Tigers Hold Off Razorbacks, 79-69 | by Chicken on Jan 31, 2009 at 5:22 pm |  | |
Per LSUsports.net:
BATON ROUGE -- As LSU celebrates its 100th Anniversary of Men's Basketball on Saturday, the Tigers gave a sold-out Pete Maravich Assembly Center packed with alumni a great show. The Tigers built a 23-point halftime lead and held off a second-half Arkansas run to win, 79-69.
LSU (17-4, 5-1 SEC), winners of five-straight SEC games, saw its huge lead cut to five with less than four minutes to play. However, consecutive baskets by Tasmin Mitchell including a three-pointer from the top of the key sealed the win on the historic afternoon.
Click here to read the full article. Discuss the game on the Tiger Rant message board.
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Tags: LSU Basketball
LSU Basketball Announces 16-Man All-Century Team | by Chicken on Jan 31, 2009 at 5:19 pm | | |
Per LSUsports.net:
BATON ROUGE -- The three LSU basketball players whose jerseys adorn the western rafters of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center highlighted the 16-player LSU All-Century team announced Saturday at halftime of the LSU-Arkansas men’s basketball game. The sixteen players were:
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (formerly Chris Jackson)
Brandon Bass
Ricky Blanton
Howard "Hi-C" Carter
Glen "Big Baby" Davis
Joe Dean
Durand "Rudy" Macklin
"Pistol" Pete Maravich
Ethan Martin
Shaquille O'Neal
Bob Pettit
Don Redden
Al "Little Apple" Sanders III
Stromile Swift
Collis Temple, Jr.
Sparky Wade
Click here to read more about each player and this weekend's festivities.
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LSU to host Arkansas; 100 years of LSU Basketball celebration planned | by Chicken on Jan 30, 2009 at 7:57 am | | |
The LSU Men's team returns to action on Saturday afternoon to face the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Maravich Assembly Center. The game, which tips-off at 4pm CT, will be televised by FSN. The Athletic Department announced today that the game is officially sold out.
LSU enters the game 16-4 overall (4-1 in the SEC). The Tigers have won their last four SEC games, including a 79-73 victory at Tennessee on Wednesday. Arkansas is 12-5 overall (1-4 in the SEC). The Hogs snapped a four-game losing streak on Thursday by beating Alabama, 89-80.
TD.com Hoops Correspondent "SouthOfSouth" provides an excellent scouting report of the Razorbacks in this thread on the Tiger Rant.
The game has been designated as the celebration of 100 years of LSU Basketball and over 125 former players are expected to be in attendance at the contest. LSU's All-Century Team will be announced at halftime.
In LSU Football news, two former LSU football players have enrolled at Texas Southern University. Wide receiver Ricky Dixon and offensive lineman Ernest McCoy enrolled at TSU this week. Both players will be eligible to participate with their new team immediately.
On the LSU Recruiting front, WR DeAngelo Benton is expected on campus this weekend for a recruiting visit. Benton signed with LSU back in 2007 and then again in 2008 but was not able to get academically eligible either time. He is considering LSU, Auburn and Ole Miss. He plans to announced his intentions on National Signing Day, which is February 4th.
Discuss recruiting with fellow LSU fans on our Recruiting Board.
In Women's Basketball news, Freshman forward LaSondra Barrett scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the LSU women's basketball team won its second straight Southeastern Conference road game, 63-56, over South Carolina on Thursday night at Colonial Life Arena. The Lady Tigers are now 11-7 overall (4-2 in the SEC).
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Tags: LSU Football, LSU Basketball, LSU Recruiting, LSU Women's Basketball
LSU beats Tennessee, 79-73 | by Chicken on Jan 28, 2009 at 8:25 pm | | |
Marcus Thornton scored 29 points to lead LSU to a big road win over Tennessee, 79-73. LSU improved to 16-4 overall (4-1 in the SEC).
The Tigers went into halftime with a 43-38 lead, and led by as many as 14 points in the second half. Tennessee mounted a furious comeback and was able to take a two-point lead with 4:44 left in the game. LSU pulled away in the final minutes to seal the win.
The Tigers shot well from the free throw line, going 16-20, including two clutch free throws from Chris Johnson in the final minute.
TD.com Hoops expert "Stromile Swift" provides his thoughts on the big road win.
LSU returns to action on Saturday to face the Arkansas Razorbacks in the Maravich Assembly Center. Tip-off is at 4pm CT. The game has been designated as the celebration of 100 years of LSU Basketball and over 125 former players are expected to be in attendance at the contest. LSU’s All-Century Team will be announced at halftime.
Discuss the game with other Tiger fans on the Tiger Rant message board.
In LSU Football news, LSU is still waiting for an NCAA ruling on defensive tackle Charles Alexander's petition for a sixth year of eligibility. Alexander, who has been plagued with injuries the last two seasons, is expected to be a starter if he is granted an additional year of eligibility.
In LSU Recruiting news, everything is very quiet with six days to go until National Signing Day. Looks like we will have to wait until February 4th to get the final decision on several highly coveted recruits. Check out this post on the Recruiting Board to discuss the players that LSU is targeting to finish out the stellar class. Players left on the board include (in no particular order):
Trent Richardson, Running Back, Pensacola, FL
Rueben Randle, Wide Receiver, Bastrop, LA
Kendall Kelly, Wide Receiver, Gadsden, AL
Xavier Su'a Filo, Offensive Tackle, Provo, UT
Sam Montgomery, Defensive Lineman, Greenwood, SC
Ed Stinson, Defensive Lineman, Homestead, FL
Jarvis Jones, Linebacker, Columbus, GA
Barkevious Mingo, Linebacker, West Monroe, LA
Tahj Jones, Linebacker, Sulphur, LA
Darren Myles, Safety, Atlanta, GA
That's all for today. Have a good day and Geaux Tigers.
Chicken (aka Brian Fiegel) is an LSU alumnus (class of 1994) living in Houston. When he is not posting on TigerDroppings.com, he is solving complex business problems for large multi-national corporations as an SAP software consultant. In his free time, he enjoys checking out the latest drink specials at North Gate Tavern while wearing his favorite LSU t-shirt that he purchased from TigerDistrict.com. He can be reached at tigerdroppings@gmail.com.
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Tags: LSU Football, LSU Basketball, LSU Recruiting, Marcus Thornton
LSU faces Tennessee in Knoxville tonight | by Chicken on Jan 28, 2009 at 7:58 am | | |
The LSU men (15-4, 3-1) return to action tonight in Knoxville to face Tennessee (12-6, 3-1). Tip-off in Thompson-Boling Arena is at 7pm CT. The game will be regionally televised by Raycom Sports (WAFB-TV Channel 9 in Baton Rouge).
TD.com user "SouthofSouth" provides an excellent scouting report of the Volunteers in this thread on the Tiger Rant.
Per LSUsports.net, only 400 tickets remain for the LSU men’s basketball game against Arkansas in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Saturday at 4 p.m.
Saturday’s game against Arkansas has been designated as the celebration of 100 years of LSU Basketball and over 125 former players are expected to be in attendance at the contest. LSU’s All-Century Team will be announced at halftime.
In LSU Baseball news, the baseball team is preparing to move into the new Alex Box Stadium next week. Head coach Paul Mainieri hopes the Tigers will be able to practice in the new facility for the first time on Tuesday, February 3.
According to this article in the T-P, Chad Jones will be with the team when practice begins officially Sunday. Sunday's practice will take place in the old Alex Box Stadium.
You can see the latest pics of the stadium here.
The Tigers, who are ranked No. 1 or 2 in various preseason polls, start the season in the new stadium on February 20 against Villanova at 7pm.
In LSU Football news, LSU is still waiting for an NCAA ruling on defensive tackle Charles Alexander's petition for a sixth year of eligibility. Alexander, who has been plagued with injuries the last two seasons, is expected to be a starter if he is granted an additional year of eligibility.
On the LSU Recruiting front, there is not much to report except that National Signing Day is one week from today. You can get all the latest recruiting scoop on our Recruiting Board.
Have a good day and Geaux Tigers.
Category: LSU Sports
Tags: LSU Football, LSU Basketball, LSU Baseball, Alex Box Stadium, Chad Jones, Charles Alexander
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