2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team

2016–17 LSU Tigers men's basketball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Johnny Jones (5th year)
Assistant coach	David Patrick
Assistant coach	Brendan Suhr
Assistant coach	Al Pinkins
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

2016–17 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#19 South Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	0	1.000
#21 Florida	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
#6 Kentucky	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Arkansas	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Auburn	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Ole Miss	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Georgia	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
LSU	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Mississippi State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Texas A&M	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Alabama	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Vanderbilt	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Missouri	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500

† 2017 SEC Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team represents Louisiana State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach is Johnny Jones, who is in his fifth 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 LSU 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.

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

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
Skylar Mays #24 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Wayde Sims #43 PF	Baton Rouge, LA	University Laboratory School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 28, 2015
Wayde Sims #43 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kieran Hayward SG	Sydney, Australia	St. Joseph's College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 7, 2015
Kieran Hayward SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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

2017 recruits
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
Galen Alexander SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Rachal CG	Natchitoches, LA	Natchitoches Central High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 12, 2016
Brandon Rachal CG	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 2017 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016. "2017 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. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 19, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Sampson, BrandonBrandon Sampson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3.5 !F	1	Reath, DuopDuop Reath	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Perth, Australia
1.5 !G	2	Blakeney, AntonioAntonio Blakeney	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Orlando, Florida
5.0 !C	3	Robinson III, ElbertElbert Robinson III	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Garland, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Mays, SkylarSkylar Mays	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1.5 !G	5	Hayward, KieranKieran Hayward	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Sydney, Australia
1.5 !G	10	Jenkins, BrandenBranden Jenkins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Maywood, Illinois
1.5 !G	11	Patterson, JalynJalyn Patterson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Alpharetta, Georgia
1.5 !G	12	Graves, MarshallMarshall Graves (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ponchatoula, Louisiana
1.5 !G	15	Vial, ReedReed Vial (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3.5 !F	20	Bridgewater, BrianBrian Bridgewater	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	282 lb (128 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3.5 !F	21	Epps, AaronAaron Epps	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Ball, Louisiana
3.5 !F	32	Victor III, CraigCraig Victor III	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	New Orleans, Louisiana
3.5 !F	44	Sims, WaydeWayde Sims	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
3.5 !F	45	Eddlestone, BrandonBrandon Eddlestone (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Slidell, Louisiana

Head coach

Johnny Jones (LSU)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	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 II	11 – Mays	Maravich Center (6,695) Baton Rouge, LA
12/13/2016* 8:00 PM, SECN	North Carolina Central			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
12/17/2016* 5:00 PM, SECN	Texas Southern			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM	College of Charleston			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
12/22/2016* 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Wake Forest			–	–	–	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
12/29/2016 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Vanderbilt			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/04/2017 8:00 PM, SECN	at Missouri			–	–	–	Mizzou Arena Columbia, MO
01/07/2017 2:30 PM, SECN	Mississippi State			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/11/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	at Texas A&M			–	–	–	Reed Arena College Station, TX
01/14/2017 2:30 PM	Alabama			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/18/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	at Auburn			–	–	–	Auburn Arena Auburn, AL
01/21/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	at Arkansas			–	–	–	Bud Walton Arena Fayettteville, AR
01/25/2017 8:00 PM, SECN	Florida			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
01/28/2017* 1:00 PM, ESPNU	at Texas Tech Big 12/SEC Challenge			–	–	–	United Supermarkets Arena Lubbock, TX
02/01/2017 8:00 PM, SECN	South Carolina			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
02/04/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Texas A&M			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
02/07/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN	at Kentucky			–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
02/11/2017 7:30 PM, SECN	Arkansas			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
02/14/2017 8:00 PM, SECN	at Ole Miss			–	–	–	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
02/18/2017 2:30 PM, SECN	at Alabama			–	–	–	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
02/21/2017 6:00 PM, SECN	Auburn			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
02/25/2017 5:00 PM, SECN	at Georgia			–	–	–	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
03/01/2017 6:00 PM, SECN	Tennessee			–	–	–	Maravich Center Baton Rouge, LA
03/04/2017 5:00 PM, SECN	at Mississippi State			–	–	–	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
SEC Tournament
03/08–12/2017	vs.			–	–	–	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source:^[1]

References

↑ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - LSUsports.net - The Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics".

LSU Tigers basketball

Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1972) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes

Culture & lore	History Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass

People	Head coaches Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees National award winners

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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2016–17 LSU Tigers basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Class of 2016 signees

Class of 2017 signees

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References