LSU senior guard Keith Hornsby underwent a season-ending medical procedure, the basketball program announced Thursday via a news release.
Hornsby missed the first seven games of the season after having a preseason surgery on a hernia. He returned to the Tigers lineup on Dec. 13 against Houston, pouring in a career-high 32 points and the game-tying three-pointer to send the game into overtime.
But Hornsby re-aggravated the previous injury in the first half against Tennessee on Feb. 20 as LSU fell to the Volunteers, 81-65.
For the season, the Williamsburg, Virginia native averaged 13.1 points per game on 48.9 percent shooting from the field and 2.9 rebounds. He also knocked down 41.5 percent of his treys.
After transferring from UNC-Asheville in 2013 and sitting out a year, Hornsby eclipsed 1,000 career points in last year’s SEC tournament. He helped guide the 2014-2015 team to the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance in six years.
The Tigers will play Tennessee onFriday in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament, which starts 25 minutes after the conclusion of the noon game.