2017 – 18 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The team 's head coach was Will Wade , in his first season at LSU . They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge , Louisiana , as a member of the Southeastern Conference . They finished the season 18 – 15 , 8 – 10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place . They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Mississippi State . The Tigers received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Louisiana before losing to Utah in the second round
SEC Tournament
2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 LSU Tigers basketball team