1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball team

1968–69 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Rankings from AP Poll

1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball
1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball
All-College Tournament champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1968–69 record	13–13 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach	Press Maravich (3rd season);
Home arena	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

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.

Roster[]

1968–69 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Jeff Tribbett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Lebanon, Indiana
G	23	Pete Maravich	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
G	24	Rich Hickman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
G/F	31	Ralph Jukkola	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Dayton, Ohio
C	35	Dan Hester	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mount Vernon, Illinois
C	43	Dave Ramsden	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr

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, 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^[2]	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.

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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)

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1968-69 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "L.S.U. Five Trips Duquesne, 94-91; Maravich Gets 53 Points". New York Times. December 31, 1968. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
^ "1968–69 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] sports-reference.com 1968-69 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "L.S.U. Five Trips Duquesne, 94-91; Maravich Gets 53 Points". New York Times. December 31, 1968. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

[3] "1968–69 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[4] "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

1968–69 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kentucky	16	–	2	.889	23	–	5	.821
Tennessee	13	–	5	.722	21	–	7	.750
Florida	12	–	6	.667	18	–	9	.667
Auburn	10	–	8	.556	15	–	10	.600
Vanderbilt	9	–	9	.500	15	–	11	.577
Georgia	9	–	9	.500	13	–	12	.520
LSU	7	–	11	.389	13	–	13	.500
Ole Miss	7	–	11	.389	10	–	14	.417
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	8	–	17	.320
Alabama	1	–	17	.056	4	–	20	.167

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]