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| University | Louisiana State University | ||||||||||
| First season | 1909 (116 years ago) | ||||||||||
| All-time record | 1,656–1,253 (.569) | ||||||||||
| Athletic director | Verge Ausberry | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Matt McMahon (3rd season) | ||||||||||
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||||||||||
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||||||
| Arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (capacity: 13,472) | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Tigers | ||||||||||
| Colors | Purple and gold[1] | ||||||||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||||||||
| 1953, 1981, 1986, 2006 | |||||||||||
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| 1915, 1917, 1935, 1946, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2019 | |||||||||||
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| 2000, 2006, 2009 | |||||||||||
TheLSU Tigers men's basketball team (aka. The Louisiana State University Tigers team) representsLouisiana State University inNCAA Division I men'scollege basketball. The Tigers are currently led by head coachMatt McMahon. They play their home games in thePete Maravich Assembly Center located on the LSU campus inBaton Rouge, Louisiana. The team participates in theSoutheastern Conference.
The first season of LSU men's basketball was the 1908–09 basketball season. That same season, continuous dribbling and shots off the dribble were allowed for the first time.[2] The first game in program history was a 35–20 away game victory versusDixon Academy.[3] The first home game in program history was an 18–12 victory overMississippi A&M (now Mississippi State).[4] The team first saw success after hiring formerMercer coachC. C. Stroud in 1914. LSU won theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) conference championship in1917 under coach Stroud.
Wake Forest alumHarry Rabenhorst coached the team from 1925 to 1957. In 1932 LSU joined theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) .
The 1934–1935 Tigers – keyed by the play of first LSUAll-American Sparky Wade – finished the season at 14–1. The Tigers defeated theEastern Intercollegiate Conference co-championPittsburgh Panthers in the American Legion Bowl by a score of 41–37 in their final game of the season. LSU's lone defeat came to theSouthwest Conference co-championRice Owls by a score of 56–47 inHouston.[5] LSU has claimed a national championship for the 1935 season (pre-NCAA tournament), but not on the basis of any determination by an external selector.[6][a]
Rabenhorst also led the Tigers to the1953 Final Four witha team that finished 22–3 overall and 13–0 in conference play, and which included future NBA Hall of FamerBob Pettit, in college notable for hishook shot.[9] Rabenhorst's 1953–54 Tigers repeated as SEC champions—again finishing undefeated in conference play at 14–0, and at 20–5 overall—and played in the Sweet Sixteen game of the1954 NCAA tournament, falling 78–70 to eventual national third-placePenn State.
From 1957 to 1966, LSU was coached byJay McCreary (1957–1965) andFrank Truitt (1965–66 season). They combined for a record of 88–135. Significant players included George Nattin Jr.[10]
Press Maravich was head basketball coach from 1966 to 1972. He had an overall record of 76–86 at LSU. He led the team to three winning seasons, but did not win an SEC championship or make an NCAA tournament appearance. His 1969–70 team advanced to the NIT Final Four. This era is best known for the exploits of Press Maravich's son,"Pistol" Pete Maravich whom he coached from 1967 to 1970. Pete dominated at the collegiate level averaging 44.2 points per game and was named National Player of the Year in 1970.
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The 1971–1972 season was the Tigers' first playing in theLSU Assembly Center, renamed the Pete Maravich Assembly Center after his death in 1988. Collis Temple Jr. ofKentwood also became LSU's first African-American varsity athlete during Press' final season of 1971–1972.
Dale Brown was head LSU basketball coach for 25 years from 1972 to 1997. During his time at LSU, he led the basketball team to two Final Fours, four Elite Eights, five Sweet Sixteens, and thirteen NCAA Tournament appearances. He also led the Tigers to four regular season SEC championships and one SEC Tournament championship.
In 1981, small forwardRudy Macklin led LSU to the Final Four. The 1989 team featured Chris Jackson, laterMahmoud Abdul-Rauf. In 1991,Shaquille O'Neal received theAdolph Rupp Trophy.
In 1996–97, Dale Brown signed Baton Rouge high school phenom Lester Earl, who ledGlen Oaks High School to three consecutiveLouisiana High School Athletic Association state championships (two in Class 4A, one in Class 5A, the highest classification), with all championship games played at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Earl played just 11 games at LSU before he was suspended and transferred to theUniversity of Kansas soon afterward (ironically, Earl played for LSU in an 82–53 loss to Kansas in that season'sMaui Invitational). While at Kansas, Earl said that an LSU assistant coach gave him money when he was at LSU. The NCAA quickly began an investigation. It found no evidence that Brown or his assistants paid Earl. However, it did find that a former booster paid Earl about $5,000 while he was attending LSU. The basketball team was placed on probation in 1998.
In September 2007, Lester Earl issued an apology to Brown, then-assistant head coach Johnny Jones, and LSU in general for his role in the NCAA investigation. Earl now has altered his original claims that the NCAA pressured him into making false claims against Dale Brown or else he would lose years of NCAA eligibility. Earl said, "I was pressured into telling them SOMETHING. I was 19 years old at that time. The NCAA intimidated me, manipulated me into making up things, and basically encouraged me to lie, in order to be able to finish my playing career at Kansas. They told me if we don't find any dirt on Coach Brown you won't be allowed to play but one more year at Kansas. I caused great harm, heartache and difficulties for so many people. I feel sorriest for hurting Coach Brown. Coach Brown, I apologize to you for tarnishing your magnificent career at LSU."
The NCAA has declined any new comments on the situation. However, Brown says that he has forgiven Earl. "The most interesting journey that a person can make is discovering himself. I believe Lester has done that, and I forgive him."
In 1997,John Brady replaced the legendaryDale Brown as head coach at LSU. When Brady arrived, the program was under probation and stinging from a recruiting scandal. Brady's first two years were rough.
In 2000, the Tigers broke through, posting a 28–6 record and an NCAA TournamentSweet 16 appearance. However, due to the loss ofStromile Swift andJabari Smith to the2000 NBA draft, the Tigers could not carry their momentum to the next year, going 13–16 in 2001.
Brady's team entered the 2005–06 season unranked, but were coming off a solid season in which they went 20–10 and made theNCAA tournament. Led byGlen "Big Baby" Davis andTyrus Thomas, the Tigers won their first outrightSEC regular season championship since 1985, and earned a #4 seed in theNCAA tournament. After wins overIona andTexas A&M, LSU defeated the #1 seedDuke and #2 seedTexas to make it to their first Final Four since 1986. Set at theRCA Dome inIndianapolis, Indiana, the 2006 Final Four was the first since 1980 to feature no #1 seeds (LSU, #2UCLA, #3Florida and #11George Mason). Facing the #2 seed Bruins in the national semifinals, the Tigers were unable to solve UCLA's defense, losing 59–45, dropping LSU to 0–6 all-time in the men's Final Four (and 0–11 in all Final Four games, including an 0–5 mark in the women's Final Four). Despite the loss, the 2005–06 season will be remembered as one of the most successful in LSU men's basketball history.
John Brady was fired in the middle of his 11th season as LSU's head basketball coach and just two seasons after the Tigers' latest Final Four appearance.
On February 8, 2008, Brady was fired from LSU. Earlier news reports stated that he would coach the Tennessee game on February 9, but LSU officials stated that his termination is immediate. Brady's assistant coach,Butch Pierre, took over as the interim head coach.[11][12]
In ten and a half seasons at LSU, Brady compiled a 192–139 record, including two SEC titles and four NCAA tournament appearances. He currently serves as the color analyst on LSU men's basketball radio broadcasts.
On April 10, 2008,Trent Johnson was officially named the 20th head coach of the LSU Tigers men's basketball team. With the hiring, Johnson became the first African-American head coach of a men's sports team at LSU. In his first season at LSU, Johnson led the Tigers to 27 wins, tied for the third most wins in a season in LSU history. The Tigers won the SEC regular season championship with a record of 13–3. LSU returned to theNCAA tournament for the first time since 2006. In the opening round, LSU defeated nationally rankedButler one year prior to the Bulldogs starting their run of two straight trips to the NCAA Championship game. They advanced to the second round before falling, 84–70, toNorth Carolina. LSU had a second-half lead on the Tar Heels and the game was still in the balance entering the final eight minutes. The Tar Heels went on to capture the national championship, their second underRoy Williams and fifth overall.
Johnson was named the 2009 consensus SEC Coach of the Year and was a finalist for four national coach of the year honors as he became the first LSU men's basketball coach to win the league title and take the team to post-season play in his first year at the school.[13] The next two seasons were not nearly as successful, as the Tigers won a combined 5 conference games and went 11–20 in consecutive years.
LSU improved to 18–15 in 2011–12 and earned a berth to theNIT, losing 96–76 in the first round atOregon. Johnson resigned as LSU coach on April 8, 2012, in expectation of taking the same position atTCU.
On April 13, 2012,Johnny Jones was officially named the 21st head coach of the LSU Tigers men's basketball team. He had an overall record of 90–72 in five seasons at LSU. In the2014–15 season, Jones led LSU to its first appearance in theNCAA tournament since the2008–09 season, where the Tigers fell toNorth Carolina State in their opening game, 66–65. In the2015–16 season, Jones led the Tigers to a disappointing 19–14 overall record, including 11–7 in conference play. LSU was ranked 21st in the AP and 19th in theUSA Today Coaches poll to start the season. Much of the hype was centered around a top 10 recruiting class which included the No. 1 overall recruit,Ben Simmons. LSU failed to earn a bid to theNCAA tournament, and declined to participate in any postseason play. Following the season, Simmons announced he would leave for theNBA draft.
The Tigers started the 2016–17 season 8–2, but finished the season with a 1–17 slide, ending 2–16 in SEC play and 10–21 overall. Jones was fired at the end of the season.[14]
On March 20, 2017,Will Wade was officially named the 22nd head coach of the LSU Tigers men's basketball team.[15] During his second season, Wade coached the2018–19 team to an outright Southeastern Conference regular season championship, LSU's 11th on record.[16] However, the LSU Athletic Department suspended Wade before the conference tournament, after he refused to meet with university officials to discuss his role in conversations he is alleged to have had with a federally convicted college hoops middleman.[17] LSU namedTony Benford interim head coach during Wade's suspension,[17] and he coached the Tigers to the Sweet Sixteen of the2019 NCAA basketball tournament.[18] Wade was reinstated after the season, having met with university officials, answered their questions, and denied wrongdoing.[19]
During the 2021–22 season, the NCAA gave LSU a notice of allegations with regard to those recruiting violations, following a multi-year investigation.[20] Wade is accused of five Level I and two Level II recruiting violations in the notice,[21] and was fired for cause days later.[22]Kevin Nickelberry was named as interim head coach, as the Tigers were eliminated in the first round of the2022 NCAA basketball tournament.[23]
Murray State head coachMatt McMahon was announced as Wade's permanent successor, signing a 7-year deal.[24][25] In the first month of his tenure, all 11 scholarship players who were set to return instead chose to enter thetransfer portal, a situation Jeff Borzello ofESPN described as "fairly unprecedented."[26]
The Tigers struggled in McMahon's inaugural season, suffering through a 15-game losing streak in January and February before ending it by defeating Vanderbilt. LSU finished 14–19 overall and last in the SEC at 2–16.
| Year | Coach | Record | Result |
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| 1934–35 | Harry Rabenhorst | 14–1 | LSU41Pittsburgh 37 (American Legion "Rose Bowl") |
LSU claims anational championship for the 1934–35 season. In 1935, theAmerican Legion sponsored an intersectional"Rose Bowl", promoted as a basketball game "for the national collegiate title,"on April 13 at theConvention Hall inAtlantic City,New Jersey.[27]
LSU defeated eastern championsPittsburgh 41–37 and claimed the national collegiate basketball championship based on this victory.
LSU has played in four Final Fours in theNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. The Tigers are 0-6 all-time in the Final Four, losing the third place game in 1953 and 1981. The third place game was discontinued after LSU's 78–74 loss toVirginia in 1981.
| Year | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1952–53 | Harry Rabenhorst | 22–3 |
| 1980–81 | Dale Brown | 31–5 |
| 1985–86 | Dale Brown | 26–12 |
| 2005–06 | John Brady | 27–9 |
LSU has won a total of 11 conference championships and one conference tournament championship since becoming a founding member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC) in 1933.
| Year | Conference | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record |
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| 1934–35 | SEC | Harry Rabenhorst | 14–1 | 12–0 |
| 1952–53 | SEC | Harry Rabenhorst | 22–3 | 13–0 |
| 1953–54 | SEC | Harry Rabenhorst | 20–5 | 14–0 |
| 1978–79 | SEC | Dale Brown | 23–6 | 14–4 |
| 1979–80 | SEC tournament | Dale Brown | 26–6 | 14–4 |
| 1980–81 | SEC | Dale Brown | 31–5 | 17–1 |
| 1984–85 | SEC | Dale Brown | 19–10 | 13–5 |
| 1990–91 | SEC | Dale Brown | 20-10 | 13–5 |
| 1999–2000 | SEC | John Brady | 28–6 | 12–4 |
| 2005–06 | SEC | John Brady | 27–9 | 14–2 |
| 2008–09 | SEC | Trent Johnson | 27–8 | 13–3 |
| 2018–19 | SEC | Will Wade | 28–7 | 16–2 |
A group of 72 members selected from the ranks of the band constitute the Bengal Brass Basketball Band, often simply referred to as Bengal Brass.[28] This group of musicians (and percussionist on adrum set) is often split into two squads—purple and gold—and performs at LSU select home volleyball matches, many home gymnastics meets, all home men's basketball, and all homewomen's basketball games in thePete Maravich Assembly Center. Bengal Brass also travels with the men's and women's basketball teams during postseason play. The group is led by assistant director of bands, Mr. Dowie.
TheLSU cheerleaders consist of both male and female cheerleaders that perform at men's and women's basketball games. The cheerleaders lead the crowd in numerous cheers during game play and breaks. The cheerleaders are located along the baseline for home basketball games. LSU's cheerleaders also compete against other universities cheerleading squads in competitions sanctioned by the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA). The 1989 Tiger cheerleaders won the UCA National Championship.[29]
TheLSU Tiger Girls were established as a danceline for the LSU men's and women's basketball teams. The all-female squad performs during all home games and other university and non-university sponsored functions. The Tiger Girls also compete against other universities dance teams in competitions sanctioned by the Universal Dance Association (UDA).[30]
The Tigers have appeared in theNCAA tournament 24 times. Their combined record is 27–27.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1953 | Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game | Lebanon Valley Holy Cross Indiana Washington | W 89–76 W 81–73 L 67–80 L 69–88 | |
| 1954 | Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game | Penn State Indiana | L 70–78 L 62–73 | |
| 1979 | No. 3 (Mideast) | Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | No. 6 Appalachian State No. 2 Michigan State | W 71–57 L 71–87 |
| 1980 | No. 1 (Midwest) | Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | No. 8 Alcorn State No. 5 Missouri No. 2 Louisville | W 98–88 W 68–63 L 66–86 |
| 1981 | No. 1 (Midwest) | Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game | No. 8 Lamar No. 5 Arkansas No. 6 Wichita State No. 1 Indiana No. 1 Virginia | W 100–78 W 72–56 W 96–85 L 49–67 L 74–78 |
| 1984 | No. 7 (West) | Round of 48 | No. 10 Dayton | L 66–74 |
| 1985 | No. 4 (Southeast) | Round of 64 | No. 13 Navy | L 55–78 |
| 1986 | No. 11 (Southeast) | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | No. 6 Purdue No. 3 Memphis State No. 2 Georgia Tech No. 1 Kentucky No. 2 Louisville | W 94–872OT W 83–81 W 70–64 W 59–57 L 77–88 |
| 1987 | No. 10 (Midwest) | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | No. 7 Georgia Tech No. 2 Temple No. 3 DePaul No. 1 Indiana | W 85–79 W 72–62 W 63–58 L 76–77 |
| 1988 | No. 9 (East) | Round of 64 | No. 8 Georgetown | L 63–66 |
| 1989 | No. 10 (West) | Round of 64 | No. 7 UTEP | L 74–85 |
| 1990 | No. 5 (Southeast) | Round of 64 Round of 32 | No. 12 Villanova No. 4 Georgia Tech | W 70–63 L 91–94 |
| 1991 | No. 6 (Midwest) | Round of 64 | No. 11 Connecticut | L 62–79 |
| 1992 | No. 7 (West) | Round of 64 Round of 32 | No. 10 BYU No. 2 Indiana | W 94–83 L 79–89 |
| 1993 | No. 11 (Midwest) | Round of 64 | No. 6 California | L 64–66 |
| 2000 | No. 4 (West) | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | No. 13 SW Missouri State No. 5 Texas No. 8 Wisconsin | W 64–61 W 72–67 L 48–61 |
| 2003 | No. 8 (South) | Round of 64 | No. 9 Purdue | L 56–80 |
| 2005 | No. 6 (Midwest) | Round of 64 | No. 11 UAB | L 68–82 |
| 2006 | No. 4 (South) | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | No. 13 Iona No. 12 Texas A&M No. 1 Duke No. 2 Texas No. 2 UCLA | W 80–64 W 58–57 W 62–54 W 70–60OT L 45–59 |
| 2009 | No. 8 (South) | Round of 64 Round of 32 | No. 9 Butler No. 1 North Carolina | W 75–71 L 63–77 |
| 2015 | No. 9 (East) | Round of 64 | No. 8 NC State | L 65–66 |
| 2019 | No. 3 (East) | Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen | No. 14 Yale No. 6 Maryland No. 2 Michigan State | W 79–74 W 69–67 L 63–80 |
| 2021 | No. 8 (East) | Round of 64 Round of 32 | No. 9 St. Bonaventure No. 1 Michigan | W 76–61 L 78–86 |
| 2022 | No. 6 (Midwest) | First Round | No. 11 Iowa State | L 54–59 |
TheNCAA began seeding the tournament with the1979 edition.
| Years → | '79 | '80 | '81 | '84 | '85 | '86 | '87 | '88 | '89 | '90 | '91 | '92 | '93 | '00 | '03 | '05 | '06 | '09 | '15 | '19 | '21 | '22 |
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| Seeds → | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
Prior to seeding LSU appeared in the 1953 and 1954 NCAA Tournaments.
The 1986 team one of the lowest-seeded teams ever to advance to the Final Four, along withGeorge Mason in 2006,Virginia Commonwealth in 2011,Loyola–Chicago in 2018, andUCLA in 2021.
The Tigers have appeared in theNational Invitation Tournament (NIT) nine times. Their combined record is 5–10.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game | Georgetown Oklahoma Marquette Army | W 83–82 W 97–94 L 79–101 L 68–75 |
| 1982 | First Round | Tulane | L 72–83 |
| 1983 | First Round | New Orleans | L 94–99 |
| 2002 | First Round Second Round | Iowa Ball State | W 63–61 L 65–75 |
| 2004 | First Round | Oklahoma | L 61–70 |
| 2012 | First Round | Oregon | L 76–96 |
| 2014 | First Round Second Round | San Francisco SMU | W 71–63 L 67–80 |
| 2018 | First Round Second Round | Louisiana Utah | W 84–76 L 71–95 |
| 2024 | First Round | North Texas | L 77–84 |
| Year | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Pete Maravich | G |
| 1991 | Shaquille O'Neal | C |
| Year | Coach | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Dale Brown | Head coach |
| Year | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Chris Jackson | G |
| 2016 | Ben Simmons | F |
| Player | Position | Career | Induction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | PF | 1950–54 | 1971 |
| Pete Maravich | G | 1966–70 | 1987 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 1989–92 | 2016 |
| Player | Position | Career | Induction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | PF | 1950–54 | 2006 |
| Pete Maravich | G | 1966–70 | 2006 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 1989–1992 | 2014 |
| Dale Brown | Head coach | 1972–1997 | 2014 |
LSU has retired five jersey numbers:
| LSU Tigers retired numbers | |||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Career | No. ret. | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Pete Maravich | G | 1967–1970 | 2007 | [31] |
| 33 | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 1989–1992 | 2000 | [31] |
| 35 | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | G | 1988–1990 | 2020 | [32] |
| 40 | Rudy Macklin | SF | 1976–1981 | 2009 | [33] |
| 50 | Bob Pettit | PF | 1950–1954 | 1954 | [31] |
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Pete Maravich | 1968, 1969, 1970 |
| Rudy Macklin | 1981 |
| Chris Jackson | 1989, 1990 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 1991, 1992 |
| Stromile Swift | 2000 |
| Brandon Bass | 2005 |
| Glen Davis | 2006 |
| Marcus Thornton | 2009 |
| Player | Year(s) |
|---|---|
| Brandon Bass | 2003–04 |
| Glen Davis | 2004–05 |
| Tyrus Thomas | 2005–06 |
| Ben Simmons | 2015–16 |
| Player | Position | Year(s) | Selectors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malcolm "Sparky" Wade | Guard | 1935† | Converse Yearbook |
| Bobby Lowther | Forward | 1946† | Helms Athletic Foundation |
| Bob Pettit (3) | Forward | 1952, 1953†, 1954† | Converse Yearbook, Helms Athletic Foundation, Associated Press, UPI, NABC, International News Service, Look Magazine, Colliers (Basketball coaches), Newspapers Enterprise Association, Tempo Magazine |
| Roger Sigler | Forward | 1956 | Helms Athletic Foundation |
| "Pistol Pete" Maravich (3) | Guard | 1968†, 1969†, 1970† | Converse Yearbook, Helms Athletic Foundation, Associated Press, UPI, NABC, International News Service, Sporting News, Newspapers Enterprise Association, United States Writers Basketball Association |
| Al Green | Guard | 1979 | Converse Yearbook |
| Durand "Rudy" Macklin (2) | Forward | 1980†, 1981† | Converse Yearbook, Sporting News, United States Writers Basketball Association, UPI, Basketball Times, John R. Wooden Award |
| Ethan Martin | Guard | 1981 | Converse Yearbook |
| Howard Carter | Guard | 1982, 1983 | Converse Yearbook |
| Chris Jackson (2) | Guard | 1989†, 1990† | United States Basketball Writers Association, Associated Press, UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Times, NABC, John R. Wooden Award |
| Shaquille O'Neal (2) | Center | 1991†, 1992† | United States Basketball Writers Association, Associated Press, UPI, Sporting News, Basketball Times, NABC, John R. Wooden Award |
| Stromile Swift | Forward | 2000 | United States Basketball Writers Association, Basketball Times, NABC |
| Glen Davis | Forward | 2006† | Associated Press, John R. Wooden Award, CollegeBasketballInsider.com |
| Marcus Thornton | Guard | 2009 | Rivals.com |
| Ben Simmons | Forward | 2016† | Sporting News, United States Basketball Writers Association |
| Source:2013-14 LSU Men's Basketball Media Guide[34] †: First-team All-American | |||
| Player | Position | Years at LSU | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoran Jovanović | C | 1984–87 |  Yugoslavia | 1990, 1991 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | C | 1989–92 |  United States | 1994, 1996 |
| Year drafted | Pick | Player | Position | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 4 | Joe Dean | G | 1949–52 |
| 1954 | 2 | Bob Pettit | PF/C | 1951–54 |
| 1970 | 3 | Pete Maravich | SG | 1967–70 |
| 1983 | 15 | Howard Carter | SG | 1979–83 |
| 1985 | 22 | Jerry Reynolds | SG/SF | 1982–85 |
| 1986 | 12 | John Williams | PF/C | 1984–86 |
| 1990 | 3 | Chris Jackson (Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf) | PG | 1988–90 |
| 1991 | 23 | Stanley Roberts | C | 1989–90 |
| 1992 | 1 | Shaquille O'Neal | C | 1989–92 |
| 1993 | 26 | Geert Hammink | C | 1988–93 |
| 2000 | 2 | Stromile Swift | PF/C | 1998–2000 |
| 2006 | 4 | Tyrus Thomas | PF | 2005–06 |
| 2008 | 14 | Anthony Randolph | PF | 2007–08 |
| 2015 | 25 | Jarell Martin | PF | 2013–15 |
| 2016 | 1 | Ben Simmons | PF | 2015–16 |
| 2021 | 27 | Cam Thomas | SG | 2020–21 |
| 2022 | 17 | Tari Eason | PF | 2021–22 |
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ThePete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,215-seat multi-purposearena inBaton Rouge, Louisiana. Thearena opened in 1972 and is home of the LSU Tigers basketball team. It was originally known as theLSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in honor ofPete Maravich, aTiger basketball legend, shortly after his death in 1988. The Maravich Center is known to locals as "The PMAC" or "The Palace that Pete Built", or by its more nationally known nickname, "The Deaf Dome", coined byDick Vitale.[35]
The slightly oval building is located directly to the north ofTiger Stadium, and its bright-white roof can be seen in many telecasts of that stadium. Thearenaconcourse is divided into four quadrants:Pete Maravich Pass, The Walk of Champions, Heroes Hall and Midway of Memories. The quadrants highlight formerLSU Tigerathletes, individual and teamawards andmemorabilia pertaining to the history ofLSU Tigers and LSU Lady Tigersbasketball teams.[36]
TheJohn M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum orJohn M. Parker Agricultural Center opened in 1937 and was home of the LSU Tigers Basketball team from its opening until 1971. The arena sat 12,000 people for basketball. The Coliseum was host to thePete Maravich-led teams of the late 1960s, and it was his prominence that led to the construction of theLSU Assembly Center which now bears his name.
TheLSU Gym/Armory was completed in 1930 and was the home gymnasium of the LSU basketball team until 1937 when the John M Parker Agricultural Coliseum was completed, though for several years both the Gym/Armory and the coliseum were used for LSU's basketball games. The main floor was the gymnasium and the lower floor was the armory. Both floors were located on ground level. The gymnasium had a stage at one end and could be converted into an auditorium. When not set up as an auditorium, it provided an open space for basketball games and other events. The second floor provided space for locker rooms and a trophy room.
State Field was the home court for the LSU basketball team from 1908 to 1924. The court was located outside on a grass surface built on the old downtown campus of LSU. It was located south of thePentagon Barracks and slightly southwest of the site of the currentLouisiana State Capitol Building adjacent to the Hill Memorial Library and George Peabody Hall.[37] The field was later moved to a site with bleachers that was north of the campuses experimental garden, and next to the old armory building.[38] The field was known on the campus simply as the "athletic field" and was also used for LSU'sbaseball andfootball teams.
TheLSU Basketball Practice Facility is the practice facility for the LSU Tigers basketball andLSU Lady Tigers basketball teams. The facility is connected to thePete Maravich Assembly Center through the Northwest portal. The facility features separate, full-size duplicategyms for the women's and men's basketball teams. They include a regulationNCAA court in length with two regulation high school courts in the opposition direction. The courts are exact replicas of the Maravich Center game court and have two portable goals and four retractable goals. The gymnasiums are equipped with ascoreboard, video filming balcony and scorer's table with video and data connection. The facility also houses teamlocker rooms, a team lounge,training rooms, a coach's locker room and coach's offices.[39]
The building also includes a two-storylobby and staircase that ascends to the second level where a club room is used for pre-game and post-game events and is connected to thePete Maravich Assembly Centerconcourse. The lobby includes team displays and graphics, trophy cases and memorabilia of LSU basketball. A 900-pound bronze statue of LSU legendShaquille O'Neal is located in front of the facility.[39]
The LSU Tigers basketball strength training and conditioning facility is located in theLSU Strength and Conditioning facility. Built in 1997, it is located adjacent toTiger Stadium.[40] Measuring 10,000-square feet with a flat surface, it has 28 multi-purpose power stations, 36 assorted selectorized machines and 10 dumbbell stations along with a plyometric specific area, medicine balls, hurdles, plyometric boxes and assorted speed and agility equipment.[41] It also features 2 treadmills, 4 stationary bikes, 2 elliptical cross trainers, a stepper and stepmill.[42]
If the Panthers come through they will be invited to play in the 'Rose Bowl' game for the national collegiate title in Atlantic City's convention hall, Saturday, April 13.
