7.1. SERIES VERSUS UIW LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

9 The University of Incarnate Word will come in with a record of 5-5 after an win at home on Tuesday night against Trinity. Christian Peevy had 23 points and 11 rebounds hitting on 8-of-13 field goals and all seven free throws. Charles Brown II had 12 points, Jorden Kite 11 and Antoine Smith, Jr., 10. UIW shot 54.5 percent overall in the win (30-of-55), making 7 treys and 15-of-18 free throws. The Cardinals had 40 points in the paint and 18 points off turnovers. For the season Peevy is averaging 13.8 points a game and Morgan Taylor is at 13.4 points. The team averages 66.4 points a game while giving up This will be the first meeting between the two schools. Dr. Carson Cunningham is in his first year at Incarnate Word after five years as head coach at Carroll College. He has a record of A WEEK ON THE ROAD The Tigers will leave Monday for Houston where LSU will face the Cougars Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the new Fertitta Center on ESPN2. The Tigers will then travel on Thursday to face Saint Mary s of California at 10 p.m. PT Saturday in the second game of the Neon Hoops Showcase at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The game will be televised on ESPNU. The games will both be broadcast on the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM flagship). LSU s next home game will be on Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. against Furman. LSU SUPERLATIVES BY HALVES Team Pts: High 49, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 48, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) Low 29, vs. FSU (1st, 11/23/18) 34, vs. Charleston (2nd, 11/22/18) Reb: High 23, vs. Memphis (1st, 11/13/18) 25, vs. Southeastern (2nd, 11/6/18) Low 16, vs. FSU (1st, 11/23/18) 13, vs. FSU (2nd, 11/23/18) Asts: High 10, vs. Charleston, (1st, 11/22/18) 9, vs. FSU (2nd, 11/23/18) Low 6, vs. FSU (1st, 11/22/18) 3, vs. Louisiana Tech (2nd, 11/16/18) FGM: High - 20, vs. Memphis, (1st, 11/13/18) 16, vs. Southeastern (2nd, 11/6/18) Low - 11, vs. FSU (1st, 11/23/18) 12, vs. Charleston (2nd, 11/22/18) FG%: High 59.3% vs. Southeastern (1st, 11/06/18) 56.0% vs FSU (2nd, 11/23/18) Low % vs. Louisiana Tech (1st, 11/16/18) 38.9% vs. OSU (2nd, 11/25/18) 3FGM: High -- 4, vs. SLU, UNCG, LA Tech, FSU, GSU (1st) 6, vs. FSU (11/22/18); OSU (11/23/18) (2nd) Low -- 3, vs. Memphis, Charleston, OSU (1st) 1, vs. LA Tech (2nd, 11/16/18) 3FG%: High %, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 50.0%, vs. FSU (2nd, 11/23/18)) Low 25.0% vs. LA Tech, Charleston, OSU (1st) 12.5%, vs. LA Tech (2nd, 11/16/18) FTM: High - 13, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 15, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) Low -- 0, vs. Charleston (1st, 11/22/18) 5, vs. FSU (2nd, 11/23/18) FT%: High 100, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 100, vs. Charleston (2nd, 11/22/18) Low 33.3% vs. LA Tech (1st, 11/16/18) 62.5% vs. Oklahoma State (2nd, 12/1/18) Players Highs In A Half: Points -- 16, Naz Reid, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) FGM -- 6, Naz Reid, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) 3FGM -- 3, Naz Reid, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 3, Skylar Mays, vs. OSU (2nd, 11/25/18) FTM -- 4, Naz Reid, vs. Southeastern (1st, 11/6/18) 4, Ja vonte Smart, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 4, Ja vonte Smart, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) 4, Tremont Waters, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) Rebs -- 6, Emmitt Williams, vs. SLU (1st, 11/6/18) 6, E. Williams, vs. Charleston (1st, 11/22/18) 6, E. Williams, vs. Memphis (2nd, 11/13/16) Assists -- 7, Tremont Waters, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) Blocks -- 5, Kavell Bigby-Williams, vs. Grambling (1st, 12/1/18) Steals -- 4, Tremont Waters, vs. SLU (1st, 11/6/18) 4, Tremont Waters, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

10 NAZ REID Forward * 6-10 * 250 * Freshman * HS * Asbury Park, New Jersey (Roselle Catholic HS) 0 Top Performances Points 29, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 Rebounds 7, twice Field Goals Made 11, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 3 PT FG Made 4, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 Free Throws Made 4, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Assists Blocks 2, three times 1, five times Steals 2, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 Freshman Season ( ) Opened his freshman campaign by scoring 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting with a trey... Made four treys and 11-of-14 from the field to score 29 in the UNCG win (11/9)... Averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds in AdvoCare invitational games. Reid s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament MInutes Played 41, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Top Career Scoring Games vs. UNCG, 11/9/ vs. Southeastern, 11/6/ vs. Florida State, 11/23/ vs. Memphis, 11/13/ vs. Grambling, 12/1/ vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/ vs. Charleston, 11/22/ vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/18 Naz Reid 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 JA VONTE SMART Guard * 6-4 * 250 * Freshman * HS * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Scotlandville Magnet HS) 1 Top Performances Points Rebounds 16, twice 5, three times Field Goals Made 7, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 3 PT FG Made 2, three times Free Throws Made 8, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 Assists 8, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Blocks Steals 3, twice Minutes Played 39, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Freshman Season ( ) Earns the start in his first college game and scores 12 points as part of LSU s three-point guard system... Scored 13 each in the wins over UNCG (11/9) and Memphis (11/13)... Made it four straight games in double figures including the go-ahead three-pointer against Louisiana Tech (11/16). Equaled his season high with 16 points in the loss in Orlando to Florida State (11/23)... Averaged 8.7 in the three AdvoCare games. Smart s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games vs. Florida State, 11/23/ vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/ vs. Memphis, 11/13/ vs. UNCG, 11/9/ vs. Southeastern, 11/6/ vs. Grambling, 12/1/ vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/ vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 Ja vonte Smart 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 TREMONT WATERS Guard * 5-11 * 175 * Sophomore * 1L * New Haven, Connecticut (Notre Dame HS) 3 Top Performances Points 21, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 39, vs. Marquette, 11/22/17 Rebounds 5, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 11, vs. Kentucky, 1/3/18 Field Goals Made 7, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 13, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) 3 PT FG Made 2, three times 5, four times Free Throws Made 5, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 9, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Assists 11, vs. Charleston, 11/23/18 11, twice Blocks 1, vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 1 vs. Houston (12/13/17) Steals 6, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 8, vs. A&M (1/23/18) MInutes Played 37, twice 40, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Sophomore Season ( ) Posts a sixth career double-double in the win over UNCG (11/9) wtih 21 points and 10 assists with six steals... Equaled his career high with 11 assists against Charleston, second double figure assist game this season... Averaged 9.0 points and 6.3 assists in AdvoCare Classic games. Waters Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament 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. UNCG, 11/9/ vs. Mizzou (2/17/18) at Texas A&M (1/6/18) vs. Michigan (11/20/17) 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 /

13 SKYLAR MAYS Guard * 6-4 * 200 * Junior * 2L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS/Findlay Prep) 4 Top Performances Points 20, vs. Oklahoma St. (11/25/18) 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Rebounds 6, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 9, vs. Houston (12/14/17) Field Goals Made 8, vs. Oklahoma St. (11/25/18) 8, vs. Oklahoma St. (11/25/18) 3 PT FG Made 4, twice 4, five times Free Throws Made 5, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 9, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Assists 5, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 11, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Blocks 1, twice 2, twice Steals 3, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 6, at UGA (2/24/18) Minutes Played 36, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 39, at Carolina (2/28/18) Junior Season ( ) Mays equals fourth best game of his career with a SportsCenter highlight dunk and 19 points in 33 minutes against Memphis (11/13). Had 19 points against vs. Florida State (11/23) with a career equaling four three-pointers... Three double figure scoring games, led team at AdvoCare Invitational, averaging 17.0 ppg, making treys. (11/22, 23,25)... Six straight games in double figures, with 10 against Grambling (12/1). Mays Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 2. 20, at Oklahoma State (11/25/18) 2. 20, at UGA (2/24/18) 2. 20, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 5. 19, vs. Florida State, 11/23/ , vs. Memphis (11/13/18) 5. 19, at Ole Miss (2/14/17) 8. 18, vs. Houston (12/10/17) 8. 18, vs. UTM (11/29/17) , vs. Ole Miss (2/10/18) , vs. SFA (12/16/17) 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 /

14 DARYL EDWARDS Guard * 6-3 * 185 * Senior * 1L * Fresno, California (NW Florida State/Fresno Central HS) 5 Top Performances Points 12, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 21, at Alabama (2/13/18) Rebounds 3, twice 5, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Field Goals Made 4, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 8 at Alabama (2/13/18) 3 PT FG Made 2, twice 3, five times Free Throws Made 3, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 4, twice Assists 2, three times 6, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Blocks 1, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 1, four times Steals 1, three times 3, at Alabama (2/13/18) Senior Season ( ) Had his best game of the young season vs. Louisiana Tech (11/16), playing with a facemask to protect a broken nose which was operated on 11/14... Averaged 6.3 points in the AdvoCare Inv. Edwards Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling DND Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament MInutes Played 21, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 34, at Florida (2/7/18) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 21, at Alabama, 2/13/ , vs. UTM, 11/29/ , vs. Arkansas, 2/3/ , vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/ , 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, 12/16/17 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 / / TOTALS /

15 KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS Forward * 6-11 * 250 * SR. * TR * London, England (Oregon)(Gillette College)(Harris Academy) 11 Top Performances Points 14, vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 Rebounds 7, vs. Oklahoma St., 11/25/18 Field Goals Made 7, vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made 5, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Assists 2, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 Blocks 9, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Steals 2, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 MInutes Played 24, vs. Grambling, 12/118 Senior Season ( ) Was a perfect 7-7 from the field in the win over Memphis (11/16),,, Had 12 points and season best 7 rebounds, against Oklahoma State (11/25), finished AdvoCare Inv. averaging 6.0 points and 3.7 rebounds... First player since Tyrus Thomas in 2006 to get nine blocks in a game. Bigby-Williams Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games vs. Memphis, 11/13/ vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/ vs. Grambling, 12/1/ vs. Southeastern, 11/6/ vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/ vs. Charleston, 11/22/ vs. Florida State, 11/23/ vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 Kavell Bigby-Williams 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 MARSHALL GRAVES Guard * 6-4 * 195 * Junior * 2L * Ponchatoula, Louisiana (University High) 12 Top Performances Points 3, vs. Oklahoma St., 11/25/18 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Rebounds 1, twice 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) Field Goals Made 1, vs. Oklahoma St., 11/25/18 3, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) 3 PT FG Made 2, vs. UTM, (11/29/17) Free Throws Made 2, vs. SE La (11/6/18) 2 twice Assists 3, vs. Texas A&M (2/4/17) Blocks Steals: 1, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 Junior Season ( ) Hit a trey in one appearance in the AdvoCare Invitational against Oklahoma State (11/25) Graves Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro DNP-Coach s Decision Memphis DNP-Coach s Decision Louisiana Tech DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Charleston DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Florida State DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Minutes Played 6, vs. SE La, 11/6/18 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, vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/ , at Auburn (1/27/18) 5. 2, vs. Southeastern (11/6/18) 5 2, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17). 5 2 vs. Miss. State (3/8/17) 5. 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 WILL REESE Guard * 6-3 * 205 * So. * RS * Leesville, Louisiana (Anacoco HS) 13 Top Performances Points 2, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Rebounds 3, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Field Goals Made 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made Assists 1,, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Blocks Steals Sophomore Season ( ) Reese s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro DNP-Coach s Decision Memphis DNP-Coach s Decision Louisiana Tech DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Charleston DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament MInutes Played 6, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 2 vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Will Reese 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 4-0 9/

18 MARLON TAYLOR Guard * 6-5 * 210 * Junior * JC * Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Panola College)(Mount Vernon HS) 14 Top Performances Points 15, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Rebounds 4, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 Field Goals Made 5, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 3 PT FG Made 2, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Free Throws Made 4, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Assists Blocks Steals 1, twice Junior Season ( ) Came off the bench in the opener to play 15 minutes and score 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Averaged 3.0 points in the AdvoCare Invitational... Best scoring game since opener with nine points in 21 minutes against Grambling (12/1).. Taylor s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament MInutes Played 21, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Top Career Scoring Games vs. Southeastern, 11/6/ vs. Grambling, 12/1/ vs. Florida State, 11/23/ vs. UNCG, 11/9/ vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/ vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/18 Marlon Taylor 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 Darius Days Forward * 6-6 * 225 * FR * HS * Raleigh, Florida (IMG Academy) 22 Top Performances Points 13, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Rebounds 9, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Field Goals Made 5, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 3 PT FG Made 1, four times Free Throws Made 4, twice Assists 2, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Blocks 2, twice Steals 3, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Minutes Played 25, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Freshman Season ( ) Double figure scoring vs. Southeastern in the opener (11/6.)... Averaged 5.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in the AdvoCare Inv.... In his first career start against Grambling (12/1), posted season best 13 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes. Days Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games vs. Grambling, 12/1/ vs. Southeastern, 11/6/ vs. UNCG, 11/9/ vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/ vs. Memphis, 11/13/ vs. Charleston, 11/22/ vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Darius Days 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 EMMITT Williams Forward * 6-6 * 225 * Fr. * HS * Fort Myers, Florida (Oak Ridge HS) 24 Top Performances Points 14, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 Rebounds 10, twice Field Goals Made 6, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made 3, three times Assists Season 1, twice Blocks 2, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Steals: Career 1, twice Minutes Played Season 32, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 Freshman Season ( ) Posted double doubles in the first and third games of his college career... Finished AdvoCare Inv. averaging 8.7 points and 6.7 rebounds for the three games (Nov. 22, 23, 25). Williams Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern UNC Greensboro Memphis Louisiana Tech vs. Charleston vs. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State Grambling Incarnate Word at Houston vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1 14 vs. Charleston, 11/22/ vs. Southeastern, 11/6/ vs. Memphis, 11/13/ vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/ vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/ vs. UNCG, 11/9/ vs. Florida State, 11/23/ vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Emmitt Williams 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 /