# 1967–68 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1967–68 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1967–68 NCAA men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Press Maravich, in his second season at LSU. They played their home games at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers finished the season 14–12, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in sixth place.
This season marked the varsity debut of "Pistol" Pete Maravich.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Dec 2, 1967* | Tampa | W 97–81 | 1–0 | 48 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 4, 1967* | at Texas | W 87–74 | 2–0 | 42 – Maravich | – | – | Gregory Gym Austin, Texas |
| Dec 9, 1967* | Loyola (LA) | W 90–56 | 3–0 | 51 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 15, 1967* | vs. Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic | L 94–96 | 3–1 | 42 – Maravich | – | – | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 16, 1967* | vs. Florida State Milwaukee Classic | L 100–130 | 3–2 | 42 – Maravich | – | – | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 19, 1967 | Ole Miss | W 81–68 | 4–2 (1–0) | 46 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 22, 1967 | Mississippi State | W 111–87 | 5–2 (2–0) | 58 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 30, 1967 | Alabama | W 81–70 | 6–2 (3–0) | 30 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 3, 1968 | Auburn | W 76–72 | 7–2 (4–0) | 55 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 6, 1968 | at Florida | L 90–97 | 7–3 (4–1) | 32 – Maravich | – | – | Florida Gymnasium Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 8, 1968 | at Georgia | W 79–76 | 8–3 (5–1) | 42 – Maravich | – | – | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 11, 1968* | at Tulane | W 100–91 | 9–3 | 52 – Maravich | – | – | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 24, 1968* | Clemson | W 104–81 | 10–3 | 33 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 27, 1968 | No. 9 Kentucky | L 95–121 | 10–4 (5–2) | 52 – Maravich | 11 – Maravich | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 29, 1968 | No. 7 Vanderbilt | L 91–99 | 10–5 (5–3) | 54 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 3, 1968 | at No. 10 Kentucky | L 96–109 | 10–6 (5–4) | 44 – Maravich | 9 – Jukkola | – | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| Feb 5, 1968 | No. 6 Tennessee | L 67–87 | 10–7 (5–5) | 21 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 7, 1968 | at Auburn | L 69–74 | 10–8 (5–6) | 49 – Maravich | – | – | Auburn Sports Arena Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 10, 1968 | Florida | W 93–92 | 11–8 (6–6) | 47 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 12, 1968 | Georgia | L 73–78 | 11–9 (6–7) | 51 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 17, 1968 | at Alabama | W 99–89 | 12–9 (7–7) | 59 – Maravich | – | – | Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 19, 1968 | at Mississippi State | W 94–83 | 13–9 (8–7) | 34 – Maravich | – | – | McCarthy Gymnasium Starkville, Mississippi |
| Feb 21, 1968* | Tulane | W 99–92 | 14–9 | 55 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 24, 1968 | at Ole Miss | L 85–87 | 14–10 (8–8) | 40 – Maravich | – | – | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Mar 2, 1968 | at Tennessee | L 71–74 | 14–11 (8–9) | 22 – Jukkola | – | – | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Mar 4, 1968 | at Vanderbilt | L 86–115 | 14–12 (8–10) | 42 – Maravich | – | – | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Pete Maravich – Consensus First-team All-American, NCAA Scoring Leader, SEC Player of the Year, All-time single-season NCAA scoring average (43.8 ppg)