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1 LSU 18 LSU FIGHTING TIGERS AT TEXAS A&M Road Game No. 5 * Reed Arena * College Station, Texas January 19, 2016 * 8 p.m. CT * TV: ESPN * Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network LSU (11-6, 4-1) H ; A - 1-3; N - 0-2; OT November Fri. 13 MCNEESE STATE (ESPNU) W, LEGENDS CLASSIC Mon. 16 KENNESAW STATE (ESPNU) W, Thurs. 19 SOUTH ALABAMA (SECN) W, Mon. 23 vs. Marquette (ESPN2) L, Tues. 24 vs. NC State (ESPNU) L, (ot) Mon. 30 at Charleston L, December Wed. 2 NORTH FLORIDA (SECN+) W, Sun. 13 at Houston (ESPN2) L, (ot) Wed. 16 GARDNER-WEBB (SECN) W, Sat. 19 ORAL ROBERTS (SECN) W, Tues. 22 AMERICAN (SECN) W, Tues. 29 WAKE FOREST (ESPNU) L, January Sat. 2 *at Vanderbilt (ESPN2) W, Tues. 5 *KENTUCKY (ESPN) W, Sat. 9 *at Florida (CBS) L, Wed. 13 *OLE MISS (ESPN2) W, Sat. 16 *ARKANSAS (SECN) W, Tues. 19 *at Texas A&M (ESPN) 8 p.m. Sat. 23 *at Alabama (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Tues. 26 *GEORGIA (ESPN) 8 p.m. SEC/Big 12 Challenge Sat. 30 OKLAHOMA (ESPN) 4 p.m. February Tues. 2 *at Auburn (SECN) 6 p.m. Sat. 6 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (ESPN2) 5 p.m. Wed. 10 *at South Carolina (ESPN2) 6 p.m. Sat. 13 *TEXAS A&M (CBS) Noon Wed. 17 *ALABAMA (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 20 *at Tennessee (ESPNU) 4:30 p.m. Tues. 23 *at Arkansas (ESPN/U/SECN) 6 p.m. Sat. 27 *FLORIDA (ESPN/2) TBA MARCH Tues. 1 *MISSOURI (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 5 *at Kentucky (CBS) 1 p.m SEC Tourn. (SEC Network/ESPN) TBA * SEC Games; SEC Tourn. -- Nashville; All Times Central; Home Games in Boldface. Nov games in Legend Classic in Brooklyn. ON THE AIR Radio * LSU Sports Radio Network Jim Hawthorne, play-by-play; Ricky Blanton, analyst. Kevin Ford, host. TV *.ESPN Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Sean Farnham, analyst. Shannon Spake, reporter BASKETBALL LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP (Based on last game) (G) JALYN PATTERSON No. 15 * So. * 6-1 * 183 * Atlanta, Ga Averages Notables Recent Games 5.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg Started last 11 games a year ago Started last two games 1.9 apg, 1.5 spg Primarily played back-up pt. guard in Australia Returned to starting lineup vs. Ole Miss FG (41.8%), 11 treys 6.8 ppg in 15, 44 treys 5 pts, 2 ast, 0 TOs in 26 minutes (1/13) 23 assists, 11 turnovers Hit winning shot for national HS title at Montverde 13 vs. Ark (1/16), 2 treys 9 pts, 3 asts, no TO (G) KEITH HORNSBY No. 4 * Sr. * 6-4 * 208 * Williamsburg, Virginia Averages Notables Recent Games 14.2 ppg (2nd on team), 2.2 rpg Second season at LSU after coming in from UNC-Asheville Off bench at Houston in return (12/13) (48.4%) FG, (42.2) 3FG Leading returning scorer 13.4 ppg FG, 32 points in 37 min (86.8%) FT Missed 1st 7 gms after pre-season internal surgery 23 pts, 4 treys in win at VU (1/2) 31.3 mpg, started last 8 games 1,000-pt career scorer between UNC-A & LSU dble figure scoring 8 games (PT. F) BEN SIMMONS No. 25 * Fr. * 6-10 * 240 * Melbourne, Australia Averages Notables Recent Games 20.0 ppg (1st on team), 12.9 rpg, 5.1 apg Preseason POY Selection by SEC Media 12 straight double figure pts gms; 13 double ups 1.8 spg, 33.8 mpg Preseason A-A AP, 4th freshman to make team 5th game of least 15 pts-15 rebs (56.3%) FG; (73.9%) FT Top 25 Watch List for Wooden Award vs. Ark. with 16 pts-18 reb. (1/16) SEC-3rd pts; 1st reb; 3rd FG%, 4th apg; 3rd spg Gatorade, Naismith HS POY at Montverde leads SEC & D1 Frosh in double doubles (F) CRAIG VICTOR II No. 32 * So. * 6-9 * 235 * New Orleans, Louisiana Averages Notables Recent Games 13.6 (3rd on the team), 7.1 rpg Transferred to LSU from Arizona in Jan Double figure scoring in 8 gms 27.9 mpg, 1.56 spg Played at Arizona fall 2014, 8 gms, 3.1 ppg, 1.1 rpg 1st LSU double up vs. UK (1/5), FG (49.5%) No. 37 ESPN recruit in HS, sr. year Findlay Prep (Nevada) 2nd vs. Ark. (1/16), games played, 8 starts First team all-state in 2013 at St. Aug. in NOLA Game winning putback vs. Ark. (G) JOSH GRAY NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS NCAA FINAL FOUR No. 5 * Sr. * 6-1 * 180 * Lake Charles, Louisiana Averages Notables Recent Games 7.9 ppg, 2.4 apg Second season at LSU after coming in from Odessa College Started last 2 gms at pt guard 2.4 apg (38 asts-27 TOs) Averaged 7.1 ppg, 3.8 apg, 20 starts in 31 appearance in pts (2-2 FG, 1 trey) vs. OM (1/13) FG (50.5%); pts Nation s leading scorer in JC 15 pts (6-8 FG), 3 ast, vs. Ark (1/16) 118 assists to 81 turnovers in double figure games this season BREAKDOWN LSU RECORD 11-6, 4-1 RANKING NA LAST GAME W, vs. Arkansas, 76-74, 1/16/16 HEAD COACH Johnny Jones CAREER RECORD (16th season) LSU RECORD (4th season) JONES VS. A&M 2-4 TEXAS A&M RECORD 15-2, 5-0 RANKING 15th AP, 14th USA Today will change Monday PM LAST GAME W, at Georgia, 79-45, 1/16/16 HEAD COACH Billy Kennedy CAREER RECORD (18th season) A&M RECORD (5th season) KENNEDY VS. LSU 3-5

2 UPCOMING LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA CALENDAR 18 MONDAY Media Session -- Time 12:45 p.m. SEC Teleconference -- Coach Jones at 10:28 CT. 19 TUESDAY Game LSU at Texas A&M, Reed Arena, 8 p.m. TV: ESPN. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network. 20 WEDNESDAY 7 p.m. -- The Johnny Jones Radio Show, TJ Ribs on Acadian Thruway (LSU Sports Radio Network). 21 THURSDAY MEDIA SESSION -- 1:45 p.m. 22 FRIDAY Travel to Tuscaloosa 23 SATURDAY GAME LSU at Alabama, 1 p.m., Coleman Coliseum. TV: ESPNU. Radio -- LSU Sports Radio Network. Tickets: LSUtix. net. 24 SUNDAY Inside LSU Basketball on LSU Sports TV Network. (WBRZ-TV Channel 2 in BR, 10:35 p.m.) LSU MEDIA SERVICES MEDIA AVAILABILITY Coach Johnny Jones 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 each Monday beginning Jan. 4, beginning with the start of conference play. The conference starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Coach Jones is on at 10:28 a.m. CST. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or SEC Media Relations Office ( ). MEDIA SESSIONS Coach Jones 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 Jones. 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 JOHNNY JONES 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 and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates. The first show is Tuesday, Dec. 1, because of a game on Nov. 30. INSIDE LSU BASKETBALL Presented by Academy Sports and Outdoors Coach Jones 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. 6 and will air weekly once conference play begins through the end of the regular season. POST GAME Coach Jones 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 multi-purpose 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 SPORTS INFORMATION 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) Jake Terry - jterry9@lsu.edu Associate Sports Information Director LSU SPORTS INFORMATION MAILING ADDRESS Athletics Adm. Building, Baton Rouge, La ON THE INTERNET The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to all the basketball information you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found and are always up to date. Media can access images for all LSU athletic teams, including action shots, heads shots, logos, etc. To gain access to the high-resolution pictures, Michael Bonnette. You will be assigned a login and password that will enable you to retrieve pictures. This service is for the media use only. LSUSPORTS.NET/MEDIA Request credentials online, go to the men s basketball credentials link. LSU BASKETBALL ON TWITTER & FACEBOOK facebook.com/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsucoachjones twitter.com/lsumediaalerts LSUsports.net/connect LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

3 JOHNNY JONES HEAD COACH 4TH YEAR AT LSU (16TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH) Consistency and Improvement. The two watchwords of the first three years of Johnny Jones tenure as LSU men s basketball coach. 19 wins. 9 SEC wins in wins, 9 SEC wins in NIT bid 22 wins, 11 SEC wins in NCAA Tournament appearance. Top 3 in the SEC. In three years, Jones has won 61 games overall and 29 in the Southeastern Conference. That s more than any coach at LSU has won in their first three years on the job in Baton Rouge. Jones is also the first LSU coach to take his team to two post-season events in their first three years as the head coach. Now as Jones prepares for his fourth season at the helm as head coach of the LSU Tigers, he prepares to bring in a recruiting class that some publications has named No. 1 in the country. There is No. 1 overall high school recruit Ben Simmons, who grew up in Australia and played at Montverde in Florida. No. 14 player Antonio Blakeney also of Florida and Mr. Basketball of Louisiana, Brandon Sampson of Madison Prep in Baton Rouge. Throw in New Orleans native Craig Victor who has transferred from Arizona, seniors Keith Hornsby and Josh Grey, along with junior Tim Quarterman and several players with a year s experience in the program and the consistency and improvement is set to continue for LSU Basketball. For Johnny Jones, his head coaching tenure is cementing his legacy at LSU after 21 years involved with the program: Four years as a player. 13 years a member of Dale Brown s coaching staff. In his fourth year as the head coach at LSU. For Jones, just the fifth LSU alum to hold the top position in the men s basketball program and the third to have played and served as head coach, his beliefs about reaching out to fans and giving them an exciting style of basketball to watch in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center has been a strong selling point to fans and recruits alike. Jones in his three seasons have put on the floor teams that will play hard from start to finish and play a style of basketball that THE JOHNNY JONES RECORD /-OVERALL/ /CONF./ YEAR SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. FINISH Memphis North Texas North Texas North Texas North Texas North Texas North Texas NCAA First Round North Texas North Texas North Texas NCAA FIrst Round North Texas North Texas LSU LSU NIT Second Round LSU NCAA Second Round LSU Totals 16 Years Memphis 1 Years North Texas 11 Years LSU 4 Years makes players want to showcase their talent in a team concept. In his opening statement after being hired, Jones brought back the HIT philosophy of LSU Basketball that Coach Dale Brown used when Jones played and coached. The HIT philosophy stands for Hard, Intelligent and Together. More than anything, Jones, since his hiring on April 13, 2012, has gone out of his way to embrace all aspects of the community, traveling throughout the state on the LSU Tiger Tour and speaking to civic groups and youth organizations. Included in his points in all his stops was how much he wants people to embrace LSU basketball. It s not only fans he wants to hear that message but high school coaches who are excited again to have LSU coaches visiting with them on a regular basis. LSU and Coach Jones has a successful booster club that gathers before each game for food and scouting reports in the practice facility prior to each home game, Jones is also hosting public luncheons each month to talk to fans about their basketball program and the luncheons are drawing strong crowds each month during the season. Besides basketball, there is life outside the arena and academics is an important and successful part of LSU life. Every senior in the LSU program has graduated during Jones tenure and in two of the last three years, the basketball program has posted a perfect 1,000 APR score. This is Jones third career head coaching position he has served as the interim head coach at the University of Memphis during the season and began his run as the head coach at the University of North Texas prior to the season. When Johnny Jones suited up for his first game as an LSU Tiger against Colgate in the Great Alaskan Shootout on Nov. 28, 1980, it would mark the first of 121 games that he would play for LSU. The player would turn assistant coach and be with Coach Dale Brown for another 407 contests. As a player at LSU, besides playing on the 1981 NCAA Final Four team, Jones started 54 career games. Jones is the only person in LSU history to both play (1981) and coach (1986, asst.) in an NCAA Final Four. Johnny Jones and his wife Kelli, have two children, John and Jillian. THE JONES FILE Name: Johnny Jones Birth Date: March 30, 1961 Age: 54 BiRTHPLACE: DeRidder, La. WIFE: Kelli Children: John, Jillian College: LSU, BA, 1985 PLAYING EXPERIENCE LSU Was a freshman on the 1981 NCAA Final Four team in Played in 121 games, starting 54 career games... Led LSU in assists (124) as a junior and was ranked among top five in the SEC that year... Remains ranked 11th in career assists with 271 and is just one of 28 players in the history of the program to have dished out 200 assists or more... His 136 career steals ranked 14th all-time on a list of 21 LSU Tigers that have recorded 100 career stats COACHING EXPERIENCE Student Assistant, LSU Assistant Coach, LSU Admin. Assistant, LSU Assistant Coach, LSU Associate Coach, LSU Assoc. Coach, Memphis Interim HC, Memphis Asst. Coach, Alabama Head Coach, North Texas APRIL 13, Named 21st head coach at LSU MARCH Took LSU to first post-season appearance since 2009, 2nd round NIT MARCH First LSU Coach to win 20 gms twice and take team to post-season twice in 1st 3 years as HC; Takes LSU to NCAA for 1st time since LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

4 CAREER SPECIALTY NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Keith Hornsby 34 Tim Quarterman 29 Ben Simmons 15 Josh Gray 12 Jalyn Patterson 11 Antonio Blakeney 9 Craig Victor II 8 Aaron Epps 5 Brandon Sampson 3 Brian Bridgewater 1 Elbert Robinson III 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Ben Simmons 13 Tim Quarterman 3 Craig Victor II 2 Antonio Blakeney 1 Aaron Epps 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Josh Gray 1 Tim Quarterman 1 Ben Simmons 1 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Ben Simmons 13 (12 pts-reb; 1 reb-ast) Tim Quarterman 4 Craig Victor II 2 Josh Gray 1 Antonio Blakeney 1 Aaron Epps 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Keith Hornsby 91 Tim Quarterman 72 Jalyn Patterson 55 Antonio Blakeney 24 Josh Gray 20 Brandon Sampson 15 Aaron Epps 6 Darcy Malone 3 Henry Shortess 2 Ben Simmons 1 Brandon Eddlestone 1 Craig Victor II 1 CAREER ASSISTS Tim Quarterman 242 Josh Gray 153 Jalyn Patterson 91 Ben Simmons 87 Keith Hornsby 86 Antonio Blakeney 20 Darcy Malone 17 Brandon Sampson 15 Brian Bridgewater 9 Aaron Epps 9 Elbert Robinson III 9 Craig Victor II 8 Henry Shortess 2 Brandon Eddlestone 1 CAREER BLOCKS Tim Quarterman 34 Ben SImmons 19 Keith Hornsby 18 Darcy Malone 14 Aaron Epps 12 Craig Victor II 11 Brian Bridgewater 9 Elbert Robinson III 9 Brandon Sampson 3 Jalyn Patterson 3 Antonio Blakeney 3 Josh Gray 2 CAREER STEALS Tim Quarterman 87 Jalyn Patterson 55 Josh Gray 50 Keith Hornsby 49 Ben Simmons 30 Craig Victor II 14 Antonio Blakeney 13 Brian Bridgewater 10 Brnadon Sampson 10 Aaron Epps 9 Elbert Robinson III 6 Darcy Malone 5 Brandon Eddlestone 3 Henry Shortess LSU MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Brandon Sampson G Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep) 2 Antonio Blakeney G Fr. HS Sarasota, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS) 3 Elbert Robinson III C So. 1L Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) 4 Keith Hornsby G Sr. 1L Williamsburg, Va. (UNC Asheville) 5 Josh Gray G Sr. 1L Lake Charles, La. (Odessa College) 10 Henry Shortess G Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (University HS) 15 Jalyn Patterson G So. 1L Atlanta, Ga. (Montverde Academy) 20 Brian Bridgewater F Jr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) 21 Aaron Epps F So. 1L Ball, La. (Tioga HS) 22 Darcy Malone C Jr. 2L Canberra, Australia (Academy of Sports) 25 Ben Simmons F Fr. HS Melbourne, Austrlia (Montverde Academy) 32 Craig Victor II F So. RS New Orleans, La. (Arizona) 45 Brandon Eddlestone F Jr. 2L Slidell, La. (Northshore HS) 55 Tim Quarterman G Jr. 2L Savannah, Ga. (Johnson HS) Head Coach: Johnny Jones (LSU 85), 4th year at LSU Assistant Head Coach: David Patrick (Louisiana-Lafayette, 12), 4th year at LSU Associate Coach: Brandon Suhr (Montclair State, 73), 1st year at LSU Assistant Coach: Al Pinkins (NC State, 98), 1st year at LSU Director of Operations: Charlie Leonard (Christian Brothers, 75), 4th year at LSU Video Coordinator: Zach Kendrick (LSU, 11), 5th year at LSU Director Student-Athlete Development: Ronald Dupree (LSU, 15), 2nd year at LSU TRANSACTIONS Keith Hornsby underwent surger for a minor unspecified nagging injury on Nov Returned on Dec. 13 vs. Houston, scoring 32 points... Craig Victor II was able to practice with the team, but will be eligible once grades are posted at the end of the fall semester... He is probable to dress according to Coach Johnny Jones on his radio show on Monday... Josh Gray missed opener because of penalty for appearing at an unsanctioned event during the summer... Returned against Kennesaw State... Elbert Robinson III sprained his ankle in the second half of the game against South Alabama (11/19) but started both games in Brooklyn... Sat out two games, returned to starting lineup at Houston (12/13)... Jalyn Patterson, left leg injury, DND at Houston (12/13), GWU (12/16), ORU (12/19), AU (12/22)... Brian Bridgewater, DND vs. GWU (12/16), ORU (12/19) leg injury; Out after minor leg surgery on Dec. 21, returned at end of UK game (1/5)... Brandon Eddlestone, leg injury in practice, DND GWU (12/16), returned and played ORU (12/19)... Brandon Sampson dressed but did not play vs. Wake Forest... Played vs. Vandy. THE NUMBERS GAME Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: 108 This was the 108th season of basketball at LSU Wins by Jones in first 4 years at LSU; More than any LSU Coach in their first four seasons as LSU head coach LSU record when scoring 80 or more points in the Coach Jones era No. of games LSU hit at least 9 treys in a game in Coach Jones tenure (4 this year) No. of time LSU has won 20 games in a season (last 2015) Record in overtime games in Jones tenure Record in Jones era when outrebounding opponent Record in Jones era when holding opponents to 36.4 percent or lower field goal percentage Wins in Jones tenure when down at halftime 3 Number of wins in Jones tenure when down double digits at halftime (Texas Tech, 2014; at Mississippi State 2013; Seton Hall, 2012). 13 Number of wins since the start of season when LSU was down double digits at halftime Record in Coach Jones era when shooting 50 percent or higher from the field (18-game win streak ended at Houston, 12/13) LSU record under Coach Jones when opp. has 20 or fewer field goals made When LSU records 45 or more rebounds in the Coach Jones era (3-1 this year) Wins by 5 or fewer pts in Jones era LSU record when shooting better than opponent in the Jones era Under Johnny Jones when allowing fewer than 60 points Record when leading at halftime in Johnny Jones tenure Record since 3/3/1969 when grabbing at least 54 rebounds in a game. Losses to Alabama in 72, Kentucky in Record when shooting 60% FG since , only loss, vs. Ole Miss Record when holding opponents to 51 points or fewer since Number of wins when down with 5 minutes to play in Johnny Jones era LAST TIME OUT LSU 76, ARKANSAS 74 (Baton Rouge, 1/16/16) LSU got an offensive rebound and put back from Craig Victor II with 4.2 seconds to play to give LSU a rallying victory over Arkansas to give LSU a 4-1 record in the SEC. The Tigers won for the second straight game when trailing at the half. With the game tied, the Tigers were able to steal an inbounds with 30 seconds to play. On the ensuing possession, Antonio Blakeney missed a three, but Victor was able to get the rebound (his sixth offensive board of the night) and put the rebound in to give LSU the lead with 4.2 to play. Arkansas attempt to tie or win was short, giving the Tigers the victory. Victor had his second double double of his LSU time with 16 points and 12 rebounds to go with three blocks, while Ben Simmons had his 13th double double of the year with 16 points and 18 rebounds, the second time he recorded the second highest number of the season. Antonio Blakeney was back in double figures with 10 points while Josh Gray, starting his second consecutive game, had 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting with three assists. LSU trailed by seven in the first half and at intermission. The game was tied six times in the first nine minutes of the second half before Arkansas opened up LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

5 a couple of five-point advantages. LSU then got a five point swing to 74-69, but the Razorbacks got a three-pointer and a layup to tie the game. There was a foul on the bucket, but the free throw was missed but the ball was out-of-bounds to Arkansas, setting the sequence for the final play that won the game for LSU. LSU again shot 50 percent in the second half (15-of-30), but was only 17-of-31 (54.8%) for the game at the free throw line. LSU had a advantage in points off turnovers and in second chance points. 4-1 START TO CONFERENCE SEASON The Tigers have four wins in the first four conference games Wins at Vandy (1/2), vs. Kentucky (1/5), vs. Ole Miss (1/13) and Arkansas (1/16) with a loss at Florida (1/9) and finds themselves in second place, a half-game ahead of South Carolina and one game behind Texas A&M. The Tigers 4-1 start is just the third time LSU has started with at least four wins in the first five games since 1995, joining 2009 (4-1) and 2006 (5-0). SHOOTING THE ROCK LSU s shooting percentage has been strong in most of its 11 wins this year, eight of which have come at the Maravich Center: LSU Wins -- At Maravich Center Vs. McNeese 28-of-61 (45.9%); 9-of-20 3FG Vs. Kennesaw State 33-of-65 (50.8%); FG Vs. South Alabama 29-of-57 (50.9%); FG Vs. North Florida 45-of-70 (64.3%); FG Vs. GWU 30-of-64 (46.9%), FG Vs. ORU 36-of-67 (53.7%), FG Vs. AU 32-of-52 (61.5%), FG Vs. UK 30-of-61 (49.2%), FG Vs. Ole Miss 30-of-54 (55.6%), FG Vs. Arkansas 27-of-58 (46.6%), FG LSU Win On Road At Vandy 30-of-62 (48.4%), 5-of-16 3FG In LSU s 11 wins, LSU is shooting 52.2 percent from the floor ( ), which is just over 9 points better than opponents (43.0%) with 63 more field goal makes. LSU has shot 48 percent or better in eight of the 10 wins. SECOND HALVES ARE GOOD FOR LSU The second half has been good to LSU most games and this past week against Ole Miss and Arkansas, LSU made 32-of-54 field goal attempts in the final 20 minutes of the two games combined (59.2 percent). Against Ole Miss (1/13), LSU made 17-of-24 field goals or 70.8 percent. It was the second game LSU has shot 70 percent or better in the final 20 minutes (25-of-35, 77.1% vs. North Florida, 12/2/15). In all four times, LSU has shot better than 60 percent in the final 20 minutes: North Florida 12/2/ % Oral Roberts 12/19/ % American 12/22/ % Ole Miss 1/13/ % In 11 of the 17 games, LSU has shot 50 percent or better in the second half and LSU has won 10 of those games. The only loss was at Houston, 12/13, when LSU was 18-of-32 in the second half. In the Arkansas win (1/16), LSU was 15-of-30 in the second half. For the season, LSU is 266-of-519, or 51.3 percent in the second half of games, compared to 236-of-527 (44.8%) for opponents. LSU is averaging 44.9 points in the second half compared to 39.0 for opponents. In the first half of games, LSU is 228-of-519 (43.9%), compared to 209-of-512 (40.8%) for opponents in the first 20 minutes. At the Maravich Center, LSU is 181-of-312 in the second half, 58.0 percent, compared to opponents percentage in the second half in Baton Rouge of 46.0 percent ( ). LSU is averaging scoring 46.1 points in the second half in the Maravich Center, 6.6 points better than opponents (39.5). JIM HAWTHORNE S FINAL SEC BROADCAST JOURNEY CONTINUES; THE LAST TRIP TO ONE OF LEAGUE S NEWEST MEMBERS There have been some memorable games involving Texas A&M that Jim Hawthorne has called, some of them in post-season play before the Aggies joined the Southeastern Conference. LSU had to defeat A&M twice on the same day in baseball in a doubleheader at A&M that stretched from day to night in 1989 in an NCAA regional that advanced LSU to the College World Series. Then Hawthorne called the Darrel Mitchell long-distance shot that game LSU a win over the Aggies in basketball in the second round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament, a year LSU would advance to the Final Four. Now Hawthorne will broadcast his final game from Reed Arena Tuesday night as part of his final tour of SEC arenas in his storied broadcasting career. Adding to this final season was the chance a week ago Monday to stand on the steps of the state capital as John Bel Edwards Master of Ceremonies for the inauguration ceremonies for the new Governor of Louisiana. Hawthorne is concentrating on what is now the final regular season games of his final season as Voice of the Tigers. He signed off from baseball at the College World Series last June and from his final football broadcast at the Texas Bowl in Houston. Hawthorne missed several November games in basketball and three football games after a medical procedure he described at a recent press conference in NYC, where he received the prestigious Chris Schenkel Award from the National Football Foundation, as a bump in the road. When he began as the voice of basketball at LSU, he commuted for two seasons from his then home in Shreveport. He sat out the season before moving to Baton Rouge to fully take over the job of basketball play-by-play beginning with the season and eventually would add football and baseball to his assignments becoming the voice of more than one generation of LSU fans. Since 1979 he has been on the basketball call for six SEC title teams (1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009) and three NCAA Final Fours (1981, 1986, 2006). Among Hawthorne s broadcast highlights away from LSU include broadcasting much of the career of seven-foot center Robert Parrish at Centenary and the play-by-play voice of the Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League in 1975 with a soon to be more famous color announcer -- talk show host Larry King. Chris Blair, who has called Georgia Southern sports for over a decade, has been chosen as Hawthorne s successor as Voice of the Tigers and will begin calling CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES TIM QUARTERMAN (4) Game Date Pts Reb/Ast (2) vs. Southern Miss R vs Ole Miss R-10A (2) at Houston 12/13/ R vs. Kentucky 1/5/ R JOSH GRAY (1) Game Date Pts Ast (1) at Ole Miss 1/14/ BEN SIMMONS (13) Game Date Pts Reb (13) McNeese 11/13/ South Alabama 11/19/ Marquette 11/23/ NC State 11/24/15 10 (ast.) 14 at Charleston 11/30/ North Florida 12/2/ at Houston 12/13/ Gardner-Webb 12/16/ Wake Forest 12/29/ Vanderbilt 1/2/ Kentucky 1/5/ at Florida 1/9/ Arkansas 1/16/ ANTONIO BLAKENEY (1) Game Date Pts Reb (1) McNeese 11/13/ AARON EPPS (1) Game Date Pts Reb (1) Gardner-Webb 12/16/ CRAIG VICTOR II (2) Game Date Pts Reb (2) Kentucky 1/5/ Arkansas 1/16/ LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

6 LSU/OPPONENT STATISTICS In LSU A&M Overall Record Scoring Average Opp. Scoring Aver Scoring Margin FG Percentage Opp. FG Percentage PT FG Pct Opp. 3 PT FG Pct FGs per Game FT Percentage Opp. FT Percentage FT Made Per Game Rebound Avg Opp. Rebound Avg Rebound Margin Assists Average Turnover Average Blocks Average Steals Average SEC STATS Record Scoring Average Opp. Scoring Aver Scoring Margin FG Percentage Opp. FG Percentage PT FG Pct Opp. 3 PT FG Pct FGs per Game FT Percentage Opp. FT Percentage FT Made Per Game Rebound Avg Opp. Rebound Avg Rebound Margin Assists Average Turnover Average Blocks Average Steals Average games when the Tiger baseball season begins on Feb. 19. CRAIG VICTOR II GETS THE WINNER VS. ARKANSAS; TWO DOUBLE DOUBLES IN FIRST NINE LSU GAMES The wait to finally get to play after transferring from Arizona ended on Dec. 16 as Craig Victor, the New Orleans native, made his LSU debut in the Gardner-Webb game. Victor played 20 minutes, hitting 4-of-7 field goals, including 1-of-2 three-pointers to score 10 points with five rebounds, one blocks and three steals. Victor had one of his shining moments in the game against Arkansas (1/16) with the game winning offensive rebound and baskets, but the game was a pretty good showing with his second double double in nine games with 16 points and 12 rebounds with three blocks, 1 steal and no turnovers in 34 minutes. He was 6-of-14 from the field. He has posted double figures in eight-of-the-first-nine games and against Kentucky (1/5) had his first LSU double double with 15 points and 12 rebounds Against Ole Miss (1/13), Victor was able to hit 7-of-10 field goal attempts and finished with 18 points and six rebounds. So far he is shooting 49.5 percent (47-of-95) from the field. His high was 19 against Wake Forest (12/29) For the nine games he is averaging 13.6 points per game and 7.1 rebounds. Victor has been at LSU since the end of the fall semester He played in eight games at Arizona, averaging 3.1 points and 1.1 rebounds. He was ranked as the No. 37 overall recruit when he signed with Arizona, the No. 9 power forward and the No. 1 player from Louisiana in his recruiting class as ranked by ESPN He averaged 13.7 points and 8.6 rebounds after transferring for his senior year to Findlay Prep in Nevada He was a first-team All-State pick in Louisiana after the 2013 season after averaging 14.1 points and 11.3 rebounds for St. Augustine in New Orleans. SIMMONS MAKES MIDSEASON LIST OF 25 FOR WOODEN AWARD Freshman Ben Simmons of LSU is one of two freshman named by The Los Angeles Athletic Club which announced last week its John R. Wooden Award s Midseason Top 2. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 25 student-athletes who are the frontrunners for the sport s most prestigious individual honor, based on their performances during the first half of the season. The leading candidates will be further pared to 20 top players in early February. The ten-man Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced the week of the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament. Joining Simmons as freshman on the top 25 was Jamal Murray of Kentucky. The SEC has three selections with Simmons and Murray joined by Tyler Ulis, also of Kentucky. SIMMONS NAMED MIDSEASON FOY BY SPORTING NEWS This past Tuesday, Ben Simmons was named the midseason Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News. The web site for the long-standing magazine writes: Simmons has been spectacular enough to make one wonder if there are any other freshmen in college basketball. There are some fine ones Brandon Ingram at Duke, Henry Ellenson at Marquette but only one who has been dominant. Simmons leads his team in scoring, rebounding and assists. He get twice as many rebounds as anyone else among the Tigers. He not only is a prolific passer, but the most spectacular in the college game and perhaps the best as his size to ever play the game. BEN SIMMONS HAS 20-POINT SCORING STREAK STOPPED VS. UK WAS FIRST TIGER SINCE 2013 WITH FOUR STRAIGHT 20-PT GAMES With his 36 point game at Vanderbilt (1/2), Simmons became the first LSU Tiger to record four consecutive games of 20 points or more since Charles Carmouche did it at the end February and into March of Simmons had three straight 20-point games in November and made it four straight in this streak before it was snapped vs. UK (1/5): Vs. Oral Roberts 24 pts (12/19) Vs. American 23 pts (12/22) Vs. Wake Forest 21 pts (12/29) At Vanderbilt 36 pts (1/2) Simmons posted his ninth game of 20 points or more at Florida (1/9) with the third best scoring game of the year, scoring 28 against the Gators... He has 13 double doubles this year, 12 in points-rebounds and the infamous rebound-assist double up versus North Carolina State He leads the SEC in double doubles and is T5 nationally in double doubles. He is the leading freshman in the NCAA in double doubles by three. SIMMONS KEEPING STAT RESEARCHERS BUSY Here s what ESPN researchers and others were posting after some of Ben Simmons games this season: Vs. McNeese (11/16) 11 pts-13 rebs Third player ranked No. 1 on ESPN recruiting list since inception to double double in the first game they played, joining Anthony Davis and Kevin Love. Vs. South Alabama (11/19) 23 pts-16 rebs First SEC freshman with 20 point-15 rebound game since Julius Randle of Kentucky ( ) Fifth top 10 recruit to have a game in first three games of career. Vs. Marquette (11/23) points, 20 rebounds, 7 assists -- Eighth LSU player since to record a 20/20 game, the 13th such game by a Tiger in that time span At that point, just fifth major conference player to have a 20 point-20 rebound-5 assist game in the last 20 seasons. Vs. NC State (11/24) 4 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists -- First LSU player to have a rebounds-assists double double Only DI player listed 6-10 or taller to have 10 assists, no TOs in last 20 seasons. At Charleston (11/30) 15 pts-18 reb Joined Evan Turner in 2009 as the only players in the last 20 seasons to average 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in the month of November. Vs. North Florida (12/2) 43 pts-14 reb-7 asts-5 stls-3 blocks Most points by an LSU player since Shaquille O Neal scored 43 vs. Northern Arizona on Dec. 28, 1991 Simmons is the fourth freshman in the past 20 years with 40 points and 10 rebounds in a game First major college player to have a game of in last 20 years 43 points most by an SEC player since Arkansas Rotnei Clark had 51 versus Alcorn State, Nov. 13, 2009 First LSU player to make 15 FG since Tasmin Mitchell vs. Auburn (1/20/10). Vs. American (12/22) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists Leads D1 with 6 games of 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists. At Vanderbilt (1/2) 36 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, FT 16 FTs most by LSU player in SEC game since Chris Jackson made 16 at Florida (Dec. 88) 19 attempts was third most by an LSU player in an SEC game (Pete Maravich 27 vs. UF in 1969; Kenny Higgs 20 vs. Mississippi State in 1978). Vs. Arkansas (1/16) 16 points, 18 rebounds Fifth game this season of at least 15 points and 15 rebounds LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

7 SCOUTING TEXAS A&M LSU and Texas A&M are meeting for the first of two times this season as one of the now three annual home-and-home opponents. The Aggies are the lone undefeated team in the SEC at 5-0 after a strong road win Saturday at Georgia. Jalen Jones had 12 points and 12 rebounds, with Alex Caruso had 12 points and Danuel House had 12 points. No player played more than 28 minutes. A&M had 21 assists and just 10 turnovers. The Aggies shot 52.7 percent from the field (29-of-55), 11-of-22 from the arc and 10-of-15 from the stripe. Georgia was held to just 28.3 percent shooting and Texas A&M had a 27-6 advantage in points off turnovers. Jones averages 17.2 points per game, House 15.9 points and Tyler Davis 10.8 points per game. Billy Kennedy is the head coach of the Aggies in his fifth season. He is well known in Louisiana for his time as head coach at Centenary College in Shreveport and Southeastern Louisiana in Hammond. LSU leads the all-time series at with A&M winning both games last year. LSU s last win in College Station was in 2013, the first year the teams began playing league games. A&M leads the series in College Station, 8-2. COACH JONES RECORD The Tigers win against Arkansas gave him his 72nd win over his four-years as head coach at LSU and that is more wins than any LSU coach had in their first four years as head coach at LSU. Johnny Jones 72 wins to date Trent Johnson 67 wins John Brady 62 wins Press Maravich 52 wins C. C. Stroud 51 wins Dale Brown 48 wins Harry Rabenhorst 38 wins This is Johnny Jones 21st year at LSU in some basketball capacity 4 years as player, 13 years as an assistant coach for Dale Brown and now four years as a head coach He played in the 1981 NCAA Final Four and was on the bench as an assistant coach for the 1986 NCAA Final Four. JONES IN COACHES CHARITY CLASSIC Coach Jones is part of the group of 48 coaches taking part in this year s Coaches Charity Challenge in partnership with the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the NCAA and ESPN. Now in its sixth year, the program consists of 48 NCAA Division I men s basketball coaches competing for fan votes in a four-round contest that helps raise money for charities of the coaches choice. Coach Jones has chosen as his charity recipient, the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Donations throughout the competition will be made totaling over $345,000. The further the coaches advance in the competition, the more money is raised for their respective charities. The winning coach will receive $100,000 to benefit his charity of choice. Fans will decide who the winner is over the next 10 weeks, casting votes on a custom online microsite at Voters can cast one vote per day for a coach s charity. The site is now open for voting. The first round of voting is underway through Jan. 24. There is a guarantee of at least $1,000 to each coach s charitable organization. JONES TIGERS VERY YOUNG Now the number skewed up a bit with Keith Hornsby and Craig Victor playing, but LSU shows a playing experience number of 1.13 in Kenpom.com and that ranked 328 out of 351 teams in Division I in terms of experience. The present Division I average is 1.70 years. Only Missouri and Kentucky have younger and lower numbers than the LSU average. FAST-PACED, HIGH SCORING TIGERS LSU has averaged over 70 points each of the three seasons that Johnny Jones has been at LSU, last year averaging 73.4 points per game. That ranked fourth in scoring over the last decade at LSU behind the 75.2 the Tigers averaged in 2005, the 74.8 in 2009 and the 74.7 in 2014 Last year marked the first time LSU has averaged over 70 points more than two consecutive seasons for the first time since the campaign when the Tigers averaged over 70 points for the last of 14 consecutive seasons. This year, through 17 games, the Tigers are averaging 82.8 points, second behind Arkansas. LSU is in the Johnny Jones era when scoring 70 or more points. LSU in Jones era is now 28-5 when the Tigers top 80 points or more (7-2 this year). LSU has failed to score 70 points 37 times in that period with a record. LSU s two lowest outputs have come in road losses, scoring just 58 in a loss at Charleston and the loss at Florida. POSSESSIONS The talk has been about more possessions this year with the new shot clock and rules that would speed up the pace of the game. LSU was ninth in the country last year at 72.9 possessions a game. LSU s possession average is up this year to 76.3 and that is ranked 25th in the country in the faster paced, shorter shot clock game of college basketball LSU has an average possessions length according to Kenpom.com of 14.8 and that is 13th in the country and tops in the league. According to the web site the Division I average is ASSISTS ARE GOOD LSU s offensive success can sometimes be seen in the players making the extra pass that leads to good offense and baskets That was proven in the win over Ole Miss (1/13) as LSU had 22 assists for 30 baskets (73.3%). If there was doubt assists are good, since Ben Simmons had 17 of LSU s 32 assists in the two games in Brooklyn in November In the comeback win against North Florida (12/2), LSU had 27 assists for 45 buckets (60 percent), 17 assists for 27 buckets in the second half (63%). LSU topped 20 assists with 21 against ORU for the 36 baskets in the game. LSU had 17 assists for its 30 baskets versus UK (1/5). For the year, LSU has 284 assists to 502 baskets (56.5%) More importantly, LSU has 284 assists to 203 turnovers, while opponents have 213 assists to 247 turnovers LSU is third in the league in assists average at 16.7 a game and is third in assist-to-turnover ratio. Simmons has 87 assists, a 5.1 average, T4 in the conference. Tim Quarterman is fifth in the SEC with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.6 (60-23). LSU has won 32 straight games when it has 10+ assists MORE than its opponent and is since 1975 in this category after a advantage in the Kennesaw State game (11/16). TIGER TRENDS LSU RECORD Jones Era In November In December In January In February 14-9 In March 5-10 In April LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home On the road 2-2 Neutral 0-2 LSU s Record in Games... Decided by 5 pts or less Decided by 10 pts or less Decided by 11 pts or more At night During the day Decided in Overtime Televised LSU s Record When Scoring... Less than 60 points points points points points or more points LSU s Record When Allowing... Less than 60 points points points points points or more points 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 Lead 5 minutes left Losing 5 minutes left Tied 5 minutes left 2-1 LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher Less than 50% Better than opponent Worse than opponent Even Shooting More 3PT FGs than opp LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp Outrebounded by opp Equal rebounds LSU s Record When Committing... Fewer TO than opp More TO than opp Equal TO or fewer TO LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

8 SCORING BREAKDOWN CLASS PTS PCT. Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors SCORING PTS PCT. Starters Bench POINTS IN PAINT PTS APG LSU Opponents POINTS OFF TO PTS APG LSU Opponents SECOND CHANCE POINTS PTS APG LSU Opponents BENCH SCORING PTS APG LSU Opponents FT% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GAMES) PCT LSU (29-37, 78.4%) Opponents (10-15, 66.7%) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GAMES) PCT LSU (20-33, 60.6%) Opponents (17-35, 48.6%) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GAMES) PCT LSU (2-9, 22.2%) Opponents (6-12, 50.0%) TIMES LEADING SCORERS -- Simmons 13, Victor 2, Quarterman 2, Hornsby 1, Blakeney 1, Hornsby 1 TIMES LEADING REBOUNDER -- Simmons 15, Victor 3 TIMES LEADING ASSISTS -- Simmons 12, Quarterman 3, Gray 2, Patterson 2 TOTAL DUNKS -- Simmons 29, Epps 7, Blakeney 5, Sampson 4, Hornsby 4, Robinson 3, Victor 4, Quarterman 4, Bridgewater 2, Malone 1 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- Simmons 16, Blakeney 9, Quarterman 8, Hornsby 8, Victor 8, Epps 5, Gray 5, Sampson 3, Robinson 1, Patterson 1 DOUBLE DOUBLE -- Simmons 13 (12 pts-reb; 1 reb.-ast); Quarterman 2 (pts-reb); Victor 2; Blakeney 1; Epps 1 20-POINT GAMES (Season) -- Blakeney 22 (vs. MSU); Simmons 9-22 (vs. KSU); 23 (vs. USA); 21 (vs. Marquette); 43 (vs. N. Florida); 24 (vs. OR); 23 (vs. AU); 21 (vs. WF); 36 (at Vandy); 28 (at Florida); Hornsby (vs. Houston); 23 (at Vandy). Quarterman (vs. Houston); 21 (vs. UK). OPENING JUMP BALL CONTROLLED -- LSU 7, Opponents 10 SCORED FIRST LSU POINTS -- Simmons 7, Robinson 3, Blakeney 2, Quarterman 2, Victor 1. Hornsby 1, Patterson 1 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES BY GAME or more CLOCK TIME LEADING THE GAME :20 of 690 minutes (58.4%) CLOCK TIME TRAILING THE GAME :51 CLOCK TIME TIED -- 57:49 STEALS LSU is averaging 8.4 steals a game and its 143 total is the best in the SEC entering the week. Ben Simmons is third in the league at 30 steals, a 1.8 average. FREE THROW SHOOTING It was just another one of those nights against Arkansas at the line as the Tigers made just 9-of-18 free throws in the first 20 minutes. LSU was able to improve things a little in the second half, making 8-of-13 (61.5%) to finish at 54.8% for the game, making 17-of-31 LSU has had five games of less than 56 percent at the free throw line, including the Gardner-Webb game when LSU was just 12-of-29 at the line (41.4%) But LSU has gotten to the line in good numbers, especially with the play of Ben Simmons. The Tigers are 301-of-452 for the season (66.6%), making 50 more free throws than opponents with 76 more free throw attempts. LSU is ninth in the league in free throw percentage. Only Ole Miss (308) and South Carolina (340) have made more free throws in 17 games this season. Simmons is 105-of-142 for the season (73.9 percent) and Keith Hornsby is 33-of-38 in 10 games for 86.8% Simmons is averaging 8.35 attempts per game at the line. A total of 30.8% of Simmons 340 points have come at the free throw line. HORNSBY PROVIDES THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP; 8 GAMES DOUBLE FIGURES Keith Hornsby is one of the two seniors on the team and it was obvious once he was able to begin playing after pre-season internal surgery, that his toughness and ability would make him a leader on this team. Hornsby started his return with six straight double figure scoring games for the Tigers. Although he only had 9 versus UK (1/5), he helped LSU to the win with two treys, two assists, a block and two steals. In his debut game against Houston (12/13) at Hofheinz Pavilion, Hornsby entered in the first half and made six treys, hit 10 field goals and had no turnovers in an amazing 32-point performance Hornsby made a trey with seven seconds left to tie the game and force overtime. In another road game at Vandy (1/2), Hornsby again had a 20-plus number, hitting 8-of-13 field goals (4-7 treys) and 3-4 at the free throw line for 23 points. With some stat help from his Grammy Award winning father, Bruce Hornsby, the 32-point effort was a college career high At UNC-Asheville, Hornsby had 27 vs. Liberty and 26 vs. Ohio State. His previous LSU high was 25 against Tennessee on March 4, 2015 Hornsby had 10 plus-20-point games at UNC-A before coming to LSU. The Vandy game (1/2) gave him a total of 16 games of 20 or more points. In his 10 games, he is averaging 14.2 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game and has 17 assists and 12 steals. He is shooting 48.4 percent from the field (45-of- 93) with 19 treys (42.2%). He is also very good at the free throw line, hitting 33-of-38 (86.8%), going 7-of-7 over the last three games at the stripe. Hornsby went over 1,000 combined career points at the two schools in the Auburn game last year in the Southeastern Conference Tournament Hornsby hit 72 treys a season ago and averaged 13.4 points a game for LSU as a junior He now has 91 career treys. TIM QUARTERMAN OVERALL GOOD SEASON Junior Tim Quarterman had one of his best overall games of his season against Kentucky (1/5) as in 31 minutes he hit 9-of-15 field goals, including two treys and a free throw to finish with his fourth 20-plus point game of the season (21 points). It was his sixth 20-plus point game of his LSU career. He also had 10 points for his fourth double double of his career and even more importantly, seven assists and no turnovers. It was his 17th game of five assists or better at LSU, fifth this season. Quarterman has come off the bench the last two games. He had 14 against Ole Miss in 20 minutes (1/13), but Josh Gray s strong play limited him to just 10 minutes against Arkansas (1/16). Quarterman has had eight double figure scoring games this season. For the season, Quarterman is averaging 10.9 points per game with a 4.6 rebound average Earlier this season he became the 31st person to have 200 career assists at LSU (234 now). He is 13 away from joining the group of LSU players with 100 career steals. QUARTERMAN S NUMBERS EARN NOTICE Quarterman s near triple double of 21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists drew the attention of ESPN Stats and Info who posted the following after the game on Jan. 5 versus UK: Tim Quarterman joined Denzel Valentine as the only 2 players with a game with at least 20 pts, 10 rebs & 5 asts vs a Top-25 opponent this season. JOSH GRAY STARTS LAST TWO GAMES WITH GOOD SUCCESS IN WINS LSU s other senior Josh Gray has taken advantage of moving back in the starting lineup at point guard the last two games with good performances against Ole Miss (1/13) and Arkansas (1/16). Against Ole Miss, Gray is 2-of-2 from the field, including one trey, and 2-of-2 at the free throw line to post seven points with four assists. Versus Arkansas in 30 minutes, Gray was 6-of-8 from the field with three free throws and three assists in a 15-point night. Gray has had six double figure games as well as his second 20-point game of his time at LSU. Against North Florida, Gray had almost an identical line as Quarterman with 20 points, six assists, one turnovers and two steals. The North Florida game was on Dec. 2, 2015 and ironically, his LSU high of 25 was against UMass on Dec. 2, In the Kennesaw State game (11/16), he scored 16 points with six assists. He has had 13 games of five or more assists at LSU. At Vandy (1/2), Gray hit a three late in the first half to cut the margin to one at the half, 35-34, and he finished with seven points on 3-of-5 shooting with two assists and two steals in 14 minutes. Gray is in his second year at LSU, the first time in his college career he has played at the same school in successive year. Last season, he averaged 7.1 points per game with 118 assists. So far this season, Gray is averaging 7.9 points, 2.4 rebounds and has 38 assists and 27 turnovers. He is 50-of-99 from the field (50.5%). PATTERSON RETURNS FROM LEG INJURY Jalyn Patterson had been starting a few times until the Houston game (12/13) when he was out with a left leg injury. He returned to play against Wake Forest (12/29) and played 13 minutes. He did not score but had one assist. He did not play against Vanderbilt (1/2) in a coaching decision as his leg continued to heal, but he came out against Kentucky and proved to have some important minutes. Patterson, the sophomore who also prepped at Montverde Academy, played 23 minutes and made two field goals and had two free throws to a with three rebounds, an assist and a steal to go with six points. Patterson also has moved back into the starting lineup the last two games he played 26 minutes versus Ole Miss (1/13) with five points, three rebounds and two assists. Against Arkansas, he had nine points, including back-to-back opposite corner three-pointers in the second half with three assists, three steals and no turnovers in a season high 23 minutes LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

9 He got his first start of in the NC State game (11/24), played 16 minutes with 7 points, an assist and two steals. Patterson has also started at Charleston where he had five assists, and in the North Florida (12/2) game where he had his first double figure game of the year with 11 points and three assists. He finished last season starting the final 11 games for the Tigers. For the season, he is averaging 21.3 minutes per game, averaging 5.3 points with 23 assists and 11 turnovers. He has made 11 three-point attempts. ANTONIO BLAKENEY The freshman class at LSU is not just Ben Simmons there are two more very capable freshman Antonio Blakeney of Sarasota, Florida and Brandon Sampson of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Both have started at various points of the season and continue to be top contributors to the squad. Blakeney has been almost a regular part of the LSU line, starting 14-of-the-17 games and is averaging 9.7 points per game. Blakeney struggled from the arc in late December and early January, but has hit two treys in each of the last three games. Against Ole Miss and Arkansas last week, he came off the bench and responded with important double figure efforts in both games. Blakeney had 15 points against the Rebels (1/13), including 7-of-7 from the free throw line with three assists and two steals and 10 more against Arkansas (1/16). Those were the freshman s first double figure scoring games since Dec. 19 and he now has nine for the year. Twice against McNeese State (11/13) and South Alabama (11/19), Blakeney had 22 points. BRANDON SAMPSON Sampson has been introduced five times in the starting lineup and is averaging 17.7 minutes per game. He has three games in double figures with 18 points against both McNeese State and NC State (in Brooklyn). He is averaging 5.9 points per game and has 15 treys (15-of-49). Sampson was 6-of-12 in his 18-point McNeese game (11/13) and 7-of-12 versus NC State (11/24), hitting four treys in both games. He dressed but did not play against Wake Forest (12/29) because of an unspecified injury. He returned at Vandy, playing eight minutes. AARON EPPS HAVING STRONG SOPHOMORE SEASON Aaron Epps had been quiet the last couple of games, but he hit 3-of-4 field goals, including both attempts from beyond the arc as he scored eight points in nine minutes against Kentucky. Epps played 14 minutes at Florida (1/9), hitting his only field goal attempt with three rebounds. He scored four against Ole Miss, playing 12 minutes with four rebounds. Epps, who played in 14 games last year while battling some injuries, has made great strides this season and posted the first double figures scoring game of his LSU career in the second game of the season against Kennesaw State (11/16) with 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting with 7 rebounds. Against North Florida (12/2), his made 7-of-10 field goals and had 14 points and against Gardner-Webb (12/19) in 18 minutes had his first career double double of 10 points and 11 assists. Epps is averaging 5.4 points per game and 2.8 rebounds and is 41-of-70 from the field. BRIAN BRIDGEWATER The junior from Baton Rouge had been seeing action in the post as well and scored five points in a 24-minute stint against NC State (11/24). Against North Florida (12/2), he played 19 minutes off the bench had had four points and three rebounds. He missed several games after the Houston game (12/13) with a leg injury and had minor surgery. The junior from Baton Rouge has had a great rehab and was able to get on the floor at the end of the Kentucky game for the first time since the surgery. He did not play against Florida (1/9). Bridgewater in the nine games is averaging 3.3 points and 2.8 rebounds. ELBERT ROBINSON III While he was dressed but DNP in the games against Charleston and North Florida, the sophomore did start at Houston (12/13) and versus Gardner-Webb (12/16) In fact he has started seven of the 10 games in which he has played. Against Houston, he played 13 minutes and had four points on 2-of-4 shooting and versus GWU, he had 6 points, keying LSU s start to the game. He hit 3-of-5 field goals in nine minutes. Robinson has averaged 11.5 minutes a game, making 17-of-34 field goals. He is averaging 3.2 points and 2.5 rebounds a game. DARCY MALONE With the absence of Brian Bridgewater, that has allowed Darcy Malone to pick up some minutes as he has played in the last five games, after sitting out the previous four. The Australian junior had four points versus Gardner-Webb (12/16) and two against ORU (12/19). He played the second most minutes for him of the season at Vandy (1/2) and in 12 minutes had two points and one assist. In his 12 games, he is averaging 0.8 points and 0.8 rebounds a game. PICKS AND ACCOLADES LSU was picked to finish fourth in the SEC by the media panel for this year s SEC TipOff with Kentucky the predicted winner. Preseason Media Poll/Pts 1. Kentucky/ Vanderbilt/ Texas A&M/ LSU/ Georgia/ Florida/ South Carolina/ Mississippi State/ Ole Miss/ Auburn/ Arkansas/ Tennessee/ Alabama/85 Tim Quarterman -- Gms 5 or more Assists (17) (1) 12/21 -- UAB (11) 11/29 -- McNeese /18 -- at UAB /29 -- USM /10 -- Georgia /20 -- at UF /10 -- vs. UK /14 -- at UT /17 -- at A&M /24 -- at Auburn /28 -- vs. Ole Miss /4 -- vs. Tennessee -- 7 MISCELLANEOUS SUPERLATIVES (5) 11/19 -- South Alabama /2 -- North Florida /13 -- at Houston /19 -- Oral Roberts /5 -- Kentucky 7 Josh Gray -- Gms 5 or more Assists (13) (11) 11/24 -- Clemson /29 -- McNeese /2 -- UMass /4 -- at West Va /3 -- Savannah State /10 -- Georgia /15 -- at Ole Miss /17 -- vs. Texas A&M /5 -- vs. Auburn /24 -- at Auburn /7 -- at Arkansas (2) 11/16 -- vs. Kennesaw State /2 -- vs. North Florida -- 2 Keith Hornsby -- Gms 5 or more Assists (1) /14 -- at Tennessee -- 7 Jalyn Patterson -- Gms 5 or more Assists (3) /25 -- at Auburn /28 -- vs. Ole MIss /30 -- at Charleston -- 5 Ben Simmons -- Gms 5 or more Assists (9) /13 -- vs. McNeese /16 -- vs. Kennesaw State /23 -- vs. Marquette /24 -- vs. NC State /2 -- vs. North Florida /13 -- at Houston /19 -- vs. Oral Roberts /22 -- vs. American /13 -- vs. Ole Miss -- 7 Tim Quarterman -- Gms 5 or more Steals /17 -- at Texas A&M -- 5 Ben Simmons -- Gms 5 or more Steals /2 -- vs. North Florida LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

10 SPECIALTY STATS BY GAME (PP = Points in Paint; POT = Points off Turnovers; 2ND = 2nd chance points; FB = Fast Break Points) Listed with LSU first then Opponent Game PP POT 2ND FB McNeese Kennesaw State South Alabama Marquette NC State at Charleston North Florida at Houston GWU Oral Roberts American Wake Forest at Vandy Kentucky at Florida Ole Miss Arkansas AVG PER GM LSU Opponents LSU BY POSSESSION Game Points Per Possession McNeese: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.110; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.95 Kennesaw: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.182; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.89 S. Ala.: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.083; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.92 Marquette: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 0.96; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.95 NC State: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 0.89; Defensive Pts Per Poss: Charleston: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 0.74; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.90 N. Florida: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.42: Defensive Pts Per Poss: 1.27 Houston: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.126; Defensive Pts Per Poss: GWU: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.000; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.74 ORU: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.299; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 1.01 AU: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.254; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.81 WF: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 0.899; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.99 VU: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.125; Defensive Pts Per Poss: UK: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.197; Defensive Pts Per Poss: 0.93 UF: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 0.861; Defensive Pts Per Poss: OM: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.216; Defensive Pts Per Poss: ARK: Offensive Pts Per Poss: 1.056; Defensive Pts Per Poss: LSU offensive high -- North Florida, 1.42 Opp. offensive high -- North Florida, 1.27 LSU offensive low -- Charleston Opp. offensive low -- GWU Missouri/33 SIMMONS PRE-SEASON SEC POY; AP ALL-AMERICA SELECTION When the SEC TipOff took place at the ESPNU/SEC Network studios in Charlotte, the league and national media panel selected Australian freshman Ben Simmons as the preseason player of the year. Junior Tim Quarterman was named to the second team. Simmons was named a preseason selection to the Associated Press All-America team. Simmons joined seniors Kyle Wiltjer of Gonzaga, Georges Niang of Iowa State and Buddy Hield of Oklahoma, along with junior Kris Dunn of Providence. While this is the third straight year for the pre-season All-America team selected by a panel of 65 media voters to have a freshman, it is only the fourth time a freshman has been named to the five-player team. 50 PERCENT SHOOTING WINS LSU was 9-0 last year when shooting 50 percent or better from the field and started the year with three more 50 percent shooting nights and victories (50.8% against Kennesaw State, 11/16; 50.9 percent against South Alabama, 11/19) and the amazing 64.3% game against North Florida (12/2). That ran LSU s record in the Johnny Jones era to 23-1 with 18 straight wins. But that streak came to an end at Houston (12/13) when both teams posted over 50 percent in LSU s loss for the Cougars. With the Ole Miss game, Jones is now 26-2 when the Tigers shooting 50 percent. AWAY FROM HOME THIS YEAR The Tigers are 1-3 on opponent s home courts this year LSU is all-time Coach Jones is in his tenure on road courts LSU has also lost two neutral court games to Marquette and NC State away from the Maravich Center this season. AT THE MARAVICH CENTER After going 5-4 in the league at home last year, the Tigers got off to a great start in home conference play with the wins over Kentucky and Ole Miss This year, LSU is 10-1 in the building with Coach Johnny Jones as LSU head coach LSU has posted 16 years of at least 13 wins in the Maravich Center s previous 44 years of play... LSU is in non-conference games in the building with the Wake Forest loss (12/29) stopping a 15-game non-conference home win streak In SEC games in the 45th season of play, LSU is AGAINST NATIONALLY-RANKED TEAMS With the win over Kentucky (1/5), LSU has 77 wins all-time against teams ranked in the AP poll. LSU has recorded 37 of those 77 wins against top 10 teams. LSU s last win against a top 10 teams in the AP poll came on Dec. 19, 2011, as LSU defeated No. 10 Marquette, 67-59, here in Baton Rouge. Coach Johnny Jones is 5-6 against ranked teams. The 18-point win was the largest margin over a ranked opponent by LSU since Jan. 29, 2000 when LSU defeated No. 5 Arizona... It is the highest ranked win for LSU over UK since the 1986 NCAA Regional Final when UK was ranked No. 3. TIGERS GOING FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASON With 22 wins last year, the Tigers easily earned their fourth consecutive winning season (18 in 2012, 19 in 2013, 20 in 2014 and 22 in 2015). That tied for the fourth longest run of consecutive winning seasons in program history: ; ; ; present; LSU s 22 wins tied for 10th most wins in a single season with the , and seasons A total of 13 teams at LSU have won at least 22 games in a season topped by the team which won 31 games. SIMMONS HAS EARNED BOTH SEC WEEKLY HONORS Ben Simmons has the distinction of having won both SEC weekly honors in the first four weeks of the basketball season. In week two, he was named the league Freshman of the Week for LSU s play in the home games against Kennesaw State (11/16) and South Alabama (11/19) Simmons averaged 22.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and three steals in the two wins. Then on Dec. 8, he was named the player of the week after averaging 29 points, 16 rebounds, 5.5 assists, three steals and two blocks per game against Charleston and North Florida. The 43 points in the North Florida game was the most by an SEC freshman since Tennessee s Allen Houston had 43 points against LSU on Feb. 10, He was again named Freshman of the Week a second time on Jan. 4 for his effort against Wake Forest and the conference opener at Vanderbilt. BLAKENEY WAS FIRST SEC FRESHMAN OF WEEK Freshman Antonio Blakeney s 22 point opening contest against McNeese (11/13) earned him co-sec Freshman of the Week honors announced on Nov. 16. Review of previous opening games by freshmen show that Blakeney s 22 points equaled the 22 points that New Orleans native Randy Livingston scored in the opening game of the season. Livingston also had nine assists in the game. The 22 points was the most by any player in an opening game since Johnny O Bryant III scored 25 points in the season opener at UMass. IS THE 5 BY 5 STAT LINE ACTUALLY POSSIBLE? SIMMONS CLOSE AGAINST NORTH FLORIDA WITH 4 BY 5 Olgan Uluc of Fox Sports Australia has raised the question in a column if Ben Simmons can be the first D1 college player to accomplish the improbable stat line of 5 or more points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals in a game. Uluc wrote: In basketball, the double-double is an impressive, yet somewhat common, statistical feat, where a player accumulates a total of at least 10 in two statistical categories. The triple-double is less common The quadruple-double is extremely rare, and the quintuple-double is essentially unheard of. The five-by-five It would be the ideal achievement for a player like Simons. The statistical phenomenon is so rare that no college basketball player has ever achieved it, and only 10 NBA players have ever managed to put together the stat-line (Julius Irving, Hakeem Olajuwon 6 times, David Robinson, Derrick Coleman, Vlade Divac, Jamaal Tinsley, Andrei Kirilenko, Marcus Camby and Nicolas Batum). In the preseason game against Southwest Baptist, Simmons was just a steal away from achieving the statistical phenomenon; posting 17 points, nine rebounds, five assists, six blocks & four steals. For the second time this season, against North Florida, he was 4 by 5 with 43 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and five steals. He LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

11 had three steals. SIMMONS AND THE FOULS DRAWN The fouls drawn was something not really thought much about by this program until an August trip to Australia. The FIBA box scores not only show fouls committed, but fouls drawn. In three of the games there, Simmons was fouled 11 times in one game, nine in a second and eight times in a third game. With Simmons shooting buckets of free throws in some games, the fouls drawn category has shown itself as recently as the Florida game on 1/9 when he was fouled 13 times and made 14-of-16 free throws. He was fouled 13 times against Wake Forest (12/29) and made 11-of-16 free throws. In the conference opener at Vandy (1/2), he was fouled 12 times and finished 16-of-19 at the free throw line. For the season, he is 105-of-142 at the stripe or 73.9 percent. WILL IT BE ANOTHER 23 YEARS When Tim Quarterman posted a triple-double of 18 points. 10 rebounds, 10 assists versus Ole Miss in the Maravich Center on Feb. 28, 2015, it marked the first triple double in just under 23 years. On March 19, 1992, in the NCAA Tournament first round game against BYU, Shaquille O Neal of LSU posted the points-rebounds-blocks triple of It was the sixth and final one of his career and he currently has the record along with Michael Anderson of Drexel ( ) for most triples in a career. There is also one recorded triple-double for Pete Maravich from While it may have been expected Ben Simmons would be the next triple double, Quarterman himself provided a lot of the power to flirt with one against Kentucky when he had 21 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. THE DOUBLE DOUBLES LSU had three players with double doubles against UK (1/5): Tim Quarterman 21 points, 10 rebounds; Craig Victor II 15 points, 12 rebounds; Ben Simmons 14 points, 10 rebounds. The last time three players doubled up was last year at Ole Miss (1/14/15): Josh Gray 14 points, 10 assists; Jarell Martin 18 points, 14 rebounds; Jordan Mickey 11 points, 11 rebounds. The last time three players doubled up with all three having points and rebounds only was Dec. 10, 1991 vs. Nicholls State: Harold Boudreaux 11 points-10 rebounds; Vernel Singleton 15 points-10 rebounds; Shaquille O Neal 23 points-13 rebounds. IN TUSCALOOSA, OF COURSE THERE WILL BE A PARADE THEN SOME BASKETBALL So the road week will continue for LSU with a Saturday 1 p.m. game in Tuscaloosa against the University of Alabama. And, since Nick Saban was introduced many years ago at Coleman Coliseum when he took the job at halftime of an LSU-Alabama game, why shouldn t the national championship football parade in Tuscaloosa take place prior to the LSU-Alabama game. That s what was announced late last week as the 10 a.m. parade and ceremony will lead into the contest. The game will be televised on ESPNU and broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network. LSU returns home on Jan. 26 against Georgia. LSU BY LINEUP Lineups in order used by LSU this season (F, C/F, G/F, G, G) Record Simmons, Robinson III, Sampson, Blakeney, Quarterman Record Simmons, Robinson III, Patterson, Blakeney, Quarterman Record Simmons, Epps, Patterson, Blakeney, Quarterman Record Simmons, Epps, Patterson, Gray, Quarterman Record Simmons Robinson III, Sampson, Blakeney, Gray Record Simmons, Robinson III, Hornsby, Blakeney, Quarterman Record Simmons, Victor II, Hornsby, Blakeney, Quarterman Record Simmons, Victor II, Hornsby, Patterson, Gray Lineups used by Game (- separates lineup changes): Opponent Forward Center/Forward Guard/Forward Guard Guard McNeese Simmons Robinson III Sampson Blakeney Quarterman Kennesaw St. Simmons Robinson III Sampson Blakeney Quarterman South Alabama Simmons Robinson III Sampson Blakeney Quarterman Marquette Simmons Robinson III Sampson Blakeney Quarterman NC State Simmons Robinson III Patterson Blakeney Quarterman Charleston Simmons Epps Patterson Blakeney Quarterman North Florida Simmons Epps Patterson Gray Quarterman Houston Simmons Robinson III Sampson Blakeney Gray Gardner-Webb Simmons Robinson III Hornsby Blakeney Quarterman Oral Roberts Simmons Victor II Hornsby Blakeney Quarterman American Simmons Victor II Hornsby Blakeney Quarterman Wake Forest Simmons Victor II Hornsby Blakeney Quarterman Vandy Simmons Victor II Hornsby Blakeney Quarterman Kentucky Simmons Victor II Hornsby Blakeney Quarterman Florida Simmons Victor II Hornsby Blakeney Quarterman Ole Miss Simmons Victor II Hornsby Patterson Gray Arkansas Simmons Victor II Hornsby Patterson Gray Team Pts: High 48, vs. North Florida (1st) 71, vs. North Florida (2nd) Low 17, at Charleston (1st) 31, at Florida (2nd) Reb: High 31, vs. GWU (1st) 24, vs. Kentucky, at Florida (2nd) Low 6, vs. American (1st) 14, vs. ORU (2nd) Asts: High 12, vs. GWU (1st) 17, vs. North Florida (2nd) Low 3, at Vandy (1st) 4, vs. Wake Forest (2nd) FGM: High - 18, vs. North Florida (1st) 27, vs. North Florida (2nd) Low - 6, at Charleston (1st) 10, at Florida (2nd) FG%: High 55.6% vs. American (1st) 77.1% vs. North Florida (2nd) Low at Charleston (1st) 32.4 vs. NC State (2nd) 3FGM: High -- 6, vs. ORU (1st) 8, vs. NC State (2nd) Low -- 0, vs. American (1st) 1, vs. North Florida, GWU; vs. WF (2nd) 3FG%: High % vs. Kentucky (1st) 62.5% vs. McNeese (2nd) Low 0.0% vs. American (1st) 12.5% vs. Wake Forest (2nd) FTM: High - 11 at Houston (1st) 17, at Vandy (2nd) Low -- 2, vs. NC State (1st) 3, vs. NC State (2nd) FT%: High 83.3% vs. Ole Miss (1st) 91.7% vs. Kennesaw State (2nd) Low 30.0% at Charleston (1st) 33.3% vs. GWU (2nd) Players Highs In A Half: Points by Ben SImmons, vs. North Florida (2nd) FGM -- 3FGM -- FTM -- Rebounds -- Assists -- Blocks -- Steals -- TALE OF TWO HALVES LSU SUPERLATIVES BY HALVES THIS YEARR: 9 by Ben Simmons, vs. North Florida (2nd) 3 by Brandon Sampson, vs. McNeese (2nd) 3 by Tim Quarterman, vs. Marquette, (1st) 3 by Tim Quarterman, vs. NC State (2nd) 3 by Keith Hornsby, at Houston (2nd) 3 by Keith Hornsby, at Vandy (2nd) 8, by Ben Simmons, at Vandy (1st & 2nd), at UF (2nd) 12 by Ben Simmons, vs. Marquette (2nd) 7 by Ben Simmons, vs. NC State (2nd) 2, by Ben Simmons, vs. NC State (2nd), N. Florida (1st), vs. WF (2nd) 2, by Aaron Epps, at Charleston (1st) 2, by Brian Bridgewater, at Charleston (2nd) 2, by Tim Quarterman, vs. North Florida (2nd) 2, by Craig Victor II, vs. American, vs. Arkansas (2nd) 4 by Ben Simmons vs. North Florida (1st) LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

12 Brandon Sampson Guard * 6-5 *185 * Freshman * HS *Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep) 0 Top Performances Points 18, twice 18, twice Rebounds 4 twice 4 twice Field Goals Made 7, vs. NC State (11/24/15) 7, vs. NC State (11/24/15) 3 PT FG Made 4, twice 4, twice Freshman Season ( ) Sampson had his best game of the early season in the opener against McNeese (11/13) with 18 points and four treys,,, Started first four games and had 18 off the bench against NC State (11/24)... Leg injury in practice prior to Wake Forest game (12/29)... Dressed but did not play... Returned to action against Vanderbilt (1/2). Sampson s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE * KENNESAW STATE * SOUTH ALABAMA * vs. Marquette (at Brooklyn) * vs. NC State (at Brooklyn) at Charleston NORTH FLORIDA at Houston * GARDNER-WEBB ORAL ROBERTS AMERICAN WAKE FOREST DNP -- coach s decision at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS ARKANSAS DNP -- coach s decision Free Throws Made 6 vs. Kennesaw St. (11/16/15) 6 vs. Kennesaw St. (11/16/15) Assists 3, twice 3, twice Blocks 2, vs. Marquette (11/23/15) 2, vs. Marquette (11/23/15) Steals 2 twice 2 twice Minutes Played 33 vs. McNeese St. (11/13/15) 33 vs. McNeese St. (11/13/15) Top Career Scoring Games vs. NC State (11/24/15) vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) vs Marquette (11/23/15) 4. 8 vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) 4. 8 vs. Kennesaw State (11/16/15) 6. 6 vs. American (12/22/15) 6. 6 vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) 8. 5 vs. North Florida (12/2/15) 8. 5 vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) twice 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 /

13 Antonio Blakeney Guard * 6-4 * 190 * Freshman* HS * Sarasota, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS) 2 Freshman Season ( ) Blakney has twice gone for 20-plus in the first three games of his career, getting 22 on opening night at McNeese to earn SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors and then another 22-point game against South Alabama (11/19)... Only player to score in double figures in the first five games of the season... Blakeney has his fourth double figure game against Gardner Webb (12/16)... Six treys in last two games vs. Gardner-Webb and Oral Roberts (fourth game of 3 treys or more)... Best game since Brooklyn trip getting 15 points (3-5 FG, 2 treys, 7-7 FT) and 3 assists in 20 minutes vs. Ole Miss... Third straight game with two treys vs. Arkansas (1/16) pts, 27 minutes Top Performances Points 22 twice 22 twice Rebounds 10 vs. McNeese St. (11/13/15) 10 vs. McNeese St. (11/13/15) Field Goals Made 7 twice 7 twice 3 PT FG Made 4, vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) 4, vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) Free Throws Made 7, vs. Ole Miss (1/13/16) 7, vs. Ole Miss (1/13/16) Assists 4 vs. Kennesaw St. (11/16/15) 4 vs. Kennesaw St. (11/16/15) Blakeney s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE * KENNESAW STATE * SOUTH ALABAMA * vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) * vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) * at Charleston * NORTH FLORIDA at Houston * GARDNER-WEBB * ORAL ROBERTS * AMERICAN * WAKE FOREST * at Vanderbilt * KENTUCKY * at Florida * OLE MISS ARKANSAS Blocks Steals 1 three times 1 three times 2, twice 2, twice Minutes Played 39, vs. Marquette (11/23/15) 39, vs. Marquette (11/23/15) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 22, vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) vs. Ole Miss (1/13/16) vs. Marquette (11/23/15) vs. Kennesaw State (11/16/15) vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) vs. NC State (11/24/15) vs. Arkansas (1/16/16) at Florida (1/9/16) Antonio Blakeney 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 /

14 Elbert Robinson III Center * 7-1 *292 * Sophomore * 1L * Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) 3 Top Performances Points 10 vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) 10 vs South Alabama (11/19/15) Rebounds 7, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) 7, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) Field Goals Made 5 vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) 5 vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made 4 vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) 4 vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) Sophomore Season ( ) Certainly more aggressive and more physical inside, Robinson had eight points in the opener vs. McNeese State on 3-3 shooting and then got 10 more for his first double figure scoring game before being injured in the second half against South Alabama (11/19)... After missing two games with injury started versus both Houston and Gardner-Webb, hitting 5-of-9 FGA... Career high 7 rebounds vs. Oral Roberts (12/19) Robinson s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE * KENNESAW STATE * SOUTH ALABAMA * vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) * vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) * at Charleston NORTH FLORIDA at Houston * GARDNER-WEBB * ORAL ROBERTS AMERICAN WAKE FOREST at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS ARKANSAS Assists 1 three times 3 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Blocks 1, five times 2 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Steals 1, at Houston, (12/13/15) 2, Two times Minutes Played 21 vs. NC State (11/24/15) 21 vs. NC State (11/24/15) Top Career Scoring Games vs South Alabama (11/19/15) 2. 8 vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) 3. 6 vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) 3. 6 vs. Kennesaw State (11/16/15) 5. 4 vs. NC State (11/24/15) 5. 4 at Houston (12/13/15) 7 2 vs. American (12/22/15) 7. 2 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) 7. 2 vs. ODU (11/21/14) 7. 2 vs. Texas Tech (11/18/14) Elbert Robinson s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / Totals /

15 Keith Hornsby Guard * 6-4 *208 *Senior * 1L * Williamsburg, Va. (Oak Hill HS/UNC-Asheville) 4 Top Performances Points 32, at Houston (12/13/15) 32, at Houston (12/13/15) Rebounds 6 vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) 8 at Missouri (1/8/15) Field Goals Made 10 at Houston (12/13/15) 10 at Houston (12/13/15) 3 PT FG Made 6, at Houston (12/13/15) 6, at Houston (12/13/15) Senior Season ( ) Played his first game since preseason surgery at Houston (12/13) and responded by making 6 treys, including the game-tying three that sent the game into overtime. Finished with a career high 32 points... Six straight double figure scoring games since return to play... Eight threes combined in games against Wake Forest, at Vandy, vs. UK. Hornsby s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE DNP-injury KENNESAW STATE DNP-injury SOUTH ALABAMA DNP-injury vs. Marquette DNP-injury vs. NC State DNP-injury at Charleston DNP-injury NORTH FLORIDA DNP-injury at Houston GARDNER-WEBB * ORAL ROBERTS * AMERICAN * WAKE FOREST * at Vanderbilt * KENTUCKY * at Florida * OLE MISS * ARKANSAS * Free Throws Made 6, at Houston (12/13/15) 6, at Houston (12/13/15) Assists 4, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) 7 at Tennessee (2/14/15) Blocks 1, vs. Kentucky (1/5/16) 3 vs. Texas A&M (1/17/15) Steals 2, three times 3, Two times Minutes Played 39, vs. Wake Forest (12/29/15) 43, Two times Top LSU Career Scoring Games at Houston (12/13/15) vs. Tennessee (3/4/15) vs. Auburn (SECT) (3/13/15) at UAB (12/18/14) at Vanderbilt (2/1/16) at Ole Miss (1/14/15) vs. Weber State (11/22/14) vs. Kentucky (2/10/15) at Missouri (1/8/15) vs. Gardner-Webb (11/15/14) three times Keith Hornsby s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / Totals /

16 Josh Gray Guard * 6-1 * 180* Senior * 1L * Lake Charles, La.* (Wheatley HS/Odessa CC) 5 Top Performances Points 20 vs. North Florida (12/2/15) 25 vs. UMass (12/2/14) Rebounds 6 vs. Kennesaw St. (11/16/15) 7 vs. Texas A&M (1/17/15) Field Goals Made 8 vs. North Florida (12/2/15) 11 vs. UMass (12/2/14) 3 PT FG Made 2 vs. Kennesaw St. (11/16/15) 3 vs. UMass (12/2/14) Free Throws Made 5, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) 8 vs. Texas Tech Senior Season ( ) Made the most of his return with 16 points off the bench against Kennesaw State (11/16) and the 12th game of 5 assists or more, posting six in the win... Had 11 points in the South Alabama (11/19) game... Made his first start of the season with 20 points, 6 assists, 1 turnover in 27 minutes in the win over North Florida (12/2)... It was his second LSU game of 20 or more points... Started against Ole Miss (1/13)... Played 30 minutes in Arkansas win (1/16), with 6-8 field goals, 3 assists, 1 TO Gray s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE DNP-suspension KENNESAW STATE SOUTH ALABAMA vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) at Charleston NORTH FLORIDA * at Houston * GARDNER-WEBB ORAL ROBERTS AMERICAN WAKE FOREST at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS * ARKANSAS * Assists 6 twice 10 at Ole Miss (1/14/15) Blocks 1, vs. NC State (11/24/15) 1 at Ole Miss (1/14/15) Steals 3 twice 3, six times Minutes Played 30, vs. Arkansas (1/16/16) 41 vs. Texas Tech (11/18/14) Top Career Scoring Games vs. UMass (12/2/14) vs. North Florida (12/2/15) vs. Gardner-Webb (11/15/14) vs. Kennesaw State (11/15/15) vs. Arkansas (1/16/16) vs. Georgia (1/8/15) at Ole Miss (1/14/15) vs. Texas Tech (11/18/14) at Mississippi State (1/31/15) vs. McNeese (11/29/14) Josh Gray s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / Totals /

17 Henry Shortess Guard * 5-9 * 157 * Junior* 2L * Baton Rouge, La. (University High) 10 Top Performances Points 2, vs. American (12/22/15) 3, twice Rebounds 1, vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) 1, vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) Field Goals Made 1, vs. American (12/22/15) 1, three times 3 PT FG Made 1, twice Junior Season ( ) Hit a floater for his first basketbal of the season against American (12/22). Shortess Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE KENNESAW STATE SOUTH ALABAMA vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) at Charleston NORTH FLORIDA at Houston GARDNER-WEBB ORAL ROBERTS AMERICAN WAKE FOREST at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS ARKANSAS DNP-Cocch s Decision Free Throws Made Assists 1, twice Blocks Steals 1, vs. McNeese, 12/28/13 Minutes Played 6, vs. McNeese, 12/28/13 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 3 vs. Charleston, 12/22/ vs. UAB, 12/21/ vs. American, 12/22/15 Henry Shortess 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 Jalyn Patterson Guard * 6-1 *183 * Sophomore * 1L * Atlanta, Ga. * Montverde Academy 15 Top Performances Points 11 vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 20 at Arkansas (3/7/15) Rebounds 3, twice 7 vs. Alabama (2/7/15) Field Goals Made 4, vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 7 at Arkansas (3/7/15) 3 PT FG Made 2, Four times 6 at Arkansas (3/7/15) Free Throws Made 2, twice 4, Two times Sophomore Season ( ) Made first start of the season against NC State in Brooklyn at the Legends Classic... Started at Charleston and had season high five assists... Started North Florida game (12/2) with 11 points, 3 assists, no turnovers in 24 minutes... Played 13 minutes against Wake Forest (12/29) in return after missing four games with a leg injury... Started the Ole MIss game (1/13) minutes 9 pts, 3 asts, 3 stls, 0 TOs vs. Arkansas (1/16) Patterson s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE KENNESAW STATE SOUTH ALABAMA vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) * at Charleston * NORTH FLORIDA * at Houston DND-injury GARDNER-WEBB DND-injury ORAL ROBERTS DND-injury AMERICAN DND-injury WAKE FOREST at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS * ARKANSAS * Assists 5, at Charleston (11/30/15) 7 at Auburn (2/24/15) Blocks 2 vs S. Alabama (11/19/15) 2 vs. S. Alabama (11/19/15) Steals 3 three times 3, Seven times Minutes Played 32, vs. Arkansas (1/16/16) 42 vs. Auburn (3/13/15) Top Career Scoring Games at Arkansas (3/7/15) at Auburn (2/14/15) vs. Georgia (1/10/15) vs. Auburn (SECT 3/13/15) vs. Texas A&M (1/17/15) vs. North Florida (12/2/15) at Mizzou (1/8/15) at UAB (12/13/14) at A&M (2/17/15) at Vandy (1/24/15) vs. Southern Miss (12/29/14) Jalyn Patterson 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 Brian Bridgewater Forward * 6-5 * 272 * Junior * 1L* Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) 20 Top Performances Points 7, at Charleston (11/30/15) 16, vs. McNeese (11/29/14) Rebounds 9, at Charleston (11/30/15) 9, at Charleston (11/30/15) Field Goals Made 2 four times 7 vs. McNeese (11/29/14) 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made 3, at Charleston (11/30/15) 3, at Charleston (11/30/15) Junior Season ( ) Played 18 minutes at Charleston (11/30) following 24 minute effort vs. NC State (11/24)... Had seven points (season high) and three blocks at Charleston, 2-of-5 from floor, just missing double figure rebounds with 9,.. Surgery for leg injury on Dec Expected to be out for a month, but returned to play final minute of Kentucky game on Jan. 6 and scored on his one field goal attempt. Bridgewater s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE KENNESAW STATE SOUTH ALABAMA vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) at Charleston NORTH FLORIDA at Houston GARDNER-WEBB DND-injury ORAL ROBERTS DND-injury AMERICAN DND-injury WAKE FOREST DND-injury at Vanderbilt DND-injury KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS ARKANSAS Assists 1, Four times 1, Nine times Blocks 3, at Charleston (11/30/15) 3, at Charleston (11/30/15) Steals 1 three times 3, vs. McNeese (11/29/14) Minutes Played 24 vs NC State (11/24/15) 24 vs. NC State (11/24/15) Top Career Scoring Games vs. McNeese (11/29/14) 2. 9 at Texas A&M (2/17/15) 4. 7 at Charleston (11/30/15) 5. 6 vs. Savannah State (1/3/14) 6. 5 vs. NC State (11/24/15) times Brian Bridgewater s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / Totals /

20 Aaron Epps Sophomore* 6-9 * 220 * Freshman * HS * Ball, La. (Tioga HS) 21 Top Performances Points 14, vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 14, vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) Rebounds 11 vs. GWU (12/16/15) 11 vs. GWU (12/16/15) Field Goals Made 7, vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 7, vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 3 PT FG Made 2, vs. Kentucky (1/6/16) 2, vs Kentucky (1/6/16) Free Throws Made 2 three times 2 three times Sophomore Season ( ) Epps got his frist start of the year at Charleston (11/30) and scored nine points with five boards... Had his second double figure scoring game and career high of 14 against N. Florida (12/2), hitting 7-of-10 shots... Back to back double figure scoring games as he scores 12 at Houston... (16-of-25) last 3 games from the field (12/13)... He followed that up with his first college double double points 11 rebounds on a perfect night from the floor shooting vs. GWU (12/16)... Four out of five in double figures after 11 against American (12/22). Epps Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE KENNESAW STATE SOUTH ALABAMA vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) at Charleston * NORTH FLORIDA * at Houston GARDNER-WEBB ORAL ROBERTS AMERICAN WAKE FOREST at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS ARKANSAS Assists 2, twice 2, twice Blocks 2 twice 3 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/15/14) Steals 1 five times 1, six times Minutes Played 28, at Houston (12/13/15) 28, at Houston (12/13/15) Top Career Scoring Games vs. North Florida (12/2/15) at Houston (12/13/15) vs. American (12/22/15) vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) vs. Kennesaw State (11/16/15) 6. 9 at Charleston (11/30/15) 7. 8 vs. Kentucky (1/5/16) 8. 6 vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) 9. 5 at Arkansas (3/7/15) 9. 5 vs. Southern Miss (12/29/14) 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 /

21 Darcy Malone Center * 7-0 * 246 *Junior * 2L * Canberra, Australia (ACT Academy of Sport) 22 Top Performances Points 4, vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) 6 vs. SE Louisiana (11/22/13) Rebounds 3 vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) 5, Two times Field Goals Made 2, vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) 3 vs. SE Louisiana (11/22/13) 3 PT FG Made 1, Three times Junior Season ( ) Season best four points in seven minutes against Gardner-Webb (12/16) Malone s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE KENNESAW STATE SOUTH ALABAMA vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) at Charleston NORTH FLORIDA at Houston GARDNER-WEBB ORAL ROBERTS AMERICAN WAKE FOREST at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS ARKANSAS Free Throws Made 2, Two times Assists 1 three times 4 at Arkansas (3/7/15) Blocks 3 at Miss. State (1/31/15) Steals: 1, Three times Minutes Played 13 vs. McNeese State 26, Two times Top Career Scoring Games 1. 6 vs, SE Louisiana, 11/22/ vs. Northwestern State, 11/16/ vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) 3. 4 vs. Texas A&M, 1/17/ vs. McNeese State, 12/18/ vs. UNO, 11/19/ vs. Texas A&M, 2/26/ times Darcy Malone s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / / Totals /

22 Ben Simmons F * 6-10 * 240 *Freshman * HS * Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Montverde Academy) 25 Top Performances Points 43 vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 43 vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) Rebounds 20 vs. Marquette (11/23/15) 20 vs Marquette (11/23/15) Field Goals Made 15 vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 15 vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 3 PT FG Made 1, at Charleston (11/30/15) 1, at Charleston (11/30/15) Free Throws Made 16, at Vanderbilt (1/2/16) 16, at Vanderbilt (1/2/16) Assists 10 vs. NC State (11/24/15) 10 vs. NC State (11/24/15) Blocks 3, twice 3, twice Freshman Season ( ) Simmons had two double doubles in the first three games of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds in the opener and then 23 points and 16 rebounds in the South Alabama game (11/19)... He becomes first SEC Freshman to have since Julius Randle of Kentucky in season... Third double double but this time with rebounds and assists, but no turnovers in 40 minutes against NC State (11/24)... Fifth double double and fifth straight double figure rebounds made his first since Johnny O Bryant III to record five straight in both categories... Most points since Shaquille O Neal in North Florida game (12/2)... Six straight double doubles at Houston (12/13), 13 pts-14 rebs with seventh vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16)... Ninth double double and third straight 20 point game for second time this year vs. American (12/29) points, 14 rebounds in SEC opener at Vandy (1/2); 10th double up and fourth straight game of 20 or more, first time since 2013 (Charles Carmouche)... Foul trouble vs. Kentucky (1/5), but third straight double up and 11th of the season vs. Wildcats... Florida marked 10 straight double figure scoring games and 4 straight double doubles (12 for season)... Fifth time to have at least 15 points and 15 rebounds vs. Arkansas (1/16), Simmons Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE * KENNESAW STATE * SOUTH ALABAMA * vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) * vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) * / at Charleston * NORTH FLORIDA * at Houston * / GARDNER-WEBB * ORAL ROBERTS * AMERICAN * WAKE FOREST * at Vanderbilt * KENTUCKY * at Florida * / OLE MISS * ARAKNSAS * Steals: 5 vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) 5 vs. N. Florida (12/2/15) Minutes Played 40, three times 40, three times Top Career Scoring Games vs. North Florida (12/2/15) at Vanderbilt (1/2/16) at Florida (1/9/16) vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) vs. American (12/22/15) vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) vs. Kennesaw State (11/16/15) vs. Wake Forest (12/29/15) vs. Marquette (11/23/15) vs. Arkansas (1/16/16) Ben Simmons Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

23 Craig Victor F * 6-9 * 234 *Sophomore *RS * New Orleans, La. (Findlay Prep/Arizona) 32 Top Performances Points 19, vs. Wake Forest (12/29/15) 19, vs. Wake Forest (12/29/15) Rebounds 12, second 12, second Field Goals Made 8, vs. Wake Forest (12/29/15) 8, vs. Wake Forest (12/29/15) 3 PT FG Made 1, vs. GWU (12/16/15) 1, vs. GWU (12/16/15) Free Throws Made 9, vs. Kentucky (1/5/16) 9, vs. Kentucky (1/5/16) Sophomore Season ( ) Transferred to LSU in Jan and had to sit through the end of the fall semester before being eligible... Made his debut against Gardner-Webb (12/16) and posted 10 points and five rebounds with three steals in 20 minutes... Season best 14 vs. American on 6-8 shooting... Upped season high to 19 on 8-of-14 shooting in the Wake Forest game (12/29)... FIrst LSU double double vs. Kentucky (1/5)... Second most points scored in win at home over Ole Miss (18)(1/13)... Made the game winning offensive rebound and put back that defeated Arkansas (1/16) and had his second double double (16 pts, 12 reb). Victor s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE DND KENNESAW STATE DND SOUTH ALABAMA DND vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) DND vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) DND at Charleston DND NORTH FLORIDA DND at Houston DND GARDNER-WEBB ORAL ROBERTS * AMERICAN * WAKE FOREST * at Vanderbilt * KENTUCKY * at Florida * / OLE MISS * ARKANSAS * Assists Season 2, twice 2, twice Blocks 3, vs. Arkansas (1/16/16) 3, vs. Arkansas (1/16/16) Steals: Career 3, three times 3, three times Minutes Played 37, vs. Wake Forest (12/29/15) 37, vs. Wake Forest (12/29/15) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 19, vs. Wake Forest, 12/29/ , vs. Ole Miss, 1/13/ , vs. Arkansas, 1/16/ , vs. Kentucky, 1/16/ , vs. American, 12/22/ , vs. Oral Roberts, 12/19/ , at Vanderbilt, 1/2/ , vs. Gardner-Webb, 12/16/15 9 6, at Florida, 1/9/16 Craig Victor 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 /

24 Brandon Eddlestone Forward * 6-8 * 248 * Junior * 2L * Slidell, La. (Northshore HS) 45 Top Performances Points 3, vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Rebounds 2, Twice Field Goals Made Season 1, Three times 3 PT FG Made 1 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Junior Season ( ) Eddlestone s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE KENNESAW STATE SOUTH ALABAMA vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) at Charleston NORTH FLORIDA at Houston GARDNER-WEBB DND-Injury ORAL ROBERTS AMERICAN WAKE FOREST at Vanderbilt KENTUCKY at Florida OLE MISS ARKANSAS Free Throws Made Season Assists 1, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) 1, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) Blocks Steals 1, Twice Minutes Played 2 vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) 6, vs. McNeese St. (12/28/13) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 3 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) 2. 2 vs. McNeese State (12/28/13) 2. 2 vs. Northwestern State (11/16/13) Brandon Eddlestone 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 /

25 Tim Quarterman Guard * 6-6 * 190 * Junior * 2L * Savannah, Ga. (Johnson HS) 55 Top Performances Points 27, at Houston (12/13/15) 27 twice Rebounds 10 twice 14 vs. S. Miss (12/29/14) Field Goals Made 9, vs. Kentucky (1/5/16) 10 vs. Georgia (1/10/15) 3 PT FG Made 4, vs. Marquette (11/23/15) 6 vs. Georgia (1/10/15) Free Throws Made 9, at Houston (12/13/15) 9, at Houston (12/13/15) Junior Season ( ) Quarterman goes in the two games in Brooklyn, making 7 treys with six combined assists (11/23-24)... Three straight double figure scoring games with 14 at Charleston (11/30)... Fourth straight double figure game against North Florida (12/2) with 20 points, 6 assists, 1 turnover... Tied career high with 27 points at Houston (12/13/15)... Big factor in Tigers win over Kentucky, flirting with a second triple-double in the contest. (1/5)... Comes off the bench to get 13 points, 3 assists vs. Ole Miss (1/13). Quarterman s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS MCNEESE STATE * KENNESAW STATE * SOUTH ALABAMA * vs. Marquette (in Brooklyn) * vs. NC State (in Brooklyn) * at Charleston * NORTH FLORIDA * at Houston / GARDNER-WEBB * ORAL ROBERTS * AMERICAN * WAKE FOREST * at Vanderbilt * KENTUCKY * at Florida * OLE MISS ARKANSAS Assists 7, vs. Kentucky (1/5/16) 10 vs. Ole Miss (2/28/15) Blocks 2, vs. North Florida (12/2/15) 3 vs. Georgia (1/10/15) Steals 3, at Charleston (11/30/15) 5 at Texas A&M (2/17/15) Minutes Played 41, at Houston (12/13/15) 43 vs. Georgia (1/10/15) Top Career Scoring Games at Houston, 12/13/ vs. Georgia, 1/10/ vs. Kentucky, 1/5/ at West Virginia, 12/4/ vs. North Florida, 12/2/ vs. Marquette, 11/23/ vs. NC State, 11/24/ at Mizzou, 1/8/ vs. Ole Miss, 2/28/ twice Tim Quarterman 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 /