2020–21 LSU Tigers basketball team

2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 SEC Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

LSU Tigers basketball
2020–21 LSU Tigers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2020–21 record	11–6 (6–4 SEC)
Head coach	Will Wade (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Kevin Nickelberry; Bill Armstrong; Tasmin Mitchell;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

The 2020–21 LSU Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Will Wade, in his fourth season at LSU. They play their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Skylar Mays	4	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Baton Rouge, LA	Graduated
Emmitt Williams	5	F	6'6"	230	Sophomore	Fort Myers, FL	Declare for 2020 NBA draft
James Bishop	10	G	6'2"	190	Freshman	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to George Washington
Marshall Graves	12	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Ponchatoula, LA	Graduated
Marlon Taylor	14	G	6'6"	210	Senior	Mount Vernon, New York	Graduated
Caleb Starks	20	G	6'3"	205	Junior	Lafayette, LA	Walk-on; Transferred to Tarleton State
Courtese Cooper	21	F	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Elgin, IL	Transferred to Southern Utah

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Josh LeBlanc Sr.	11	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Baton Rouge, LA	Georgetown
Bryan Penn-Johnson	22	C	7'0"	260	Sophomore	Long Beach, CA	Washington
Shareef O'Neal	32	F	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	UCLA

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Thomas SG	Chesapeake, VA	Oscar Smith High/Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 18, 2019
Cameron Thomas SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mwani Wilkinson PF	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 8, 2020
Mwani Wilkinson PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jalen Cook PG	Walker, LA	Walker High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 18, 2019
Jalen Cook PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Eric Gaines CG	Walker, LA	Lithonia High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Mar 1, 2020
Eric Gaines CG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Josh Gray C	Brooklyn, NY	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 18, 2020
Josh Gray C	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 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020. "2020 LSU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on November 13, 2020.[1]

Predicted finish	Team
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

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Tigers had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.

First Team

Trendon Watford

Second Team

Javonte Smart

Roster

2020–21 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Mwani Wilkinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Bishop Gorman High School	Las Vegas, NV
G	1	Javonte Smart	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Scotlandville Magnet HS	Baton Rouge, LA
F	2	Trendon Watford	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Mountain Brook HS	Birmingham, AL
G	3	Jalen Cook	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Walker High School	Walker, LA
F	4	Darius Days	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Raleigh, FL
G	5	Parker Edwards (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Southeastern Louisiana	Mandeville, LA
G	10	Brandon Egemo (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	University HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	11	Josh LeBlanc Sr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Georgetown	Baton Rouge, LA
F	15	Aundre Hyatt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Miller School	The Bronx, NY
G	21	Charles Manning Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Florida SouthWestern State College	Riverhead, NY
C	22	Bryan Penn-Johnson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Washington	Long Beach, CA
G	24	Cameron Thomas	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Chesapeake, VA
G	25	Eric Gaines	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Lithonia High School	Lithonia, GA
F	32	Shareef O'Neal	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	UCLA	Los Angeles, CA
C	34	Josh Gray	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Will Wade (Clemson)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan University)
Bill Armstrong (Alabama–Birmingham)
Tasmin Mitchell (LSU)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 26, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	vs. SIU Edwardsville Billiken Classic	W 94–81	1–0	27 – Thomas	7 – Watford	9 – Watford	Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO
November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Louis Billiken Classic	L 81–85	1–1	25 – Thomas	11 – Days	6 – Watford	Chaifetz Arena (0) St. Louis, MO
November 30, 2020* 7:00 pm, SECN+	Southeastern Louisiana	W 96–43	2–1	21 – Thomas	9 – Tied	5 – Smart	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,008) Baton Rouge, LA
December 6, 2020* 5:00 pm, SECN	Louisiana Tech	W 86–55	3–1	18 – Watford	8 – Days	2 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,505) Baton Rouge, LA
December 14, 2020* 11:00 am, SECN	Sam Houston State	W 88–66	4–1	25 – Smart	10 – Days	5 – Smart	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (55) Baton Rouge, LA
December 26, 2020* 1:00 pm, SECN	Nicholls State	W 86–80	5–1	29 – Thomas	9 – Watford	6 – Watford	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,198) Baton Rouge, LA
December 29, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN	Texas A&M	W 77–54	6–1 (1–0)	32 – Thomas	10 – Days	6 – Smart	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,212) Baton Rouge, LA
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS	at Florida	L 79–83	6–2 (1–1)	28 – Thomas	8 – Watford	3 – Watford	O'Connell Center (2,211) Gainesville, FL
January 6, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN	Georgia	W 94–92 ^OT	7–2 (2–1)	26 – Thomas	11 – Days	4 – Smart	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,635) Baton Rouge, LA
January 9, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN	at No. 13 Missouri	Postponed					Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
January 9, 2021 8:30 pm, SECN	at Ole Miss	W 75–61	8–2 (3–1)	21 – Watford	7 – Days	6 – Smart	The Pavilion at Ole Miss (895) Oxford, MS
January 13, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2	Arkansas	W 92–76	9–2 (4–1)	23 – Watford	13 – Days	5 – Smart	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,540) Baton Rouge, LA
January 16, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN	South Carolina	W 85–80	10–2 (5–1)	25 – Thomas	9 – Days	5 – Watford	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,143) Baton Rouge, LA
January 19, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 18 Alabama	L 75–105	10–3 (5–2)	21 – Thomas	8 – Watford	4 – Smart	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,295) Baton Rouge, LA
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN	at Kentucky	L 69–82	10–4 (5–3)	26 – Watford	10 – Watford	3 – Smart	Rupp Arena (3,075) Lexington, KY
January 26, 2021 8:00 pm, SECN	at Texas A&M	W 78–66	11–4 (6–3)	28 – Thomas	8 – Watford	9 – Smart	Reed Arena (1,485) College Station, TX
January 30, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 10 Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Challenge	L 71–76	11–5	29 – Smart	9 – Days	2 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,808) Baton Rouge, LA
February 3, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 10 Alabama	L 60–78	11–6 (6–4)	22 – Thomas	9 – Watford	3 – Tied	Coleman Coliseum (2,055) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN	No. 22 Florida	Postponed					Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 10, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Mississippi State						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Tennessee						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 20, 2021 3:00 pm/5:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	Auburn						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
February 23, 2021 6:00 pm, SECN	at Georgia						Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Arkansas						Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR
March 2, 2021 7:30 pm, SECN	Vanderbilt						Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 10–14, 2021 SECN	vs.						Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source[2]

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	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	RV												Not released
Coaches	RV	RV^	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV

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

References

"Media picks Vols to win 2021 SEC Men's Basketball title". SEC Sports. November 13, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Department of Athletics. November 1, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

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[1] "Media picks Vols to win 2021 SEC Men's Basketball title". SEC Sports. November 13, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule" (Press release). LSU Department of Athletics. November 1, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

LSU Tigers basketball
Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1971) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass One & Done
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics