| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | LSU Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 10–21 |
| Conf Record: | 2–16 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Robert Kirby |
The 2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his fifth 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 10–21, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the First Round of the SEC tournament to Mississippi State.[1]
On March 10, head coach Johnny Jones was fired.[2] He finished at LSU with a five-year record of 90–72. On March 20, LSU hired VCU head coach Will Wade as their next head coach.[3]
The LSU Tigers 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.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | 6'4" | 210 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Josh Gray | 5 | G | 6'1" | 177 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Darcy Malone | 22 | C | 7'0" | 246 | Junior | Transferred to Cal State Fullerton | ||
| 25 | F | 6'10" | 240 | Freshman | Declare for 2016 NBA draft | |||
| 55 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Declare for 2016 NBA draft |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Lee College | |||
| Branden Jenkins | 10 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Lee College |
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