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1 NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS NCAA FINAL FOUR LSU at Texas Tech (SEC/Big 12 Challenge) Road Court Game No. 6 United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, Texas January 28, p.m. CT TV: ESPNU Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network LSU (9-10, 1-7) H (0-4); A (1-3); N -1-2; OT November Sat. 12 WOFFORD (SECN+) W, Tues. 15 SOUTHERN MISS (SECN+) W, Fri. 18 NORTH FLORIDA (SECN+) W, BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS -- Paradise Island, Bahamas Nov Wed. 23 Wichita State (ESPN2) L, Thurs. 24 Old Dominion (AXS-TV) W, Fri. 25 VCU (AXS-TV) L, Tues. 29 HOUSTON (SECN) W, December Tues. 13 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (SECN) W, Sat. 17 TEXAS SOUTHERN (SECN) W, Mon. 19 CHARLESTON (SECN+) W, Thu. 22 at Wake Forest (ESPNU) L, Thu. 29 *VANDERBILT (ESPNU) L, LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP 11 JALYN PATTERSON G Jr Atlanta, Georgia 2ANTONIO BLAKENEY G So Sarasota, Florida ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.58 apg; 8.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.38 apg in SEC 5th on team in SEC scoring 35 assists, just 9 turnovers in 220 minutes in SEC games, Leader in SEC league game stats with 3.9 assist-to-turnover ratio 6th in SEC overall assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.2 (68-31) A Montverde Academy grad, teamed with former Tiger Ben Simmons for 2 national titles Made game winning shot in the 2013 national championship game ppg 5.3 rpg, 1.68 apg; 15.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.38 apg in SEC 8 straight games scoring in double figures, snapped against Florida (1/25) from the field (46.2%), team best 29 treys Member preseason All-SEC second team selected at SEC Media Day 15 career 20-point games; 2nd most by LSU player behind Ben Simmons (18) since In the SEC, No. 6 in scoring, 10 FG Pct, No. 3 in minutes played 32.4 In SEC games only, No. 10 in the league in scoring, 9th FG% (46.5%) January Wed. 4 *at Missouri (SECN) W, Sat. 7 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) L, Wed. 11 *at Texas A&M (SECN) L, Sat. 14 *ALABAMA (SECN) L, Wed. 18 *at Auburn (SECN) L, Sat. 21 *at Arkansas (SECN) L, Wed. 25 *#25 FLORIDA *(SECN) L, SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE Sat. 28 at Texas Tech (ESPNU) 1 p.m. February Wed. 1 *SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 4 *TEXAS A&M (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Tues. 7 *at Kentucky (ESPN) 6 p.m. Sat. 11 *ARKANSAS (SECN) 7:30 p.m. Tues. 14 *at Ole Miss (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 18 *at Alabama (SECN) 2 p.m. Tues. 21 *AUBURN (SECN) 6 p.m. Sat. 25 *at Georgia (SECN) 4 p.m. MARCH Wed. 1 *TENNESSEE (SECN) 6 p.m. Sat. 4 *at Miss. State (SEC) 5 p.m. SEC Tournament -- Nashville, Tennessee March 8-12 TBA (SECN, ESPN) TBA * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in Boldface. ON THE AIR Radio LSU Sports Radio Network Chris Blair, play-by-play TV: SEC NETWORK Kevin Fitzgerald, play-by-play; Chris Spatola, analyst 4SKYLAR MAYS G So Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1DUOP REATH F Jr Perth, Australia 3ELBERT ROBINSON III C Jr Garland, Texas BREAKDOWN LSU RECORD 9-10, 1-7 RANKING NA LAST GAME L, , vs. No. 25 Florida, 1/ ppg, 2.3 rpg, 4.05 apg; 11.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 4.13 apg in SEC 11 assists in win over Houston; four other games with 6 including 7 vs. UF (1/25) Season high at Ark (1/21), 22 pts, 6 asts, 6-9 FG, 1 3FG, 9-11 FT; last 2 games 35 pts 7 double figure games, 5 in SEC games; scoring average up 2.6 since league started. 77/35 total assists-to-tos; 2.20 ast/to ratio; 5th in SEC; T8 in assists average. Mays, a Baton Rouge native, comes to LSU from Findlay Prep (Nev.) Spent grades 8-11 playing at University High, won state 2014 & 15 there ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.79 bpg; 12.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.63 bpg in SEC 23 pts-14 reb. game (11/12) vs. Wofford earned him SEC POW honors Third double double vs. Miss. State (1/7) with 19 pts, 13 rebounds (8-14 from field). Sixth LSU player in Johnny Jones era to have at least one game in career at LSU. Born in South Sudan... Family moved to Australia at age 9 to escape civil war Played soccer and Aussie rules FB until HS when growth spurt led him to hoops 15 games double figures; 2nd in SEC in FG percentage (54.5%, ) ppg, 1.4 rpg; 2.3 ppg, 1.5 rpg in SEC Made first start of season, 12th of LSU career vs. Florida (1/25). Played nine minutes, made 3-4 FG, six points. In the last three games combined 7-of-9 from the field 14 points. 16-of-26 from the field this season, 61.5% High game of 10 versus South Alabama (11/19/15) HEAD COACH Johnny Jones CAREER RECORD (17th season) LSU RECORD (5th season) JONES VS. TEXAS TECH 3-1 TEXAS TECH RECORD 14-6, 3-5 RANKING NA LAST GAME L, 61-65, at No. 5 Baylor, 1/25 HEAD COACH Chris Beard CAREER RECORD (6th season) TEXAS TECH RECORD 14-6 (1st season) BEARD VS. LSU First meeting

2 JOHNNY JONES Head Coach 5th Year at LSU (17th Year as Head Coach) The burning desire and passion, combined with the love of his alma mater, has made Johnny Jones and LSU a strong fit together as he enters his fifth year as head coach. Jones has proven his recruiting ability with multiple top five ranked classes and 80 wins in four years at LSU, the most four-year win total by any head coach in school history. In fact, his first three wins in the season will push him past both C. C. Stroud and Press Maravich into fourth on the LSU Coaches win list behind only the three longest tenured coaches in school history who combined to handle the head coaching position for a period of 65 years. More notably, all four years he has posted non-losing seasons in the difficult Southeastern Conference and his 40 league wins is the second best start among present league coaches who have been on the job at least four years. But there are numbers that have to be taken into account when it comes to Jones first-four years at LSU: 13 Number of graduates in four years Every basketball player that has reached their senior season with the program under Jones has graduated from LSU, including three who returned to school during his tenure. 1 No. 1 NBA Draft selection (Ben Simmons, 2016) Simmons became just the second LSU player to be picked No. 1 in the draft, joining Shaquille O Neal (who Coach Jones was on the bench for as an assistant at LSU). 4 NBA Draft selections last three years. -- Johnny O Bryant III (2014, Milwaukee); Jarell Martin (1st rd, Memphis, 2015)) and Jordan Mickey (Boston, 2015); and, Ben Simmons (No. 1, Philadelphia) in Wins (three shy of moving into fourth all-time at LSU) 2 Post-season appearances 9 All-SEC selections 3 -- Ranking in college basketball in 2016 in increase in average attendance from 8,897 in 2015 to 11,383 this past season. $200,000 Money raised for Baton Rouge area flood relief by the Shaquille O Neal-Coach Johnny Jones Golf Tournament. 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 serve as head coach, his beliefs about reaching out to fans and giving them an exciting style of basketball to watch in the Maravich Center has been a strong selling point to fans and recruits alike. Jones, in his coaching career, has aimed to put teams on the floor that will play hard from start to finish and play a style of basketball that makes players want to come to LSU to showcase their talent in a team concept. His teams have averaged well over 70 points a game the last four years and has shown the ability to rally when necessary, including 10 times when down by five or more at the half. Jones has a job that he has been preparing for years to accept and that call to be the head coach at LSU came on April 13, He returned to a place he had spent many years playing and coaching. It was the dream job scenario and what he did after leaving LSU the first time prepared him to make this return successful. Jones believes in one of the long-time philosophies of LSU basketball HIT Hard. Intelligent. Together. It s a philosophy that LSU players learn very quickly that if they play hard, play with intelligence and play together, a lot of good things can happen. Throw in Family and you have the mantra of LSU Basketball under Johnny Jones. It s a family that has worked together at such times as flood relief, unloading a giant 18-wheeler of supplies from Shaq for a local area, or making an annual visit to the local hospital children s wing to sing Christmas carols to patients. It s reading in school to kids or visiting and learning from children at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired. It has been that way since day one for Coach Jones as he has gone out of its way to embrace all aspects of this community. This is Jones third career head coaching position as he 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. The Mean Green advanced to four of the last six Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship games, which included each of the final three seasons Jones was the head coach there (2010, 2011, 2012). Under Jones, the Mean Green averaged 21 wins per year over his last six seasons which included a school record 24 wins in 2010 and a pair of SBC titles and NCAA Tournament trips. 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. Then the player would turn assistant coach and be on the bench with Coach Brown for another 407 contests. Jones is the only person in LSU history to both play (1981) and coach (1986, assistant) in an NCAA Final Four. After his Tigers went to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, he became the first person to play for the Tigers in an NCAA Tournament, serve as an assistant coach for LSU in the NCAA Tournament and to be LSU head coach in an NCAA Tournament game. After Coach Brown s retirement following the season, Jones moved to Memphis to serve as Associated Head Coach in 1998 and Jones was named the interim head coach at Memphis just prior to the season and then spent a year as an assistant coach in the SEC with Alabama (2001). He was named the head coach at North Texas on April 16, 2001, where he stayed until the LSU job became his in April THE JOHNNY JONES RECORD /----OVERALL---/ THE JONES FILE Birth Date: March 30, 1961 Age: 55 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 /---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 LSU Totals 17 Years Memphis 1 Years North Texas 11 Years LSU 5 Years LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

3 CAREER NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Antonio Blakeney 36 Jalyn Patterson 16 Duop Reath 15 Brandon Sampson 13 Aaron Epps 11 Skylar Mays 7 Wayde Sims 5 Brian Bridgewater 1 Elbert Robinson III 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Duop Reath 3 Antonio Blakeney 2 Aaron Epps 2 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Duop Reath 3 Aaron Epps 2 Antonio Blakeney 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Jalyn Patterson 93 Antonio Blakeney 81 Brandon Sampson 42 Aaron Epps 16 Skylar Mays 10 Wayde Sims 9 Duop Reath 9 Kieran Hayward 8 Branden Jenkins 3 Brandon Eddlestone 1 CAREER ASSISTS Jalyn Patterson 181 Skylar Mays 77 Antonio Blakeney 63 Brandon Sampson 43 Aaron Epps 19 Duop Reath 18 Elbert Robinson III 17 Brian Bridgewater 10 Wayde Sims 10 Branden Jenkins 7 Kieran Hayward 5 Brandon Eddlestone 1 CAREER BLOCKS Duop Reath 34 Aaron Epps 20 Brandon Sampson 15 Elbert Robinson 15 Wayde Sims 10 Brian Bridgewater 9 Antonio Blakeney 7 Jalyn Patterson 7 Kieran Hayward 3 Skylar Mays 2 CAREER STEALS Jalyn Patterson 97 Antonio Blakeney 32 Brandon Sampson 26 Skylar Mays 24 Wayde Sims 15 Brian Bridgewater 14 Aaron Epps 13 Duop Reath 11 Elbert Robinson III 10 Brandon Eddlestone 3 Kieran Hayward 3 Marshall Graves 1 Branden Jenkins LSU MEN S ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Brandon Sampson G So. 1L Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Madison Prep) 1 Duop Reath F Jr. JC Perth, Australia (Lee College) 2 Antonio Blakeney G So. 1L Sarasota, Florida (Oak Ridge HS) 3 Elbert Robinson III C Jr. 2L Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) 4 Skylar Mays G Fr. HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Findlay Prep) 5 Kieran Hayward G Fr. HS Sydney, Australia (St. Joseph s College) 10 Branden Jenkins G Jr. JC Maywood, Illinois (Proviso East/Lee College) 11 Jalyn Patterson G Jr. 2L Atlanta, Georgia (Montverde Academy) 12 Marshall Graves G Fr. HS Ponchatoula, Louisiana (University High School) 15 Reed Vial G So. HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Parkview Baptist HS) 20 Brian Bridgewater F Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Scotlandville HS) 21 Aaron Epps F Jr. 2L Ball, Louisiana (Tioga HS) 44 Wayde Sims F Fr. HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS) 45 Brandon Eddlestone F Sr. 3L Slidell, Louisiana (Northshore HS) Head Coach: Johnny Jones (LSU 85), 5th year at LSU Associate Head Coach: Robert Kirby (Texas-Rio Grande Valley, 83), 2nd year at LSU Associate Coach: Brendon Suhr (Montclair State, 73), 2nd year at LSU Assistant Coach: Randy Livingston (Univ. of Phoenis, 10), 1st year at LSU Director of Operations: Charlie Leonard (Christian Brothers, 75), 5th year at LSU Video Coordinator: Zach Kendrick (LSU, 11), 6th year at LSU Athletic Trainer: Shawn Eddy (West Virginia, 94), 21st year at LSU PRONUNICATIONS Duop Reath -- Dw-op Reeth; Kieran -- Kare-en; Reed Vial -- Vee-owl; Brendon Suhr -- Sir TRANSACTIONS BRANDEN JENKINS -- preseason leg surgery -- rehabbing during the early part of the season and made his first on court appearance vs. Vandy (12/29)... CRAIG VICTOR II -- sat out exhibition and first three games of season because of team rules... Dismissed from LSU team (12/29) because of violation of team rules.... ANTONIO BLAKENEY -- Leg injury late in game vs. Alabama (1/14)... Returned for Auburn game (1/18). THE NUMBERS GAME Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: 109 This is the 109th season of LSU basketball LSU Record in SEC/Big 12 Challenge 6 - LSU players in Johnny Jones era to have at least one 20 pts-10 reb. career game (Duop Reath latest) 38-8 LSU s record when scoring 80 or more points in the Coach Jones era. 31 No. of games LSU hit at least 9 treys in a game in Coach Jones tenure. 5-7 Record in overtime games in Coach Jones tenure Record in Coach Jones era when out rebounding an opponent. 12 Wins in Jones tenure when down by at least five points at halftime Record in Coach Jones tenure when shooting 50 percent or higher from the field (5-2 in ) 21-1 LSU record under Coach Jones when opp. has 20 or fewer field goals made LSU record under Coach Jones when LSU grabs 45 rebounds or more. 24 Wins by 5 or fewer points in the Coach Jones era (in 40 games) LSU record when shooting better than opponents in the Coach Jones era 21-0 LSU record when allowing fewer than 60 points in Coach Jones tenure (2-0 in ) Number of 20-plus point games by Antonio Blakeney at LSU (7 in ). 10 Number of wins when down with 5 minutes to play in Johnny Jones era. LAST TIME OUT -- FLORIDA 106, LSU 71 (JAN. 25, BATON ROUGE) The LSU Tigers surrendered a building-tying 19 three-pointers to Florida as the Gators took control of the game some five minutes in and built a 25-point halftime advantage en route to the 34-point win. Florida made 11-of-15 three-pointers (73.3%) and shot 36-of-64 for the game (56.3%) overall. Duop Reath had 15 to lead LSU, while Skylar Mays had 13 points and seven assists. Wayde Sims had 12 points, going 5-of-5 from the field. IN THE CHALLENGES The Tigers have split their two appearances in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge games with a win coming at No. 16 West Virginia on Dec. 4, 2014 and lost to No. 1 Oklahoma, 77-75, on Jan. 30, LSU made three appearances in the old SEC/Big East challenge event with a 2-1 record. LSU lost at No. 25 Villanova on Dec. 6, 2007, 68-67; won at Rutgers, 55-50, on Dec. 3, 2011 and in Coach Jones first year, scored a rallying win at home over LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

4 Seton Hall, Coach Jones is 2-1 in three challenge games involving the two conferences. Also, the games against Texas Tech in Dec and Nov. 2014, although played in the same seasons as the first two years of the SEC/Big 12 matchup, were not considered as Challenge games. SKYLAR MAYS SEASON HIGH LAST SATURDAY; SEVEN ASSISTS ON WEDNESDAY Skylar Mays of Baton Rouge is coming off a strong game that saw him score 22 points, a season high, to go with six assists and two steals in 32 minutes against Arkansas (1/21). Mays made 6-of-9 field goal attempts, including 1-of-2 from the arc and a fine 9-of-11 free throws. He followed up with 13 against Florida with seven assists and two turnovers. In the last two games, Mays has played back-to-back season high minutes with 32 minutes at Arkansas and 36 versus Florida. In the two games, Mays is 10-of-24 from the field, 14-of- 19 from the line with 35 points, 13 assists and just four turnovers. Mays is averaging 77.6 percent from the line this season (38-of-49). Mays is averaging 21.7 minutes a game and is averaging 7.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists. Since the start of SEC play, he has raised his average from 4.9 to 7.5 points. Mays is in double figures in seven games, five in SEC play. Mays made the most of his first game at point guard for the Tigers in the Wofford game (11/12), scoring 10 points with six assists and no turnovers. Mays was 5-of-9 from the field and played 23 minutes with two steals. Mays has 10 games of four assists or more highlighted by 11 assists and just one turnover in 23 minutes against Houston (11/29). Mays 11 assists in the win over Houston was the most by an LSU player in the Johnny Jones era as head coach and he became the fifth player in that time span to record 10 or more assists joining Ben Simmons, Tim Quarterman, Josh Grady and Charles Carmouche. Mays is T8 in overall assist average in the SEC at 4.1. In SEC games, his 81.8 percent free throw shooting is ranked ninth and he is eighth in steals at 1.5 steals per game. Mays is second among freshman in assists average. In the conference games only, Mays is 10th in scoring average. Mays played at University High in Baton Rouge before transferring to Findlay Prep for his senior season. BLAKENEY LEADING LSU S SCORING Sophomore Antonio Blakeney saw his double figure streak stopped at eight Wednesday night against Florida (1/24). In that streak were three games over 20 points (21 at Wake Forest, 24 vs. Vandy and at Mizzou). The eight straight games is the longest by an LSU player this year. He has had three straight 20 points game twice in his LSU career. He has had 16 games this year in double figures. Blakeney now has 15 games of 20 or more points and since the start of the seasons, breaking it down to those that have scored 24 points or more for LSU, according to College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com: Jarell Martin ( ) 7; Antonio Blakeney ( ) 6; Jordan Mickey ( ) 6; Keith Hornsby ( ) 5; Johnny O Bryant ( ) 5 Blakeney is averaging 32.4 minutes per game, 3rd in the league. He is now averaging 16.0 points per game and is 6th in the SEC in scoring. For the season he is shooting 46.2 percent from the field ( ) and that is 10th in the SEC. TWO-POINTERS AN LSU OFFENSIVE STAPLE Throughout the season, the two-point field goal has been one of the staples of the LSU offense with LSU getting 59.3 percent of its points from inside the arc. That is up from 54.7 percent in the 2016 season and ranks seventh highest percentage in Division I. In the last three games, according to TEAMRANKINGS.com, LSU has gotten 64.1 percent of its points inside the arc, and against Florida (1/25), that number was 73.2 percent. TODAY S GAME TEXAS TECH, 1 PM; SEC/BIG 12 CHALLENGE The Red Raiders are 14-6 overall and 3-5 in the Big 12 after a loss at No. 5 Baylor on Wednesday. Texas Tech outshot Baylor, 41.4 percent (24-of-58) to 35.4 percent (17-of-48). Baylor was 26-of-28 from the free throw line compared to 9-of-10 for Texas Tech. Aaron Ross had 14 points to lead Texas Tech, while Justin Gray added 12 and Keenan Evans added 10. Tech had just seven turnovers and a advantage in points off the paint. Evans is the leading scorer on the team averaging 14.2 points per game with Zach Smith averaging 12.8 points, Anthony Livingston averages 11.2 points and Ross 10.2 a contest. Chris Beard is in his first year as the head coach at Texas Tech. The teams have met six times and split the games with the 2013 and 2014 games the first since LSU won in Lubbock in 2013, 71-69, and then a rallying overtime win at home in 2014, Ironically, Tech won the first three games in the series in 1957, 1958 and 1959 with LSU winning in 1960, 2013 and LSU has won 2-of-3 games at Texas Tech. CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES ANTONIO BLAKENEY (1) Game Date Pts Reb (1) McNeese 11/13/ AARON EPPS (2) Game Date Pts Reb (1) Gardner-Webb 12/16/ (1) Auburn 1/18/ DUOP REATH (3) Game Date Pts Reb (2) Wofford 11/12/ Old Dominion 11/24/ Miss. State 1/7/ MISCELLANEOUS SUPERLATIVES Jalyn Patterson -- Gms 5 or more Assists (9) (2) 2/25 -- at Auburn /28 -- vs. Ole MIss (1) 11/30 -- at Charleston (6) 11/18 -- vs. UNF /25 -- vs. VCU /13 -- vs. NCCU /29 -- vs. Vandy /7 -- Miss. State /25 -- Florida Skylar Mays -- Gms 5 or more Assists (6) /12 -- vs. Wofford /15 -- vs. USM /29 -- vs. Houston /7 -- vs. Miss. State /21 -- at Arkansas /25 -- vs. Florida Antonio Blakeney -- Gms 5 or more Assists (1) /15 -- vs. USM Jalyn Patterson -- Gms 5 or more Steals (1) /27 -- vs. Florida Duop Reath -- Gms 5 or more Blocks (1) /29 -- vs. Houston DUOP REATH LSU s first-year junior-college transfer forward has been in double figures in 15 games (including the last four) He posted his third double double in the Mississippi State game (1/7) with 19 points and 13 rebounds (7 offensive). In the last three games he posted 13 at Auburn, 17 at Arkansas and 15 versus Florida on Wednesday. In these three games, he has posted 18-of-28 from the field, 15 rebounds and 45 points LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

5 LSU RECORD... LSU RECORD Jones Era In November In December In January In February In March 7-12 In April LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home On the road 2-4 Neutral 0-3 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 5-7 Televised LSU s Record When Scoring... Less than 60 points points points points points or more points 3-0 LSU s Record When Allowing... Less than 60 points points points points points or more points LSU s Record When... Leading at the half Losing at the half Tied at the half 2-2 Lead 10 minutes left Losing 10 minutes left Tied 10 minutes left 1-8 Lead 5 minutes left Losing 5 minutes left Tied 5 minutes left 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 He is averaging 13.9 points per game and 6.0 rebounds along with 1.8 blocks a game. He is 16th in the SEC in scoring, 16th in rebounds, 2nd in FG percentage (110-of-202, 54.5%) and 7th in blocks. The big man from Perth made it a good debut on Nov. 12 as he became the sixth LSU player in the Johnny Jones era to post a game of 20 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Wofford Reath posted 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting (5-7 FT) and 14 rebounds... The other players who have had at least one game in their careers during the Coach Jones era and the number of times accomplished: Duop Reath ; Ben Simmons ; Jordan Mickey ; Jarell Martin ; Johnny O Bryant III ; Shavon Coleman POINT GUARDS GOOD ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER NUMBERS Tiger point guards junior Jalyn Patterson and freshman Skylar Mays are among the league leaders in assist-toturnover ratio both for the entire season and for SEC games only. Mays for the season is at 77 assists and 35 turnovers, an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.2 and that is fifth in the league, while Patterson at 68 assists and 31 turnovers is a ratio of 2.19 and that is sixth in the overall stats. In SEC play, as he has been from almost the start, Patterson is the league leader in conference games only with a ratio 3.9 (35 assists/9 turnovers), while Mays is fifth at 2.8 with 33 assists and 12 turnovers. JENKINS FINALLY SEES THE FLOOR Junior college transfer Branden Jenkins was finally able to get on the floor in the Vandy game (12/29). He played 19 minutes and hit 2-of-6 field goals including a trey in scoring five points. He next saw good minutes in the Mississippi State game (1/7), playing 13 and against scoring five points. He started the games versus A&M (1/11) and Alabama (1/14) and had four assists in the Alabama game (1/14). Jenkins was discovered to have an issue in his leg during his preseason physical that needed surgery and so he was unable to play in the first 11 games. Jenkins, who hails from the Chicago suburb of Maywood, Illinois, averaged 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists at Lee College in TIGERS HAVE LOCAL CONNECTION STRONG AGAIN The Tigers have a Baton Rouge connection working again this season with scholarship players sophomore Brandon Sampson and freshmen Skylar Mays and Wayde Sims joined by senior Brandon Bridgewater and walk-on Reed Vial hailing from Baton Rouge. Another walk-on, Marshall Graves, prepped in Baton Rouge (at U-High) but is from Ponchatoula, Louisiana... In all, the 14-player LSU roster has eight players from the state of Louisiana. JALYN PATTERSON Junior Jalyn Patterson, who has been featured primarily at the off-guard position during his first two years and who is still in that role at times this season, has started eight games for LSU, including the last five Patterson has had 10 games of five assists or more during the season, topped by the eight against North Florida (11/18) and 7 in the Bahamas against VCU (11/25). Patterson has had four or more assists in each of the last three games. Patterson had seven assists in the VCU game, but has also shown a guard s rebounding mentality with nine boards against Wichita State (11/23) and seven in the ODU win (11/24). He has posted six assists twice in the league against Vanderbilt (12/29) and Mississippi State (1/7). He is now averaging 6.2 points per game to go with 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. In the last eight games, he has raised his average 1.4 points per game. He has made 19 treys. Patterson needs 19 assists to become the 32nd LSU player to have 200 career assists and just three steals to become the 26th player at LSU to grab 100 steals. BRANDON SAMPSON Those who traveled or watched the five game exhibition tour to Australia in August 2015, saw what Brandon Sampson was capable of as he averaged double figures and was shooting from the FIBA international three-point line without problem. But it never quite transferred to the last regular season as little nagging injuries slowed him at times and the Madison Prep (Baton Rouge) star averaged just 4.0 points in 13.2 minutes per game. This year, Sampson has started 15 games and is averaging 26.0 minutes per game, 10.6 points (after his 10th double figure game of the season of 15 points at Arkansas, 1/21) and 3.0 rebounds. He is 73-of-150 (48.7%) with 24 treys. Sampson is 9-of-15 the last two games with 22 points. His most impressive game by far this year was the 30 minutes in the Old Dominion (11/24) win when he hit 7-of-10 field goals with a trey and helped seal the game as part of his 9-of-9 effort at the free throw line. It all added up to a career high of 24 points, topping the 18 he had a year ago twice with one of those coming in a neutral site tournament in Brooklyn. Against Charleston (12/19), he posted his second 20-point game, hitting 8-of-12 field goal attempts. HAYWARD TRYING TO GET MORE PLAYING TIME Freshman Kieran Hayward has been able in some games to find his mark He played a season tying high of 17 minutes against Texas Southern (12/17), scoring 8 points on 3-of-4 shooting that included two treys with three rebounds. He poured in a trey to close out a long scoring run for LSU in the Mizzou win. He again had 8 points with two treys and two free throws in 14 minutes against Mississippi State (1/7). Hayward was LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

6 back in double figure minutes after getting just a combined seven against A&M and Alabama, playing 13 at Auburn (1/14). He had a season high of five rebounds in that game. Hayward is now averaging 1.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 9.6 minutes per game for the 17 games he has entered. WAYDE SIMS Sims, the freshman from Baton Rouge, has done well from the field in the last three games, making a combined 11-of-11 from the field and scoring 25 points. In the last two games, Sims played 20 at Arkansas and 30 versus Florida. LSU was down 20 in the final 10 minutes to Vandy (12/29) when the freshman Wayde Sims came off the bench and he proceeded to hit four treys between the 8:15 and 6:53 mark to help trim the Commodore lead to nine. For Sims it was his season high of 14 points, his third of four double figure game off the Tiger bench this season. Dad and former LSU player Wayne Sims has to be happy with how his son has played, averaging 6.1 points, 3.5 rebounds and 17.8 minutes a game in the first 19 contests. Sims is 45-of-87 from the field (51.7%) He started his first collegiate game versus A&M (1/11), playing 28 minutes with eight points, three steals. Wayde Sims also was a multi-time state title holder at University High in Baton Rouge. Dad Wayne played for LSU from under Coach Dale Brown and an assistant coach named Johnny Jones. Wayne Sims is No. 33 on the school scoring list with 1,107 points, topped by a 13.3 scoring average his sophomore year ( ). He is also 26th on the school rebound list with 603 boards. The elder Sims is one of 22 players to have 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds. The Sims join such family combos as Geert and Shane Hammink, Pete and Josh Maravich, Collis Jr. and Collis III and Garrett Temple, and, Rick and Paul Wolfert to name some. Wayne Sims and several players, including Shaquille O Neal, will be back for the Arkansas game on Feb. 11 for a reunion weekend celebrating the 1991 SEC Championship season. AARON EPPS Aaron Epps didn t have his best game of the year scoring wise, but it would have to be considered one of the best overall games of his LSU career as he had 15 points and 13 rebounds in a career high 34 minutes at Auburn (1/18). Epps started the first five games of the season, scoring 17 against Wofford and had 14 versus North Florida. He has started six-of-the-last-eight games, primarily taking the spot that Craig Victor II occupied before his dismissal. Epps has had six double figure scoring games and that was his second double double of his career. He is averaging 6.4 points, 4.9 rebounds a game and 17.4 minutes a contest. SENIOR BRIAN BRIDGEWATER GETTING MINUTES Senior Brian Bridgewater has been able to see action in the last eight games in relief of the front line of forward options. He has a season high of four points against Vandy (12/29) He missed five total games with minor injuries. He has appeared in 12 total games. JUNIOR ELBERT ROBINSON III Elbert Robinson had one of best efforts of the season at Auburn (1/18) scoring eight points on 4-of-5 field goal attempts while playing eight minutes. He started for the first time this season against Florida (1/25) and in nine minutes made 3-of-4 field goal attempts to finish with six points. In the last three games, he is a combined 7-of-9 from the field, scoring 14 points. Robinson is 16-of-26 (61.5%) from the field for the year and is averaging 2.3 points and 1.5 rebounds. SO HOW YOUTHFUL IS THIS ROSTER? Youth has been mentioned a lot about this roster and some of that youth and inexperience has shown up in showing consistent defensive ability play-after-play. Last year, Kenpom.com had LSU s level experience as the 320th of the 351 Division I teams. Kenpom.com ranks LSU s experience after 19 games at 1.06 or No. 333 in experience on the chart. Four other SEC teams have lower experience rankings than LSU. RECORD YEAR FOR TIGERS IN NBA Although a couple of players like Jarell Martin, Jordan Mickey and Tim Quarterman have been visiting the D-League at times, when all are up to their clubs, LSU at the moment has a record nine players on NBA rosters this season: BRANDON BASS -- Los Angeles Clippers (12th year); MARCUS THORNTON -- Washington Wizards (8th year); GARRETT TEMPLE -- Sacramento Kings (7th year); JUSTIN HAMILTON -- Brooklyn Nets (3rd year); JORDAN MICKEY -- Boston Celtics (2nd year); JARELL MARTIN -- Memphis Grizzlies (2nd year); JOHNNY O BRYANT III Denver Nuggets (4th year); BEN SIMMONS -- Philadelphia 76ers (1st year); TIM QUARTERMAN -- Portland Trail Blazers (1st year). LSU also has a couple of players: Josh Gray (Northern Arizona) and Keith Hornsby (Texas) on NBA D-League rosters. SEC PLAY RESUMES FOR FINAL FIVE WEEKS The final five weeks of SEC play resumes in the Tuesday-Wednesday slots and LSU is at home for two games next week Wednesday versus South Carolina and next Saturday for the second meeting against Texas A&M. 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 GMS) PCT LSU (16-27, 59.3%) Opponents ( %) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU (39-75, 52.0%) Opponents (33-59, 55.9%) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU (9-30, 30.0%) Opponents (9-19, 47.4%) TIMES LEADING SCORERS -- Blakeney 10, Reath 6, Sampson 1, Mays 2, Epps 1 TIMES LEADING REBOUNDER -- Victor II 5, Reath 6, Epps 3, Sampson 2, Blakeney 4 TIMES LEADING ASSISTS -- Mays 10, Patterson 10, Blakeney 1, Sampson 3, Reath 1, Jenkins 1 TOTAL DUNKS -- Victor 7, Reath 13, Sampson 9, Mays 6, Blakeney 3, Epps 6, Hayward 1, Sims 2 SEASON DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- Reath 15, Blakeney 16, Sampson 10, Epps 6, Sims 5, Mays 7, Victor 4. Patterson 3 20-POINT GAMES (Season) -- REATH (vs. Wofford); 21 (vs. TSU), 23 (vs. CofC). BLAKENEY (vs. USM); 20 (vs. UNF), 23 (vs. UH), 27 (vs. NCCU), 21 (at WF), 24 (vs. VU), 24 (at MO) SAMPSON (vs. ODU), 20 (vs. CofC) MAYS (at Ark) OPENING JUMP BALL CONTROLLED -- LSU 12, Opponents 7 SCORED FIRST LSU POINTS -- Sampson 4, Reath 6, Epps 4, Victor 1, Blakeney 2, Patterson 2 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES BY GAME or more CLOCK TIME LEADING THE GAME :41 CLOCK TIME TRAILING THE GAME CLOCK TIME TIED --56: LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

7 Brandon Sampson Guard * 6-5 *185 * Sophomore * 1L *Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Madison Prep) 0 Top Performances Points 24, vs. Old Dominion (11/24/16) 24, vs. Ole Dominion (11/24/16) 8, at Mizzou, 1/4/17 8, at Mizzou, 1/4/17 Field Goals Made 8, vs. Charleston (12/19/16) 8, vs. Charleston (12/19/16) 3 PT FG Made 4, twice 4, four times Free Throws Made 9, vs. Old Dominion (11/24/16) 9, vs. Old Dominion (11/24/16) Assists 4, twice 4, twice Blocks 3, vs. Houston (11/29/16) 3, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Steals 2, three times 3 twice MInutes Played 34, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 34, vs. VCU (11/25/16) Sophomore Season ( ) Scored 14 second half points in the win over North Florida... 6 career games in double figures, 3 this year... Best scoring game of career came in win over ODU (11/24) when he hit 7-of-10 field goals, one trey and 9-of-9 in at the free throw line, scoring Fourth double figure scoring game vs. Houston (11/29) making four treys with three blocked shots in 16-point night... Second back-to-back double figure game with 13 vs. NC Central (12/13)... last 4 games, FGs, 8 treys... Third straight double figure game (most this season) with 10 points vs. TSU (12/17)... Second 20-point game of year and fourth consecutive in double figures with 20 points vs. Charleston (12/19)... Eighth double figure game vs. Vandy (12/29) with Posted a career high in rebounds with 8 in the win at Mizzou (1/4)... Ninth double figure game of year at Arkansas (1/21) with 15 (6-9 FG, 3-5 3FG) Sampson s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD* SOUTHERN MISS * NORTH FLORIDA * Vs. Wichita State * Vs. Old Dominion * Vs. VCU * HOUSTON* NC CENTRAL* TEXAS SOUTHERN * CHARLESTON * At Wake Forest * VANDERBILT * At Missouri * MISS. STATE * At Texas A&M ALABAMA At Auburn * At Arkansas FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Top Career Scoring Games vs. Old Dominion (11/24/16) vs. Charleston (12/19/16) vs. NC State (11/24/15) vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) vs. Houston (11/29/16) vs. North Florida (11/18/16) at Arkansas (1/21/17) vs NC Central (12/13/16) vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) vs. Southern Miss (11/15/16) 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 /

8 Duop Reath Forward * 6-10 * 235 * Junior * JC * Perth, Australia * (Lee College) 1 Top Performances Points 23, twice 23, twice 14, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 14, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 Field Goals Made 10, vs. Charleston, 12/19/16 10, vs. Charleston, 12/19/16 3 PT FG Made 2, twice 2, twice Free Throws Made 5, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 5, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 Assists 3, vs. VCU, 11/25/16 3, vs. VCU, 11/25/16 Blocks 5, vs Houston, 11/29/16 5, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 Steals 3, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 3, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 Minutes Played 38, vs. VCU, 11/25/16 38, vs. VCU, 11/25/16 Top Career Scoring Games vs. Charleston, 12/19/ vs. Wofford, 11/12/ vs. Texas Southern, 12/17/ vs. Miss. State, 1/7/ at Arkansas, 1/21/ vs. North FLorida, 11/18/ vs. Old Dominion, 11/24/ vs. Florida, 1/25/ vs. NC Central, 12/13/ at Auburn, 1/18/ vs. VCU, 11/25/16 Junior Season (16-17) First SEC Player of the Week for after opening game with Wofford, scoring 23 points on 9-of-13 FG shooting with 14 rebounds, three blocks and three steals... Second doubled double vs. VCU... Double figure scoring in all of the first six games... Best percentage night shooting in the NC Central win (12/13), hitting 7-of-9 field goals points in win over Texas Southern (12/17/16)... Back-to-back 20 point games with 23 against Charleston, first double figure FG game, and equals season high points with Early foul trouble limited his availability at Wake Forest (12/22)... Third double double with in loss to Miss. State (1/7)... Third straight double figure game (14th of year) at Arkansas (1/21) with 17 points, 7-11 FG. Reath s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD* SOUTHERN MISS* NORTH FLORIDA * Vs. Wichita State* Vs. Old Dominion* Vs. VCU* HOUSTON* NC CENTRAL* TEXAS SOUTHERN * CHARLESTON * At Wake Forest * VANDERBILT * At Missouri * MISS. STATE * At Texas A&M * ALABAMA * At Auburn* At Arkansas* FLORIDA* At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Duop Reath s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

9 Antonio Blakeney Guard * 6-4 * 197 * Sophomore* 1L * Sarasota, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS) 2 Top Performances Points 27, vs. NC Central (12/13/16) 32 vs. Florida (2/27/16) 10, vs. Charleston (12/19/16) 10, twice Field Goals Made 11, vs. NC Central (12/13/16) 11 twice 3 PT FG Made 4, vs. NC Central (12/13/16) 4, five times Free Throws Made 6, three times 12, vs. Florida (2/27/16) Assists 6, vs. Southern Miss (11/15/16) 6, vs. Southern Miss (11/15/16) Blocks Steals Minutes Played 1, twice 1, seven times 1, nine times 2, four times 36, four times 40, twice Top Career Scoring Games vs. Florida (2/27/16) 2. 31, vs. Mississippi State (2/6/16) 3. 27, vs. NC Central (12/13/16) 4. 26, vs. Southern Miss (11/15/16) 5. 24, at Mizzou (1/4/17) vs. Vandy (12/29/16) 6. 23, vs. Houston (11/29/16) vs. Tennessee SECTQF (3/11/16) at Arkansas (2/23/16) 7. 22, at South Carolina (2/10/16) 7. 22, vs. South Alabama (11/19/15) vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) Sophomore Season ( ) Blakeney has back-to-back 20-plus point games against Southern Miss (11/15) and North Florida (11/18), including 26 versus Southern Miss (11/15)... Struggled from field in Imperial Arena in Bahamas first two games, but hit 6-of-11 in the last game vs. VCU... 5 double figure games in the first 6... Posted third 20 points game against Houston (11/29), hitting 10 field goals to finish with 23 points... Second time with back-to-back 20-plus games with season high 27 vs. NC Central (12/13)... Tied career high for FGs with 11, fifth time with four treys in a game... Four straight 20 point games at PMAC... No. 6 in scoring in the SEC... Only scored seven points in a game in which the game plan against Charleston (12/19) was to go inside, but hit a key three-pointer late and had three assists and equaled career high of 10 rebounds... 5th 20-plus game in the Wake Forest loss (12/22)... Third back-to-back 20-point game with 24 vs. Vandy (12/29)... Broke throuh for his first triple 20-point games of the season wtih 24 in the win at MO... Double figures in each of the last five games, including three over 20 points... By scoring 11 points against Alabama (1/14), equaled longest double figure streak on the team this season of six games... Despite a sore ankle which caused him to miss his first start of the season, Blakeney played 31 minutes and had his seventh consecutive double figure scoring game (at Auburn, 1/18) with 13 points... Eight straight at Arkansas in dobule figuers (1/21). Blakeney s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD* SOUTHERN MISS * NORTH FLORIDA * Vs. Wichita State * Vs. Old Dominion * Vs. VCU * HOUSTON* NC CENTRAL* TEXAS SOUTHERN * CHARLESTON * At Wake Forest * VANDERBILT * At Missouri * MISS. STATE* At Texas A&M * ALABAMA * At Auburn * At Arkansas * FLORIDA* At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State 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 /

10 Elbert Robinson III Center * 7-1 *292 * Junior * 2L * Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) 3 Top Performances Points 8, at Auburn, 1/18/17 10 vs South Ala., 11/19/15 4, vs. North Florida (11/18/16) 7, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) Field Goals Made 4, at Auburn, 1/18/17 5 vs. South Ala., (11/19/15) 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made 2, twice 4 vs. McNeese St., (11/13/15) Assists 2, vs. N. Florida, 11/12/16 3 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Blocks 1, six times 2 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Steals 1, twice 2, Two times Minutes Played 16, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) 21 vs. NC State (11/24/15) Junior Season ( ) Hit 2-of-3 field goals in each of the last two games versus Southern Miss and North Florida... Points scored in every game this season... Houston (11/29) was the third game this season with two field goals...robinson had one of the best scoring games of his career as he scored eight points in eight minutes, hitting 4-of-5 field goals with 8 points and 3 rebounds,,, Makes his first start of the year vs. Florida (1/25) with six points in nine minutes... 7-of-9 from the field the last three games combined, 14 points. Robinson s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD SOUTHERN MISS NORTH FLORIDA Vs. Wichita State Vs. Old Dominion Vs. VCU HOUSTON NC CENTRAL DNP-Coach s Decision TEXAS SOUTHERN CHARLESTON At Wake Forest VANDERBILT At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M ALABAMA At Auburn At Arkansas FLORIDA * At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Top Career Scoring Games vs South Alabama (11/19/15) 2. 8 at Auburn (1/18/17) 2. 8 vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) 4. 6 vs. Florida (1/25/15) 4. 6 vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) 4. 6 vs. Kennesaw State (11/16/15) 7. 5 vs. North Florida (11/18/15) 8. 4, 6 times Elbert Robinson III s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / / Totals /

11 Skylar Mays Guard * 6-4 *205 * Freshman * HS * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS/Findlay Prep) 4 Top Performances Points 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 4, three times 4, three times Field Goals Made 6, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 6, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 3 PT FG Made 3, vs. Vandy (12/29/16) 3, vs. Vandy (12/29/16) Free Throws Made 9, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 9, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Assists 11, vs. Houston (11/29/16) 11, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Blocks 1, twice 1, twice Steals 3, at Wake Forest (12/22/16) 3, at Wake Forest (12/22/16) Minutes Played 36, vs. Florida (1/25/17) 36, vs. Florida (1/25/17) Top LSU Career Scoring Games 1. 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 2. 14, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 3. 13, vs. Florida (1/25/17) 4. 12, vs. Alabama (1/14/17) 5. 11, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 6. 10, vs. Miss. State (1/7/17) 6. 10, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 8. 8, at Texas A&M (1/11/17) 8. 8, at Mizzou (1/4/17) 10. 6, 3 times Freshman Season ( ) 10 points in the opener versus Wofford (11/12)... Six assists vs. Wofford (11/12) and Southern Miss (11/15)... Started first four games of the year... Came off the bench vs. VCU (11/25) and had season best 14 points (5-7 FG)... Didn t score but had 11 assists in 23 minutes off the bench... Returned to the starting lineup vs. NC Central (12/13)... Third double figure scoring game vs. Vandy (11 pts, also four assists, no turnovers)... Second consecutive no turnover game at Mizzou (1/4) points 5 assists in loss to Miss. State (1/7)... Fifth double figure scoring game of season with 12 points vs. Alabama (1/14)... Season high of 22 points with six assists and two steals at Arkansas (1/21). Hits 6-of-9 field goals, one trey and 9-of-11 at the free throw line... 7 assists, 13 points in Florida game (1/25) minutes, FG, FT, 35 pts, 13 assists, 4 TOs, last two games Mays s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD* SOUTHERN MISS * NORTH FLORIDA * Vs. Wichita State * Vs. Old Dominion Vs. VCU HOUSTON NC CENTRAL * TEXAS SOUTHERN * CHARLESTON * At Wake Forest * VANDERBILT * At Missouri * MISS. STATE* At Texas A&M ALABAMA At Auburn* At Arkansas* FLORIDA* At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Skylar Mays Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

12 Kieran Hayward Guard * 6-4 * 195 * Freshman * HS * Sydney, Australia (St. Joseph s College) Top Performances Points 8, twice Career 8, twice 5 5, at Auburn (1/18/17) 5, at Auburn (1/18/17) Field Goals Made 3, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 3, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 3 PT FG Made 2, twice 2, twice Free Throws Made 2, vs. Miss. State (1/7/17) 2, vs. Miss. State (1/7/17) Assists 1, five times 1, five times Blocks 2, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 2, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) Steals Minutes Played 1, three times 1, three times 17, twice 17, twice Freshman Season ( ) Played in the first three games with a high of 3 against Wofford (11/12)... Also had 3 in the Wichita State game (11/23)... Had his best overall game against Texas Southern, playing 17 minutes hitting two treys and eight points (12/17). Hayward s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD SOUTHERN MISS NORTH FLORIDA Vs. Wichita State Vs. Old Dominion Vs. VCU HOUSTON DND -- Injury NC CENTRAL TEXAS SOUTHERN CHARLESTON At Wake Forest VANDERBILT DNP -- Coach s Decision At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M ALABAMA At Auburn At Arkansas FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Top Career Scoring Games 1. 8, vs. Miss. State (1/7/17) 1, 8, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 3. 3, at Mizzou (1/4/17) 3. 3, vs. Charleston (12/19/16) 3. 3, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) 3 3, vs. Wofford (11/18/16) Kieran Hayward 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 Branden Jenkins Guard * 6-4 * 180 *Junior * JC * Maywood, Illinois (Proviso East HS/Lee College) Top Performances Points 5, twice 5, twice 10 2, at Texas A&M (1/11/17) 2, at Texas A&M (1/11/17) Field Goals Made 3 PT FG Made 2, twice 2, twice 1, twice 1, twice Free Throws Made 1, vs. Florida (1/25/17) 1, vs. Florida (1/25/17) Assists 4, vs. Alabama (1/14/17) 4, vs. Alabama (1/14/17) Blocks Steals: 1, vs. Alabama (1/14/17) 1, vs. Alabama (1/14/17) Minutes Played 19, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 19, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) Junior Season ( ) Yet to play a game because of preseason leg surgery... Dressed on 12/17, 12/19, 12/22 but DNP... Finally took to the court vs. Vandy (12/29), 5 points in 18 minutes with two assists no turnovers... First start as a Tiger in the A&M game (1/11). Jenkins Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD DND -- injury SOUTHERN MISS DND -- injury NORTH FLORIDA DND -- injury Vs. Wichita State DND -- injury Vs. Old Dominion DND -- injury Vs. VCU DND -- injury HOUSTON DND -- injury NC CENTRAL DND -- injury TEXAS SOUTHERN DNP -- Coach s Decision CHARLESTON DNP -- Coach s Decision At Wake Forest DNP -- Coach s Decision VANDERBILT At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M * ALABAMA * At Auburn At Arkansas FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Top Career Scoring Games 1. 5, vs. Miss. State (1/7/17) 1. 5, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 3. 3, vs. Florida (1/25/17) 3. 3, at Auburn (1/18/17) Branden Jenkins 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 Jalyn Patterson Guard * 6-1 * 191 * Junior * 2L * Atlanta, Georgia * Montverde Academy 11 Top Performances Points 12, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 20 at Arkansas (3/7/15) 9, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) 9, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) Field Goals Made 5, at Mizzou (1/4/17) 7 at Arkansas (3/7/15) 3 PT FG Made 3, vs. Vandy (12/29/16) 6 at Arkansas (3/7/15) Free Throws Made 3, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 4, Two times Assists 8, vs. North Florida (11/18/16) 8, vs. North Florida (11/18/16) Blocks 1, three times 2 vs. S. Alabama (11/19/15) Steals 3, three times (1/18/17) 5 vs. Florida (2/27/16) Minutes Played 36, at Auburn (1/18/17) 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. Texas Southern (12/17/16) at Mizzou (1/4/17) vs. Vandy (12/29/16) vs. Florida (2/27/16) vs. Georgia (1/26/16) vs. North Florida (12/2/15) at Mizzou (1/8/15) at UAB (12/13/14) Junior Season ( ) Seven points in each of the first two games and then eight assists (career high) in the North Florida game (11/18)... Moved to starting point guard in fifth game of season... Seven assists in VCU game (11/25)... First double figure game of the season, scoring 12 against Texas Southern (12/17)... Another six assist, no turnover game against Vandy (12/29)... Another no turnover game and back-to-back 11 point games for Patterson in the win at Mizzou (1/4/17)... Nol no turnovers in first three SEC games (77 minutes) with 15 assists after 6 assists, no turnover game vs. Miss. State (1/7/17)... Four assists one turnover eight points at A&M (1/11)... Third straight game of eight points in start at Auburn (1/ assists, 8th game this year of 4 assists or more. Patterson s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD SOUTHERN MISS NORTH FLORIDA Vs. Wichita State Vs. Old Dominion * Vs. VCU * HOUSTON* NC CENTRAL TEXAS SOUTHERN CHARLESTON At Wake Forest VANDERBILT At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M * ALABAMA * At Auburn * At Arkansas* FLORIDA * At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State 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 /

15 Marshall Graves Guard * 6-3 * 190 * Freshman * HS * Ponchatoula, Louisiana (University High) 12 Top Performances Points 2, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 2, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 1, twice 1, twice Field Goals Made 1, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 1, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made Assists Blocks Steals: 1, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 1, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 Freshman Season ( ) Played in each of the last two games. Graves Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD SOUTHERN MISS NORTH FLORIDA Vs. Wichita State Vs. Old Dominion Vs. VCU HOUSTON NC CENTRAL TEXAS SOUTHERN CHARLESTON At Wake Forest VANDERBILT At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M ALABAMA At Auburn At Arkansas FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Minutes Played 4, vs. North Florida, 11/18/16 4, vs. North Florida, 11/18/16 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 2 vs. VCU (11/25/16) Marshall Graves Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

16 Reed Vial Guard * 6-3 * 190 * Sophomore * RS * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Parkview Baptist HS) 15 Top Performances Points 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Field Goals Made 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Assists Blocks Steals Sophomore Season ( ) Vial s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD SOUTHERN MISS NORTH FLORIDA Vs. Wichita State Vs. Old Dominion Vs. VCU HOUSTON NC CENTRAL TEXAS SOUTHERN CHARLESTON At Wake Forest VANDERBILT At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M ALABAMA At Auburn At Arkansas FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Minutes Played 1, three times 1, three times Top Career Scoring Games 1. 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Reed Vial s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals 4-0 3/

17 Brian Bridgewater Forward * 6-5 * 282 * Senior * 2L * Baton Rouge, La. (Scotlandville HS) 20 Top Performances Points 4, at Vandy (12/29/16) 16, vs. McNeese (11/29/14) 1, three times 9, at Charleston (11/30/15) Field Goals Made 2, vs. Vandy (12/29/16) 7 vs. McNeese (11/29/14) 3 PT FG Made Free Throws Made 2, at Wake Forest (12/22/16) 3, at Charleston (11/30/15) Assists 1, 10 times Blocks 3, at Charleston (11/30/15) Steals 3, vs. McNeese (11/29/14) Senior Season ( ) Scored season high of four in the Vanderbilt game (12/29) Bridgewater s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD SOUTHERN MISS NORTH FLORIDA Vs. Wichita State Vs. Old Dominion Vs. VCU HOUSTON NC CENTRAL TEXAS SOUTHERN DND-injury CHARLESTON DND-injury At Wake Forest VANDERBILT At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M ALABAMA At Auburn At Arkansas FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Minutes Played 4, at Wake Forest (12/22/16) 24 vs. NC State (11/24/15) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 16, vs. McNeese (11/29/14) 2. 9, at Texas A&M (2/17/15) 3. 7, at Charleston (11/30/15) 4. 6, vs. Savannah State (1/3/14) 5. 5, vs. NC State (11/24/15) 6. 4, 11 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 /

18 Aaron Epps Forward * 6-10 * 220 * Junior * 2L * Ball, La. (Tioga HS) 21 Top Performances Points 17, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 17, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 13, at Auburn (1/18/17) 13, at Auburn (1/18/17) Field Goals Made 7, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 7, twice 3 PT FG Made 3, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 3, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) Free Throws Made 5, vs. Alabama (1/14/17) 5, vs. Alabama (1/14/17) Assists 2, vs. Alabama (1/14/17) 2, three times Blocks 2, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 3 vs. Gardner-Webb (11/15/14) Steals 2, at Mizzou (1/4/17) 2, at Mizzou (1/4/17) Minutes Played 34, at Auburn (1/18/17) 34, at Auburn (1/18/17) Top Career Scoring Games vs. Wofford (11/12/16) vs. North Florida (11/18/16) vs. North Florida (12/2/15) at Houston (12/13/15) vs. Alabama (1/14/17) at Mizzou (1/4/17) vs. Houston (11/29/16) vs. American (12/22/15) vs. Gardner-Webb (12/16/15) vs. Kennesaw State (11/16/15) Junior Season ( ) Hit 3 treys in the Wofford game, helping LSU rally from a halftime deficit to win pts vs. Wofford, 14 vs. UNF (11/18)... hit two more treys against VCU (11/25), 7-10 from the arc in first six games... Epps did not start the Houston game but came off the bench to play 18 minutes, hittin 5-of-5 FG attempts, scoring Back at full sppeed and back in double figures with 11 points starting at Mizzou (1/4/17)... Fifth double figure scoring game of 11 vs. Alabama (1/14/17)... Epps had a career high of 13 rebounds and his second double double of his three years at LSU with 15 points and 13 rebounds at Auburn (1/18) in a starting roll (most career minutes of 34)... Gives him back-to-back double figure scoring games and three of the last five. Epps Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD * SOUTHERN MISS * NORTH FLORIDA * Vs. Wichita State * Vs. Old Dominion * Vs. VCU * HOUSTON NC CENTRAL TEXAS SOUTHERN CHARLESTON At Wake Forest DNP -- Coach s Decision VANDERBILT * At Missouri * MISS. STATE* At Texas A&M ALABAMA * At Auburn* At Arkansas* FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State 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 /

19 Wayde Sims Forward * 6-6 * 222 * Freshman * HS * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS) 44 Top Performances Points 14, vs. Vandy, 12/29/16 14, vs. Vandy, 12/29/16 Field Goals Made 8, twice 8, twice 5, four times 5, four times 3 PT FG Made 4, vs. Vandy, 12/29/16 4, vs. Vandy, 12/29/16 Free Throws Made 4, twice 4, twice Assists Blocks 2, three times 2, three times 2, twice 2, twice Steals 3, at Texas A&M (1/11/17) 3, at Texas A&M (1/11/17) Minutes Played 30, at Mizzou, 1/4/17 30, at Mizzou, 1/4/17 Freshman Season ( ) Came off the bench in the first three games with double figure scoring against Wofford (11/12) and Southern Miss (11/15)... Had eight points, including a couple of late free throws, in the win over ODU (11/24) in the Battle 4 Atlantis... Third double figure game vs. Houston of 11 points (11/29)... Had four treys and 14 points in Vandy game (12/29)... Back-to-back double figure scoring games, getting 10 at Vandy (1/4)... Made first career start at Texas A&M (1/11) from field combined in Arkansas (1/21) and Florida (1/25) games, 21 points. Sims Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD SOUTHERN MISS NORTH FLORIDA Vs. Wichita State Vs. Old Dominion Vs. VCU HOUSTON NC CENTRAL TEXAS SOUTHERN CHARLESTON At Wake Forest VANDERBILT At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M * ALABAMA At Auburn At Arkansas FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Top Career Scoring Games 1. 14, vs. Vandy, 12/291/ , vs. Wofford, 11/12/ , vs. Florida, 1/25/ , vs. Houston, 11/29/ , at Mizzou, 1/4/ , vs. USM, 11/15/ , at Arkansas, 1/21/ , at Texas A&M, 1/11/ , vs. Ole Dominion, 11/24/ , at Wake Forest, 12/22/16 Wayde Sims Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

20 Brandon Eddlestone Forward * 6-8 * 248 * Senior * 3L * Slidell, La. (Northshore HS) 45 Top Performances Points 3, vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Field Goals Made Season 2, Twice 1, Three times 3 PT FG Made 1 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Free Throws Made Season Assists 1, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) Blocks Steals 1, Twice Senior Season ( ) Eddlestone s Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS WOFFORD SOUTHERN MISS NORTH FLORIDA Vs. Wichita State Vs. Old Dominion Vs. VCU HOUSTON NC CENTRAL TEXAS SOUTHERN CHARLESTON At Wake Forest VANDERBILT At Missouri MISS. STATE At Texas A&M ALABAMA At Auburn At Arkansas FLORIDA At Texas Tech SOUTH CAROLINA TEXAS A&M At Kentucky ARKANSAS At Ole Miss At Alabama AUBURN At Georgia TENNESSEE At Miss. State Minutes Played 1, three times 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 /