# 1969–70 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1969–70 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Press Maravich, in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in second place. LSU received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgetown and Oklahoma before losing in to No. 8 Marquette in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| December 4* | | Oregon State | W 94–72 | 1–0 | 43 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 9* | | Loyola (LA) | W 100–87 | 2–0 | 45 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 11 | | Vanderbilt | W 109–86 | 3–0 (1–0) | 61 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 13* | | at Tulane | W 97–91 | 4–0 | 46 – Maravich | – | – | Tulane Gymnasium New Orleans, LA |
| December 18* | No. 15 | No. 13 USC | L 98–101 | 4–1 | 50 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| December 20* | No. 15 | at Clemson | W 111–103 | 5–1 | 49 – Maravich | – | – | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| December 22* | No. 15 | at Oregon State | W 78–68 | 6–1 | 46 – Maravich | – | – | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| December 23* | | at No. 2 UCLA | L 84–133 | 6–2 | 38 – Maravich | – | – | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29* | | vs. St. John's Rainbow Classic | W 80–70 | 7–2 | 53 – Maravich | – | – | Neil S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI |
| December 30* | | vs. Yale Rainbow Classic | L 94–97 | 7–3 | 34 – Maravich | – | – | Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| January 3 | | Alabama | W 90–83 | 8–3 (2–0) | 55 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 10 | | Auburn | L 70–79 | 8–4 (2–1) | 44 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 24 | | at Kentucky | L 96–106 | 8–5 (2–2) | 55 – Maravich | 17 – Sanders | – | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 26 | | Tennessee | W 71–59 | 9–5 (3–2) | 29 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| January 31 | | Ole Miss | W 109–86 | 10–5 (4–2) | 53 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 2 | | Mississippi State | W 109–91 | 11–5 (5–2) | 49 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 4 | | at Florida | W 95–75 | 12–5 (6–2) | 52 – Maravich | – | – | Alligator Alley Gainesville, Florida |
| February 7 | | at Alabama | L 104–106 | 12–6 (6–3) | 69 – Maravich | – | – | Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| February 9* | | Tulane | W 127–114 | 13–6 | 49 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 11 | | Florida | W 94–85 | 14–6 (7–3) | 38 – Maravich | – | – | John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| February 14 | | at Vanderbilt | W 99–89 | 15–6 (8–3) | 38 – Maravich | – | – | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 16 | | at Auburn | W 70–64 | 16–6 (9–3) | 46 – Maravich | – | – | Beard Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 18, 1970 | | Georgia | W 88–86 | 17–6 (10–3) | 37 – Maravich | – | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 21, 1970 | | No. 2 Kentucky | L 105–121 | 17–7 (10–4) | 64 – Maravich | 10 – Hester | – | John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 23, 1970 | | at Tennessee | L 87–88 | 17–8 (10–5) | 30 – Maravich | – | – | Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 28, 1970 | | at Ole Miss | W 103–90 | 18–8 (11–5) | 35 – Maravich | – | – | Rebel Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Mar 2, 1970 | | at Mississippi State | W 97–87 | 19–8 (12–5) | 55 – Maravich | – | – | McCarthy Gymnasium Starkville, Mississippi |
| Mar 7, 1970 | | at Georgia | W 99–88 | 20–8 (13–5) | 41 – Maravich | – | – | Georgia Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| National Invitation Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 15, 1970* | | vs. Georgetown First Round | W 83–82 | 21–8 | 30 – Hester | – | – | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 17, 1970* | | vs. Oklahoma Quarterfinals | W 97–94 | 22–8 | 37 – Maravich | – | – | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 19, 1970* | | vs. No. 8 Marquette Semifinals | L 79–101 | 22–9 | 24 – Hester | – | – | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Mar 21, 1970* | | vs. Army Third place game | L 69–75 | 22–10 | 21 – Hester | – | – | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||

## Awards and honors

* Pete Maravich – National Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American (3x), NCAA Scoring Leader (3x), SEC Player of the Year (3x), All-time single-season NCAA scoring average (44.5 ppg), All-time NCAA scoring leader (3,667 points)

## 1970 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 3 | Pete Maravich | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2 | 31 | Dan Hester | Atlanta Hawks |