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WHEN TIGERS ROAR Impressive accolades from purple and gold sports By Curt Guillory Photo By: Javier Fernandez
HARDWOOD HEADLINES The man with the hot hand, Antonio Blakeney, has been named to the 20 player watch list for 2017 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year. The sophomore was a 2016 member of the All-SEC Freshman Team where he averaged better than 18 points per game in the second half of the 2016 season. In the two games against Florida and Mississippi State Blakeney scored over 30 points each. He also had 55 three-buckets and had a 97 percent free throw average over the same time period. The award recipient will be named April 7, 2017 at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles. Best of Luck to Antonio! The Tigers are present in the pros! Eight former LSU Tigers are on NBA opening rosters. This is the largest contingent of Tigers on pro teams at one time. The players range from 12 year veteran Brandon Bass, power forward for the LA Clippers, to Tim Quarterman, the undrafted rookie who earned a roster position on the Portland Trailblazers.
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INDUCTION TO LA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Four former LSU Tigers will be inducted into Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. Ray Didier (baseball), D.D. Breaux (gymnastics coach), Eddie Kennison (football and track) and David Toms (golf) will take their places of honor in the June 17 ceremony. V OL U M E 2 IS S U E 5
GOING GREEN
• LSU Tiger men’s golf team earns the BASF Team Chemistry award for winning the inaugural Maui Jim Intercollegiate Tournament. • Men’s Tiger golf knocks it stiff with a fourth place ranking in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches’ Top 25 poll. • Tigers take first place in their hosted David Toms Intercollegiate Tournament. • LSU Lady Tiger golf star senior Caroline Nistrup drains her 10th top 10 career finish with performance at Schooner Fall Classic.
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The LSU Tiger XC (crosscountry) teams are having a great season. With first place individuals at the McNeese XC Relays; a fourth-place finish for the Lady Tigers at the Rice Invitational; second and third places for men and women respectively at their hosted LSU Invitational; and a third place finish individual finish for Dajour Braxton at the Texas A&M XC Invitational; the LSU XC teams are the teams to catch…if you can.
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LSU Gymnastics opened it state-of-the art, 18,000 square foot training center. The privately funded center features cutting edge equipment and technology, and houses all facets of the gymnastics program. 69