1 JAVONTE SMART G • Jr. • 6-4 • 205 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 24 CAMERON THOMAS G • Fr. • 6-4 • 210 Chesapeake, Virginia 15 AUNDRE HYATT G • So. • 6-6 • 225 Bronx, New York 4 DARIUS DAYS F • Jr. • 6-7 • 245 Raleigh, Florida 2 TRENDON WATFORD F • So. • 6-9 • 240 Birmingham, Alabama LSU RECORD 18-8, 11-6 RANKING RV AP NET RANKING No. 29 (3/13/21) LAST GAME W, 78-71, vs. Arkansas (3/13/21) HEAD COACH Will Wade CAREER RECORD 173-83 (8th season) LSU RECORD 82-38 (4th season) SEC TOURN. RECORD 2-1 LSU/SEC TOURNEY RECORD RECORD 49-59 (61 appearances 28-40 (since renewal) SEEDING 3 seed LAST YEAR No tourney; Lost to Florida in 2019 QFs HISTORY Reached semis: 27 times; 16 since renewal (Last: 2021) Finals 6 times (‘46, ‘52, ‘80, ‘87, ‘93, ‘21). CHAMPIONSHIPS: 1, 1980 LSU (18-8, 11-6) H - 11-2 (7-1); A - 4-6 (4-5); N - 3-0; OT - 0-0 November Thurs. 26 %SIUE (TBA) W, 94-81 Sat. 28 %Saint Louis (ESPN+) L, 81-85 Mon. 30 SOUTHEASTERN (SECN+) W, 96-43 December Sun. 6 LOUISIANA TECH (SECN) W, 86-55 Sat. 12 #South Florida (In Atlanta) Canceled Mon. 14 SAM HOUSTON STATE (SECN) W, 88-66 Wed. 16 UNO (SECN) Canceled Sat. 19 NORTH TEXAS (SECN+) Canceled Tues. 22 VCU (SECN) Canceled Sat. 26 TEXAS SOUTHERN (SECN) Canceled Sat. 26 NICHOLLS (SECN) W, 86-80 Tues. 29 *TEXAS A&M (SECN) W. 77-54 January Sat. 2 *at Florida (CBS) L, 79-83 Wed. 6 *GEORGIA (SECN) W, 94-92 (ot) Sat. 9 *at Missouri (SECN) Postponed Sat. 9 *at Ole Miss (SECN) W, 75-61 Wed. 13 *ARKANSAS (ESPN2) W, 92-76 Sat. 16 *SOUTH CAROLINA (SECN) W, 85-80 Tues. 19 *ALABAMA (ESPN2) L, 75-105 Sat. 23 *at Kentucky (ESPN) L, 69-82 Tues. 26 *at Texas A&M (SECN) W, 78-66 Sat. 30 @TEXAS TECH (ESPN2) L, 71-76 February Wed. 3 *at Alabama (ESPNU) L, 60-78 Sat. 6 *FLORIDA (ESPN/2) Postponed Wed. 10 *at Mississippi State (ESPNU) W, 94-80 Sat. 13 *TENNESSEE (ESPN) W, 78-65 Wed. 17 *at Ole Miss (ESPNU) Postponed Sat. 20 *AUBURN (ESPN) W, 104-80 Tues. 23 *at Georgia (SECN) L, 78-91. Sat. 27 *at Arkansas (ESPN/2) L, 75-83 March Tues. 2 *VANDERBILT (SECN) W, 83-68 Sat. 6 *at Missouri (SECN) W, 86-80 March 12 $Ole Miss (SECN) W, 76-73 March 13 !Arkansas (ESPN) W, 78-71 March 14 +Alabama (ESPN) Noon * SEC Games; %Billiken Classic, St. Louis, Missouri; #Holiday Hoopsgiving, Atlanta, Georgia; @SEC/Big 12 Challenge game; $SEC Tourn QF (Nashville); !SEC Tourn SF (Nashville)... +SEC Tourn. Final (Nashville) ... All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS. Chris Blair, play-by-play John Brady, analyst (Former LSU Head Coach) TV: ESPN Karl Ravech, Play-by-Play Dick Vitale, Analyst Marty Smith, Reporter Stats: 15.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.0 apg’ 1.4 spg SEC: 15.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.3 spg • Became•43rd player at LSU to score 1,000 career points in frst half at Alabama (2/3). • 12 straight gms in double figures; In the semis, 19 pts, 4 rebounds, 4 asts, 2 steals • Team best 62 treys (41.9%; 1st SEC); 2nd in SEC in 3FGs per game at 2.5. • Vs. Auburn (2/20), 8th time this season with 4 or more treys in a game. • All-SEC 2nd Team Selection • Posted 2nd double double at Miss. St (2/10) with 22 pts, 11 assts, (1.57 A/TO ratio). • 10th SEC scoring, 5th FG pct (47.6%), 3rd assists, 5th ast-to ratio (1.6); 1st min. (35.4). Stats: 22.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 apg; SEC: 23.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.3 apg • 20 games 20 or more by D1 Freshman leads the nation; 11-of-last-12. • Set school record vs. UGA (1/6) with 42 consecutive free throws over 5 games. • 14 gms 25 pts or more -- most 25-pt gms by SEC freshman in one-and-done era. • On pace to be 20th LSU player to average over 20 pts for season (min. 20 gms) • 1st in SEC in scoring; 1st in FT pct (174-of-198, 87.9%;) 6th in 3pt FGs PG (2.2) • 1st double vs. Vandy (3/2), 23 pts-10 rebs; 29 pts in season finale at Mizzou (3/6) • 1st Team All-SEC; All-Freshman team • Four treys and 21 points in the semifinal win over Arkansas (3/13) Stats: 3.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg; SEC: 4.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg • Started last nine games for LSU, LSU 7-2 • Had 7 points at Miss. State (2/10), all in early 2nd half to help LSU extend lead. • Played 18 minutes, hitting 3-of-5 FGs, including a trey with 3 rebounds • Hyatt had 8 pts vs. Tenn (2/13) ... Two treys ... Also 8 rebounds. • Best scoring game was last season against Northwestern St (12/8/19) with 10 pts. • Played in 50 career games with 14 starts over two seasons. Stats: 12.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 spg; SEC: 10.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.2 spg • Had 7th double double of season vs. Ole Miss (3/12) with 20-12 • 8-of-15 from field, three treys in the SEC QF victory. • 15 career double doubles, Leads all active SEC players in career doubles • Became 40th player in LSU history to grab 500 career rebs at UGA (2/23). • In the SEC semis, hit two treys for 13 points and 8 rebounds (3/13). • 4th in SEC in rebound average • Tigers are 18-1 this season when Days scores in double figures. Stats: 16.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.2 spgSEC: 15.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.0 spg • Six 20 points games vs. SEC Teams -- including 24 vs. Ole Miss in SECT (3/12). • Made career high 11 field goals (14 atts) vs. Ole Miss. • Back-to-back doubles vs. Auburn (2/20) 18 pts-11 rebs; at UGA (2/23) 13 pts-10 rebs. • First LSU back-to-back doubles since Watford had 2 one year ago this week. • 11 career doubles including career high equaling 26 pts-10 bds at UK (1/23). • 2nd Team All-SEC selection by coaches • 6th in SEC in scoring, 5th in rebs; 5th in FG% (48.3). NATIONAL TITLES (AMERICAN LEGION BOWL WINNER): 1935 SEC CHAMPIONS 1935 • 1953 • 1954 • 1979 1981 • 1985 • 1991 • 2000 • 2006 • 2009 • 2019 FINAL FOUR 1953 • 1981 • 1986 • 2006 @LSUBasketball 2020-21 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES SEC Tournament Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee at 27 GAME LSU STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) BREAKDOWN ON THE AIR 2020-21 LSU SCHEDULE SEC Championship Game Vs. ALABAMA Sunday, March 14, 2021 TV: ESPN LSU Sports Radio Network (Guaranty Media Eagle 98.1 FM)
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1JAVONTESMART G • Jr. • 6-4 • 205Baton Rouge, Louisiana
24CAMERONTHOMASG • Fr. • 6-4 • 210Chesapeake, Virginia
* SEC Games; %Billiken Classic, St. Louis, Missouri; #Holiday Hoopsgiving, Atlanta, Georgia; @SEC/Big 12 Challenge game; $SEC Tourn QF (Nashville); !SEC Tourn SF (Nashville)... +SEC Tourn. Final (Nashville) ... All Times Central; Home Games in ALL CAPS.
Chris Blair, play-by-playJohn Brady, analyst (Former LSU Head Coach)
Stats: 15.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 4.0 apg’ 1.4 spg SEC: 15.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 1.3 spg• Became•43rd player at LSU to score 1,000 career points in frst half at Alabama (2/3).• 12 straight gms in double figures; In the semis, 19 pts, 4 rebounds, 4 asts, 2 steals • Team best 62 treys (41.9%; 1st SEC); 2nd in SEC in 3FGs per game at 2.5.• Vs. Auburn (2/20), 8th time this season with 4 or more treys in a game.
• All-SEC 2nd Team Selection• Posted 2nd double double at Miss. St (2/10) with 22 pts, 11 assts, (1.57 A/TO ratio).• 10th SEC scoring, 5th FG pct (47.6%), 3rd assists, 5th ast-to ratio (1.6); 1st min. (35.4).
Stats: 22.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.4 apg; SEC: 23.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.3 apg• 20 games 20 or more by D1 Freshman leads the nation; 11-of-last-12. • Set school record vs. UGA (1/6) with 42 consecutive free throws over 5 games.• 14 gms 25 pts or more -- most 25-pt gms by SEC freshman in one-and-done era. • On pace to be 20th LSU player to average over 20 pts for season (min. 20 gms)• 1st in SEC in scoring; 1st in FT pct (174-of-198, 87.9%;) 6th in 3pt FGs PG (2.2)• 1st double vs. Vandy (3/2), 23 pts-10 rebs; 29 pts in season finale at Mizzou (3/6)• 1st Team All-SEC; All-Freshman team• Four treys and 21 points in the semifinal win over Arkansas (3/13)
Stats: 3.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg; SEC: 4.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg• Started last nine games for LSU, LSU 7-2• Had 7 points at Miss. State (2/10), all in early 2nd half to help LSU extend lead. • Played 18 minutes, hitting 3-of-5 FGs, including a trey with 3 rebounds• Hyatt had 8 pts vs. Tenn (2/13) ... Two treys ... Also 8 rebounds.• Best scoring game was last season against Northwestern St (12/8/19) with 10 pts.• Played in 50 career games with 14 starts over two seasons.
Stats: 12.1 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 spg; SEC: 10.8 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 1.2 spg• Had 7th double double of season vs. Ole Miss (3/12) with 20-12• 8-of-15 from field, three treys in the SEC QF victory.• 15 career double doubles, Leads all active SEC players in career doubles • Became 40th player in LSU history to grab 500 career rebs at UGA (2/23).• In the SEC semis, hit two treys for 13 points and 8 rebounds (3/13). • 4th in SEC in rebound average• Tigers are 18-1 this season when Days scores in double figures.
Stats: 16.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.2 spgSEC: 15.9 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.0 spg• Six 20 points games vs. SEC Teams -- including 24 vs. Ole Miss in SECT (3/12). • Made career high 11 field goals (14 atts) vs. Ole Miss. • Back-to-back doubles vs. Auburn (2/20) 18 pts-11 rebs; at UGA (2/23) 13 pts-10 rebs.• First LSU back-to-back doubles since Watford had 2 one year ago this week. • 11 career doubles including career high equaling 26 pts-10 bds at UK (1/23).• 2nd Team All-SEC selection by coaches• 6th in SEC in scoring, 5th in rebs; 5th in FG% (48.3).
NATIONAL TITLES (AMERICAN LEGION BOWL WINNER): 1935
SEC Championship GameVs. ALABAMASunday, March 14, 2021
TV: ESPNLSU Sports Radio Network(Guaranty Media Eagle 98.1 FM)
CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE GAMESJavonte Smart 73Trendon Watford 45Darius Days 44Cam Thomas 24Mwani Wilkinson 2Jalen Cook 2Eric Gaines 2Josh LeBlanc 1Aundre Hyatt 1
CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDSDarius Days 17Trendon Watford 13Josh LeBlanc 2Cam Thomas 1
CAREER DOUBLE-FIGURE ASSISTSJavonte Smart 2
CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLESDarius Days 15Trendon Watford 12Javonte Smart 2Josh LeBlanc 1Cam Thomas 1
CAREER THREE-POINTERSJavonte Smart 149Darius Days 113Cam Thomas 59Trendon Watford 34 Aundre Hyatt 21 Jalen Cook 7 Eric Gaines 5 Shareef O’Neal 2Mwani Wilkinson 2
CAREER ASSISTSJavonte Smart 309Trendon Watford 127Darius Days 54Cam Thomas 37Eric Gaines 34Mwani Wilkinson 16Jalen Cook 16Aundre Hyatt 14Josh LeBlanc 12
CAREER BLOCKSTrendon Watford 36Darius Days 27Josh LeBlanc 17Mwani Wilkinson 13Javonte Smart 10Aundre Hyatt 10Shareef O’Neal 5Eric Gaines 5Cam Thomas 4Josh Gray 1
CAREER STEALSJavonte Smart 111Darius Days 73Trendon Watford 55Eric Gaines 29Josh LeBlanc 25Cam Thomas 21Mwani WIlkinson 18Jalen Cook 16Aundre Hyatt 14Shareef O’Neal 5
NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CLASS EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL
0 Mwani Wilkinson F 6-5 215 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nevada (Bishop Gorman HS)1 Javonte Smart G 6-4 205 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Scotlandville Magnet HS)2 Trendon Watford F 6-9 240 So. 1L Birmingham, Alabama (Mountain Brook HS)3 Jalen Cook G 6-0 205 Fr. HS Walker, Louisiana (Walker, HS)4 Darius Days F 6-7 245 Jr. 2L Raleigh, Florida (IMG Academy)5 Parker Edwards G 6-2 185 So RS Covington, Louisiana (Saint Paul’s School/Southeastern)10 Bradley Egemo G 6-0 175 Fr. HS Los Angeles, California (University HS)11 Josh LeBlanc, Sr. F 6-7 230 Jr. TR Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Madison Prep/Georgetown)15 Aundre Hyatt G 6-5 225 So. 1L Bronx, New York (Miller School)24 Cameron Thomas G 6-4 210 Fr. HS Chesapeake, Virginia (Oak Hill Academy)25 Eric Gaines G 6-2 155 Fr. HS Lithonia, Georgia (Lithonia HS)32 Shareef O’Neal F 6-10 225 So. TR Los Angeles, California (Crossroads School/UCLA)34 Josh Gray C 6-11 255 Fr. HS Brooklyn, New York (Putnam Science Academy)
COACHING STAFF YEAR AT LSU Head Coach: Will Wade (Clemson, 2005) 4Associate Head Coach: Bill Armstrong (UAB, 2001) 4Assistant Coach: Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan, ‘86) 2 (1st as assistant coach)Assistant Coach: Tasmin Mitchell (LSU, 2010) 4 (2nd as assistant coach)Director of Basketball Operations: Nelson Hernandez (Utah State, 2013) 4Coordinator of Operations: LeBrent Walker (Washington Adventist, 2018) 3Assistant to the Head Coach: Vernon Hamilton (Clemson, 2007) 1Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Greg Goldin (Canisius, 2011) 4Athletic Trainer: Shawn Eddy 25 (16 with Men’s Basketball)Director of Video Operations: Tyrone Green (VCU, ‘19) 2Administrative Assistant: Brittany Carvalhido (Oklahoma State, 2005) 13 (11 with Men’s Basketball)
TRANSACTIONSBryan-Penn Johnson and Shareef O’Neal received NCAA waivers to be eligible .. Josh LeBlanc became eligible and played in his first game on Dec. 14 against Sam Houston State ... Bryan Penn-Johnson left the team at Christmas break ... Charles Manning Jr., entered transfer portal (1/7) ... Shareef O’Neal out with boot on right foot since SEC play started ... Returned vs. Alabama (1/19) ... Darius Days injured left ankle 2nd half vs. Texas Tech (1/30), missed Alabama (2/3); returned at Miss. State (2/10) ... Shareef O’Neal has been out with the foot issues since Miss. State game (2/10), not expected to return.
THE NUMBERS GAME Here are some of the important numbers with the LSU basketball program: 1993 -- Last time LSU played in the SEC Tournament Championship Game. 1980 -- Only time LSU has won the SEC Tournament Championship. 11 -- Number of SEC Championships, second most in the SEC behind Kentucky. 39 -- Wins in SEC play in 2019, 2020, 2021 (most of any team in SEC over that span). 3 -- Consecutive top 4 seeds in the SEC Tournament (1 in 2019, 3 in 2020, 3 in 2021) 1 -- Only team to have been a top 4 seed over last three seasons for tournament. 67 -- Number of wins since the start of the 2019 season. 62 -- Number of times since 1981 LSU has overcome a 5 or more point halftime deficit to win 90-12 – Record when holding opponent to 70 points or less since start of 2012-13 season. 5 -- Number of last second wins (last 5 seconds) in Will Wade’s tenure at LSU. 116-38 – Record since start of 2012-13 season when out rebounding opponent. 100-9 – Record since start of 2007-08 season when LSU has shot 50 percent or more in a game. 4 -- Number of times LSU has shot 60 percent or more in the Will Wade era. 20-3 -- Record when scoring 90 or more points during Will Wade’s LSU tenure. 48 -- Number of wins in Will Wade era when scoring 80 points or more in a game 31 -- Number of times with less than 10 TOs in Will Wade era at LSU (26-5 record). 86-0 -- Record since 1966-67 when LSU has a 20+ point lead at halftime. 24 -- Number of halves LSU has scored 50 points in Will Wade era. 4 -- Times in Wade era LSU 50+ rebounds (50 UNF, 12/22/17; 53 Ark., 1/8/20; 53 Southeastern (11/30/20); 51 Vandy, 3/2/21 13 -- Wins by LSU in the Will Wade era when trailing with 10 minutes to play. 11 -- Wins in Will Wade era LSU won when trailing at 5 min. mark. 38 -- Number of 20-point games by LSU players this season -- Thomas 20, Watford 9, Smart 7, Days 2 377 -- Wins for LSU when FT makes is more than opponents FT attempts (377-53, 87.7%) since 1966-67. SEC TOURNAMENT RECAP: LSU 76, OLE MISS 73 (NASHVILLE, SEC TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS) For the second straight time out for LSU, the six-minute game that has been a stable of Coach Will Wade’s coaching philosophy in his four years proved again pivotal as LSU rallied from behind to advance in the SEC Tournament with the three-point win over Ole Miss Friday night. After leading by two at the half and expanding the lead to 11 in the first 2:30 of the second half, the Tigers found themselves in some trouble as Ole Miss came back with a 10-0 run of their own that gave the Rebels a five-point, 51-46, advantage with 11:17 to play. LSU was still down five, 53-48, as the game ticked under 10 minutes. But LSU used an 8-3 run to tie the game at 56-56 and took the lead for good on a Cameron Thomas three-pointer with 6:51 to play, 61-58. Javonte Smart and Trendon Watford got field goals to push the lead back to seven, 65-58 with 4:29 to play. The Rebels get the game to one at 69-68 with 1:17 to play, but Darius Days hit a three and Watford a layup off an offensive rebound to seal the game in the final 30 seconds. With Thomas and Smart a little under their averages, it was up to Watford and Days to carry the team. Watford hit 11-of-14 shots to finish with 24 points (two under his career high) and seven boards. Days had his 15th career
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DARIUS DAYS (15) Game Date Pts Rebs.2019-20 (8)Nicholls 11/16/19 17 11UMBC 11/19/19 10 10Missouri St. 11/29/19 20 10New Orleans 12/3/19 12 10USC 12/21/19 12 11Arkansas 1/8/20 16 16Missouri 2/11/20 20 10Kentucky 2/18/20 13 11
JAVONTE SMART (2) Game Date Pts Assts.2019-20 (1)UGA 3/7/20 13 10---
2020-21 (1)Miss State 2/10/21 22 11---
JOSH LEBLANC (1) Game Date Pts Rebs.2020-21 (1)Auburn 2/20/21 12 10---
CAMERON THOMAS (1) Game Date Pts Rebs.2020-21 (1)Vanderbilt 3/2/21 23 10----------------------------------------------First SUBS In Game
Josh LeBlanc -- 12
Eric Gaines -- 8
Shareef O’Neal -- 7
Mwani Wilkinson -- 6
Aundre Hyatt -- 3
Jalen Cook -- 1
Josh Gray -- 1
double double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. It was his fourth career 20-point game. Watford and Days combined to shoot 19-of-29 from the field with three treys from Days. LSU shot 44.6 percent with 7 treys, while Ole Miss hit 40.6 percent with six treys. Ole Miss outrebounded LSU, 42-37.
LSU 78, ARKANSAS 71 (NASHVILLE, 3/13/21; SEC TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL) In a game of runs and at times wide-open play, the Tigers were able to put Arkansas away to advance to the SEC Tournament Championship in their first semifinal appearance since 2016. Arkansas built an eight-point lead early in the first seven minutes before LSU came back to tie the game at 31-31 with 8:22 to go in the first half, going to the dressing room with a 40-37 advantage. In the second half, LSU got the first major advantage of the contest with 7:25 to go when LSU opened up a 64-52 advantage. The game was tied at 52 four minutes earlier and LSU went on a 12-0 run as Cam Thomas got a driving layup for the lead, Trendon Watford hit a three and then a two. Darius Days contributed an old-fashioned three-point play and Eric Gaines contributed with his bucket. LSU continued to lead by 10, 72-62, with 2:28 to play but Arkansas buckets and a couple of LSU mistakes cut the Tiger lead to 72-71 with 37 seconds left. Javonte Smart drove and scored to make it 74-71 with 22 seconds left. Arkansas would turn the ball over and miss two more shots in the waning seconds while LSU went 4-of-4 at the line for the final margin. Cameron Thomas hit for 21 points which included four three-pointers, while Javonte Smart added 19 points, Darius Days 13 and Eric Gaines equaled his career high with 10 points. The win was LSU’s 1,600 college basketball victory.
YES, LSU IS IN THE FINALS For the first time since the snowstorm ravaged SEC Tournament in 1993 at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, the Tigers are in the championship game of the SEC Tournament. Friday night the Tigers won for the first time since 2016 to get to the semifinals and the win on Saturday put the Tigers in the championship game for the sixth time in the overall history of the event and the third time (1980, 1993, 2021) since the renewal of the event LSU’s only SEC Tournament title came in 1980. LSU is now 5-7 overall in Bridgestone Arena.
LEAGUE LEADING 39 WINS FOR LSU IN SEC PLAY LSU’s win over Missouri to close the regular season gave LSU 39 wins in SEC play in 2019, 2020 and 2021 combined (16 in 2019, 12 in 2020 and 11 in 2021), the most of any team in the SEC over that period of time. LSU won the SEC in 2019, finished in a tie for second in 2020 and was third in 2021. TIGERS A DOUBLE BYE FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR LSU by winning in the next-to-last-game of the season clinched a double bye to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament and then was able to get the third seed clinched with its victory on Saturday at Missouri. LSU is the only team in the league to get the double bye in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 tournaments. LSU was the one seed in 2019, was the three seed in the aborted 2020 season and is the three seed for the 2021 event. The seeds:
SERIES AGAINST ALABAMA Well, the series didn’t go well for LSU at all this year with Alabama dominating in Baton Rouge, 105-75, and winning in Tuscaloosa, 78-60. In the win over LSU in Baton Rouge, Alabama set a Southeastern Conference record with 23 three-point field goals. LSU averaged just 67.5 points in the two games, while Alabama averaged 91.5 points, out rebounding the Tigers, 47.0-37.5. LSU shot 48-of-139 for the two games (34.5%) compared to 71-of-137 for Alabama (51.8%). LSU for the two games made just 9-of-43 treys compared to 29-of-67 for the Tide. Ironically, LSU got 44 free throws in the two games, making 30, while Alabama shot only 12-of-15 at the line. LSU turned the ball over 25 times in the two games while LSU forced 33 turnovers in the two games. Cam Thomas averaged 21.5 points in the two games, with Javonte Smart at 13.0 and Trendon Watford 10.0. Darius Days played just the first game, missing the second game with an injured ankle. Overall, Alabama leads the series, 111-74, with Alabama with three-straight wins. Alabama leads the series, 6-5, on neutral courts. These two teams first played in 1916. The teams are 2-2 in SEC Tournament play:
LSU A TRIPLE OF DOUBLE FIGURES Coach Will Wade has always talked about consistent behavior and making the LSU program a team that was consistently finishing in the top four of the SEC and in some years competing for a championship. The wins last week against Vanderbilt and Missouri are more steps in that direction. With the wins the Tigers have won double figure games in the SEC for three straight seasons. For LSU that is a big deal as it marks the first time 30 years that the Tigers have won 10 or more in league play over a three-or-more-year period.
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The Tigers last scored double figures win in the league from 1988 through 1992. To put the three-year streak in perspective, it marks just the fourth time in school history that LSU has put together a streak of at least three years of posting double figure wins in the league:
This will mark the 30th time in conference play that LSU has won double figures in the history of the men’s basketball program which began in the 1909 season. A total of 26 times has LSU reached 11 conference wins in schedules that have over the last 55 years roamed between 16 and 18 conference games.
LSU EXPECTED TO GET ITS SECOND STRAIGHT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Since the 2020 NCAA Tournament was canceled before the selections were made, the Tigers are looking to get a spot in the 64-team event in 2021 that will be played in the Indianapolis area. If LSU is successful in going back to the tournament in 2021, it will mark the first time that LSU goes to the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back events (2019, 2021) since LSU went to the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and 2006. With LSU’s two wins at the end of the regular season, TeamRanings.com has put LSU’s NCAA big probably at 100 percent.
LSU PLAYER JOINS A CLUB Sophomore Trendon Watford has the chance to join a group of players that has averaged over 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists over the course of a season. Here are the LSU players who have those figures at the end of a season since 1967-68:
Season Class Name PPG RPG APG2020-21 SO WATFORD, Trendon 16.2 7.4 3.12015-16 FR SIMMONS, Ben 19.2 11.76 4.81988-89 SR BLANTON, Ricky 20.3 8.16 4.61987-88 JR BLANTON, Ricky 17.0 8.83 3.61985-86 SO WILLIAMS, John 17.8 8.46 3.31974-75 SR HANSEN, Glenn 21.7 10.00 4.51973-74 JR HANSEN, Glenn 19.4 9.00 3.51967.68 SO MARAVICH, Pete 43.8 7.50 4.0
LAST 5 GAMES LSU is averaging 79.6 points per game over the last five games, with a 4-1 record in those games with four straight wins. LSU is giving up 75.0 points in those five games. For the five games, LSU is shooting 44.6 percent (148-of-332) while holding opponents to 40.3 percent (127-of-315). LSU has made 40 treys (36.4 percent) to 35 (28.7%) for opponents. LSU out rebounded teams in the five games, 41.0-39.0. Cam Thomas is averaging 23.2 points a game with Trendon Watford 16.4 points, Javonte Smart 13.8 and Darius Days 11.6.
IN THE TWO TOURNAMENT GAMES LSU has averaged 77 points in the two games of the SEC Tournament with LSU’s big four averaging in dou-ble figures with Cameron Thomas getting 19.5 points, Trendon Watford and Darius Days 16.5 points and Javonte Smart 14.5 points. The quartet has scored 134 of LSU’s 154 points in the two tourney games. LSU has shot 43.5 percent in the two games (57-of-131), while opponents are shooting at 41.1 percent (53-of-129). LSU has shot well from the arc with 16 treys (41.0 percent) while holding Ole Miss and Arkansas to 26.7 percent from the arc (12-of-45).
HEY LOOK AT THIS THE TIGERS OUTSCORED SOMEONE WITH THE BENCH For just the fourth time this season and the first in a long time, LSU had the points advantage off the bench against Arkansas, 16-13. That number was helped by the season high equaling 10 points from freshman Eric Gaines.
TIGERS 20-POINT GAME LIST It only took through 15 games for LSU to equal the 22 times that players scored 20 or more in 31 games last year. This year the total is up to 38 in 26 games: 20 by Cam Thomas, 9 by Trendon Watford, 7 by Javonte Smart and 2 by Darius Days.
AVERAGING 20 POINTS A GAME Cameron Thomas is at this moment the 20th player in LSU history to average 20 points or more in a season. That last player to average 20 points for a season for LSU was senior Marcus Thornton, who averaged 21.1 points for 35 games in 2009. The list of 20 players, minimum of 20 games, to have averaged 20 points for an LSU season is a who’s who of Tiger stars and now includes this year’s top scorer:
1 Pete Maravich, 1969-70, 44.55 2 Pete Maravich, 1968-69, 44.153 Pete Maravich, 1967-68, 43.77 4 Bob Pettit, 1953-54, 31.405 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, 1988-89, 30.16 6 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, 1989-90, 27.787 Shaquille O’Neal, 1990-91, 27.64 8 Bob Pettit, 1951-52, 25.509 Roger Sigler, 1955-56, 25.05 10 Bob Pettit, 1952-53, 24.7111 Shaquille O’Neal, 1991-92, 24.07 12 Ronnie Henderson, 1994-95, 23.3213 Cameron Thomas, 2020-21, 22.81 14 Kenny Higgs, 1975-76, 22.1015 Ronnie Henderson, 1995-96, 21.83 16 Glenn Hansen, 1974-75, 21.6817 Marcus Thornton, 2008-09, 21.11 18 Al Sanders, 1970-71, 20.9219 Dick Maile, 1963-64, 20.72 20 Ricky Blanton, 1988-89, 20.25
This average includes a 0 game on Jan. 9 when he hurt his ankle on his opening three-point attempt against Ole Miss.
FIRST YEAR PLAYER AVERAGES Cam Thomas figures into the best averages for a first-year player on the Tiger basketball team, no matter what year in school they are when they play for the first time:
1972-73 Pete Maravich, sophomore (1st varsity season), 43.81988-89 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, true freshman, 30.21951-52 Bob Pettit, sophomore (1st varsity season), 25.52020-21 Cameron Thomas, true freshman, 22.82007-08 Marcus Thornton, junior transfer, 19.62015-16 Ben Simmons, true freshman, 19.21972-73 Eddie Palubinskas, junior transfer, 18.61974-75 Kenny Higgs, true freshman, 18.11978-79 Al Green, senior transfer, 17.6
500 POINTS AND COUNTING Cam Thomas is getting into some of the top air of seasonal scoring for LSU in a season that will definitely not have as many games as normal. His 593 points marks the 52nd time in school history that a player has scored 500 points in a season. While he won’t reach the 4-digit numbers that Pete Maravich scored in his three seasons, he is already mov-ing up on the single season scoring list and with seven points will hit the 600 mark in a season and that has only happened 19 times in a single season in school history.
FREE THROWS FOR THOMAS Cam Thomas is a league leading 174-of-198 from the free throw line this year, possibly in reach of the school freshman record of Ben Simmons who made 199 free throws. Simmons had 299 attempts in the 2015-16 season. Thomas’ 174 makes are seventh all-time for a season at LSU with Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf sixth at 191 makes before Thomas would get to Simmons at 199. Earlier this season, the freshman set a school record with 42 consecutive free throws made. Ironically, Thomas’ free throw percentage was over 90 percent for much of the season but in the last five games, he is a still good 31-of-37 (83.8 percent).
WATFORD SCORING AND DISHING Trendon Watford has had double doubles in three-of-the-last-seven games and 12 in his LSU career. He had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the game against Vanderbilt and finished the regular season with 19 points, eight boards and four assists in 36 minutes. Last month he had a 26-10 double double at Kentucky (1/23), equaling his career high in points. He was just under that against Ole Miss in the tournament quarterfinal with 24 points on 11-of-14 shooting. Watford has had nine 20-point games this season:
24 – at St. Louis, 11/28/2020 – vs. Southeastern, 11/30/3022 – vs. Nicholls, 12/26/2021 – at Florida, 1/2/2121 – at Ole Miss, 1/9/2123 – vs. Arkansas, 1/13/2123 – vs. South Carolina, 1/16/2126 – at Kentucky, 1/23/2124 – vs. Ole Miss, 3/12/21
Watford, from Birmingham, averaged 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds as a freshman and for the 2021 season is averaging 16.2 points, 7.4 rebounds to go with a good 3.1 assists average. In the last seven games, Watford’s rebound average has gone from 6.7 to 7.4 a game. Watford is second on the team in scoring, rebounds and assist average. Watford had 24 points in the SEC QF against Ole Miss, making 11-of-14 field goals with seven rebounds.
DARIUS DAYS After a couple of sluggish games, Darius Days came out made a couple of early plays and hit his first three-pointer against Vanderbilt in the final home game and that was a signal that it probably was going to be a good night for the Tigers. Days hit 5-of-8 total field goals and 3-of-5 from the arc in a 13-point, 10 rebound night that also included a career high four assists against the Commodores. Days came through even though saddled with foul trouble at Missouri getting 12 points and nine rebounds. In LSU’s February win streak at Mississippi State, against Tennessee and Auburn, Days made 6-of-10 field goals in each of the three games with 10 three-pointers in those three games. Included in that was a 16-11 double double against Mississippi State (2/10) and 17 points against Auburn. The stat becomes obvious as the season goes on. When Darius Days scores in double figures this season, LSU is 18-1. Against Ole Miss in the tournament he hit his first three-pointer and was off on a 20-point, 12 rebound night for his seventh double of the season and the 15th of his career at LSU. His 15 doubles make him the active leader in the SEC in career double doubles. Days was among the league leaders in rebounds last year, averaging 6.8 boards overall (8th in the SEC) and 6.4 in conference games for No. 11 in the league games rankings. So far this season, the junior from Raleigh, Florida is fourth on the team in scoring at 12.1 points and the team leader at 7.7 boards. He is fourth in rebound average in the league. JAVONTE SMART Since Jan. 26, Smart has scored in double figures, a 12-game string of double figure points. He is shooting 47.4 percent from the field and a league leading 41.4 percent from three-point range (62-of-148). He is shooting
83.3 percent from the line (45-of-54) with 8-of-8 over the last four games. Against Ole Miss, Smart hit 7-of-16 field goals with a trey and four free throws to score 19 points with four assists and two steals. Smart has over 1,100 points (1,156) with 309 assists and 111 steals in his three-year, 90-game career. He is one of 13 players to have 1,000 points, 200 assists and 100 steals in his LSU career. Ironically, Smart’s last field goal attempts, which went into give LSU a 74-71 lead with 26 seconds left was the 1,000th career field goal attempts at LSU.
BIG DANCE SELECTION AND TRIP LOOMS So, at 5 p.m. Sunday, LSU will find out where they are in the bracket and who they will play in the first round. The Tiger team and the 34-person travel party will leave Nashville Monday and bus the four hours to Indianapolis where they will enter the NCAA bubble at a downtown hotel attached to the Indiana Convention Center. They will be there until the season reaches whatever climax that the season reaches.
Javonte Smart - Gms 5 Assts. or More (27) 2018-19 (6)11/23 -- vs. Florida State -- 812/1 -- vs. Grambling -- 512/9 -- vs. UIW -- 51/8 -- vs. Alabama -- 52/12 -- at Kentucky -- 52/23 -- vs. Tennessee -- 5
2019-20 (11)11/8 -- vs. Bowling Green -- 511/16 -- vs. Nicholls -- 511/24 -- vs. Rhode Island -- 611/29 -- vs. Missouri State -- 912/3 -- vs. New Orleans -- 812/18 -- vs. ETSU -- 712/29 -- vs. Liberty -- 61/12 -- vs. Miss. State -- 61/21 -- vs. Florida -- 72/18 -- vs. Kentucky -- 73/7 -- vs. UGA -- 10
2020-21 (10)11/8 -- vs. SIUE -- 511/16 -- vs. Southeastern -- 512/14 -- vs. Sam Houston -- 512/29 -- vs. Texas A&M -- 61/9 -- at Ole Miss -- 61/13 -- vs. Arkansas -- 51/26 -- at Texas A&M -- 92/10-- at Miss. State -- 112/20 -- vs. Auburn -- 63/12 -- vs. Ole Miss -- 5--
TEAM --Points99 -- vs. Tennessee (3/13/92), Birmingham, Ala.95 -- vs. Florida (2/28/80), Birmingham, Ala.
FGs -- 39 -- vs. Florida (2/28/80), Birmingham, Ala.34 -- vs. Vandy (3/10/06, Nashville, Tenn.
FG Pct.--60.9 (36-64) -- vs. UF (2/28/80), Birmingham, Ala.59.6 (31-52) -- vs. Ole Miss (3/12/93), Lexington
3PT FGs --11 -- vs. Auburn (3/11/05), Atlanta, Ga.11 -- vs. Alabama (3/13/14), Atlanta, Ga.
3PT FG Pct. --80.0 (4-5) -- vs. Miss. St. (3/5/87), Atlanta, Ga.61.1 (11-18) -- vs. Auburn (3/11/05), Atlanta, Ga.
FT Made --31 -- vs. Tennessee (3/13/92), Birmingham, Ala.29 -- vs. UGA (3/7/87), Atlanta, Ga.
FT Pct. --100.0 (11-11) -- vs. Tenn. (3/1183), Birmingham100.0 (10-10) -- vs. UK (3/7/86), Lexington, Ky.
Rebounds --49 -- vs. Miss. State, 3/14/09, Tampa. Florida47 -- vs. Tennessee, 3/13/92, Birmingham
Assists --22 -- vs. Ole Miss, 3/12/93, Lexington21 -- vs. Kentucky, 3/1/80, BIrmingham
Blocks --13 -- vs. Auburn, 3/9/90, Orlando8 -- four times
Steals --13 -- vs. Florida, 3/6/87, Atlanta13 -- vs. Kentucky, 3/9/12, New Orleans---IndividualPoints37 -- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, vs. Tenn, 3/10/8931 -- Anthony Wilson, vs. UGA, 3/7/87
FG Made15 -- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, vs. Tenn., 3/10/8913 -- DeWayne Scales, vs. UK, 3/1/80
FG Percentage (Min. 10 Atts)93.3 (14-15) -- Nikita WIlson, vs. UGA, 3/7/8781.8 (9-11) -- Glen Davis vs. Auburn, 3/1/0581.8 (9-11) -- Shavon Coleman, vs. UGA, 3/14/13
FT Made14 -- Nikita Wilson, vs. UGA, 3/7/8713 -- Glen Davis, vs. UT, 3/8/07
FT Pct. (Min. 8 attempts)100.0 (10-10) -- RIcky Blanton vs. Vandy, 3/11/88100.0 (9-9) -- Antonio Blakeney, vs. UT, 3/11/16
3PT FGs Made6 -- Collis Temple III, vs. Vandy, 3/10/20005 -- 5 times
3 PT FG Pct. (Min. 5 Attempts)93.3 (5-6) -- Anthony Wilson, vs. UGA, 3/7/8785.7 (6-7) -- Collis Temple III vs. Vandy, 3/10/00
Rebounds20 -- John WIlliams, vs. Florida, 3/6/8616 -- twice
Assists10 -- Greg Cook, vs. UK, 3/1/809 -- Bernard Woodside, vs. UK, 3/12/188
Blocks7 -- Shaquille O’Neal, vs. Auburn, 3/9/905 -- Garrett Temple, vs. Tenn., 3/8/87
Steals6 -- Vernel Singleton, vs. Tenn., 3/10/895 -- 5 times
SEC TOURNAMENT RECORDS
2020-21 LSU MEN’S BASKETBALL
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Freshman Season (2020-21) In home opener against Southeastern, 12 points, 6 rebounds (5 offensive) (11/30) ... First start against LA Tech (12/6) ... Second game in double figures and first against SEC competition, scoring 11 on a perfect shooting night 4-of-4 overall, 1 three pointer and 2-of-2 at the line wtih six boards vs. Arkansas (1/13) ... Missed the Miss. State game with a non COVID-19 illness (2/10) ... Played eight minutes off bench in return to action vs. Tennessee (2/13) ... Six points in the regular season finale against at Missouri (3/6).
0Top PerformancesPointsSeason: 12, vs. Southeastern, 11/30/20Career:
ReboundsSeason: 7, vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/20Career:
Field Goals Made Season: 5, vs. Southeastern, 11/30/20Career: 3 PT FG Made Season: 1, twiceCareer:
Free Throws MadeSeason: 3, vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/20Career:
Assists Season: 3, at Alabama, 2/3/21Career:
Blocks Season: 1, 13 timesCareer:
Steals Season: 2, six timesCareer:
Minutes Played Season: 31, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21Career:
Top Career Scoring Games1. 12, vs. Southeastern, 11/30/202. 11, vs. Arkansas, 1/13/213. 8, at Arkansas, 2/27/214. 7, vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/205. 6, at Missouri, 3/6/21 6, vs. Alabama, 1/19/21 6, vs. Sam Houston, 12/14/208. 5, vs. South Carolina, 1/16/21 5, vs. Georgia, 1/6/2110. 4, at Alabama, 2/3/21 4, at Kentucky, 1/23/21 4, at Ole Miss, 1/9/21 4, at Florida, 1/2/21
Junior Season (2020-21)Started at point guard and had 10 points, 5 assists in opener ... 6-of-8 from field, 4 treys, 18 points at Saint Louis (11/28) ... Second highest scoring game of LSU career with 25 against Sam Houston State (12/14) ... Seventh 20 point game at Florida (1/2/21) ... Back-to-back 20-point game with 21 points vs. Georgia, also six steals (1/6) ... Smart came up big wit a 17 points, six assist night in the road win at Ole Miss (1/9) ... Season high nine assists to go with 19 points in the win over Texas A&M (1/26) ... Equaled career high of 29 set during his freshman year with 25 against Texas Tech (4 treys in four-of-the-last-five games) ... Passes 1,000 career points and hits 100 steals in game at Alabama (2/3) ... Career high in assists with 11 to go with 22 points in the win at Miss. State (2/10) ... For the third straight year had 20 or better against Tennessee, this time 20 points in win over No. 16 Vols (2/13) ... Sixth straight game in double figures vs. Auburn (2/20) ... Continued his double figure scoring streak to seven with 19 at UGA (2/23) ... Reached nine games after 15 at Arkansas (2/27) and 12 vs. Vandy (3/2) ... Made it 11 games with a 10-point, 5 assists, 3 steals game in SEC Tournament QF vs. Ole Miss (3/12)
1Top PerformancesPointsSeason: 29, vs. Texas Tech, 1/30/21Career: 29, twice
ReboundsSeason: 6, three timesCareer: 8, twice
Field Goals Made Season: 12, vs. Texas Tech, 1/30/21Career: 12, vs. Texas Tech, 1/30/21
3 PT FG Made Season: 5, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21 Career: 5, twice
Free Throws MadeSeason: 6, at UGA, 2/23/21Career: 9, vs. Tennessee, 2/23/19
AssistsSeason: 11, at Miss. State, 2/10/21Career: 11, at Miss. State, 2/10/21
Blocks Season: 1, twiceCareer: 1, 10 times
Steals Season: 6, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21Career: 6, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21
Minutes Played Season: 40, at Miss. State, 2/10/21Career: 44, twice
Top Career Scoring Games1. 29 vs. Texas Tech, 1/30/21 29 vs. Tennessee, 2/23/193. 25 vs. Sam Houston, 12/14/204. 22 at Miss. State, 2/10/215. 21 vs. Georgia, 1/6/21 21 vs. Ole Miss, 2/1/20 21 at Tennessee, 1/4/20 21 vs. Bowling Green, 11/8/199. 20 vs. Tennessee, 2/13/21 20 at Florida, 1/2/21 20 at Ole Miss, 1/18/20
Sophomore Season (2020-21) Career night nine assists in season opener vs. SIUE (11/26), also scored 13 points on 9-10 at the free throw line ... Two off his career high with 24 at Saint Louis (11/28) ... Injured an ankle in practice prior to the game and DNP against Sam Houston (12/14) ... Returned against Nicholls to scored 22 points, 3rd game over 20 this season, with nine rebounds and six assists (12/26) ... 4th game over 20 with 21 at Florida (1/2) ... Scored 21 against Ole Miss, with 3 assists and two steals .. Back to-back 20 point games for the sophomore for the second time this season, doubling up with 23 points, 10 boards against Arkansas (1/13) ... Third straight 20-point game, getting 23 including 9-of-10 at the line in rallying win vs. South Carolina (1/16) ... Equaled his career high and recorded fourth 20 point game in last five with 26 points at Kentucky (1/23) ... Also his second double double of season ... Third double double of year came vs. Auburn (2/20) ... Back-to-back double doubles with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. UGA (2/23) ... 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists (3/6) at Missouri ... Two off his career high with 24 points on 11-of-14 shooting in the SECT QF win over Ole Miss (3/12) ... 11 Field goals a career high.
2Top PerformancesPointsSeason: 26, at Kentucky, 1/23/21Career: 26, twice
ReboundsSeason: 13, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21Career: 15, vs. Alabama, 1/29/20
Field Goals Made Season: 11, vs. Ole Miss (SECT), 3/12/21Career: 11, vs. Ole Miss (SECT), 3/12/21 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, six timesCareer: 2, 10 times
Free Throws MadeSeason: 10, vs. LA Tech, 12/6/20Career: 10, vs. LA Tech, 12/6/20
Assists Season: 9, vs. SIUE, 11/26/20Career: 9, vs. SIUE, 11/26/20
Blocks Season: 2, at Alabama, 2/3/21Career: 2, five times
Steals Season: 3, twiceCareer: 3, six times
Minutes Played Season: 40, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21Career: 41, at Texas A&M, 1/14/20
Top Career Scoring Games1. 26, at Kentucky, 1/23/21 26, at Vandy, 2/5/203. 24, vs. Ole Miss (SECT), 3/12/21 24, at Saint Louis, 11/28/205. 23, vs. South Carolina, 1/16/21 23, vs. Arkansas, 1/13/217. 22, vs. Nicholls, 12/26/20 22, at Texas, 1/25/209. 21, at Ole Miss, 1/9/21 21, at Florida, 1/2/21 21, vs. Arkansas, 1/8/20
Freshman Season (2020-21)First double figure game against Louisiana Tech (12/6), scoring 10 points in 13 minutes ... Played 25 minutes off the bench in place of Javonte Smart against Nicholls (12/26) ... Cook came in for the final nine minutes of the UGA game and played well, get-ting his LSU high of 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting with two threes and a free throw (2/23).
3Top PerformancesPointsSeason: 11, vs. UGA, 2/23/21Career:
ReboundsSeason: 3, twiceCareer:
Field Goals Made Season: 4, vs. UGA, 2/23/21Career: 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, vs. UGA, 2/23/21Career:
Free Throws MadeSeason: 4, vs. Nicholls, 12/26/20Career:
Assists Season 4, vs. Nicholls, 12/26/20Career:
Blocks Season: Career:
Steals:Season: 3, twiceCareer
Minutes Played Season 25, vs. Nicholls, 12/26/20Career:
Top Career Scoring Games1. 11, at UGA< 2/23/212. 10, vs. LA Tech, 12/6/203. 9, vs. Sam Houston, 12/14/204. 8, vs. Nicholls, 12/26/205. 5, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21 5, vs. SIUE, 11/26/207. 4, vs. Auburn, 2/20/218. 3, vs. Alabama, 1/91/21 3, vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/2010. 2, at Ole Miss, 1/9/21 2, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21
Junior Season (2020-21)Career night to open the season hitting four treys and 9-of-11 overall attempts to finish with 24 points and six boards (11/26) ... 11 rebounds vs. Saint Louis .. Had his first double double of the year, nine career against Sam Houston with 16 pts, 10 boards (12/20) ... Days posted his second double of the year, 10th of his career in league opening win over Texas A&M (12/29) with 18 points and 10 boards (six offensive) ... Posted 15 points, hitting three treys in the win at Ole Miss (1/9) ... Days had his fourth double double of the year, three in SEC play and 12th of his career with 18 points, 13 rebounds at Arkansas (1/13) ... After two subpar games, Days was back in double figures with 11 points, hitting three treys with six rebounds at Texas A&M (1/26) ... On verge of another double double against Texas Tech (1/30) when he injured his left leg with just under 11 minutes to play ... Returned to play at Miss. State (2/10), played 29 minutes with 16 points, 11 rebounds ... 14 points, two steals, second straight 6-10 shooting game vs. Tennessee (2/13)... Was 6-of-10 from the field for the third straight game vs. Auburn (2/20) ... Another double double against Vandy, hitting three treys with 10 rebounds and a career best 4 assists (3/2) ... Fouled out but was still a big contributor in the win at Missouri (3/6) with 12 points and nine boards ... Fourth 20 point game of career in SECT QF vs. Ole Miss (3/12), hit three treys and had a double double with 12 boards.
4Top PerformancesPointsSeason: 24, vs. SIUE, 11/26/20Career: 24, vs. SIUE, 11/26/20
ReboundsSeason: 13, vs. Arkansas, 1/13/21Career: 16 vs. Arkansas, 1/8/20
Field Goals Made Season: 9, vs. SIUE, 11/26/20Career: 7, three times 3 PT FG Made Season: 4, three timesCareer: 5, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/9/19
Free Throws MadeSeason: 4, twiceCareer: 9, vs. Missouri, 2/11/20
Assists Season: 4, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21Career: 4, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21
Blocks Season: 1, five timesCareer: 2, five times
Steals Season: 3, twiceCareer: 5, at South Carolina, 2/22/20
Minutes Played Season: 34, vs. SIUE, 11/26/20Career: 35, vs. Nicholls, 11/16/19
Top Career Scoring Games1. 24 vs. SIUE, 11/26/202. 20 vs. Ole Miss (SECT), 3/12/21 20 vs. Missouri, 2/11/20 20 vs. Missouri State, 11/29/195. 19 at Auburn, 2/8/206. 18 vs. Arkansas, 1/13/21 18 vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/20 18 at South Carolina, 2/22/209. 17 vs. Auburn, 2/20/21 17 vs. Nicholls, 11/16/19
Junior Season (2020-21)Transfer from GeOrgetown made his debut after sitting out since transferring last January ... Played 14 minutes with five points and eight rebounds against Sam Houston (12/14)... LeBlanc plays season high 21 minutes at Ole Miss with 2 points, five rebounds, four blocks ... Most minutes this year against South Carolina (23), with four points, a block and two steals (1/16) ... First LSU start against Alabama (2/3) with the injury to Darius Days ... Played 19 minutes off the bench and hit all four field goal attempts in the win at Miss. State (2/10) ... Hit all six field goal attempts vs. Auburn (2/20) as he also recorded his first LSU double double ... Second game with double figure rebounds at LSU in the Arkansas game (2/27) ... Leading team averaging 7 rebounds over last five games ... Another perfect night from the field hitting 4-of-4 for eight points in win over Vandy (3/2) ...
Top PerformancesPointsSeason: 12, vs. Auburn, 2/20/21Career:
ReboundsSeason: 10, twiceCareer:
Field Goals Made Season: 6, vs. Auburn, 2/20/21Career: 3 PT FG Made Season: Career:
Free Throws MadeSeason: 1, four timesCareer:
Assists Season: 3, at Arkansas, 2/27/21Career:
Blocks Season: 3, vs. Tennessee, 2/13/21Career:
Steals:Season: 5, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21Career:
Minutes Played Season: 23, vs. South Carolina, 1/16/21Career:
Top Career Scoring Games1. 12, vs. Auburn, 2/20/212. 8, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21 8, at Miss. State, 2/10/214. 6, vs. Alabama, 1/19/215. 5, vs. Sam Houston, 12/14/206. 4, vs. Arkansas (SECT), 3/13/21 4, at Alabama, 2/3/20 4, vs. South Carolina, 1/16/219. 3, at Arkansas, 2/27/21 3, at UGA, 2/23/21 3, at Texas A&M, 1/26/21 3, at Kentucky, 1/23/21
Sophomore Season (2020-21)10 points in the last two conference games vs. Georgia (6) and at Ole Miss (4) ... 5-of-9 from the field with eight rebounds com-bined ... Hyatt gets good minutes for the second straight game and scores five points vs. Arkansas, 1/13/21 ... Started his fourth game of the season at Miss. State (2/10) and his seven points all came early in the second half to help LSU solidify its lead against the Bulldogs (2/10) ... Followed up with a 27 minute, eight-point, eight-rebound performance in win over No. 16 Tennessee (2/13)
15Top PerformancesPointsSeason: 8, twiceCareer: 10, vs. Northwestern St., 12/8/19
ReboundsSeason: 8, vs. Tennessee, 2/13/21Career: 8, vs. Tennessee, 2/13/21
Field Goals Made Season: 3, four timesCareer: 3, times times 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, three timesCareer: 2, seven times
Free Throws MadeSeason: 4, at Saint Louis, 11/28/20Career: 4, at Saint Louis, 11/28/20
Assists Season: 1, seven timesCareer: 2, twice
Blocks Season: 1, twiceCareer: 2, vs. UGA, 3/7/20
Steals Season: 1, three timesCareer: 2, twice, 12/8/19
Minutes Played Season: 27, vs. Tennessee, 2/13/21Career: 27, vs. Tennessee, 2/13/21
Top Career Scoring Games1. 10, vs. Northwestern State, 12/8/192. 8, vs. Tennessee, 2/13/21 8, vs. Southeastern, 11/30/204. 6, vs. Auburn, 2/20/215. 7, at Miss. State, 2/10/216. 6, at Arkansas, 2/27/21 6, vs. Alabama, 1/19/21 6, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21 6, at Texas, 1/25/20 6, at Ole Miss, 1/18/20 6, vs. Liberty, 12/29/19
Complete bio Freshman Season (2020-21)Became 15th player at LSU since 1976-77 to score at least 21 points in varsity debut ... Scored 27 points with 10 field goals, including three treys (11/26) ... Hit four treys for second straight game with 25 points at Saint Louis (11/28) ... Thomas was named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 30 and later that night scored 21 against Southeastern ... Career high 29 vs. Nicholls (12/26), hitting 10 field goals for the third time ... Vs. A&M (12/29), has a season high 32 points, hitting 12 field goals, including 5 treys ... At Florida (1/2), made 11-of-11 free throws as part of a 28-point night ... 99 points in last three games ... Made his first 15 free throws to give him a school record 42 straight before the streak was stopped (vs. Georgia, 1/6) ... Also became first player at LSU to have four straight 20 point games since Antonio Blakeney had six straight in 2017 ... Injured his right ankle on first three-point attempt at Ole Miss (1/9), returned briefly but unable to go ... Returned and started against Arkansas, played 32 minutes scored 17 (1/13) ... Thomas has his eighth 20-point game and six straight in a late 8-0 run to help Tigers defeat South Carolina (1/16) ... Ninth vs. Alabama (1/19) ... Tenth with 28 at A&M (1/26), giving him 60 points in two games vs. the Aggies ... Back-to-back 20 point game again with 25 vs. Texas Tech (1/30) ... 22 at Alabama (2/3) ... Four straight 20 point games for the second time this season, hitting for 25 at Miss. State (2/10) ... FIrst time to have 5 straight games over 20 points this season in win over Tennessee (2/13) .. Makes it six straight over 20 with 27 against Auburn (2/20/21) ... Seven straight with a 21-point performance at UGA (2/23) ... The streak reach nine after 25 at Arkansas (2/27) and 23 vs. Vandy (3/2) ... Also first college double double with 10 rebounds ... 13 games of 25 or more points ... Make it 14 with an impressive performance in the win at Missouri (3/6) with 29 points on 9-13 shooting, 1 trey and 10-of-12 at the line ... 20-point scoring streak stopped scoring just 18 in SECT QF (3/12), but made two big threes and added two free throws to help get the win at the end.
24Top PerformancesPointsSeason: 32, vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/20Career:
ReboundsSeason: 10, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21Career:
Field Goals Made Season 12, vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/20Career: 3 PT FG Made Season: 5, vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/20Career:
Free Throws MadeSeason: 15, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21Career:
Assists Season: 4, three timesCareer:
Blocks Season: 1, three timesCareer:
Steals Season: 3, three timesCareer:
Minutes PlayedSeason: 40, vs. Ark. (SECT), 3/13/21Career:
Top Career Scoring Games1. 32, vs. Texas A&M, 12/29/202. 29, at Missouri, 3/6/21 29, vs. Nicholls, 12/26/204. 28, at Texas A&M, 1/26/21 28, at Florida, 1/2/216. 27, vs. Auburn, 2/20/21 27, vs. SIUE, 11/26/208. 26, vs. Georgia, 1/6/219. 25, six times
Freshman Season (2020-21)First start at LSU against Nicholls (12/26) ... Gaines played a season high 28 minutes at Ole Miss (1/9) after Thomas injury, scoring 10 points with two assists and four steals ... Season high rebounds at UGA with 4 (2/23) ... Five points including a three in the win at Missouri (3/6) ... Had four steals for the second time this year against Ole Miss in the SEC QF (3/12) ... Also had three steals and a block to go with season high five rebounds ... Gaines equaled his career high with 10 points in 21 minutes in the SECT SF with Arkansas (3/13).
Field Goals Made Season: 3, twiceCareer: 3 PT FG Made Season: 2, at Ole Miss, 1/9/21Career:
Free Throws MadeSeason: 5, vs. SIUE, 11/26/20Career:
Assists Season 4, at Miss State, 2/10/21Career:
Blocks Season: 1, five timesCareer:
Steals:Season: 4, twiceCareer
Minutes Played Season 24, vs. Southeastern, 11/30/20Career:
Top Career Scoring Games1. 10, vs. Arkansas (SECT), 3/13/21 10, at Ole Miss, 1/9/213. 7, vs. SIUE, 11/26/204. 6, at Alabama, 2/3/21 6 at Kentucky, 1/23/216. 5, at Missouri, 3/6/21 5, vs. Southeastern, 11/30/208. 3, vs. Arkansas, 1/13/219. 2, 10 times
Miscellaneous ScoringOPPONENT POINTS REBS ASSISTS STEALS BLOCKSSIUE Thomas 27 Watford 7 Watford 9 Watford 3 Watford 1At Saint Louis Thomas 25 Days 11 Watford 6 Watford 3 2 with 1Southeastern Thomas 21 2 with 9 Smart 5 Watford 3 3 with 1LA Tech Watford 18 2 with 8 2 with 2 Cook 3 4 with 1Sam Houston Smart 25 Days 10 Smart 5 2 with 3 Hyatt 1Nicholls Thomas 29 Watford 9 Watford 6 2 with 2 2 with 1Texas A&M Thomas 32 Days 10 Smart 6 2 with 2 2with 1At Florida Thomas 28 Watford 8 Watford 3 Thomas 3 2 with Georgia Thomas 26 Days 11 Smart 4 Smart 6 2 with 11At Ole Miss Watford 21 Days 7 Smart 6 Gaines 4 LeBlanc 3Arkansas Watord 23 Days 13 Smart 5 2 with 2 LeBlanc 2South Carolina Thomas 25 Days 9 Watford 5 Days 3 2 with 1Alabama Thomas 21 Watford 8 Smart 4 4 with 2 Watford 2At Kentucky Watford 26 Watford 10 Smart 3 Watford 2 4 with 1At Texas A&M Thomas 28 Watford 8 Smart 9 2 with 2 3 with 1Texas Tech Smart 29 Days 9 3 with 2 Smart 3 3 with 1At Alabama Thomas 22 Watford 7 2 with 3 3 with 3 2 with 2At Miss. State Thomas 25 Days 11 Smart 11 Watford 2 Days 1Tennessee Thomas 25 Hyatt 8 Thomas 4 2 with 2 LeBlanc 3Auburn Thomas 27 Watford 11 Smart 6 2 with 2 LeBlanc 2At UGA Thomas 21 Watford 10 2 with 3 7 with 1 Watford 1At Arkansas Thomas 25 LeBLanc 10 Smart 4 LeBlanc2 4 with 1Vanderbilt Thomas 23 Watford 13 2 with 4 4 with 1 4 with 1Mizzou Thomas 29 Days 9 Watford 4 LeBlanc 4 noneOle Miss (SECTQF) Watford 24 Days 12 Smart 5 Gaines 4 2 with 1Arkansas (SECTSF) Thomas 21 Days 8 Smart 4 2 with 3 2 with 1
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OPPONENT SIUE -- Tigers get up 26-4 on 11-0, 12-0 runs; Shoot 51.7% with 12 treys in opening game; Days career high 24 pts; Thomas 27 pts in first LSU gameAt Saint Louis -- Tigers can’t overcome a first half 13-2 run; rally to have a shot in air to tie under 5 minutes; Both teams shoot 61 percent in second half.Southeastern -- Tigers improve defensively, play two strong halves offensively and shoot 50 percent for 3rd straight game; Five players in double figures.LA Tech -- Tigers open up 19-point halftime lead and hold Tech to 28.8 percent shooting ... 5 players in double figures for second straight game; 4th over 50% FGSam Houston -- Darius Days records his first double of season, 9th career (16-10); Tigers explode at end for final margin; Smart 2nd highest scoring gm of career-25Nicholls -- Tigers play first game in 12 days after several cancelations ... Tigers shoot over 50 percent for 5th game; Thomas season high 29 pts; Watford 22-9-6. Texas A&M -- .LSU’s 23-pt victory was LSU’s second largest in an SEC opener since 1984. Thomas 32 pts-most by D1 freshman this season. Days 18-10 double..At Florida -- Tigers up five 1 min first half, For next nine minutes, UF outscores LSU, 27-12 to go up 10 with 12 min. left. Thomas has 28, 99 over last three games. Georgia -- Tigers rally from 10 down with 9 min. to play; Smart hits back-to-back 3s to force overtime; Thomas FT streak ends at LSU record 42. Days 3rd double. At Ole Miss -- Tigers lead for all but 24 seconds; Get 39-21 halftime advantage and led by as much as 23; Forced 20 turnovers, 11 steals; Thomas injured early in gm. Arkansas -- LSU used an 18-0 run that helped LSU to a 30-11 lead after 10 minutes and 51-31 at halftime; All 5 starters in double figures; Watford, Days double double.Carolina -- LSU comes from behind in final four minutes with an 8-0 run to win 4th straight game. Tigers lead for only 3:42 of game. Watford 3rd straight 20+ gameAlabama -- Tide hits first 7 treys, has early 17-0 run, made 14-of-19 1st half threes; finished with SEC record 23 three-poitners. Thomas 21 points for LSU..Kentucky -- Wildcats have an early 10 pt. run, build a 16-point lead then held off LSU attempts in second half with 12-rebound advantage. Watford 26 pts, 10 rebsTexas A&M -- .Tigers sweep Aggies; this time scoring the final 18 points to come from six downs. A&M finishes 0-of-15 from field; Thomas 28; Smart 19 pts, 9 asts.Texas Tech -- Complete opposite finish from A&M game; LSU up 7 with 1:06 left; Texas Tech scores final 12 pts to win; Javonte Smart ties careery high, 29 points.Alabama -- Down six at the half, Alabama gets buckets inside on an 18-2 run, hold-ing LSU to 27% FGs 2nd half; Javonte Smart tops 1,000 career pts; 100 career stls.
NotableOPPONENT Miss. State -- Tigers shoot over 60 percent for 4th time in Wade era (61.3%, 38-62), best road pct. since 2000; Days returns (16-11); Smart 22 pts-11 asts.Tennessee -- Tigers shoot over 50 percent as Smart for the third straight yr scores 20 or more vs. Tennessee. Cam Thomas 25 pts. Aundre Hyatt 8 pts, 8 rebs. Auburn -- Tigers score 100 in an SEC game for 1st time since 1994 (104) ... Five players in double figures; two double doubles; LSU shoot 53.4%, 11 three-pointersAt UGA -- . UGA controls contest almost from start. Tigers score on just 13-of-38 1st half possessions, 0.763 PPP 1st 20 minutes; Watford 2nd straight double.At Ark -- Tigers get five-point halftime lead, but ARkansas shoots 55.2 percent in the second half and scores 51 points. Thomas 25 pts. LeBlanc with 10 rebounds. Vandy -- LSU gets a 9-0 start and scores easy win to clinch double bye in SEC Tourney for 3rd straight year; Watford, Days, Thomas all with double doubles.At Mizzou -- Tigers score the last six points of the game to get its fourth league road win of the season, shoots 61% 2nd half, 51.7 for the game; Thomas 29 pts.Ole MIss -- LSU held off a determined Ole Miss team in the SEC QFs with Watford scoring 24 on 11-of-14 shooting and Days posting a 20-12 double doubleArkansas -- LSU gets a 12-0 run in the final 10 minutes to take the lead for good and advance to championship game in SECT for the first time since 1993..
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ScoringLess Than 50 points 47 -- vs. Wichita State (47-82), 11/23/1680 or more points 86 -- at Missouri (86-80), 3/6/2190 or more points 104 -- vs. Auburn (104-80), 2/20/21100 or more points 104 -- vs. Auburn (104-80), 2/20/21
Opponents ScoringLess than 50 points 43 -- by Southeastern (43-96), 11/30/2080 or more points 80 -- at Missouri (80-86), 3/6/2190 or more points 91 -- by UGA (91-78), 2/23/21100 or more points 105 -- by Alabama (105-75), 1/19/21
Field Goal PercentageShot less than 30 % 28.1 -- vs. Wichita St. (18-64), 11/23/16Shot 50 % or more 51.7 -- at Missouri (31-60), 3/6/21Shot 60 % or more 61.3 -- at Miss. State (38-62), 2/10/21Shot 70 % or more 70.3 -- vs. Centenary (45-64), 1-15-03
Opponents Field Goal PercentageShot less than 30 % 28.8 -- by LA Tech (19-66), 12/6/20Shot 50 % or more 53.6 -- by Miss. State (30-56), 2/10/21Shot 60 % or more 60.0 -- by Georgia (27-45), 2/6/14
Three-Point FG PercentageShot less than 10 % 9.5 -- vs. Miss. State (2-21), 1/11/20Shot 40 % or more 47.4 -- vs. Arkansas (9-19) SECSF, 3/13/21Shot 50 % or more 50.0 -- vs. Auburn (11-22), 2/20/21Shot 60 % or more 66.7 -- vs. Alabama (10-15), 1/8/19’
Opponents Three-Point FG PercentageShot less than 10 % 6.3 -- by UAB (1-16), 12/21/13Shot 40 % or more 53.5 -- by Alabama (23-43), 1/19/21Shot 50 % or more 53.5 -- by Alabama (23-43), 1/19/21Shot 60 % or more 71.4 -- by Grambling (5-7), 12/01/18Shot 70% or more 71.4 - by Grambling (5-7), 12/01/18
Free Throw PercentageShot less than 50 % 46.7 -- at Florida (7-15), 2/7/18Shot 70 % or more 86.7 -- vs. Ark (13-15), SECTSF, 3/13/21Shot 80 % or more 86.7 -- vs. Ark (13-15), SECTSF, 3/13/21Shot 90 % or more 94.4 -- vs. Tennessee (17-18), 2/13/21Shot 100 percent 100.0 -- vs. Texas A&M (13-13), 2/4/17
Rebounds Had less than 20 rebs 1 9 -- vs. Ole Miss, 1/22/11Had 40 or more rebs 51 -- vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21Had 50 or more rebs 51 -- vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21Had 60 or more rebs 64 -- vs. Northwestern State, 11/16/13
Opponent ReboundsLess than 20 rebs 18 -- by UNCG, 11/9/18Had 40 or more rebs 42 -- by Ark (SECTSF), 3/13/21Had 50 or more rebs 51 -- by Alabama, 2/3/21
AssistsLess than 5 assists 4 -- vs. Texas A&M, SECTSF, 3/12/1615 assists or more 17 -- vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/2120 assists or more 22 -- at Miss. State, 2/10/2125 assists or more 26 -- vs. UNF, 12/22/1730 or more assists 33 -- vs. Georgia State, 12-28-94
Opponent AssistsLess than 5 assists 4 -- by SHS, 12/19/1715 assists or more 16 -- by Arkansas (SECTSF), 3/13/2120 assists or more 20 -- by Alabama, 1/19/2125 assists or more 26 -- by Kentucky, 3/5/1630 assists or more 33 -- by Kentucky, 1/16/96
Blocks0 blocks 0 -- at Missouri, 3/6/215 or more blocks 5 -- vs. Auburn, 2/20/210 or more blocks 10 -- vs. Grambling, 12/1/1815 or more blocks 16 -- vs. Alcorn State, 11/20/08
Opponent Blocks0 blocks 0 -- by Sam Houston, 12/14/205 or more blocks 6 -- by Ark (SECTSF), 3/13/2110 or more blocks 11 -- by Kentucky, 2/18/20
Steals0 steals 0 -- vs. Georgia Tech, 3-17-9010 or more steals 10 -- vs. Ark. (SECTSF), 3/12/2115 or more steals 19 -- vs. Georgia, 1/6/21
Opponent Steals0 steals 0 -- by Washington State, 12/27/0810 or more steals 10 -- by Vanderbilt, 3/2/2115 or more steals 19 -- by West Virginia, 12/4/14
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The Last Time An LSU Player...Scored 20 or more points .............................................................. 21 Cam Thomas, vs. Arkansas (SECTSF), 3/13/21Scored 25 or more points .............................................................. 29 Cam Thomas, at Missouri, 3/6/21Scored 30 or more points .............................................................. 32 Cam Thomas, vs. A&M, 12/29/20Scored 35 or more points .............................................................. 39 Tremont Waters, at Texas A&M, 1/30/19Scored 40 or more points .............................................................. 43 Ben Simmons, vs. North Florida, 12/2/15Scored 45 or more points .............................................................. 53 Shaquille O’Neal, vs. Arkansas State, 12/18/90Scored 50 or more points .............................................................. 53 Shaquille O’Neal, vs. Arkansas State, 12/18/90Scored 55 or more points .............................................................. 55 Chris Jackson, vs. Ole Miss, 3-4-89Scored 60 or more ........................................................................... 64 Pete Maravich, vs. Kentucky, 2-21-70
Scored double figures in 5 straight games ............................... 6 Trendon Watford, 2/20/21 to 3/12/21Scored double figures in 10 straight games ............................. 16 Cam Thomas, 1/13/21 to 3/13/21.............................................................................................................. 12 Javonte Smart, 1/26/21 to 3/13/21Scored double figures in 15 straight games ............................. 16 Cam Thomas, 1/13/21 to 3/13/21Scored double figures in 20 straight games ............................. 28 Ben Simmons, 11/30/15 to 3/5/16Scored double figures in 25 straight games ............................. 28 Ben Simmons, 11/30/15 to 3/5/16Scored double figures in 30 straight games ............................. 48 Glen Davis, 3/5/05 to 12/17/06 Scored double figures in 35 straight games............................. 48 Glen Davis, 3/5/05 to 12/17/06 Scored double figures in 40 straight games............................. 48 Glen Davis, 3/5/05 to 12/17/06 Scored double figures in 45 or more straight games ............. 48 Glen Davis, 3/5/05 to 12/17/06
Scored 20 points or more in 2 straight games ......................... 2 23 vs. Vanderbilt (3/2/21); 29 at Missouri, 3/6/21Scored 20 points or more in 3 straight games ......................... 3 Cam Thomas,25 at Arkansas (2/27/21); 23 vs. .............................................................................................................. Vanderbilt (3/2/21); 29 at Missouri, 3/6/21Scored 20 points or more in 4 straight games ......................... 4 Cam Thomas, 21 at UGA (2/23/21), 25 at Arkansas (2/27/21); .............................................................................................................. 23 vs. Vanderbilt (3/2/21); 29 at Missouri, 3/6/21Scored 20 points or more in 5 straight games ......................... 5 Cam Thomas, 27 vs. Auburn (2/20/21); 21 at UGA (2/23/21); 25 at .............................................................................................................. Arkansas (2/27/21); 23 vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21; 29 at Missouri, .............................................................................................................. 3/6/21Scored 20 points or more in 6 straight games ......................... 10 Cam Thomas, 28 at Texas A&M (1/26/21), 25 vs. Texas Tech .............................................................................................................. (1/30/21); 22 at Alabama (2/3/21); 25 at Miss. State (2/10/21); .............................................................................................................. 25 vs. Tenn. (2/13/21); 27 vs. Auburn (2/20/21), 21 at UGA .............................................................................................................. (2/23/21); 25 at Arkansas (2/27/21); 23 vs. Vanderbilt (3/2/21); .............................................................................................................. 29 at Missouri, 3/6/21
Scored 30 points or more in consecutive games .................... 2 Marcus Thornton, 31 vs. Miss. State (1/21/09); 30 vs. Xavier (1/24/09)
Made 10-14 field goals in a game ................................................. 11 Cam Thomas, at Arkansas, 2/27/21Made 15 or more field goals in a game ....................................... 15 Ben Simmons, vs. N. Florida, 12/2/15 Attempted 15-19 field goals in a game ....................................... 18 Cam Thomas, vs. Arkansas, 3/13/21.............................................................................................................. 16 Javonte Smart, vs. Arkansas, 3/13/21Attempted 20-24 field goals in a game ...................................... 20 Cam Thomas vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21Attempted 25-29 field goals in a game ...................................... 25 Johnny O’Bryant III, at Kentucky, 2/22/14Attempted 30 or more field goals in a game............................. 34 Ronnie Henderson, vs. Oklahoma State, 12-20-94
Made 5 three pointers in a game ................................................. 5 Javonte Smart, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21Made 6-9 three pointers in a game ............................................. 6 Tremont Waters, at Texas A&M, 1/30/19Made 10 or more three pointers in a game ................................ 10 Chris Jackson, vs. Tennessee, 2-10-90
Attempted 8-10 three pointers in a game .................................. 9 Javonte Smart, vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21Attempted 11 or more three pointers in a game ....................... 13 Cam Thomas at Texas A&M, 1/26/21
Had 15 or more rebounds .............................................................. 15 Trendon Watford, vs. Alabama, 1/29/20Had 20 or more rebounds .............................................................. 20 Ben Simmons, vs. Marquette, 11/23/15
Had 10 or more rebounds in 2 straight games ......................... 2 Trendon Watford, 11 vs. Auburn (2/20/21); 10 at UGA (2/23/21)Had 10 or more rebounds in 3 straight games ......................... 3 Emmitt Williams, 10 vs. New Orleans, 12/3/19; 10 vs. Northwestern .............................................................................................................. State, 12/8/19; 11 vs. ETSU (12/18/19)
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The Last Time An LSU Player...Had 10 or more rebounds in 4 straight games ......................... 4 Ben Simmons, 12 at Arkansas, 2/23/16; 11 vs. Florida, 2/27/16 ; 14 vs. .............................................................................................................. Missouri, 3/1/16; 11 at Kentucky, 3/5/16Had 10 or more rebounds in 5 straight games ......................... 7 Ben Simmons, 16, vs. South Alabama, 11/19/15; 20 vs. Marquette, .............................................................................................................. 11/23/15; 14 vs. NC State, 11/24/15; 18 at Charleston, 11/30/15; 14 vs. .............................................................................................................. North Florida, 12/2/15, 14 at Houston, 12/13/15; vs. Gardner-Webb, .............................................................................................................. 12/16/15Had 10 or more rebounds in 6 straight games ......................... 7 Ben Simmons, 16, vs. South Alabama, 11/19/15; 20 vs. Marquette, .............................................................................................................. 11/23/15; 14 vs. NC State, 11/24/15; 18 at Charleston, 11/30/15; 14 vs. .............................................................................................................. North Florida, 12/2/15, 14 at Houston, 12/13/15; vs. Gardner-Webb, .............................................................................................................. 12/16/15Had 10 or more rebounds in 7 straight games ......................... 7 Ben Simmons, 16, vs. South Alabama, 11/19/15; 20 vs. Marquette, .............................................................................................................. 11/23/15; 14 vs. NC State, 11/24/15; 18 at Charleston, 11/30/15; 14 vs. .............................................................................................................. North Florida, 12/2/15, 14 at Houston, 12/13/15; vs. Gardner-Webb, .............................................................................................................. 12/16/15Had 10 or more rebounds in 8 or more games ......................... 8 Glen Davis, 11 at Alabama, 2/4/06; 16 vs. Arkansas, 2/8/06; 15 at .............................................................................................................. Florida, 2/11/06; 13 vs. Miss. State, 2/15/06; 11 at Auburn, 2/18/06; 11 .............................................................................................................. at Vandy, 2/22/06; 15 vs. Kentucky, 2/25/06; 10 at S. Carolina, .............................................................................................................. 2/28/06
Had 9 offensive rebounds in a game .......................................... 9 Darius Days vs. Arkansas, 1/8/20Had 10-13 defensive rebounds in a game .................................. 13 Trendon Watford, 1/29/20Had 14 or more defensive rebounds in a game ........................ 15 Ben SImmons, vs. Arkansas, 1/16/16
Had 8 or more assists ..................................................................... 11 Javonte Smart, at Miss. State, 2/10/21Had 10 or more assists ................................................................... 11 Javonte Smart, at Miss. State, 2/10/21Had 15 or more assists ................................................................... 18 Randy Livingston, vs. George Mason, 12-3-94
Had 5 or more blocks in a game .................................................. 5 Kavell Bigby-Williams, at Ole Miss, 1/15/19Had 8 or more blocks in a game .................................................. 9 Kavell Bigby-Williams, vs. Grambling, 12/1/18Had 10 or more blocks in a game ................................................. 11 Stromile Swift, vs. Alabama, 2-10-99
Had 5 or more steals in a game ................................................... 6 Javonte Smart, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21.............................................................................................................. 5 Josh LeBlanc, vs. Georgia, 1/6/21Had 8 or more steals in a game.................................................... 8 Tremont Waters, vs. ULM, 12/28/18Had 10 or more steals in a game .................................................. 10 Shawn Griggs, vs. Tennessee, 2-23-91
Had a double-double ...................................................................... Darius Days, 20 pts-12 rebs vs. Ole Miss, 3/13/21.............................................................................................................. Darius Days, 13 pts-10 rebs vs. Vanderbilt, 3/2/21Had a double-double in 2 or more straight games ................. 2 Trendon Watford, 18 pts-11 rebs vs Auburn, 2/20/21; 13 pts-10 rebs .............................................................................................................. at UGA (2/23/21)Had a double-double in 4 or more straight games ................. 4 Ben Simmons at Arkansas, 23 pts.-12 reb., 2/23/16; vs. Florida, .............................................................................................................. 22 pts.-11 reb. , 2/27/16; vs. Missouri, 22 pts.-14 reb., 3/1/16; at .............................................................................................................. Kentucky, 17 pts.-11 reb., 3/5/16Had a double-double in 5 or more straight games ................. 7 Ben Simmons, vs. South Alabama, 23 pts-16 rebs, 11/19/15; vs. .............................................................................................................. Marquette, 21 pts-20 rebs, 11/23/15; vs. NC State, 14 rebs-10 assts, .............................................................................................................. 11/24/15; at Charleston, 15 pts-18 rebs, 11/30/15; vs. North Florida, .............................................................................................................. 43; pts-11 rebs., 12/2/15; at Houston, 13 pts-14 rebs, 12/13/15; vs. .............................................................................................................. Gardner-Webb, 11 pts-12 rebs, 12/16/15
Had a triple-double ......................................................................... Tim Quarterman, vs. Ole Miss, 18 pts-10 reb-10 asst, 2/28/15
Played 40 minutes in a game ........................................................ 40 Javonte Smart vs. Arkansas, 3/13/21.............................................................................................................. 40 Cameron Thomas vs Arkansas, 3/13/21Played 41 or more in a game ......................................................... 42 Skylar Mays, at Auburn, 2/8/20Played 50 or more minutes in a game ........................................ 54 Charles Carmouche, vs. Alabama, 2/23/13.............................................................................................................. 51 Johnny O’Bryant III, vs. Alabama, 2/23/13
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Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 18-8 11-2 4-6 3-0CONFERENCE 11-6 7-1 4-5 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 7-2 4-1 0-1 3-0
Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTLSU 1021 1103 14 2138Opponents 906 1036 12 1954
Team ResultsDate Opponent Score Att.11/26/2020 vs SIUE W 94-81 011/28/2020 at Saint Louis L 81-85 011/30/2020 Southeastern La. W 96-43 200812/06/2020 Louisiana Tech W 86-55 250512/14/2020 Sam Houston W 88-66 5512/26/2020 Nicholls St. W 86-80 219812/29/2020 Texas A&M W 77-54 221201/02/2021 at Florida L 79-83 221101/06/2021 Georgia Wot 94-92 263501/09/2021 at Ole Miss W 75-61 89501/13/2021 Arkansas W 92-76 254001/16/2021 South Carolina W 85-80 214301/19/2021 Alabama L 75-105 229501/23/2021 at Kentucky L 69-82 307501/26/2021 at Texas A&M W 78-66 148501/30/2021 Texas Tech L 71-76 280802/03/2021 at Alabama L 60-78 205502/10/2021 at Mississippi St. W 94-80 100002/13/2021 Tennessee W 78-65 222402/20/2021 Auburn W 104-80 238402/23/2021 at Georgia L 78-91 163802/27/2021 at Arkansas L 75-83 440003/02/2021 Vanderbilt W 83-68 242603/06/2021 at Missouri W 86-80 311203/12/2021 vs Ole Miss W 76-73 215503/13/2021 vs Arkansas W 78-71 3164
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Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0
Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTLSU 69 85 0 154Opponents 64 80 0 144
Team ResultsDate Opponent Score Att.02/27/2021 at Arkansas L 75-83 440003/02/2021 Vanderbilt W 83-68 242603/06/2021 at Missouri W 86-80 311203/12/2021 vs Ole Miss W 76-73 215503/13/2021 vs Arkansas W 78-71 3164
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Game RecordsRecord Overall Home Away NeutralALL GAMES 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0CONFERENCE 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Score by PeriodsTeam 1st 2nd OT TOTLSU 62 73 0 135Opponents 96 87 0 183
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No. PlayerTotal 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds
GP-GS MIN AVG FG-FGA FG% 3FG-FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ A TO BLK STL PTS AVG24 THOMAS, Cameron 2-2 64:53 32.4 14-36 .389 3-10 .300 12-12 1.000 0 6 6 3.0 2 0 1 7 0 2 43 21.5
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