| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | men |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | LSU Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Record: | 22–12 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Head Coach2: | Kevin Nickelberry (interim) |
| Assoc Coach: | Bill Armstrong |
| Champion: | Emerald Coast Classic champions |
| Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 2021–22 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Will Wade, in his fifth (and final) 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 22–12, 9–9 in SEC Play to finish a five-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Missouri in the Second Round, before losing in the quarterfinals to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region, where they were upset in the First Round by Iowa State.
Following the team's loss in the SEC Tournament, the school fired head coach Will Wade after receiving notification of significant NCAA violations by Wade.[1] Assistant coach Kevin Nickelberry coached the team in their NCAA Tournament game. On March 21, 2022, the school named Murray State head coach Matt McMahon the team's new head coach.[2]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Tigers finished the season 19–10, 11–6 in SEC play to finish in third place. They defeated Ole Miss and Arkansas in the SEC tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 8 seed in the East Region where they defeated St. Bonaventure in the first round before losing to Michigan in the second round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft | |||
| 2 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Sophomore | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft | |||
| Jalen Cook | 3 | G | 6'0" | 205 | Freshman | Transferred to Tulane | ||
| Josh LeBlanc Sr. | 11 | G | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Transferred to UAB | ||
| Aundre Hyatt | 15 | F | 6'6" | 225 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Rutgers | ||
| Charles Manning Jr. | 21 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Transferred to South Alabama | ||
| Bryan Penn-Johnson | 22 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Sophomore | Transferred to East Los Angeles College | ||
| 24 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Freshman | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft | |||
| Josh Gray | 34 | C | 6'11" | 255 | Freshman | Transferred to South Carolina |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'2" | 154 | Senior | Missouri | |||
| 13 | F | 6'8" | 216 | Sophomore | Cincinnati | |||
| 44 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Illinois |
|-!colspan=12 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| SEC Tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournamentSchedule Source[3]
See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll