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1 NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS NCAA FINAL FOUR LSU vs. Mississippi State Home Court Game No. 9 Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana January 7, :30 p.m. CT TV: SEC Network Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network LSU (9-4, 1-1) H (0-1); A (1-0); 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 4SKYLAR MAYS G Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2ANTONIO BLAKENEY G So Sarasota, Florida ppg, 2.3 apg; 3.9 ppg; 9.5 rpg, 3.5 apg in SEC 11 assists in win over Houston; two other games with 6; 9th in league in apg 3rd double figure game vs. Vandy (12/29) with 11 Fifth no turnover game at Mizzou; 51/23 assists-to-turnovers; 7th league ast/to ratio 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 Reunited with former teammate Wayde Sims again here at LSU ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.9 apg; 24.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg in SEC First time this season with triple 20-pointers; 2nd straight game with 24 (MIzzou, 1/4) Last 3 games 25-of-47 from field; (47.5%) for season; 23 treys. Member preseason All-SEC second team selected at SEC Media Day 4 career 25 pt or more games T2 for an LSU player since Jarell Martin 6 15 career 20-point games; 2nd most by LSU player behind Ben Simmons (18) since In the SEC, No. 6 in scoring, 8 FG Pct., No. 1 in minutes played 33.2 January Wed. 4 *at Missouri (SECN) W, Sat. 7 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) 2:30 p.m. Wed. 11 *at Texas A&M (SECN) 7:30 p.m. Sat. 14 *ALABAMA (SECN) 2:30 p.m. Wed. 18 *at Auburn (SECN) 7:30 p.m. Sat. 21 *at Arkansas (SECN) 7:30 p.m. Wed. 25 *FLORIDA *(SECN) 8 p.m. 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; Henry Hays, analyst TV: SEC NETWORK Richard Cross, play-by-play; Jarvis Hayes, analyst LSU s 2nd of 7 straight on SECN; 2nd gm of day s 4 games on channel 0BRANDON SAMPSON G So Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1DUOP REATH F Jr Perth, Australia 21 AARON EPPS F Jr Ball, Louisiana BREAKDOWN LSU RECORD 9-4, 1-1 RANKING NA LAST GAME W, 88-77, at Mizzou (1/4) ppg, 3.5 rpg; 11.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg in SEC Career high of 24 against ODU (11/24); 7-10 FG, 1 trey, 9-9 from the FT line. Eight double figure games this year... Two of 20 or more pts in Vandy loss (12/29) Career high eight boards at Mizzou (1/4); 12-of-14 last 5 games at line (27-38 for year) Returning to form seen in Australia trip (Aug. 2015) when he averaged 11.8 ppg Two-time state title winner at Madison Prep in Baton Rouge, former Mr. Basketball in LA Shooting over 50 percent from the field (55-108, 50.9%), 18 treys ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.0 bpg; 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.5 bpg in SEC 23 pts-14 reb. game (11/12) vs. Wofford earned him SEC POW honors Second double double vs. ODU (11/24) in Atlantis pts, 10 rebounds. 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 10 games double figures ppg, 4.3 rpg; 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg in SEC Started first six games, averaged 8.3 points in those games; also started last two gms. Three treys and 7-10 from field led to 17-point game in opener vs. Wofford (11/12) 14 in the UNF game (11/18); Came off the bench vs. Houston (11/29), 5-5 FG, 11 pts Fourth double figure game of the season at Mizzou (1/4) with 11 pts. Ball is located just North of Alexandria in central Louisiana. 31-of-59 from the field (52.5%), 7 treys. HEAD COACH Johnny Jones CAREER RECORD (17th season) LSU RECORD (5th season) JONES VS. MSU 4-2 MISS. STATE RECORD 9-4 (0-1) RANKING NA LAST GAME L, vs. Alabama (1/3) HEAD COACH Ben Howland CAREER RECORD (21st season) MSU RECORD (2nd season) HOWLAND VS. LSU 1-1

2 UPCOMING LSU BASKETBALL MEDIA CALENDAR 9 MONDAY NO SEC TELECONFERENCE THIS WEEK TIPOFF LUNCHEON AT L AUBERGE, Noon MEDIA SESSION -- 2 p.m. Johnny Jones Radio Show, 7 p.m. TJ Ribs (LSU Sports Radio Network) 10 TUESDAY Team departs for College Station, Texas 11 WEDNESDAY GAME LSU at Texas A&M, ReedArena, 7:30 p.m. CT. TV: SEC Network. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network. 12 THURSDAY MEDIA SESSION -- 2 p.m. 6 FRIDAY 7 SATURDAY GAME Mississippi State at LSU, Maravich Center, 2:30 p.m. CT. TV: SEC Network. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network. Tickets: LSUtix.net. 8 SUNDAY INSIDE LSU BASKETBALL, LSU Sports TV Network (Check listings around the state, 10:35 p.m. WBRZ-TV, Baton Rouge) 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 beginning in January. The teleconference will be held every other week starting at 10 a.m. Coach Jones is on at 10:28 a.m. CT. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or SEC Media Relations Office ( ). MEDIA SESSIONS Coach 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, Nov. 28. 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. 11 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 COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE (225) Michael Bonnette - mbonnet@lsu.edu Assoc. AD/Sports Information Director C. Kent Lowe - clowe@lsu.edu Sr. Assoc. Sports Information Director (Basketball Contact) COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESS Athletics Administation Building Baton Rouge, La ON THE INTERNET LSUSPORTS.NET/MEDIA The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to all the basketball information you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found and are always up to date. LSUSPORTS.NET/MEDIA Request credentials online, go to the men s basketball credentials link. LSUSPORTS.NET/BRAND Quickly access the official LSU Athletics brand standards, colors and logos online. To request logos please creative@lsu.edu. LSU BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA facebook.com/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsubasketball instagram/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsucoachjones twitter.com/lsumediaalerts LSUsports.net/connect LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

3 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

4 CAREER NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Antonio Blakeney 31 Jalyn Patterson 16 Brandon Sampson 12 Duop Reath 10 Aaron Epps 9 Wayde Sims 4 Skylar Mays 2 Brian Bridgewater 1 Elbert Robinson III 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Duop Reath 2 Antonio Blakeney 2 Aaron Epps 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Duop Reath 2 Antonio Blakeney 1 Aaron Epps 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Jalyn Patterson 85 Antonio Blakeney 75 Brandon Sampson 36 Aaron Epps 15 Wayde Sims 9 Skylar Mays 6 Duop Reath 6 Kieran Hayward 6 Branden Jenkins 1 Brandon Eddlestone 1 CAREER ASSISTS Jalyn Patterson 155 Antonio Blakeney 55 Skylar Mays 51 Brandon Sampson 36 Elbert Robinson III 17 Aaron Epps 15 Duop Reath 13 Brian Bridgewater 10 Wayde Sims 7 Kieran Hayward 5 Branden Jenkins 2 Brandon Eddlestone 1 CAREER BLOCKS Duop Reath 26 Aaron Epps 18 Elbert Robinson 14 Brandon Sampson 12 Brian Bridgewater 9 Wayde Sims 8 Antonio Blakeney 7 Jalyn Patterson 6 Kieran Hayward 3 Skylar Mays 2 CAREER STEALS Jalyn Patterson 91 Antonio Blakeney 30 Brandon Sampson 24 Brian Bridgewater 14 Aaron Epps 12 Skylar Mays 12 Duop Reath 10 Elbert Robinson III 9 Wayde Sims 7 Brandon Eddlestone 3 Kieran Hayward 3 Marshall Graves 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. THE NUMBERS GAME Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: 109 This is the 109th season of LSU basketball. 6 - LSU players in Johnny Jones era to have at least one 20 pts-10 reb. career game (Duop Reath latest) 38-7 LSU s record when scoring 80 or more points in the Coach Jones era. 30 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 (5-1 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 -- LSU 88, MISSOURI 77 (JAN. 4, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI) The LSU Tigers won on the road and won for the first time at Mizzou Arena Wednesday night, rallying from 10 down after 15 minutes and five down at intermission. LSU set the tone for the second half as Skylar Mays stole the inbounds pass to start the half and then on the next possession, Antonio Blakeney stole the ball away from Mizzou and went the length of the court for a layup and the LSU deficit was just one. The Tigers continued to take control of the half offensively while Missouri s first-half shooting did not continue. LSU shot 55.3 percent in the second half (21-of-38) and 4-of-8 at the arc. LSU held Mizzou to 12-of-31 in the second half (38.7 percent) and 1-of-13 at the three-point arc. LSU for the game had a advantage in the paint. LSU scored 53 second half points and over the final 25 minutes of the game, outscored Missouri, Antonio Blakeney recorded his third straight 20 point game with 24 points, while Aaron Epps and Jalyn Patterson added 11 each, with Brandon Sampson and Wayde Sims getting 10 each LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

5 RALLY FROM HALFTIME DEFICIT For the second time this season, the Tigers were able to rally from a five-point or more halftime margin and score the win. LSU was down seven against North Carolina Central, 43-36, and rallied to win, LSU was down five at Mizzou, 40-35, and won the game It marked the 12th game in the Johnny Jones era that the Tigers have come from a five-or-more point margin down at the half to score the win. Three times in that span, the Tigers have won after having a double-digit deficit. The Mizzou game was the sixth of those wins that came on an opponent s court. SEC WINS ON THE ROAD Well, road teams are off to a strong start with nine wins in the first 12 SEC games played. Vandy came in and took down LSU in the opener on Dec. 29 and then the Tigers turned things around by winning at Missouri. For Coach Jones, it was his 20th true road win at LSU and his 15th in league play. BLAKENEY THREE STRAIGHT OVER 20 Sophomore Antonio Blakeney made it three straight games scoring over 20 points, hitting for 24 points against Mizzou after scoring 24 versus Vanderbilt (12/29) and 21 at Wake Forest (12/22). It marked the second time in his career he has had a run of three consecutive games of 20 points or greater. Ironically his three-game run as a freshman also had two road games 20 at Tennessee, 22 at Arkansas and 32 versus Florida. Blakeney now has 15 games of 20 or more points and since the start of the seasons, Blakeney is second among LSU players in total games of 20 points or more: Ben Simmons ( ) 18 Antonio Blakeney ( ) 15 Johnny O Bryant III ( ) 14 Jarell Martin ( ) 12 Jordan Mickey ( ) 12 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES ANTONIO BLAKENEY (1) Game Date Pts Reb (1) McNeese 11/13/ AARON EPPS (1) Game Date Pts Reb (1) Gardner-Webb 12/16/ DUOP REATH (2) Game Date Pts Reb (2) Wofford 11/12/ Old Dominion 11/24/ Breaking it down to those that have scored 24 points or more for LSU in the same time period, according to College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com, the numbers show: Jarell Martin ( ) 7 Antonio Blakeney ( ) 6 Jordan Mickey ( ) 6 Keith Hornsby ( ) 5 Johnny O Bryant ( ) 5 Blakeney is averaging a league high 33.2 minutes per game. He is now averaging 17.5 points per game and is ranked 6th in the SEC in scoring. For the season he is shooting 47.5 percent from the field (86-181), but he is 44-of-81 in the last six games (54.3%) LSU TIES RECORD FOR THREES VS. VANDY (12/29) At the end of the distance shooting contest at the Maravich Center by LSU and Vandy on Dec. 29, LSU would set a record for most LSU three-pointers at the Maravich Center and tie the record for most three pointers in any game. The previous marks actually came in back-to-back games in On Feb. 26, 2003, at the Maravich Center as the Tigers made 16 threes against Auburn. The very next game, March 1, 2003, at Tennessee, the Tigers made the mark that was tied in the Vandy game of 17 made threes. The top five three-point games in the Johnny Jones era at LSU: vs. Vanderbilt, 12/29/ at Missouri, 3/2/ vs. Mississippi State, 2/16/ vs. Oklahoma, 1/30/ vs. NC State, 11/24/ vs. Georgia, 1/10/ vs. Alabama, 3/13/14 In the first two SEC games, the Tigers are 24-of-46 from the arc (52.2 percent), while opponents are 23-of-59 (39.0 percent) For the season, LSU has made 87-of-237 (36.7 percent), while opponents have made 13 more total (100-of-290 or 34.5 percent). LSU has moved to third in the league in three-point percentage, but is 10th in opponent 3FG percentage and eight in three-point field goals made per game (6.7) LSU is the league leader in conference game only trey percentage and 11th in three-point defense LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

6 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 4-3 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 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 TWO-POINTERS AN LSU OFFENSIVE STAPLE Despite the run of treys the last couple of games, the two-point field goal has been one of the staples of the LSU offense. The Tigers overall are 293-of-563 from inside the arc or 52.0 percent. As of January 5, a total of 136 teams are shooting 50 percent or better on two-point attempts According to TEAMrankings.com, LSU is averaging 45.1 points from two-point range, 12th in Division I; and LSU its three-point scoring averaging jumped from 17.2 points from the arc to 20.1 after the last two games and from No. 303 in the country to No. 228 According to TEAMrankings, LSU is getting the nation s 16th best 58.4 percent of its points from two-point field goals, up from 54.7 percent a year ago, but down from the just over 60 percent LSU was scoring from inside the arc prior to the Vandy game. THE GAME THIS AFTERNOON VERSUS MISSISSIPPI STATE (2:30 PM CT, SEC NETWORK) The Tigers make their first of two straight Saturday afternoon home games against Mississippi State, who comes in off a loss to Alabama Tuesday night at the Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville. Alabama was able to jump out at the intermission in the game as the Bulldogs shot 36.5 percent for the game (19-of-52) and just 4-of-21 from the arc. Alabama out rebounded Mississippi State, State did force 17 turnovers and that resulted in 19 MSU points. Mario Kegler led State with 12 points while Tyson Carter had 10. Ben Howland is in his second season as the State coach as part of his long and distinguished career. He has won 424 games in four different stints as a head coach -- Northern Arizona, Pittsburgh, UCLA and Mississippi State. He led UCLA to three-consecutive Final Fours. JONES FOURTH WINNINGEST LSU HEAD COACH With the win against North Florida (11/18), Johnny Jones moved into fourth on the all-time coaching win list at LSU (and after the Charleston game now) with 87 wins. The only three coaches above him are the three mentors that combined to coach LSU basketball for 65 of the 109 seasons and took LSU to four NCAA Final Fours. 1 Dale Brown 25 years 448 wins 2 Harry Rabenhorst 29 years 340 wins 3 John Brady 11 years 192 wins 4 Johnny Jones 5 years 89 wins T5 Dr. C. C. Stroud 6 years 82 wins T5 Jay McCreary 8 years 82 wins Jones five opening wins has already given him the most wins by any LSU coach in their first five years on the job: Johnny Jones 89 wins; John Brady 81 wins; Harry Rabenhorst 71 wins (2nd tenure); Press Maravich 66 wins; Dr. C. C. Stroud 63 wins; Dale Brown 63 wins FREE THROWS AREN T ALWAYS FREE So what a difference a month makes? In seven November games, LSU was 79-of-127 at the free throw line or 62.2 percent. The Tigers improved in December, going 67-of-97 or 69.1 percent. The November stats included a 17-of-21 performance in the opener, but four games of 56 percent or less. In December, LSU made 14-of-17 against Texas Southern and 14-of-18 versus Charleston, but dropped off to 34-of- 51 (66.7%) in the final two games of the month. LSU was 11-of-16 at Mizzou Wednesday. Skylar Mays leads the starters at 75 percent (15-of-20), while Brandon Sampson is at 71.1 percent (27-of-38), Antonio Blakeney is 70.2 percent (33-of-47). 50 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD LSU shot 50 percent or better for the sixth time in a game this year, hitting 31-of-54 shots against Vandy (12/29), but for the first time this season, the Tigers were not the winners dropping them to 5-1 in games in which the Tigers final field goal percentage was 50 percent or better. In the 12 games, LSU has shot 50 percent or better in 12 different halves The Tigers have had two halves shooting 60 percent or better 60.8 percent against ODU (11/24) and 62.1 percent against Vandy (12/29). The loss for LSU was only the third in 39 games in the Johnny Jones era that LSU has shot 50 percent or better in a game (36-3). DUOP REATH LSU s first-year junior-college transfer forward has been in double figures in 10 games, but he has struggled with some foul problems in the two SEC games and scored just a combined 14 points. Against Vandy (12/29) he struggled to get shots off and was just 3-of-9 against Mizzou (1/4). He has made no fewer than four field goals in any of his 10 double digit games. He is averaging 13.8 points per game and 5.7 rebounds along with 2.0 blocks a game (7th in the league). Reath is shooting 55.6 percent for the season (74-of-133) and that is second in the league. 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 Saturday s win over Wofford Reath posted 23 points on 9-of LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

7 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 Reath posted a second double double in the Atlantis win over Old Dominion (11/24) with 16 points and 10 rebounds. POINT GUARDS GOOD ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER NUMBERS IN SEC GAMES In the midst of everything that happened in the Vandy game, the three players playing the point guard position on the night Skylar Mays, Jalyn Patterson and in his season debut, Branden Jenkins, combined in their 63 minutes (which included time when both Mays and Patterson and Patterson and Jenkins were on the floor together) combined for 12 assists and no turnovers. Mays had four assists in 18 minutes (11 points); Jalyn Patterson had six assists in 26 minutes (11 points); and, Jenkins had two assists in 19 minutes (5 points). Against Mizzou, both Mays and Patterson had no turnovers with each having three assists in the game. Those two are tied at the top of the league conference game standings with a perfect assist-to-turnover ratio after the first two games. For the season, Mays is seventh on the league with a 2.2 assist-to-turnover ratio with 51 assists and 23 turnovers. Patterson is ninth at 1.9 (42 assists, 22 turnovers). JENKINS FINALLY SEES THE FLOOR After dressing for three games, 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 received the 0+ minutes in the Mizzou game after coming on the floor in the first half and quickly picking up two fouls. 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. SKYLAR MAYS Baton Rouge s Skylar Mays made the most of his first start 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. He did not score against Southern Miss (11/15), but for the second straight game he had six assists in 20 minutes of play. Mays started the first four games of the season, but played 42 combined minutes in the ODU and VCU games (11/24, 11/25) scoring 20 points, including 14 on 5-of-7 shooting in the VCU contest. Mays did the job for the Tigers off the bench against UH (11/29) and while he admitted he would have rather been 1-for rather than not making a field goal attempt (0-4). But he did have 11 assists in the game and just one turnover in 23 minutes. 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 play in that time span to record 10 or more assists joining Ben Simmons, Tim Quarterman, Josh Grady and Charles Carmouche. For the season with 10 total starts, Mays is averaging 5.6 points and 3.9 assists per game, ninth in SEC stats. His 11 points against Vandy was his third double figure scoring game of the season. Mays played at University High in Baton Rouge before transferring to Findlay Prep for his senior season. JALYN PATTERSON ALSO CONTRIBUTING AT THE POINT Junior Jalyn Patterson, who has been featured primarily at the off-guard position during his first two years and who will continue to be featured at the position this season, moved into the starting lineup for three games. Patterson scored just one point against UNF (11/18) after back-to-back 7-point games, but Patterson had a career high eight assists in the game. 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 had two consecutive double figure scoring games of 11 each versus Vanderbilt (12/29) and at Mizzou (1/4). Patterson is now averaging 5.8 points per game, 3.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists. His 1.5 steals per game average is ninth best in the league. BRANDON SAMPSON Those who traveled or watched the five game exhibition tour to Australia in August 2015, saw what Brandon Sampson STATS COMPARISON LSU MSU OVERALL GAMES Scoring Average Opponents Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Opponents FG Percentage PT FG Percentage Opp. 3PT FG Percentage PT FGs Made Per Game Free Throw Percentage FTs Made Per Game Rebounds Per Game Opponents Rebounds PG Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game LSU MSU SEC GAMES 2 gms 1 gm Scoring Average Opponents Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Opponents FG Percentage PT FG Percentage Opp. 3PT FG Percentage PT FGs Made Per Game 12,0 4.0 Free Throw Percentage FTs Made Per Game Rebounds Per Game Opponents Rebounds PG Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Turnovers Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game (thru play on Jan. 5) LSU RANKINGS SEC NCAA Scoring Average Opponents Scoring Average Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage 2 59 Opponents FG Percentage PT FG Percentage Opp. 3PT FG Percentage PT FGs Made Per Game Free Throw Percentage Rebounds Per Game 7 99 Rebounding Margin Assists Per Game Assists to Turnover Ratio Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game 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 GMS) PCT LSU (5-6, 83.3%) Opponents (10-12, 83.3%) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU (10-18, 55.6%) Opponents (6-16, 37.5%) FG% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU (1-6, 16.7%) Opponents (1-7, 14.3%) TIMES LEADING SCORERS -- Blakeney 9, Reath 3, Sampson 1, Mays 1 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. But this year, Sampson is averaging 28.9 minutes per game, 11.9 points and 3.5 rebounds. He is 55-of-108 from the field (50.9%) after shooting just 32.1 percent as a freshman. In fact there are some categories in 13 games that are already past all of last year s numbers: FR. 27 gms/so. 13 gms FGM 35/55 3FGM 18/18 FT 19/27 REB 32/45 PTS 107/155 Sampson has nine games in double figures this year, but his most impressive by far 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. REATH, HAYWARD GETTING NOTICED IN HOME COUNTRY With both Duop Reath and Kieran Hayward coming from Australia, basketball twitter sites in that country have been keeping an eye on these two and giving both of them some notice down there. Again this year, several LSU games are aired (with the time change) as mid-day affairs on the ESPN Australia/New Zealand network. Reath hails from Perth, moving there as a youngster from South Sudan, an area his family was forced to leave to avoid the civil war in that country. Hayward is a freshman from Sydney who had some of the three-point shooting range and lack of fear when shooting of a guy who was very successful for a couple of years here from the arc, Keith Hornsby. HAYWARD GETTING MORE PLAYING TIME All though he did not play against Vandy (12/29), 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. Hayward is averaging 10.9 minutes a game and 1.8 points. TIMES LEADING REBOUNDER -- Victor II 5, Reath 3, Epps 2, Sampson 2, Blakeney 2 TIMES LEADING ASSISTS -- Mays 7, Patterson 7, Blakeney 1, Sampson 2, Reath 1 TOTAL DUNKS -- Victor 7, Reath 7, Sampson 6, Mays 4, Blakeney 2, Epps 4, Hayward 1 SEASON DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- Reath 10, Blakeney 11, Sampson 9, Epps 4, Sims 4, Mays 3, 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. CofC0 WAYDE SIMS IMPRESSING 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 double figure game off the Tiger bench. Dad and former LSU player Wayne Sims has to be happy with how his son has played, averaging 5.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 16.8 minutes a game in the first 13 contests. More success came in the Mizzou game as Sims hit 5-of-7 shots for 10 points, eight rebounds and two assists. In the last two games, Sims is 10-of-15 from the field, 4-of-7 from the arc with 24 points and 14 rebounds. 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. OPENING JUMP BALL CONTROLLED -- LSU 9, Opponents 4 SCORED FIRST LSU POINTS -- Sampson 4, Reath 4, Epps 2, Victor 1, Blakeney 2 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES BY GAME or more CLOCK TIME LEADING THE GAME :47 CLOCK TIME TRAILING THE GAME CLOCK TIME TIED --40:39 AARON EPPS STILL CONTRIBUTING He returned to the starting lineup with the dismissal of Craig Victor II and played 22 minutes in his seventh start of the season. It was his first action since he played just three minutes against Charleston (12/19) after twisting an ankle during the first half. He posted his fourth double figure game of the season at Mizzou (1/4) with 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Epps started the season with 17 against Wofford (11/12), 14 versus North Florida (11/18) and 11 against Houston (11/19) and is averaging 16.4 minutes per game, 6.4 points and 4.3 rebounds. SENIOR BRIAN BRIDGEWATER GETTING MINUTES Senior Brian Bridgewater has been able to play the last three games and give a few minutes after missing three games with a minor injury. Bridgewater scored two points at WF (12/22) and four points against Vandy (12/29). He is averaging 0.9 points per game and has appeared in seven games LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

9 JUNIOR ELBERT ROBINSON III Elbert Robinson has played in 12 of the games this season and is available to give the Tigers help inside if necessary and he may be called on more with the dismissal of Craig Victor II. Robinson has a high of five against North Florida and has scored in eight games this year. SO HOW YOUTHFUL IS THIS ROSTER? Last year, Kenpom.com had LSU s level experience as the 320th of the 351 Division I teams. Kenpom.com ranks LSU s experience at 1.08 or No. 328 in experience on the chart. Four other SEC teams have lower experience rankings than LSU. FAST PACE, POSSESSIONS The Tigers have been known under Coach Jones as a fast-paced offensive squad and have averaged over 70 possessions a game throughout the first four years, including 74-plus a season ago. Through 13 games, the Tigers are averaging 74.7, at this moment equaling LSU s season number last year. RECORD YEAR FOR TIGERS IN NBA The Tigers opened the NBA season with a record eight players on NBA rosters: 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); BEN SIMMONS -- Philadelphia 76ers (1st year); TIM QUARTERMAN -- Portland Trail Blazers (1st year). LUNCHEON MONDAY; TIGERS ON ROAD WEDNESDAY; BACK HOME NEXT SATURDAY The week starts Monday as Coach Jones will host his Tipoff Luncheon presented by Hub International at L Auberge Hotel and Casino s Bon Temps Buffet at Noon. LSU will travel to College Station to face Texas A&M on Wednesday for a 7:30 p.m. contest. The Tigers are back at home on Saturday, Jan. 14, against Alabama and that will be another 2:30 p.m. start time. Both games will be on the LSU Sports Radio Network and televised by the SEC Network. MISCELLANEOUS SUPERLATIVES Jalyn Patterson -- Gms 5 or more Assists (7) (2) 2/25 -- at Auburn /28 -- vs. Ole MIss (1) 11/30 -- at Charleston (4) 11/18 -- vs. UNF /25 -- vs. VCU /13 -- vs. NCCU /29 -- vs. Vandy Skylar Mays -- Gms 5 or more Assists (3) /12 -- vs. Wofford /15 -- vs. USM /29 -- vs. Houston 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 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL

10 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) Rebounds 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, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 4, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 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) 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) vs NC Central (12/13/16) vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) vs. Southern Miss (11/15/16) three times Brandon Sampson s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / / Totals /

11 Duop Reath Forward * 6-10 * 235 * Junior * JC * Perth, Australia * (Lee College) 1 Top Performances Points 23, twice 23, twice Rebounds 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 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). 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 Top Career Scoring Games vs. Charleston, 12/19/ vs. Wofford, 11/12/ vs. Texas Southern, 12/17/ vs. North FLorida, 11/18/ vs. Old Dominion, 11/24/ vs. NC Central, 12/13/ vs. VCU, 11/25/ at Wake Forest, 12/22/ vs. Wichita State, 11/23/ vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Duop Reath s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

12 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) Rebounds 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, eight 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 LO 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 / / / /17.5 Totals / /14.0

13 Elbert Robinson III Center * 7-1 *292 * Junior * 2L * Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial HS) 3 Top Performances Points 5, vs. North Florida, 11/18/16 10 vs South Ala., 11/19/15 Rebounds 4, vs. North Florida (11/18/16) 7, vs. Oral Roberts (12/19/15) Field Goals Made 2, three times 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, five times 2 vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Steals 1, vs. N. Florida, 11/12/16 2, Two times 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 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 Minutes Played 16, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) 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. 5 vs. North Florida (11/18/15) 6. 4 vs. Houston (11/29/16) 6. 4 vs Southern Miss (11/16/15) 6. 4 vs. Tennessee SECTQF (3/11/16) 6. 4 at Texas A&M (1/19/16) 6. 4 vs. NC State (11/24/15) 6. 4 at Houston (12/13/15) 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 /

14 Skylar Mays Guard * 6-4 *205 * Freshman * HS * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS/Findlay Prep) 4 Top Performances Points 14, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 14, vs. VCU (11/25/16) Rebounds Field Goals Made 4, three times 4, three times 5, twice 5, twice 3 PT FG Made 3, vs. Vandy (12/29/16) 3, vs. Vandy (12/29/16) Free Throws Made 4, at Wake Forest (12/22/16) 4, at Wake Forest (12/22/16) 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 24, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 24, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 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). 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 Top LSU Career Scoring Games 1. 14, vs. VCU (11/25/16) 2. 11, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 3. 10, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 4. 8, at Mizzou (1/4/17) 5. 6, at Wake Forest (12/22/16) 5. 6, vs. NC Central (12/13/16) 5. 6, vs. Old Dominion (11/24/16) 8. 5, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 8. 5, vs. North Florida (11/18/16) 10. 2, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) Skylar Mays Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG / Totals /

15 Kieran Hayward Guard * 6-4 * 195 * Freshman * HS * Sydney, Australia (St. Joseph s College) 5 Top Performances Points 8, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) Career 8, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) Rebounds 4, at Mizzou (1/4/17) 4, at Mizzou (1/4/17) Field Goals Made 3, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 3, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 3 PT FG Made 2, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 2, vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) Free Throws Made 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. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 2. 3, at Mizzou (1/4/17) 2. 3, vs. Charleston (12/19/16) 2. 3, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) 2 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 /

16 Branden Jenkins Guard * 6-4 * 180 *Junior * JC * Maywood, Illinois (Proviso East HS/Lee College) 10 Top Performances Points 5, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 5, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) Rebounds 1, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 1, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) Field Goals Made 2, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 2, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 3 PT FG Made 1, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 1, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) Free Throws Made Assists 2, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 2, vs. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) Blocks Steals: 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. 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. Vanderbilt (12/29/16) 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 /9,

17 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) Rebounds 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, twice 2 vs. S. Alabama (11/19/15) Steals 3, twice 5 vs. Florida (2/27/16) Minutes Played 34, vs. ODU (11/24/16) 42 vs. Auburn (3/13/15) 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). 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 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) 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 /

18 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) Rebounds 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

19 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 Rebounds 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/

20 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) Rebounds 1, twice 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 /

21 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) Rebounds 9, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 11 vs. GWU (12/16/15) 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 3, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 3, vs. Wofford (11/12/16) Assists 1, five times 2, twice 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 29, vs. UNF (11/18/16) 29, vs. UNF (11/18/16) 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). 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 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) 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) twice 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 /

22 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 Rebounds Field Goals Made 8, twice 8, twice 5, three times 5, three 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 2, twice 2, twice Blocks 2, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) 2, vs. Wichita State (11/23/16) Steals 2, twice 2, twice 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) 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. Houston, 11/29/ , at Mizzou, 1/4/ , vs. USM, 11/15/ , vs. Ole Dominion, 11/24/ , at Wake Forest, 12/22/ , vs. VCU, 11/25/ , vs. Texas Southern (12/17/16) 9. 2, vs. Wichita State, 11/23/16 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 /

23 Brandon Eddlestone Forward * 6-8 * 248 * Senior * 3L * Slidell, La. (Northshore HS) 45 Top Performances Points 3, vs. Charleston (12/22/14) Rebounds 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 DNP-COACH S DECISIOn 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, twice 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 /