2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team

2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record10–21 (2–16 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Kentucky † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 6   .842
No. 10 Florida 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Arkansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722
No. 6 South Carolina 12 – 6   .667 26 – 11   .703
Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Alabama 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Vanderbilt 10 – 8   .556 19 – 16   .543
Georgia 9 – 9   .500 19 – 15   .559
Texas A&M 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516
Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Auburn 7 – 11   .389 18 – 14   .563
Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
LSU 2 – 16   .111 10 – 21   .323
Missouri 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2017 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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]

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Keith Hornsby 4 G 6'4" 210 RS Senior Williamsburg, VA Graduated
Josh Gray 5 G 6'1" 177 Senior Lake Charles, LA Graduated
Darcy Malone 22 C 7'0" 246 Junior Canberra, Australia Transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Ben Simmons 25 F 6'10" 240 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Tim Quarterman 55 G 6'6" 190 Junior Savannah, GA Declare for 2016 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Duop Reath 2 F 6'10" 220 Junior South Sudan Junior college transferred from Lee College
Branden Jenkins 10 G 6'4" 180 Junior Maywood, IL Junior college transferred from Lee College

Class of 2016 signees

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Skylar Mays
#24 PG 		Baton Rouge, LA Findlay College Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 10, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Wayde Sims
#43 PF 		Baton Rouge, LA University Laboratory School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 28, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kieran Hayward
SG 		Sydney, Australia St. Joseph's College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 7, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  • "2016 LSU Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

Class of 2017 signees

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Galen Alexander
SF 		Lafayette, LA Lafayette Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 17, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Brandon Rachal
SG 		Natchitoches, LA Natchitoches Central High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 12, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Roster

2016–17 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandon Sampson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Madison Preparatory Academy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 1 Duop Reath 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Lee College Perth, Australia
G 2 Antonio Blakeney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Oak Ridge High School Sarasota, Florida
C 3 Elbert Robinson III 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Jr Lakeview Centennial High School Garland, Texas
G 4 Skylar Mays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 5 Kieran Hayward 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr St Joseph's College Sydney, Australia
G 10 Branden Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lee College Maywood, Illinois
G 11 Jalyn Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Jr Montverde Academy Atlanta, Georgia
G 12 Marshall Graves (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Louisiana State University Laboratory School Ponchatoula, Louisiana
G 15 Reed Vial (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Parkview Baptist High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 20 Brian Bridgewater 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 282 lb (128 kg) Sr Scotlandville Magnet High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 21 Aaron Epps 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Tioga High School Ball, Louisiana
F 32 Craig Victor II 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Arizona New Orleans, Louisiana
F 44 Wayde Sims 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Louisiana State University Laboratory School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 45 Brandon Eddlestone (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Sr Northshore High School Slidell, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2016*
7:00 pm 		Reinhardt W 113–80 
 26 – Reath   13 – Reath   9 – Blakeney  Maravich Center (1,224)
Baton Rouge, LA
Regular season
11/12/2016*
1:00 pm 		Wofford W 91–69  1–0
  23 – Reath   14 – Reath   6 – Mays  Maravich Center (6,690)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss W 78–61  2–0
  26 – Blakeney   6 – Tied   6 – Tied  Maravich Center (6,942)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm 		North Florida W 78–70  3–0
  20 – Blakeney   6 – Epps   8 – Patterson  Maravich Center (6,953)
Baton Rouge, LA
11/23/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		vs. Wichita State
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals 		L 47–82  3–1
  12 – Blakeney   8 – Patterson   2 – Mays  Imperial Arena (1,604)
Nassau, Bahamas
11/24/2016*
8:30 pm, AXS TV 		vs. Old Dominion
Battle 4 Atlantis 2nd round consolation 		W 66–60  4–1
  24 – Sampson   10 – Reath   2 – Tied  Imperial Arena (1,060)
Nassau, Bahamas
11/25/2016*
6:00 pm, AXS TV 		vs. VCU
Battle 4 Atlantis 5th place game 		L 74–85  4–2
  14 – Tied   5 – Reath   7 – Patterson  Imperial Arena (1,201)
Nassau, Bahamas
11/30/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN 		Houston W 84–65  5–2
  23 – Blakeney   9 – Victor   11 – Mays  Maravich Center (6,695)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/13/2016*
8:00 pm, SECN 		North Carolina Central W 70–66  6–2
  27 – Blakeney   11 – Victor   5 – Patterson  Maravich Center (6,415)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/17/2016*
5:00 pm, SECN 		Texas Southern W 88–80  7–2
  21 – Reath   10 – Victor   4 – Tied  Maravich Center (7,222)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm 		College of Charleston W 75–65  8–2
  23 – Reath   10 – Tied   4 – Mays  Maravich Center (6,619)
Baton Rouge, LA
12/22/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Wake Forest L 76–110  8–3
  21 – Blakeney   9 – Victor   3 – Mays  LJVM Coliseum (9,643)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/29/2016
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Vanderbilt L 89–96  8–4
(0–1) 		 24 – Blakeney   7 – Blakeney   6 – Patterson  Maravich Center (7,853)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/04/2017
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Missouri W 88–77  9–4
(1–1) 		 24 – Blakeney   8 – Sampson, Sims   3 – 4 tied  Mizzou Arena (9,404)
Columbia, MO
01/07/2017
2:30 pm, SECN 		Mississippi State L 78–95  9–5
(1–2) 		 17 – Blakeney   13 – Reath   6 – Patterson  Maravich Center (7,626)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/11/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Texas A&M L 62–92  9–6
(1–3) 		 17 – Blakeney   7 – Blakeney   4 – Tied  Reed Arena (8,033)
College Station, TX
01/14/2017
2:30 pm 		Alabama L 66–81  9–7
(1–4) 		 12 – Tied   9 – Reath   4 – Jenkins  Maravich Center (8,419)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/18/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Auburn L 74–78  9–8
(1–5) 		 15 – Epps   13 – Epps   4 – Tied  Auburn Arena (8,327)
Auburn, AL
01/21/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		at Arkansas L 86–99  9–9
(1–6) 		 22 – Mays   7 – Reath   6 – Mays  Bud Walton Arena (16,099)
Fayetteville, AR
01/25/2017
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 25 Florida L 71–106  9–10
(1–7) 		 15 – Duop   9 – Blakeney   7 – Mays  Maravich Center (7,009)
Baton Rouge, LA
01/28/2017*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Texas Tech
Big 12/SEC Challenge 		L 64–77  9–11
(1–7) 		 23 – Blakeney   11 – Reath   6 – Patterson  United Supermarkets Arena (11,056)
Lubbock, TX
02/01/2017
8:00 pm, SECN 		No. 19 South Carolina L 63–88  9–12
(1–8) 		 16 – Sampson   11 – Sims   3 – Blakeney  Maravich Center (6,478)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2017
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Texas A&M L 73–85  9–13
(1–9) 		 21 – Sampson   16 – Reath   4 – Mays  Maravich Center (7,059)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 15 Kentucky L 85–92  9–14
(1–10) 		 31 – Blakeney   4 – Patterson   5 – Blakeney  Rupp Arena (23,652)
Lexington, KY
02/11/2017
7:30 pm, SECN 		Arkansas L 70–78  9–15
(1–11) 		 21 – Blakeney   15 – Reath   5 – Mays  Maravich Center (7,132)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/14/2017
8:00 pm, SECN 		at Ole Miss L 76–96  9–16
(1–12) 		 29 – Blakeney   11 – Epps   3 – Mays  The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,131)
Oxford, MS
02/18/2017
2:30 pm, SECN 		at Alabama L 72–90  9–17
(1–13) 		 28 – Blakeney   6 – Sampson   4 – Sampson  Coleman Coliseum (15,383)
Tuscaloosa, AL
02/21/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		Auburn L 75–98  9–18
(1–14) 		 29 – Blakeney   8 – Sims   4 – Mays  Maravich Center (6,638)
Baton Rouge, LA
02/25/2017
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Georgia L 80–82  9–19
(1–15) 		 20 – Blakeney   6 – Sampson   6 – Sampson  Stegeman Coliseum (10,042)
Athens, GA
03/01/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		Tennessee W 92–82  10–19
(2–15) 		 24 – Sampson   6 – Reath   4 – Mays  Maravich Center (6,557)
Baton Rouge, LA
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, SECN 		at Mississippi State L 76–88  10–20
(2–16) 		 15 – Blakeney   12 – Reath   6 – Patterson  Humphrey Coliseum (6,739)
Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
03/08/2017
6:00 pm, SECN 		(13) vs. (12) Mississippi State
First Round 		L 52–79  10–21
  13 – Mays   7 – Patterson   4 – Mays  Bridgestone Arena (8,567)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "LSU vs. Mississippi State - Game Recap - March 8, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "LSU fires basketball coach Johnny Jones after five seasons". USA Today.
  3. ^ "Will Wade agrees to become next LSU basketball coach".
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics". Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2016.