The 2017– 18 LSU Tigers b-ball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2017– 18 NCAA Division I men’s b-ball season. The group’s head mentor was Will Wade, in his first season at LSU. They played their home recreations at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as an individual from the Southeastern Conference. They completed the season 18– 15, 8– 10 in SEC play to complete in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Mississippi State. The Tigers got a solicitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Louisiana before losing in to Utah in the second round.
Past season
The Tigers finished the 2016– 17 season 10– 21, 2– 16 in SEC play to complete in a tie for thirteenth place. They lost in the First Round of the SEC Tournament to Mississippi State.
On March 10, head coach Johnny Jones was fired. He completed at LSU with a five-year record of 90– 72. On March 20, LSU hired VCU head mentor Will Wade as their next head coach.Offseason
Departures[edit]
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Antonio Blakeney 2 G 6’4″ 197 Sophomore Sarasota, FL Declared for 2017 NBA draft
Elbert Robinson III 3 C 7’1″ 290 Junior Garland, TX Left the group because of individual reasons
Kieran Hayward 5 G 6’4″ 195 Freshman Sydney, Australia Transferred to Massachusetts
Branden Jenkins 10 G 6’4″ 180 Junior Maywood, IL Graduate exchanged to Texas Wesleyan
Jalyn Patterson 11 G 6’1″ 191 Junior Atlanta, GA Left the group because of individual reasons
Brian Bridgewater 20 F 6’5″ 282 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Craig Victor II 32 F 6’9″ 235 Junior New Orleans, LA Dismissed from the group because of infringement of group rules/2017 NBA draft
Brandon Eddlestone 45 F 6’8″ 248 Senior Slidell, LA Walk-on; graduated
Approaching transfers[edit]
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Daryl Edwards 5 G 6’4″ 170 Junior Fresno, CA Junior school exchanged to Northwest Florida State College
Kavell Bigby-Williams 11 F 6’11” 230 Senior London, England Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA exchange rules, Bigby-Williams should sit out for the 2017– 18 season. Will have one year of residual qualification.
Jeremy Combs 13 F 6’7″ 215 Senior Dallas, TX Transferred from North Texas. Will qualified to play since Combs graduated from North Texas.
Randy Onwausor 14 G 6’3″ 210 RS Senior Inglewood, CA Transferred from Southern Utah. Will qualified to play since Onwausor graduated from Southern Utah.
2017 selecting class
US college sports recruiting information for secondary school competitors
Name Hometown High school/college Height Weight Commit date
Tremont Waters
#8 PG New Haven, CT Notre Dame High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 5, 2017
Enlisting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Galen Alexander
SF Lafayette, LA Lafayette Christian Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 17, 2016
Enlisting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mayan Kiir
#20 PF Bradenton, FL Victory Rock Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 11, 2017
Enlisting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brandon Rachal
#29 SF Natchitoches, LA Natchitoches Central High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 12, 2016
Enlisting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
By and large selecting rankings:
Note: In numerous cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may strife in their postings of height and weight.
In these cases, the normal was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
“LSU 2017 Basketball Commitments”. Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
“2017 LSU Basketball Commits”. Scout.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
“ESPN”. ESPN.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
“Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings”. Scout.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
“2017 Team Ranking”. Rivals.com. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
2018 enrolling class
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List
2017– 18 LSU Tigers men’s ball group
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Brandon Sampson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Madison Preparatory Academy Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 1 Duop Reath 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Sr Lee College Perth, Australia
G 2 Brandon Rachal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Natchitoches Central High School Natchitoches, Louisiana
G 3 Tremont Waters 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Fr Notre Dame High School New Haven, Connecticut
G 4 Skylar Mays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Findlay Prep Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 5 Daryl Edwards 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Northwest Florida State Fresno, California
F 10 Galen Alexander 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lafayette Christian Academy Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
F 11 Kavell Bigby-Williams (I) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Oregon London, England
G 12 Marshall Graves (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Louisiana State University Laboratory School Ponchatoula, Louisiana
F 13 Jeremy Combs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr North Texas Dallas, Texas
G 14 Randy Onwausor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Southern Utah Inglewood, California
G 15 Reed Vial (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Parkview Baptist High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F 21 Aaron Epps 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Tioga High School Ball, Louisiana
F 35 Mayan Kiir 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Victory Rock Prep Bradenton, Florida
F 44 Wayde Sims 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) So Louisiana State University Laboratory School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head mentor
Will Wade (Clemson)
Colleague coach(es)
Bill Armstrong (Alabama– Birmingham)
Tony Benford (Texas Tech)
Greg Heiar (Franciscan)
Legend
(C) Team chief
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Harmed
Current redshirt
List
Calendar and results
Date
time, TV Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (participation)
city, state
Presentation
Oct 31, 2017*
7:30 pm at Tulane
Sea tempest help philanthropy game L 74– 84 – 21 – Reath 13 – Reath 3 – Sims Devlin Fieldhouse (1,503)
New Orleans, LA
Non-gathering customary season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN+ Alcorn State W 99– 59 1– 0 27 – Waters 6 – Rachal 6 – Waters Maravich Center (11,856)
Cudgel Rouge, LA
Nov 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN+ Samford W 105– 86 2– 0 20 – Mays, Sampson 8 – Sampson 8 – Waters Maravich Center (7,731)
Cudgel Rouge, LA
Nov 20, 2017*
10:30 pm, ESPNU vs. Michigan
Maui Invitational quarterfinals W 77– 75 3– 0 21 – Waters 5 – Mays, Reath 4 – Rachal, Waters Lahaina Civic Center (N/A)
Maui, HI
Nov 21, 2017*
9:30 pm, ESPN vs. No. 13 Notre Dame
Maui Invitational semifinals L 53– 92 3– 1 14 – Reath 6 – Reath 4 – Onwuasor Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 vs. Marquette
Maui Invitational third place game L 84– 94 3– 2 39 – Waters 7 – Sims 4 – Waters Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN+ UT Martin W 84– 60 4– 2 18 – Mays 9 – Reath 10 – Waters Maravich Center (7,396)
Stick Rouge, LA
Dec 10, 2017*
4:00 pm, SECN+ UNC Wilmington W 97– 84 5– 2 30 – Reath 9 – Waters 10 – Waters Maravich Center (7,812)
Stick Rouge, LA
Dec 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN Houston W 80– 77 6– 2 26 – Epps 16 – Epps 6 – Waters Maravich Center (8,449)
Stick Rouge, LA
Dec 16, 2017*
12:00 pm, SECN Stephen F. Austin L 82– 83 6– 3 19 – Waters 10 – Epps 6 – Mays Maravich Center (9,695)
Stick Rouge, LA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN+ Sam Houston State W 80– 58 7– 3 13 – Mays, Onwuasor 10 – Sims 5 – Mays Maravich Center (8,151)
Stick Rouge, LA
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN+ North Florida W 104– 52 8– 3 15 – Reath, Waters 9 – Epps 10 – Waters Maravich Center (8,212)
Stick Rouge, LA
Dec 28, 2017*
8:00 pm, CBSSN at Memphis W 71– 61 9– 3 18 – Waters 7 – Sims 8 – Waters FedEx Forum (9,468)
Memphis, TN
SEC normal season
Jan 3, 2018
7:30 pm, SECN No. 17 Kentucky L 71– 74 9– 4
(0– 1) 24 – Reath 11 – Waters 4 – Sampson Maravich Center (11,952)
Stick Rouge, LA
Jan 6, 2018
1:05 pm, SECN at No. 11 Texas A&M W 69– 68 10– 4
(1– 1) 21 – Waters 10 – Reath 6 – Mays Reed Arena (10,845)
School Station, TX
Jan 10, 2018
8:00 pm, SECN at Arkansas W 75– 54 11– 4
(2– 1) 13 – Epps 11 – Epps 8 – Waters Bud Walton Arena (15,199)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 13, 2018
7:30 pm, SECN Alabama L 66– 74 11– 5
(2– 2) 19 – Waters 4 – Epps, Rachal, Onwuasor 5 – Waters Maravich Center (13,600)
Twirly doo Rouge, LA
Jan 16, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU Georgia L 60– 61 11– 6
(2– 3) 17 – Sampson 7 – Mays 5 – Waters Maravich Center (13,215)
Twirly doo Rouge, LA
Jan 20, 2018
12:00 pm, SECN at Vanderbilt L 71– 77 11– 7
(2– 4) 31 – Reath 13 – Reath 4 – Waters Memorial Gymnasium (8,760)
Nashville, TN
Jan 23, 2018
5:30 pm, ESPNU Texas A&M W 77– 65 12– 7
(3– 4) 21 – Reath 8 – Reath 9 – Waters Maravich Center (8,528)
Twirly doo Rouge, LA
Jan 27, 2018
5:00 pm, SECN at No. 19 Auburn L 70– 95 12– 8
(3– 5) 18 – Reath 4 – Mays 5 – Mays Auburn Arena (9,121)
Coppery, AL
Jan 31, 2018
5:30 pm, SECN at No. 18 Tennessee L 61– 84 12�