LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP 4. HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD (5th season) 12-9, 3-6 RANKING NA LAST GAME L, 61-84, at Tennessee (1/31)

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1 @LSUBasketball MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS NCAA FINAL FOUR GAME 22 vs ARKANSAS FEBRUARY 3, :30 p.m. CT Pete Maravich Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana SEC Network LSU Sports Radio Network (BR Flagship 98.1) LSU SCHEDULE LSU (12-9, 3-6) H (1-3); A (2-3); N - 1-2; 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) 2:30 p.m. Wed. 7 *at Florida (SECN) 5:30 p.m. Sat.10 *OLE MISS (ESPNU) 3 p.m. Tues. 13 *at Alabama (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 17 *MISSOURI (ESPN/2) 1 p.m. Tues. 20 *VANDERBILT (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 24 *at Georgia (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Wed. 28 *at South Carolina (SECN) 5:30 p.m. MARCH Sat. 3 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) Noon SEC Tournament -- St. Louis, Missouri March 7-11 TBA (SECN, ESPN) TBA * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS. ON THE AIR LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP 4 SKYLAR MAYS G So Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3 TREMONT WATERS G Fr New Haven, Connecticut 14 RANDY ONWUASOR G Grad Inglewood, California 1 DUOP REATH F Sr Perth Australia 21 AARON EPPS F Sr Ball, Louisiana BREAKDOWN Last Gm: 6 pts, 6 reb. Season: 10.9 pg, 4.0 rg, 3.2 ag; SEC: 8.4 pg, 3.8 rg, 3.1 ag 13 games in double figures career games 5 assts or more (6 this year). Second guard in Coach Wade s two point-guard system. Scored high of 20 points vs. Samford (11/16); 25 treys season; FT 85.2% 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 4.0 pre-med major; Averaged 8.3 points per game a year ago. Last Gm: 7 pts, 3 asts. Season: 14.8 pg, 3.5 rg, 5.6 ag; SEC: 11.7 pg, 4.2 rg, 4.6 ag 2nd in the SEC in assists average and No. 1 steals average (2.2 spg) overall. 3rd in the SEC in conference game assists and first in steals (1.8). Made 2 30-ft treys (1 with 12 seconds; other with 0.7 left) to push LSU past A&M, All-Tourney in Maui; 39 pts vs. Marquette; 4th best game in MI history. 3 games 10 assists against UTM (11/29), UNCW (12/10), and UNF (12/22). For season, made 44 3FG (36.4%); FT overall (81%) from arc in league games (25%) Last Gm: 10 pts, 3 reb. Season: 5.2 pg, 2.1 rg; SEC: 5.6 pg, 2.3 rg Returned to starting lineup in the Texas A&M win (1/23) Started five games after Brandon Sampson went down in November-December Five double figure scoring games, including season high 14 at Auburn (1/27). 4-6 from field, including 2 treys, 4-4 FTs, 2 asts, 3 stls, 28 min., no turnovers Graduate Transfer from Southern Utah.. 37-of-79 from the field with seven treys, FTs (85.2%) Last Gm: 21 pts, 5 reb; Season: 14.4 pg, 5.6 rg; SEC: 17.7 pg, 6.8 rg Ninth career double double at Vandy (1/20) (career high 31 points, 13 rebounds) 2nd double in SEC play this year (also UK 24-11) Double figure scoring in 16 games this season, including last 7 (21 at UT, 1/31) FG (57.2%) for season, leads SEC overall FG% (54.1%) in SEC games, 2nd in league... Last five games, averaged 20.6 pts. Originally from South Sudan, moved to Australia where he took up basketball. Second on team in overall scoring; 1st on team in SEC play (6th in SEC gms). Last Gm: 9 pts, 7 rebs Season: 9.6 pg, 5.9 rg; SEC: 9.1 pg, 5.4 rg Fourth year senior for the Tigers... scoring average up over 3 pts from last season Started 17 straight games; 40 total in LSU career. Three double doubles this season vs. Houston; vs. SFA; at Ark. Posted 12 points in the A&M win (1/23), including a seven-point spurt in 2nd half. For season, (53.3%) from floor shooting, from 3PT arc, pt SEC Shooting from field in SEC (55%) Chris Blair, play-by-play John Brady, analyst (Former LSU Head Coach) SEC NETWORK Kevin Fitzgerald, play-by-play Barry Boooker, analyst LSU RECORD 12-9, 3-6 RANKING NA LAST GAME L, 61-84, at Tennessee (1/31) HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD (5th season) LSU RECORD 12-9 (1st season) WADE VS. ARKANSAS 1-0 ARKANSAS RECORD 15-7, 4-5 RANKING NA LAST GAME L, 66-80, at A&M (1/30) HEAD COACH Mike Anderson CAREER RECORD (16th season) ARKANSAS RECORD (7th season) ANDERSON VS. LSU 6-8

2 LSU UPCOMING MEN S BASKETBALL MEDIA CALENDAR 5MONDAY SEC Teleconference MEDIA SESSION TBA The WIll Wade Radio Show, 7 p.m. from TJ Ribs on Acadian Thruway & LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates 6TUESDAY TIPOFF Luncheon presented by UPS at L Auberge, Noon Travel to Gainesville. 7WEDNESDAY Game LSU at Florida, Gainesville, Florida (Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O Connell Center), 6:30 p.m. ET, 5:30 p.m. CT TV: SEC Network. Radio LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 Flagship). 8THURSDAY 2FRIDAY MEDIA SESSION TBA 3SATURDAY Game Arkansas at LSU (Maravich Center), 2:30 p.m. TV: SEC Network. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 Flagship) 4SUNDAY Inside LSU Basketball (LSU Sports TV Network), 10:35 p.m. in BR WBRZ-TV LSU Media Services MEDIA AVAILABILITY Coach Will Wade is available in his office 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, followed by Coach Wade. Some travel and scheduling issues may change the time and day so media should contact the Sports Information 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 Capital One 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 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. 3 and will air weekly once conference play begins 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/Sports Information Director C. Kent Lowe - clowe@lsu.edu Sr. Assoc. Sports Information 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/wwadelsu twitter.com/lsukent twitter.com/lsumediaalerts LSUsports.net/connect LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

3 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

4 CAREER NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Duop Reath 37 Brandon Sampson 27 Skylar Mays 26 Aaron Epps 23 Wayde Sims 13 Tremont Waters 12 Daryl Edwards 5 Randy Onwuasor 5 Brandon Rachal 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Duop Reath 10 Aaron Epps 6 Wayde Sims 2 Tremont Waters 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Tremont Waters 3 Skyler Mays 2 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Duop Reath 9 Aaron Epps 6 Tremont Waters 3 Wayne Sims 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Brandon Sampson 71 Skylar Mays 46 Tremont Waters 44 Aaron Epps 44 Daryl Edwards 23 Duop Reath 22 Wayde Sims 21 Randy Onwuasor 7 Marshall Graves 4 Galen Alexnader 2 Brandon Rachal 1 CAREER ASSISTS Skylar Mays 181 Tremont Waters 118 Brandon Sampson 79 Duop Reath 40 Aaron Epps 31 Daryl Edwards 25 Wayde Sims 23 Randy Onwuasor 21 Brandon Rachal 13 Marshall Graves 8 Mayan Kiir 2 Galen Alexander 1 CAREER BLOCKS Duop Reath 67 Aaron Epps 43 Wayde Sims 26 Brandon Sampson 19 Skylar Mays 7 Brandon Rachal 5 Jeremy Combs 3 Randy Onwuasor 2 Daryl Edwards 2 Tremont Waters 2 Mayan Kiir 2 CAREER STEALS Skylar Mays 69 Tremont Waters 47 Brandon Sampson 45 Wayde Sims 34 Duop Reath 26 Aaron Epps 23 Brandon Rachal 14 Randy Onwausor 14 Daryl Edwards 12 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 Mayan Kiir -- MAY-an Kurr 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) (Expected back for Arkansas, 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. 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 Last time a freshman scored more on opening night than Tremont Waters LSU rank in nation in 2-point % (56.5%)... Last season 50.2% Ranking nationally in overall FG percentage, 48.1% (45 percent last year) 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 Number of consecutive wins when up 15 or more at halftime, dating back to Positive assist-to-turnover ratio; LSU was last year Consecutive double figure scoring games for senior Duop Reath 2 -- Number of games this season Tremont Waters had game with 15+ pts, 5+ rebs, 5+ asts, 5+ stls LAST TIME OUT TENNESSEE 84, LSU KNOXVILLE -- JAN. 31, 2018 A short-handed LSU team was able to stay with Tennessee for almost 30 minutes before giving way in the final 10 minutes as the nationally-ranked Vols got the victory. For the Tigers it was a second straight road loss against a nationally-ranked squad. With the Tigers down to nine players (seven scholarship players) after Coach Wade s Monday announcement regarding four players, LSU was down at the intermission of the game at Thompson-Boling Arena. In the second half, LSU was able to cut the lead to seven, six and seven points, the last at with 10:24 to play. But from there Tennessee was able to take control of the game and build the lead to the final margin. Duop Reath, the senior forward, continued his outstanding play of late with another 20-point game, this time 21 points, while grad student Randy Onwuasor added 10 points. LSU shot just 39.3 percent from the floor and had its fewest three-point makes of the year with three. It marked the fourth time in the last seven SEC games that LSU has made either three or just four treys in a game. Tennessee shot 54.1 percent overall and made 12 treys. LSU s only specialty stat that went strongly its way was points off turnovers as LSU had 19-8 advantage in scoring off Tennessee s 14 turnovers. 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 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

5 Basketball at this point in the year compared to where LSU finished last year. Category NCAA Rk (Stat) NCAA Rk (Stat) Field Goal % 130 (45.1%) 36 (48.1%) FG Defense 326 (47.2%) 216 (44.5%) Scoring Offense 118 (74.8) 80 (77.9) Opponents Pts 335 (83.0) 202 (73.0) Scoring Margin 311 (-8.2) 121 (+4.9) Assist-TO Margin 274 (0.87) 71 (1.24) Two-Point FG Pct. 136 (50.2) 16 (56.5%) Free Throw Pct. 199 (69.6) 83 (74.0%) SO CLOSE TO DIFFERENT MARK IN SEC LSU has posted three wins in the SEC one at the wire (at A&M) and two in fairly easy scoring margin fashion (at Arkansas and vs. A&M). The Tigers are having to learn 1) what to do with a lead; 2) what they must do to stop opponent s runs; and 3) what are the options that can get their back in the game. In four league losses, the Tigers were no more than eight points back at the end. Not counting LSU s two league wins a year ago, LSU had only five total games in which the final margin was eight or less and only one game of less than three. Here s the inside of LSU s four losses that could have turned around: Kentucky L, LSU up 7, 19:39 to play; two shots to tie in final seven seconds. Alabama L, LSU up 5, 7:27 1st half; Down 15 2nd half, cut it to four final minutes. Georgia L, LSU up 12, 4:10 1st half; Up 10 at half; 3 pter to win misses final seconds. Vandy L, Vandy led 16, 16:54 2nd half; LSU takes lead, 2:21 left but cannot keep lead. LSU AND THE QUADRANT WINS The Tigers have five wins over teams in the top 50 RPI (Arkansas, A&M twice, Michigan and Houston) and six wins in the top two quadrants of NCAA ranking sheets: LSU is 4-3 against teams in Quadrant 1 with the wins at Arkansas, A&M both home and away and Michigan in Maui. LSU has a 2-5 mark against teams in Quadrant 2 which is Houston and at Memphis. LSU is 3-3 on the road with all the games against teams in the top two quadrants. LSU enters the weekend with a team RPI of 82. WILL WADE The graduate of Franklin Road Academy, who served as a student manager for the basketball team, returned to his hometown last Saturday at Memorial Gym against Vanderbilt. Already this season, his fifth as a head coach, Coach Wade has won his 100th career game. 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 LSU SECOND IN SEC IN SHOOTING The Tigers have fallen below 50 percent from the field for the season and LSU is second in the SEC in field goal percentage at 48.1 percent. LSU has recorded seven games this season in which it has shot 50 percent or better from the field: 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) UNCW 12/10/17 36-of % (H) UNF 12/22/17 43-of % (H) Arkansas 1/10/18 29-of % (A) 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 (9) 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/ (2) Kentucky 1/3/ Vanderbilt 1/20/ TREMONT WATERS (3) Game Date Pts Asts (1) UNCW 12/10/ UNF 12/22/ Kentucky 1/3/ (Reb.) WAYDE SIMS (1) Game Date Pts Rebs (1) SHS 12/19/ LSU s improvement at the moment is three percentage points over last year when LSU shot 45.1 percent from the field. LSU is continuing to try to improve its field goal percentage defense which is No. 13 in the league at 44.5 percent. However, on the plus side, last year opponents shot over 47 percent against the Tigers. LSU has now won eight straight games when shooting over 50 percent, dating back to last season. The Tigers are shooting 43.5 percent in conference games overall. LSU INSIDE THE ARC For much of the non-conference season, LSU was 60 percent or better shooting from inside the arc, but LSU is now at 56.5 percent, 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 STRUGGLING AT THE ARC LSU at one time was on pace to break the school record mark of 234 threes in a season, set during the campaign. But the Tigers have struggled from the arc in three of the last four games going 4-of-19 at Vandy, 4-of-18 at Auburn and 3-of-19 at Tennessee. LSU made 8-of-18 in its last win at home against Texas A&M. Ironically, the last time LSU faced Arkansas in Fayetteville, LSU made just 4-of-18 treys but came away with the win. While a lot of these program games have been on the road, in LSU s first two road games of the season, LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

6 LSU RECORD... LSU RECORD In November 4-2 In December 5-1 In January 3-6 In February In March 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 3-3 Decided by 10 pts or less 4-6 Decided by 11 pts or more 8-3 At night 10-6 During the day 2-3 Decided in Overtime Televised 7-8 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 10-1 Losing at the half 1-7 Tied at the half 2-0 Lead 10 minutes left 11-0 Losing 10 minutes left 0-8 Tied 10 minutes left 1-1 Lead 5 minutes left 10-2 Losing 5 minutes left 1-7 Tied 5 minutes left 1-0 LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher 7-0 Less than 50% 5-9 Better than opponent 12-0 Worse than opponent 0-9 Even Shooting More 3PT FGs than opp. 7-3 LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp. 8-2 Outrebounded by opp. 3-7 Equal rebounds 1-0 the Tigers made 13-of-26 trey attempts in the win at Memphis and 12-of-28 in the win at A&M. The 13 treys against Memphis tied the fourth most three-pointers LSU has made in a single game and the 11th time LSU has made 13 or more three-pointers in a single game: 17 vs. Vanderbilt 12/29/16 17 at Tennessee 3/1/03 16 vs. Auburn 2/26/03 13 eight times (Last: at Memphis 12/29/17 LSU has now made 160 treys and is averaging 7.6 treys a game. That is up from when the Tigers made 6.3 a contest. NUMBERS LAST 5 GAMES When it comes to stats over the last five games, Duop Reath is dominating the number for LSU, averaging 20.6 points a game. He has made 43-of-74 field goals, including four treys and 13-of-24 free throws. He is also averaging 6.4 rebounds. He is the only LSU player over the last five games averaging double figures. LSU, 1-4 in the last five, has averaged 67.8 points compared to 76.4 for opponents. LSU has been outrebounded REATH SEVEN STRAIGHT IN DOUBLE FIGURES The senior from Australia has been playing well of late first as evidence by his 31-point, 13-rebound effort at Vandy (Jan. 20), his second double-double against SEC competition this year. Against the Commodores, he made 13-of-20 field goals, including a trey to go with three blocks. The key was following it up with an aggressive effort against A&M and he did, making 9-of-14 field goals with a trey and eight rebounds. There was nothing shabby about his performance against Auburn on Saturday as he posted 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting with four free throws. Reath is now averaging 14.4 points per game overall and a team leading 17.7 points in SEC games (sixth in the league in conference games). Reath since the start of conference play has raised his scoring average from 11.9 a game to 14.4 Reath is on a string of seven double figure scoring games ( ). 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 earlier this month 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. Reath is 123-of-215 for the year from the field (57.2%) and that leads the SEC in FG percentage His 54.1 shooting percentage in the conference games is second in the league. THE OPPONENT ARKANSAS The Razorbacks and Tigers meet for the second time this year and both teams are coming in off losses with Arkansas falling at Texas A&M on Tuesday, That stopped a three-game win streak in which the Razorbacks had won against Ole Miss, at Georgia and over Oklahoma State in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. In the first meeting with Arkansas in Fayetteville on Jan. 10, LSU was able to get out in the first half and open up a halftime lead en route to a victory. LSU shot 52.7 percent overall despite making just 4-of-18 three pointers. Ironically, Arkansas made just 4-of-18 treys as well in a night they made just 19-of-57 total shots. Aaron Epps led LSU with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Skylar Mays and Randy Onwuasor each had 12 points and Duop Reath 11. Tremont Waters had eight points with eight assists. Jaylen Barford was the only Arkansas player in double figures with 17 points. LSU had a advantage in the paint and 15-6 in points off turnovers. Arkansas continues to lead the series, 35-29, with the LSU win stopping a three-game run by the Razorbacks. LSU leads the series, 16-11, in Baton Rouge and LSU has won nine-of-the-last-15 contests. WATERS FLIRTS WITH UNIQUE TRIPLE DOUBLE; SECOND 4X5 Waters, who three times has posted a double double (twice points-assists, once points-rebounds) flirted with a unique triple double of points, assists and steals against Texas A&M. Waters had 15 points, 9 assists and 8 steals. Throw in five rebounds and for the second time this season Waters had the 4x5 for the second time this season (last time versus Alcorn State in the opener). Three players, according to sports-reference.com, have had multiple 4x5 games this season: Jevon Carter, West Virginia, 3 Tremont Waters, LSU, 2 Brian Beard, Jr., Florida International, 2 WATERS EARNS SECOND SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONOR For Tremont Waters, the play at the end of the first Texas A&M game certainly helped him earn his second SEC Freshman of the Week honor in a season that has already seen him three times get recognition on SportsCenter s Plays of the Day. The 5-11, 167-pounder averaged 19.5 points, eight rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals against 17thranked Kentucky and at No. 11 Texas A&M. Waters made two treys from 30-plus feet in the final 12 seconds to beat Texas A&M Saturday in College Station. Overall, Waters is averaging a team best 14.8 points a game, 3.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists and 2.2 steals. He is second in the league in assists and first in steals. Waters first earned FOW honors after his opening game in which he scored 27 points, the most by a freshman in an opening game since TREMONT WATERS THREE DOUBLE FIGURE ASSIST GAMES THIS YEAR LSU freshman Tremont Waters has posted 10 assists on three occasions this season, vs. UT Martin LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

7 (11/29), UNCW (12/10) and UNF (12/22). Here is the list of those with double figure assists games for LSU since the start of the season: 11 Skylar Mays, vs. Houston, 11/29/ Tremont Waters, vs. UNF, 12/22/ Tremont Waters, vs. UNCW, 12/10/ Tremont Waters, vs. UT Martin, 11/29/ Ben Simmons, vs. NC State, 11/24/ Charles Carmouche, at Marquette, 12/22/ Garrett Temple, vs. Troy, 11/30/ Tack Minor, vs. UNO, 11/24/ Tack Minor, vs. Ohio State, 1/15/2005 While Tack Minor had 10 assists in the same season, Waters becomes the first player to go backto-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. Against Kentucky (1/3), Waters had another double double but it was points and rebounds with 18 points and 11 rebounds. 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%) After nine games, LSU was at an incredible 78.4 percent at the line, but now LSU is still at a good 74 percent ( ), fifth in the league. That is still way ahead of the 69.6 percent that LSU shot at the line during the season. In the SEC games, LSU is 109-of-149, or 73.2 percent. Presently, LSU s 74 percent at the line would rank fourth best in LSU stat history: % % % % % % ABOVE 20 ASSISTS For the third time this year, LSU was over 20 assists in the UNF game (12/22), this time recording 26 assists for the 43 buckets it made. LSU had 29 assists in the Samford win in November and 22 assists in the win over UT-Martin, also in November. LSU has had five games of 30 assists or more, the last coming in December LSU is averaging 14.3 assists per game, sixth in the league. SKYLAR MAYS GOOD ON AND OFF THE FLOOR It all fits in doesn t it pre-med major; 4-plus GPA and starting guard on the team. 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. So far the numbers are good as he is averaging 10.9 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. Mays has had 13 games in double figure scoring, including 12-of-the-last-17 games. Mays has posted at least five assists in 13 games in his career, six this season, including this past Saturday at Auburn. For the season, Mays is 25-of-78 from three-point range (32.1 percent). He has been a consistently good force from the free throw line, making 52-of-61 for the season (85.2%). MAYS 19 SHY OF JOINING SCHOOL S 200 ASSIST CLUB Skylar Mays enters the game with 181 career assists, 19 shy of becoming the 33rd player in LSU history to have 200 career assists. Jalyn Patterson joined the group last season. Kenny Higgs is the all-time school leader with 645. EPPS POSTS THIRD DOUBLE DOUBLE AT ARKANSAS The four-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. Epps had his third double double of the season at Arkansas (1/10) with 13 points and 11 rebounds. 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. SCORING BREAKDOWNS CLASS PTS PCT. Freshmen (SEC %) Sophomores (SEC %) Juniors (SEC %) Seniors/Grads (SEC %) 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 (16-21, 76.2) Opponents (42-56, 75.0) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU (32-75, 42.7) Opponents (28-60, 46.7) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU (13-38, 34.2) Opponents (3-16, 13.3) TIMES LEADING SCORERS -- Waters 8, Reath 8, Mays 3, Epps 2, Sampson 2, Onwausor 1. TIMES LEADING REBOUNDER -- Reath 6, Epps 6, Sims 3, Mays 4, Waters 2, Rachal 2, Sampson 1, Onwuasor 1. TIMES LEADING ASSISTS -- Waters 17, Mays 5, Onwuasor 2, Rachal 1 TOTAL DUNKS -- Reath14, Epps 11, Mays 8, Sampson 7, Sims 6, Kiir 3, Onwausor 4, Rachal 1, Alexander 1, Edwards 1 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- Reath 16, Mays 13, Waters 11, Epps 8, Edwards 5, Sims 4, Sampson 4, Onwausor 5, Rachal 1 DOUBLE DOUBLE -- Tremont Waters 3, Aaron Epps 3, Duop Reath 2, Wayde SIms 1 20-POINT GAMES (Season) -- Waters 5 (27 vs. Alcorn; 21 vs. Michigan, 39 vs. Marquette; 20 vs. UNCW; 21 at A&M); Sampson 1 (20 vs. Samford); Mays 1 (20 vs. Samford); Epps 1 (26 vs. Houston); Reath 5 (30, vs. UNCW, 24 vs. UK, 31 at Vandy, 21 vs. Texas A&M, 21 at UT). OPENING JUMP BALL CONTROLLED -- Opponents 13, LSU 8 SCORED FIRST LSU POINTS -- Reath 8, Waters 4, Epps 4, Sims 2, Sampson 2, May 1 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES BY GAME or more CLOCK TIME LEADING THE GAME :44 CLOCK TIME TRAILING THE GAME :29 CLOCK TIME TIED -- 47: LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

8 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Tremont Waters - Games 5 Assts. or More (13) 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 Skylar Mays - Games 5 Assts. or More (13) (7) 11/12 -- vs. Wofford /15 -- vs. USM /29 -- vs. Houston /7 -- vs. Miss. State /21 -- at Arkansas /25 -- vs. Florida /11 -- vs. Arkansas (6) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State /16 -- vs. SFA /19 -- vs. SHS /22 -- vs. UNF /6 -- at A&M /28 -- at Auburn 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 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 the last 16 games for the Tigers and his SEC games have been good as well. 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 on he had 14 points and had 12 in the A&M game Tuesday. He is averaging 9.6 points per game and a team best 5.9 rebounds overall. Epps has made 73-of-137 field goals for 53.3 percent with 22 treys. In the SEC games, he is averaging 9.1 points. JC TRANSFER DARYL EDWARDS Daryl Edwards is beginning to find his niche in the LSU system after only playing about a third of the time in the three games of the Maui Invitational. But from there his minutes increased and he has started eighth total games for LSU. He has also been in double figures in five games, including 15 against UT Martin (11/29) and the three games prior to Christmas versus Stephen F. Austin (10), Sam Houston (11) and 10 vs. UNF. At A&M, Edwards had eight points, hitting 3-of-6 shots, including a trey. He was back in double figures off the bench against Texas A&M in Baton Rouge, hitting 3-of-4 field goals, including two treys, and 4-of-4 at the line for 12 points in 22 minutes. The junior college transfer is averaging 6.0 points a contest. He has made 23 treys and is 18-of-20 at the free throw line for the year. BRANDON SAMPSON His junior season started so well until the first minute of the fourth game, the semifinals of the Maui Invitational when he severely sprained his left ankle (Nov. 22). 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 started the SEC play 0-of-9 from the arc, but was 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 was unable to do that against Vandy, but did have nine with a couple of treys against A&M. Sampson has played 15 games this season with six starts, averaging 7.3 points. 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 until the past three games when he has returned to the starting lineup. Onwuasor was on his game in the 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 Wednesday giving him his first back-to-back double figure games for the Tigers. At this point in the season, Onwuasor is averaging 5.2 points per game and 2.1 rebounds. He is 37-of-79 from the field, making seven treys and 23-of-27 from the free throw line. BRANDON RACHAL OFF THE BENCH Brandon Rachal of Natchitoches-Central High in Natchitoches has been looking for playing time with Rachal getting the bulk of the time of the freshmen outside of Waters. Rachal has played in 19 games with a 15.8 minute per game average. He is posting at 4.3 points per game and 2.7 rebounds a game. 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. It was his fourth double figure scoring game this year and the second double figure rebound game at LSU. Sims is averaging 5.7 points and 3.0 rebounds. He has started eight games and played an average of 17.5 minutes. OVERFLOW CROWD WITNESSES ALABAMA CONTEST For the 10th time since the renovation and reconfiguration of the Maravich Center that put the capacity at 13,215, an overflow crowd was on hand for the LSU-Alabama game (1/13). The crowd of 13,600 was the fifth largest since the reconfiguration prior to the season Here is the present top five: 13,997 Kentucky, Feb. 10, ,882 Oklahoma, Jan. 30, ,839 Xavier, Jan. 24, ,610 Arkansas, Jan. 16, 2016 **13,600 Alabama, Jan. 13, 2018 ON THE NBA FRONT Here s the list of former LSU players in the NBA and G-League: Jarell Martin Memphis Grizzlies Jordan Mickey Miami Heat Johnny O Bryant III Charlotte Hornets Ben Simmons Philadelphia 76ers (named NBA Rookie of the Month for January) Garett Temple Sacramento Kings LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

9 NBA G-League Antonio Blakeney Windy City Bulls; Josh Gray Northern Arizona Suns; Keith Hornsby Texas Legends; Craig Victor -- Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Blakeney is averaging nearly 33 points a game in the time he has been in the D-League for the Bulls. He is on a two-way contract and has been playing at times for both teams during the season... Also Thursday, Gray was picked up by the Phoenix Suns for a 10-day contract.. EARLY SIGNING PERIOD 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 ranked ninth in the nation 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) and the 247sports.com composite team rankings has LSU presently ranked eighth in the country with the three signees. According to its website, the 247Sports Composite is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings and ratings listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services, creating the industry s most comprehensive and unbiased prospect and team rankings. 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). It was announced this week at Reid has been chosen for the McDonald s All-American Game that will be held in late March at Phillips Arena in Atlanta. LSU CAREER STATS 200 Assists Club 1. Kenny Higgs, Ethan Martin, Torris Bright, Garrett Temple, Pete Maravich, Don Redden, Jerry Reynolds, Bo Spencer, Xavier Whipple, Jalyn Patterson, XX. Skylar Mays, 2015-present 181 OFF TO GAINESVILLE It will be another Wednesday 5:30 p.m. CT game when LSU travels to Gainesville Wednesday to take on the Florida Gators. The game will be televised by the SEC Network and broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network. LSU will be back at home next Saturday for a 3 p.m. game at the Maravich Center 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: 3, twice Career: 4, four times Free Throws Made Season: 3, 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: Career: 2, three times 3 twice 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. 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 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. NC State (11/24/15) vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) vs. Georgia (1/16/18) at Kentucky (2/7/17) 9. 16, three times 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, vs. Kentucky (1/3/18) Career: 2, four times Free Throws Made Season: 5, vs. Alabama, 1/13/18 Career: 5 twice Assists Season: 2, vs. Kentucky (1/3/18) Career: 3, twice Blocks Season: 3, twice Career: 5, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 Steals Season: 2, at Tennessee, 1/31/18 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. 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/ vs. Miss. State, 1/7/ at Auburn, 1/27/18 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.) 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 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: 10, vs. Samford (11/10/17) Career: 10, vs. Samford (11/10/17) Season: 7, vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Career: 7, vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Field Goals Made Season: 4, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 4, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 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: 3, twice 3, twice 1, four times 1, four times Steals Season: 3, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 3, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 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. 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 *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State MInutes Played Season: 26, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 26, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Top Career Scoring Games vs. Samford (11/16/17) 2. 8 at Vandy (1/10/18) 3. 7 vs. SFA (12/16/17) 3. 7 vs. UNCW (12/10/17) 3. 7 vs. UTM (11/29/17) 3. 7 vs. Michigan (11/20/17) 7. 6 at Arkansas (1/10/18) 7. 6 at Texas A&M (1/6/18) 7. 6 vs. Alcorn, 11/10/ twice 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, twice Career: 5, twice Free Throws Made Season: 8, twice Career: 8, twice Assists Season: Career: 10, three times 10, three times 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. Alcorn (11/10/17) at Texas A&M (1/6/18) vs. Michigan (11/20/17) vs. UNCW (12/10/17) vs. Alabama (1/13/18) vs. SFA (12/16/17) vs. Kentucky (1/3/18) at Memphis (12/29/17) vs. Houston (12/13/17) 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. 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 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, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 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, twice Career: 11, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Blocks Season: 2, vs. Michigan (11/20/17) Career: 2, vs. Michigan (11/20/17) Steals Season: 4, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 4, three times Minutes Played Season: 37, vs. Houston (12/10/17) Career: 37, vs. Houston (12/10/17) 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). 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 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 2. 20, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 3. 19, at Ole Miss (2/14/17) 4. 18, vs. Houston (12/10/17) 4. 18, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 6. 17, vs. SFA (12/16/17) 7. 15, at Miss. State (3/4/17) 7. 15, at Georgia (2/25/17) 9. 14, three times 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: 15, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 15, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Season: 5, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 5, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Field Goals Made Season: 6, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 6, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 3, twice Career: 3, twice 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, twice 1, twice Steals Season: 2, at Auburn (1/27/18) Career: 2, at Auburn (1/27/18) 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) 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 *Mississippi State MInutes Played Season: 27, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 27, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 15, vs. UTM, 11/29/ , vs. A&M, 1/23/ , vs. Sam Houston, 12/19/ , vs. N. Florida, 12/22/ , vs. SFA, 12/16/ , at Auburn, 1/27/ , at Texas A&M, 1/6/ , vs. Samford, 11/16/ , vs. Alcorn, 11/10/ , vs. UNCW, 12/10/17 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 /

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: 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.) DNP-Coach s Decision Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) Marquette (Maui Inv.) DNP-Coach s Decision UT Martin UNCW Houston DNP-Coach s Decision Stephen F. Austin DNP-Coach s Decision Sam Houston State North Florida at Memphis DNP-Coach s Decision *Kentucky DNP-Coach s Decision *at Texas A&M DNP-Coach s Decision *at Arkansas *Alabama DNP-Coach s Decision *Georgia DNP-Coach s Decision *at Vanderbilt DNP-Coach s Decision *Texas A&M DNP-Coach s Decision *at Auburn *at Tennessee *Arkansas *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Steals: Season: Career: 1, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 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, four times Career: 4, four 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 DNP-Coach s Decision 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 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. Notre Dame, 11/21/ , vs. North Florida, 12/22/ , vs. UTM, 11/29/ , four times 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 / Totals /

18 REED VIAL Guard * 6-3 * 189 * Senior * 1L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Parkview Baptist HS) 15 Top Performances Points Season: Career: 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Season: Career: Field Goals Made Season: Career: 3 PT FG Made Season: Career: 1, twice 1, three times Free Throws Made Season: Career: 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: Senior Season ( ) 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.) DNP-Coach s Decision Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) Marquette (Maui Inv.) DNP-Coach s Decision UT Martin DNP-Coach s Decision UNCW DND-Coach s Decision Houston DNP-Coach s Decision Stephen F. Austin DNP-Coach s Decision Sam Houston State North Florida at Memphis DNP-Coach s Decision *Kentucky DNP-Coach s Decision *at Texas A&M DNP-Coach s Decision *at Arkansas *Alabama DNP-Coach s Decision *Georgia DNP-Coach s Decision *at Vanderbilt DNP-Coach s Decision *Texas A&M DNP-Coach s Decision *at Auburn *at Tennessee DNP-Coach s Decision *Arkansas *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Steals Season: Career: Minutes Played Season: 4, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Career: 4 vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 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: 3, at A&M (1/6/18) Career: 3, twice 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) 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). 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 Top Career Scoring Games vs. Houston (12/13/17) 2 17 vs. Wofford (11/12/16) vs. SFA (12/16/17) vs. Alabama (1/13/18) vs. Michigan (11/20/17) vs. North Florida (11/18/16) vs. North Florida (12/2/15) three times 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: 13, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 15, vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/17 Season: 10, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 11, vs. South Carolina, 2/1/17 Field Goals Made Season: 5, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 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, twice Career: 4, four times Assists Season: Career: 2, twice 2, five 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) 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 Minutes Played Season: 28, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 31, vs. South Carolina (2/1/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 15, vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/ , vs. Vandy, 12/291/ , vs. Samford, 11/16/ , vs. Wofford, 11/12/ , 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 /