List of LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons

This is a list of LSU Tigers basketball team seasons and history from their first season in 1908–09 to present.

History

LSU Tigers basketball
First season	1908–09
SEC History
Conference Regular Season Championships	11 (1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2019)
Conference Tournament Championships	1 (1980)
NCAA Tournament History
NCAA Appearances	22 (1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2019)
Sweet Sixteen	10 (1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2006, 2019)
Elite Eight	6 (1953, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 2006)
Final Four	4 (1953, 1981, 1986, 2006)
National Championships
National Championships	1 (1935) *LSU claims a national championship for the 1934–35 season, however, no major organization has named them national champions for the season^[1]
Accurate as of the end of the 2018-19 season

Sources: ^[2]^[3]

Season-by-season results

The following is a list of LSU Tigers basketball seasons with records and notable accomplishments.

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Edgar Wingard (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1908–1909)
1908–09	LSU	5–2	2–0
Edgar Wingard:		5–2 (.714)	2–0 (1.000)
John W. Mayhew (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1911)
1909–10	LSU	3–1	2–0
1910–11	LSU	8–3	6–1
John W. Mayhew:		11–4 (.733)	8–1 (.889)
F. M. Long (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1913)
1911–12	LSU	4–6	2–3
1912–13	LSU	2–3	1–3
F. M. Long:		6–9 (.400)	3–6 (.333)
C. C. Stroud (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1918)
1913–14	LSU	7–5	0–4
1914–15	LSU	10–1	3–1
1915–16	LSU	14–10	6–7
1916–17	LSU	20–2	11–0
1917–18	LSU	12–1	3–0
R. E. Edmonds (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918–19	LSU	1–0	0–0
R. E. Edmonds:		1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)
C. C. Stroud (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920)
1919–20	LSU	19–2	8–2
C. C. Stroud:		82–21 (.796)	31–14 (.689)
Branch Bocock (Southern Conference) (1920–1921)
1920–21	LSU	19–4	5–2
Branch Bocock:		19–4 (.826)	5–2 (.714)
Frank "Tad" Gormley (Southern Conference) (1921–1923)
1921–22	LSU	15–1	3–1
1922–23	LSU	10–10	0–6
Frank "Tad" Gormley:		25–11 (.694)	3–7 (.333)
Moon Ducote (Southern Conference) (1923–1924)
1923–24	LSU	8–12	0–7
Moon Ducote:		8–12 (.400)	0–7 (.000)
Hugh E. "Gob" Wilson (Southern Conference) (1924–1925)
1924–25	LSU	10–7	1–4
Hugh E. "Gob" Wilson:		10–7 (.588)	1–4 (.200)
Harry Rabenhorst (Southern Conference) (1925–1932)
1925–26	LSU	9–9	4–5	12th
1926–27	LSU	7–9	3–5	15th
1927–28	LSU	14–4	7–3	6th
1928–29	LSU	8–13	5–9	16th
1929–30	LSU	10–11	6–7	13th
1930–31	LSU	7–8	4–4	12th
1931–32	LSU	11–9	8–8	12th
Harry Rabenhorst (Southeastern Conference) (1932–1942)
1932–33	LSU	15–8	13–7	4th
1933–34	LSU	13–4	13–3	3rd
1934–35	LSU	14–1	12–0	1st
1935–36	LSU	10–10	9–6	T–6th
1936–37	LSU	13–7	7–6	7th
1937–38	LSU	10–10	7–6	6th
1938–39	LSU	13–7	10–5	4th
1939–40	LSU	10–8	8–4	4th
1940–41	LSU	9–9	7–5	5th
1941–42	LSU	8–7	8–3	4th
Dale Morey (Southeastern Conference) (1942–1944)
1942–43	LSU	18–4	11–2	2nd
1943–44	LSU	10–15	0–4	4th
Dale Morey:		28–19 (.596)	11–6 (.647)
Jesse Fatheree (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1945)
1944–45	LSU	15–9^[a]	3–3
Jesse Fatheree:		15–9 (.625)^[b]	3–3 (.500)
Harry Rabenhorst (Southeastern Conference) (1945–1957)
1945–46	LSU	18–3	8–0	T–1st
1946–47	LSU	17–4	9–2	2nd
1947–48	LSU	8–18	4–10	11th
1948–49	LSU	15–10	7–6	5th
1949–50	LSU	13–12	5–8	9th
1950–51	LSU	10–14	6–8	T–5th
1951–52	LSU	17–7	9–5	T–2nd
1952–53	LSU	22–3	13–0	1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
1953–54	LSU	20–5	14–0	T–1st	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
1954–55	LSU	6–18	3–11	11th
1955–56	LSU	7–17	5–9	9th
1956–57	LSU	6–19	1–13	12th
Harry Rabenhorst:		340–264 (.563)	215–158 (.576)
Jay McCreary (Southeastern Conference) (1957–1965)
1957–58	LSU	7–18	3–11	T–10th
1958–59	LSU	10–15	2–12	T–10th
1959–60	LSU	5–18	3–11	T–11th
1960–61	LSU	11–14	6–8	T–6th
1961–62	LSU	13–11	7–7	5th
1962–63	LSU	12–12	5–9	T–8th
1963–64	LSU	12–13	8–6	T–4th
1964–65	LSU	12–14	7–9	7th
Jay McCreary:		82–115 (.416)	41–73 (.360)
Frank Truitt (Southeastern Conference) (1965–1966)
1965–66	LSU	6–20	2–14	T–10th
Frank Truitt:		6–20 (.231)	2–14 (.125)
Press Maravich (Southeastern Conference) (1966–1972)
1966–67	LSU	3–23	1–17	10th
1967–68	LSU	14–12	8–10	T–6th
1968–69	LSU	13–13	7–11	T–7th
1969–70	LSU	22–10	13–5	2nd	NIT Fourth Place
1970–71	LSU	14–12	10–8	3rd
1971–72	LSU	10–16	6–12	T–7th
Press Maravich:		76–86 (.469)	45–63 (.417)
Dale Brown (Southeastern Conference) (1972–1997)
1972–73	LSU	14–10	9–9	5th
1973–74	LSU	12–14	6–12	8th
1974–75	LSU	10–16	6–12	7th
1975–76	LSU	12–14	5–13	9th
1976–77	LSU	15–12	8–10	5th
1977–78	LSU	18–9	12–6	3rd
1978–79	LSU	23–6	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
1979–80	LSU	26–6	14–4	2nd	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1980–81	LSU	31–5	17–1	1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
1981–82	LSU	14–14	11–7	5th	NIT First Round
1982–83	LSU	19–13	10–8	2nd	NIT First Round
1983–84	LSU	18–11	11–7	3rd	NCAA Division I First Round
1984–85	LSU	19–10	13–5	1st	NCAA Division I First Round
1985–86	LSU	26–12	9–9	5th	NCAA Division I Final Four
1986–87	LSU	24–15	8–10	6th	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1987–88	LSU	16–14	10–8	4th	NCAA Division I First Round
1988–89	LSU	20–12	11–7	4th	NCAA Division I First Round
1989–90	LSU	23–9	12–6	2nd	NCAA Division I Second Round
1990–91	LSU	20–10	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA Division I First Round
1991–92	LSU	21–10	12–4	2nd (West)	NCAA Division I Second Round
1992–93	LSU	22–11	9–7	2nd (West)	NCAA Division I First Round
1993–94	LSU	11–16	5–11	5th (West)
1994–95	LSU	12–15	6–10	5th (West)
1995–96	LSU	12–17	4–12	6th (West)
1996–97	LSU	10–20	3–13	6th (West)
Dale Brown:		448–301 (.598)	238–200 (.543)
John Brady (Southeastern Conference) (1997–2008)
1997–98	LSU	9–18	2–14	6th (West)
1998–99	LSU	12–15	4–12	6th (West)
1999–00	LSU	28–6	12–4	1st (West)	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
2000–01	LSU	13–16	2–14	6th (West)
2001–02	LSU	19–15	6–10	T–4th (West)	NIT Second Round
2002–03	LSU	21–11	8–8	T–2nd (West)	NCAA Division I First Round
2003–04	LSU	18–11	8–8	T–2nd (West)	NIT First Round
2004–05	LSU	20–10	12–4	T–1st (West)	NCAA Division I First Round
2005–06	LSU	27–9	14–2	1st (West)	NCAA Division I Final Four
2006–07	LSU	17–15	5–11	6th (West)
2007–08	LSU	13–18^[c]	6–10	4th (West)
John Brady:		197–144 (.578)^[d]	79–97 (.449)^[e]
Trent Johnson (Southeastern Conference) (2005–2012)
2008–09	LSU	27–8	13–3	1st (West)	NCAA Division I Second Round
2009–10	LSU	11–20	2–14	6th (West)
2010–11	LSU	11–20	3–13	6th (West)
2011–12	LSU	18–15	7–9	8th	NIT First Round
Trent Johnson:		67–63 (.515)	25–39 (.391)
Johnny Jones (Southeastern Conference) (2012–2017)
2012–13	LSU	19–12	9–9	T–8th
2013–14	LSU	20–14	9–9	T–6th	NIT Second Round
2014–15	LSU	22–11	11–7	T–3rd	NCAA Division I First Round
2015–16	LSU	19–14	11–7	T–3rd
2016–17	LSU	10–21	2–16	T–13th
Johnny Jones:		90–72 (.556)	42–48 (.467)
Will Wade (Southeastern Conference) (2017–present)
2017–18	LSU	18–15	8–10	T–9th	NIT Second Round
2018–19	LSU	28–7^[f]	16–2	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet 16
Will Wade:		46–22 (.676)^[g]	24–12 (.667)^[h]
Total:		1562–1185 (.569)
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Sources: ^[2]^[3]

Notes

^ Fatheree left LSU mid-season to join the U.S. Army. A.L. Swanson coached LSU for the remainder of the season.
^ LSU's record under Fatheree is 11–7, 4–2 under Swanson.
^ Brady was fired from LSU on February 8, 2008. Butch Pierre was named interim coach for the final 10 games.
^ LSU's record under Brady is 192–139, 5–5 under Pierre.
^ LSU's conference record under Brady is 74–93, 5–4 under Pierre.
^ Tony Benford was interim coach during Will Wade's indefinite suspension.
^ LSU's record under Wade is 43–20, 3–2 under Benford.
^ LSU's conference record under Wade is 23–12, 1–0 under Benford.

References

^ 2014–15 LSU Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). LSU Sports Information Office. 2014. p. 149. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
^ ^a ^b "Louisiana State Fighting Tigers School History". Sportsreference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). lsusports.net. pp. 83–92. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

[4] Fatheree left LSU mid-season to join the U.S. Army. A.L. Swanson coached LSU for the remainder of the season.

[5] LSU's record under Fatheree is 11–7, 4–2 under Swanson.

[6] Brady was fired from LSU on February 8, 2008. Butch Pierre was named interim coach for the final 10 games.

[7] LSU's record under Brady is 192–139, 5–5 under Pierre.

[8] LSU's conference record under Brady is 74–93, 5–4 under Pierre.

[9] Tony Benford was interim coach during Will Wade's indefinite suspension.

[10] LSU's record under Wade is 43–20, 3–2 under Benford.

[11] LSU's conference record under Wade is 23–12, 1–0 under Benford.

[1] 2014–15 LSU Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). LSU Sports Information Office. 2014. p. 149. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

[Sports_Ref-2] "Louisiana State Fighting Tigers School History". Sportsreference.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.

[LSU_Sports-3] "Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). lsusports.net. pp. 83–92. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

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v t e LSU Tigers men's basketball
Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1971) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass One & Done
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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