2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Will Wade, in his third 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 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.

2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
2019–20 record21–10 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
2019–20 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Kentucky153 .833  256  .806
No. 20 Auburn126 .667  256  .806
LSU126 .667  2110  .677
Mississippi State117 .611  2011  .645
Florida117 .611  1912  .613
South Carolina108 .556  1813  .581
Texas A&M108 .556  1614  .533
Tennessee99 .500  1714  .548
Alabama810 .444  1615  .516
Arkansas711 .389  2012  .625
Missouri711 .389  1516  .484
Ole Miss612 .333  1517  .469
Georgia513 .278  1616  .500
Vanderbilt315 .167  1121  .344
As of January 29, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 SEC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2018–19 season 28–7, 16–2 in SEC play to finish as regular season SEC champions. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Florida. The Tigers received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Yale in the First Round and Maryland in the Second Round before losing to Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen. Head coach Will Wade was briefly suspended at the end of the season due to NCAA concerns.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Naz Reid0F6'10"240FreshmanAsbury Park, NJDeclare for 2019 NBA draft
Tremont Waters3G5'11"167SophomoreNew Haven, CTDeclare for 2019 NBA draft
Daryl Edwards5G6'3"165JuniorFresno, CALeft the team due to personal reasons
Noah Thomas10G6'4"185FreshmanCypress, TXWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Kavell Bigby-Williams11F6'11"230RS SeniorLondon, EnglandGraduated
Will Reese13G6'4"190RS SophomoreLeesville, LAWalk-on; didn't return
Danya Kingsby20G6'1"165JuniorMilwaukee, WITransferred to Bradley

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Parker Edwards3G6'3"195SophomoreMandeville, LASoutheastern Louisiana
Charles Manning, Jr.11G6'5"180JuniorRiverhead, NYFlorida Southwestern State
Caleb Starks20G6'4"195JuniorLafayette, INLSU-Eunice

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trendon Watford
PF
Mountain Brook, AL Mountain Brook High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 20, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
James Bishop
SG
Baltimore, MD Mount St. Joseph High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "LSU 2019 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  • "2019 LSU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.

    2020 recruiting class

    Preseason

    SEC media poll

    The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.[1]

    Media poll
    Predicted finish Team
    1Kentucky
    2Florida
    3LSU
    4Auburn
    5Tennessee
    6Alabama
    7Mississippi State
    8Ole Miss
    9Georgia
    10South Carolina
    11Arkansas
    12Texas A&M
    13Missouri
    14Vanderbilt

    Preseason All-SEC teams

    The Tigers had one player selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

    Roster

    2019–20 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Darius Days 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoIMG Academy Raleigh, FL
    G 1 Javonte Smart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoScotlandville Magnet HS Baton Rouge, LA
    F 2 Trendon Watford 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrMountain Brook HS Birmingham, AL
    G 3 Parker Edwards (W)  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoSoutheastern Louisiana Mandeville, LA
    G 4 Skylar Mays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrFindlay Prep Baton Rouge, LA
    F 5 Emmitt Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoOak Ridge HS Fort Myers, FL
    G 10 James Bishop 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrMount Saint Joseph HS Baltimore, MD
    G 11 Charles Manning Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrFlorida SouthWestern State College Riverhead, NY
    G 12 Marshall Graves 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrLSU Laboratory School Ponchatoula, LA
    G 14 Marlon Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrPanola College Mount Vernon, NY
    F 15 Aundre Hyatt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrMiller School The Bronx, NY
    G 20 Caleb Starks (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrLSU-Eunice Lafayette, LA
    F 21 Courtese Cooper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoTriton College Elgin, IL
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 12, 2019

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    November 2, 2019*
    4:00 pm
    No. 22 at Louisiana Tech
    Hoops 4 Disaster Relief
    W 83–70 
     18  Smart  10  Watford  4  Tied  Thomas Assembly Center (6,832)
    Ruston, LA
    Regular season
    November 8, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+
    No. 22 Bowling Green W 88–79  1–0
     21  Tied  8  Smart  5  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,622)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    November 13, 2019*
    5:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 23 at VCU L 82–84  1–1
     23  Mays  8  Mays  3  Tied  Siegel Center (7,637)
    Richmond, VA
    November 16, 2019*
    3:00 pm, SECN+
    No. 23 Nicholls W 75–65  2–1
     18  Mays  12  Williams  5  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,833)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    November 19, 2019*
    6:00 pm, SECN
    UMBC W 77–50  3–1
     16  Manning Jr.  12  Watford  4  Bishop  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,783)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    November 22, 2019*
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    vs. No. 15 Utah State
    Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic
    L 78–80  3–2
     30  Mays  8  Williams  4  Smart  Montego Bay Convention Centre (1,452)
    Montego Bay, Jamaica
    November 24, 2019*
    1:30 pm, CBSSN
    vs. Rhode Island
    Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic
    W 96–83  4–2
     27  Williams  9  Tied  6  Tied  Montego Bay Convention Centre 
    Montego Bay, Jamaica
    November 29, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+
    Missouri State W 73–58  5–2
     20  Days  10  Days  9  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,892)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    December 3, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN
    New Orleans W 90–54  6–2
     18  Tied  10  Tied  8  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,608)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    December 8, 2019*
    4:00 pm, SECN
    Northwestern State W 109–59  7–2
     17  Smart  10  Williams  3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,483)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    December 18, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN
    East Tennessee State L 63–74  7–3
     16  Williams  11  Williams  7  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,556)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    December 21, 2019*
    8:00 pm, FS1
    vs. USC
    Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
    L 68–70  7–4
     21  Mays  11  Days  4  Tied  Staples Center (8,296)
    Los Angeles, CA
    December 29, 2019*
    2:00 pm, SECN
    Liberty W 74–57  8–4
     14  Days  8  Watford  6  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,193)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 4, 2020
    11:00 am, ESPNU
    at Tennessee W 78–64  9–4
    (1–0)
     21  Smart  11  Days  4  Smart  Thompson–Boling Arena (18,653)
    Knoxville, TN
    January 8, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    Arkansas W 79–77  10–4
    (2–0)
     21  Watford  16  Days  3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,662)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 11, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN
    Mississippi State W 60–59  11–4
    (3–0)
     17  Williams  8  Days  6  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,364)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 14, 2020
    7:00 pm, SECN
    at Texas A&M W 89–85 OT 12–4
    (4–0)
     19  Tied  11  Watford  8  Mays  Reed Arena (7,068)
    College Station, TX
    January 18, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Ole Miss W 80–76  13–4
    (5–0)
     20  Smart  10  Watford  4  Mays  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (8,043)
    Oxford, MS
    January 21, 2020
    6:00 pm, SECN
    Florida W 84–82  14–4
    (6–0)
     19  Williams  11  Taylor  7  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,479)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    January 25, 2020*
    1:00 pm, ESPN
    at Texas
    Big 12/SEC Challenge
    W 69–67  15–4
     22  Watford  7  Tied  5  Mays  Frank Erwin Center (11,287)
    Austin, TX
    January 29, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 22 Alabama W 90–76  16–4
    (7–0)
     23  Williams  15  Watford  4  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,871)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 1, 2020
    11:00 am, ESPN2
    No. 22 Ole Miss W 73–63  17–4
    (8–0)
     21  Smart  11  Taylor  3  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,112)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 5, 2020
    8:00 pm, SECN
    No. 18 at Vanderbilt L 90–99  17–5
    (8–1)
     26  Watford  11  Williams  3  Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (9,256)
    Nashville, TN
    February 8, 2020
    11:00 am, ESPN
    No. 18 at No. 11 Auburn L 90–91 OT 17–6
    (8–2)
     30  Mays  7  Tied  8  Mays  Auburn Arena (9,121)
    Auburn, AL
    February 11, 2020
    8:00 pm, SECN
    No. 25 Missouri W 82–78  18–6
    (9–2)
     23  Mays  10  Days  2  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,990)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 15, 2020
    3:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 25 at Alabama L 82–88  18–7
    (9–3)
     24  Mays  10  Williams  4  Smart  Coleman Coliseum (12,479)
    Tuscaloosa, AL
    February 18, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 10 Kentucky L 76–79  18–8
    (9–4)
     17  Mays  11  Days  7  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,260)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    February 22, 2020
    5:00 pm, ESPN2
    at South Carolina W 86–80  19–8
    (10–4)
     18  Tied  10  Watford  6  Mays  Colonial Life Arena (15,979)
    Columbia, SC
    February 26, 2020
    8:00 pm, ESPN2
    at Florida L 66–81  19–9
    (10–5)
     25  Williams  11  Watford  2  Tied  O'Connell Center (10,002)
    Gainesville, FL
    February 29, 2020
    11:00 am, ESPN2
    Texas A&M W 64–50  20–9
    (11–5)
     24  Mays  8  Mays  3  Tied  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,215)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    March 4, 2020
    6:00 pm, SECN
    at Arkansas L 90–99  20–10
    (11–6)
     28  Mays  7  Smart  6  Mays  Bud Walton Arena (15,169)
    Fayetteville, AR
    March 7, 2020
    1:00 pm, ESPN2
    Georgia W 94–64  21–10
    (12–6)
     30  Taylor  11  Watford  10  Smart  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,697)
    Baton Rouge, LA
    SEC Tournament
    March 13, 2020
    8:30 pm, SECN
    (3) vs.
    Quarterfinals
    Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[2] Bridgestone Arena
    Nashville, TN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    Schedule Source[3]

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP 22 23 RV RV NR NR RV NR NR NR RV RV 22 18 25 RV RV RV RV Not released 
    Coaches 24 24^ RV RV NR RV RV NR NR RV RV RV 24 18 RV RV RV RV RV RV

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
    ^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

    References

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