THE BRADY ERA In 10th YEAR, 6 POSTSEASON TOURN., 3 WESTERN DIV. and 2 SEC TITLES; 2006 FINAL 4. LSU vs. Oregon State: The Facts

THE BRADY ERA In 10th YEAR, 6 POSTSEASON TOURN., 3 WESTERN DIV. and 2 SEC TITLES; 2006 FINAL 4 LSU Basketball at Oregon State University December 17, 2006, 5 p.m. PST, 7 p.m CST (LSU Sports Radio Network, FSN Gill Coliseum -- Corvallis, Oregon LSU (5-2) NOVEMBER 9 E. A. Sports (Exh.) W, 70-65 15 Louisiana College (Exh.) W, 94-41 17 Nicholls State W, 96-42 19 Louisiana-Monroe (CST) W, 88-57 25 #24 Wichita State (CST) L, 53-57 29 McNeese State (CST) W, 91-57 DECEMBER 2 At Tulane (1) W, 74-67 5 #6Texas A&M (FSN) W, 64-52 10 vs. Texas (2) (ESPN) L, 75-76 (ot) 17 At Oregon State (FSN) 7 p.m. 20 At Washington (FSN) 9:30 p.m. 23 Louisiana Tech (FSN) 3 p.m. 27 Wright State (3) 7:30 p.m. 28 Mississippi Valley State (3) 7:30 p.m. 29 Samford (3) 7;30 p.m. JANUARY 6 Connecticut (ESPN/Gameday) 8 p.m. 9 * At Alabama (ESPN2) 8 p.m. 13 * Auburn (LFS) 2 p.m. 17 * Ole Miss (CST-Tape Delay) 7 p.m. 20 * At Arkansas (CBS) 2:45 p.m. 24 * Vanderbilt (CST-Tape Delay) 7 p.m. 28 * At Georgia (LFS) 2 p.m. 31 * Alabama (LFS) 8 p.m. FEBRUARY 3 * At Mississippi State (FSN) 4 p.m. 6 * At Tennessee (ESPN) 8 p.m. 10 * Arkansas (LFS) Noon 14 * At Ole Miss (LFS) 7 p.m. 17 * Misissippi State (LFS) 7 p.m. 20 * At Kentucky (ESPN) 8 p.m. 24 * Florida (CBS) 3 p.m. 28 * At Auburn 7 p.m. MARCH 3 * South Carolina TBA 8-11 SEC Tournament (LFS, CBS) (4) TBA * - Denotes SEC Games. 1 - New Orleans Arena; 2 - Toyota Center, Houston, Texas 3 - Hispanic College Fund Classic, Maravich Center, Baton Rouge 4 - Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga. Radio LSU Sports Radio Network Jim Hawthorne and Kevin Ford on the school s in-house operation, flagshipped by Eagle 98.1 FM in BR and anchored by two 50,000-watt clear-channels, WWL (New Orleans); KWKH (Shreveport)... Broadcast available at www.lsusports.net in the Geaux Zone powered by USAgencies. Television FSN Fox Sports Net broadcasts three consecutive LSU games, including Dec. 20 at Washington and Dec. 23 in Baton Rouge against Louisiana Tech. Announcers: Steve Physioc, Marques Johnson. Probable LSU Starters (based on the last game): G -- 2 Dameon Mason (6-6, 183, Jr., Kansas City, Mo.) 7.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.7 apg Mason transferred from Marquette after sitting out last year under transfer rules, but did practice with the team... Averaged 11.9 ppg, 5.6 reb. at Marquette... Second double figure game against Tulane (12/2) with 12 points. G -- 14 Garrett Temple (6-5, 190, So., Baton Rouge, La.) 12.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.6 apg Earned reputation as defensive stopper after holding Duke s J.J. Reddick in check in Regional Semifinal win over the nation s No. 1 team... Listed by Jay Bilas as one of the best defenders in the country... Did it again, holding Acie Law of A&M (12/5) to 1-of-11 from the field... The team s starting point guard... Back-to-back career highs with 17 against McNeese (11/29), 18 vs. Tulane (12/2)... SEC leader in assist-to-turnover ratio. F -- 1 Tasmin Mitchell (6-7, 224, So., Denham Springs, La.) 15.1 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.9 apg Double figure scoring in four straight, including career high 23 agaisnt Texas (12/10), hitting 9-of-18 from the field with three treys... Also had six assists in the game... Hitting 15-of-28 threes (53.6 percent)... Third career double double vs. Texas (23 pts-10 reb.)... Freshman A-A... 10-of-11 at line last three games. F-- 35 Darnell Lazare (6-8, 228, Sr., Baton Rouge, La.) 12.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg Only played 11 minutes against Tulane (12/2), spraining in left ankle in first-half collision... Missed A&M and Texas games... Returned to practice, could be back for OSU... Strong start, hitting 23-of-33 FG attempts. or-- F -- 15 Magnum Rolle (6-10, 205, So., Freeport, Bahamas) 3.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg Started last two games... nine rebounds (six offensive) against Texas (12/10)... 53 minutes in last two games. F -- 0 Glen Davis (6-9, 295, Jr., Baton Rouge, La.) 19.9 ppg, 9.9 rpg, 2.6 apg 47 consecutive double figure scoring games dating back to final four games of 2005... Career total of 33 double doubles, with three consecutive -- 20 pts-13 reb., vs. Tulane (12/2), 24 pts-10reb., vs. A&M (12/5), 21 pts- 10 reb. vs. Texas (12/10)...26th all-time in career LSU scoring, went over 1,200 points against Texas (1,214) )... 2006 SEC Player of the Year... 48-of-95 from the field (50.5 percent)...2nd SEC in points, rebounds. Injury Update Darnell Lazare sprained left ankle in collison with a Tulane player (12/2)... Sat out A&M and Texas games... Probable to dress for Sunday but remains day-to-day.... Magnum Rolle, playing despite continuing back problems. LSU vs. Oregon State: The Facts DATE/TIME/LOCATION: Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006/5 p.m. PST, 7 p.m. CST/Gill Coliseum TICKETS: Tickets Available TELEVISION: FSN (Fox Sports Southwest in Baton Rouge, Ch. 38) RADIO: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM Flagship in Baton Rouge) TEAM STREAKS: Overall: Lost 1; Home: Won 2; Road: Won 5; Neutral: Lost 2; Non-conf.: Lost 1; SEC Reg. Season Home: Won 17; SEC Reg. Season Road: Won 3; vs. La. schools at PMAC: Won 63. The Series -- LSU leads, 3-1 First time the teams have met since 2000 when LSU won a 78-68 decision over Oregon State at the New Orleans Arena in the then Nokia Sugar Bowl Classic (12/28/2000)... LSU has won the last three meetings, after losing 87-57 on Dec. 26, 1963 in a game played in Portland... Teams played a home and home in the 1969-70 season with LSU winning in Baton Rouge on Dec. 4, 1969, 94-72, and then again, 76-68 on Dec. 22, 1969... It was in that game on Dec. 22 that Pete Maravich set school records for free throw attempts and makes, hitting 30-of-31 free throws, including a single game school mark of 21 in a row... Maravich scored 46 that night. LSU RECORD: 5-2 LAST GAME: L, 75-76 (ot) vs. Texas, 12/10 RANKINGS: No. 12 AP, No. 15 ESPN/USAT HEAD COACH: John Brady CAREER RECORD: 261-190/16th year LSU RECORD: 172-113/10th year VS. OSU: 1-0 OREGON STATE RECORD: 6-4 LAST GAME: W, 71-58, vs. W. Oregon, 12/11 RANKINGS: HEAD COACH: Jay John CAREER RECORD: 61-68/5th year OSU RECORD: 61-68/5th year VS. LSU: 0-0 LSU Sports Information PO Box 25095, Baton Rouge, LA 70894 www.lsusports.net Phone - 225.578.8226 Fax - 225.578.1861

Media Services John Brady Interview Opportunities After Practice Coach John Brady is usually available after most practices sessions at the Maravich Center. Most practices start between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. (depending on pre-practice video sessions and weights) and usually finish between 5 and 6 p.m. Contact Basketball SID Kent Lowe (225-578-1864) to confirm practice times. SEC Teleconference The 12 SEC coaches are featured on a teleconference each Monday and Thursday January through March through the conference season. The conference starts at 10 a.m. (CST). Following introduction, each coach will answer questions from the media for seven minutes. Coach Brady is on at 10:28 a.m. CST. To access the media only number contact Kent Lowe or the Southeastern Conference Media Relations Office (205-458-3010). By Appointment, By Phone Coach Brady is available for interviews most non-gameday mornings prior to noon. Please contact either Kent Lowe (225-578-1864) or Basketball Secretary Pam LeBlanc (225-578-8217). The John Brady Show, Presented by Whitney Bank on The LSU Sports Radio Network The weekly call-in show with Coach Brady takes place primarily on Monday nights from Walkon s Bistro just off the LSU campus at the corner of Nicholson and Burbank... The show runs through the SEC Tournament... The show airs in Baton Rouge on Eagle 98.1 FM, on the Internet at www.lsusports.net and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates throughout the state... The show will take a break the next three weeks before returning with a special edition on Thursday Jan. 4... Following a Wednesday show on Jan. 10, the show will return to its Monday time slot with the exception of Feb. 7 and 21 when the show will air on Wednesdays... The final show is March 12. Inside LSU Basketball with Coach John Brady Coach Brady s weekly television show is on a state-wide network of stations... WBRZ-TV, Channel 2, will carry the show at 10:35 p.m. on Sunday nights... The show will debut Dec. 10 and run weekly through March 11 with no show on Dec. 24 and 31)... Besides WBRZ-TV, the show can be seen on Cox Cable 4 in Baton Rouge Mondays at 9:30 p.m. and on Cox Sports Television (Ch. 37 on Cox Cable) on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m.... Other markets airing the show are KLAX- TV in Alexandria, Cox Channel 8 in Lake Charles, KEJB-TV in Monroe, KWBJ in Mogan City, WGNO-TV in New Orleans and KMSS in Shreveport. LSU Player Interview Opportunities Post Practice The best time to contact LSU players is usually at the conclusion of practice. Again, please let Basketball SID Kent Lowe know your interview intentions as far in advance as possible. LSU Satellite Newsfeed For more information on satellite feeds and coordinates please call Assistant Athletic Director/Television Kevin Wagner (225-578-1797). Post Game Coach Brady will be in the L-Club Room of the Maravich Center to visit with the media and then will do his post-game show on the LSU Sports Radio Network... Requested players will be brought to the L-Club after they shower and dress and Coach Brady has finished his post-game remarks... THE LSU DRESSING ROOM IS CLOSED... To reach the L- Club, exit the building on the Southwest side and once outside turn left and go down the first set of steps to the L-Club... The visiting team dressing area is in the Northeast Corridor and across from the media work area... The visiting coach has an interview area (where the pre-game meal is served) that he can use for his post-game media obligations if he wishes. WHO TO CONTACT LSU Sports Information Office (225) 578-8226 Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette - mbonnet@lsu.edu Sr. Associate SID (Basketball Contact) C. Kent Lowe - clowe@lsu.edu Assistant Men s Basketball Contact Alex Restrepo - arestr1@lsu.edu LSU Sports Television Network (225) 578-1797 DIrector of Television Kevin Wagner - jwagne2@lsu.edu Manager/Television John Schiebe -- jschieb@lsu.edu LSU Sports Radio Network (225) 578-1882 Director of Radio Jim Hawthorne - lsuradio@lsu.edu ON THE INTERNET www.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. The GAMEDAY section, updated daily, has all relevant info for the upcoming game. http://media.lsusports.net Media can now access images for all LSU athletic teams, including action shots, heads shots, logos, etc. To gain access to the high-resolution pictures, email Michael Bonnette or Kent Lowe. You will be assigned a login and password that will enable you to retrieve pictures. This service is for the media use only. On the road, Coach Brady and players will be available outside the dressing room or in media room interview areas. C. Kent Lowe clowe@lsu.edu MONDAY 11 TUESDAY 12 Practice 4:30 p.m. Basketball Schedule (Subject to change) WEDNESDAY 13 Practice 3 p.m. THURSDAY 14 Practice - 3 p.m. FRIDAY 15 Practice - 8 a.m. (No interview availability after practice) Team leaves at 11:55 a.m. for Portalnd, bus to Corvallis. SATURDAY 16 Closed Practice in Corvallis TBA SUNDAY 17 Game 8 -- At Oregon State (LSU Sports Radio Network, FSN), 7 p.m. CST Inside LSU Basketball -- Show 2 MONDAY 18 TUESDAY 19 WEDNESDAY 20 THURSDAY 21 FRIDAY 22 SATURDAY 23 SUNDAY 24 Team travels to Seattle... NO JOHN BRADY RADIO SHOW THIS WEEK Closed Practice in Seattle, TBA Game 9 -- LSU at Washington, 9:30 CST (LSU Sports Radio Net, FSN) Team returns to BR on 11:55 PST flight. 8:30 a.m. -- Flight returns to Baton Rouge Airport Practice TBA Game 10 -- La. Tech at LSU, 3 p.m. (LSU Sports Radio Network, FSN) Tickets Available, $11 No Practice

John Brady Head Coach 10th Year When John Brady first put a team on the floor of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, his Tiger squad was undermanned, undersized and underdogs. Teams hated to play the Tigers then because John Brady coached his team hard and they responded with several strong performances against the leagues top teams, but not many wins. Now entering his 10th year as the head coach at LSU, John Brady has coached the LSU team as only he knows how -- with heart and passion, and knowledge of the game that makes him one of the best at in-game decisions. The LSU Tigers, in 2006, won the SEC regular season title with a 14-2 record and won the Western Division for the second straight year. LSU has won 26 SEC games the last two years, the most in the league in that period and LSU concluded the 2005-06 season with 17 straight SEC home wins, the most in the 35-year history of the Maravich Assembly Center. In the process Brady was recognized for his coaching job for the second time as the SEC Coach of the Year. LSU has advanced to postsason play each of the last five years and six times in the last seven seasons. LSU has had five consecutive winning seasons under John Brady and only three times in the program history has there been longer consecutive years of winning. In the last seven seasons, LSU has won 141 games, an average of 20 a year. Three times John Brady has coached the SEC Player of the Year (Glen Davis-2006, Brandon Bass-2005, Stromile Swift-2000) and he has coached four SEC Freshman of the Year (Tyrus Thomas-2006, Glen Davis-2005, Brandon Bass-2004, Torris Bright-2000). Brady s 167 wins in nine seasons is the third most wins by an LSU basketball coach and only two LSU basketball coaches have served longer tenures. John Brady has built a program at LSU with a record of success that is hard to argue with. He has given the LSU program the direction to grow and the chance to shine again. When Brady arrived on campus in March 1997 and was given the job of rebuilding the program, make no mistake; he knew his program would be riddled wtih shortcomings because of NCAA-imposed sanctions. He knew he would have the chance to build a foundation based on responsbility and accountability. Brady s knowledge of the game and his belief in discipline and responsibility for actions on and off the floor have made the LSU program strong again, one that LSU fans are proud of because they feel a part of the program. Brady s plan isn t just taking place on a hardwood floor in the Maravich Center. He has worked hard to show the public that that athletic and academic pursuits of the players should be challenged to the fullest. That s part of the reason that LSU basketball is not only a success on the court, but in the classroom as well. Hours are passed and posted toward graduation on a regular basis by scholarship players. The team, despite missing nearly four weeks of school during the SEC and NCAA Final Four run, averaged a 3.01 GPA during the spring semester. Brady came to LSU after six highly successful seasons at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala. In his six-year tenure (1992-97), he turned the team into a consistent winner, posting a record of 89-77. In Brady s six years at Samford, the team had three first-team and five secondteam all-league selections. Now at LSU, the numbers are beginning to work for Brady both on and off the floor, with 15 players earning All-SEC honors, 32 earning All- SEC academic honors and 15 who have received their degrees from LSU. The 52-year-old Brady is the father of two daughters (Brittany-16, Brooke-12) and is married to the former Misty Champagne. The LSU program is now solid both athletically and academically. The top players in the country are seriously putting LSU at the top of their lists and Brady is earning the respect of his peers throughout the nation. The plan to bring LSU back to being a constant player at the top of the SEC and the nation has been accomplished and now the work is being done to keep LSU there for years to come. THE JOHN BRADY RECORD 1 >NCAA Final Four Appearance (2006) 2 >SEC Championships >Sweet Sixteen Appearances (2000, 2006) 3 >SEC Player of the Year Selections (Swift - 2000, Bass - 2005, Davis - 2006) >SEC Western Division Championships (2000, 2005, 2006) 4 >SEC Freshman of the Year Selections (Bright - 2000, Bass - 2004, Davis - 2005, Thomas - 2006) 6 >Postseason tournament appearances in the last seven years 14 >Number of SEC wins in 2006 15 >Number of LSU players who have graduated 32 >Academic All-SEC honorees /----OVERALL---/ /---CONF.---/ YEAR SCHOOL W-L PCT. W-L PCT. FINISH 1991-92 Samford 11-18.379 7-7.500 T-3rd 1992-93 Samford 17-10.630 7-5.583 T-2nd 1993-94 Samford 10-18.357 4-12.250 8th 1994-95 Samford 16-11.592 11-5.687 2nd 1995-96 Samford 16-11.592 11-5.687 TAAC Western Division Champion 1996-97 Samford 19-9.678 11-5.687 TAAC Western Division Champion 1997-98 LSU 9-18.333 2-14.125 6th-West 1998-99 LSU 12-15.444 4-12.250 6th-West 1999-00 LSU 28-6.823 12-4.750 SEC Champions; NCAA Sweet 16 2000-01 LSU 13-16.448 2-14.125 6th-West 2001-02 LSU 19-15.559 6-10.375 4th-West; NIT Second Round 2002-03 LSU 21-11.656 8-8.500 2nd-West; NCAA Tournament 2003-04 LSU 18-11.621 8-8.500 2nd-West; NIT 2004-05 LSU 20-10.667 12-4.750 1st-West; NCAA Tournament 2005-06 LSU 27-9.750 14-2.875 SEC Champions; NCAA FINAL FOUR 2006-07 LSU 5-2.741 Totals 16 Years 261-190.580 119-115.508 2 Conference Titles, 5 Division Titles Samford Six Years 89-77.536 51-39.567 2 TAAC Western Division Titles LSU 10 Years 172-113.606 68-76.472 2 SEC-3 West Titles, 4 NCAAs, 2 NITs THE BRADY FILE NAME: John Brady BIRTH DATE: Sept. 17, 1954 (McComb, Miss.) AGE: 52 HOMETOWN: McComb, Miss. WIFE: Misty CHILDREN: Brittany (16), Brooke (12) HIGH SCHOOL: McComb HS; McComb, Miss. COLLEGE: BS, Belhaven College, 1976 M. Ed., Mississippi State, 1977 PLAYING EXPERIENCE McComb High School (McComb, Miss.) Belhaven College (Jackson, Miss.) - 3-year starter, scored over 1,000 points for career Coach Charlie Rugg Two-time All-Southern States Conference - Inducted Fall 1997 into school athletic hall of fame. COACHING EXPERIENCE 1976-77 - Graduate Assistant, Mississippi State 1977-82 - Head Coach, Crowley High School (Crowley, La.) - 129-49 (.725) record in five seasons 1981 Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class AAA "Coach of the Year" 1982-90 - Assistant Coach, Mississippi State First four years under coach Bob Boyd Last four years as a chief recruiter for coach Richard Williams. 1990-91 - Assistant Coach, Univ. of New Orleans. 1991-97 - Head Coach, Samford University, 89-77 record in six years left Samford as winningest coach in Samford history Team won TAAC West in 1996 and 1997. March 25, 1997 - Named 18th head coach at LSU. 1999-2000 - LSU wins SEC West, SEC Championship; NCAA Sweet 16; SEC Coach of the Year; LSWA Coach of the Year; NABC/USBWA District Coach of the Year; Runner-up, National Coach of the Year. 2001-02 - Team wins seven of last 11 games, advances to the second round of the NIT. 2002-03 - LSU wins nine of the last 13 games, including seven straight, to earn second NCAA Tournament appearance under Brady Named LSWA and LABC Coach of the Year. 2003-04 - LSU advances to the NIT. 2004-05 - LSU posts 12-4 record to win SEC West... Tigers go 8-0 in league play at home, first undefeated league home record since 1981... Team advanced to NCAA Tournament, fourth straight post season berth. 2005-06 - LSU posts 14-2 record in winning SEC title, first since 2000 and first outright title in 21 years... Tigers go 8-0 in league play at home for the second straight year... Team goes to NCAAs and defeats Iona, Texas A&M, No. 1 Duke and Texas to advance to NCAA Final Four for first time in 20 years... Named SEC Coach of the Year, LSWA Coach of the Year and finalist for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Award.

CAREER SPECIALY NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Glen Davis 64 Tasmin Mitchell 28 Tack Minor 27 Darnell Lazare 18 Garrett Temple 8 Dameon Mason 2 Ben Voogd 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Glen Davis 35 Tasmin Mitchell 5 Tack Minor 1 Magnum Rolle 1 Darnell Lazare 1 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Glen Davis 33 Tasmin Mitchell 4 Tack Minor 3 Darnell Lazare 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Tack Minor 73 Tasmin Mitchell 43 Garrett Temple 42 Glen Davis 11 Dameon Mason 5 Ben Voogd 4 Darnell Lazare 1 Chris Johnson 1 Alex Farrer 2 TIGERS IN THE POLLS ESPN/ AP USA Today Preseason 7 5 Nov. 13 7 7 Nov. 20 6 6 Nov. 27 12 10 Dec. 4 9 11 Dec. 11 15 12 TIGER OPPONENTS IN POLLS ESPN/USA AP Present Ranking --or-- Ranking at Game Time Florida (2/24) 5 5 Alabama (1/9, 1/31) 9 9 Washington (12/20) 14 17 Connecticut (1/6) 8 14 Kentucky (2/20) ---- RV Tennessee (2/6) RV RV Arkansas (1/20, 2/10) ---- RV Vanderbilt (1/24) ---- RV Wichita St. (L, 53-57) RV 24 Texas A&M (W, 62-54) 6 6 Texas (L, 75-76 ot) RV RV 2006-07 LSU Men's Basketball Roster No. Name CL. Pos. HT. WT. EXP. Hometown/Last School 0 Glen Davis Jr. F 6-9 295 2VL Baton Rouge, La/University HS 1 Tasmin Mitchell So. F 6-7 224 1VL Denham Springs, La./Denham Spr. HS 2 Dameon Mason Jr. G/F 6-6 183 TR Kansas City, Mo. (Marquette Univ.) 3 Tack Minor Jr. G 6-0 196 RS2VL Houston, Texas (Booker T. Washington) 4 Ben Voogd So. G 6-1 165 1VL Florence, Ore. (Siuslaw HS) 10 Greg Terrebonne Fr. G 6-0 200 HS Galliano, La. (South LaFourche HS)l 13 Terry Martin * So. G 6-6 196 TR Monroe, La. (Texas Tech) 14 Garrett Temple So. G 6-5 190 1VL Baton Rouge, La./University HS 15 Magnum Rolle So. F 6-10 205 1VL Freeport, Bahamas/Laurinburg Prep 21 Chris Johnson So. C 6-11 183 1VL Washington, D.C./Laurinburg Prep 30 Alex Farrer Fr. G 6-5 198 RS/HS Phoenix, Ariz./St. Mary s HS 35 Darnell Lazare Sr. F 6-8 228 3VL Baton Rouge, La./Woodlawn HS ** transfer; eligible at end of fall semester HEAD COACH: John Brady (Belhaven, 1976), 10th year at LSU ASSOC. HEAD COACH: Butch Pierre (Mississippi State, 1984), 10th year at LSU ASST. COACH: John Treloar (Belhaven, 1979), 3rd year at LSU ASST. COACH: Nikita Johnson (West Georgia, 1989), 3rd year at LSU DIRECTOR/BASKETBALL OPERATIONS: Scott Soprych (Indiana, 2004), 3rd year at LSU Tipoff Notes and Numbers 99 Season of LSU basketball in 2006-07 1,334 Number of on-court basketball wins for LSU in its history 9 The number of Southeastern Conference championships the Tigers have won in history 2 Number of SEC Championships won by John Brady 3 Number of SEC Western Division titles won by John Brady 36 Number of players now over 1,000 career points at LSU, the latest by Glen Davis, March 2006 26, 19 Number on leaderboard Glen Davis stands in regards to career points at LSU (26) and career rebounds (19) SEC play in 2006 17 Number of consecutive home SEC wins for LSU, present streak dating back to March 2004 404 Number of wins at Maravich Center (in 36th season). 244-86 LSU record when playing as a ranked team 47 Consecutive games scoring in double figures for Glen Davis 33 Career double-doubles for Glen Davis 184 Total number of appearances in AP poll -- seven times in 2005-06, twice in 2006-07 18 Number of 20-win seasons in LSU history, including 2006 14 Most SEC wins in 2006 by an LSU team since the 16-game divisional schedule was instituted in 1992. 11 Deficit LSU overcame to beat Tulane on 12/2...Wave led by 11, 17 minutes into the game 15 Length of run LSU had to take the lead for good in the second half against Tulane. 3 Number of players playing at least 44 minutes in overtime loss to Texas, 12/10 2 Number of turnovers LSU had in second half and overtime against Texas, 12/10, after nine in first half. 27 Number of treys attempts vs. Texas (12/10), most since Jan. 3, 2005 vs. Utah (31). Transactions Tiger signed four players in the early signing period in November -- Garrett Green of Taft High School, Woodland Hills, Calif; D.J. Wright of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Toronto Academy Prep School); Anthony Randolph of Woodrow Wilson High of Dallas, Texas; and, Quintin Thornton of Odessa Junior College (Orlando, Fla.)... Terry Martin, a transfer from Texas Tech, will be eligible (as a sophomore) beginning with after grades are posted for the fall semester (expected to play at either Oregon State (Dec. 17) or at Washington (Dec. 20). The Records RECORD HOME ROAD NEUTRAL OVERTIME Overall: 5-2 4-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 Non-Conference: 5-2 4-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 SEC Overall: SEC Eastern Division: SEC Western Division: SEC Tournament: Last Game -- Texas 76, LSU 75 (OT) (Dec. 10, 2006 -- Houston, Texas) The Tigers came up short in overtime after Garrett Temple's three with less than 30 seconds left in regulation tied the game... LSU had a four-point lead in the overtime and led 72-70 with 2:32 to play before Texas got two three pointers by A. J. Abrams to just one by Tasmin Mitchell of LSU for the difference... Mitchell had a career high 23 points for LSU and his third career double double adding 10

boards, while Glen Davis was over 20 and double doubled for the third consecutive game with 21 points and 10 rebounds... Garrett Temple added 14 points... LSU shot just 35.5 percent for the game (27-of- 76), 8-of-27 from the arc and was out rebounded by the Longhorns, 49-46... LSU had just 11 turnovers for the game, two in the final 25 minutes, after totaling nine in the first half... The game was played in Houston's Toyota Center. About Oregon State The Beavers are 6-4 on the season having won games on Dec. 9 against Bethune-Cookman (72-49) and 71-58 against Western Oregon on Dec. 11... Against Bethune-Cookman, Marcel Jones led OSU with 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Wesley Washington added 15 points... Against Western Oregon, Sasa Cuic had 17 points in 22 minutes to pace the Beavers, while Jack McGillis off the bench added 15... OSU shot 38.1 percent for the game, including 8-of-29 from the arc, outrebounding Western, 36-34, but having an 18-8 advantage on the offensive boards... The head coach of the Beavers is Jay John, in his fifth year at the helm of Oregon State... He is just the seventh head coach since the 1928-29 season... Prior to becoming the head coach he was an assistant at Arizona, Oregon, San Francisco and Butler... The probable starters for OSU based on the last game: G - 5 Josh Tarver (Fr., 6-3, 185, Portland, Ore.) 10.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 3.2 apg G - 22 Wesley Washington (Jr., 6-3, 170, Long Beach, Calif.) 5.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.8 apg C - 35 Kyle Jeffers (Sr., 6-9, 258, Santa Rosa, Calif.) 6.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg F - 3 Marcel Jones (Jr., 6-8, 220, Los Angeles, Calif.) 16.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg F - 15 Sasa Cuic (Jr. 6-10, 255, Rijeka, Croatia) 12.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg Tigers Quick Notes Tigers 27 three-point attempts against Texas (12/10) was the most since LSU attempted 31 at Utah, on Jan. 3, 2005... Texas' 76 points was the most LSU has given up since surrendering 81 in the SEC Tournament semifinal lost in Nashville last March... Tasmin Mitchell's fifth foul against Texas (12/10) with 17 seconds left was the first foul out of his LSU career... Glen Davis played all 45 minutes against the Longhorns (12/10) and that is a career high in minutes for his LSU career... Previously he had played 42 in an overtime win at West Virginia in November 2005. The 12,053 paid crowd for the Texas A&M game (12/5) was the largest November-December attendance for a basketball game in the John Brady era at the Maravich Assembly Center The 9,274 actual scanner count was the second best Over 2,300 students attended the game, nearly filling the 2,500 seats that students have for their use in the building LSU's win over No. 6 A&M marked the first time to that point in the season that an SEC team won a game against a ranked team in 11 tries, eight of those against top 10 teams A rarity in college basketball came in the Wichita State game (11/25) as neither team went to the foul line in the first 20 minutes... LSU is now 46-12 in the Brady era in the month of December. The Texas game (12/10) was just the 16th time in 164 games in the Brady era that the Tigers have lost the game with the lead and five minutes to play... LSU has now won 404 games in the 36 years of men's basketball play in the Assembly Center... After rallying to win after trailing at the half for the first time this year against Tulane (12/2), LSU is now 28-85 in the Brady era when behind after 20 minutes. The 11 treys in the Nicholls game (11/17) marked the first time LSU has double digit three-pointers in a contest since the quarterfinals of the 2005 SEC Tournament against Auburn Last year's high for threes in a game was eight LSU has double digit threes twice this season; the last team to do that was the 2005 team which hit for double number threes, three times that year... With LSU scoring over 90 against McNeese (11/29), the Tigers remained unbeaten in the Brady era, now with a record of 26-0 when scoring more than 90 points and 66-2 when scoring more than 80 in a game The Tigers have made 43 more field goals than the opponents taking one fewer shot... LSU is still making more three-pointers than the opponents (45-33), although the opponents have had 16 more attempts... LSU has made 110 free throws, seven more than the opponents have attempted 110-of- 148 for LSU, 75-of-103 for opponents LSU's assist-to-turnover ratio after seven games is 1.1 (116 assists, 101 turnovers) LSU opponents in the same categories show 67 assists, 99 turnovers. SEC STANDINGS (THRU 12-12) Eastern Division TEAM SEC OVERALL Georgia 6-1 Florida 8-2 Tennessee 7-2 South Carolina 6-2 Kentucky 6-3 Vanderbilt 5-3 Western Division TEAM SEC OVERALL Alabama 8-1 Arkansas 7-1 Ole Miss 8-2 Miss. State 6-2 LSU 5-2 Auburn 7-3 COMPUTER RANKINGS Past RPI Ratings at End of Year 2006 -- 13 (NCAA Final Four); 2005 -- 31 (NCAA); 2004 -- 43 (NIT); 2003-- 39 (NCAA); 2002--68 (NIT Second Round); 2001 -- 104; 2000 -- 12 (NCAA Sweet 16); 1999 -- 122; 1998 -- 161; 1997-- 113; 1996 -- 122; 1995 -- 94; 1994 -- 105. 2006-07 RPIs Pomeroy Rankings -- 123 (12/3), 78 (12/13) WarrenNolan.com -- 131 (12/3), 47 (12/7), 89 (12/13) Mike Greenfield -- 53 (12/3), 54 (12/7), 36 (12/13) Realtimerpi.com -- 123 (12/3), 39 (12/7), 78 (12/13) Collegerpi.com -- 40 (12/7), 80 (12/13) CBSsportsline.com -- 66 (12/7), 91 (12/13) Sagarin Performance Ratings -- 23 (12/3), 4 (12/7), 34 (12/13) Success at Home The 11-game home winning streak that was stopped by Wichita State (11/25) equaled the 10th best winning streak in Maravich Center history... LSU is 66-4 over the last eight-plus seasons in non-conference home games The all-time winning streaks in the building's history: 1. 23 -- 15 games 1980-81 seasons; First 8 seasons 1981-82 season 2. 18 -- Last 8 games 1983-84 season; First 10 games 1984-85 season 2. 18 -- Last 7 games 1989-90 season; First 11 games 1990-91 season

COMPARING THE STATISTICS Overall Statistics LSU OSU Scoring Average 77.3 64.7 Opp. Scoring Average 58.3 64.9 Scoring Differential +19.0-0.2 FG Percentage 46.8 41.2 Opp. FG Percentage 36.3 44.4 3PT FG Percentage 38.8 28.7 Opp. 3PT FG Percentage 25.0 36.7 3PT FGs per Game 6.4 4.9 FT Percentage 74.3 62.9 Rebound Average 41.9 33.8 Opp. Rebound Average 32.0 37.2 Rebound Differential +9.9-3.4 Assist Average 16.6 11.4 Turnover Average 14.4 13.9 Blocks Average 4.6 3.2 Steals Average 9.0 8.2 LSU Scoring Runs 5-0 4 6-0 6 7-0 5 8-0 6 9-0 1 10-0 2 11-0 --- 12-0 --- 13-0 2 14-0 --- 15-0 1 4. 16 -- Last 4 games 1991-92 season; First 12 games 1992-93 season 5. 14 -- Last game 1977-78 season; First 13 games 1978-79 season 5. 14 -- Last 7 games 1999-00 season; First 7 games 2000-01 season 7. 13 -- Last 6 games 1972-73 season; First 7 games 1973-74 season 7. 13 -- Last 5 games 2002-03 season; First 8 games 2003-04 season 7. 13 -- Last 11 games 2004-05 season; First 2 games 2005-06 season 10. 11 -- Last 2 games 1984-85 season; First 9 games 1985-86 season 10. 11 -- Last game 2000-01 season; First 10 games 2001-02 season 10. 11 -- First 11 games of the 2002-03 season. 10. 11 -- Last 9 games of the 2005-06 season; First 2 games of the 2006-07 season. LSU, Florida Continuing To Lead In Home Wins Since the 2002-03 season, home wins have been frequent for LSU and the Tigers and the Florida Gators have been swapping places on the top of this list for the last two years... After play on Dec. 11: Florida 62 LSU 60 Alabama 52 Vanderbilt 52 Tennessee 50 Kentucky 49 Arkansas 48 South Carolina 48 Auburn 47 Mississippi State 45 Georgia 43 Ole Miss 39 The Pete Maravich Assembly Center This is the 36th season of play in the building and LSU is now 404-136 (74.7 percent) overall in the building and 208-30 in non-conference contests. LSU Goes On The Road A Second Time While this will be considered the second road game for LSU (vs. Tulane, Dec. 2, on the Wave's second home court, the New Orleans Arena) this will be the first game of the year LSU has played on a team's primary road court, OSU's Gill Coliseum... LSU was 7-4 on opponents' courts a year ago, LSU's first winning road record since the 1999-00 season... Included in that was a 6-2 road record in the league as LSU won the title with a 14-2 record... In its 99 years of play, LSU is 390-559 on the road (41.1 percent)... During John Brady's 10 years, the Tigers are 31-60 (34.1 percent), but 30-41 (42.2 percent) since the start of the 1999-2000 season. Maravich Liked Charity Line At Gill Coliseum The charity line has rarely seen a performance like the night at Oregon State when Pete Maravich went to the line early and often in LSU's win over the Beavers on Dec. 22, 1969 That night, back in the day when common fouls were an automatic one shot trip to the line, the then LSU senior All- American set school records that still stand today with 30 makes in 31 attempts, including a school single game mark of 21 consecutive free throws made Maravich would finish with 46 points in 76-68 win The teams played each other home and home in a three-week period The other game was earlier, on Dec. 4 and Maravich had 43 in an LSU 94-72 triumph. Terry Martin Will Play On Road Trip, But Will It Be Oregon State Or Washington? Transfer Terry Martin's one-year residency at LSU after transferring after the fall semester 2005 from Texas Tech ends at the conclusion of final exams on the LSU campus Saturday (Dec. 16) evening The question is whether Martin will be eligible to play first against Oregon State (Dec. 17) or Washington (Dec. 20) Martin's sophomore year will officially begin when his teachers have posted enough of his final grades on the LSU system computers for him to be ruled eligible by the LSU compliance office. Martin, a 6-6 guard who will have two and a half years of eligibility remaining for the Tigers, played 14 games as a freshman at Texas Tech in the fall of 2005, starting eight before moving back to his home state. The Monroe, La., native averaged 7.4 points per game, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, playing an average of 24.7 minutes for the Red Raiders Martin made 38 percent of his three-point attempts (16-of-42) and had six double figure scoring games.

Tigers Ranked Fifth Preseason in AP, Highest Preseason Rating Since 1991-92 The LSU men's basketball team received its second highest preseason ranking ever in the Associated Press poll when the media voted LSU No. 5 in the 2006-07 Top 25 announced earlier this month. LSU was ranked for the 11th time in the preseason AP poll and the first time since being ranked sixth in the 1991-92 preseason AP voting. The only time LSU was ranked higher in the preseason was the 1989-90 season when the Tigers were ranked No. 2. Some Rankings Numbers LSU's win over No. 6 Texas A&M on Tuesday made the Tigers 4-9 against teams ranked No. 6 in the Associated Press poll LSU is 243-86 when ranked in the Associated Press poll The Tigers have a 14-2 record when ranked 12th in the AP poll. Davis Earns First-Team Preseason A-A Honors LSU junior forward Glen Davis was named preseason All-American by the Associated Press Tuesday on a team that featured three Southeastern Conference players. Davis, a first-team Wooden All-American last season and a second-team AP All-American a year ago, joins Joakim Noah of Florida and Ronald Steele of Alabama in making first-team A-A. Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina and Brandon Rush of Kansas round out the first five. Davis (who led the SEC in scoring and rebounding a year ago to earn Player of the Year honors), Noah and Steele are all juniors, while Hansbrough and Rush are sophomores. Hansbrough was named on 65 of the 72 media ballots, one more than Noah. Steele received 55 votes, while Davis had 51 and Rush 26. UCLA junior guard Arron Affalo was the nextleading vote getter with 20. Since the AP preseason team started in 1986-87, Davis is just the third player from LSU to make the first five, joining Chris Jackson in 1989-90 and Shaquille O'Neal prior to the 1991-92 season. Ronald Dupree is the only other LSU player to have been mentioned on a ballot, prior to the 2001-02 season. Davis Adds Naismith, Wooden Preseason Honors Glen Davis added his place on the Naismith Preseason Watch List to his earlier nod by the Wooden Award committee of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The Atlanta Tipoff Club's Board of Selectors, comprised of leading basketball journalists, coaches and administrators, compiled the Top 50 list for the Naismith Trophy presented by Cingular Wireless. The board based its preseason criteria on player performances from last season and expectations for the 2006-07 season... Of the 50 players including Davis, 10 are from the Southeastern Conference. Temple On Bilas List Of Best Defenders LSU sophomore Garrett Temple was one of several players on a season-opening list by ESPN analyst Jay Bilas noting the best defenders in the country at this time of the year... Four other SEC players are on the list of 20 -- Corey Brewer, Florida; Joakim Noah, Florida; Ronald Steele, Alabama; and Mike Mercer, Georgia... Temple earned his reputation as a defender with his effort limiting J. J. Redick of Duke in the Tigers' Sweet 16 upset. It appears the reputation still holds after the A&M game (12/5) as Temple held Aggie Acie Law to 1- of-11 shooting from the field and 0-of-5 from the three-point range. Brady Third LSU Coach To Win Multiple SEC Titles John Brady's second SEC championship in 2006 made him one of three LSU coaches to win SEC regular season honors and all three have multiple titles: Harry Rabenhorst -- 1935, 1953, 1954 Dale Brown -- 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991 John Brady -- 2000, 2006 Brady In Elite Company Brady's two SEC titles makes him one of just 15 coaches in SEC history to have won at least two SEC regular season titles joining Adolph Rupp (27), Joe Hall (8), Tubby Smith (5), Dale Brown and Babe McCarthy (4), Ray Mears, C. M. Newton and Harry Rabenhorst (3) and Brady, Billy Donovan, Eddie Fogler, Rick Pitino, Nolan Richardson, Ray Skinner and John Mayer (2). As far as Western Division championships, only three coaches -- Tubby Smith (7), Rick Pitino and Nolan Richardson (4) have won more division titles than John Brady... Billy Donovan is the other coach to have won three division titles. Brady Now 24th On SEC All-Time Coaching List John Brady enters the game with 172 career wins at LSU, 24th best in the history of the SEC in TIGER TRENDS LSU RECORD... 06-07 BRADY ERA In November 3-1 34-7 In December 2-1 46-12 In January 34-40 In February 33-37 In March 25-16 In April 0-1 LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home 1-1 10-15 On the road 3-24 Neutral 7-5 LSU s Record in Games... Decided by 5 pts or less 0-2 46-38 Decided by 10 pts or less 1-2 68-64 Decided by 11 pts or more 4-0 104-49 At night 3-1 125-70 During the day 2-1 47-43 Decided in Overtime 0-1 7-6 Televised 3-2 75-68 LSU s Record When Scoring... Less than 60 points 0-1 10-50 60-69 points 1-0 41-41 70-79 points 1-1 55-20 80-89 points 1-0 39-2 90-99 points 2-0 22-0 100 or more points 5-0 LSU s Record When Allowing... Less than 60 points 4-1 86-14 60-69 points 1-0 61-33 70-79 points 0-1 21-35 80-89 points 4-26 90-99 points 0-3 100 or more points 1-0 LSU s Record When... Leading at the half 4-1 138-22 Losing at the half 1-0 28-85 Tied at the half 0-1 6-6 Lead 10 minutes left 5-1 145-19 Losing 10 minutes left 0-1 26-90 Tied 10 minutes left 1-4 Lead 5 minutes left 5-2 148-16 Losing 5 minutes left 19-92 Tied 5 minutes left 5-5 LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher 3-0 82-13 Less than 50% 2-2 89-100 Better than opponent 4-0 142-27 Worse than opponent 1-2 30-85 Even Shooting 0-1 More 3PT FGs than opp. 3-1 78-30 LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp. 5-1 131-52 Outrebounded by opp. 0-1 39-53 Equal rebounds 2-8 LSU s Record When Committing... Fewer TO than opp. 1-1 88-27 More TO than opp. 3-1 73-80 Equal TO 1-1 11-5 15 or fewer TO 3-2 99-45

COACHING MISCELLANEOUS Coaching Tenure in SEC 1. Tubby Smith, Kentucky 12th season 2. Billy Donovan, Florida 11th season 3. John Brady, LSU 10th season 4. Rick Stansbury, MSU 9th season 4. Mark Gottfried, Ala. 9th season 6. Kevin Stallings, Vandy 6th season 6. Dave Odom, USC 6th season 8. Stan Heath, Arkansas 5th season 9. Dennis Felton, UGA 4th season 10. Jeff Lebo, Auburn 3rd season 11. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 2nd season 12. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss 1st season Coaching Tenure at LSU 1. Harry Rabenhorst 29 seasons 2. Dale Brown 25 seasons 3. John Brady 10 seasons 4. Jay McCreary 8 seasons 5. Dr. C. C. Stroud 6 seasons 5. Press Maravich 6 seasons Coaching Wins at LSU 1. Dale Brown 448 2. Harry Rabenhorst 340 3. John Brady 172 4. Dr. C. C. Stroud 82 4. Jay McCreary 82 Active Coaching Wins in SEC (through Tuesday, December 12) 1. Tubby Smith, UGA, UK 2. Billy Donovan, Fla. 292 234 3. John Brady, LSU 172 4. Rick Stansbury, Miss. State 170 5. Mark Gottfried, Ala. 169 6. Kevin Stallings, Vandy 127 7. Dave Odom, USC 106 8. Stan Heath, Arkansas 68 9. Dennis Felton, UGA 45 10. Jeff Lebo, Auburn 33 11. Bruce Pearl, Tennessee 29 12. Andy Kennedy, Ole Miss 8 All-Time Coaching Wins--SEC (through Tuesday, December 12) 1. Adolph Rupp, UK 875 2. Dale Brown, LSU 448 3. C. M. Newton, UA/VU 340 3. Harry Rabenhorst, LSU 340 5. Joe B. Hall, Kentucky 297 5. Hugh Durham, Georgia 297 7. Tubby Smith, UGA/UK 292 8. Ray Mears, Tennessee 278 8. Roy Skinner, Vanderbilt 278 10. Wimp Sanderson, Alabama 265 10. John Mauer, Ky/Tenn/Fla 265 12. Hank Crisp, Alabama 264 13. Nolan Richardson, Arkansas 249 14. Billy Donovan, Florida 234 15. Norm Sloan, Florida 232 --- 22. Cliff Ellis, Auburn 186 23. Sonny Smith, Auburn 173 24. John Brady, LSU 172 25. Herman Stegman, Georgia 171 26. Rick Stansbury, Miss. State 170 27. Babe McCarthy, Miss. State 169 27. Emmett Lowery, Tennessee 169 27. Mark Godfried, Alabama 169 wins and the third highest win total of any of the active league coaches... Brady with the A&M win (12.5) moved past the namesake of Georgia's arena, former coach Harold Stegman (1920-31) Brady's win percentage of 60.6 puts him tied for 24th all-time among SEC coaches all-time in win percentage. Big Man Has Web Site -- GlenBigBaby.com The website www.glenbigbaby.com, designed to promote LSU basketball player Glen Davis of the men's team was launched this season by the LSU Athletics Department. The website, along with Bigsyl34.com for LSU women's player Sylvia Fowles, was created to promote the two for National Player of the Year honors as well as All-America honors. Davis, a 6-9 junior forward from Baton Rouge, was a first-team All-America selection and the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year last season and is a candidate for the John R. Wooden and Naismith Awards as well as being a preseason All- American by numerous publications. The site www.glenbigbaby.com features Davis' biography, honors, photos, videos, quotes about Davis and quotes from Davis, his career statistics and the 2006-07 Tigers' roster and schedule. The sites were designed by Peter Hoang and Jason Feirman of the LSU publication's office and will be maintained and updated throughout the season by the sports information department. Glen Davis Davis has been on a role of late with double doubles and 20-point games Here are Davis' last three games: At Tulane (12/2) -- 20 pts - 13 reb. Vs. Texas A&M (12/5) -- 24 pts - 10 reb. Vs. Texas (12/10) -- 21 pts -10 reb. In the last three games, Davis has seen his scoring average go up 1.4 points to 19.9 points a game and his rebound average up 0.9 to 9.9 as he works to become possibly the second player in the SEC to be averaging double figure rebounds as conference play begins next month. Davis is second in the league in both scoring and rebounding. With Davis being double teamed a lot this year and playing more out on the floor, Davis is also becoming adept at making the sound passes that have led to LSU buckets Davis is averaging 2.6 assists a game with no less than two assists in any game. Davis is hitting 48-of-95 for the season, 50.5 percent, seventh best in the LSU. The Baton Rouge junior has continued his string of consecutive double figure scoring games dating back to the final four games of his freshman season in 2005, each of the 36 games of the 2005-06 season and the first seven games of 2006-07 to make the present string of 47 games The double double against Texas (12/10) was his fourth of the season and the 33rd of his career The Texas game marked the 21st time Davis has scored 20 or more points in his career. Davis has a chance in the Oregon State game to do something has hasn't been done since the end of the 2003 season and the start of the 2003-04 season, score 20 points in four consecutive games. LSU forward Jaime Lloreda scored 20 in four straight games -- the 2003 NIT finale against Purdue and the first three games of the 2003-04 season against Troy State, McNeese and Louisiana-Monroe. Davis has started 72 consecutive games after coming off the bench in the first game of his freshman season... In a year when three of the Associated Press first-team preseason All-Americans were from the SEC, Davis will be trying to post back-to-back player of the year honors in the league for the first time since Corliss Williamson of Arkansas was named player of the year in both 1994 and 1995... LSU's Pete Maravich was a three-time AP Player of the Year, while Chris Jackson was a consensus POY in 1989 and 1990 followed by Shaquille O'Neal in 1991 and 1992. Davis is also making moves on both the school career scoring, rebounding and blocks charts... He presently stands 19th in rebounds, 26th in scoring and 7th in blocks in a career and those charts can be found on a later list box in the notes Davis is 10 blocks shy of becoming the fifth player in LSU history to block 100 career shots joining Shaquille O'Neal, Stromile Swift, Brandon Bass and Jose Vargas. The Hype The latest to join the national media blitz that has visited Baton Rouge this year is Basketball Times, which features Baton Rouge Advocate writer Randy Rosetta's cover story feature on Glen Davis The second week of December found ESPN the Magazine feature writer Wright Thompson, a former New Orleans Times Picayune staffer in town spending a week watching the Tigers and Davis for a possible January cover story Sports Illustrated and Sports Illustrated for Kids have both been in town for online and an SI For Kids story in January. LSU's Pete Maravich Assembly Center will be the site of the first College Gameday for 2007 when

the Saturday series of primetime games debuts on Jan. 6 The Gameday show will be live from the Maravich Center floor at 10 a.m. that day and then in an arena location for an hour pregame from 7-8 p.m. prior to LSU's matchup with Connecticut which the network will also televise. Brady Era Stats Since the John Brady coaching era has reached the 10th season, the crack research team has gone back and compiled career numbers for the players in the Brady era. Here are some of the numbers: When Glen Davis topped the 1,200 mark against Texas, he became in 73 games the fifth Brady era player to score more than 1,200 points in his LSU career joining Ronald Dupree (1999-03), Darrel Mitchell (2002-06), Torris Bright (1999-03) and Antonio Hudson (2001-05)... Davis presently has the best career scoring average of any player in the Brady era at 16.6 a game ahead of Maurice Carter's 15.8 for the 54 games of his last two years in 1998 and 1999... In the Texas game, in just 73 games, Davis has moved to the lead in free throws made with 332, ahead of Dupree's total of 329 made in 129 games Garrett Temple's 43-game minutes played average of 34.2 is tied with Brandon Bass' 34.2 average for his two years at LSU... Tasmin Mitchell is third, averaging 34.1 minutes per game. Dameon Mason One of the toughest things for a transfer to do is to be ready and sharp when they step on the court for the first time after a year on the sidelines because of the NCAA transfer rules. But Dameon Mason, a lifetime for him removed from his last game in March 2005, has made a good impression on the fans as he has started all seven games since transferring from Marquette. Mason averaged a co-team high 15.5 points in the two exhibition games, hitting 12-of-17 field goal attempts while grabbing 12 rebounds with eight assists So far in the first seven games, Mason has two games in double figures -- 10 against Louisiana-Monroe (11/19) and 12 at Tulane (12/2) He is averaging 7.7 points per game, 4.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game He is averaging 29 minutes per game. Tasmin Mitchell Mitchell is proving to be a big factor for the Tigers, not only from the wing, but now down low as well as John Brady is allowing him to work from the post at times to allow Glen Davis the opportunity to move outside to the small forward That proved important in the second half of the Tulane game (12/2) and the last two games against Texas A&M (12/5) and Texas (12/10) with Darnell Lazare on the bench unable to play. He is making his sophomore season the breakout season that LSU fans were hopeful of. But then again, who is to say that his freshman year wasn't a breakout year... The Denham Spring product averaged 11.4 points per game and 5.6 rebounds, making the SEC All-Freshman team while being selected to the freshman All-American team selected by Collegeinsider.com... The only thing that kept Mitchell from being highly considered for SEC Freshman of the Year was his freshman teammate Tyrus Thomas. Of Mitchell's top 11 scoring games as a freshman, eight were against SEC schools, including all four of his career high of 20 points (Florida-SECT, Vanderbilt-SECT, at South Carolina and at Ole Miss... Mitchell, after all those 20 points games, finally upped his career high to 21 against Louisiana-Monroe (11/19), hitting five treys as part of his 7-of-8 night from the floor The career high was upped to 23 in the Texas game, hitting 9-of-18 field goals, including 3-of-7 three-pointers as well as grabbing 10 rebounds for his third double-double He also had six assists and just one turnovers in 44 minutes. Mitchell has started every game in his 43-game LSU career and he has 28 games scoring in double figures, 6-of-7 this year. Mitchell played all of 17 seconds of the 85 minutes that LSU played against A&M (12/5) and Texas (12/10) For the season, he is averaging 15.1 points per game, 7.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists His rebound average is good enough for ninth in the league and his scoring average is 12th His threepoint percentage of 53.6 percent (15-of-28) is third in the league. Garrett Temple Temple showed the hours of work this summer on his shooting may have paid off, as the week before this he upped his career high in both games... After hitting for 16 in the opener, making 4-of-8 three-pointers, he followed it up with a 17-point performance (11/29) against McNeese and an 18-point effort against Tulane (12/2)... For the two games, Temple hit 13-of-25 field goal attempts, including 4- of-10 three-point attempts... Temple had 10 assists, including a six assist, no turnover effort at the New Orleans Arena against the Wave. So far in seven games, Temple is over halfway to the number of treys he made last year So far he is 16-of-43 (37.2 percent), while last year Temple hit 27 treys in 109 attempts in 36 games Temple is averaging 12.1 points per game with five double figure scoring games, including the last four Also SCORING BREAKDOWN CLASS PTS PCT. Freshmen 12 2.2 Sophomores 250 46.2 Juniors 218 40.3 Seniors 61 11.3 SCORING PTS PCT. Starters 450 83.2 Bench 91 16.8 POINTS IN PAINT PTS APG LSU 240 34.3 Opponents 185 26.4 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS PTS APG LSU 129 18.4 Opponents 94 13.4 BENCH SCORING PTS APG LSU 97 13.8 Opponents 91 13.0 FT% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU 17-24 70.8 Opponents 31-43 72.1 FG% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU 25-58 43.1 Opponents 18-50 36.0 3FG% LAST 5 MINUTES PCT LSU 7-25 28.0 Opponents 4-14 28.6 W-L RECORDS OF STARTING LINEUPS (G, G, F, F, F) 4-1 -- Mason, Temple, Mitchell, Lazare, Davis -- W: Nicholls, ULM, McN, TU; L: Wichita 1-1 -- Maston, Temple, Mitchell, Rolle, Davis -- W: A&M; L: Texas LEADING SCORERS -- Glen Davis -- 5--16 (Nicholls); 26 (ULM); 17 (Wichita); 20 (Tulane); 24 (A&M) Tasmin Mitchell -- 2 -- 16 (McNeese); 23 (Texas) Garrett Temple --1-- 16 (Nicholls) Darnell Lazare --1-- 16 (Nicholls) LEADING REBOUNDERS -- Glen Davis -- 6 -- 8 (ULM); 13 (Wichita); 7 (McNeese), 13 (Tulane), 10 (A&M), 10 (Texas) Tasmin Mitchell -- 2 -- 7 (McNeese); 10 (Texas) Darnell Lazare -- 1-- 10 (Nicholls) LEADING ASSISTS -- Tack Minor -- 2-- 6 (Nicholls), 2 (A&M) Dameon Mason -- 2-- 7 (ULM), 2 (A&M) Tasmin Mitchell -- 3 -- 3 (Wichita), 2 (A&M), 6 (Texas) Garrett Temple -- 2-- 6 (Tulane), 2 (A&M) Ben Voogd -- 1 -- 6 (McNeese) Glen Davis -- 1-- 2 (A&M) TOTAL DUNKS -- Darnell Lazare -- 5 Glen Davis -- 3 Garrett Temple -- 2 Magnum Rolle -- 2 Dameon Mason -- 2 Chris Johnson -- 1 Players in Double Figure Scoring By Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 or more 1 2 3 1