1967–68 LSU Tigers basketball team

1967–68 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1967–68 LSU Tigers basketball
1967–68 LSU Tigers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1967–68 record	14–12 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Press Maravich (2nd season);
Home arena	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1968–69 →

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.^[1]

Roster[]

1967–68 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Jeff Tribbett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	Lebanon, Indiana
G	23	Pete Maravich	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
G	24	Rich Hickman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
G/F	31	Ralph Jukkola	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Dayton, Ohio
C	43	Dave Ramsden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Press Maravich

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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.

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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)

References[]

^ "THE COED BOPPERS' TOP CAT". Sports Illustrated. March 4, 1968. Retrieved November 28, 2020. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "1967–68 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2019-20 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

[1] "THE COED BOPPERS' TOP CAT". Sports Illustrated. March 4, 1968. Retrieved November 28, 2020. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[2] "1967–68 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2019-20 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

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v t LSU Tigers basketball
Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1971) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass One & Done
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1952–53 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1979–80 1980–81 1985–86 1986–87 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1999–2000 2005–06 2008–09 2009–10 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1967–68 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Kentucky	15	–	3	.833	22	–	5	.815
Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	20	–	6	.769
Vanderbilt	12	–	6	.667	20	–	6	.769
Georgia	11	–	7	.611	17	–	8	.680
Florida	11	–	7	.611	15	–	10	.600
LSU	8	–	10	.444	14	–	12	.538
Auburn	8	–	10	.444	13	–	13	.500
Mississippi State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	17	.346
Ole Miss	4	–	14	.222	7	–	17	.292
Alabama	3	–	15	.167	10	–	16	.385

Rankings from AP Poll