@LSUBasketball 2018-19 MEN S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES NATIONAL TITLES 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 1953 1954 1979 1981 1985 1991 2000 2006 2009 NCAA FINAL FOUR 1953 1981 1986 2006 GAME 11 vs. Saint Mary s December 15, 2018 10 p.m. CT T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, Nevada ESPNU LSU Sports Radio Network (BR Flagship Eagle 98.1 FM) 2018-19 LSU SCHEDULE LSU (7-3) H - 6-0; A - 0-1; N - 1-2; OT - 0-0 November Tues 6 SOUTHEASTERN (SECN+) W, 94-63 Fri. 9 UNC GREESNBORO (SECN+) W, 97-91 Tues. 13 MEMPHIS (SECN) W, 85-76 Fri. 16 LOUISIANA TECH (SECN+) W, 74-67 ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL - Orlando, Florida Thurs. 22 vs. Charleston (ESPNU) W, 67-55 Fri. 23 vs. UAB/Florida State (ESPN2) L, 79-76 (ot) Sun. 25 vs. Oklahoma State (ESPN2) L, 77-90 December Sat. 1 GRAMBLING (SECN+) W, 78-57 Sun. 9 INCARNATE WORD (SECN) W, 91-50 Wed. 12 at Houston (ESPN2) L, 76-82 Sat. 15 Saint Mary s (ESPNU)(at Las Vegas) 10 p.m. Fri. 21 Furman (SECN+) 7 p.m. Fri. 28 ULM (SECN+) 7 p.m. January Tues. 8 *ALABAMA (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 12 *at Arkansas (SECN) 5 p.m. Tues. 15 *at Ole Miss (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 19 *SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN) 5 p.m. Wed. 23 *GEORGIA (SECN) 6 p.m. Sat. 26 *at Missouri (SECN) 5 p.m. Wed. 30 *at Texas A&M (ESPN2/U) 8 p.m. February Sat. 2 *ARKANSAS (SECN) 5 p.m. Wed. 6 *at Mississippi State (ESPN2/U) 8 p.m. Sat. 9 *AUBURN (ESPN/2/U) 1 p.m. Tues. 12 *at Kentucky (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. Sat. 16 *at Georgia (SECN) 5 p.m. Wed. 20 *FLORIDA (ESPN2/U) 6 p.m. Sat. 23 *TENNESSEE (ESPN2/U) 11 a.m. Tues. 26 *TEXAS A&M (ESPN/2/SECN) 8 p.m. MARCH Sat. 2 *at Alabama (ESPN/2) 11 a.m. Wed. 6 *at Florida (ESPN2/U) 6 p.m. Sat. 9 *VANDERBILT (SECN) 7:30 p.m. SEC TOURNAMENT -- Nashville, Tennessee 13-17 Bridgestone Arena (SECN, ESPN) TBA * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS. LSU PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP (BASED ON LAST GAME) 4 SKYLAR MAYS G Jr. 6-4 200 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3 TREMONT WATERS G So. 5-11 175 New Haven, Connecticut 1 JA VONTE SMART G Fr. 6-4 200 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 22 DARIUS DAYS F Fr. 6-6 225 Raleigh, Florida 0 NAZ REID F Fr. 6-10 250 Asbury Park, New Jersey Season Stats: 13.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.7 spg Scored 19 vs. FSU (11/23), 20 vs. OSU (11/25); Averaged 17.0 ppg at AdvoCare Inv. Seven game double figure scoring streak snapped at Houston. 33rd LSU player 200 career asts... Shooting 50.0 percent from field, 42% from arc. 47 treys last season; 89 in three years years; 167-201 (83.1%) FT over career Three games this season of 19 or more points. 2nd Team CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2018... 227 career assists, 133 TOs Against Charleston (11/22) became 27th at LSU with 100 career steals steals. Season Stats: 11.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 5.2 apg, 3.0 spg Conference leader in steals average; 3rd in the nation. Sixth career double double against UNCG (11/9) -- 21 pts, 10 asts -- to go with 6 steals. Against UNCG (11/9) became 34th player at LSU to have 200 career assists (200) In 2018, 2nd most total assists in any LSU season (Kenny Higgs 239, only total better) Made 84 career 3FG (33.7%); 140-176 career FT (79.5%). Vs. CofC (11/22), equaled high in assists with 11; 7th double figure assist game at LSU. Season Stats: 12.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.0 apg, 1.7 spg Season high of 18 points at Houston (12/12)... 34 points last two games combined Also had 16 points against La. Tech, 11/16, FSU, 11/23, UIW, 12/9. Scored in double figures in seven games so far at LSU. Finished his high school career with 3,306 career points, averaging 23.3 points Three times was the La. Gatorade POY & also three times 5A MOP. Last two games 12-24 FG, 3-6 3FG; 9-9 FTs last three games. Season Stats: 7.3 ppg, 5.2 rpg Days got 1st collegiate start in Grambling game (12/1); started last three games. Had 13 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes with three steals against GSU. Had nine points, eight boards in 20 minutes against UIW. Shooting 25-of-49 from floor for season (51.0%), 11-of-21 last 3 games in starts.. * Grambling game first double figure game since opener (11/6) (11 vs. Southeastern) Season Stats: Led LSU in scoring in opening night win over Southeastern (11/6) with 17 points. Posted 29 points on 11-of-14 shooting vs. UNCG (11/9), including 4 treys Strong game against UIW (12/9), hitting 7-of-8 FGs in getting 16 pts, 3 asts, 3 stl. Back-to-back double figure games at Houston with 13 pts (12/8). Participated in the McDonald s All-Star game (15 points, 11 rebounds) Last two games 11-of-16 FGs. ON THE AIR Chris Blair, play-by-play John Brady, analyst (Former LSU Head Coach) ESPNU Eric Rothman, play-by-play Sean Farnham, analyst BREAKDOWN LSU RECORD 7-3 RANKING N/A LAST GAME L, 82-76 at Houston (12/12/18) HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD 116-63 (6 seasons) LSU RECORD 25-18 (2 seasons) VS. SAINT MARY S 0-1 SAINT MARY S RECORD 7-4 RANKING NA LAST GAME W, 81-66 vs. Cal State Fullerton (12/10/18) HEAD COACH Randy Bennett CAREER RECORD 399-166 (18 seasons) SAINT MARY S RECORD 399-166 (18 seasons) VS. LSU First meeting
LSU UPCOMING MEN S BASKETBALL MEDIA CALENDAR 17 MONDAY Will Wade Radio Show, 7 p.m. TJ Ribs on Acadian Thruway. LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM in BR) 18 TUESDAY 19 WEDNESDAY Media Session, TBA 20 21 THURSDAY FRIDAY. Game 12 -- Furman vs. LSU, Maravich Center, 7 p.m. (Streaming Video: SECN+; Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network, Eagle 98.1 FM Flagship) 22 SATURDAY. 23 SUNDAY Off LSU Media Services MEDIA AVAILABILITY Coach Will Wade is available for early morning appointments and phone interviews. Please contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578-1864, clowe@lsu.edu) at least 24 hours in advance. SEC TELECONFERENCE The 14 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference beginning in January. The teleconference will be held every other week starting at 10 a.m. Coach Wade is on at 10:28 a.m. CT. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or SEC Media Relations Office (205-458-3010). MEDIA SESSIONS Coach Wade meets, when travel schedules permit, usually one or two days prior to games in non-conference play and usually on Mondays and Thursdays during the SEC season. The sessions take place in the practice facility meeting room. Times are announced based on practice plans with requested players brought first (at least before the first game of the week), followed by Coach Wade. Some travel and scheduling issues may change the time and day so media should contact the Communications Office to confirm start time... Player requests need to be in to Kent Lowe at clowe@lsu.edu no later than 24 hours in advance. THE WILL WADE SHOW Presented by Hancock Whitney Bank The weekly call-in show takes place primarily on Mondays at 7 p.m. from T.J. Ribs on Acadian Thruway... The show airs in Baton Rouge on local flagship Eagle 98.1 FM, on the Internet at www. LSUsports.net and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates. The first show is Monday, Nov.. 19. Monday, Jan. 21 Monday, Jan. 28 Monday, Feb. 4 Wednesday, Feb. 13 Monday, Feb. 18 Wednesday, Feb. 27 Monday, March 4 Monday, March 11 INSIDE LSU BASKETBALL Presented by Academy Sports and Outdoors Coach Wade s weekly TV show is on a state-wide and regional network... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, airs the show at 10:35 p.m. Sundays. Television affiliates for the show are listed online at LSUsports.net/tvaffiliates. The first TV show is set for Dec. 23 and will air weekly through the end of the regular season. POST GAME Coach Wade will be in the media room of the practice facility after the game, the NCAA cooling off period and his courtside radio show... Requested players will be brought to the practice facility media room as well.... THE LSU DRESSING ROOM IS CLOSED... To reach the media room, take the Northwest Corridor portal (where the LSU team enters the floor)... When reaching the multipurpose room and the glass doors, turn right... Before reaching the steps, turn left and then take a right down the first hallway to the double wood doors and enter the media room. LSU marshalls will help direct you to the area... The visiting coach will be available in the Northeast Corridor after Nov. & Dec. games and in the media room during the post-game process for SEC games. WHO TO CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE (225) 578-8226 Michael Bonnette - mbonnet@lsu.edu Assoc. AD/Communications Director C. Kent Lowe - clowe@lsu.edu Sr. Assoc. Communications Director (Basketball Contact) COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESS Athletics Administation Building Baton Rouge, La. 70803 ON THE INTERNET LSUsports.net 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 email creative@lsu.edu. LSU BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA facebook.com/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsubasketball instagram/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsukent twitter.com/lsumediaalerts LSUsports.net/connect Air Dates for the shows during 2018-19: Monday, Nov. 19 Monday, Nov. 26 Monday, Dec. 3 Monday, Dec. 17 Wednesday, Jan. 9 Wednesday, Jan. 16 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
Will Wade Head Coach @wwadelsu 2nd Year at LSU 6th Year as a Head Coach After laying a new foundation for the future of LSU basketball in Year 1, Will Wade enters his second year as head coach of the Tigers. The first night Wade led the Tigers onto the floor of the Maravich Center was a night that signaled a new dawn for the storied program. There had been plenty of excitement prior to the opening game as the first-year coach went all over the state speaking to groups about basketball. But would people back that up by showing for the opening game? They did to the tune of 11,856 at the Maravich Center, the largest opening night crowd since the start of Shaquille O Neal s final season of play at LSU in 1991-92. It was the first of 18 wins that would lead LSU back to postseason play for the first-time since 2015 and produce the first postseason NIT win in Baton Rouge. Wade became just the second coach in school history to take his first LSU team to postseason play. The first-year coach delivered on what he promised a team that would play hard, would represent the University well and players committed to building the program. Wade and an experienced coaching staff put together a recruiting class that included two five-star players and two four-star players that helped the Tigers finish with the No. 3 recruiting class in the country leading into the 2018-19 season. That new foundation for the future began on March 20, 2017, when Frank William Will Wade was named the 22nd head men s basketball coach at LSU. He arrived at LSU after a stellar two-year stint as the head coach at Virginia Commonwealth University with four years of very successful experience as a head basketball coach. Wade was introduced to LSU fans at a special media event held in the middle of the LSU Student Union. Wade told the media and a large contingent of LSU students: I am so excited about the opportunity to lead this program and LSU Basketball back to the top of the SEC and back to regular, consistent NCAA Tournament appearances. We have been to four Final Fours. We have been to 20 NCAA Tournaments. We have 10 SEC Championships, and we are going to add to all three of those categories over our tenure here. Prior to his appointment at LSU, the native of Nashville, Tenn., directed VCU to a 51-20 record and two NCAA Tournament appearances. The 2016 Rams advanced to the second round of the tournament, defeating Oregon State before losing to Oklahoma. In 2017, VCU lost to St. Mary s in the first round of the 2017 tourney. Before becoming the head coach at VCU, Wade served as the head coach at Chattanooga for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. Wade s coaching start came at Clemson where he served as director of Basketball THE WADE RECORD Operations (2006-07) and Graduate Assistant (2005-06) after four seasons as a student manager (2002-05). In eight years as an assistant coach at Clemson (2005-07), Harvard (2007-09) and VCU (2009-13), the teams had a record of 177-97 with six postseason appearances (2005-13). Wade is married to the former Lauren Deason, and the couple has one daughter, Caroline Elizabeth. /----OVERALL---/ THE WADE FILE Birthdate: Nov. 26, 1982 Age: 35 Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee High School: Franklin Road Academy College: Clemson, 2005 Wife: Lauren Deason Child: Caroline Elizabeth COACHING EXPERIENCE 2005-06 - Clemson, Graduate Assistant 2006-07 - Clemson, Director of Operations 2007-09 - Harvard, Assistant Coach 2009-13 - VCU, Assistant Coach 2013-15 -UT-Chattanooga, Head Coach 2015-17 - VCU, Head Coach March 22, 2017 - LSU, Head Coach /---CONF.---/ YEAR SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. FINISH 2013-14 Chattanooga 18-15.545 12-4.750 CIT FIrst Round 2014-15 Chattanooga 22-10.687 15-3.833 2015-16 VCU 25-11.694 14-4.778 NCAA Rd of 32 2016-17 VCU 26-9.743 14-4.778 NCAA Rd of 64 2017-18 LSU 18-15.545 8-10.444 NIT Second Rd 2018-19 LSU 7-3.700 Totals 6 Years 116-63.648 63-25.716 Chattanooga 2 Years 40-25.615 27-7.794 VCU 2 Years 51-20.718 28-8.778 LSU 2 Years 25-18.581 8-10.444 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
CAREER NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Skylar Mays 43 Tremont Waters 26 Daryl Edwards 10 Ja vonte Smart 7 Naz Reid 6 Emmitt Williams 3 Kavell Bigby-Williams 3 Darius Days 2 Marlon Taylor 2 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Emmitt Williams 2 Kavell Bigby-Williams 1 Tremont Waters 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Tremont Waters 7 Skyler Mays 2 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Tremont Waters 6 Emmitt Williams 2 Kavell Bigby-Williams 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Skylar Mays 89 Tremont Waters, 84 Daryl Edwards 44 Ja vonte Smart 12 Naz Reid 10 Marshall Graves 7 Marlon Taylor 6 Darius Days 6 CAREER ASSISTS Tremont Waters 250 Skylar Mays 235 Daryl Edwards 53 Ja vonte Smart 30 Marshall Graves 13 Naz Reid 12 Darius Days 6 Kavell Bigby-Williams 4 Emmitt WIllams 3 Will Reese 2 Marlon Taylor 2 CAREER BLOCKS Kavell Bigby-Williams 25 Skylar Mays 12 Emmitt Williams 7 Darius Days 6 Naz Reid 5 Tremont Waters 4 Daryl Edwards 4 Ja vonte Smart 2 Marshall Graves 1 Marlon Taylor 1 CAREER STEALS Skylar Mays 109 Tremont Waters 97 Daryl Edwards 26 Ja vonte Smart 17 Naz Reid 10 Darius Days 8 Marlon Taylor 5 Kavell Bigby-Williams 3 Emmitt Williams 2 Marshall Graves 2 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Naz Reid F 6-10 250 Fr. HS Asbury Park, New Jersey (Roselle Catholic HS) 1 Ja vonte Smart G 6-4 200 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Scotlandville Magnet HS) 3 Tremont Waters G 5-11 175 So. 1L New Haven, Conn. (Notre Dame HS) 4 Skylar Mays G 6-4 200 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Findlay Prep) 5 Daryl Edwards G 6-3 185 Sr. 1L Fresno, Calif. (Northwest Florida St./Fresno Central HS) 11 Kavell Bigby-Williams F 6-11 250 Sr. TR London, England (Oregon) (Harris Academy Beckenham) 12 Marshall Graves G 6-4 195 Jr. 2L Ponchatoula, La. (University Lab School) 13 Will Reese G 6-3 205 So. RS Leesville, La. (Anacoco HS) 14 Marlon Taylor G 6-5 210 Jr. JC Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Panola College/Mount Vernon HS) 15 Aundre Hyatt F 6-5 225 Fr. HS Bronx, N.Y. (Miller School) 20 Danya Kingsby G 6-1 170 Jr. JC Milwaukee, Wisc. (Southern Idaho/Arlington Country Day) 21 Courtese Cooper F 6-8 210 So. JC Elgin, Ill. (Triton College/Elgin HS) 22 Darius Days F 6-6 225 Fr. HS Raleigh, Fla./IMG Academy) 24 Emmitt Williams F 6-6 225 Fr. HS Fort Myers, Fla. (Oak Ridge HS) COACHING STAFF YEAR AT LSU Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005) 2 Assistant Coach: Bill Armstrong (UAB, 2001) 2 Assistant Coach: Tony Benford (Texas Tech, 1992) 2 Assistant Coach: Greg Heiar (Mount Saint Claire, 2000) 2 Director of Basketball Operations: Nelson Hernandez (Utah State, 2013) 2 Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Brian Merritt (Texas Tech, 1992) 2 Graduate Assistant: LeBrent Walker (Washington Adventist, 2018) 1 Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Greg Goldin (Canisius, 2011) 2 Athletic Trainer: Shawn Eddy 23 (14 with Men s Basketball) Director of Student-Athlete Development: Tasmin Mitchell (LSU, 2010) 2 (Played from 2005-2010 at LSU) Director of Video Operations: Alex Wharton (Houston, 2011) 2 Administrative Assistant: Brittany Carvalhido (Oklahoma State, 2005) 11 (9 with Men s Basketball) PRONUNICATION GUIDE Ja vonte -- juh-von-tay; Kavell -- Kuh-vell; Naz -- Nahz; Danya -- Dan-a; Courtese -- Cour-tease; Aundre -- An-dre; Tremont -- Truh-mont; Greg Heiar -- HIgh-er. TRANSACTIONS Marlon Taylor surgery on pinkie finger week of Oct. 15... Cleared to play day of opening game... Daryl Edwards, surgery to repair broken nose suffered earlier in practice, wore facemask for three games... Surgery was Nov. 14... Courtese Cooper, Aundre Hyatt and Danya Kingsby have not dressed this season, possbility of redshirt seasons for the trio... Edwards missed Grambling and UIW games (12/1, 12/9) because of leg injury... Emmitt Williams did not dress against UIW (12/9) because of lip injury suffered in practice. Both Edwards and E. Williams played at Houston (12/12). THE NUMBERS GAME Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: 13 -- Curent winning streak at the Maravich Center dating back to last year, T8th longest. 63-11 Record when holding opponent to 70 points or less since start of 2012-13 season. 76-29 Record since start of 2012-13 season when out rebounding opponent. 58 Wins since start of 1980-81 when LSU was down by 5 or more points at halftime. 71-7 Record since start of 2007-08 season when LSU has shot 50 percent or more in a game. 16 -- Number of consecutive game win streak stopped by FSU (11/23) when LSU shoots 50% or more. 22 Number of head coaches in LSU basketball history including new coach Will Wade. 18 -- Current win streak against Louisiana schools (3-0 this year). 9 -- Current road losing streak from last season. 7 -- Total turnovers vs. LA Tech; 14th time in Will Wade era LSU with less than 10 TOs (12-2 record) 80-0 -- Record since 1966-67 when LSU has a 20+ point lead at halftime. 22-1 -- When outshooting opponents in Will Wade era 1 -- Win by LSU in the Will Wade era when trailing with 10 minutes to play (15 times, LA Tech 1st 11/16). 22 -- No. of FTs LSU made without a miss in first 37 minutes of 11/9 UNCG game (Finished 28-31). 353 -- Wins for LSU when FT makes is more than opponents FT attempts (353-45, 88.7%) since 1966-67. 8 -- Double figure assists games by Termont Waters. LAST GAME: HOUSTON 82, LSU 76 (HOUSTON, TEXAS, 12/12/18) The Tigers were unable to keep the game in their control in the second half of play, losing a 15-point lead in falling to the Cougars at the Fertitta Center Wednesday night. LSU led by 10 at the half and 15 after the first minute of the second half, but a 10-minute field goal drought allowed the Cougars to get back in the game and ultimately take the lead. Ja vonte Smart had 18 points to lead LSU in the contest with Naz Reid getting 13, Marlon Taylor 11 and Tremont Waters 10. Skylar Mays had seven points, stopping his run of consecutive double figure scoring games at seven. The Tigers shot just 36.8 percent for the game, their lowest shooting percentage of the season (by some 43 points) and their 21 field goals was the lowest by six. LSU shot just 26.9 percent in the second half, making just 7-of-26 shots and 1-of-12 from the arc. The game was a constant parade to the free throw line for both teams as 51 fouls were called with both teams shooting 38 free throws (LSU made 29, Houston 26). As in the loss to Florida State in Orlando (11/23), the Tigers were taken on the boards to the tune of 48-35 with an 18-12 difference in offensive rebounds. Houston also took more advantage of turnovers, getting a 20-9 advantage in points off miscues and 15-6 on second chance points. 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
30 PERCENT SHOOTING Although it was LSU in the 30 percentile this past game, the Tigers have held five-of-the-lastseven opponents under 40 percent from the field. Vs. Louisiana Tech 24-of-61, 39.3% Vs. Charleston 18-of-53, 34.0% Vs. Florida State 29-of-76, 38.2% Vs. Grambling 20-of-51, 39.2% Vs. UIW 15-of-47, 31.9% Despite the Wednesday numbers, LSU is shooting 63 points better from the field this season than opponents (48.5 to 42.2) and has made 44 more field goals in just 15 more attempts. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE This Wednesday-Saturday set of games at Houston and in Las Vegas against Saint Mary s will be the last tightly scheduled games until conference play begins on Jan. 8. In fact the two games are the only tightly scheduled games on the Tigers schedule since the AdvoCare Invitational ended on Nov. 25 with three games in four days. LSU played its first seven games in the first 20 days of the season. After the AdvoCare event, LSU had a week to practice before a Dec. 1 game against Grambling and then, while battling final exams, had plenty of time to practice before the Dec. 9 game against Incarnate Word. Following Saturday s game, LSU will leave back to Baton Rouge and begin preparation for a Friday, Dec. 21 game with now undefeated Furman. After that, the Tigers host ULM on Dec. 28 before a lengthy break to prepare for the home opener of SEC play on Jan. 8 against Alabama. IT S NOT RPI BUT NET The tool that the NCAA selection committee will use to help determine the tournament field is called the NET (NCAA Evaluation Tool), which relies on game results, strength of schedule, game location, scoring margin (capped at 10 points), net offensive and defensive efficiency and the quality of wins and losses. In very early and still processing NET showings through Wednesday, LSU is at No. 40, with its 7-3 record. LSU is 0-2 in quadrant 1 play (home 1-30, neutral 1-50, away 1-75) and 0-1 in quadrant 2 wins (home 31-75, neutral 51-100, away 76-135). Four of LSU s wins are in quadrant 3 and three in quadrant 4. LSU s opponent s schedule NET is 128 and that is ranked 33rd best in Division I. LSU NOW AT 13 STRAIGHT WINS IN THE MARAVICH CENTER The win over UIW on Dec. 9 gave LSU 13 consecutive wins in the Maravich Center dating back to the final seven home games of a year ago. The Tigers won six regular season SEC home games to conclude the 2017-18 regular season and the NIT game with UL-Lafayette. The present 13-game win streak is tied for the eighth longest in Maravich Center history and the longest since LSU won 17 straight at the end of the 2007-08 and start of 2008-09 seasons A win Sunday will give LSU a tie for the eighth longest win streak in the building: 1 23 15 games 1980-81 season; First 8 games 1981-82 season 2 18 Last 8 games 1983-84 season; First 10 games 1984-85 season 18 Last 7 games 1989-90 season; First 11 games 1990-91 season 4 17 Last 3 games 2007-08 season; First 14 games 2008-09 season 5 16 Last 4 games 1991-92 season; First 12 games 1992-93 season 6 14 Last game 1977-78 season; First 13 games 1978-79 season 14 Last 7 games 1999-00 season; First 7 games 2000-01 season 8 13 Last 7 games 2017-18 season; First 6 games 2018-19 season 13 Last 6 games 1972-73 season; First 7 games 1973-74 season 13 Last 5 games 2002-03 season; First 8 games 2003-04 season 13 Last 11 games 2004-05; First 2 games 2005-06 season The Tigers have been playing in the Maravich Center, originally the LSU Assembly Center, since Jan. 3, 1972. The Tigers, as of Thursday, have the T8 longest win streak in the country at home: 25 -- South Dakota State 22 Houston 21 --, College of Charleston 18 Montana, Utah Valley 17 Nebraska 16 Buffalo 14 -- UNCG 13 LSU, Tennessee, Murray State, Tulsa CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES TREMONT WATERS (5) Game Date Pts Asts. 2017-18 (5) UNCW 12/10/17 20 10 UNF 12/22/17 15 10 Kentucky 1/3/18 18 11 (Reb.) Arkansas 2/3/18 27 11 Miss. State 3/3/18 14 10 2018-19 (1) UNCG 11/9/18 21 10 EMMITT WILLIAMS (2) Game Date Pts Rebs. 2018-19 (2) Southeastern 11/6/18 12 10 Memphis 11/13/18 11 10 KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS (1) Game Date Pts Rebs. 2018-19 (1) UIW 12/9/18 14 10 ---------------------------------------------------- 18-19 TEAM STATS, RANKINGS Category Stat SEC NCAA Scoring Off. 81.5 6 55 Scoring Def. 71.0 7 166 Margin +10.5 7 74 FG Pct. 48.5 5 47 FG Pct. Def. 42.2 11 132 3PT FG Pct. 32.6 12 232 3PT Per Gm 7.5 7 201 3 PT Def. 36.7 12 286 FT Pct. 74.0 4 57 Reb. Avg. 37.5 11 137 Reb. Def. 32.8 Margin +4.7 10 84 Off. Reb. 12,3 6 70 Def. Reb. 25.2 11 221 Assists 14.8 8 114 Steals 9.6 2 12 Blocks 5.1 8 34 TO Margin +1.2 7 139 Asst.-TO 1.0 8 169 18-19 PLAYER STATS, RANKINGS Player Stat SEC NCAA Rebounding E. Williams 7.0 9 206 Assists T. Waters 5.2 6 56 Steals T. Waters 3.0 1 3 S. Mays 1.7 T 162 J. Smart 1.7 T7 162 Blocks KBW 2.5 3 27 ON THE ROAD The road started out pretty well for LSU last season in Will Wade s first campaign, winning road games at Memphis, Texas A&M and Arkansas to open play away from home. But since then, the Tigers hit the skids losing seven straight in the regular season (Vanderbilt, Auburn, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina) and a second-round NIT game at Utah. This year s loss to 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
LSU RECORD... LSU RECORD... 18-19 Wade Era In November 5-2 9-4 In December 2-1 7-2 In January 3-6 In February 4-4 In March 2-2 On Monday 1-1 On Tuesday 2-0 5-3 On Wednesday 1-0 4-6 On Thursday/Friday 3-1 7-2 On Saturday/Sunday 2-1 8-6 In White Uniforms 7-1 22-6 In Purple Uniforms 0-1 3-9 In Gold Uniforms 0-1 0-3 LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home 0-1 On the road 0-1 1-3 Neutral 0-1 0-2 LSU s Record in Games... Decided by 5 pts or less 0-1 4-5 Decided by 10 pts or less 3-2 11-10 Decided by 11 pts or more 4-1 14-8 At night 5-1 17-12 During the day 2-2 8-6 Decided in Overtime 0-1 0-2 In Multiple Overtimes LSU s Record When Scoring... Less than 60 points 0-1 60-69 points 1-0 3-5 70-79 points 2-3 7-9 80-89 points 1-0 7-3 90-99 points 3-0 6-0 100 or more points 2-0 LSU s Record When Allowing... Less than 60 points 3-0 8-0 60-69 points 2-0 7-1 70-79 points 1-1 6-5 80-89 points 0-1` 3-7 90-99 points 1-1 1-5 100 or more points LSU s Record When... Leading at the half 7-1 22-3 Losing at the half 0-2 1-13 Tied at the half 2-2 Lead 10 minutes left 6-2 22-2 Losing 10 minutes left 1-1 1-15 Tied 10 minutes left 1-1 Lead 5 minutes left 7-1 22-3 Losing 5 minutes left 0-2 2-15 Tied 5 minutes left 1-0 LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher 4-1 16-1 Less than 50% 3-2 9-17 Better than opponent 6-1 22-1 Worse than opponent 1-2 3-17 Even Shooting More 3PT FGs than opp. 4-3 12-9 Less 3PT FGs than opp. 3-0 11-9 Equal 3PT FGs 2-0 LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp. 5-1 15-7 Outrebounded by opp. 2-2 8-11 Equal rebounds 2-0 More Assists than opponents 6-1 21-4 Less Assists than opponents 1-1 3-13 Equal Assists 0-1 1-1 Less Than 10 Turnovers 2-0 12-2 More Points In The Paint 7-1 22-9 More Points Off Turnovers 7-1 21-10 Houston extends the road losing streak at present to nine games. All-time, LSU is 419-637 on the road or a win percentage of 39.7 percent. NEUTRAL COURTS The game against Saint Mary s will be considered a neutral court contest in Las Vegas, the fourth LSU has played this year after three games last month in the AdvoCare Classic in Orlando. There the Tigers defeated College of Charleston, 67-55, before losing to Florida State, 79-76 in overtime, and 90-77 to Oklahoma State. LSU is 147-166 all-time in neutral court games. LSU was 1-3 last year. STEALS ARE GOOD IN BASKETBALL LSU has some very good steal numbers in the first 10 games with 96 total (9.6 spg), which the total is ranked 12th in the country and first in the league and the per game average is ranked 12th in the NCAA and second in the league. LSU s Tremont Waters is ranked first in the league and third in the nation at 3.0 steals per game while Skylar Mays and Ja vonte Smart are both seventh in the league at 1.70 per game. Waters total steals of 30 is ranked first in the league and third in the nation, while Mays and Smart are both fifth in the SEC (17). LSU averaged 7.6 steals per game a year ago. LSU OVER 50 PERCENT The Tigers posted a 55.7 percent shooting percentage against UIW (12/9), the fifth time this season that LSU has shot at least 50 percent for a game: UNCG 30-of-54 55.6% Memphis 34-of-63 54.0% Charleston 27-of-52 51.9% Florida State 27-of-52 51.9% UIW 34-of-61 55.7% LSU is 4-1 this year when shooting 50 percent or better, 16-1 in the Will Wade era. That one loss came in the Florida State game (11/23), stopping a 16-game winning streak dating back to once at the end of the 2016-17 season when LSU shot 50 percent or better. LSU is 71-7 since the 2007-08 season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor. The 34 field goals LSU made against UIW (12/9) was T5 in the Will Wade era at LSU. SHOOTING THE THREE At Houston, the three-ball would not be much of a factor as the teams combined to hit a total of nine five by LSU (26 attempts) and four by Houston (20 attempts). Against Grambling (12/1), the Tigers were 9-of-21 or 42.9 percent, the second best single-game percentage of the season, topped only by the 9-of-18 (50%) shooting in the second game of the season against UNCG. Versus UIW (12/9), the Tigers hit double figures in threes for the second time this season: Vs. Florida State 11-of-26 42.3% Vs. UIW 10-of-26 38.5% LSU is 12th in the SEC in three-point percentage (75-of-230, 326%). Opponents have made six more three-pointers than the Tigers so far this season (81-of-221, 36.7%). LSU is 12th in the SEC in three-point field goal defense and accordingly only 286 nationally. Last season, LSU made a school record 268 treys in 33 games (268-744) and shot 34.6 percent from the arc. Before UIW shot just 21.4 percent from the arc (3-of-14) and Houston went 4-of-20, the two previous opponents -- Oklahoma State (11/25) and Grambling (12/1) combined to make 13-of-23 from the arc. Three opponents UNCG (19), Memphis (10) and Louisiana Tech (11) recorded double digit threepoint make games. INSIDE THE ARC LSU NINTH IN DI LSU continues to lead the SEC and is No. 9 in the country in shooting percentage inside the arc at 58.5 percent. The Tigers shot 56 percent inside the arc a year ago. Second in the SEC in two-point percentage is Mississippi at No. 24 at 57.1 percent. FREE THROWS In a game with lots of free throws such as the Houston game, making them is important and to that end the Tigers were the better of the two teams, making 29-of-38 or 76.3 percent, including 16-of-18 in the second half (88.9 percent). The top three free throw shooting games of Will Wade s tenure at LSU have all come in the first part of the 2018-19 season; 29 makes at Houston (12/12), 28 vs. UNCG (11/9) and 24 against Southeastern (11/6). In the UNCG game, the Tigers hit 22 in a row at the free throw line to start the game before missing. In four-of-the-last-six games, opponents have made more free throws than the Tigers: Vs. Charleston LSU 7-of-10; Opponents 14-of-22 Vs. Florida State LSU 11-of-13; Opponents 12-of-17 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
Vs. Oklahoma State LSU 12-of-20; Opponents 20-of-25 Vs. UIW LSU 13-of-17; Opponents 17-of-23 For the season, LSU is 162-of-219 or 74 percent The opponents for the season are 139-of-203 or 68.5 percent. LSU is +23 on makes and +16 on attempts. LSU is fourth in the league in free throw percentage and No. 57 in the NCAA. WILL WADE The native of Nashville graduate of Franklin Road Academy in Nashville won his 100th game as a head coach during last season Now in his sixth season as a head coach (2 at Chattanooga, 2 at VCU and 2 at LSU), he has reestablished an interest in basketball at LSU and established a new culture for this program as it moves forward This from one of the youngest head coaches in the so-called power 5 major conferences this season (SEC, ACC, Big 12, Big 10, Pac 12)... The list of Division I college basketball coaches 36 and under (* indicates Power 5 conference): Name School Age Austin Claunch Nicholls State 29 Preston Spradlin Morehead State 32 Maurice Joseph George Washington 33 Ryan Ridder Bethune-Cookman 34 Bashir Mason Wagner Seahawks 34 Dana Ford Missouri State 34 Penny Collins Tennessee State 34 Wes Miller UNC Greensboro 35 Rodney Billups Denver Pioneers 35 Richie Riley South Alabama 35 Bob Richey Furman Paladins 35 *Will Wade LSU Tigers 36 Mike Martin Brown Bears 36 Jamion Christian Siena Saints 36 *Richard Pitino Minnesota Gophers 36 Eran Ganot Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 36 Robert Ehsan UAB Blazers 36 Matt Lottich Valparaiso Crusaders 36 *Mike Boynton Oklahoma State Cowboys 36 Baker Dunleavy Quinnipiac Bobcats 36 Matt McCall UMass Minutemen 36 THREE-GUARD SYSTEM Soon after Coach Wade arrived at LSU, he stated his belief in having two point guards on the floor at most times to run his offense. Last season that meant Tremont Waters and Skylar Mays who combined to average 27.2 points (15.9 for Waters, 11.3 for Mays) and a combined 8.9 assists. Now Coach Wade has started three point guards in every game sophomore Waters, junior Mays and freshman Ja vonte Smart. While they are not on the court together all the time Darius Days is now playing some three spot as well the trio has become a solid group for Coach Wade to depend on. In 10 games, the trio has combined for 366 points, 95 rebounds, 107 assists and 64 steals while shooting a combined 127-of-280 from the field with 45 treys and 67-of-81 at the free throw line. The points are spread like this: Mays 132 (13.2 ppg); Smart 121 (12.1 ppg); and Waters 113 (11.3 ppg). TREMONT WATERS The sophomore from New Haven had his second 11-assist game of his career against Charleston (11/22). Here are the career 10 assist games for Waters: 2018-19 11 -- vs. Charleston 10 vs. UNCG 2017-18 11 vs. Arkansas 11 at Auburn 10 vs. Mississippi State 10 vs. North Florida 10 vs. UNCW 10 vs. UT-Martin Despite some troubles from the field (shooting just 27 percent from the arc), Waters is averaging 11.3 points per game and 5.2 assists a contest. Tremont is No. 6 in the SEC and 56th in the NCAA stats in assists while in steals Waters is the league leader at 3.0 a game and third in the nation. Only one player, Clarence Caesar back in the early 1990s, averaged 3.0 steals a game for a season for LSU. Waters needs three steals to become the 35th player to get to 100 career steals. Here s where Waters double digit assist games stand (along with teammate Skylar Mays) in terms of double figure assist games by LSU players since the start of the 2001-02 season: SCORING BREAKDOWNS CLASS PTS PCT. Freshmen 388 46.8 Sophomores 117 14.3 Juniors 200 24.5 Seniors/Grads 110 13.5 SCORING PTS PCT. Starters 584 71.6 Bench 231 28.3 POINTS IN PAINT PTS APG LSU 380 38.0 Opponents 264 26.4 POINTS OFF TO PTS APG LSU 192 19.2 Opponents 137 137 SECOND CHANCE POINTS PTS APG LSU 113 11.3 Opponents 98 9.8 BENCH SCORING PTS APG LSU 231 20.6 Opponents 206 20.6 FT% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU 45-57 77.6 Opponents 35-55 63.6 FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU 30-72 41.7 Opponents 35-77 45.5 3FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU 9-28 32.1 Opponents 11-31 35.5 TIMES LEADING SCORERS -- Naz Reid 3, Skylar Mays 3, Ja vonte Smart 3, Emmitt Williams 1, Tremont Waters 1 TIMES LEADING REBOUNDER -- Emmitt Williams 6, Kavell Bigby-Williams 2, Naz Reid 1, Ja vonte Smart 1, Skylar Mays 1, Darius Days 1 TIMES LEADING ASSISTS -- Tremont Waters 8, Ja vonte Smart 3, Skylar Mays 3, Naz Reid 1, Daryl Edwards 2, Darius Days 1, TOTAL DUNKS -- (43) -- Kavell Bigby-Williams 10, Emmitt Williams 11, Marlon Taylor 6, Skylar Mays 6, Naz Reid 6, Darius Days 2, Tremont Waters 1, Darius Days 2, Ja vonte Smart 1 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- (36) -- Skylar Mays 8, Ja vonte Smart 7, Naz Reid 6, Tremont Waters 5, Kavell Bigby-Williams 3, Emmitt Williams 2, Darius Days 2, Darryl Edwards 1, Marlon Taylor 2. DOUBLE DOUBLE -- Emmitt Williams 2, Tremont Waters 1, Kavell Bigby-Williams 1 20-POINT GAMES (Season) -- (3) -- Naz Reid 1 (29 vs. UNCG); Tremont Waters 1 (21 vs. UNCG); Skylar Mays 1 (20 vs. OSU) OPENING JUMP BALL CONTROLLED -- LSU 6, Opponents 4 SCORED FIRST LSU POINTS -- Tremont Waters 3, Ja vonte Smart 3, Emmitt Williams 1, Marlon Taylor 1, Darius Days 1, Naz Reid 1 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES BY GAME 0 1 2 3 4 5 or more 2 2 4 2 CLOCK TIME LEADING THE GAME -- 301.05 CLOCK TIME TRAILING THE GAME -- 85.59 CLOCK TIME TIED -- 18:36 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Tremont Waters - Gms 5 Assts/More (27) 2017-18 (21) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State -- 6 11/17 -- vs. Samford -- 8 11/20 -- vs. Michigan -- 5 11/29 -- vs. UT Martin -- 10 12/10 -- vs. UNCW -- 10 12/13 -- vs. Houston -- 6 12/16 -- vs. SFA -- 6 12/22 -- vs. UNF -- 10 12/29 -- at Memphis -- 8 1/10 -- at Arkansas -- 8 1/13 -- vs. Alabama -- 5 1/16 -- vs. UGA -- 5 1/23 -- vs. Texas A&M -- 9 2/3 -- vs. Arkansas -- 11 2/7 -- at Florida -- 6 2/10 -- vs. Ole Miss -- 8 2/20 -- vs. Vanderbilt -- 9 3/3 -- vs. Miss. State -- 10 3/8 -- vs. Miss. State (SECT) -- 6 3/14 -- vs. UL-Lafayette (NIT) --7 3/19 -- at Utah (NIT) -- 8 2018-19 (6) 11/9 -- vs. UNCG -- 10 11/13 -- vs. Memphis -- 8 11/16 -- vs. Louisiana Tech -- 5 11/22 -- vs. Charleston -- 11 11/25 -- vs. Oklahoma State -- 5 12/1 -- vs. Grambling -- 5 -- Skylar Mays - Games 5 Assts. or More (16) 2016-17 (7) 11/12 -- vs. Wofford -- 6 11/15 -- vs. USM -- 6 11/29 -- vs. Houston -- 11 1/7 -- vs. Miss. State -- 5 1/21 -- at Arkansas -- 6 1/25 -- vs. Florida -- 7 2/11 -- vs. Arkansas -- 5 2017-18 (7) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State -- 6 12/16 -- vs. SFA -- 6 12/19 -- vs. SHS -- 5 12/22 -- vs. UNF -- 5 1/6 -- at A&M -- 6 1/28 -- at Auburn -- 5 2/28 -- at Carolina -- 6 2018-19 (2) 11/22 -- vs. Charleston -- 5 12/9 -- vs. UIW -- 6 -- Ja vonte Smart - Gms 5 Assts. or More (3) 2018-19 (3) 11/23 -- vs. Florida State -- 8 12/1 -- vs. Grambling -- 5 12/9 -- vs. UIW -- 5 -- Tremont Waters - 5 Steals or More (5) 2017-18 (3) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State -- 5 11/22 -- vs. Marquette -- 5 1/23 -- vs. Texas A&M -- 8 2018-19 (2) 11/6 -- vs. Southeastern -- 5 11/9 -- vs. UNCG -- 6 -- Skylar Mays - Games 5 Steals or More 2017-18 (1) 2/24 -- at UGA -- 6 --- Kavell Bigby-Williams - Games 5 Blocks or More 12/1 -- vs. Grambling -- 9- Asst. Name Opponent Date 12 BRIGHT, Torris McNeese State 12/7/2002 11 WATERS, Tremont Charleston 11/22/2018 11 WATERS, Tremont Arkansas 2/3/2018 11 MAYS, Skylar Houston 11/29/2016 11 ROLAND, Lamont New Orleans 12/16/2000 10 WATERS, Tremont UNCG 11/9/2018 10 WATERS, Tremont Mississippi State 3/3/2018 10 WATERS, Tremont North Florida 12/22/2017 10 WATERS, Tremont UNCW 12/10/2017 10 WATERS, Tremont UT-Martin 11/29/2017 10 SIMMONS, Ben N.C. State 11/24/2015 10 QUARTERMAN, Tim Ole Miss 2/28/2015 10 GRAY, Josh Ole Miss 1/14/2015 10 CARMOUCHE, Charles Marquette 12/22/2012 10 TEMPLE, Garrett Troy 11/30/2008 10 MINOR, Tack Ohio State 1/15/2005 10 MINOR, Tack New Orleans 11/24/2004 10 BRIGHT, Torris Mississippi State 1/11/2003 10 BRIGHT, Torris Houston 1/8/2003 10 BRIGHT, Torris Mercer 11/25/2001 Waters for his career has dished out 250 assists in 43 career games. That ranks 21st among the 34 LSU players who have posted 200 career assists. Waters needs four to pass into the 20th spot T. J. Pugh, who dished out many of his assists in a couple of years to one Shaquille O Neal in the 1991 and 1992 seasons at LSU. SKYLAR MAYS Junior guard Skylar Mays joined teammate Tremont Waters with his own ESPN SportsCenter moment against Memphis (11/13) when he delivered an emphatic driving dunk that registered as the third best player of the day. Mays would score 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including three treys. He has 39 career double figure scoring games at LSU. Mays had an outstanding AdvoCare Invitational in which he led the team, averaging 17.0 points per game, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He followed that up with two more double figure scoring games to run his current streak to seven consecutive double figure scoring games before it was stopped at Houston (12/12) on a cold shooting night when he only scored seven points. He is presently averaging 13.2 points per game for the season, 3.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 steals a contest. The second team Academic A-A chosen by CoSIDA members has a 4.01 GPA and is majoring in pre-med/kinesiology In addition to the CoSIDA honor last spring, he was honored by the LSU Black Faculty and Staff Caucus at their annual awards presentation as one of the recipients of the Jesse Owens Student Award for the highest GPA by undergraduate student-athletes. Mays, who leads the team in three-point field goals (21) is shooting 50 percent from the floor (45-of-90) and 21-of-50 from the arc (42 percent). Mays is presently 13th among active career scorers in the SEC with 762 points and he is seventh in the league in career active assists leaders with 235. He is third behind only Q Weatherspoon of Mississippi State and KeVaughn Allen of Florida in active career steals in the SEC with 109. JA VONTE SMART The freshman from Baton Rouge had been stuck on 16 as his best scoring game in the early going into this past Wednesday at Houston. He had posted that number against Louisiana Tech (11/16), Florida State (11/23) and against Incarnate Word (12/9). Against Tech he had seven field goals with two treys with six field goals and two treys against Florida State. Last Sunday against UIW he also hit six field goals and two treys in the win. Against Houston (12/12), Smart in 36 minutes hit for six field goals, one trey and was 5-of-5 at the free throw line to score his season high of 18 points. In the last two games for LSU, Smart is 12-of-24 with three-of-six treys and 7-7 free throws to go with 5 assists and four steals. In these two games, he has upped his average from 10.9 to 12.1 points a game. Since going 0-2 at the free throw line against Oklahoma State (11/25), Smart is 9-9 at the line in the last three games. For the season, Smart is 23-of-27 at the line. REBOUNDING NUMBERS The Tigers were outrebounded in four straight games versus Louisiana Tech (11/16), Charleston (11/22), Florida State (11/23) and Oklahoma State (12/1) before out rebounding Grambling by a 45-24 count and Incarnate Word, 43-20. In the last two games the Tigers also had margins of 16-5 against Grambling and 13-4 versus UIW on the offensive boards. But things took a turn back as Houston outrebounded LSU, 48-35, with an 18-12 advantage on the offensive boards. That helped lead the Cougars to a 15-6 advantage on second chance points. LSU s Emmitt Williams, who has two double doubles this year, leads the team in rebounding by a good margin, averaging 7 boards a game. Of his 63 rebounds, 29 are offensive (Against Houston, he had six rebounds and five were offensive). Williams is 9th in the SEC in rebounding average. Darius Days is second at (5.2) and Naz Reid is third in average at 4.8 a game. 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
LSU is 11 in the league in rebound average at 37.5 a game and sixth in rebound defense at 32.8 a contest. KBW AND THE BLOCKS As of Thursday, Kavell Bigby-Williams nine blocks against Grambling on Dec. 1 is tied for second most in a single game this season in the NCAA with the top two being in-state players: Jakeenan Gant, UL-Lafayette (vs. Southern) 10 Kavell Bigby-Williams, LSU (vs. Grambling) 9 Nate Reuvers, Wisconsin (vs. Stanford) 9 Brandon Gilbeck, Western Illinois (vs. Eastern Illinois) 9 Bigby-Williams averages 2.50 blocks per game and is ranked 27th in the country. He is third in the SEC in block average. As a team, LSU is 34th in the NCAA in blocks per game at 5.1 and 16th in the nation in total blocks at 51. However, LSU s team average is only ranked eighth in the SEC. KBW just missed becoming the third person in the last 30 years to have double figure blocks in a game. Shaquille O Neal had games with 12 blocks (once), 11 (3 times) and 10 blocks (twice). Stromile Swift had 11 in a game once. Since the start of the 2001-02 season, KBW joined the following LSU players who have had six or more blocks in a game are: Kavell Bigby-Williams (1), Tyrus Thomas (3), Chris Johnson (4), Jordan Mickey (4), Brandon Bass (2), Glen Davis (1), Anthony Randolph (1) and Malcolm White (1). Bigby-Williams has also had some good games offensively this season: Vs. Memphis (11/13) 7-of-7 FG 14 points, 4 rebounds Vs. Oklahoma State (11/25) 6-of-9 FG 12 points, 7 rebounds Vs. Grambling State (12/1) 4-of-6 FG 9 points. 5 rebounds Vs. Incarnate Word (12/9) 6-of-9 FG 14 points, 10 rebounds For the season, Bigby-Williams is averaging 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds. He is averaging 16.2 minutes a game and is 30-of-44 from the field (68.2 percent). DARIUS DAYS STARTS LAST THREE LSU replaced one freshman for another in the starting lineup as Darius Days got the start in the last three games as Darius Days replaced Emmitt Williams in the LSU starting lineup. In the three games as a starter, Days had 13 points and nine rebounds against Grambling (12/1), nine points and eight rebounds against Incarnate Word (12/9) and seven points and three boards at Houston (12/12). In the three games, Days is 11-of-21 from the floor with three treys. His scoring average in the three games has gone up from 6.3 points to 7.3 points a game. For the season, Days is shooting 51 percent from the floor (25-49) with six treys. He is 17-of-20 from the free throw line and the freshman is averaging 5.2 rebounds. NAZ REID Naz Reid has in Coach Wade s words been doing a lot of good things but some of the stats were showing that but now in the last two games, he has posted his first back-to-back double figure scoring games since the opening three games of the season. Reid hit 7-of-8 field goals in a 16-point game against Incarnate Word (12/9) with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals. Against Houston, Reid had 13 points, hitting 4-of-8 from the field with an assist and a steal. Reid was 11-of-16 from the field the last two games. Reid opened his LSU career with 17 points against Southeastern Louisiana, 29 versus UNCG and 11 against Memphis. In those three games, Reid was 22-of-36 from the field, including 11-of-14 in the UNCG game (11/9). He is averaging 12.2 points and 4.8 rebounds along with 1.2 assists per game. He has started eight games and is shooting 46-of-94 from the field with 10 treys. MARLON TAYLOR Coach Wade has been talking about Marlon Taylor and his athletic ability and his hope that he will be a big asset for the Tigers as SEC begins next month. Against Incarnate Word, Taylor played 33 minutes with six points and seven rebounds. This comes after a Grambling game on Dec. 1 in which he scored nine points in 21 minutes, his highest scoring game since hitting for 15 points in 15 minutes in the Nov. 6 opener against Southeastern. Against Houston (12/12), Taylor did exactly what was needed in a game like that was, get to the free throw line. Taylor made 9-of-11 free throws and finished with 11 points and five rebounds. Even more impressive was his 9-11 after going 8-of-16 the first nine games. For the season now he is 17-of-27. Taylor is averaging 5.7 points and 2.7 rebounds. LSU SUPERLATIVES BY HALVES Team Pts: High 51, vs. UIW (1st, 12/9/18) 48, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) Low 29, vs. FSU (1st, 11/23/18) 31, at Houston (2nd, 12/12/18) Reb: High 23, vs. Memphis (1st, 11/13/18) 25, vs. Southeastern (2nd, 11/6/18) Low 16, vs. FSU (1st, 11/23/18) 13, vs. FSU (2nd, 11/23/18) Asts: High 11, vs. UIW (1st, 12/9/18) 9, vs. FSU (2nd, 11/23/18) Low 6, vs. FSU (1st, 11/22/18) 3, vs. Louisiana Tech (2nd, 11/16/18), at Houston (2nd, 12/12/18) FGM: High - 20, vs. Memphis, (1st, 11/13/18) 16, vs. Southeastern (2nd, 11/6/18) Low - 11, vs. FSU (1st, 11/23/18) 7, at Houston (2nd, 12/12/18) FG%: High 59.4% vs. UIW, (1st, 12/9/18) 56.0% vs FSU (2nd, 11/23/18) Low -- 42.9% vs. Louisiana Tech (1st, 11/16/18) 26.9 at Houston (2nd, 12/12/18) 3FGM: High -- 6, vs. UIW, (1st, 12/9/18) 6, vs. FSU (11/22/18); OSU (11/23/18) (2nd) Low -- 3, vs. Memphis, Charleston, OSU (1st) 1, vs. LA Tech (2nd, 11/16/18), at Houston (2nd, 12/12/18) 3FG%: High -- 50.0%, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 50.0%, vs. FSU (2nd, 11/23/18)) Low 25.0% vs. LA Tech, Charleston, OSU (1st) 8.3% at Houston (2nd, 12/12/18) FTM: High - 13, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18), at UH (1st, 12/12/18) 16, at Houston (2nd, 12/12/18) Low -- 0, vs. Charleston (1st, 11/22/18) 5, vs. FSU (2nd, 11/23/18) FT%: High 100, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 100, vs. Charleston (2nd, 11/22/18) Low 33.3% vs. LA Tech (1st, 11/16/18) 62.5% vs. Oklahoma State (2nd, 12/1/18) Players Highs In A Half: Points -- 16, Naz Reid, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) FGM -- 6, Naz Reid, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) 6, Naz Reid, vs. UIW (2nd, 12/9/18) 3FGM -- 3, Naz Reid, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) 3, Skylar Mays, vs. OSU (2nd, 11/25/18) FTM -- 9, Marlon Taylor, at UH (2nd, 12/12/18) Rebs -- 7, Darius Days, vs. UIW (2nd, 12/9/18) Assists -- 7, Tremont Waters, vs. UNCG (1st, 11/9/18) Blocks -- 5, Kavell Bigby-Williams, vs. Grambling (1st, 12/1/18) Steals -- 4, Tremont Waters, vs. SLU (1st, 11/6/18) 4, Tremont Waters, vs. UNCG (2nd, 11/9/18) 4, Skylar Mays, vs. UIW (1st, 12/9/18) EMMITT WILLIAMS The freshman missed the Incarnate Word with a lip injury suffered in practice prior to the game, but played 23 minutes off the bench and had six rebounds and a block in the game. He has two double doubles 12 points and 10 rebounds against Southeastern (11/6) and 11 points and 10 rebounds against Memphis (11/13). Williams is averaging 8.0 points and 7.0 rebounds. He is shooting 27-of-44 from the field (61.4 per- 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
LSU CAREER/SEASON STATS 200 Career Assists Club 1. Kenny Higgs, 1974-78 645 2. Ethan Martin, 1977-81 638 3. Torris Bright, 1999-03 544 4. Garrett Temple, 2005-09 482 5. Pete Maravich, 1967-70 425 -- 15. Chris Bass, 2008-12 267 15. Tommy Hess, 1970-72 267 17. Bernard Woodside, 1985-88 266 18. John Tudor, 1980-84 261 19. Jordy Hultberg, 1976-80 256 20. T. J. Pugh, 1990-92 253 21. Tremont Waters, 2017-present 250 22. Greg Cook, 1976-81 246 23. Skylar Mays, 2016-present 235 24. Clarence Ceasar, 1991-95 234 25. Jermaine Williams, 1998-02 232 25. Chris Jackson, 1988-90 232 27. Antonio Hudson, 2001-05 226 28. Howard Carter, 1979-83 225 28. Tack Minor, 225 29. Randy Livingston, 1994-96 220 30. Don Redden, 1982-86 215 31. Jerry Reynolds, 1982-85 211 32. Bo Spencer, 2007-10 210 33. Xavier Whipple, 2001-05 209 34. Jalyn Patterson, 2014-17 206 100 Career Steals Club 1. Clarence Ceasar, 1991-95 310 2. Ethan Martin, 1977-81 279 3. Torris Bright, 1999-03 246 4. Darrel Mitchell, 2002-06 219 5. Anthony Hickey, 2011-14 216 -- 16. Andre Stringer, 2010-14 130 17. Brian Beshara, 1998-01 126 18. Howard Carter 124 19. Maurice Williamson, 89-90, 91-93 121 20. Storm Warren, 2008-12 113 21. Ricky Blanton 111 21. John Tudor 111 23. Oliver Brown 110 23. Collis Temple III, 1999-03 110 25 Skylar Mays, 2016-present 109 25. Ronald Dupree, 1999-03 109 25. Jamie Brandon, 1991-94 109 25. Jalyn Patterson, 2014-17 109 28. Shaquille O Neal, 1989-93 108 28. Glen Davis 108 31. Chris Jackson 107 32. Anthony Wilson 106 33. Ronnie Henderson 104 34. Tim Quarterman 103 -- * Tremont Waters, 2017-present 97 cent). FRESHMAN SCORING WELL FOR TIGERS Kenpom.com gives LSU an experience level at nine games of 1.08, ranked 332 of the 353 teams as of Wednesday. Only Arkansas and Kentucky are listed as younger by the web site. The freshmen on the team in eight games have scored 46.8 of LSU s 815 points this season. FORMER BASEBALL PLAYER SCORES IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMES Former LSU baseball pitcher Will Reese scored his first two collegiate points in the Grambling game (12/1) and had another two against UIW (12/9). He joins a group of former players to have handled the two sport aspect at LSU. He was a scholarship pitcher for the baseball team for two seasons before deciding to walk-on to the men s basketball team at LSU, playing basketball for the first time since leading Anacoco High to two state titles. He is the first two-sport player to score for LSU basketball since Robert Royal on Jan. 17, 20001 (FB, BKB) and he is the first LSU baseball player to record points since Lyle Mouton on March 17, 1989. Of course the SEC Network and ESPN s Ben McDonald also participated in both basketball and baseball in his time at LSU in the mid-1980s. WITH ONE MORE GAME AGAINST LOUISIANA COMPETITION The Tigers have now won 18 straight against Louisiana schools dating back to a loss to Nicholls in November 2010 in the second game of the 2010-11 season. The breakdown by seasons: 2010-11 3 Centenary, McNeese, Southern 2011-12 2 Nicholls, Grambling 2012-13 2 McNeese, Northwestern 2013-14 5 Northwestern, UNO, Southeastern, ULM, McNeese 2014-15 1 McNeese State 2015-16 1 McNeese State 2017-18 1 UL-Lafayette 2018-19 3 Southeastern, LA Tech, Grambling LSU s last game against a Louisiana school this season will be Dec. 28 at home against ULM. SERIES VERSUS SAINT MARY S This will be the first meeting between Saint Mary s and LSU in this Neon Hoops Showcase at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The game will be at the T-Mobile Arena, the home of the 2018 Stanley Cup finalists, the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Saint Mary s, which advanced to the NIT quarterfinals a year ago, and the Tigers will follow the conclusion of the BYU-UNLV opening game of the doubleheader. The Gaels are coming off an 81-66 win over Cal State Fullerton in which the 7-4 Saint Mary s team scored 54 first-half points. Jordan Ford, Jordan Hunter and Malik Fitts combined for 55 of the team s points. Ford had a team-high 19 points with all of them coming in the first half. Hunter had his second double double of the year with 18 points and 10 boards. Fitts had 18 points of his own. Veteran coach Randy Bennett is in his 18th season as the head coach at Saint Mary s. He is one win shy of 400 wins and has led his team to 12 postseason appearances (six NCAA, six NIT). BACK HOME FOR POTENTIALLY UNDEFEATED LSU is back home next Friday, Dec. 21, against what could be an undefeated 12-0 Furman team. The game is set for 7 p.m. CT and that game will be streamed on SECN+ and broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network. Tickets will be available at LSUtix.net. 2018-19 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
NAZ REID Forward * 6-10 * 250 * Freshman * HS * Asbury Park, New Jersey (Roselle Catholic HS) 0 Top Performances Points Season: 29, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 Rebounds Season: 7, three times Field Goals Made Season: 11, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 Free Throws Made Season: 5, at Houston, 12/12/18 Assists Season: 3, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Blocks Season: 1, five times Steals Season: 3, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 MInutes Played Season: 41, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Freshman Season (2018-19) Opened his freshman campaign by scoring 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting with a trey... Made four treys and 11-of-14 from the field to score 29 in the UNCG win (11/9)... Averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds in AdvoCare invitational games... Had one of his best efforts against UIW (12/9) with 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting with three assists and three steals. Back-to-back double figure scoring games with 13 against Houston. Reid s Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 21 6-13 1-5 4-4 6 0 2 1 1 1 17 UNC Greensboro 32 11-14 4-6 3-3 7 3 1 5 1 1 29 Memphis 20 5-9 1-3 0-0 5 4 1 3 1 0 11 Louisiana Tech 10 2-7 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 vs. Charleston 22 3-6 0-2 0-0 2 3 0 3 0 2 6 vs. Florida State 41 4-10 2-5 2-2 2 3 0 3 1 0 12 vs. Oklahoma State 21 2-9 0-2 2-5 5 2 2 2 1 1 6 Grambling 18 2-10 1-1 3-5 7 5-1 2 0 0 1 8 Incarnate Word 22 7-8 1-2 1-2 7 2 3 3 0 3 16 at Houston 20 4-8 0-3 5-9 4 4 1 3 0 1 13 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 29 vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 2. 17 vs. Southeastern, 11/6/18 3. 16 vs. UIW, 12/9/18 4. 13 at Houston, 12/12/18 5. 12 vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 6. 11 vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 7. 8 vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 8. 6 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/18 8 6 vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 10. 4 vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/18 Naz Reid s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 18-19 10-8 227/22.7 46-94.489 10-31.323 20-30.667 48-4.8 27-1 12 23 5 10 122-12.2 Totals 10-8 227/22.7 46-94.489 10-31.323 20-30.667 48-4.8 27-1 12 23 5 10 122-12.2
JA VONTE SMART Guard * 6-4 * 250 * Freshman * HS * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Scotlandville Magnet HS) 1 Top Performances Points Season: 18, at Houston, 12/12/18 Rebounds Season: 5, three times Field Goals Made Season: 7, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, four times Free Throws Made Season: 8, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 Assists Season: 8, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Blocks Season: Steals Season: 3, twice Minutes Played Season: 39, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Freshman Season (2018-19) Earns the start in his first college game and scores 12 points as part of LSU s three-point guard system... Scored 13 each in the wins over UNCG (11/9) and Memphis (11/13)... Made it four straight games in double figures including the go-ahead three-pointer against Louisiana Tech (11/16). Equaled his season high with 16 points in the loss in Orlando to Florida State (11/23)... Averaged 8.7 in the three AdvoCare games... Back-to-back double figure games of 16 vs. UIW (12/9) and at Houston (12/12) with season high 18 points. Smart s Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 27 4-7 1-4 1-2 5 1 2 0 0 1 10 UNC Greensboro 23 2-2 1-1 8-8 5 3 1 2 0 1 13 Memphis 23 6-11 0-3 1-2 3 3 3 4 0 3 13 Louisiana Tech 25 7-10 2-4 0-0 3 1 2 3 0 1 16 vs. Charleston 30 1-3 0-0 2-2 4 0 0 2 0 1 4 vs. Florida State 39 6-13 2-7 2-2 5 3 8 2 0 1 16 vs. Oklahoma State 31 2-13 2-7 0-2 1 2 4 1 0 3 6 Grambling 33 3-11 1-4 2-2 3 1 5 3 1 2 9 Incarnate Word 26 6-10 2-3 2-2 3 2 5 0 1 2 16 at Houston 36 6-14 1-3 5-5 2 3 0 3 0 2 18 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 18 at Houston, 12/12/18 2. 16 vs. UIW, 12/9/18 16 vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 16 vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/18 5. 13 vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 13 vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 7. 10 vs. Southeastern, 11/6/18 8. 9 vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 9. 6 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/18 10. 4 vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 Ja vonte Smart s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 18-19 10-10 293/29.3 43-94.457 12-36.333 23-27.852 34-3.4 19-0 30 20 2 17 121-12.1 Totals 10-10 293/29.3 43-94.457 12-36.333 23-27.852 34-3.4 19-0 30 20 2 17 121-12.1
TREMONT WATERS Guard * 5-11 * 175 * Sophomore * 1L * New Haven, Connecticut (Notre Dame HS) 3 Top Performances Points Season: 21, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 39, vs. Marquette, 11/22/17 Rebounds Season: 5, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 11, vs. Kentucky, 1/3/18 Field Goals Made Season: 7, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 13, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, three times 5, four times Free Throws Made Season: 5, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 9, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Assists Season: 11, vs. Charleston, 11/23/18 11, twice Blocks Season: 1, vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 1 vs. Houston (12/13/17) Steals Season: 6, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 8, vs. A&M (1/23/18) MInutes Played Season: 37, twice 40, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Sophomore Season (2018-19) Posts a sixth career double-double in the win over UNCG (11/9) wtih 21 points and 10 assists with six steals... Equaled his career high with 11 assists against Charleston, second double figure assist game this season... Averaged 9.0 points and 6.3 assists in AdvoCare Classic games. Waters Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 23 3-7 1-2 2-2 1 2 2 3 0 5 9 UNC Greensboro 36 7-14 2-3 5-7 1 2 10 5 0 6 21 Memphis 37 3-11 0-3 2-2 2 2 8 3 1 3 8 Louisiana Tech 36 5-14 1-7 3-5 5 1 5 3 0 2 14 vs. Charleston 36 3-8 1-5 1-1 2 1 11 3 0 1 8 vs. Florida State 37 3-7 1-3 4-5 3 2 3 6 0 4 11 vs. Oklahoma State 29 3-9 2-6 0-0 3 1 5 6 0 2 8 Grambling 26 6-8 2-4 1-2 4 2 5 6 0 3 15 Incarnate Word 19 3-5 1-2 2-2 1 4 1 4 0 1 9 at Houston 28 3-13 1-9 3-4 2 3 2 5 0 3 10 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 39 vs. Marquette (11/22/17) 2. 28 vs. Miss. State (SECT) 3/8/18 2. 28 vs. Vandy (2/20/18) 4. 27 vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) 4. 27 vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) 6. 25 at UGA (2/24/18) 7. 21 vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 7. 21 vs. Mizzou (2/17/18) 7. 21 at Texas A&M (1/6/18) 7. 21 vs. Michigan (11/20/17) Tremont Waters Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 17-18 33-32 1089/33.0 168-403.417 72-205.351 117-146.801 111-3.4 74-1 198 96 3 67 525-15.9 18-19 10-10 307/30.7 39-96.406 12-44.273 23-30.767 24-2.4 20-0 52 44 1 30 113-11.3 TOTALS 43-42 1396/32.5 207-499.415 84-249.337 140-176.795 135-3.1 94-1 250 140 4 97 638-14.8
SKYLAR MAYS Guard * 6-4 * 200 * Junior * 2L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS/Findlay Prep) 4 Top Performances Points Season: 20, vs. Oklahoma St. (11/25/18) 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Rebounds Season: 6, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 9, vs. Houston (12/14/17) Field Goals Made Season: 8, vs. Oklahoma St. (11/25/18) 8, vs. Oklahoma St. (11/25/18) 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, twice 4, five times Free Throws Made Season: 5, vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 9, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Assists Season: 6, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 11, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Blocks Season: 1, twice 2, twice Steals Season: 4, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 6, at UGA (2/24/18) Minutes Played Season: 36, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 39, at Carolina (2/28/18) Junior Season (2018-19) Mays equals fourth best game of his career with a SportsCenter highlight dunk and 19 points in 33 minutes against Memphis (11/13). Had 19 points against vs. Florida State (11/23) with a career equaling four three-pointers... Three double figure scoring games, led team at AdvoCare Invitational, averaging 17.0 ppg, making 10-17 treys. (11/22, 23,25)... Six straight games in double figures, with 10 against Grambling (12/1)... Stretched the streak to seven games with 13 points against UIW (12/9). Mays Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 23 5-8 1-2 0-0 3 1 2 1 0 3 11 UNC Greensboro 26 2-10 0-4 5-5 5 1 3 0 0 1 9 Memphis 33 6-11 3-5 4-4 2 2 1 0 0 1 19 Louisiana Tech 32 4-9 1-4 3-4 1 1 0 1 1 1 12 vs. Charleston 28 4-7 2-5 2-2 2 3 5 1 0 2 12 vs. Florida State 36 7-9 4-5 1-2 5 2 4 2 1 1 19 vs. Oklahoma State 28 8-11 4-7 0-0 3 3 1 1 0 2 20 Grambling 27 3-8 2-6 2-2 6 1 1 2 0 1 10 Incarnate Word 24 4-8 2-6 3-3 5 0 6 1 0 4 13 at Houston 32 2-9 2-6 1-2 5 3 2 2 0 1 7 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 2. 20, at Oklahoma State (11/25/18) 2. 20, at UGA (2/24/18) 2. 20, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 5. 19, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 5. 19, vs. Memphis (11/13/18) 5. 19, at Ole Miss (2/14/17) 8. 18, vs. Houston (12/10/17) 8. 18, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 10. 17, vs. Ole Miss (2/10/18) 10. 17, vs. SFA (12/16/17) Skylar Mays Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 16-17 31-25 711/22.9 83-202.411 21-64.328 69-85.812 69-2.2 55-0 113 69 2 40 256-8.3 17-18 33-30 1026/31.1 125-282.443 47-134.351 77-92.837 132-4.0 54-2 97 56 8 52 374-11.3 18-19 10-10 289/28.9 45-90.500 21-50.420 21-24.875 37-3.7 17-0 25 11 2 17 132-13.2 TOTALS 74-65 2026/27.4 253-574.441 89-248.359 167-201.831 238-3.2 126-2 235 136 12 109 762-10.3
DARYL EDWARDS Guard * 6-3 * 185 * Senior * 1L * Fresno, California (NW Florida State/Fresno Central HS) 5 Top Performances Points Season: 12, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 21, at Alabama (2/13/18) Rebounds Season: 3, twice 5, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Field Goals Made Season: 4, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 8 at Alabama (2/13/18) 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, twice 3, five times Free Throws Made Season: 3, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 4, twice Assists Season: 2, three times 6, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Blocks Season: 1, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 1, four times Steals Season: 1, three times 3, at Alabama (2/13/18) Senior Season (2018-19) Had his best game of the young season vs. Louisiana Tech (11/16), playing with a facemask to protect a broken nose which was operated on 11/14... Averaged 6.3 points in the AdvoCare Inv... Did not dress (leg injury) Edwards Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 21 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 UNC Greensboro 17 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Memphis 20 0-3 0-1 2-2 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 Louisiana Tech 19 4-8 1-2 3-4 3 3 2 0 0 1 12 vs. Charleston 14 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 vs. Florida State 16 3-5 2-4 0-0 1 0 1 2 1 0 8 vs. Oklahoma State 19 1-6 0-4 3-4 2 3 2 4 0 0 5 Grambling DND-injury Incarnate Word DND-injury at Houston 17 1-2 0-1 0-1 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament MInutes Played Season: 21, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 34, at Florida (2/7/18) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 21, at Alabama, 2/13/18 2. 15, vs. UTM, 11/29/17 3. 14, vs. Arkansas, 2/3/18 4. 12, vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/18 4. 12, vs. A&M, 1/23/18 6. 11, vs. Miss. State, 3/8/18 6. 11, at UGA, 2/24/18 6. 11, vs. Sam Houston, 12/19/17 9. 10, vs. N. Florida, 12/22/17 10. 10, vs. SFA, 12/16/17 Daryl Edwards Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK S PTS-AVG 2017-18 32-16 705/22.0 73-158.462 39-105.371 31-39.795 55-1.7 57-0 42 29 3 23 216-6.8 2018-19 8-0 143/17.9 12-31.387 5-18.278 8-11.727 14-1.8 9-0 11 10 1 3 37-4.6 TOTALS 40-16 848/21.2 85-189.450 44-123.358 39-50.780 69-1.7 66-0 53 39 4 26 253-6.3
KAVELL BIGBY-WILLIAMS Forward * 6-11 * 250 * SR. * TR * London, England (Oregon)(Gillette College)(Harris Academy) 11 Top Performances Points Season: 14, twice Rebounds Season: 10, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Field Goals Made Season: 7, vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 3 PT FG Made Season: Free Throws Made Season: 5, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Assists Season: 2, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 Blocks Season: 9, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Steals Season: 2, vs. LA Tech, 11/16/18 MInutes Played Season: 27, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Senior Season (2018-19) Was a perfect 7-7 from the field in the win over Memphis (11/16),,, Had 12 points and season best 7 rebounds, against Oklahoma State (11/25), finished AdvoCare Inv. averaging 6.0 points and 3.7 rebounds... First player since Tyrus Thomas in 2006 to get nine blocks in a game... First double double at LSU against UIW (12/9), playing 27 minutes off the bench with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Bigby-Williams Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 21 1-2 0-0 5-7 4 2 0 1 3 0 7 UNC Greensboro 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 Memphis 17 7-7 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 0 1 0 14 Louisiana Tech 20 2-3 0-0 1-2 6 1 2 0 3 2 5 vs. Charleston 12 2-5 0-0 0-2 3 3 0 1 0 0 4 vs. Florida State 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 0 2 0 2 vs. Oklahoma State 18 6-9 0-0 0-0 7 3 0 0 1 0 12 Grambling 24 4-6 0-0 1-4 5 1 1 4 9 1 9 Incarnate Word 27 6-9 0-0 2-2 10 3 0 2 2 0 14 at Houston 6 0-0 0-0 4-4 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 14 vs. UIW, 12/9/18 14 vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 3. 12 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/18 4. 9 vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 5. 7 vs. Southeastern, 11/6/18 6. 5 vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/18 7. 4 at Houston, 12/12/18 4 vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 9. 2 vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 2 vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 Kavell Bigby-Williams Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 18-19 10-2 162/16.2 30-44.682 0-0.000 13-21.619 45-4.5 22-0 4 8 25 3 73-7.3 Totals 10-2 162/16.2 30-44.682 0-0.000 13-21.619 45-4.5 22-0 4 8 25 3 73-7.3
MARSHALL GRAVES Guard * 6-4 * 195 * Junior * 2L * Ponchatoula, Louisiana (University High) 12 Top Performances Points Season: 6, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Rebounds Season: 2, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) Field Goals Made Season: 2, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 3, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 2, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Free Throws Made Season: 2, vs. SE La (11/6/18) 2 twice Assists Season: 1, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 3, vs. Texas A&M (2/4/17) Blocks Season: 1, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 1, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Steals: Season: 1, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 1, twice Junior Season (2018-19) Hit a trey in one appearance in the AdvoCare Invitational against Oklahoma State (11/25)... Graves played a career high of 20 minutes against UIW (12/9) and scored six points, one off his career high. Graves Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 6 0-3 0-2 2-2 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 UNC Greensboro DNP-Coach s Decision Memphis DNP-Coach s Decision Louisiana Tech DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Charleston DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Florida State DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Oklahoma State 1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Grambling 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Incarnate Word 20 2-4 2-4 0-0 2 2 1 0 1 1 6 at Houston DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Minutes Played Season: 20, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 20, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) 2. 6, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 6, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 4. 3, vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/18 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) 6. 2, vs. Southeastern (11/6/18) 2, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17). 2 vs. Miss. State (3/8/17) 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. 16-17 15-0 48/3.2 1-9.111 0-6.000 2-3.667 5-0.3 7-0 3 3 0 1 4-0.3 17-18 14-0 72/5.1 7-19.368 4-14.286 0-0.000 5-0.4 5-0 9 3 0 0 18-1.3 18-19 4-0 31/7.8 3-8.375 3-7.429 2-2 1.000 4-1.0 4-0 1 0 1 1 11-2.8 Totals 33-0 151/4.6 11-36.306 7-27.259 4-5.800 14-0.4 16-0 13 6 1 2 33-1.0
WILL REESE Guard * 6-3 * 205 * So. * RS * Leesville, Louisiana (Anacoco HS) 13 Top Performances Points Season: 2, twice Rebounds Season: 3, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Field Goals Made Season: 1, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: Free Throws Made Season: Assists Season: Blocks Season: Steals Season: 1, twice Sophomore Season (2018-19) Reese s Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 6 0-3 0-1 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 UNC Greensboro DNP-Coach s Decision Memphis DNP-Coach s Decision Louisiana Tech DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Charleston DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Florida State 0+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Oklahoma State 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grambling 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Incarnate Word 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 at Houston DNP-Coach s Decision vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament MInutes Played Season: 9, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 2 vs. UIW, 12/9/18 2 vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Will Reese s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 18-19 5-0 18/3.6 2-6.333 0-2.000 0-0.000 3-0.6 1-0 2 1 0 0 4-0.8 Totals 5-0 18/3.6 2-6.333 0-2.000 0-0.000 3-0.6 1-0 2 1 0 0 4-0.8
MARLON TAYLOR Guard * 6-5 * 210 * Junior * JC * Mount Vernon, N.Y. (Panola College)(Mount Vernon HS) 14 Top Performances Points Season: 15, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Rebounds Season: 7, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Field Goals Made Season: 5, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Free Throws Made Season: 9, at Houston, 12/12/18 Assists Season: 1,twice Blocks Season: 1, at Houston, 12/12/18 Steals Season: 2 at Houston, 12/12/18 MInutes Played Season: 33, vs. UIW, 12/9/18 Junior Season (2018-19) Came off the bench in the opener to play 15 minutes and score 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Averaged 3.0 points in the AdvoCare Invitational... Best scoring game since opener with nine points in 21 minutes against Grambling (12/1)... Pla.yed a career high 33 minutes against UIW (12/9) with career best seven rebounds.. Taylor had his first double figure game since the opener, featuring a 9-of-11 night at the free throw line. Taylor s Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 15 5-8 1-3 4-6 2 2 0 0 0 1 15 UNC Greensboro 19 2-3 1-1 0-0 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 Memphis 8 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech 9 1-5 0-4 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs. Charleston 14 3-7 1-3 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 1 7 vs. Florida State 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Oklahoma State 13 0-2 0-0 2-3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 Grambling 21 3-4 2-3 1-1 2 2 1 1 0 0 9 Incarnate Word 33 2-8 1-5 1-4 7 2 0 3 0 1 6 at Houston 23 1-2 0-1 9-11 5 3 1 1 1 2 11 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 15 vs. Southeastern, 11/6/18 2. 11 at Houston, 12/12/18 3. 9 vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 4. 7 vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 5. 6 vs. UIW, 12/9/18 6. 5 vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 7. 2 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/18 2 vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/18 Marlon Taylor s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 18-19 10-0 164/16.4 17-40.425 6-21.286 17-27.630 27-2.7 13 2 8 1 5 57-5.7 Totals 10-0 164/16.4 17-40.425 6-21.286 17-27.630 27-2.7 13 2 8 1 5 57-5.7
Darius Days Forward * 6-6 * 225 * FR * HS * Raleigh, Florida (IMG Academy) 22 Top Performances Points Season: 13, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Rebounds Season: 9, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Field Goals Made Season: 5, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 3 PT FG Made Season: 1, five times Free Throws Made Season: 4, twice Assists Season: 2, vs. SE La., 11/6/18 Blocks Season: 2, three times Steals Season: 3, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Minutes Played Season: 25, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Freshman Season (2018-19) Double figure scoring vs. Southeastern in the opener (11/6.)... Averaged 5.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in the AdvoCare Inv.... In his first career start against Grambling (12/1), posted season best 13 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes. Days Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 21 3-7 1-4 4-4 5 3 2 0 0 1 11 UNC Greensboro 13 2-3 1-2 4-4 2 1 1 0 0 0 9 Memphis 16 3-5 1-3 0-0 6 2 0 1 2 1 7 Louisiana Tech 19 0-2 0-1 0-0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 vs. Charleston 12 3-3 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 1 0 0 6 vs. Florida State 16 1-4 0-1 2-2 6 1 0 1 0 0 4 vs. Oklahoma State 22 3-4 0-0 2-2 6 2 0 1 1 0 8 Grambling 25 5-8 1-3 2-4 9 2 1 1 0 3 13 Incarnate Word 20 3-7 1-3 2-2 8 4 0 1 2 0 9 at Houston 15 3-6 1-3 0-0 3 5-1 1 0 0 0 7 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Top Career Scoring Games 1. 13 vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 2. 11 vs. Southeastern, 11/6/18 3. 9 vs. UIW, 12/9/18 9 vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 5. 8 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/18 6. 7 at Houston, 12/12/18 7 vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 8. 6 vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 9. 4 vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Darius Days Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 18-19 10-3 174/17.4 25-49.510 6-20.300 17-20.850 52-5.2 24-1 6 5 6 8 73-7.3 TOTALS 10-3 174/17.4 25-49.510 6-20.300 17-20.850 52-5.2 24-1 6 5 6 8 73-7.3
EMMITT Williams Forward * 6-6 * 225 * Fr. * HS * Fort Myers, Florida (Oak Ridge HS) 24 Top Performances Points Season: 14, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 Rebounds Season: 10, twice Field Goals Made Season: 6, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 3 PT FG Made Season: Free Throws Made Season: 3, three times Assists Season 1, twice Blocks Season: 2, vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 Steals: Season: Career 1, twice Freshman Season (2018-19) Posted double doubles in the first and third games of his college career... Finished AdvoCare Inv. averaging 8.7 points and 6.7 rebounds for the three games (Nov. 22, 23, 25). Williams Game-by-Game Statistics 2018-19 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Southeastern 16 5-7 0-0 2-4 10 3 1 3 0 0 12 UNC Greensboro 26 2-4 0-0 3-4 5 2 0 1 0 0 7 Memphis 26 4-6 0-0 3-4 10 2 0 2 1 1 11 Louisiana Tech 30 4-6 0-0 1-4 7 3 0 0 1 1 9 vs. Charleston 32 6-9 0-1 2-3 9 1 1 1 1 0 14 vs. Florida State 22 2-2 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 1 2 0 4 vs. Oklahoma State 22 3-4 0-0 2-2 6 2 0 1 1 0 8 Grambling 20 0-3 0-0 3-4 5 2 0 2 0 0 3 Incarnate Word DND--injury at Houston 23 1-3 0-0 2-2 6 4 1 0 1 0 4 vs. Saint Mary s Furman ULM Alabama at Arkansas at Ole Miss South Carolina Georgia at Missouri at Texas A&M Arkansas at Mississippi State Auburn Kentucky at Georgia Florida at Tennessee Texas A&M at Alabama at Florida Vanderbilt SEC Tournament Minutes Played Season 32, vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 Top Career Scoring Games 1 14 vs. Charleston, 11/22/18 2. 12 vs. Southeastern, 11/6/18 3. 11 vs. Memphis, 11/13/18 4. 9 vs. Louisiana Tech, 11/16/18 5. 8 vs. Oklahoma State, 11/25/18 6. 7 vs. UNCG, 11/9/18 7. 4 at Houston, 12/12/18 4 vs. Florida State, 11/23/18 9. 3 vs. Grambling, 12/1/18 Emmitt Williams Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 18-19 9-7 217/24.1 27-44.614 0-1.000 18-27.667 63-7.0 21-0 3 11 7 2 72-8.0 Totals 9-7 217/24.1 27-44.614 0-1.000 18-27.667 63-7.0 21-0 3 11 7 2 72-8.0