24 NCAA Tournament Appearances
1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022
| LSU’s NCAA Tournament Seed, Region, Record | |||
| Year | Seed | Region | Record |
| 1953 | n/a | East | 2-2 |
| 1954 | n/a | Midwest | 0-2 |
| 1979 | 3 | Mideast | 1-1 |
| 1980 | 1 | Midwest | 2-1 |
| 1981 | 1 | Midwest | 3-2 |
| 1984 | 7 | West | 0-1 |
| 1985 | 4 | Southeast | 0-1 |
| 1986 | 11 | Southeast | 4-1 |
| 1987 | 10 | Midwest | 3-1 |
| 1988 | 9 | East | 0-1 |
| 1989 | 10 | West | 0-1 |
| 1990 | 5 | Southeast | 1-1 |
| 1991 | 6 | Midwest | 0-1 |
| 1992 | 7 | West | 1-1 |
| 1993 | 11 | Midwest | 0-1 |
| 2000 | 4 | West | 2-1 |
| 2003 | 8 | South | 0-1 |
| 2005 | 6 | Chicago | 0-1 |
| 2006 | 4 | Atlanta | 4-1 |
| 2009 | 8 | South | 1-1 |
| 2015 | 9 | East | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 3 | East | 2-1 |
| 2020 | Canceled | ||
| 2021 | 8 | East | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 6 | Midwest | 0-1 |
1953 NCAA Tournament
Coach Harry Rabenhorst | LSU #7
East Region – Raleigh, N.C.
March 13 – LSU 89, Lebanon Valley 76 (Regional Semifinals)
March 14 – LSU 81, Holy Cross 73 (Regional Finals)
Final Four – Kansas City, Mo.
March 17 – #1 Indiana 80, LSU 67 (National Semifinals)
March 18 – #4 Washington 88, LSU 69 (National 3rd Place Game)
1954 NCAA Tournament
Coach Harry Rabenhorst | LSU #8
Midwestern Region – Iowa City, Iowa
March 12 – Penn State 78, LSU 70 (Regional Semifinals)
March 13 – #2 Indiana 73, LSU 62 (Regional Third Place Game)
1979 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU #9/#7
#3 Seed
Mideast Region – Bloomington, Ind.
March 10 – #3 LSU 71, #6 Appalachian State 57 (Second Round)
Mideast Regional – Indianapolis, Ind.
March 16 – #2 Michigan State 87, #3 LSU 71 (Regional Semifinals)
1980 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU #3
#1 Seed
Midwest Region – Denton, Texas
March 9 – #1 LSU 98, #8 Alcorn State 88 (Second Round)
Midwest Regional – Houston, Texas
March 14 – #1 LSU 68, #5 Missouri 63 (Regional Semifinals)
March 16 – #2 Louisville 86, #1 LSU 66 (Regional Finals)
1981 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU #4
#1 Seed
Midwest Region – Austin, Texas
March 14 – #1 LSU 100, #8 Lamar 78 (Second Round)
Midwest Regional – New Orleans, La.
March 20 – #1 LSU 72, #5 Arkansas 56 (Regional Semifinals)
March 22 – #1 LSU 96, #6 Wichita State 85 (Regional Finals)
NCAA Final Four – Philadelphia, Pa.
March 28 – #3 Indiana 67, #1 LSU 49 (National Semifinals)
March 30 – #1 Virginia 78, #1 LSU 74 (National Third Place Game)
1984 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU NR
#7 Seed
West Region – Salt Lake City, Utah
March 15 – #10 Dayton 74, #7 LSU 66 (First Round)
1985 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU #20
#4 Seed
Southeast Region – Dayton, Ohio
March 15 – #13 Navy 78, #4 LSU 55 (First Round)
1986 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU NR
#11 Seed
Southeast Region – Baton Rouge, La.
March 13 – #11 LSU 94, #6 Purdue 87 (2 ot) (First Round)
March 15 – #11 LSU 83, #3 Memphis State 81 (Second Round)
Southeast Regional – Atlanta, Ga.
March 20 – #11 LSU 70, #2 Georgia Tech 64 (Regional Semifinals)
March 22 – #11 LSU 59, #1 Kentucky 57 (Regional Finals)
NCAA Final Four – Dallas, Texas
March 29 – #2 Louisville 88, #11 LSU 77 (National Semifinals)
1987 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU NR
#10 Seed
Midwest Region – Chicago, Ill.
March 13 – #10 LSU 85, #7 Georgia Tech 79 (First Round)
March 15 – #10 LSU 72, #2 Temple 62 (Second Round)
Midwest Regional – Cincinnati, Ohio
March 20 – #10 LSU 63, #3 DePaul 58 (Regional Semifinals)
March 22 – #1 Indiana 77, #10 LSU 76 (Regional Finals)
1988 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU NR
#9 Seed
East Region – Hartford, Conn.
March 18 – #8 Georgetown 66, #9 LSU 63 (First Round)
1989 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU NR
#10 Seed
West Region – Tucson, Ariz.
March 17 – #7 Texas-El Paso 85, #10 LSU 74 (First Round)
1990 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU #19
#5 Seed
Southeast Region – Knoxville, Tenn.
March 15 – #5 LSU 70, #12 Villanova 63 (First Round)
March 17 – #4 Georgia Tech 94, #5 LSU 91 (Second Round)
1991 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU #22
#6 Seed
Midwest Region – Minneapolis, Minn.
March 14 – #11 Connecticut 79, #6 LSU 62 (First Round)
1992 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU #25
#7 Seed
West Region – Boise, Idaho
March 19 – #7 LSU 94, #10 Brigham Young 83 (First Round)
March 21 – #2 Indiana 89, #7 LSU 79 (Second Round)
1993 NCAA Tournament
Coach Dale Brown | LSU NR
#11 Seed
Midwest Region – Chicago, Ill.
March 18 – #6 California 66, #11 LSU 64 (First Round)
2000 NCAA Tournament
Coach John Brady | LSU #10
#4 Seed
West Region – Salt Lake City
March 16 – #4 LSU 64, #13 Southeast Missouri St. 61 (First Round)
March 18 – #4 LSU 72, #5 Texas 67 (Second Round)
West Regional – Albuquerque, N.M.
March 23 – #8 Wisconsin 61, #4 LSU 48 (Regional Semifinal)
2003 NCAA Tournament
Coach John Brady | LSU NR
#8 Seed
South Region – Birmingham, Ala.
March 21 – #9 Purdue 80, #8 LSU 56 (First Round)
2005 NCAA Tournament
Coach John Brady | LSU NR
#6 Seed
Chicago Region – Boise, Idaho
March 17 – #11 UAB 82, #6 LSU 68 (First Round)
2006 NCAA Tournament
Coach John Brady | LSU #19
#4 Seed
Atlanta Region – Jacksonville, Fla.
March 16 – #4 LSU 80, #13 Iona 64 (First Round)
March 18 – #4 LSU 58, #12 Texas A&M 57 (Second Round)
Atlanta Regional – Atlanta, Ga.
March 23 – #4 LSU 62, #1 Duke 54 (Regional Semifinal)
March 25 – #4 LSU 70, #2 Texas 60 (OT) (Regional Final)
NCAA Final Four – Indianapolis, Ind.
April 1 – #2 UCLA 59, #4 LSU 45 (Final Four)
2009 NCAA Tournament
Coach Trent Johnson | LSU #21
#8 Seed
South Region – Greensboro, N. C.
March 19 – #8 LSU 75, #9 Butler 71 (First Round)
March 21 – #1 North Carolina 84, #8 LSU 70 (Second Round)
2015 NCAA Tournament
Coach Johnny Jones | LSU NR
#9 Seed
East Region – Pittsburgh, Pa.
March 19 – #8 NC State 66, #9 LSU 65 (First Round)
2019 NCAA Tournament
Interim Coach Tony Benford | LSU #12
#3 Seed
East Region – Jacksonville, Fla.
March 21 – #3 LSU 79, #14 Yale 74 (First Round)
March 23 – #3 LSU 69, #6 Maryland 67 (Second Round)
East Region – Washington, D.C.
March 29 – #2 Michigan St. 80, #3 LSU 63 (Regional Semifinal)
2021 NCAA Tournament
Coach Will Wade | LSU NR
#8 Seed
East Region – Bloomington, Ind.
March 20 – #8 LSU 76, #9 St. Bonaventure 61 (First Round)
March 22 – #1 Michigan 86, #8 LSU 78 (Second Round)
2022 NCAA Tournament
Interim Coach Kevin Nickelberry | LSU NR
#6 Seed
Midwest Region – Milwaukee, Wisc.
March 18 – #11 Iowa State 59, #6 LSU 54 (First Round)
LSU’s NCAA Tournament Single-Game Records
Points
100 – vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas
98 – vs. Alcorn State, 3/09/80, Denton, Texas
96 – vs. Wichita State, 3/22/81, New Orleans, La.
Points Allowed
94 – by Georgia Tech, 3/17/90, Knoxville, Tenn.
89 – by Indiana, 3/21/92, Boise, Idaho
88 – three occasions (last: by Louisville, 3/29/86, Dallas, Texas)
Fewest Points Allowed
54 – by Duke, 3/23/06, Atlanta, Ga.
56 – by Arkansas, 3/20/81, New Orleans, La.
57 – three occasions (last: by Texas A&M, 3/18/06, Jacksonville, Fla.)
Field Goal Attempts
80 – vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City, Mo.
78 – vs. Purdue, 3/13/86, Baton Rouge, La.
77 – vs. Georgia Tech, 3/17/90, Knoxville, Tenn.
75 – three occasions (last: vs. Georgia Tech, 3/17/90, Knoxville, Tenn.)
Field Goals Made
45 – vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas
41 – vs. Alcorn State, 3/9/80, Denton, Texas
39 – vs. Wichita State, 3/22/81, New Orleans, La.
Field Goal Percentage
.639 – (39-61) vs. Wichita State, 3/22/81, New Orleans, La.
.608 – (45-74) vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas
.554 – (41-74) vs. Alcorn State, 3/9/80, Denton, Texas
Free Throw Attempts
43 – vs. Indiana, 3/17/53, Kansas City, Mo.
34 – vs. Holy Cross, 3/14/53, Raleigh, N.C.
32 – vs. Lebanon Valley, 3/13/53, Raleigh, N.C.
Free Throw Made
23 – vs. Indiana, 3/17/53, Kansas City, Mo.
21 – three occasions (last: vs. Iona, 3/16/06, Jacksonville, Fla.)
Free Throw Percentage
.923 (12-13) – vs. Indiana, 3/21/92, Boise, Idaho
.875 (7-8) – vs. UTEP, 3/17/89, Tucson, Ariz.
.833 (20-24) – vs. Penn State, 3/12/54, Iowa City, Iowa
.833 (15-18) – vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City, Mo.
Three-Point Field Goal Attempts
31 – vs. UAB, 3/17/05, Boise, Idaho
26 – vs. Purdue, 3/21/03, Birmingham, Ala.
25 – vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/20/21, Bloomington, Ind.
23 – vs. Indiana, 3/21/92, Boise, Idaho
Three-Point Field Goals Made
9 – vs. Georgia Tech, 3/13/87, Rosemont, Ill.
9 – vs. North Carolina, 3/21/09, Greensboro, N.C.
8 – vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/20/21, Bloomington, Ind.
7 – two occasions (last: vs. California, 3/18/93, Rosemont, Ill.)
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage
.545 (6-11) – vs. Southeast Missouri State, 3/16/00, Salt Lake City, Utah
.529 (9-17) – vs. Georgia Tech, 3/13/87, Rosemont, Ill.
.500 (5-10) – vs. Iona, 3/15/06, Jacksonville, Fla.
.500 (5-10) – vs. Temple, 3/15/87, Rosemont, Ill.
.500 (4-8) – vs. Villanova, 3/15/90, Knoxville, Tenn.
Rebounds
51 – vs. Georgia Tech, 3/17/90, Knoxville, Tenn.
51 – vs. Penn State, 3/12/54, Iowa City, Iowa
49 – vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/20/21, Bloomington, Ind.
47 – vs. Villanova, 3/15/90, Knoxville, Tenn.
46 – two occasions (last: vs. Connecticut, 3/14/91, Minneapolis, Minn.)
Assists
29 – vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas
23 – vs. Georgia Tech, 3/13/87, Rosemont, Ill.
23 – vs. BYU, 3/19/92, Boise, Idaho
Blocked Shots
12 – vs. BYU, 3/19/92, Boise Idaho
11 – vs. Iowa, 3/16/06, Jacksonville, Fla.
10 – vs. Georgia Tech, 3/17/90, Knoxville, Tenn.
Steals
12 – vs. Purdue, 3/13/86, Baton Rouge, La.
11 – vs. Butler, 3/19/09, Greensboro, N.C.
10 – three occasions (last: vs. BYU, 3/19/92, Boise Idaho)
Fouls
32 – vs. Louisville, 3/16/80, Houston, Texas
32 – vs. Navy, 3/15/85, Dayton, Ohio
30 – vs. Virginia, 3/30/81, Philadelphia, Pa.
Victory Margin
22 – (100-78) vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas
16 – (80-64) vs. Iona, 3/15/06, Jacksonville, Fla.
16 – (72-56) vs. Arkansas, 3/20/81, New Orleans, La.
15 – (76-61) vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/20/21, Bloomington, Ind.
14 – (71-57) vs. Appalachian State, 3/10/79, Bloomington, Ind.
Defeat Margin
24 – (80-56) vs. Purdue, 3/21/03, Birmingham, Ala.
23 – (78-55) vs. Navy, 3/15/85, Dayton, Ohio
20 – (86-66) vs. Louisville, 3/16/80, Houston, Texas
19 – (88-69) vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City
Halftime Lead
16 – (34-18) vs. Arkansas, 3/20/81, New Orleans, La. (LSU won 72-56)
16 – (45-29) vs. Yale, 3/21/19, Jacksonville, Fla. (LSU won 79-74)
15 – (48-33) vs. Wichita State, 3/22/81, New Orleans, La. (LSU won 96-85)
12 – (55-43) vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas (LSU won 100-78)
Halftime Deficit
17 – (36-19) vs. Michigan State, 3/16/79, Indianapolis, Ind. (LSU lost 87-71)
15 – (39-24) vs. UCLA, 4/1/06, Indianapolis, Ind. (LSU lost 59-45)
13 – (42-29) vs. UTEP, 3/17/89, Tucson, Ariz. (LSU lost 85-74)
13 – (39-26) vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City, Mo. (LSU lost 88-69)
Individual Single-Game Records
Points
36 – Bob Pettit, vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City, Mo.
36 – Shaquille O’Neal, vs. Indiana, 3/21/92, Boise, Idaho
34 – Bob Pettit, vs. Penn State, 3/12/54, Iowa City, Iowa
33 – Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (then Chris Jackson) vs. UTEP, 3/17/89, Tucson, Ariz. (tourney debut)
31 – Durand (Rudy) Macklin, vs. Alcorn St., 3/9/80, Denton, Texas
31 – Durand (Rudy) Macklin, vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas
30 – Marcus Thornton, vs. Butler, 3/19/98, Greensboro, N.C.
30 – Cameron Thomas, vs. Michigan, 3/22/21, Indianapolis, Ind.
Field Goal Attempts
32 – Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (then Chris Jackson) vs. UTEP, 3/17/89, Tucson, Ariz.
28 – Bob Pettit, vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City, Mo.
24 – Bob Pettit, vs. Indiana, 3/17/53, Kansas City, Mo.
24 – Bob Pettit, vs. Indiana, 3/13/54, Iowa City, Iowa
23 – Cameron Thomas, vs. Michigan, 3/22/21, Indianapolis, Ind.
23 – Javonte Smart, vs. Michigan, 3/22/21, Indianapolis, Ind.
22 – three occasions
Field Goals Made
16 – Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (then Chris Jackson) vs. UTEP, 3/17/89, Tucson, Ariz.
14 – Bob Pettit, vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City, Mo.
13 – three occasions
Field Goal Pct. (Min. 10 attempts)
.900 (9-10) – Greg Cook, vs. Wichita St., 3/22/81, New Orleans, La.
.800 (8-10) – Brandon Bass, vs. UAB, 03/17/05, Boise, Idaho
.800 (8-10) – Jordy Hultberg, vs. Louisville, 03/16/80, Houston, Texas
.800 (8-10) – Nikita Wilson, vs. Temple, 03/05/87, Rosemont, Ill.
Free Throw Attempts
13 – Glen Davis, vs. Duke, 03/23/06, Atlanta, Ga.
13 – Cameron Thomas, vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/20/21, Bloomington, Ind.
12 – Brandon Bass, vs. UAB, 03/17/05, Boise, Idaho
12 – Shaquille O’Neal vs. Indiana, 03/21/92, Boise, Idaho
11 – Don Redden vs. Memphis, 03/15/86, Baton Rouge, La.
10 – Don Redden vs. Georgia Tech, 03/20/86, Atlanta, Ga.
10 – Bob Pettit, vs. Indiana, 3/13/54, Iowa City, Iowa
10 – Bob Pettit, vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City, Mo.
Free Throws Made
12 – Shaquille O’Neal, vs. Indiana, 3/21/92, Boise, Idaho
11 – Cameron Thomas, vs. St. Bonaventure, 3/20/21, Bloomington, Ind.
9 – Brandon Bass, vs. UAB, 3/17/05, Boise, Idaho
9 – Bob Pettit, vs. Indiana, 3/17/53, Kansas City, Mo.
8 – Bob Pettit, vs. Washington, 3/18/53, Kansas City, Mo.
8 – Bob Pettit, vs. Penn State, 3/12/54, Iowa City, Iowa
8 – Glen Davis, vs. Duke, 3/23/06, Atlanta, Ga.
8 – Glen Davis, vs. Iona, 3/15/06, Jacksonville, Fla.
Free Throw Percentage (Min. 8 attempts)
1.000 (12-12) – Shaquille O’Neal, vs. Indiana, 03/21/92, Boise, Idaho
.889 (8-9) – Bob Pettit, vs. Penn State, 3/12/54, Iowa City, Iowa
.875 (7-8) – Anthony Wilson, vs. Purdue, 03/13/86, Baton Rouge, La.
.875 (7-8) – John Williams, vs. Memphis, 03/15/86, Baton Rouge, La.
.875 (7-8) – Marcus Thornton, vs. Butler, 03/19/09, Greensboro, N.C.
Three Point Field Goal Attempts
11 – Marcus Thornton, vs. North Carolina, 03/21/09, Greensboro, N.C.
10 – Antonio Hudson, vs. UAB, 03/17/05, Boise, Idaho
10 – Javonte Smart, vs. Michigan, 3/22/21, Indianapolis, Ind.
9 – Anthony Wilson, vs. DePaul, 03/20/87; vs. Indiana, 03/22/87, Cincinnati, Ohio
9 – Darryl Joe, vs. Georgia Tech, 03/13/87, Rosemont, Ill.
Three-Point Field Goals Made
7 – Darryl Joe, vs. Georgia Tech, 03/13/87, Rosemont, Ill.
5 – Marcus Thornton, vs. North Carolina, 03/21/09, Greensboro, N.C.
3 – Maurice Williamson twice, Anthony Wilson, Jamie Brandon, Torris Bright, Tack Minor, Darrel Mitchell once, Darius Days (2021) once;Cameron Thomas (2021) once.
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (Min. 5 attempts)
.778 (7-9) – Darryl Joe, vs. Georgia Tech, 03/13/87, Rosemont, Ill.
.600 (3-5) – Anthony Wilson, vs. Temple, 03/15/87, Rosemont, Ill.
.600 (3-5) – Cameron Thomas, vs. Michigan, 3/22/21, Indianapolis, Ind.
Rebounds
24 – Bob Pettit, vs. Penn State, 3/12/54, Iowa City, Iowa
19 – Durand Macklin, vs. Alcorn State, 3/09/80, Denton, Texas
16 – Durand Macklin, vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas
16 – Lionel Green, vs. Appalachian State, 3/10/79, Bloomington, Ind.
Assists
12 – Ethan Martin, vs. Lamar, 3/14/81, Austin, Texas
10 – Ethan Martin, vs. Wichita State, 3/22/81, New Orleans, La.
9 – Darryl Joe, vs. Georgia Tech, 3/13/87, Rosemont, Ill.
Blocked Shots
11 – Shaquille O’Neal, vs. BYU, 3/19/92, Boise, Idaho
6 – Stromile Swift, vs. Southeast Missouri State, 3/16/00, Salt Lake City, Utah
6 – Glen Davis, vs. Iona, 3/15/06, Jacksonville, Fla.
Steals
6 – Clarence Ceasar, vs. BYU, 03/19/92, Boise, Idaho
5 – Derrick Taylor twice, Darryl Joe once
4 – Marcus Thornton, vs. Butler, 03/19/09, Greensboro, N.C.