During the week of Feb. 19-25, LSUsports.net celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the 1986 LSU men’s basketball team’s “Cinderella” run to the Final Four in Dallas with daily articles, video, photos, box scores, brackets and more — all leading up to the LSU-Kentucky game on Feb. 25 when the team will be honored.
Check back throughout the week for the latest updates.
Below is a schedule of the features chronicling the 1986 Final Four team that will appear on LSUsports.net:
Relive How a No. 11 Seed Advanced to the Final Four
Sunday, Feb. 19
March 9, 1986
Selection Sunday: NCAA Grants LSU No. 11 Seed, Host Site
ONLINE NOW: Press Release | 1986 Photo Gallery | 1986 NCAA Tournament Bracket | 1986 LSU Men’s Basketball Roster and Schedule | Completed Bracket Wallpaper
Monday, Feb. 20
March 13, 1986
First round: LSU Wins Thriller at the Assembly Center, 94-87, in 2OT
ONLINE NOW: Press Release | 1986 Photo Gallery | 1986 NCAA Tournament Bracket | Completed Bracket Wallpaper | Baton Rouge Program Cover | Box Scores (.html and orginial)
Tuesday, Feb. 21
March 15, 1986
Second Round: LSU Stuns Memphis State with Last-Second Basket, 83-81
ONLINE NOW: Press Release | 1986 Photo Gallery | 1986 NCAA Tournament Bracket | Completed Bracket Wallpaper | Baton Rouge Program Cover | Box Scores (.html and orginial)
Wednesday, Feb. 22
March 20, 1986
Sweet 16: Redden Scores 27 to Beat Georgia Tech, 70-64
ONLINE NOW: Press Release | 1986 Photo Gallery | 1986 NCAA Tournament Bracket | Completed Bracket Wallpaper | Southeast Region Program Cover | Box Scores (.html and orginial)
Thursday, Feb. 23
March 22, 1986
Elite 8: Brown’s Tigers Finally Beat Kentucky in Regional Final, 59-57
ONLINE NOW: Press Release | 1986 Photo Gallery | 1986 NCAA Tournament Bracket | Completed Bracket Wallpaper | Southeast Region Program Cover | Box Scores (.html and orginial)
Friday, Feb. 24
March 29, 1986
Final Four: Eventual Champion Louisville Blocks Tigers’ Way, 88-77
ONLINE NOW: Press Release | 1986 Photo Gallery | 1986 NCAA Tournament Bracket | Completed Bracket Wallpaper | Final Four Program Cover | Box Scores (.html and orginial)
Saturday, Feb. 25
1986 Final Four Team Honored at LSU-Kentucky Game