2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Sex:none
Year:2015–16
Team:LSU Tigers
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:19–14
Conf Record:11–7
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:David Patrick
Asst Coach3:Al Pinkins

The 2015–16 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M. On March 13, the day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.[1]

Previous season and offseason

LSU completed the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 22–11 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the final SEC standings. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Auburn. The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to NC State.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
1 F 6'9" 239 NBA Draft
13 G 6'1" 170 Graduated
24 G 6'4" 200 Walk-on; did not return to team
25 F 6' 8" 238 NBA Draft
31 F 6'10" 245 Graduated

incoming transfers

Class of 2015 signees

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: LSU will not participate in NCAA, NIT, other postseason tournaments.
  2. Web site: Men's Basketball - Schedule - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics. 2015-07-27. 2015-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630140920/http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2166&SPSID=27828. dead.