The Tigers finished the 2018 – 19 season 28 – 7 , 16 – 2 in SEC play to finish as regular season SEC champions . They lost in the Quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament to Florida . The Tigers received an invitation to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Yale in the First Round and Maryland in the Second Round before losing to Michigan State in the Sweet Sixteen . Head coach Will Wade was briefly suspended at the end of the season due to NCAA concerns
SEC Tournament
2019 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2019–20 LSU Tigers basketball team