| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | LSU Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 19–10 |
| Conf Record: | 11–6 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach2: | Bill Armstrong |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | second round |
The 2020–21 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Will Wade, 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 19-10, 11-6 in SEC Play to finish in 3rd place. They defeated Ole Miss and Arkansas to advance to the championship game of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Michigan.
The Tigers finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament with a bye to the quarterfinals. However, the SEC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Graduated; selected 50th overall by the Atlanta Hawks | |||
| 5 | F | 6'6" | 230 | Sophomore | Declared for the 2020 NBA draft | |||
| James Bishop | 10 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to George Washington | ||
| Marshall Graves | 12 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Marlon Taylor | 14 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Caleb Starks | 20 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Junior | Walk-on; Transferred to Tarleton State | ||
| Courtese Cooper | 21 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Transferred to Southern Utah |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh LeBlanc Sr. | 11 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Georgetown | ||
| Bryan Penn-Johnson | 22 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Sophomore | |||
| 32 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | UCLA |
The SEC media poll was released on November 13, 2020.[1]
| Media poll | ||
| 1 | Tennessee | |
| 2 | Kentucky | |
| 3 | LSU | |
| 4 | Florida | |
| 5 | Alabama | |
| 6 | Arkansas | |
| 7 | Auburn | |
| 8 | South Carolina | |
| 9 | Ole Miss | |
| 10 | Missouri | |
| 11 | Texas A&M | |
| 12 | Mississippi State | |
| 13 | Georgia | |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | |
The Tigers had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.
First Team
Trendon Watford
Second Team
Javonte Smart
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Schedule Source[2]
See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll