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LSU women’s basketball junior guard Aneesah Morrow (24) shoots the ball on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, at the women’s basketball open practice in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU women’s basketball set to open season in Las Vegas against Colorado

By Tyler Harden | @ttjharden8 November 6, 2023

LSU women’s basketball kicks off their season Monday night in Las Vegas, Nevada against the Colorado Buffaloes. The game tips off at 6:30 p.m. C.T. on TNT, and is a part of the Naismith Hall of Fame...

LSU women’s basketball freshman guard Flau’jae Johnson (4) looks toward the basket on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, during LSU’s 84-54 win over Auburn in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Dominant scoring leads LSU women’s basketball to 121-36 exhibition win over Loyola

By Tyler Harden | @ttjharden8 November 1, 2023

Wednesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center was LSU’s last chance to tune up its flaws before the start of the regular season. However, there wasn’t a ton of fixing needed.It was an...

LSU men's basketball junior guard Jalen Cook (3) puts his hands up on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, during the team's first practice at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

NCAA denies LSU transfer guard Jalen Cook’s eligibility waiver for upcoming season

By Jason Willis November 1, 2023

The LSU men’s basketball program announced in a statement Wednesday that the NCAA ruled transfer Jalen Cook ineligible to play for the Tigers this season. Under NCAA rules, Cook’s status as a two-time...

LSU men’s basketball graduate student guard Jordan Wright (6) looks to shoot Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, during LSU’s 132-44 win against Louisiana Christian inside the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

3 takeaways from LSU men’s basketball’s 132-44 exhibition win over Louisiana Christian

By Jason Willis October 30, 2023

LSU fans got their first glimpse at this year’s men’s basketball team, led by second-year head coach Matt McMahon, when it hosted Louisiana Christian for an exhibition match in the Pete Maravich Center...

The LSU men's basketball team warms up on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, during their first practice at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Reinforced foundation, transfer talent sets up potential bounce back year for LSU men’s hoops

By Jason Willis October 27, 2023

In March 2022, new head coach Matt McMahon inherited an LSU roster with zero returning scholarship players, victim of a transfer exodus following the mass recruiting violations that led to former head...

LSU women’s basketball sophomore guard Kateri Poole (55) passes the ball to freshman guard Flau’jae Johnson (4) Friday, March 17, 2023, during LSU’s 73-50 win against Hawaii at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU women’s basketball defeats East Texas Baptist 99-26 in first exhibition game of the season

By Tyler Harden | @ttjharden8 October 26, 2023

The national champion LSU women’s basketball team was back in action in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Thursday night for an exhibition game with East Texas Baptist. Head Coach Kim Mulkey used...

The LSU women’s basketball team huddles around head coach Kim Mulkey on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, during LSU’s 76-68 win over Tennessee at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

A look at LSU women’s basketball’s lineup ahead of its first exhibition game

By Tyler Harden | @ttjharden8 October 25, 2023

The LSU women’s basketball team is set to return to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for its first exhibition game of the season against East Texas Baptist on Thursday. The exhibition will tip off...

The LSU men's basketball team huddles up on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, during their first practice at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Predicting LSU men’s basketball’s starting lineup with season around the corner

By Jason Willis October 23, 2023

After a disappointing 14-19 season, LSU men's basketball fell victim to yet another transfer exodus, forcing the team to piece together its lineup through the transfer portal. However, the Tigers’ five...

LSU women’s basketball assistant coach Tasha Butts speaks with LSU women’s basketball head coach Nikki Fargas during practice on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017 in the PMAC.

Former LSU assistant women’s basketball coach Tasha Butts dies from breast cancer

By Tyler Harden | @ttjharden8 October 23, 2023

Former LSU women's assistant basketball coach Tasha Butts died Monday morning following a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was 41.Butts was an assistant coach at LSU from 2011-2019, and...

LSU men’s basketball junior forward Derek Fountain (20) drives towards the basket on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, during LSU’s 81-76 loss against Missouri in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

3 key matchups to watch in LSU men’s basketball’s non-conference schedule

By Jason Willis October 19, 2023

Last year, the LSU men’s basketball team opened the season with a 12-1 record through non-conference play. In the first year under former Murray State head coach Matt McMahon, the fast start was encouraging,...

American rapper and LSU women’s basketball freshman guard Flau’jae Johnson performs on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the annual Groovin’ concert hosted by LSU student government in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Inside the life of LSU women’s basketball player, rap star Flau’jae Johnson

By Tyler Harden | @ttjharden8 October 19, 2023

Flau’jae Johnson is not the average college athlete. She has a platform and a sense of pressure to which few collegiate athletes can relate. Instead of coming back to her apartment after practice...

The LSU women’s basketball team huddles around head coach Kim Mulkey on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, during LSU’s 76-68 win over Tennessee at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU women’s basketball enters season ranked No. 1 for first time in program history

By Tyler Harden | @ttjharden8 October 17, 2023

For the first time in program history, LSU will enter the 2023-24 women’s basketball season ranked No 1 in the AP Top 25.The 2004-05 season was the last time LSU held the No. 1 spot in the rankings...