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Tiger Roar: The 2018-19 LSU Basketball Chronicle

A comprehensive examination of the LSU Tigers' pivotal 2018-19 season, marked by conference dominance and a deep NCAA tournament run.

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Season Overview

SEC Dominance

The 2018-19 LSU Tigers basketball team achieved significant success, finishing with an impressive 28-7 overall record. Their conference performance was particularly stellar, securing the Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season championship with a 16-2 record.

NCAA Tournament Journey

As a highly-ranked team, LSU earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They advanced through the early rounds, defeating Yale and Maryland, to reach the prestigious Sweet Sixteen. Their tournament run concluded with a loss to eventual Final Four participant Michigan State.

Coaching and Staff

The team was led by Head Coach Will Wade, in his second season with the Tigers. Tony Benford also served as interim head coach for key games, including the SEC tournament and NCAA tournament, demonstrating the team's resilience and adaptability throughout the season.

Southeastern Conference Standings

2018โ€“19 Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Standings
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 LSU 16โ€“2 .889 28โ€“7 .800
No. 10 Tennessee 15โ€“3 .833 31โ€“6 .838
No. 7 Kentucky 15โ€“3 .833 30โ€“7 .811
No. 5 Auburn 11โ€“7 .611 30โ€“10 .750
South Carolina 11โ€“7 .611 16โ€“16 .500
Mississippi State 10โ€“8 .556 23โ€“11 .676
Ole Miss 10โ€“8 .556 20โ€“13 .606
Florida 9โ€“9 .500 20โ€“16 .556
Alabama 8โ€“10 .444 18โ€“16 .529
Arkansas 8โ€“10 .444 18โ€“16 .529
Texas A&M 6โ€“12 .333 14โ€“18 .438
Missouri 5โ€“13 .278 15โ€“17 .469
Georgia 2โ€“16 .111 11โ€“21 .344
Vanderbilt 0โ€“18 .000 9โ€“23 .281
† 2019 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Team Roster

2018โ€“19 LSU Tigers Men's Basketball Team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Naz Reid 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Roselle Catholic High School Asbury Park, New Jersey
G 1 Javonte Smart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Scotlandville Magnet High School Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G 3 Tremont Waters 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Notre Dame High School New Haven, Connecticut
G 4 Skylar Mays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr 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
G 10 Noah Thomas (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cy-Fair High School Cypress, Texas
F 11 Kavell Bigby-Williams 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Oregon London, England
G 12 Marshall Graves (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Louisiana State University Laboratory School Ponchatoula, Louisiana
G 13 Will Reese (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Anacoco High School Leesville, Louisiana
G 14 Marlon Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Panola College Mount Vernon, New York
F 15 Aundre Hyatt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Miller School Bronx, New York
G 20 Danya Kingsby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Southern Idaho Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 21 Courtese Cooper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Triton College Elgin, Illinois
F 22 Darius Days 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr IMG Academy Raleigh, Florida
F 24 Emmitt Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Oak Ridge High School Fort Myers, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bill Armstrong (UAB)
  • Tony Benford (Texas Tech)
  • Greg Heiar (Franciscan)

Legend
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Official Roster

Game Schedule & Results

Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 6, 2018
7:30 pm, SECN+
No. 23 Southeastern Louisiana W 93โ€“64 1โ€“0 17 โ€“ Reid 10 โ€“ Williams 2 โ€“ Tied Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,513)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 9, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 23 UNC Greensboro W 97โ€“91 2โ€“0 29 โ€“ Reid 7 โ€“ Reid 10 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,613)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 13, 2018
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 22 Memphis W 85โ€“76 3โ€“0 19 โ€“ Mays 10 โ€“ Williams 8 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,295)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 16, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 22 Louisiana Tech W 74โ€“67 4โ€“0 16 โ€“ Smart 7 โ€“ Williams 5 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,557)
Baton Rouge, LA
Nov 22, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 19 vs. College of Charleston W 67โ€“55 5โ€“0 14 โ€“ Williams 9 โ€“ Williams 11 โ€“ Waters HP Field House (N/A)
Orlando, FL
Nov 23, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 vs. No. 14 Florida State L 76โ€“79 OT 5โ€“1 19 โ€“ Mays 6 โ€“ Days 8 โ€“ Smart HP Field House (N/A)
Orlando, FL
Nov 25, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 vs. Oklahoma State L 77โ€“90 5โ€“2 20 โ€“ Mays 7 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 5 โ€“ Waters HP Field House (N/A)
Orlando, FL
Dec 1, 2018
4:00 pm, SECN+
Grambling State W 78โ€“57 6โ€“2 15 โ€“ Waters 9 โ€“ Days 5 โ€“ Tied Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,474)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 9, 2018
1:00 pm, SECN
Incarnate Word W 91โ€“50 7โ€“2 16 โ€“ Tied 10 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 6 โ€“ Mays Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,098)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 12, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 24 Houston L 76โ€“82 7โ€“3 18 โ€“ Smart 6 โ€“ Williams 2 โ€“ Tied Fertitta Center (7,039)
Houston, TX
Dec 15, 2018
10:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Saint Mary's W 78โ€“74 8โ€“3 18 โ€“ Waters 6 โ€“ Williams 3 โ€“ Tied T-Mobile Arena (5,107)
Paradise, NV
Dec 21, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN+
No. 24 Furman W 75โ€“57 9โ€“3 20 โ€“ Waters 10 โ€“ Tied 7 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,765)
Baton Rouge, LA
Dec 28, 2018
7:00 pm, SECN+
Louisianaโ€“Monroe W 81โ€“69 10โ€“3 19 โ€“ Reid 12 โ€“ Reid 10 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,028)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Regular Season
Jan 8, 2019
8:00 pm, SECN
Alabama W 88โ€“79 11โ€“3 (1โ€“0) 19 โ€“ Waters 13 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 7 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,718)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 12, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN
at Arkansas W 94โ€“88 OT 12โ€“3 (2โ€“0) 27 โ€“ Reid 10 โ€“ Williams 11 โ€“ Waters Bud Walton Arena (17,361)
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 15, 2019
8:00 pm, SECN
at No. 18 Ole Miss W 83โ€“69 13โ€“3 (3โ€“0) 20 โ€“ Waters 10 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 9 โ€“ Waters The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS
Jan 19, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN
South Carolina W 89โ€“67 14โ€“3 (4โ€“0) 15 โ€“ Tied 13 โ€“ Williams 6 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,607)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 23, 2019
6:00 pm, SECN
No. 25 Georgia W 92โ€“82 15โ€“3 (5โ€“0) 26 โ€“ Waters 7 โ€“ Reid 4 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,416)
Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 26, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN
No. 25 at Missouri W 86โ€“80 OT 16โ€“3 (6โ€“0) 24 โ€“ Mays 8 โ€“ Reid 9 โ€“ Waters Mizzou Arena (11,513)
Columbia, MO
Jan 30, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 19 at Texas A&M W 72โ€“57 17โ€“3 (7โ€“0) 36 โ€“ Waters 11 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 4 โ€“ Mays Reed Arena (6,554)
College Station, TX
Feb 2, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN
No. 19 Arkansas L 89โ€“90 17โ€“4 (7โ€“1) 19 โ€“ Reid 10 โ€“ Reid 6 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,311)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 6, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 at Mississippi State W 92โ€“88 OT 18โ€“4 (8โ€“1) 29 โ€“ Reid 13 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 5 โ€“ Waters Humphrey Coliseum (7,456)
Starkville, MS
Feb 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 Auburn W 83โ€“78 19โ€“4 (9โ€“1) 20 โ€“ Mays 11 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 10 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (12,004)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 12, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 19 at No. 5 Kentucky W 73โ€“71 20โ€“4 (10โ€“1) 15 โ€“ Waters 7 โ€“ Reid 5 โ€“ Tied Rupp Arena (23,490)
Lexington, KY
Feb 16, 2019
5:00 pm, SECN
No. 19 at Georgia W 83โ€“79 21โ€“4 (11โ€“1) 20 โ€“ Waters 8 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 5 โ€“ Waters Stegeman Coliseum (10,298)
Athens, GA
Feb 20, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 Florida L 77โ€“82 OT 21โ€“5 (11โ€“2) 18 โ€“ Mays 15 โ€“ Reid 4 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,976)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 23, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 13 No. 5 Tennessee W 82โ€“80 OT 22โ€“5 (12โ€“2) 29 โ€“ Smart 10 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 5 โ€“ Smart Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,581)
Baton Rouge, LA
Feb 26, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 13 Texas A&M W 66โ€“55 23โ€“5 (13โ€“2) 18 โ€“ Reid 11 โ€“ Tied 5 โ€“ Mays Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,614)
Baton Rouge, LA
Mar 2, 2019
11:00 am, ESPN
No. 13 at Alabama W 74โ€“69 24โ€“5 (14โ€“2) 20 โ€“ Mays 13 โ€“ Reid 4 โ€“ Smart Coleman Coliseum (11,570)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar 6, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 at Florida W 79โ€“78 OT 25โ€“5 (15โ€“2) 19 โ€“ Waters 14 โ€“ Williams 6 โ€“ Waters Exactech Arena (9,550)
Gainesville, FL
Mar 9, 2019
7:30 pm, SECN
No. 10 Vanderbilt W 80โ€“59 26โ€“5 (16โ€“2) 15 โ€“ Days 11 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 8 โ€“ Waters Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,546)
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
Mar 15, 2019
12:00 pm, ESPN
(1) No. 9 vs. (8) Florida L 73โ€“76 26โ€“6 26 โ€“ Reid 14 โ€“ Reid 7 โ€“ Waters Bridgestone Arena (16,490)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 21, 2019
11:40 am, truTV
(3 E) No. 12 vs. (14 E) Yale W 79โ€“74 27โ€“6 19 โ€“ Mays 10 โ€“ Reid 7 โ€“ Waters VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (12,429)
Jacksonville, FL
Mar 24, 2019
11:10 am, CBS
(3 E) No. 12 vs. (6 E) Maryland W 69โ€“67 28โ€“6 16 โ€“ Mays 8 โ€“ Bigby-Williams 5 โ€“ Waters VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (14,250)
Jacksonville, FL
Mar 29, 2019
6:09 pm, CBS
(3 E) No. 12 vs. (2 E) No. 5 Michigan State L 63โ€“80 28โ€“7 23 โ€“ Waters 9 โ€“ Reid 9 โ€“ Tied Capital One Arena (20,728)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

National Rankings

Ranking Movements
Legend: โ–ฒ Increase in ranking โ–ผ Decrease in ranking
โ€” = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
Poll Pre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP 232219RVโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”RV25192119131310912Not released
Coaches RVRV^21RVRVโ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”RV19222115141091215

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

2018 Recruiting Class

College Recruiting Information
Naz Reid
#3 PF
Asbury Park, NJ Roselle Catholic High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 12, 2017
Recruit ratings: Scout: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… Rivals: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 247Sports: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… ESPN: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…
Emmitt Williams
#7 PF
Lehigh Acres, FL Oak Ridge High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 26, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… Rivals: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… 247Sports: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜… ESPN: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…
Javonte Smart
#9 PG
Baton Rouge, LA Scotlandville Magnet High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 30, 2017
Recruit ratings: Scout: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† Rivals: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† 247Sports: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† ESPN: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
Darius Days
#14 PF
Williston, FL The Rock School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Oct 20, 2017
Recruit ratings: Scout: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† Rivals: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† 247Sports: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† ESPN: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†
Aundre Hyatt
#51 PF
Charlottesville, VA The Miller School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Aug 6, 2018
Recruit ratings: Scout: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜† Rivals: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜† 247Sports: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜† ESPN: โ˜…โ˜…โ˜…โ˜†โ˜†
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: Recruit ratings vary by source and methodology.

Offseason Transitions

Player Departures

Following the successful season, several players concluded their eligibility or moved on:

  • Brandon Sampson: Declared for the 2018 NBA draft.
  • Duop Reath: Graduated.
  • Jeremy Combs: Graduated.
  • Aaron Epps: Graduated.
  • Randy Onwausor: Graduated.
  • Brandon Rachal: Transferred to Pearl River CC.
  • Galen Alexander: Dismissed from the team.
  • Mayan Kiir: Dismissed from the team.
  • Wayde Sims: Tragically deceased during the offseason.

Incoming Talent

The Tigers bolstered their roster with new talent through transfers and the 2018 recruiting class:

  • Incoming Transfers: Marlon Taylor (Panola College), Danya Kingsby (College of Southern Idaho), Courtese Cooper (Triton College).
  • 2018 Recruiting Class: Featured highly-rated prospects Naz Reid, Emmitt Williams, Javonte Smart, Darius Days, and Aundre Hyatt, forming a strong foundation for future seasons.

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