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LSU men's basketball freshman forward Robert Miller III (6) dunks the ball during their season opening 95-60 win against University of Louisiana at Monroe on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU men’s basketball gets dismantled by Texas amid 25-year Sweet 16 celebration

By Ethan Stenger, Sports Editor February 1, 2025

It's been a quarter century since the 2000 LSU men's basketball team made the Sweet 16. On Saturday, the purple and gold alums returned for the team's game against Texas to celebrate their accomplishment...

LSU women's basketball senior guard Last-Tear Poa (13) stands on the court during LSU's 83-77 win against Vanderbilt on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Is Last-Tear Poa suspended? LSU’s Kim Mulkey provides an update

By Tre Allen January 31, 2025

When the LSU Tigers took the court on Thursday, where they defeated No. 13 Oklahoma 107-100, one player who did not enter the arena, Last-Tear Poa. After the postgame press conference, head coach Kim...

LSU women's basketball sophomore guard Mikaylah Williams (12) talks to head coach Kim Mulkey during LSU's 83-77 win against Vanderbilt on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Mikaylah Williams has 37 points as LSU women’s basketball drops Oklahoma

By Tre Allen January 31, 2025

There were coaches yelling at referees, ejections and trash talk. This game had all the intensity you would expect from a matchup between two top-15 teams. A sea of white filled the PMAC as the LSU...

Down To The Wire: LSU WBB pulls out a close win in an exciting matchup against the Oklahoma Sooners

By Kynnedi Banks, Sports Reporter January 31, 2025

LSU Women's Basketball pulled out a close win against the Oklahoma Sooners on Thursday night in the PMAC. The top 15 matchup was thought to be a good one, and that’s understating it. The sooners came...

LSU women's basketball freshman forward Sa'Myah Smith (5) attempts the shot on Sunday, April 2, 2023, during LSU's 102-85 win victory against Iowa in the NCAA National Championship in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

LSU’s Sa’Myah Smith to be suspended after fight vs. Oklahoma

By Jason Willis, Managing Editor January 30, 2025

In the first quarter of LSU women’s basketball’s top-15 107-100 win over Oklahoma, the high-stakes, contentious gameplay turned into a fight. After the whistle was blown, redshirt sophomore forward...

LSU men’s basketball 5th-year-senior forward Derek Fountain (20) and junior forward Noah Boyde (7) run a drill Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, during the team's open practice at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Where’s Noah Boyde? LSU’s Matt McMahon provides an update

By Ethan Stenger, Sports Editor January 30, 2025

Noah Boyde is the tallest player on the LSU men's basketball roster, standing 7 feet tall and weighing 245 pounds, but he has yet to establish a substantial presence on the court. Boyde was sidelined...

LSU’s Turnover Terrors: History repeats itself against Auburn

By Gia Picarella, Sports Reporter January 30, 2025

Auburn had 22 points strictly from LSU’s 20 turnovers; 15 of them coming from the first half. Six of the 20 turnovers were from Jordan Sears. It is not a good look when the team’s point guard leads...

HIGHLIGHTS | LSU Basketball vs. Auburn | 1.29.25

By Stephen Garrett, Sports Reporter January 29, 2025

Auburn faced off against LSU in the PMAC Wednesday night with hopes to remain in that national No. 1 rank, and they did just that. Defeating the LSU Tigers 87-74 in front of a packed home crowd. Auburn’s...

LSU men's basketball senior guard Cam Carter (5) dribbles the ball during their season opening 95-60 win against University of Louisiana at Monroe on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU men’s basketball runs out of steam against No. 1 Auburn

By Tre Allen January 29, 2025

With a line of students pouring down the PMAC ramp, pom-poms on seats and replicas of the stadium, everyone knew No. 1 was in town. The Tiger Bowl was taken to court on Wednesday. The LSU Tigers hosted...

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl reacts to a play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025.

‘They were ready to play’: Bruce Pearl praises LSU men’s basketball despite loss

By Ethan Stenger, Sports Editor January 29, 2025

The No. 1 Auburn Tigers charged head-first into the PMAC and pulled out a grueling 87-74 victory over LSU on Wednesday night. After the game, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl made it a point to give his...

LSU football freshman tight end Trey'Dez Green (14) runs onto the field on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, during LSU's 37-17 win over Oklahoma at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

Column: How Trey’Dez Green can rescue LSU men’s basketball

By Ethan Stenger, Sports Editor January 29, 2025

LSU men's basketball is getting reinforcements, and it might just be what it needs to save its season. Tigers tight end Trey'Dez Green made his highly-anticipated debut on the road against No. 4...

Pete Maravich's new statue now stands near the Shaquille O'Neal statue outside the PMAC, Monday 25, 2022.

Despite all its history, LSU men’s basketball hasn’t won a national championship. Here’s why

By Gordon Crawford January 29, 2025

LSU has no shortage of men's basketball heroes. While it may not produce them at the rate of the more storied programs, the bronze statues displayed in front of its training facility show that they...