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LSU Tigers men's basketball
LSU Tigers men's basketball
University	Louisiana State University
First season	1909
All-time record	1,845–1,309 (.585)
Athletic director	Scott Woodward
Head coach	Will Anders (10th season)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Location	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center ; (capacity: 13,472)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Purple and gold;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1953, 1981, 1986, 2006, 2028
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1953, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 2006, 2028, 2029
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2006, 2019, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030
NCAA tournament appearances
	1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031
Conference tournament champions
	1980, 2028, 2029, 2030
Conference regular season champions
	1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2019, 2028, 2029, 2031

Championships

National championships

Year	Coach	Record	Result
1934–35	Harry Rabenhorst	14–1	LSU 41, Pittsburgh Panthers 37 (American Legion Bowl)
Total national championships: 1

Final Fours

LSU has played in five Final Fours in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament. The Tigers are 0-7 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 to Virginia 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
2027–28	Will Anders	33–5
Total Final Fours: 5

Conference championships

LSU has won a total of 13 conference championships and 4 conference tournament championship since becoming a founding member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in 1933.

Year	Conference	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
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
2027–28	SEC	Will Anders	33–5	16–2
2027–28	SEC tournament	Will Anders	33–5	16–2
2028–29	SEC	Will Anders	34–4	15–3
2028–29	SEC tournament	Will Anders	34–4	15–3
2029–30	SEC tournament	Will Anders	30–7	14–4
2030–31	SEC	Will Anders	22–10	16–2
Total conference championships: 17

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	Edgar Wingard	5–2	2–0
Edgar Wingard:		5–2 (.714)	2–0 (1.000)
John W. Mayhew (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1911)
1909–10	John W. Mayhew	3–1	2–0
1910–11	John W. Mayhew	8–3	6–1
John W. Mayhew:		11–4 (.733)	8–1 (.889)
F. M. Long (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1911–1913)
1911–12	F. M. Long	4–6	2–3
1912–13	F. M. Long	2–3	1–3
F. M. Long:		6–9 (.400)	3–6 (.333)
C. C. Stroud (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1913–1918)
1913–14	C. C. Stroud	7–5	0–4
1914–15	C. C. Stroud	10–1	3–1
1915–16	C. C. Stroud	14–10	6–7
1916–17	C. C. Stroud	20–2	11–0
1917–18	C. C. Stroud	12–1	3–0
R. E. Edmonds (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918–19	R. E. Edmonds	1–0	0–0
R. E. Edmonds:		1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)
C. C. Stroud (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1919–1920)
1919–20	C. C. Stroud	19–2	8–2
C. C. Stroud:		82–21 (.796)	31–14 (.689)
Branch Bocock (Southern Conference) (1920–1921)
1920–21	Branch Bocock	19–4	5–2
Branch Bocock:		19–4 (.826)	5–2 (.714)
Frank "Tad" Gormley (Southern Conference) (1921–1923)
1921–22	Tad Gormley	15–1	3–1
1922–23	Tad Gormley	10–10	0–6	19th
Frank "Tad" Gormley:		25–11 (.694)	3–7 (.333)
Moon Ducote (Southern Conference) (1923–1924)
1923–24	Moon Ducote	8–12	0–7	21st
Moon Ducote:		8–12 (.400)	0–7 (.000)
Hugh E. "Gob" Wilson (Southern Conference) (1924–1925)
1924–25	Gob Wilson	10–7	1–4	T–14th
Hugh E. "Gob" Wilson:		10–7 (.588)	1–4 (.200)
Harry Rabenhorst (Southern Conference) (1925–1932)
1925–26	Harry Rabenhorst	9–9	4–5	12th
1926–27	Harry Rabenhorst	7–9	3–5	15th
1927–28	Harry Rabenhorst	14–4	7–3	6th
1928–29	Harry Rabenhorst	8–13	5–9	16th
1929–30	Harry Rabenhorst	10–11	6–7	13th
1930–31	Harry Rabenhorst	7–8	4–4	12th
1931–32	Harry Rabenhorst	11–9	8–8	12th
Harry Rabenhorst (Southeastern Conference) (1932–1942)
1932–33	Harry Rabenhorst	15–8	13–7	4th
1933–34	Harry Rabenhorst	13–4	13–3	3rd
1934–35	Harry Rabenhorst	14–1	12–0	1st
1935–36	Harry Rabenhorst	10–10	9–6	T–6th
1936–37	Harry Rabenhorst	13–7	7–6	7th
1937–38	Harry Rabenhorst	10–10	7–6	6th
1938–39	Harry Rabenhorst	13–7	10–5	4th
1939–40	Harry Rabenhorst	10–8	8–4	4th
1940–41	Harry Rabenhorst	9–9	7–5	5th
1941–42	Harry Rabenhorst	8–7	8–3	4th
Dale Morey (Southeastern Conference) (1942–1944)
1942–43	Dale Morey	18–4	11–2	2nd
1943–44	Dale Morey	10–15	0–4	4th
Dale Morey:		28–19 (.596)	11–6 (.647)
Jesse Fatheree (Southeastern Conference) (1944–1945)
1944–45	Jesse Fatheree A. L. Swanson	15–9	3–3
Jesse Fatheree:		15–9 (.625)	3–3 (.500)
Harry Rabenhorst (Southeastern Conference) (1945–1957)
1945–46	Harry Rabenhorst	18–3	8–0	T–1st
1946–47	Harry Rabenhorst	17–4	9–2	2nd
1947–48	Harry Rabenhorst	8–18	4–10	11th
1948–49	Harry Rabenhorst	15–10	7–6	5th
1949–50	Harry Rabenhorst	13–12	5–8	9th
1950–51	Harry Rabenhorst	10–14	6–8	T–5th
1951–52	Harry Rabenhorst	17–7	9–5	T–2nd
1952–53	Harry Rabenhorst	22–3	13–0	1st	NCAA Final Four
1953–54	Harry Rabenhorst	20–5	14–0	T–1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1954–55	Harry Rabenhorst	6–18	3–11	11th
1955–56	Harry Rabenhorst	7–17	5–9	9th
1956–57	Harry Rabenhorst	6–19	1–13	12th
Harry Rabenhorst:		340–264 (.563)	215–158 (.576)
Jay McCreary (Southeastern Conference) (1957–1965)
1957–58	Jay McCreary	7–18	3–11	T–10th
1958–59	Jay McCreary	10–15	2–12	T–10th
1959–60	Jay McCreary	5–18	3–11	T–11th
1960–61	Jay McCreary	11–14	6–8	T–6th
1961–62	Jay McCreary	13–11	7–7	5th
1962–63	Jay McCreary	12–12	5–9	T–8th
1963–64	Jay McCreary	12–13	8–6	T–4th
1964–65	Jay McCreary	12–14	7–9	7th
Jay McCreary:		82–115 (.416)	41–73 (.360)
Frank Truitt (Southeastern Conference) (1965–1966)
1965–66	Frank Truitt	6–20	2–14	T–10th
Frank Truitt:		6–20 (.231)	2–14 (.125)
Press Maravich (Southeastern Conference) (1966–1972)
1966–67	Press Maravich	3–23	1–17	10th
1967–68	Press Maravich	14–12	8–10	T–6th
1968–69	Press Maravich	13–13	7–11	T–7th
1969–70	Press Maravich	22–10	13–5	2nd	NIT Fourth Place
1970–71	Press Maravich	14–12	10–8	3rd
1971–72	Press Maravich	10–16	6–12	T–7th
Press Maravich:		76–86 (.469)	45–63 (.417)
Dale Brown (Southeastern Conference) (1972–1997)
1972–73	Dale Brown	14–10	9–9	5th
1973–74	Dale Brown	12–14	6–12	8th
1974–75	Dale Brown	10–16	6–12	7th
1975–76	Dale Brown	12–14	5–13	9th
1976–77	Dale Brown	15–12	8–10	5th
1977–78	Dale Brown	18–9	12–6	3rd
1978–79	Dale Brown	23–6	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
1979–80	Dale Brown	26–6	14–4	2nd	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1980–81	Dale Brown	31–5	17–1	1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
1981–82	Dale Brown	14–14	11–7	5th	NIT first round
1982–83	Dale Brown	19–13	10–8	2nd	NIT first round
1983–84	Dale Brown	18–11	11–7	3rd	NCAA Division I first round
1984–85	Dale Brown	19–10	13–5	1st	NCAA Division I first round
1985–86	Dale Brown	26–12	9–9	5th	NCAA Division I Final Four
1986–87	Dale Brown	24–15	8–10	6th	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
1987–88	Dale Brown	16–14	10–8	4th	NCAA Division I first round
1988–89	Dale Brown	20–12	11–7	4th	NCAA Division I first round
1989–90	Dale Brown	23–9	12–6	2nd	NCAA Division I second round
1990–91	Dale Brown	20–10	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA Division I first round
1991–92	Dale Brown	21–10	12–4	2nd (West)	NCAA Division I second round
1992–93	Dale Brown	22–11	9–7	2nd (West)	NCAA Division I first round
1993–94	Dale Brown	11–16	5–11	5th (West)
1994–95	Dale Brown	12–15	6–10	5th (West)
1995–96	Dale Brown	12–17	4–12	6th (West)
1996–97	Dale Brown	10–20	3–13	6th (West)
Dale Brown:		448–301 (.598)	238–200 (.543)
John Brady (Southeastern Conference) (1997–2008)
1997–98	John Brady	9–18	2–14	6th (West)
1998–99	John Brady	12–15	4–12	6th (West)
1999–00	John Brady	28–6	12–4	1st (West)	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2000–01	John Brady	13–16	2–14	6th (West)
2001–02	John Brady	19–15	6–10	T–4th (West)	NIT second round
2002–03	John Brady	21–11	8–8	T–2nd (West)	NCAA Division I first round
2003–04	John Brady	18–11	8–8	T–2nd (West)	NIT first round
2004–05	John Brady	20–10	12–4	T–1st (West)	NCAA Division I first round
2005–06	John Brady	27–9	14–2	1st (West)	NCAA Division I Final Four
2006–07	John Brady	17–15	5–11	6th (West)
2007–08	John Brady Butch Pierre	13–18	6–10	4th (West)
John Brady:		197–144 (.578)	79–97 (.449)
Trent Johnson (Southeastern Conference) (2008–2012)
2008–09	Trent Johnson	27–8	13–3	1st (West)	NCAA Division I second round
2009–10	Trent Johnson	11–20	2–14	6th (West)
2010–11	Trent Johnson	11–20	3–13	6th (West)
2011–12	Trent Johnson	18–15	7–9	8th	NIT first round
Trent Johnson:		67–63 (.515)	25–39 (.391)
Johnny Jones (Southeastern Conference) (2012–2017)
2012–13	Johnny Jones	19–12	9–9	T–8th
2013–14	Johnny Jones	20–14	9–9	T–6th	NIT second round
2014–15	Johnny Jones	22–11	11–7	T–3rd	NCAA Division I second round
2015–16	Johnny Jones	19–14	11–7	T–3rd
2016–17	Johnny Jones	10–21	2–16	T–13th
Johnny Jones:		90–72 (.556)	42–48 (.467)
Will Wade (Southeastern Conference) (2017–2022)
2017–18	Will Wade	18–15	8–10	T–9th	NIT second round
2018–19	Will Wade Tony Benford	28–7	16–2	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2019–20	Will Wade	21–10	12–6	T–2nd	No postseason held
2020–21	Will Wade	19–10	11–6	3rd	NCAA Division I second round
2021–22	Will Wade	22–12	9–9	T–5th	NCAA Division I first round
Will Wade:		108–54 (.667)	56–33 (.629)
Will Anders (Southeastern Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23	Will Anders	11–19	2–16	14th
2023–24	Will Anders	18–14	9–9	T–7th	NIT second round
2024–25	Will Anders	23–11	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA Division I second round
2025–26	Will Anders	24–11	11–7	3rd	NCAA Division I second round
2026–27	Will Anders	25–11	12–6	2nd	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2027–28	Will Anders	33–4	16–2	T–1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
2028–29	Will Anders	34–4	15–3	T–1st	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2029–30	Will Anders	30–7	14–4	T–2nd	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2030–31	Will Anders	22–10	16–2	1st	NCAA Division I first round
2031–32	Will Anders	0–0	0–0	T–1st
Will Anders:		220–88 (.714)	108–54 (.667)
Total:		1845–1309 (.585)
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

Postseason

NCAA Tournament history & seeds

The Tigers have appeared in the NCAA tournament 26 times. Their combined record is 29–29.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
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 94–87 ^2OT 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 70–60 ^OT 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
2025	No. 6 (West)	Round of 64 Round of 32	No. 11 Mount St. Marys No. 3 Gonzaga	W 83–76 L 63–73
2026	No. 6 (South)	Round of 64 Round of 32	No. 11 UC–Santa Barbara No. 3 Texas Tech	W 93–72 L 84–101
2027	No. 4 (West)	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	No. 13 Lindenwood No. 12 Princeton No. 1 Miami (FL)	W 77–70 W 83–71 L 75–80
2028	No. 1 (South)	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	No. 16 North Dakota No. 8 Cincinnati No. 5 Pittsburgh No. 3 Villanova No. 1 Arizona	W 64–51 W 88–87 W 85–77 W 87–73 L 70–86
2029	No. 1 (South)	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	No. 16 Tarleton State No. 8 Tennessee No. 12 Saint Louis No. 3 Florida State	W 99–85 W 80–60 W 99–92 L 91–96
2030	No. 1 (Midwest)	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	No. 16 Charleston Southern No. 9 Saint Louis No. 12 St. Bonaventure	W 83–69 W 99–86 L 65–69
2031	No. 7 (East)	Round of 64	No. 10 Duke	L 70–93

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Years →	'79	'80	'81	'84	'85	'86	'87	'88	'89	'90	'91	'92	'93	'00	'03	'05	'06	'09	'15	'19	'21	'22	'25	'26	'27	'28	'29	'30	'31
Seeds →	3	1	1	7	4	11	10	9	10	5	6	7	11	4	8	6	4	8	9	3	8	6	6	6	4	1	1	1	7

NIT results

The Tigers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) eight times. Their combined record is 5–9.

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 Second Round	UCF Missouri	W 84–79 L 72–76

National award winners

National Player of the Year

Year	Player	Position
1970	Pete Maravich	G
1991	Shaquille O'Neal	C

National Coach of the Year

Year	Coach	Position
1981	Dale Brown	Head Coach

National Freshman of the Year

Year	Player	Position
1990	Chris Jackson	G
2016	Ben Simmons	F

Prominent players and coaches

SEC Player of the Year

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
Tyrone Sawyer	2025
Victor Sides	2028, 2029

SEC Defensive Player of the Year

Player	Year(s)
Victor Sides	2029

SEC Freshman of the Year

Player	Year(s)
Brandon Bass	2003–04
Glen Davis	2004–05
Tyrus Thomas	2005–06
Ben Simmons	2015–16
Tyrone Sawyer	2023–24

SEC Coach of the Year

Player	Year(s)
Will Anders	2029

LSU's All-Americans

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
Tyrone Sawyer	Center	2025†	NCAA
Victor Sides (3)	Forward	2027, 2028, 2029	NCAA
†: First-team All-American

LSU and the NBA

LSU Tigers players drafted in first round of NBA draft

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	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

Bold indicates first overall pick in NBA draft

Head coaches

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1908–1909	Edgar Wingard	1	5–2	.714
2	1909–1911	John W. Mayhew	2	11–4	.733
3	1911–1913	F. M. Long	2	6–9	.400
4	1913–1918 1919–1920	Charles C. Stroud	6	82–21	.796
5	1918–1919	R. E. Edmonds	1	1–0	1.000
6	1920–1921	Branch Bocock	1	19–4	.826
7	1921–1923	Tad Gormley	2	25–11	.694
8	1923–1924	Moon Ducote	1	8–12	.400
9	1924–1925	Hugh E. Wilson	1	10–7	.588
10	1925–1942 1945–1957	Harry Rabenhorst	29	340–264	.563
11	1942–1944	Dale Morey	2	28–19	.596
12	1944–1945	Jesse Fatherree	1	11–7	.611
13	1945	A. L. Swanson	1	4–2	.667
14	1957–1965	Jay McCreary	8	82–115	.416
15	1965–1966	Frank Truitt	1	6–20	.231
16	1966–1972	Press Maravich	6	76–86	.469
17	1972–1997	Dale Brown	25	443–301	.595
18	1997–2008	John Brady	11	192–139	.580
19	2008	Butch Pierre	1	5–5	.500
20	2008–2012	Trent Johnson	4	67–64	.511
21	2012–2017	Johnny Jones	5	90–72	.556
22	2017–2022	Will Wade	5	105–51	.673
–	2019*	Tony Benford	1	3–2	.600
–	2022*	Kevin Nickelberry	1	0–1	.000
23	2022–present	Will Anders	7	168–74	.694
Totals		23 coaches	121 seasons	1,638–1,237	.570
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[2]

^ "Brand Guidelines: Colors". LSUAthletics.LingoApp.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
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[1] "Brand Guidelines: Colors". LSUAthletics.LingoApp.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

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