2018–19 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 2018–19 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Will Wade, in his second season at LSU. Tony Benford also served as interim head coach for the last regular season game, 2019 SEC men's basketball tournament and 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 28-7, 16-2 in SEC Play to finish as SEC regular season champions.. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament to Florida. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Yale and Maryland to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Michigan State.

2018–19 LSU Tigers basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 12
Record28–7 (16–2 SEC)
Head coach
  • Will Wade (2nd season)
  • Tony Benford (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Armstrong
  • Tony Benford
  • Greg Heiar
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 LSU16–2 .88928–7  .800
No. 10 Tennessee15–3 .83331–6  .838
No. 7 Kentucky15–3 .83330–7  .811
No. 5 Auburn†11–7 .61130–10  .750
South Carolina11–7 .61116–16  .500
Mississippi State10–8 .55623–11  .676
Ole Miss10–8 .55620–13  .606
Florida9–9 .50020–16  .556
Alabama8–10 .44418–16  .529
Arkansas8–10 .44418–16  .529
Texas A&M6–12 .33314–18  .438
Missouri5–13 .27815–17  .469
Georgia2–16 .11111–21  .344
Vanderbilt0–18 .0009–23  .281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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