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LSU vs. Wichita State Preview - 11am Wednesday
Posted on 11/22/16 at 5:02 pm
Posted on 11/22/16 at 5:02 pm
WHAT: LSU vs. Wichita State
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament
WHEN: 11 a.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Paradise Island, Bahamas
TV: ESPN2
RADIO: WTGE-FM, 100.7; WWWL-AM, 1350; KLWB-FM, 103.7
UP NEXT: vs. Old Dominion or Louisville, Thursday (time and network TBD)
Briefly
• According to LSU, the game will be the first played on foreign soil in the program’s 2,653-game history.
• LSU will be trying for its first 4-0 start since the 2012-13 season, Johnny Jones’ first with the Tigers.
• LSU is 75-7, 3-0 this season, under Jones when they shoot better than its opponent from the field.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
LSU (3-0)
Starters
Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Rebs.
G Skylar Mays 6-4 Fr. 5.0 5.0*
G Antonio Blakeney 6-4 So. 18.7 3.3
G Brandon Sampson 6-5 So. 11.0 4.0
F Aaron Epps 6-10 Jr. 13.3 7.0
F Duop Reath 6-10 Jr. 16.7 6.7
Key reserves
Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Rebs.
G Jalyn Patterson 6-1 Jr. 5.0 3.3*
F Wayde Sims 6-6 Fr. 7.7 4.3
F Craig Victor 6-9 Jr. 0.0 0.0
Wichita State (4-0)
Starters
Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Rebs.
G Conner Frankamp 6-1 Jr. 6.5 2.8*
G Landry Shamet 6-4 Fr. 9.3 2.3
F Zach Brown 6-6 Jr. 11.5 3.8
F Rashard Kelly 6-7 Jr. 5.5 6.0
C Shaquille Morris 6-8 Jr. 6.8 2.0
Key reserves
Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Rebs.
F Markis McDuffie 6-8 So. 11.5 5.3
F Darral Willis 6-9 Jr. 11.0 5.0
C Rauno Nurger 6-10 Jr. 7.8 3.0
* assists
LINK
Battle 4 Atlantis tournament
WHEN: 11 a.m. Wednesday
WHERE: Paradise Island, Bahamas
TV: ESPN2
RADIO: WTGE-FM, 100.7; WWWL-AM, 1350; KLWB-FM, 103.7
UP NEXT: vs. Old Dominion or Louisville, Thursday (time and network TBD)
Briefly
• According to LSU, the game will be the first played on foreign soil in the program’s 2,653-game history.
• LSU will be trying for its first 4-0 start since the 2012-13 season, Johnny Jones’ first with the Tigers.
• LSU is 75-7, 3-0 this season, under Jones when they shoot better than its opponent from the field.
PROBABLE LINEUPS
LSU (3-0)
Starters
Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Rebs.
G Skylar Mays 6-4 Fr. 5.0 5.0*
G Antonio Blakeney 6-4 So. 18.7 3.3
G Brandon Sampson 6-5 So. 11.0 4.0
F Aaron Epps 6-10 Jr. 13.3 7.0
F Duop Reath 6-10 Jr. 16.7 6.7
Key reserves
Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Rebs.
G Jalyn Patterson 6-1 Jr. 5.0 3.3*
F Wayde Sims 6-6 Fr. 7.7 4.3
F Craig Victor 6-9 Jr. 0.0 0.0
Wichita State (4-0)
Starters
Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Rebs.
G Conner Frankamp 6-1 Jr. 6.5 2.8*
G Landry Shamet 6-4 Fr. 9.3 2.3
F Zach Brown 6-6 Jr. 11.5 3.8
F Rashard Kelly 6-7 Jr. 5.5 6.0
C Shaquille Morris 6-8 Jr. 6.8 2.0
Key reserves
Pos. Name Ht. Cl. Pts. Rebs.
F Markis McDuffie 6-8 So. 11.5 5.3
F Darral Willis 6-9 Jr. 11.0 5.0
C Rauno Nurger 6-10 Jr. 7.8 3.0
* assists
LINK
This post was edited on 11/22/16 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 11/22/16 at 5:04 pm to lowhound
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – The LSU men’s basketball team went through a couple of hours of practice and scouting report work Tuesday in preparation for Wednesday’s opening round game in the sixth “Battle 4 Atlantis” against Wichita State.
The event will take place in the converted Imperial Arena which seats about 3,500 for the contests. The Tigers and Wichita State will play in the opening contest at 11 a.m. CT (Noon local) and will be televised by ESPN2 with Dave O’Brien and Dan Dakich on the call.
Patrick Wright will have the call on the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (Flagship affiliate Eagle 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge).
The rest of the opening round will have Baylor against VCU at 1:30 p.m. CT (also on ESPN2) with the night session featuring Michigan State and St John’s at 6 p.m. CT and Old Dominion and Louisville in the 8:30 p.m. CT nightcap. The evening games are televised by AXS-TV with Kenny Rice and Seth Davis the broadcasters.
The Tigers will face either Old Dominion or Louisville in the second round with an LSU win putting the Tigers in the championship semifinals at 1:30 p.m. CT on Thanksgiving and a loss putting LSU in the consolation semifinals at 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. The final round of games are on Friday.
“We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to play in an event in the early part of the season against such quality competition,” said LSU Coach Johnny Jones, in his fifth season at the helm of the Tigers. “It is certainly a great challenge that we look forward to. This early part of the season will give a great feel and idea where our team is and should be a great experience for us.”
LSU (3-0 entering the tournament) mostly ran drills and shot in the hour in the Imperial Arena Tuesday morning before moving to a smaller ballroom where a full-size court was put in for use by the teams in the second hour of their workout. There the Tigers went into the scouting report for Wichita State during the majority of that session before attending the pre-tournament press conference.
There sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney talked about his team through the first three games.
“We are just learning every game and trying to hold the (opponents) to the least amount of points we can. We did well in some games in spurts, but we are not where we should be. But we are getting there and that is what we are trying to show in this tournament.”
The Tigers will face a Shocker team that is 4-0 and coming off a 116-79 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Sunday. The Shockers are averaging 93.3 points per game and allowing just 56.5 points a contest and shooting 52.3 percent from the field.
Markis McDuffie and Zach Brown lead Wichita State in scoring at 11.5 points per game. Blakeney leads LSU at 18.7 a contest after back-to-back 20-plus point scoring games.
Ten Shockers average between 13 and 22 minutes a game and between 5.5-11.5 points. LSU has four players in double figures and seven averaging between five and 18.7 points. Those seven averaged between 19.7 and 34 minutes a game.
“We are looking forward to seeing how our team reacts to this tournament – the environment, the quality of the opponents,” said Gregg Marshall, head coach of Wichita State, after his team’s workout. “We are a fairly inexperienced team, but we have shown a lot of promise in our first four games. We have been working hard since this summer with our exhibition tour. Now, we get a chance to play some of the finer basketball programs in the country and see how we measure up.”
Jones, who became the fourth winningest head coach in the history of LSU basketball with his 83rd win on Friday over North Florida, knows the tournament will do nothing but continue to improve the Tigers.
“We are a work in progress and obviously have a long way to go,” he said. “We have a young team and new guys – a lot of new faces. We have inserted a lot of guys, but the good thing is the energy and excitement surrounding these guys. We have really focused more so on defense. It is just a matter of attention to detail and making an assertive effort to be more conscious of that end of the floor. And, understanding we can win games that way. If we can improve on the defensive end of the floor that will help us immensely.”
Coach Jones also said that junior forward Craig Victor II would dress and should see minutes in the game on Wednesday after serving time off for a “team rules” situation. Victor averaged over 11 points a year ago for the Tigers after transferring in from Arizona at the mid-point of his freshman season.
LINK
The event will take place in the converted Imperial Arena which seats about 3,500 for the contests. The Tigers and Wichita State will play in the opening contest at 11 a.m. CT (Noon local) and will be televised by ESPN2 with Dave O’Brien and Dan Dakich on the call.
Patrick Wright will have the call on the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (Flagship affiliate Eagle 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge).
The rest of the opening round will have Baylor against VCU at 1:30 p.m. CT (also on ESPN2) with the night session featuring Michigan State and St John’s at 6 p.m. CT and Old Dominion and Louisville in the 8:30 p.m. CT nightcap. The evening games are televised by AXS-TV with Kenny Rice and Seth Davis the broadcasters.
The Tigers will face either Old Dominion or Louisville in the second round with an LSU win putting the Tigers in the championship semifinals at 1:30 p.m. CT on Thanksgiving and a loss putting LSU in the consolation semifinals at 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. The final round of games are on Friday.
“We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to play in an event in the early part of the season against such quality competition,” said LSU Coach Johnny Jones, in his fifth season at the helm of the Tigers. “It is certainly a great challenge that we look forward to. This early part of the season will give a great feel and idea where our team is and should be a great experience for us.”
LSU (3-0 entering the tournament) mostly ran drills and shot in the hour in the Imperial Arena Tuesday morning before moving to a smaller ballroom where a full-size court was put in for use by the teams in the second hour of their workout. There the Tigers went into the scouting report for Wichita State during the majority of that session before attending the pre-tournament press conference.
There sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney talked about his team through the first three games.
“We are just learning every game and trying to hold the (opponents) to the least amount of points we can. We did well in some games in spurts, but we are not where we should be. But we are getting there and that is what we are trying to show in this tournament.”
The Tigers will face a Shocker team that is 4-0 and coming off a 116-79 win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Sunday. The Shockers are averaging 93.3 points per game and allowing just 56.5 points a contest and shooting 52.3 percent from the field.
Markis McDuffie and Zach Brown lead Wichita State in scoring at 11.5 points per game. Blakeney leads LSU at 18.7 a contest after back-to-back 20-plus point scoring games.
Ten Shockers average between 13 and 22 minutes a game and between 5.5-11.5 points. LSU has four players in double figures and seven averaging between five and 18.7 points. Those seven averaged between 19.7 and 34 minutes a game.
“We are looking forward to seeing how our team reacts to this tournament – the environment, the quality of the opponents,” said Gregg Marshall, head coach of Wichita State, after his team’s workout. “We are a fairly inexperienced team, but we have shown a lot of promise in our first four games. We have been working hard since this summer with our exhibition tour. Now, we get a chance to play some of the finer basketball programs in the country and see how we measure up.”
Jones, who became the fourth winningest head coach in the history of LSU basketball with his 83rd win on Friday over North Florida, knows the tournament will do nothing but continue to improve the Tigers.
“We are a work in progress and obviously have a long way to go,” he said. “We have a young team and new guys – a lot of new faces. We have inserted a lot of guys, but the good thing is the energy and excitement surrounding these guys. We have really focused more so on defense. It is just a matter of attention to detail and making an assertive effort to be more conscious of that end of the floor. And, understanding we can win games that way. If we can improve on the defensive end of the floor that will help us immensely.”
Coach Jones also said that junior forward Craig Victor II would dress and should see minutes in the game on Wednesday after serving time off for a “team rules” situation. Victor averaged over 11 points a year ago for the Tigers after transferring in from Arizona at the mid-point of his freshman season.
LINK
Posted on 11/22/16 at 5:16 pm to lowhound
Their guys off the bench can score some points
Posted on 11/22/16 at 5:19 pm to lowhound
Hasn't LSU played in Mexico before?
Posted on 11/22/16 at 5:29 pm to lowhound
I have not watched a second of LSU hoops this year. The longest I've ever gone into any season in my life. Last year really discouraged and disappointed me.
I can't and won't watch my team that won't play hard. And that has been the case way too many times under CJJ and especially last year.
But I'll go watch the second half at lunch tomorrow and give this new collection a shot. Geaux Tigers!!
I can't and won't watch my team that won't play hard. And that has been the case way too many times under CJJ and especially last year.
But I'll go watch the second half at lunch tomorrow and give this new collection a shot. Geaux Tigers!!
Posted on 11/22/16 at 5:39 pm to Tiger Ugly
Fwiw this team plays hard.. now playing smart is a different story lol
Posted on 11/22/16 at 6:04 pm to lowhound
Thanks for the preview fellas
Posted on 11/22/16 at 6:07 pm to lowhound
Will be listening to it at work. Let's go
Posted on 11/22/16 at 6:42 pm to lowhound
This is a terrible first round matchup for us.
Our guards better be ready to play. Mays gets frustrated easily, and this team will undoubtedly frustrate him.
Our guards better be ready to play. Mays gets frustrated easily, and this team will undoubtedly frustrate him.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 7:44 pm to BayouBengals03
quote:
Mays gets frustrated easily, and this team will undoubtedly frustrate him.
What I am most worried about, Epps reath and Victor will be able to hold their own imo. Mays and patterson will need to be effective for us to have a chance.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 8:17 pm to Pnels08
I'm actually surprisingly optimistic about this team. I guess it's because of how disappointing the football season was. Either way, Geaux Tigers!
Posted on 11/22/16 at 9:56 pm to lowhound
If Victor doesn't start, he should see a lot of minutes tomorrow night
This post was edited on 11/22/16 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 11/22/16 at 10:02 pm to Hammond Tiger Fan
Anyone seen a Vegas line?
Posted on 11/23/16 at 6:58 am to LSUtoOmaha
Gameday! Geaux Tigers! I predict Reath with a huge game today.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 7:54 am to Bonkers119
quote:
I predict Reath with a huge game today.
I hope so, Wich St. has a bunch of bigs that play good defense and rebound. I just hope our few bigs don't get in foul trouble and block out a little bit so we don't get hammered for offensive rebounds.
Posted on 11/23/16 at 8:18 am to lowhound
quote:
According to LSU, the game will be the first played on foreign soil in the program’s 2,653-game history.
Didn't they play a shite ton in Australia last year?
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