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NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 17–16 (9–9 SEC) |
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Home arena | Pete Maravich Assembly Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Tennessee | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3т Alabama | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 12 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Auburn † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 South Carolina | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 20 | – | 17 | .541 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2023–24 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Matt McMahon, in his second season at LSU. The Tigers played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as a member of the Southeastern Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Tigers finished the season 13–18, 2–16 in SEC Play to finish in last place, despite starting the season with an impressive 12–1 run. As the 14th seed in the SEC tournament, the Tigers defeated Georgia in the first round before falling to Vanderbilt in the second round. LSU did not participate in any postseason play.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Cam Hayes | 1 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Greensboro, NC | Transferred to East Carolina |
Corneilous Williams | 2 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Freshman | Meridian, MS | Transferred to Western Carolina |
Justice Hill | 3 | G | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to Loyola Marymount |
Kendal Coleman | 4 | C | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Shreveport, LA | Transferred to California Baptist |
Brandon Egemo | 10 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Walk-on; TBD |
Justice Williams | 11 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Robert Morris |
KJ Williams | 12 | F | 6'10" | 250 | Senior | Cleveland, MS | Graduated/went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed by the Oklahoma City Thunder |
Austin Montgomery | 21 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | New Orleans, LA | Walk-on; transferred |
Parker Edwards | 30 | G | 6'2" | 220 | RS Senior | Covington, LA | Walk-on; graduated |
Shawn Phillips | 34 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Freshman | Dayton, OH | Transferred to Arizona State |
Adam Miller | 44 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Sophomore | Peoria, IL | Transferred to Arizona State |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Carlos Stewart | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Santa Clara |
Jalen Cook | 3 | G | 6'0" | 205 | Junior | Walker, LA | Tulane |
Jordan Wright | 4 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | GS Senior | Baton Rouge, LA | Vanderbilt |
Daimion Collins | 10 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Junior | Atlanta, TX | Kentucky |
Hunter Dean | 12 | F | 6'10" | 235 | GS Senior | Mandeville, LA | George Washington |
Trace Young | 13 | G | 6'0" | 180 | RS Junior | Austin, TX | Walk-on; Colorado State |
Will Baker | 32 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Senior | Austin, TX | Nevada |
2023 Recruiting class
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Corey Chest #27 PF |
New Orleans, LA | Link Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 16, 2022 | |
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Mike Williams III #38 PG |
Cumberland, MD | Bishop Walsh High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Nov 6, 2022 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Louisiana Christian | W 132–44 | – |
22 – Wright | 9 – Chest | 8 – Stewart | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,092) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Mississippi Valley State | W 106–60 | 1–0 |
29 – Baker | 6 – Tied | 5 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,922) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Nicholls | L 66–68 | 1–1 |
14 – Reed | 8 – Reed | 3 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,265) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
November 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Dayton Charleston Classic quarterfinals |
L 67–70 | 1–2 |
16 – Reed | 8 – Baker | 3 – Wrights | TD Arena (3,879) Charleston, SC | ||||
November 17, 2023* 10:30 a.m., ESPNU |
vs. North Texas Charleston Classic consolation 2nd round |
W 66–62 | 2–2 |
16 – Baker | 6 – Tied | 3 – Williams III | TD Arena (–) Charleston, SC | ||||
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic 5th Place Game |
W 86–80 OT | 3–2 |
23 – Baker | 9 – Wright | 3 – Ward | TD Arena (2,753) Charleston, SC | ||||
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
North Florida | W 75–63 | 4–2 |
18 – Baker | 9 – Reed | 5 – Reed | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,940) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
November 28, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Syracuse ACC–SEC Challenge |
L 57–80 | 4–3 |
15 – Wright | 11 – Reed | 3 – Hannibal | JMA Wireless Dome (19,602) Syracuse, NY | ||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 73–66 | 5–3 |
18 – Baker | 7 – Baker | 4 – Williams III | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,365) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
December 9, 2023* 12:30 p.m., SECN |
Kansas State | L 60–75 | 5–4 |
19 – Wright | 6 – Fountain | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,413) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Alabama State | W 74–56 | 6–4 |
15 – Williams III | 7 – Reed | 6 – Wright | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,104) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
December 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 |
vs. No. 19 Texas The Halal Guys Showcase |
L 85–96 | 6–5 |
33 – Wright | 5 – Dean | 6 – Cook | Toyota Center (12,152) Houston, TX | ||||
December 21, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN |
Lamar | W 87–66 | 7–5 |
17 – Cook | 8 – Baker | 5 – Cook | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,388) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
December 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
Northwestern State | W 96–55 | 8–5 |
20 – Williams III | 10 – Tied | 8 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,256) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
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January 6, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN |
at Texas A&M | W 68–53 | 9–5 (1–0) |
20 – Wright | 10 – Wright | 3 – Cook | Reed Arena (10,525) College Station, TX | ||||
January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., SECN |
Vanderbilt | W 77–69 | 10–5 (2–0) |
28 – Cook | 8 – Williams III | 3 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,218) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., SECN |
at No. 16 Auburn | L 78–93 | 10–6 (2–1) |
18 – Tied | 10 – Baker | 3 – Tied | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN |
No. 22 Ole Miss | W 89–80 | 11–6 (3–1) |
27 – Wright | 8 – Tied | 5 – Wright | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,777) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Texas A&M | L 69–73 | 11–7 (3–2) |
15 – Wright | 10 – Wright | 6 – Wright | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,085) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
January 24, 2024 5:30 p.m., SECN |
at Georgia | L 66–68 | 11–8 (3–3) |
21 – Cook | 6 – Baker | 3 – Cook | Stegeman Coliseum (9,243) Athens, GA | ||||
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Alabama | L 88–109 | 11–9 (3–4) |
16 – Williams III | 6 – Fountain | 5 – Wright | Coleman Coliseum (13,474) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
February 3, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 |
Arkansas | W 95–74 | 12–9 (4–4) |
25 – Baker | 7 – Reed | 6 – Wright | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,880) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN |
at No. 6 Tennessee | L 68–88 | 12–10 (4–5) |
16 – Baker | 11 – Hannibal | 4 – Hannibal | Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN | ||||
February 10, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN |
No. 16 Alabama | L 92–109 | 12–11 (4–6) |
24 – Baker | 8 – Cook | 6 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,755) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., SECN |
at Florida | L 80–82 | 12–12 (4–7) |
16 – Tied | 6 – Fountain | 4 – Hannibal | O'Connell Center (9,007) Gainesville, FL | ||||
February 17, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN |
at No. 11 South Carolina | W 64–63 | 13–12 (5–7) |
16 – Ward | 12 – Hannibal | 3 – Wright | Colonial Life Arena (16,570) Columbia, SC | ||||
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 17 Kentucky | W 75–74 | 14–12 (6–7) |
17 – Ward | 8 – Hannibal | 7 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,493) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 24, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN |
Mississippi State | L 67–87 | 14–13 (6–8) |
22 – Hannibal | 6 – Hannibal | 2 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,463) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN |
Georgia | W 67–66 | 15–13 (7–8) |
17 – Wright | 8 – Williams III | 8 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,621) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:30 p.m., SECN |
at Vanderbilt | W 75–61 | 16–13 (8–8) |
15 – Wright | 7 – Tied | 6 – Hannibal | Memorial Gymnasium (6,696) Nashville, TN | ||||
March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN |
at Arkansas | L 83–94 | 16–14 (8–9) |
24 – Wright | 10 – Hannibal | 4 – Wright | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
March 9, 2024 7:30 p.m., SECN |
Missouri | W 84–80 | 17–14 (9–9) |
23 – Hannibal | 10 – Baker | 5 – Hannibal | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,547) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., SECN |
(8) | vs. (9) Mississippi State Second Round |
L 60–70 | 17–15 |
18 – Hannibal | 8 – Wright | 4 – Williams III | Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 19, 2024 6:00 p.m., SECN |
(4) | North Texas First Round - Seton Hall Bracket |
L 77–84 | 17–16 |
25 – Wright | 9 – Hannibal | 4 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,210) Baton Rouge, LA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
Schedule Source[1]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
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Coaches |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Department of Athletics. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.