# 1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season. The team’s head coach was Press Maravich, in his third season at LSU. They played their home games at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers finished the season 13–13, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in seventh place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Dec 2, 1968* | at Loyola (LA) | W 109–82 | 1–0 | 52 – Maravich | – | – | The Field House New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 7, 1968* | at Clemson | W 86–85 | 2–0 | 38 – Maravich | – | – | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 14, 1968* | Tulane | L 99–101 | 2–1 | 55 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 18, 1968 | Florida | W 93–89 | 3–1 (1–0) | 45 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 21, 1968 | Georgia | W 98–89 | 4–1 (2–0) | 47 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 26, 1968* | vs. No. 19 Wyoming All-College Tournament | W 84–78 | 5–1 | 45 – Maravich | – | – | Fairgrounds Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 28, 1968* | at Oklahoma City All-College Tournament | W 101–85 | 6–1 | 40 – Maravich | – | – | Fairgrounds Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 30, 1968* | vs. Duquesne All-College Tournament | W 94–91 | 7–1 | 53 – Maravich | – | – | Fairgrounds Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 4, 1969 | at Alabama | L 82–85 | 7–2 (2–1) | 42 – Maravich | – | – | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Jan 9, 1969 | at Vanderbilt | L 92–94 | 7–3 (2–2) | 38 – Maravich | – | – | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 11, 1969 | at Auburn | L 71–90 | 7–4 (2–3) | 46 – Maravich | – | – | Auburn Sports Arena Auburn, Alabama |
| Jan 25, 1969 | No. 5 Kentucky | L 96–108 | 7–5 (2–4) | 52 – Maravich | 14 – Ramsden | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 27, 1969 | Tennessee | L 68–81 | 7–6 (2–5) | 21 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 31, 1969* | Pittsburgh | W 120–79 | 8–6 | 40 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 1, 1969 | Ole Miss | L 81–84 | 8–7 (2–6) | 31 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 3, 1969 | Mississippi State | W 95–71 | 9–7 (3–6) | 33 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 8, 1969 | Alabama | W 81–75 | 10–7 (4–6) | 38 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 10, 1969 | at Tulane | L 94–110 | 10–8 | 66 – Maravich | – | – | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Feb 12, 1969 | at Florida | L 79–95 | 10–9 (4–7) | 50 – Maravich | – | – | Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, Florida |
| Feb 15, 1969 | Auburn | W 93–81 | 11–9 (5–7) | 54 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 17, 1969 | Vanderbilt | L 83–85 | 11–10 (5–8) | 35 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 22, 1969 | at No. 6 Kentucky | L 89–103 | 11–11 (5–9) | 45 – Maravich | 15 – Hester | – | Memorial Coliseum (11,500) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 24, 1969 | at No. 17 Tennessee | L 63–87 | 11–12 (5–10) | 20 – Maravich | – | – | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar 1, 1969 | at Ole Miss | L 76–78 | 11–13 (5–11) | 49 – Maravich | – | – | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Mar 3, 1969 | at Mississippi State | W 99–89 | 12–13 (6–11) | 55 – Maravich | – | – | McCarthy Gymnasium Starkville, Mississippi |
| Mar 8, 1969 | at Georgia | W 90–80 | 13–13 (7–11) | 58 – Maravich | – | – | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Pete Maravich – Consensus First-team All-American (2x), NCAA Scoring Leader (2x), SEC Player of the Year (2x), All-time single-season NCAA scoring average (44.2 ppg)