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Men's Basketball

LSU head coach Johnny Jones watches the play during the Tigers' 88-63 loss to South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU basketball bounced out of SEC Tournament, ending long season

By Seth Nieman March 8, 2017

It has come to an end.LSU lost 79-52 to Mississippi State in the first round of the SEC Tournament on Wednesday night, and what many have viewed as the worst season in LSU basketball history came to a...

LSU head coach Johnny Jones watches his players during the Tigers' 106-71 loss to the Florida Gators on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017, in the PMAC.

LSU basketball ends regular season with loss to Mississippi State

By Seth Nieman March 4, 2017

In its final regular season Southeastern Conference game, LSU struggled to keep pace. The Tigers (10-20, 2-16 SEC) went into halftime trailing Mississippi State 48-30, and ultimately fell to the Bulldogs...

LSU sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney (2) dribbles the ball during the Tigers' 92-82 win to Tennessee on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in the PMAC.

Streak snapped: LSU ends 15-game losing skid with 92-82 win against Tennessee

By Glen West March 1, 2017

It took 56 days, but it’s finally over. LSU basketball was able to break its historic 15-game losing streak with a 92-82 win against Tennessee. The Tigers (10-19, 2-15 Southeastern Conference) accomplished...

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Blakeney shining despite LSU’s disappointing season

By Seth Nieman February 23, 2017

LSU basketball fans don’t have to look hard to find the Tigers’ primary source of production this season. After turning down the NBA, sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney has been a lone bright...

LSU junior forward Duop Reath (1) shoots the ball during the Tigers' 98-75 loss to Auburn on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU ties school record for consecutive losses with 98-75 defeat to Auburn

By Seth Nieman February 21, 2017

In all of his years of coaching and playing basketball, LSU coach Johnny Jones has never experienced anything like this. On the verge of making history for all of the wrong reasons Tuesday night, LSU did...

LSU sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney (2) attempts to score during the Tigers’ 78-70 loss to Arkansas on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU heads into matchup against Auburn looking to snap 13-game losing skid

By Seth Nieman February 20, 2017

History could be made in the PMAC on Tuesday night. On a 13-game losing streak, LSU faces Auburn at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in hopes of halting the streak before it ties a program record 14 straight losses that...

LSU head coach Johnny Jones watches the play during the Tigers' 88-63 loss to South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

Alabama cruises to 90-72 win, Tigers drop 13th straight game

By Seth Nieman February 18, 2017

LSU basketball is on the verge of tying a record. After falling 90-72 to the Alabama Crimson Tide on Saturday, LSU (9-17, 1-13 Southeastern Conference) is now one loss shy of tying the program's record...

LSU sophomore guard Brandon Sampson (0) holds the ball after a play during the Tigers' 88-63 loss to South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU squanders second half lead, Rebels hand Tigers 12th straight defeat

By Glen West February 14, 2017

For the second straight game, LSU squandered a second half lead, after losing 96-76, to Ole Miss on Tuesday night. The Tigers losing streak now sits at 12 games, just two games from tying the school record...

LSU head coach Johnny Jones watches the play during the Tigers' 88-63 loss to South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

‘They all hurt the same’: LSU continues search for an end to losing streak

By Seth Nieman February 14, 2017

Each loss of LSU’s 11-game losing streak has taken an equal toll on sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney. “They all hurt the same,” Blakeney said. “They all hurt. We haven’t been...

LSU sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney (2) moves the ball down the court during the Tigers' 88-63 loss to South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU allows second half comeback against Razorbacks, drops 11th game in a row

By Seth Nieman February 11, 2017

The streak carries on. LSU fell 78-70 to the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday night to continue its now 11-game losing streak. LSU hasn’t beaten an opponent in 38 days. The Tigers’ last victory...

LSU sophomore guard Antonio Blakeney (2) watches the play during the Tigers' 88-63 loss to South Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU’s losing streak stretches to 10 games, after 92-85 loss to Kentucky

By Glen West February 7, 2017

LSU was unable to break out of its slump on perhaps the biggest stage in college basketball as the Tigers fell to No. 15 Kentucky 92-85 in Rupp Arena.The losing streak for LSU (9-14, 1-10 Southeastern...

LSU sophomore guard Brandon Sampson (0) dribbles the ball during the Tigers' 85-73 loss to Texas A&M on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

LSU travels to Kentucky as Tigers try to break losing streak

By Seth Nieman February 6, 2017

Amid a nine-game losing streak in conference play, LSU prepares to face its biggest challenges yet this season: Malik Monk, De’Aaron Fox and the No. 15 Kentucky Wildcats. Both freshmen have earned...