Men's Basketball Game Notes: LSU
1/29/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
UPCOMING GAME: LSU
Saturday, February 1, 2003
Coleman Coliseum (15,316)
TIP-OFF TIME: 4:00 p.m. CT
TICKETS: Sold out
UA HOME TICKETS: $17 adults/$8 youth; Buy at UA box office in Coleman Coliseum; or 205-348-BAMA; or http://www.rolltide.com/; (Auburn & LSU home games are sold out)
TV: Fox Sports Net South with Preston Scott and Joe Dean, Jr.
WVUA, tape delayed with Gary Harris
UA WEEKLY TV: "The Mark Gottfried Show" on CSS with host Tom Roberts, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. CT
"Crimson Tide This Week" with host David Crane: Check local listings on CSS
RADIO: Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart (play-by-play) and Tom Roberts (color)
105.5 FM in Tuscaloosa & 99.5 in Birmingham (complete list on http://www.rolltide.com/)
WVUA (University of Alabama campus station), 90.7 FM (when classes are in session)
INTERNET: Live audio of CTSN's radio broadcast is available on the internet on http://www.rolltide.com/; UA basketball is also featured on on http://www.markgottfried.com/ and http://www.crimsontradition.com/ (subscription site).
Probable Starters (Lineups subject to change)
No. 15 AP/ No. 13 ESPN/USA Today Alabama Crimson Tide (12-4 Overall, 2-3 SEC)
| PF-35 | Erwin Dudley | 6-8, 260, SR, Uniontown | 13.6 ppg/10.3 rpg |
| F-02 | Emmett Thomas | 6-4, 205, JR/TR, Birmingham | 7.1 ppg/2.3 rpg |
| C-42 | Kenny Walker | 6-9, 220, SR, Jacksonville, FL | 11.1 ppg/5.8 rpg |
| G-05 | Earnest Shelton | 6-2, 205, SO, Memphis, TN | 4.4 ppg/2.9 rpg |
| G-25 | Mo Williams | 6-1, 195, SO, Jackson, MS | 15.0 ppg/3.9 rpg/4.4 apg |
Head Coach: Mark Gottfried (Alabama, 1987)
LSU Tigers (12-6 Overall, 1-5 SEC)
| F-14 | Jaime Lloreda | 6-9, 246, JR, Colon, Panama | 12.3 ppg/7.2 rpg |
| F-12 | Ronald Dupree | 6-7, 209, SR, Biloxi, MS | 15.4 ppg/7.7 rpg |
| G-03 | Torris Bright | 6-4, 204, SR, Slidell, LA | 10.3 ppg/3.3 rpg/5.2 apg |
| G-41 | Collis Temple III | 6-7, 218, SR, Baton Rouge, LA | 9.7 ppg/3.7 rpg |
| G-42 | Antonio Hudson | 6-5, 206, SO, Grambling, LA | 8.9 ppg/2.6 rpg |
Head Coach: John Brady (Belhaven, 1976)
Alabama Head Coach Mark Gottfried
163-79 (.674) in 7 complete seasons overall, 94-54 (.635%) in 5th season (4 completed) at Alabama; 2002 SEC Coaches & AP SEC "Coach of the Year"; three total NCAA tournament appearances, one at Alabama (2002, 2nd round), 2 (1997 & 1998) at Murray State; 3 NIT appearances (1996 at MSU, 1999 & 2001 at UA); One SEC Championship (2002) at Alabama; three conference championships at Murray State; Four 20-win seasons (out of 7) as a head coach; Assistant for UCLA's 1995 NCAA Champions team; three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances as a UA player 1985-86-87; Academic All-SEC as a player at Alabama...Coached Bama to its 1st No. 1 ranking...Born January 20, 1964 in Crestline, Ohio.
LSU Head Coach John Brady
182-153 (.543%) in 12th season overall, 93-76 (.556%) in 6th season at LSU; 2000 SEC Champions; 1 NCAA tournament appearance (2000 Sweet 16); 1 NIT appearance in 2002.
Key Game Notes
- Game marks 149th meeting between Alabama & LSU; Alabama swept the series last season, winning 76-74 in Tuscaloosa and 57-48 in Baton Rouge; Alabama leads 56-17 in Tuscaloosa; LSU's last win vs. Tide was 2000 season when it swept with wins in Baton Rouge & Tuscaloosa; UA has won last four games of the series
- Player of the Year candidate Erwin Dudley continues as the only SEC player averaging a double double (13.6 ppg/10.2 rpg)
Tide Hosts Tigers in Sellout Game
Tickets have been sold out since December for this Saturday's, February 1st home game featuring the University of Alabama men's basketball team and the LSU Tigers.
The game is the second of back-to-back home sellouts for the Crimson Tide which also had sold out all the seats for last Saturday's January 25th home match up against Kentucky.
Alabama is ranked No. 23 AP/No. 21 ESPN/USA Today and brings a 12-5 overall and 2-4 Southeastern Conference record into Saturday's game. LSU is 12-6 overall and 1-5 in SEC play.
Tip-off in Coleman Coliseum is set for 4 p.m. CT.
Game Will Be Televised on Fox Sports Net South
Saturday afternoon's game time is compliments of Fox Sports Net which is televising the Alabama vs. LSU basketball game. The announcers for the network's broadcast are Preston Scott (play-by-play) and Joe Dean, Jr. (analyst). Andy Pollack is the producer.
The game marks the third time this season Alabama plays on the network FoxSports did the December 21 Providence game and the January 11th game at Vanderbilt.
Here's Where to Buy Tide Home Tickets
Tickets for Alabama's home games are on sale at the Athletic Ticket Box Office in Coleman Coliseum and may be purchased at the ticket window, by phone at 1-877-TIDETIX (877-843-3849) or 205-348-BAMA (2262), or on the Crimson Tide's official website, http://www.rolltide.com/.
Ticket prices are $17 adults/$8 youth age 15 and under. Box office hours are from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and phone hours are from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets may be charged to MasterCard, VISA or Discover.
Tickets for LSU and Auburn are sold out.
Fans Can Catch All Tide Games on the Radio or Internet
All University of Alabama men's basketball games are broadcast on the radio on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Chris Stewart and Tom Roberts calling the action. Fans can listen locally on 105.5 in Tuscaloosa or 99.5 in Birmingham. Fans from around the country or around the world may listen to Alabama Basketball radio broadcasts on the internet. There's an audio link on Bama's official website, http://www.rolltide.com/.
"Mark Gottfried Show" Every Tuesday Night
"The Mark Gottfried Show" airs each week on CSS. The 30-minute show stars Tide basketball coach Mark Gottfried and is hosted by Tom Roberts of the Crimson Tide Sports Network. A new show airs each Tuesday night at 10 p.m. CT.
Groundbreaking Will Precede Game
The University of Alabama Athletic Department will hold a formal ground breaking ceremony at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 1, 2002 to kickoff construction of Alabama's capital facility improvements. The ceremony will be held adjacent to the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility, between the indoor building and the Sam Bailey Track.
Speaking will be The University of Alabama's interim president, Dr. J. Barry Mason; Athletics Director Mal Moore; Crimson Tradition Fund chairmen Paul Bryant, Jr., and Joe Kelley and head football coach Mike Price. The ground breaking location is the site where much of the construction will be taking place in the early phases.
The facility improvements will include renovation of Bryant Hall into a state-of-the-art academic center and dormitory; a new weight room and offices and renovation of the existing Football Building; modernization of Coleman Coliseum; new tennis and soccer complex and north end zone expansion of Bryant-Denny Stadium.
LSU Marks 2nd of Three Straight Sellouts
Saturday afternoon's LSU game is sold out. It also comes in the middle of a stretch of three consecutive home game sellouts for the Crimson Tide this season. The January 25th Kentucky game was a sellout as is Alabama's next home appearance (following LSU), the February 15th Auburn game. Coleman Coliseum seats 15,316.
Tide & Tigers Hungry For Wins
Not only does Saturday's game between Alabama and LSU match two Southeastern Conference Western Division teams going head to head, it also pits two teams trying to snap short losing streaks.
Alabama is 12-5 overall, and has lost its last three games, two on the road (Auburn and Ole Miss) and another at home (Kentucky). The loss to the No. 7 ranked 'Cats was particularly disappointing for the players and coaching staff as it snapped Alabama's 28-game home win streak that dated to January 28, 2001 (Arkansas).
The Alabama team had no mid-week game this week (the SEC sets the conference schedule) but has been anything but idle. The team practiced twice on Monday. The first of those sessions was set to begin at 6 a.m. but by 5:30 a.m. all of the players were already on the floor working diligently. They've held early morning practices this week, starting up by 5:45 a.m. and have responded with a "renewed vigor and purpose" according to Tide head coach Mark Gottfried.
LSU is attempting to snap back from four straight losses in a string that started with a home game against Ole Miss on January 18, then back-to-back road trips to Arkansas then Mississippi State. And it played the early week game this week, hosting No. 4 Florida but falling 70-53 on Tuesday night.
Tigers' December 21st Win Helped Tide Reach High
Alabama achieved its first number one ranking on December 23rd, a rise that came compliments of a feat by LSU. LSU knocked off No. 1 Arizona 66-65 in the Tigers' Pete Maravich Assembly Center on December 21st. Two days later, an unbeaten Alabama team slid right in from the No. 2 spot in the AP poll to No. 1 where it remained for two consecutive weeks, the December 23 poll and the December 30th poll.
This Series Dates to 1916
The Alabama vs. LSU men's basketball series date to Baton Rouge, 1916, where the first game was played and where Alabama collected a 44-26 win.
Saturday afternoon's meeting will be the 149th meeting between these two teams. Alabama leads the series 89-59 and has swept it the past two seasons. After losing both games against the Tigers in 2000, Alabama has won the last four straight. Its last loss to LSU dates to the 2000 season in Tuscaloosa where the Tigers handedly defeated the Tide and its group of freshmen starters (Erwin Dudley, Terrance Meade, Rod Grizzard) 93-60.
The teams will meet again in the regular season finale' for both which will take place in Baton Rouge on March 8, 2003 at 7 p.m.
Following is a quick series breakdown:
- Series Record: Alabama 89 wins; LSU 59 wins
- Streak: Alabama has won the last four
- In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads 56-17
- In Baton Rouge: LSU leads 38-27
- Neutral Sites: Alabama leads 6-4
