@LSUBasketball 2017-18 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 24 vs OLE MISS FEBRUARY 10, 2018 3 p.m. CT Maravich Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana ESPNU LSU Sports Radio Network (BR Flagship 98.1) 2017-18 LSU SCHEDULE LSU (13-10, 4-7) H - 9-4 (2-3); A - 3-4 (2-4); N - 1-2; OT - 0-0 November Fri, 10 ALCORN STATE (SECN+) W, 99-59 Thurs. 16 SAMFORD (SECN+) W, 105-86 Maui Jim Maui Invitational - Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Mon. 20 vs. Michigan (ESPNU) W, 77-75 Tues. 21 vs. Notre Dame (ESPN) L, 53-92 Wed. 22 vs. Marquette (ESPN2) L, 84-94 Wed. 29 UT MARTIN (SECN+) W, 84-60 December Sun. 10 UNCW (SECN+) W, 97-84 Wed. 13 HOUSTON (SECN) W, 80-77 Sat. 16 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SECN) L, 82-83 Tues. 19 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SECN+) W, 80-58 Fri. 22 NORTH FLORIDA (SECN+) W, 104-52 Thur. 28 at Memphis (CBSSN) W, 71-61 January Wed. 3 *KENTUCKY (SECN) L, 71-74 Sat. 6 *at Texas A&M (SECN) W, 69-68 Wed. 10 *at Arkansas (SECN) W, 75-54 Sat. 13 *ALABAMA (SECN) L, 66-74 Tues. 16 *GEORGIA (ESPNU) L, 60-61 Sat. 20 *at Vanderbilt (SECN) L, 71-77 Tues. 23 *TEXAS A&M (ESPNU) W, 77-65 Sat. 27 *at Auburn (SECN) L, 70-95 Wed. 31 *at Tennessee (SECN) L, 61-84 February Sat. 3 *ARKANSAS (SECN) W, 94-86 Wed. 7 *at Florida (SECN) L, 64-73 Sat.10 *OLE MISS (ESPNU) 3 p.m. Tues. 13 *at Alabama (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 17 *MISSOURI (ESPN/2) 1 p.m. Tues. 20 *VANDERBILT (SECN) 8 p.m. Sat. 24 *at Georgia (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Wed. 28 *at South Carolina (SECN) 5:30 p.m. MARCH Sat. 3 *MISSISSIPPI STATE (SECN) Noon SEC Tournament -- St. Louis, Missouri March 7-11 TBA (SECN, ESPN) TBA * SEC Games; All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS. ON THE AIR LSU POSSIBLE STARTING LINEUP 4 SKYLAR MAYS G So. 6-4 200 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3 TREMONT WATERS G Fr. 5-11 201 New Haven, Connecticut 5 DARYL EDWARDS G Jr. 6-3 165 Fresno, California 1 DUOP REATH F Sr. 6-11 244 Perth Australia 21 AARON EPPS F Sr. 6-10 214 Ball, Louisiana BREAKDOWN Last Gm: 2 pts, 4 asts. Season: 10.7 pg, 3.7 rg, 3.3 ag; SEC: 8.5 pg, 3.2 rg, 3.2 ag 14 games in double figures... 13 career games 5 assts or more (6 this year). Second guard in Coach Wade s two point-guard system. Scored high of 20 points vs. Samford (11/16); 28 treys season; 54-63 FT 85.7% Mays, a Baton Rouge native, cames to LSU from Findlay Prep (Nev.) Spent grades 8-11 playing at University High, won state 2014 & 15 there 4.0 pre-med major; Averaged 8.3 points per game a year ago. Last Gm: 9 pts, 6 asts; Season: 15.0 pg, 3.6 rg, 5.9 ag; SEC: 11.7 pg, 4.2 rg, 4.6 ag T2 in the SEC in assists average and No. 1 steals average (2.2 spg) overall. 3rd in the SEC in conference game assists and second in steals (1.7). Made 2 30-ft treys (1 with 12 seconds; other with 0.7 left) to push LSU past A&M, 69-68 All-Tourney in Maui; 39 pts vs. Marquette; 4th best game in MI history. 4 games 10 assists or more: UTM (11/29), UNCW (12/10), UNF (12/22); 11 vs. Ark (2/3). For season, made 49 3FG (35.3%); 79-98 FT overall (80.6%). 18-70 from arc in league games (25.7%) Last Gm: 9 pts, 1 ast. Season: 6.5 pg, 1.4 rg, 1.1 ag; SEC: 6.5 pg, 1.2 rg, 1.0 ag Returned to starting lineup for the Florida game (2/7) Started five games after Brandon Sampson went down in November-December Six double figure scoring games, season high 15 vs. UTM, 14 vs. Ark. (2/3). Last two games, 7-of-14 Fgs, 5-of-10 treys 4-of-5 FT in 54 minutes Junior college transfer from Northwest Florida State. 50-of-103 from field with 28 treys (40.0% 3FG). Last Gm: 8 pg, 2 rg; Season: 13.7 pg, 5.4 rg; SEC: 15.6 pg, 6.2 rg Ninth career double double at Vandy (1/20) (career high 31 points, 13 rebounds) 2nd double in SEC play this year (also UK 24-11) Double figure scoring in 16 games this season 129-229 FG (56.3%) for season, 2nd SEC overall FG% 72-136 (52.9%) in SEC games, 3rd in league. Originally from South Sudan, moved to Australia where he took up basketball. Second on team in overall scoring; 1st on team in SEC play. Last Gm: 8 pts, 6 rebs. Season: 9.8 pg, 5.9 rg; SEC: 9.6 pg, 5.5 rg Fourth year senior for the Tigers... scoring average up over 3 pts from last season Started 19 straight games; 42 total in LSU career. Three double doubles this season -- 26-16 vs. Houston; 16-10 vs. SFA; 13-11 at Ark. Posted 16 points in the Arkansas win (2/3); 6-9 FG (2 treys). For season, 82-151 (54.3%) from floor shooting, 26-66 from 3PT arc, 17-40 3pt SEC Shooting 42-74 from field in SEC (56.8%) Chris Blair, play-by-play John Brady, analyst (Former LSU Head Coach) ESPNU Taylor Zarzour, play-by-play Kyle Macy, analyst LSU RECORD 13-10, 4-7 RANKING NA LAST GAME L, 64-73, at Florida (2/7) HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD 104-55 (5th season) LSU RECORD 13-10 (1st season) WADE VS. OLE MISS OLE MISS RECORD 11-13, 4-7 RANKING NA LAST GAME L, 69-75, vs. MIzzou (2/6) HEAD COACH Andy Kennedy CAREER RECORD 266-166 (13th year) OLE MISS RECORD 245-153 (12th year) KENNEDY VS. LSU 12-8
LSU UPCOMING MEN S BASKETBALL MEDIA CALENDAR 12 MONDAY MEDIA SESSION TBA with Coach Wade Depart for Tuscaloosa 13 TUESDAY Game 25 -- LSU at Alabama (Coleman Coliseum), 8 p.m. TV: SEC Network. Radio: LSU Sports Radhio Network (Eagle 98.1 FM Flagship). 14 WEDNESDAY Will Wade Radio Show, TJ Ribs on Acadian Thruway, 7 p.m. LSU Sports Radio Network. 15 THURSDAY Media Session TBA 9FRIDAY MEDIA SESSION 12:30 p.m. 10 SATURDAY Game 24 -- Ole Miss at LSU (Maravich Center), 3 p.m. TV: ESPNU. Radio: LSU Sports Radio Network (Eagle 98.1 Flagship) 11 SUNDAY Inside LSU Basketball (LSU Sports TV Network), 10:35 p.m. in BR WBRZ-TV LSU Media Services MEDIA AVAILABILITY Coach Will Wade is available in his office 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, followed by Coach Wade. Some travel and scheduling issues may change the time and day so media should contact the Sports Information Office to confirm start time... Player requests need to be in to Kent Lowe at clowe@lsu.edu no later than 24 hours in advance. THE WILL WADE SHOW Presented by Capital One Bank The weekly call-in show takes place primarily on Mondays at 7 p.m. from T.J. Ribs on Acadian Thruway... The show airs in Baton Rouge on local flagship Eagle 98.1 FM, on the Internet at www. LSUsports.net and on many LSU Sports Radio Network affiliates. The first show is Monday, Nov.. 27. 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. 3 and will air weekly once conference play begins 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/Sports Information Director C. Kent Lowe - clowe@lsu.edu Sr. Assoc. Sports Information Director (Basketball Contact) COMMUNICATIONS ADDRESS Athletics Administation Building Baton Rouge, La. 70803 ON THE INTERNET LSUsports.net/media The Official Website of LSU Athletics is home to all the basketball information you need. Schedules, results, rosters, bios, statistics and game notes can be found and are always up to date. LSUsports.net/media Request credentials online, go to the men s basketball credentials link. LSUsports.net/brand Quickly access the official LSU Athletics brand standards, colors and logos online. To request logos please email creative@lsu.edu. LSU BASKETBALL SOCIAL MEDIA facebook.com/lsubasketball twitter.com/lsubasketball instagram/lsubasketball twitter.com/wwadelsu twitter.com/lsukent twitter.com/lsumediaalerts LSUsports.net/connect 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
Will Wade Head Coach @wwadelsu 1st Year at LSU 5th Year as a Head Coach Frank William Will Wade was named the 22nd head men s basketball coach at LSU on March 20, 2017. He comes to LSU after a 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 in a most unique way for an introduction of a Tiger coach -- 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 21 NCAA Tournaments. We have 10 SEC Championships, and we are going to add to all three of those categories over our tenure here. We are going to have players, staff members, everyone in our program is going to be committed to doing what it takes to make LSU the best basketball program that it can be. We are going to have unwavering commitment to put the team first, to put the state first, to put our school first to represent all of these folks in a firstclass fashion. We are going to be a hardworking team that represents this great university that represents this great state, Wade said. LSU and its fans are not looking for a rebuilding program, but taking the foundation and making it solid again a change of culture that gives the program a look of consistency yearafter-year. Wade, one of the youngest coaches in Division I at 34, but one of the most energetic showed his recruiting chops early with a class for the 2017-18 season that was ranked 16th in college basketball in the composite recruiting rankings. Wade s recruiting chops and promotional ideas has created a buzz in the pre-season that hasn t been seen too often and the Coach has done his part, speaking most of the summer on the Tiger Tour and to student groups making sure they feel a part of the program. Coach Wade has been seen on the night prior to football game visiting with folks in the RV lots and on the first day of school was out in a golf cart picking up students and giving them a lift to opening day classes. The native of Nashville, Tennessee, directed VCU to a 51-20 record and two NCAA Tournament appearances the last two seasons. The 2016 Rams advanced to the second round of the tournament, defeating seventh-seed Oregon State before losing to Oklahoma. Wade was the youngest head coach in the NCAA Tournament in 2016. In 2017, VCU lost to St. Mary s in the first round of the 2017 tourney. The Rams were 28-8 over his two years in the Atlantic 10 Conference, posting 14-4 records both years. The team was 25-11 in 2016 and earned a share of the Atlantic 10 Conference regular season crown. The 2017 team won 26 games and finished second in the league, one-game behind Dayton. Under his tutelage, guard Melvin Johnson earned First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2015-16 while Je Quan Lewis represented VCU on the 2016-17 first team. Mo Alie-Cox was named to the A-10 Defensive Team in both 2016 and 2017. Wade, age 34, previously served at VCU as an assistant with the Rams under Shaka Smart from 2009-13. VCU was 113-37 during that time, reached three NCAA Tournament and won the 2012 Colonial Athletic Association Championship. He was part of the staff in 2011 when VCU advanced from the NCAA First Four all the way to the Final Four in Houston. During his tenure as a Ram assistant, Wade, who worked closely with VCU s post players, saw the Milwaukee Bucks select center Larry Sanders with the 15th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft (now with Cleveland). In addition, Wade played a major role in the development of current NBA players Troy Daniels (Memphis) and Briante Weber (Charlotte). Weber owns VCU records for 3-pointers in a single season and career steals. Wade is credited with being a key figure in four top non-power five recruiting classes in his four seasons at VCU. Prior to becoming the head coach at VCU, Wade served as the head coach at Chattanooga for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. His first Mocs squad went 18-15 in 2014, finishing 12-6 and second in regular season Southern Conference play. The 18 wins overall were the most by the program since 2008-09 and the 12 wins in league games was the highest total since 2010-11. The team made the school s first postseason appearance since 2009 in the CIT. Wade was honored with the Anton Foy Southern Conference Coach of the Year award for his efforts in 2014. Also that year, Z. Mason became the first Chattanooga student-athlete to win the conference s Defensive Player of the Year award. The Mocs won 22 games in 2015 and finished 15-3 in the league as Wade guided Chattanooga to its first 20-win season since 2004-05. He finished his two seasons there at 40-25 and 27-7 in league play. In the two seasons prior to his arrival, Chattanooga was 24-40 overall and 13-23 in SoCon play. In his four years as a head coach, he has a combined record at Chattanooga and VCU of 91-45 and THE WADE RECORD 55-15 in conference play with three post-season appearances. Wade s reputation, where ever he has coached, is a person who is a tireless worker and relentless recruiter. Wade was VCU Head Coach Shaka Smart s first hire upon being named the head VCU coach in 2009. That reputation was cemented prior to his arrival on the VCU campus. He served as an assistant to Tommy Amaker at Harvard in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Much like at VCU, he was Amaker s first hire. In their second year, the Crimson went 14-14, the first season of.500 or better in the program since 2001-02. Wade had a hand in the development of future NBA standout Jeremy Lin and assembled a top 25 recruiting class during his stay. Wade s coaching start came at Clemson where he served as Director of Basketball Operations (2006-07) and Graduate Assistant (2005-06) after four seasons as a student manager (2002-05). There he worked for coaches Larry Shyatt (2002-03) and Oliver Purnell (2004-07). In eight years on coaching staffs at Clemson, Harvard and VCU, 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 13-10.565 4-7.364 Totals 5 Years 104-59.638 59-22.728 Chattnooga 2 Years 40-25.615 27-7.794 VCU 2 Years 51-20.718 28-8.778 LSU 1 Year 13-10.565 4-7.364 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
CAREER NUMBERS CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMES Duop Reath 37 Brandon Sampson 29 Skylar Mays 27 Aaron Epps 24 Wayde Sims 13 Tremont Waters 13 Daryl Edwards 6 Randy Onwuasor 5 Brandon Rachal 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDS Duop Reath 10 Aaron Epps 6 Wayde Sims 2 Tremont Waters 1 CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTS Tremont Waters 4 Skyler Mays 2 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES Duop Reath 9 Aaron Epps 6 Tremont Waters 4 Wayne Sims 1 CAREER THREE-POINTERS Brandon Sampson 77 Skylar Mays 49 Tremont Waters 49 Aaron Epps 48 Daryl Edwards 28 Duop Reath 23 Wayde Sims 21 Randy Onwuasor 7 Marshall Graves 4 Galen Alexnader 2 Brandon Rachal 1 CAREER ASSISTS Skylar Mays 188 Tremont Waters 135 Brandon Sampson 79 Duop Reath 42 Aaron Epps 32 Daryl Edwards 26 Wayde Sims 24 Randy Onwuasor 21 Brandon Rachal 14 Marshall Graves 8 Mayan Kiir 2 Galen Alexander 1 CAREER BLOCKS Duop Reath 69 Aaron Epps 46 Wayde Sims 28 Brandon Sampson 19 Skylar Mays 9 Brandon Rachal 5 Jeremy Combs 3 Randy Onwuasor 2 Daryl Edwards 2 Tremont Waters 2 Mayan Kiir 2 CAREER STEALS Skylar Mays 71 Tremont Waters 50 Brandon Sampson 46 Wayde Sims 34 Duop Reath 27 Aaron Epps 23 Brandon Rachal 14 Randy Onwausor 14 Daryl Edwards 12 Marshall Graves 1 Galen Alexander 1 Mayan Kiir 1 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 0 Brandon Sampson G 6-5 184 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep) 1 Duop Reath F 6-11 244 Sr. 1L Perth, Australia (Lee College) 2 Brandon Rachal G 6-5 215 Fr. HS Natchitoches, La. (Natchitoches-Central HS) 3 Tremont Waters G 5-11 167 Fr. HS New Haven, Conn. (Notre Dame HS) 4 Skylar Mays G 6-4 200 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Findlay Prep) 5 Daryl Edwards G 6-3 165 Jr. JC Fresno, Calif. (Northwest Florida St.)(Fresno Central HS) 10 Galen Alexander* F 6-6 210 Fr. HS Breaux Bridge, La. (Lafayette Christian Academy) 11 Kavell Bigby-Williams** F 6-11 230 Sr. TR London, England (Oregon) (Harris Academy Beckenham) 12 Marshall Graves G 6-2 185 So. 1L Ponchatoula, La. (University Lab School) 14 Randy Onwuasor G 6-3 210 Gr. TR Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood HS) 15 Reed Vial G 6-3 189 Sr. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (Parkview Baptist HS) 21 Aaron Epps F 6-10 214 Sr. 3L Ball, La. (Tioga HS) 35 Mayan Kiir* F 6-9 201 Fr. HS Bradenton, Fla. (Victory Rock Prep) 44 Wayde Sims F 6-6 217 So. 1L Baton Rouge, La. (University HS) ** -- will not play in 2017-18 under NCAA Transfer rules. * - announced as receiving Leave of Absence for rest of season announced by Coach Wade (1/29/18), COACHING STAFF YEAR AT LSU Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005) 1 Assistant Coach: Bill Armstrong (UAB, 2001) 1 Assistant Coach: Tony Benford (Texas Tech, 1992) 1 Assistant Coach: Greg Heiar (Mount Saint Claire, 2000) 1 Director of Basketball Operations: Nelson Hernandez (Utah State, 2013) 1 Coordinator of Basketball Operations: Brian Merritt (Texas Tech, 1992) 1 Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Greg Goldin (Canisius, 2011) 1 Athletic Trainer: Shawn Eddy 22 (13 with Men s Basketball) Director of Student-Athlete Development: Tasmin Mitchell (LSU, 2010) 1 (Played from 2005-2010 at LSU) Director of Video Operations: Alex Wharton (Houston, 2011) 1 Administrative Assistant: Brittany Carvalhido (Oklahoma State, 2005) 10 (7 with Men s Basketball) PRONUNICATION GUIDE Duop Reath -- Dw-op Reeth Reed Vial -- Vee-owl Brandon Rachal -- Rach shell Randy Onwuasor -- On-wuh-sir Mayan Kiir -- MAY-an Kurr Greg Heiar -- HIgh-er TRANSACTIONS Brandon Sampson sprained ankle at start Notre Dame semi in Maui (11/21)... Returned Dec. 22 vs. UNF... Jeremy Combs (chronic ankle) out for year... Coach Wade announced 1/29/18 Wayde Sims, Brandon Rachal suspended for UT game (1/31)... Sims returned and played against Arkansas (2/3); Rachal missed the game with minor pracitce injury (2/3); Galen Alexander leave of absence for remainder of season and will look to play elsewhere next year; Mayan Kiir leave of absence until the end of the semester, options open to return to team. THE NUMBERS GAME Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: 55-11 Record when holding opponent to 70 points or less since start of 2012-13 season. 69-26 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. 45-5 Number of times since 2012-13 LSU has shot 50 percent or more in a game and won. 22 Number of head coaches in LSU basketball history including new coach Will Wade. 1976 -- Last time a freshman scored more on opening night than Tremont Waters. 17 -- LSU rank in nation in 2-point % (56.5%)... Last season 50.2% 29 -- Ranking nationally in overall FG percentage, 48.2% (45 percent last year) 5 -- No. of turnovers vs. UGA 1/16; equals fewest in a game at LSU (11 times). 78-0 -- Record since 1966-67 when LSU has a 20+ point lead at halftime. 71 -- Number of consecutive wins when up 15 or more at halftime, dating back to 1999. 1.22 -- Positive assist-to-turnover ratio; LSU was 0.878 last year. 2 -- SEC players (Tyler Ulis, Tremont Waters) with multiple 20 pt-10 ast gms in same season last 20 years. 2 -- Number of games this season Tremont Waters had game with 15+ pts, 5+ rebs, 5+ asts, 5+ stls 15 -- Number of threes vs. Ark. (2/3), 4th most in a game for LSU. Record is 17 (twice). LAST TIME OUT FLORIDA 73, LSU 64 -- GAINESVILLE -- FEB. 7, 2018 LSU fought back twice to grab the lead in the second half against the Gators, but was unable to keep Florida at bay, as the Gators grabbed a 73-64 decision at the Exactech Arena Wednesday. The Tigers led a majority of the first half before Florida took a double digit lead in the second half only to see the Tigers take it right back to the Gators and regain the lead. But turnovers, points off turnovers, points left at the free throw line and good ball movement to set up buckets by the Gators spelled the difference. LSU s only double figure scorer came off the bench in Brandon Sampson who hit four treys and 5-of-8 field goals to go with 3-of-5 at the free throw line to finish with 17 points in 29 minutes of play. Tremont Waters and Daryl Edwards each had nine points. Waters added six assists. The forward combo of Duop Reath and Aaron Epps each scored eight points. Up 33-31 at the half, Florida came out and got a run going, moving up by 12 points before LSU slowly began to move back into contention. Waters found Sampson on an alley oop for a slam that allowed LSU to come all the way back to take a 59-58 lead with 6:54 to go in the contest. Epps would foul on the other end and Stone s two free tosses made it 60-59 Florida. Both teams missed three pointers putting the ball in Waters hands again for a two-point jump shot that gave LSU its final lead at 61-60 with 5:45 left. 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
Florida took the lead back for good on a Hudson jumper with 5:26 to go and LSU turned the ball over twice in succession and Florida converted both times to go up 68-61. Waters would hit a three to make it 68-64 with 3:50 to go but that was LSU s last points. WATERS WITH A LITTLE SEC HISTORY Tremont Waters set a little SEC history with his 27 point, 11 assist game last Saturday against Arkansas according to the SEC Network. It was his second 20 pts-10 ast game this season and he joins Tyler Ulis, the former Kentucky star, as the only players in the last 20 seasons to have more than one 20 pts-10 ast game in a single season. More on his assists in single game and total elsewhere in the notes. DON T LET A RECORD FOOL YOU Some of these numbers will be discussed more, but there is a difference and an improvement in LSU Basketball at this point in the year compared to where LSU finished last year. Category NCAA Rk 2016-17 (Stat) NCAA Rk 2017-18 (Stat) Field Goal % 130 (45.1%) 33 (48.2%) FG Defense 326 (47.2%) 251 (45.2%) Scoring Offense 118 (74.8) 76 (78.0) Opponents Pts 335 (83.0) 217 (73.6) Scoring Margin 311 (-8.2) 122 (+4.4) Assist-TO Margin 274 (0.87) 79 (1.22) Two-Point FG Pct. 136 (50.2) 17 (56.5%) Free Throw Pct. 199 (69.6) T78 (74.0%) SO CLOSE TO DIFFERENT MARK IN SEC LSU has posted four wins in the SEC (doubling last year s total) one at the wire (at A&M) and three in fairly easy scoring margin fashion (at Arkansas, vs. A&M and Arkansas). The Tigers are having to learn 1) what to do with a lead; 2) what they must do to stop opponent s runs; and 3) what are the options that can get their back in the game. In five of the league losses, the Tigers were no more than nine points back at the end. Not counting LSU s two league wins a year ago, LSU had only five total games in which the final margin was nine or less and only one game of less than three. Here s the inside of LSU s five losses that could have turned around: Kentucky L, 74-71 LSU up 7, 19:39 to play; two shots to tie in final seven seconds. Alabama L, 66-74 LSU up 5, 7:27 1st half; Down 15 2nd half, cut it to four final minutes. Georgia L, 60-61 LSU up 12, 4:10 1st half; Up 10 at half; 3 pter to win misses final seconds. Vandy L, 71-77 Vandy led 16, 16:54 2nd half; LSU takes lead, 2:21 left but cannot keep lead. Florida L, 64-73 LSU up at half, 33-31; Fell behind 12 2nd half, took 2 leads in final 7 minutes. LSU WITH SIX TOP 50 NCAA RPI WINS Based on the NCAA RPI of Sunday, February 4, the Tigers enter the week with six wins against teams in the top 50 of the NCAA RPI (present ranking): 20. Texas A&M--2 (away and home) 36. Arkansas--2 (away and home) 38. Houston (home) 40. Michigan (neutral in Maui) Entering the week, according to Jon Rothstein, the following schools have at least six Top 50 RPI wins -- Villanova, Virginia, Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida and LSU. LSU AND THE QUADRANT WINS LSU is 4-4 against teams in Quadrant 1 of the NCAA rankings and 3-5 in Quadrant 2. The home win against Arkansas was considered a Quadrant 2 win with the four Quadrant 1 wins coming at Arkansas, both A&M game and Michigan in Maui. As far as the Quadrants are concerned the NCAA divides them as follows: CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES AARON EPPS (6) Game Date Pts Reb.. 2015-16 (1) Gardner-Webb 12/16/15 10 11 2016-17 (2) Auburn 1/18/17 15 13 Ole Miss 2/14/17 14 14 2017-18 (3) Houston 12/13/17 26 16 SFA 12/16/17 16 10 Arkansas 1/10/18 13 11 DUOP REATH (9) Game Date Pts Reb.. 2016-17 (7) Wofford 11/12/16 23 14 Old Dominion 11/24/16 16 10 Miss. State 1/7/17 19 13 Texas Tech 1/28/17 12 11 Texas A&M 2/4/17 16 16 Arkansas 2/11/17 14 15 Miss. State 3/4/17 12 12 2017-18 (2) Kentucky 1/3/18 18 11 Vanderbilt 1/20/18 31 13 TREMONT WATERS (4) Game Date Pts Asts. 2017-18 (1) 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 WAYDE SIMS (1) Game Date Pts Rebs. 2017-18 (1) SHS 12/19/17 10 10 Q1: Home 1-30, Neutral, 1-50, Road 1-75 Q2: Home 31-75, Neutral 51-100, Road 76-135 Q3: Home 76-160, Neutral 101-200, Road 136-240 Q4: Home 161+, Neutral 201+, Road 241+ LSU enters the weekend with a team RPI of 81. WILL WADE The graduate of Franklin Road Academy in Nashville as already this season won his 100th career game in his fifth season as a head coach (2 at Chattanooga, 2 at VCU and this year at LSU). This from one of the youngest head coaches in the major conferences this season: Name School Birthdate David Padgett Louisville 2/13/1985 Will Wade LSU 11/26/1982 Richard Pitino Minnesota 9/16/1982 Mike Boynton, Jr. Oklahoma St. 1/17/1982 Lavall Jordan Butler 4/16/1979 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
LSU RECORD... LSU RECORD... 17-18 In November 4-2 In December 5-1 In January 3-6 In February 1-1 In March In April LSU vs. AP Ranked Opponents At home 0-1 On the road 1-2 Neutral 0-1 LSU s Record in Games... Decided by 5 pts or less 3-3 Decided by 10 pts or less 5-7 Decided by 11 pts or more 8-3 At night 10-7 During the day 3-3 Decided in Overtime Televised 8-9 LSU s Record When Scoring... Less than 60 points 0-1 60-69 points 1-4 70-79 points 4-3 80-89 points 3-2 90-99 points 3-0 100 or more points 2-0 LSU s Record When Allowing... Less than 60 points 4-0 60-69 points 3-1 70-79 points 3-4 80-89 points 3-2 90-99 points 0-3 100 or more points LSU s Record When... Leading at the half 11-2 Losing at the half 1-7 Tied at the half 1-1 Lead 10 minutes left 12-0 Losing 10 minutes left 0-9 Tied 10 minutes left 1-1 Lead 5 minutes left 11-2 Losing 5 minutes left 1-8 Tied 5 minutes left 1-0 LSU s Record When Shooting... 50% or higher 8-0 Less than 50% 5-10 Better than opponent 12-0 Worse than opponent 1-10 Even Shooting More 3PT FGs than opp. 8-4 LSU s Record When... Outrebounding opp. 8-3 Outrebounded by opp. 4-7 Equal rebounds 1-0 LSU SHOOTS OVER 50 PERCENT EIGTH TIMES LSU has recorded eight games this season in which it has shot 50 percent or better from the field: Alcorn State 11/10/17 36-of-69 61.0% (H) Samford 11/16/17 39-of-65 60.0% (H) Vs. Michigan 11/20/17 27-of-46 58.7% (Maui) UT-Martin 11/29/17 31-of-62 50.0% (H) UNCW 12/10/17 36-of-61 59.0% (H) UNF 12/22/17 43-of-80 53.8% (H) Arkansas 1/10/18 29-of-55 52.7% (A) Arkansas 2/3/18 29-of-55 52.7% (H) Ironically, LSU shot the exact same overall field goal percentage in both Arkansas games. However, this time LSU was 15-of-30 outside the arc, compared to 4-of-18 by the Tigers in the first meeting. LSU is second in the league in field goal percentage for the season with 48.2 percent, behind Arkansas. LSU s percentage is over three percentage points over last year when LSU shot 45.1 percent from the field. LSU is continuing to try to improve its field goal percentage defense which is No. 14 in the league at 45.2 percent. LSU has now won nine straight games when shooting over 50 percent, dating back to last season. The Tigers are shooting 44.4 percent in conference games overall. LSU INSIDE THE ARC For much of the non-conference season, LSU was 60 percent or better shooting from inside the arc, but LSU is now at 56.5 percent, No. 17 in the country according to TeamRankings.com. LSU s present total is way up from last season when LSU shot 50.2% inside the arc. LSU (WAS) STRUGGLING AT THE ARC? The Tigers had found itself at the halfway point of league play with five guards shooting in the 20 percent range from the arc after at one time LSU was on pace to break the school record mark of 234 threes in a season, set during the 2012-13 campaign. In the last two games prior to coming home for Arkansas, LSU posted 4-of-18 at Auburn and 3-of-19 at Tennessee. Earlier this year, LSU made 13-of-26 trey attempts in the road win at Memphis (12/29). While the 13 treys marked the eighth time an LSU team had made 13 treys in a game and that was fourth best until the Arkansas game last Saturday when the Tigers made 15 threes: 17 vs. Vanderbilt 12/29/16 17 at Tennessee 3/1/03 16 vs. Auburn 2/26/03 15 vs. Arkansas 2/3/18 13 eight times (Last: at Memphis 12/29/17) After making nine at Florida, LSU has now made 184 treys and is averaging 8.0 treys a game. That is up from last year when the Tigers made 6.3 a contest... LSU, according to research, made 12 more threepointers than Arkansas last Saturday, setting a new school mark in differential, topping the +11 by LSU against Grambling in 2008 (13-2). DUOP REATH The senior from Australia, Duop Reath, has been playing well of late first as evidenced by his 31-point, 13-rebound effort at Vandy (Jan. 20), his second double-double against SEC competition this year. Against the Commodores, he made 13-of-20 field goals, including a trey to go with three blocks. The key was following it up with an aggressive effort against A&M and he did, making 9-of-14 field goals with a trey and eight rebounds. There was nothing shabby about his performance against Auburn on Saturday as he posted 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting with four free throws. Although guards had the spotlight as the Arkansas defense tried to slow him down, Reath is now averaging 13.7 points per game overall and a team leading 15.6 points in SEC games Reath, since the start of conference play, has raised his scoring average from 11.9 a game to 13.7. Reath had a string of seven double figure scoring games stopped against Arkansas (11-12-12-31-21-18- 21). The native of South Sudan, who grew up in Australia scored 30 previously in the UNCW game when he made 13-of-17 field goals with a trey; and, 24 points and 11 rebounds in the Kentucky game when he was 11-of- 17 from the field with two treys. Reath earned SEC Player of the Week honors for the second time while at LSU after his big game versus UNCW in December. Reath is 129-of-229 for the year from the field (56.3%) and that is second in the SEC in FG percentage His 52.9 shooting percentage in the conference games is third in the league. THE OPPONENT OLE MISS Ole Miss is 11-13 overall and 4-7 in the SEC after falling 75-69 to Missouri at The Pavilion on Tuesday night. The Rebels have lost three straight in the league versus Auburn, at Tennessee, versus Mizzou. Three players are averaging in double figures Deandre Burnett (14.4), Terence Davis (13.8) and Bruce Stevens (10.1). Andy Kennedy is in his 12th season as the head coach of the Rebels. LSU leads the series, 120-88, but the Rebels won last year in Oxford, 96-76, stopping a three-game LSU win streak. Lsu leads the series, 76-30, in games played in Baton Rouge. WATERS FLIRTS WITH UNIQUE TRIPLE DOUBLE; SECOND 4X5 Waters, who four times has posted a double double (three times points-assists, once points-rebounds) flirted with a unique triple double of points, assists and steals against Texas A&M (1/23). Waters had 15 points, 9 assists and 8 steals. Throw in five rebounds and for the second time this season Waters had the 4x5 for the 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
second time (last time versus Alcorn State in the opener). WATERS EARNS SECOND SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK HONOR For Tremont Waters, the play at the end of the first Texas A&M game certainly helped him earn his second SEC Freshman of the Week honor in a season that has already seen him three times get recognition on SportsCenter s Plays of the Day. The 5-11, 167-pounder averaged 19.5 points, eight rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals against 17th-ranked Kentucky and at No. 11 Texas A&M. Waters made two treys from 30-plus feet in the final 12 seconds to beat Texas A&M Saturday in College Station. Overall, Waters is averaging a team best 15.0 points a game, 3.6 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 2.2 steals. He is T2 in the league in assists and first in steals. Waters first earned FOW honors after his opening game in which he scored 27 points, the most by a freshman in an opening game since 1976. TREMONT WATERS FOUR DOUBLE FIGURE ASSIST GAMES THIS YEAR LSU freshman Tremont Waters has posted 10 assists on three occasions this season, vs. UT Martin (11/29), UNCW (12/10) and UNF (12/22). He upped his season high on Saturday to 11 in the win over Arkansas (2/3) Here is the list of those with double figure assists games for LSU since the start of the 2002-03 season: 11 Tremont Waters, vs. Arkansas, 2/3/18 11 Skylar Mays, vs. Houston, 11/29/2016 10 Tremont Waters, vs. UNF, 12/22/2017 10 Tremont Waters, vs. UNCW, 12/10/2017 10 Tremont Waters, vs. UT Martin, 11/29/2017 10 Ben Simmons, vs. NC State, 11/24/2015 10 Charles Carmouche, at Marquette, 12/22/2012 10 Garrett Temple, vs. Troy, 11/30/2008 10 Tack Minor, vs. UNO, 11/24/2004 10 Tack Minor, vs. Ohio State, 1/15/2005 While Tack Minor had 10 assists in the same 2004-05 season, Waters becomes the first player to go backto-back double figure assists since Randy Livingston as a redshirt freshman had three straight games of double figure assists in the 1994-95 season 12 vs. Georgia State, 12 vs. Md-Baltimore and 11 vs. Florida This was the second of two set of three consecutive games in double figure assists that Livingston had that season. Against Kentucky (1/3), Waters had another double double but it was points and rebounds with 18 points and 11 rebounds. FREE THROWS Earlier in the year, LSU was on the mark against Samford (11/16), making 19-of-20 for the game, including 16-of-16 in the first half. LSU s lone miss came in the first half with 2:38 to play after LSU made its first three of the night. It marked the fourth time since 1966-67 for LSU to shoot at least 95% when attempting at least 20 FT s in a game: 11/16/2017 W, vs. Samford 105-86; 19-of-20 FTs (95.0%) 2/21/2009 W, vs. Auburn 79-72; 21-of-22 FTs (95.5%) 2/2/2008 L, at Alabama 72-81; 21-of-22 FTs (95.5%) 2/4/1989 L, at Miss. State 79-96; 19-of-20 FTs (95.0%) LSU was heading for another game like this last Saturday against Arkansas after making all three first half attempts and the first 11 of the second half before a miss with 2:01 in the game. LSU did make 21-of-23 for 91.3 percent for the night. But against Florida Wednesday, it went the exact opposite way as LSU made only 7-of-15, including just 3-of-8 which included missed one-and-one opportunities in the second half. After nine games, LSU was at an incredible 78.4 percent at the line, but now LSU is still at a good 74 percent (316-427). That is still way ahead of the 69.6 percent that LSU shot at the line during the 2016-17 season. In the SEC games, LSU is a very good 137-of-187 for 73.3 percent. Presently, LSU s 74 percent at the line would rank fourth best in LSU stat history: 1988-89 77.0% 1985-86 75.0% 2007-08 74.1% 2017-18 74.0% 1963-64 73.7% 2004-05 73.0% ABOVE 20 ASSISTS For the third time this year, LSU was over 20 assists in the UNF game (12/22), this time recording 26 assists for the 43 buckets it made. LSU had 29 assists in the Samford win in November and 22 assists in the win over UT-Martin, also in November. LSU has had five games of 30 assists or more, the last coming in December 2002. LSU is averaging 14.4 assists per game. SCORING BREAKDOWNS CLASS PTS PCT. Freshmen (SEC-168--21.6%) 464 25.9 Sophomores (SEC-137--17.6%) 386 21.5 Juniors (SEC-145 --18.6%) 293 16.3 Seniors/Grads (SEC-328--42.1%) 651 36.4 SCORING PTS PCT. Starters (SEC-590--75.8%) 1259 70.2 Bench (SEC-195 --25.1%) 535 29.8 POINTS IN PAINT PTS APG LSU 802 34.9 Opponents 676 29.4 POINTS OFF TO PTS APG LSU 387 16.8 Opponents 281 12.2 SECOND CHANCE POINTS PTS APG LSU 244 10.6 Opponents 289 12.6 BENCH SCORING PTS APG LSU 535 23.3 Opponents 478 20.8 FT% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU (30-38, 78.9) 69-92 75.0 Opponents (54-71, 76.1) 99-131 75.6 FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU (34-85, 40.0) 72-167 43.1 Opponents (35-69, 50.7) 69-154 44.8 3FG% LAST 5 MINUTES (SEC GMS) PCT LSU (14-45, 31.1) 25-84 29.8 Opponents (4-17, 23.5) 17-56 30.4 TIMES LEADING SCORERS -- Waters 9, Reath 8, Mays 3, Epps 2, Sampson 3, Onwausor 1. TIMES LEADING REBOUNDER -- Reath 6, Epps 6, Sims 4, Mays 4, Waters 3, Rachal 2, Sampson 1, Onwuasor 1. TIMES LEADING ASSISTS -- Waters 19, Mays 5, Onwuasor 2, Rachal 1 TOTAL DUNKS -- Reath14, Epps 12, Mays 9, Sampson 9, Sims 8, Kiir 3, Onwausor 4, Rachal 1, Alexander 1, Edwards 1 DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING GAMES -- Reath 16, Mays 14, Waters 12, Epps 9, Edwards 6, Sampson 6, Onwausor 5, Sims 4, Rachal 1 DOUBLE DOUBLE -- Tremont Waters 4, Aaron Epps 3, Duop Reath 2, Wayde SIms 1 20-POINT GAMES (Season) -- Waters 6 (27 vs. Alcorn; 21 vs. Michigan, 39 vs. Marquette; 20 vs. UNCW; 21 at A&M; 27 vs. Arkansas); Sampson 1 (20 vs. Samford); Mays 1 (20 vs. Samford); Epps 1 (26 vs. Houston); Reath 5 (30, vs. UNCW, 24 vs. UK, 31 at Vandy, 21 vs. Texas A&M, 21 at UT). OPENING JUMP BALL CONTROLLED -- Opponents 14, LSU 9 SCORED FIRST LSU POINTS -- Reath 9, Waters 4, Epps 5, Sims 2, Sampson 2, May 1 PLAYERS SCORING IN DOUBLE FIGURES BY GAME 0 1 2 3 4 5 or more 2 2 10 6 3 CLOCK TIME LEADING THE GAME -- 511:40 CLOCK TIME TRAILING THE GAME -- 356:58 CLOCK TIME TIED -- 51:22 SKYLAR MAYS GOOD ON AND OFF THE FLOOR It all fits in doesn t it pre-med major; 4-plus GPA and starting guard on the team. Last year it was starting point guard for 25 of 31 games. This year it s still somewhat starting point guard because in Coach Wade s system, he believes in having two point-guard types out on the floor to smoothly run the offense through. So far the numbers are good as he is averaging 10.7 points per game, 3.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Mays has had 14 games in double figure scoring. Mays has posted at least five assists in 13 games in his 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES Tremont Waters - Games 5 Assts. or More 2017-18 (15) 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 -- Skylar Mays - Games 5 Assts. or More (13) 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 (6) 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 -- Brandon Sampson - Gms 5 Assts. or More (2) 2016-17 (1) 2/25 -- at UGA -- 6 2017-18 (1) 11/16 -- vs. Samford -- 7 -- Tremont Waters - Games 5 Steals or More 2017-18 (3) 11/10 -- vs. Alcorn State -- 5 11/22 -- vs. Marquette -- 5 1/23 -- vs. Texas A&M -- 8 -- career, six this season. For the season, Mays is 28-of-84 from three-point range (33.3 percent). He has been a consistently good force from the free throw line, making 54-of-63 for the season (85.7%). MAYS 12 SHY OF JOINING SCHOOL S 200 ASSIST CLUB Skylar Mays enters the game with 188 career assists, 12 shy of becoming the 33rd player in LSU history to have 200 career assists. Jalyn Patterson joined the group last season. Kenny Higgs is the all-time school leader with 645 Mays had four assists in the game at Florida. EPPS POSTS THIRD DOUBLE DOUBLE AT ARKANSAS The four-year senior is working hard to make his final year a good one as he is an example of how much returning players have improved under the tutelage of Coach Wade. Epps had his third double double of the season at Arkansas (1/10) with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Obviously, he likes playing the Razorbacks as he had 16 points and five rebounds in the win in the Maravich Center (6-9 FG, 2 treys). In December, it was back-to-back double doubles for the Ball, Louisiana native. After a 26 point, 16 rebounds game against Houston on Dec. 10, Epps came back with another double double of 16 points and 10 rebounds against SFA on Dec. 13. In the two games, Epps scored 42 points and had 26 rebounds. He played 59 minutes, made 13-of-24 field goals, 4-of-8 3 FGs and 12-of-13 free throws. His night of 26 points and 16 rebounds marked just the third time since the start of the 2010-11 season, according to sports-reference.com, that an LSU player has had 25 points or more and 15 or more rebounds in a single game. Epps is also the only one of the three to be on a winning side in their game. Aaron Epps (12-13-17) --- vs. Houston (W) Ben Simmons (1-9-16) at Florida (L) Jordan Mickey (1-31-15) at Miss. State (L) 26 points, 16 rebounds 28 points, 17 rebounds 25 points, 20 rebounds Epps has started the last 19 games for the Tigers. Against Kentucky the senior posted 13 points on 6-of- 11 shooting, including one trey. At A&M, he was 4-of-7 from the field with three of those three-pointers for 11 points with eight rebounds. Versus Alabama he had 14 points and had 12 in the A&M 2nd game. He is averaging 9.8 points per game and a team best 5.9 rebounds overall. Epps has made 82-of-146 field goals for 54.1 percent with 26 treys. In the SEC games, he is averaging 9.6 points and shooting 42.5 percent from the arc (17-40). JC TRANSFER DARYL EDWARDS STARTS Daryl Edwards scored all 14 of his points in the first half last Saturday in the win over Arkansas, but his 14 points, including three treys certainly helped key LSU to a 43-35 halftime advantage that they parlayed into the 94-86 win. Edwards hit 4-of-7 field goal attempts, including 3-of-6 treys and all three free throws. He started against Florida on Wednesday and had nine points with a couple of more treys. He has also been in double figures in six games, including 15 against UT Martin (11/29) and the three games prior to Christmas versus Stephen F. Austin (10), Sam Houston (11) and 10 vs. UNF. At A&M, Edwards had eight points, hitting 3-of-6 shots, including a trey. He was back in double figures off the bench against Texas A&M in Baton Rouge, hitting 3-of-4 field goals, including two treys, and 4-of-4 at the line for 12 points in 22 minutes. The junior college transfer is averaging 6.5 points a contest. He has made 28 treys and is 22-of-25 (88.0%) at the free throw line for the year. BRANDON SAMPSON For the first time since he sprained his ankle in Maui in the fourth game of the season, Brandon Sampson has recorded back-to-back double figure scoring games. Against Arkansas last Saturday, he hit two treys and 5-of-6 at the line for 13 points. At Florida on Wednesday, he equaled his career high of four treys and had 17 points tying his second highest game of the year. His junior season started with three consecutive double figure games until he severely sprained his left ankle in the first minute of the semifinals of the Maui Invitational. He missed the next six games and began coming off the bench with his best game at Memphis when he scored 12 points with three treys. He started the SEC play 0-of-9 from the arc, but was returned to the starting lineup for the game against Georgia (1/16). He scored a team-high 17 points, making 6-of-11 field goals, including 3-of-5 treys and both free throws. Now it becomes a case of consistency in game play to put back-to-back double figure games together. Sampson has played 17 games this season with six starts, averaging 8.2 points. He is 6-of-11 from the arc the last two games and 20-of-54 for the season (37%). RANDY ONWUASOR Grad student Randy Onwuasor got the nod for the first five games that Brandon Sampson was out before coming off the bench for several games and has been in and out of the starting lineup of late. Onwuasor was on his game in the first Arkansas win (1/10), hitting 4-of-6 field goals and all four free throw attempts. At Auburn, Onwuasor had his LSU high of 14 points, hitting 4-of-6 field goals, including both three-point attempts and all four free throws. He also had two assists, three steals and no turnovers. He had 13 versus Marquette in Maui and 13 against Sam Houston State. He had 10 at Tennessee giving him his first back-toback double figure games for the Tigers. At this point in the season, Onwuasor is averaging 4.7 points per game and 1.9 rebounds. He has seven treys and made 23-of-27 from the free throw line. BRANDON RACHAL OFF THE BENCH Brandon Rachal of Natchitoches-Central High in Natchitoches has been looking for playing time with 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
Rachal getting the bulk of the time of the freshmen outside of Waters. Rachal has played in 20 games with a 15.8 minute per game average. He is posting at 4.3 points per game and 2.8 rebounds a game. Rachal made both field goal attempts and had four points at Florida in his first game back after a onegame suspension and an injury. WAYDE SIMS GETS FIRST COLLEGE DOUBLE DOUBLE Wayde Sims, the sophomore son of former LSU men s basketball player Wayne Sims, recorded his first college double up December 19 in a 20-minute stunt off the bench against Sam Houston. Sims had 10 points and 10 rebounds to go with a career best three blocks. It was his fourth double figure scoring game this year and the second double figure rebound game at LSU. Sims, who was returning after a one-game suspension, had four points in the Arkansas win (2/3), but had two blocks and a team best six boards and came back with seven points and six rebounds against Florida. Sims is averaging 5.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. He has started eight games and played an average of 18 minutes. ON THE NBA FRONT Here s the list of former LSU players in the NBA and G-League: Jarell Martin Memphis Grizzlies Jordan Mickey Miami Heat Johnny O Bryant III (Traded this week to NYK and waived) Ben Simmons Philadelphia 76ers (named NBA Rookie of the Month for January) Garett Temple Sacramento Kings LSU CAREER STATS 200 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 -- 28. Don Redden, 1982-86 215 29. Jerry Reynolds, 1982-85 211 30. Bo Spencer, 2007-10 210 31. Xavier Whipple, 2001-05 209 32. Jalyn Patterson, 2014-17 206 -- XX. Skylar Mays, 2015-present 188 NBA G-League Antonio Blakeney Windy City Bulls; Josh Gray Northern Arizona Suns; Keith Hornsby Texas Legends; Craig Victor -- Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Blakeney is averaging nearly 33 points a game in the time he has been in the D-League for the Bulls. He is on a two-way contract and has been playing at times for both teams during the season, including now with the Bulls... Also Gray was picked up by the Phoenix Suns for a 10-day contract last week. EARLY SIGNING PERIOD LSU men s basketball coach Will Wade and his coaching staff made the most of their first fall signing period together as a staff putting together three outstanding signees that has LSU ranked ninth in the nation in the 247 composite team recruiting rankings. The Tigers signed two players in the top 32 in the country and three in the top 61, according to ESPNU (one five-star and two four-star athletes) and the 247sports.com composite team rankings has LSU presently ranked eighth in the country with the three signees. According to its website, the 247Sports Composite is a proprietary algorithm that compiles rankings and ratings listed in the public domain by the major media recruiting services, creating the industry s most comprehensive and unbiased prospect and team rankings. The Tigers signed five-star forward Naz Reid of Rochelle Catholic in New Jersey, ranked No. 18 by ESPNU and four-star athletes Ja Vonte Smart of Scotlandville Magnet in Baton Rouge (ranked No. 32); and, Darius Days of IMG Academy in Florida (ranked No. 61). It was announced this week at Reid has been chosen for the McDonald s All-American Game that will be held in late March at Phillips Arena in Atlanta. A MARDI GRAS SUPER TUESDAY ON THE ROAD The Tigers will play on Mardi Gras but not in Louisiana. The Tigers will have the late Super Tuesday game on the SEC Network in Tuscaloosa against the Crimson Tide. Game time will be 8 p.m. The game will also be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network. 2017-18 LSU MEN S BASKETBALL
BRANDON SAMPSON Guard * 6-5 *184 * Junior * 2L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Madison Prep) 0 Top Performances Points Season: 20, vs Samford (11/16/17) Career: 24, twice Season: 8, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 8, twice Field Goals Made Season: 8, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 8, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, at Florida, (2/7/18) Career: 4, five times Free Throws Made Season: 5, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Career: 11, vs. Tennessee (3/1/17) Assists Season: 7, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 7, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Blocks Season: 2, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Career: 3, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Steals Season: Career: 2, three times 3 twice MInutes Played Season: 28, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 37, at Georgia (2/25/17) Junior Season (2017-18) Brandon Sampson had the fifth 20-point game of his career against Samford (11/16), also tying his career high in rebounds (8) and had a career high seven assists... Sprained his ankled in the first 30 seconds of the Notre Dame game in Maui (11/21) and out for 3-4 weeks... After six games, returned to play against North Florida for 10 minutes, scoring 7 (12/22)... Played 25 minutes in the win at Memphis (12/29), posting first double figure game of his return and fourth of the season, 12 points... Best SEC game scoring of 7 points vs. Alabama (1/13)... Returned to starting lineup against UGA (1/16) for first time since hurting ankle vs. Notre Dame, had 17 points, three treys... Back in double figures with 13 in win over Arkansas (2/3), hitting 2 treys and 5-6 FTs... Back-to-back double figure scoring games for the first time since first three games of the season, hitting for 13 vs. Arkansas and 17 at Florida. Sampson s Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* 20 4-4 2-2 0-0 5 1/0 0 1 2 2 10 Samford * 28 8-13 1-5 3-3 8 2 7 1 0 1 20 Michigan (Maui Inv.)* 18 3-6 2-5 2-2 2 5/1 0 1 0 1 10 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquette (Maui. Inv.) DNP-Injury UT Martin DNP-Injury UNCW DNP-Injury Houston DNP-inijury Stephen F. Austin DNP-injury Sam Houston State DNP-injury North Florida 10 3-5 1-2 0-0 3 2 2 1 0 0 7 at Memphis 25 4-7 3-6 1-3 1 2 0 1 0 1 12 *Kentucky 29 1-7 0-5 0-0 2 3 4 1 0 0 2 *at Texas A&M 18 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 *at Arkansas 14 1-2 0-1 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 *Alabama 20 2-5 0-3 3-4 3 1 0 3 0 2 7 *Georgia* 26 6-11 3-5 2-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 17 *at Vanderbilt * 19 1-3 0-2 1-2 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 *Texas A&M 16 3-4 2-3 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 *at Auburn 19 3-6 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 *at Tennessee 16 1-4 0-3 0-0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2 *Arkansas 25 3-7 2-4 5-6 3 1 0 3 0 0 13 *at Florida 29 5-8 4-7 3-5 2 1 0 2 0 1 17 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Top Career Scoring Games 1. 24 vs. Tennessee (3/1/17) 1. 24 vs. Old Dominion (11/24/16) 3. 21 vs. Texas A&M (2/4/17) 4. 20 vs Samford (11/16/17) 4. 20 vs. Charleston (12/19/16) 6. 18 vs. NC State (11/24/15) 6. 18 vs. McNeese State (11/13/15) 8. 17 at Florida (2/7/18) 8. 17 vs. Georgia (1/16/18) 8. 17 at Kentucky (2/7/17) Brandon Sampson s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 15-16 27-5 357/13.2 35-109.321 18-67.269 19-27.704 32-1.2 18-0 22 17 3 12 107-4.0 16-17 31-26 853/27.5 121-255.475 39-115.339 78-100.780 96-3.1 55-0 42 63 14 19 359-11.6 17-18 17-6 333/19.6 49-97.505 20-54.370 22-33.667 41-2.4 26-1 15 16 2 15 140-8.2 Totals 75-37 1543/20.6 205-461.446 77-236.326 119-160.744 169-2.3 99-1 79 96 19 46 606-8.1
DUOP REATH Forward * 6-11 * 244 * Senior * 1L * Perth, Australia * (Lee College) 1 Top Performances Points Season: 31, at Vandy (1/20/18) Career: 31, at Vandy (1/20/18) Season: 13, at Vandy (1/20/18) Career: 16, vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/17 Field Goals Made Season: 13, twice Career: 13, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, vs. Kentucky (1/3/18) Career: 2, four times Free Throws Made Season: 5, vs. Alabama, 1/13/18 Career: 5 twice Assists Season: 2, vs. Kentucky (1/3/18) Career: 3, twice Blocks Season: 3, twice Career: 5, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 Steals Season: 2, at Tennessee, 1/31/18 Career: 3, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 Minutes Played Season: 36, at Texas A&M, 1/6/18 Career: 38, vs. VCU, 11/25/16 Top Career Scoring Games 1. 31 at Vandy, 1/20/18 2. 30 vs. UNCW, 12/10/17 3. 24 vs. Kentucky, 1/3/18 4 23 vs. Charleston, 12/19/16 4. 23 vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 6. 21 at Tennessee, 1/31/18 6. 21 vs. Texas A&M, 1/23/18 6. 21 vs. Texas Southern, 12/17/16 8. 19 vs. Miss. State, 1/7/17 9. 18 at Auburn, 1/27/18 Senior Season (17-18) Reath had his second double figure game of the season vs. Samford (11/16) and hit 4-of-5 field goals in a 12-point night... Came off the bench against UTM to record his fifth double figure game of the season and just missed his eighth career double double... Reath off the bench played 27 minutes and scored career high 30 points and made career high 13 field goals, against UNCW... 13-of-17 from the field with one trey, 3-of-4 free throws... Returned to the starting lineup against Sam Houston, playing 17 minutes, hitting 4-of-5 free throws and 3-of-6 at the line to score 11 points. Followed with 15 points, 7 boards versus N. Florida... FIrst game since opener that he shot below 50 percent from the field in the win at Memphis (12/29)... Eighth double double versus UK (1/3), second highest scoring game of career... Posted a career high 31 points on 13-of-20 field goal attempts (tying mark of 13 from earlier this year... Also had 13 rebounds, a season high vs. Vanderbilt (1/20),,, Followed up 31 point game with a strong 21 point game in win over A&M... Sixth consecutive double figure game at Auburn... Probably could have had 3rd straight of 20-plus but was rested once game decided... Avering 20 points over last five games as he scores 21 at UT (7th straight double figure game.) Reath s Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* 17 4-9 0-0 3-6 2 2-0 1 1 0 0 11 Samford * 22 4-5 0-0 4-4 6 3 1 1 1 0 12 Michigan (Maui Inv.)* 30 5-9 0-1 3-5 5 4 0 2 0 0 13 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* 27 6-10 1-1 4-5 6 2 0 1 3 1 17 Marquette (Maui Inv.)* 10 1-1 0-0 2-2 1 4 0 2 0 0 4 UT Martin 21 6-9 0-0 3-4 9 2 0 0 0 0 15 UNCW 27 13-17 1-2 3-4 5 1 1 1 1 1 30 Houston 16 2-3 1-1 0-0 2 3 1 1 0 0 5 Stephen F. Austin 23 3-4 0-0 0-1 3 2 2 2 1 1 6 Sam Houston State* 17 4-5 0-0 3-6 4 2 1 0 0 1 11 North Florida* 21 7-12 0-0 1-1 7 0 0 0 2 0 15 at Memphis* 25 2-9 0-0 0-2 6 5-1 1 1 1 1 4 *Kentucky * 35 11-17 2-3 0-0 11 3 2 2 2 1 24 *at Texas A&M* 36 4-14 1-3 0-0 10 3 1 2 1 0 9 *at Arkansas* 25 5-10 0-0 1-1 6 1 1 5 2 0 11 *Alabama* 28 3-7 1-1 5-6 2 3 1 5 1 1 12 *Georgia* 26 5-11 1-2 1-4 3 3 0 0 1 0 12 *at Vanderbilt* 34 13-20 1-2 4-8 13 4 1 3 3 0 31 *Texas A&M* 34 9-14 1-3 2-3 8 2 0 1 1 0 21 *at Auburn* 27 7-12 0-2 4-4 3 0 1 4 0 1 18 *at Tennessee* 31 9-17 1-2 2-5 5 2 0 2 1 2 21 *Arkansas* 19 2-6 1-3 0-0 5 4 1 2 1 0 5 *at Florida * 18 4-8 0-2 0-2 2 2 1 1 1 1 8 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Duop Reath s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 16-17 31-30 859/27.7 157-308.510 11-35.314 47-78.603 193-6.2 105-6 25 65 46 16 372-12.0 17-18 23-19 569/24.7 129-229.563 12-28.429 45-73.616 124-5.4 57-1 17 39 23 11 315-13.7 Totals 54-59 1428/26.4 286-537.533 23-63.365 92-151.609 317-5.9 162-7 42 104 69 27 687-12.7
BRANDON RACHAL Guard * 6-5 * 215 * Freshman * HS * Natchitoches, Louisiana (Natchitoches-Central HS) 2 Top Performances Points Season: 10, vs. Samford (11/10/17) Career: 10, vs. Samford (11/10/17) Season: 7, vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Career: 7, vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Field Goals Made Season: 4, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 4, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 1, vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Career: 1, vs. UNCW (12/10/17) Free Throws Made Season: 4, at Vandy (1/10/18) Career: 4, at Vandy (1/10/18) Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: 3, twice 3, twice 1, four times 1, four times Steals Season: 3, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 3, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Freshman Season (2017-18) Posted his first double figure scoring game of his LSU career by scoring 10 against Samford (11/16)... Hit all three field goals and had three steals in 11 minutes against UTM... Scored seven off three field goals against UNCW... Continues to get more minutes and abilities on court helping TIgers... Off the bench posted 16 minutes and had six points in the win at Texas A&M (1/6)... Another strong effort off the bench on the road at Arkansas with six points on 3-3 shooting 6-7 in the last two road wins from the field. Rachal s Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State 19 3-6 0-0 0-1 6 3 /0 1 0 0 1 6 Samford 15 4-7 0-1 2-2 3 1 3 1 0 2 10 Michigan (Maui Inv.) 23 2-3 0-0 3-7 4 3 3 0 0 0 7 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) 19 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 2 0 3 0 1 3 Marquette (Maui Inv.) 26 2-5 0-0 1-1 5 4 1 1 0 2 5 UT Martin 11 3-3 0-0 1-2 2 4 1 1 0 3 7 UNCW 25 3-6 1-2 0-0 7 1 1 1 0 0 7 Houston 23 1-3 0-0 3-4 5 2 0 1 0 0 5 Stephen F. Austin 18 2-6 0-1 3-4 2 1 1 0 1 0 7 Sam Houston State 4 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 North Florida 13 0-3 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 at Memphis 8 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 *Kentucky DNP_Coach s Decision *at Texas A&M 16 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 *at Arkansas 16 3-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 *Alabama 19 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 2 1 1 0 *Georgia 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 *at Vanderbilt 18 2-6 0-0 4-6 2 3 0 1 1 1 8 *Texas A&M 10 0-2 0-0 0-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 *at Auburn 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 *at Tennessee DND -- One Game Suspension *Arkansas DND -- Injury *at Florida 15 2-2 0-0 0-0 5 4 1 0 0 0 4 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State MInutes Played Season: 26, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 26, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 10 vs. Samford (11/16/17) 2. 8 at Vandy (1/10/18) 3. 7 vs. SFA (12/16/17) 3. 7 vs. UNCW (12/10/17) 3. 7 vs. UTM (11/29/17) 3. 7 vs. Michigan (11/20/17) 7. 6 at Arkansas (1/10/18) 7. 6 at Texas A&M (1/6/18) 7. 6 vs. Alcorn, 11/10/17 10. 5 twice Brandon Rachal s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 17-18 20-0 315/15.8 33-66.500 1-5.200 19-33.576 56-2.8 41-0 14 15 5 14 86-4.3 Totals 20-0 315/15.8 33-66.500 1-5.200 19-33.576 56-2.8 41-0 14 15 5 14 86-4.3
TREMONT WATERS Guard * 5-11 * 167 * Freshman * HS * New Haven, Connecticut (Notre Dame HS) 3 Top Performances Points Season: 39, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 39, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Season: 11, vs. Kentucky (1/3/18) Career: 11, vs. Kentukcy (1/3/18) Field Goals Made Season: 13, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 13, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 5, twice Career: 5, twice Free Throws Made Season: 9, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Career: 9, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Assists Season: 11, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Career: 11, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) Blocks Season: 1, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 1 vs. Houston (12/13/17) Steals Season: 8, vs. A&M (1/23/18) Career: 8, vs. A&M (1/23/18) MInutes Played Season: 40, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 40, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 39 vs. Marquette (11/22/17) 2. 27 vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) 2. 27 vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) 4. 21 at Texas A&M (1/6/18) 4. 21 vs. Michigan (11/20/17) 6. 20 vs. UNCW (12/10/17) 7. 19 vs. Alabama (1/13/18) 7. 19 vs. SFA (12/16/17) 9. 18 vs. Kentucky (1/3/18) 9. 18 at Memphis (12/29/17) Freshman Season (2017-18) After opening game that earned him SEC Freshman of the Week honors, a scoring game in which only one LSU freshman had scored more points since 1976, Waters came off the bench to play 27 minutes and had five points, eight assists and just one turnovers. In two games 14 assists, two turnovers... LSU record in Maui of 39 points against Marquette... Had two SportsCenter Top play moments (No. 2 & No. 1) in Maui win over Michigan... Did not have a good shooting night in UTM game but dished out 10 assists and had four steals... For second straight game had 10 assists against UNCW, just missed triple double with 20 points and nine rebounds... Earns West Coast edition Top play on SportsCenter again after his block of a potentially tyng three pointer in the final six seconds of the 80-77 win... Waters continued his strong play with 19 points, six assists, four steals against SFA... Second double double vs. North Florida (15 pts, 10 asts); third game of 10 assists this season... Helped LSU to the road win at Memphis (12/29) wtih 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 steals)... First double double of points and rebounds in the loss to Kentucky (1/3)... Equaled season high of treys (5), making two 30-plus foot shots in the final 12 seconds that proved the difference in 69-68 win at Texas A&M (1/6)... Eight assists in road win at Arkansas (1/10)... Almost posted a unique triple double with 15 points, 9 assists and eight steals in the 1/23 win over A&M... Second 20-10 game of his career as he has 27 points, 4 treys, 9-10 at line and a career best 11 assists in win over Arkansas (2/3) Waters Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* 27 9-13 4-6 5-6 5 0 6 1 0 5 27 Samford 27 2-5 1-4 0-0 1 2 8 1 0 1 5 Michigan (Maui Inv.)* 31 7-13 3-5 4-5 1 3 5 5 0 1 21 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* 25 2-7 2-4 2-2 3 1 3 3 0 0 8 Marquette (Maui.Inv.)* 40 13-22 5-11 8-10 2 2 4 5 0 5 39 UT Martin * 34 2-10 1-7 3-4 4 1 10 1 0 4 8 UNCW * 37 6-13 1-4 7-8 9 3 10 7 0 0 20 Houston 39 7-14 3-5 0-1 2 3 6 3 1 3 17 Stephen F. Austin 34 4-10 3-7 8-10 4 2 6 5 0 4 19 Sam Houston State* 28 3-7 2-4 0-0 1 1 1 3 0 1 8 North Florida* 26 5-9 3-6 2-2 2 2 10 1 0 4 15 at Memphis* 38 6-12 3-6 3-5 1 3 8 4 0 4 18 *Kentucky* 37 6-13 2-9 4-4 11 0 3 2 1 2 18 *at Texas A&M* 36 6-13 5-9 4-4 5 2 4 5 0 1 21 *at Arkansas* 36 3-10 0-4 2-5 5 1 8 2 0 0 8 *Alabama* 37 5-13 3-9 6-8 3 4 5 1 0 3 19 *Georgia* 29 3-7 0-2 0-0 2 1 5 2 0 0 6 *at Vanderbilt* 36 3-12 1-6 0-0 4 5-1 4 3 0 1 7 *Texas A&M* 36 5-14 1-4 4-4 5 0 9 1 0 8 15 *at Auburn* 18 1-7 0-4 2-2 2 2 0 6 0 0 4 *at Tennessee* 32 1-9 1-5 4-4 1 3 3 2 0 1 7 *Arkansas* 36 7-14 4-9 9-10 2 2 11 4 0 1 27 *at Florida* 35 3-15 1-9 2-4 7 1 6 7 0 2 9 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State 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 23-22 754/32.8 109-262.416 49-139.353 79-98.806 82-3.6 44 135 74 2 50 346-15.0 TOTALS 23-22 754/32.8 109-262.416 49-139.353 79-98.806 82-3.6 44 135 74 2 50 346-15.0
SKYLAR MAYS Guard * 6-4 * 200 * Sophomore * 1L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS/Findlay Prep) 4 Top Performances Points Season: 20, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Season: 9, vs. Houston (12/14/17) Career: 9, vs. Houston (12/14/17) Field Goals Made Season: 7, vs. SFA (12/16/17) Career: 7, vs. SFA (12/161/7) 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, three times Career: 4, three times Free Throws Made Season: 8, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 9, at Arkansas (1/21/17) Assists Season: 6, twice Career: 11, vs. Houston (11/29/16) Blocks Season: Career: 2, twice 2, twice Steals Season: 4, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 4, three times Minutes Played Season: 37, vs. Houston (12/10/17) Career: 37, vs. Houston (12/10/17) Sophomore Season (2017-18) After starting much of last year as lead point guard, has moved to the second point-guard in Coach Will Wade s two point guard system. Had the second 20-point game of his career against Samford with 20 points, hitting four treys in 29 minutes... Second time with four treys and six total FGs vs. UTM... Third straight double figure scoring game against UNCW (14) and fourth came against Houston (18 points, 9 rebounds)... Five straight against SFA (17) with career high field goals made (7) and season high in assists in 6...13 more points against Sam Houston to extend double figure scoring string to six games... Six game scoring in double figures stopped in North Florida game... Third straight game of five assists or more... Found touch again from the arc with four treys made in 14 pts effort in win at Memphis (12/28)... 12 points on 2-2 three-pointers at Arkansas (1/10)... In rematch vs. Arkansas (2/3), 15 points with three treys (2/3). Mays Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* 23 3-5 0-1 1-1 3 0 5 1 0 2 7 Samford * 29 6-11 4-7 4-4 1 1 2 2 0 1 20 Michigan (Maui Inv.)* 34 3-6 0-2 2-2 5 3 3 4 2 1 8 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* 28 3-10 1-4 1-1 7 0 0 4 0 0 8 Marquette (Maui Inv.)* 34 1-3 0-2 8-8 5 5/1 2 4 1 0 10 UT Martin* 34 6-12 4-10 2-5 1 0 3 1 1 1 18 UNCW* 26 5-6 2-3 2-2 2 3 3 2 0 1 14 Houston* 37 6-16 0-5 6-6 9 0 2 2 0 1 18 Stephen F. Austin* 32 7-10 1-2 2-3 4 4 6 4 1 3 17 Sam Houston State* 31 6-11 1-6 0-0 3 0 5 2 0 4 13 North Florida* 21 3-6 0-1 0-0 6 1 5 1 0 2 6 at Memphis* 30 4-9 4-7 2-2 5 4 4 3 0 1 14 *Kentucky* 30 2-11 1-1 0-0 1 1 3 1 0 2 5 *at Texas A&M* 30 3-11 2-7 3-4 5 1 6 1 0 0 11 *at Arkansas* 30 3-5 2-2 4-4 1 1 3 0 0 1 12 *Alabama* 26 2-7 1-3 1-2 3 3 3 1 0 0 6 *Georgia* 34 4-10 1-5 2-2 7 2 2 1 0 1 11 *at Vanderbilt* 36 4-11 1-4 4-5 3 1 1 0 0 2 13 *Texas A&M* 33 0-6 0-0 2-2 4 0 4 0 0 2 2 *at Auburn * 33 4-9 0-3 2-4 4 0 5 1 0 2 10 *at Tennessee* 32 1-7 0-3 4-4 6 1 1 2 0 1 6 *Arkansas* 34 5-7 3-4 2-2 0 0 3 1 2 1 15 *at Florida* 23 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 2 4 3 0 1 2 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Top Career Scoring Games 1. 22, at Arkansas (1/21/17) 2. 20, vs. Samford (11/16/17) 3. 19, at Ole Miss (2/14/17) 4. 18, vs. Houston (12/10/17) 4. 18, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 6. 17, vs. SFA (12/16/17) 7. 15, vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) 7. 15, at Miss. State (3/4/17) 7. 15, at Georgia (2/25/17) 10. 14, three times 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 23-23 700/30.4 82-192.427 28-84.333 54-63.857 86-3.7 33-1 75 41 7 31 246-10.7 TOTALS 54-48 1411.26.1 165-394.419 49-148.331 123-148.831 155-2.9 88-1 188 110 9 71 502-9.3
DARYL EDWARDS Guard * 6-3 * 165 * Junior * JC * Fresno, California (NW Florida State/Fresno Central HS) 5 Top Performances Points Season: 15, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 15, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Season: 5, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 5, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Field Goals Made Season: 6, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 6, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 3, three times Career: 3, three times Free Throws Made Season: 4, twice Career: 4, twice Assists Season: 6, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 6, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Blocks Season: Career: 1, twice 1, twice Steals Season: 2, at Auburn (1/27/18) Career: 2, at Auburn (1/27/18) MInutes Played Season: 27, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 27, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Junior Season (2017-18) Got the start against Samford and had eight points for the second straight game, also had six assists and no turnovers in 26 minutes... Played 25 minutes off the bench against UTM and hit 6 field goals, including three treys for 15 points... Also had three assists, no turnovers... Second double figure scoring game against SFA with 10... Returned to the starting lineupagainst Sam Houston and scored 11 points, his second straight double figure scoring game... Three straight double figure games, last two since moving into the starting lineup... Eight points in 25 minutes in the win at A&M (1/6)... Strong 12 points off the bench in the A&M win (1/23)... 14 points in the first half helped Tigers get lead for good against Arkansas (2/3)... Returned to the starting lineup against Florida (2/7)... Had a good game with two treys and nine points. Edwards Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State 20 3-5 2-4 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 1 8 Samford * 26 2-4 2-4 2-2 2 8 6 0 0 1 8 Michigan (Maui Inv.) 10 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) 16 0-2 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 Marquette (Maui.Inv.) 7 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 UT Martin 25 6-11 3-6 0-0 2 0 3 0 0 1 15 UNCW 18 2-2 2-2 1-1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 Houston 25 1-6 1-4 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Stephen F. Austin 24 2-4 2-4 4-4 2 3 0 3 0 1 10 Sam Houston State* 27 3-6 3-6 2-2 5 2 1 1 1 0 11 North Florida* 18 4-4 2-2 0-0 1 0 3 1 0 1 10 at Memphis* 21 2-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 2 0 0 5 *Kentucky * 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 *at Texas A&M * 25 3-6 1-4 1-2 1 2 1 2 0 1 8 *at Arkansas* 19 1-4 0-3 0-1 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 *Alabama* 22 2-6 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 *Georgia 14 2-5 1-4 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 *at Vanderbilt 17 1-2 1-2 0-0 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 *Texas A&M 22 3-4 2-3 4-4 2 2 2 2 0 1 12 *at Auburn 22 3-6 0-2 2-2 0 4 1 2 0 2 8 *at Tennessee 25 3-6 0-2 0-0 2 0 2 1 0 1 6 *Arkansas 20 4-7 3-6 3-3 3 4 0 0 0 0 14 *at Florida* 34 3-7 2-4 1-2 1 3 1 1 0 0 9 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Top Career Scoring Games 1. 15, vs. UTM, 11/29/17 2. 14, vs. Arkansas, 2/3/18 3. 12, vs. A&M, 1/23/18 4. 11, vs. Sam Houston, 12/19/17 5. 10, vs. N. Florida, 12/22/17 5. 10, vs. SFA, 12/16/17 7. 9, at Florida, 2/7/18 8. 8, four times 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 23-9 467/20.3 50-103.485 28-70.400 22-25.880 32-1.4 38 26 20 2 12 150-6.5 TOTALS 23-9 467/20.3 50-103.485 28-70.400 22-25.880 32-1.4 38-0 26 20 2 12 150-6.5
MARSHALL GRAVES Guard * 6-2 * 185 * Sophomore * 1L * Ponchatoula, Louisiana (University High) 12 Top Performances Points Season: 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Career: 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Season: 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) Career: 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) Field Goals Made Season: 3, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Career: 3, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 2, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Free Throws Made Season: Career: 2 vs. Miss. State (SECT) (3/8/17) Assists Season: 2, twice Career: 3, vs. Texas A&M (2/4/17) Blocks Season: Career: Sophomore Season (2017-18) Career night off bench against UTM, playing 16 minutes, hitting two treys and scoring six points... Career high seven points vs. North Florida. Graves Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State 7 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 Samford 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Michigan (Maui Inv.) Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquette (Maui Inv.) UT Martin 16 2-3 2-2 0-0 0 2 1 0 0 0 6 UNCW 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State 11 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 North Florida 10 3-4 1-2 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 at Memphis *Kentucky *at Texas A&M *at Arkansas 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Alabama *Georgia *at Vanderbilt *Texas A&M *at Auburn 3 1-2 1-1 0-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 *at Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Arkansas *at Florida DND-injury *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Steals: Season: Career: 1, vs. Houston, 11/29/16 Minutes Played Season: 16, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 16, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 7, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) 2 6, vs. UTM (11/29/17) 3. 3, at Auburn (1/27/18) 4 2, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17). 4 2 vs. Miss. State (3/8/17) 4. 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 10-0 58/5.8 7-17.412 4-12.333 0-0.000 5-0.5 5-0 5 3 0 0 18-1.8 Totals 25-0 106/4.2 8-26.308 4-18.222 2-3.667 10-0.4 12-0 8 6 0 1 22-0.9
RANDY ONWUASOR Guard * 6-3 * 210 * Graduate * TR * Inglewood, California (Southern Utah/Inglewood HS) 14 Top Performances Points Season: 14, at Auburn (1/27/18) Career: 14, at Auburn (1/27/18) Season: Career: 5, twice 5, twice Field Goals Made Season: 5, twice Career: 5, twice 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, three times Career: 2, three tiems Free Throws Made Season: 4, four times Career: 4, four times Assists Season: 4, vs. Notre Dame (11/21/17) Career: 4, vs. Notre Dame (11/21/17) Blocks Season: 1, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Career: 1, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Steals Season: 4, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Career: 4, vs. North Florida (12/22/17) Graduate Season (2017-18) Started his first game at LSU against Marquette in place of Brandon Sampson, who was injured in Notre Dame game... Responded with 13 points and four rebounds... Started last four games for LSU at the third guard spot... Came off the bench to equal his season high of 13 points against Sam Houston State... Tremendous effort at Arkansas with 12 points in 17 minutes... Moved back into the starting lineup for the A&M win (1/23)... Career high 14 points against Auburn (1/27), 4-6 field goals, 2 treys and four free throws. Onwuasor s Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State 19 0-0 0-0 4-4 2 0 1 1 1 0 4 Samford Michigan (Maui Inv.) 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) 20 3-4 1-1 0-0 4 0 4 2 0 0 7 Marquette (Maui Inv.)* 34 5-11 2-3 1-1 2 4 0 1 0 1 13 UT Martin * 12 2-3 0-0 1-1 0 4 2 1 0 0 5 UNCW* 24 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 Houston* 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 Stephen F. Austin* 17 0-2 0-0 1-2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 Sam Houston State 17 5-9 2-6 1-2 2 2 1 1 0 1 13 North Florida 16 3-8 0-2 0-0 5 2 3 0 0 4 6 at Memphis 6 0-2 0-1 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 *Kentucky 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 *at Texas A&M 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 *at Arkansas 17 4-6 0-1 4-4 5 1 0 0 0 0 12 *Alabama 15 2-5 0-2 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 *Georgia 18 1-3 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 *at Vanderbilt 21 1-3 0-1 0-0 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 *Texas A&M* 14 2-8 0-1 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 *at Auburn* 28 4-6 2-2 4-4 3 2 2 0 0 3 14 *at Tennessee* 28 3-6 0-0 4-5 3 1 3 1 0 1 10 *Arkansas* 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 *at Florida 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State MInutes Played Season: 34, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 34, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 14, at Auburn, 1/27/18 2. 13, vs. Sam Houston, 12/19/17 2. 13, vs. Marquette, 11/22/17 4 12, at Arkansas, 1/10/18 5. 10, at Tennessee, 1/31/18 6. 7, vs. Notre Dame, 11/21/17 7. 6, vs. North Florida, 12/22/17 8. 5, vs. UTM, 11/29/17 9. 4, four times Randy Onwuasor s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 17-18 22-9 339/15.4 37-79.468 7-20.350 23-27.852 42-1.9 32-0 21 16 2 14 104-4.7 Totals 22-9 339/15.4 37-79.468 7-20.350 23-27.852 42-1.9 32-0 21 15 2 14 104-4.7
REED VIAL Guard * 6-3 * 189 * Senior * 1L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Parkview Baptist HS) 15 Top Performances Points Season: Career: 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Season: Career: Field Goals Made Season: Career: 3 PT FG Made Season: Career: 1, twice 1, three times Free Throws Made Season: Career: 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: Senior Season (2017-18) Vial s Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Samford 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michigan (Maui Inv.) Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquette (Maui Inv.) UT Martin UNCW DND-Coach s Decision Houston Stephen F. Austin Sam Houston State 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Florida 3 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Memphis *Kentucky *at Texas A&M *at Arkansas 2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Alabama *Georgia *at Vanderbilt *Texas A&M *at Auburn 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 *at Tennessee *Arkansas *at Florida *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Steals Season: Career: Minutes Played Season: 4, vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Career: 4 vs. Alcorn (11/10/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 1, vs. Southern Miss, 11/15/16 Reed Vial s Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 16-17 7-0 7/1.0 0-0.000 0-0.000 1-2.500 1-0.1 0 0 1 0 0 1-0.1 17-18 7-0 17/2.4 0-4.000 0-3.000 0-0.000 2-0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0-0.0 Totals 14-0 24/1.7 0-4.000 0-3.000 1-2.500 3-0.2 2-0 0 0 1 0 1-0.1
AARON EPPS Forward * 6-10 * 214 * Senior * 3L * Ball, Louisiana (Tioga HS) 21 Top Performances Points Season: 26, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 26, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Season: 16, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 16, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Field Goals Made Season: 8, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 8, vs. Houston (12/13/17) 3 PT FG Made Season: 3, at A&M (1/6/18) Career: 3, twice Free Throws Made Season: 8, vs. Houston (12/13/17) Career: 8, vs. Houston (12/1017) Assists Season: 3, at Arkansas (1/10/18) Career: 3, at Arkansas (1/10/18) Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: 3, three times 3 four times 2, three times 2, four times Minutes Played Season: 35, at Tennessee (1/31/18) Career: 35, at Tennessee (1/31/18) Senior Season (2017-18) Epps missed the opener after suffering a foot injury in pre-season practice. Was limited to 10 minutes in his first return game but hit 4-of-5 field goal attempts and had eight points... Received first start in Maui against Marquette... Started and played 24 minutes against UTM, 6 pts-8 rebs... An amazing game featuring a career high in both points and rebounds as he collected his fourth career double double for LSU... Back to-back double doubles against SFA (12/16) and Sam Houston... 13 pts and 9 boards agaisnt North Florida... Epps has his fifth double figure scoring game for the season with 13 against Kentucky, 6-11 from field)... Back-to-back double figure games with 11 at A&M (1/6), hitting three treys... Another double double at Arkansas wtih 13 pts-11 rebs... Fourth straight double figure scoring game with 14 vs. Alabama... Had seven straight points late in the second half to help ice the win at A&M (1/23)... Played career high 35 minutes at Tennessee with 9 points (1/31/18). Epps Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State DND -- injury Samford 10 4-5 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 Michigan (Maui Inv.) 23 6-7 2-3 0-0 4 2 0 0 0 2 14 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.) 23 1-7 1-5 0-0 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 Marquette (Maui Inv.)* 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 UT Martin * 24 2-7 0-3 2-4 8 2 0 0 0 0 6 UNCW* 17 2-5 0-1 2-3 7 0 1 1 0 0 6 Houston * 29 8-12 2-4 8-9 16 3 0 1 1 0 26 Stephen F. Austin* 30 5-12 2-4 4-4 10 2 0 2 0 1 16 Sam Houston State* 23 2-6 0-2 3-4 6 2 0 0 0 0 7 North Florida* 21 6-11 0-1 1-2 9 1 0 0 1 0 13 at Memphis* 20 3-3 2-2 0-0 6 5-1 0 2 3 0 8 *Kentucky * 26 6-11 1-5 0-0 3 2 1 2 2 0 13 *at Texas A&M* 27 4-7 3-5 0-0 8 3 0 0 0 1 11 *at Arkansas* 18 5-7 2-4 1-2 11 4 3 1 0 0 13 *Alabama * 29 5-7 2-4 2-2 4 2 2 0 1 2 14 *Georgia* 32 2-5 1-3 0-0 6 3 0 0 3 0 5 *at Vanderbilt* 11 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 4 0 1 0 0 2 *Texas A&M* 24 5-9 2-4 0-0 4 5-1 0 1 2 0 12 *at Auburn* 16 1-4 1-3 0-0 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 *at Tennessee* 35 4-7 1-4 0-0 7 3 0 2 3 1 9 *Arkansas* 32 6-9 2-4 2-2 5 4 1 1 2 0 16 *at Florida* 23 3-5 2-4 0-0 6 3 0 1 1 0 8 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Top Career Scoring Games 1. 26 vs. Houston (12/13/17) 2 17 vs. Wofford (11/12/16) 3. 16 vs. Arkansas (2/3/18) 3. 16 vs. SFA (12/16/17) 5. 14 vs. Alabama (1/13/18) 5. 14 vs. Michigan (11/20/17) 5. 14 vs. North Florida (11/18/16) 5. 14 vs. North Florida (12/2/15) 9. 13 three times Aaron Epps Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG 14-15 14-2 87/6.2 8-24.333 2-8.250 0-0.000 20-1.4 9-0 4 6 5 4 18-1.3 15-16 29-2 265/9.1 49-90.544 6-20.300 7-9.778 53-1.8 55-2 6 14 9 5 111-3.8 16-17 30-19 515/17.2 71-144.493 14-32.438 29-43.674 133-4.4 85-2 13 41 11 5 185-6.2 17-18 22-19 501/22.8 82-151.543 26-66.394 25-32.781 129-5.9 56-2 9 15 21 9 215-9.8 TOTALS 95-42 1368/14.4 210-409.513 48-126.381 61-84.725 335-3.5 205-6 32 76 46 23 529-5.6
Wayde Sims Forward * 6-6 * 217 * Sophomore * 1L * Baton Rouge, Louisiana (University HS) 44 Top Performances Points Season: 13, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 15, vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/17 Season: 10, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 11, vs. South Carolina, 2/1/17 Field Goals Made Season: 5, vs. Samford (11/16/17) Career: 7, vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/17 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, twice Career: 4, vs. Vandy, 12/29/16 Free Throws Made Season: 3, twice Career: 4, four times Assists Season: Career: 2, twice 2, five times Blocks Season: 3, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Career: 3, vs. Sam Houston (12/19/17) Steals Season: 4, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Career: 4, vs. UTM (11/29/17) Sophomore Season (2017-18) Opened the season with two double figure scoring games, 11 vs. Alcorn, 13 vs. Samford... Made 9-of-15 from the field in the two games... First collegiate double double vs. Sam Houston State wtih 10 points and 10 rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench... SIms has his third consecutive games of eight points off the bench against Kentucky 1/3) Sims Game-by-Game Statistics 2017-18 OPPONENT MIN FG 3FG FT REB PF/D A TO BLK STL PTS Alcorn State* 20 4-6 2-3 1-2 2 3 0 1 2 1 11 Samford* 22 5-9 0-0 3-3 5 0 0 1 1 1 13 Michigan (Maui Inv.)* 20 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 Notre Dame (Maui Inv.)* 17 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 Marquette (Maui Inv.) 28 3-9 0-5 3-4 7 3 0 1 1 0 9 UT Martin* 23 2-4 0-2 0-0 4 1 2 3 0 4 4 UNCW* 22 4-10 1-5 2-2 6 3 0 1 0 0 11 Houston* 24 2-5 0-2 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 Stephen F. Austin* 22 2-3 1-2 1-1 2 2 0 0 1 0 6 Sam Houston State 20 4-7 1-2 1-3 10 1 0 0 3 0 10 North Florida 15 3-9 2-4 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8 at Memphis 27 4-7 0-2 0-0 7 2 1 0 1 1 8 *Kentucky 18 3-5 0-1 2-3 1 3 0 1 0 0 8 *at Texas A&M 6 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 *at Arkansas 19 4-6 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 1 1 8 *Alabama 4 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *Georgia 15 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 *at Vanderbilt 5 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 *Texas A&M 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 *at Auburn 11 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 *at Tennessee DND-One Game Suspension *Arkansas 28 2-5 0-0 0-0 6 2 1 1 2 0 4 *at Florida 20 3-6 0-0 1-2 6 3 0 0 0 0 7 *Ole Miss *at Alabama *Missouri *Vanderbilt *at Georgia *at South Carolina *Mississippi State Minutes Played Season: 28, vs. Marquette (11/22/17) Career: 31, vs. South Carolina (2/1/17) Top Career Scoring Games 1. 15, vs. Texas A&M, 2/4/17 2. 14, vs. Vandy, 12/291/6 3. 13, vs. Samford, 11/16/17 3. 13, vs. Wofford, 11/12/16 5. 12, vs. Florida, 1/25/178 6. 11, vs. UNCW, 12/10/17 6. 11, vs. Alcorn, 11/10/17 8. 10, five times Wayde Sims Career Stats YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA PCT. 3FG-FGA PCT. FT-FTA PCT. REB.-AVG PF-FO AST TO BLK STL PTS-AVG. 16-17 31-5 588/19.0 77-153.503 14-34.412 32-43.744 117-3.8 53-1 17 32 14 22 200-6.5 17-18 22-8 397/18.0 51-105.486 7-32.219 15-22.682 71-3.2 38-0 7 14 14 12 124-5.6 Totals 53-13 985/18.6 128-258.496 21-66.318 47-65.723 188-3.5 91-1 24 46 28 34 324-6.1