1969–70 LSU Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1969–70 LSU Tigers basketball Southeastern Conference SEC 22–10 13–5 Press Maravich 4th John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum National Invitation Tournament Fourth Place The 1969–70 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Press Maravich, in his fourth season at LSU. They played their home games at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers finished the season 22–10, 13–5 in SEC play to finish in second place. LSU received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Georgetown and Oklahoma before losing in to No. 8 Marquette in the semifinals. Roster 1969 LSU Tigers y Jeff Tribbett G 6 0 Sr Lebanon, Indiana Pete Maravich y 23 G 6 5 190 Sr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Rich Hickman 24 G 6 0 Sr Al Sanders y basketball 31 F 6 7 230 So Baton Rouge, Louisiana Dan Hester y 35 C 6 8 210 Sr Mount Vernon, Illinois Bill Newton y basketball F 6 9 215 So Rockville, Indiana https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1970.html Press Maravich Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=LSU Tigers|Regular season December 4 yes 1969 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 94–72 1–0 Maravich 43         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana December 9 yes 1969 men Loyola Wolf Pack Loyola (LA) 100–87 2–0 Maravich 45         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana December 11 1969 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt 109–86 3–0 1–0 Maravich 61         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana December 13 yes yes 1969 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 97–91 4–0 Maravich 46         Tulane Gymnasium New Orleans, LA December 18 yes 15 13 USC 98–101 4–1 Maravich 50         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana December 20 yes 15 yes Clemson 111–103 5–1 Maravich 49         Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC December 22 yes 15 yes Oregon State 78–68 6–1 Maravich 46         Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon December 23 yes yes 2 UCLA 84–133 6–2 Maravich 38         Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA December 29 yes yes St. John's Rainbow Classic 80–70 7–2 Maravich 53         Neil S. Blaisdell Arena Honolulu, HI December 30 yes yes Yale Rainbow Classic 94–97 7–3 Maravich 34         Neil S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI January 3 1969 men Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 90–83 8–3 2–0 Maravich 55         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana January 10 Auburn 70–79 8–4 2–1 Maravich 44         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana January 24 yes Kentucky 96–106 8–5 2–2 Maravich 55 Sanders 17     Memorial Coliseum Lexington, Kentucky January 26 1969 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 71–59 9–5 3–2 Maravich 29         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana January 31 1969 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 109–86 10–5 4–2 Maravich 53         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 2 1969 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 109–91 11–5 5–2 Maravich 49         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 4 yes 1969 men Florida Gators Florida 95–75 12–5 6–2 Maravich 52         Alligator Alley Gainesville, Florida February 7 yes Alabama 104–106 12–6 6–3 Maravich 69         Memorial Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama February 9 yes Tulane 127–114 13–6 Maravich 49         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 11 Florida 94–85 14–6 7–3 Maravich 38         John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana February 14 yes Vanderbilt 99–89 15–6 8–3 Maravich 38         Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee February 16 yes Auburn 70–64 16–6 9–3 Maravich 46         Beard Coliseum Auburn, Alabama Feb 18, 1970 1969 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana 88–86 Maravich 37         17–6 10–3 Feb 21, 1970 Kentucky 2 John Parker Memorial Coliseum Baton Rouge, Louisiana 105–121 Maravich 64 Hester 10     17–7 10–4 Feb 23, 1970 yes Tennessee Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, Tennessee 87–88 Maravich 30         17–8 10–5 Feb 28, 1970 yes Ole Miss Rebel Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 103–90 Maravich 35         18–8 11–5 Mar 2, 1970 yes Mississippi State McCarthy Gymnasium Starkville, Mississippi 97–87 Maravich 55         19–8 12–5 Mar 7, 1970 yes Georgia Georgia Coliseum Athens, Georgia 99–88 Maravich 41         20–8 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=LSU Tigers| National Invitation Tournament Mar 15, 1970 yes yes Georgetown Madison Square Garden New York, New York First Round 83–82 Hester 30         21–8 Mar 17, 1970 yes yes 1969 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Madison Square Garden New York, New York Quarterfinals 97–94L.S.U. and Marquette Fives Gain N.I.T. Semifinals Before 19500 at Garden https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/18/archives/lsu-and-marquette-fives-gain-nit-semifinals-before-19500-at-garden.html New York Times March 18, 1970 November 28, 2020 Maravich 37         22–8 Mar 19, 1970 yes yes Marquette 8 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Semifinals 79–101 Hester 24         22–9 Mar 21, 1970 yes yes 1969 men Army Cadets Army Madison Square Garden New York, New York Third place game 69–75Marquette Beats St. John's, 65‐53, in N. I. T. Final; U.C.L.A. Tops Jacksonville, 80‐69, for N.C.A.A. Title https://www.nytimes.com/1970/03/22/archives/marquette-beats-st-johns-6553-in-n-i-t-final-u-c-l-a-tops.html New York Times March 22, 1970 November 28, 2020 Hester 21         22–10 Central Time https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/louisiana-state/1970-schedule.html 1969–70 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com2019-20 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book https://lsusports.net/sports/2019/11/6/2019-20-mbb-record-book.aspx?path=mb Louisiana State University Athletics November 22, 2020 September 7, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200907053834/https://lsusports.net/sports/2019/11/6/2019-20-mbb-record-book.aspx?path=mb dead Rankings 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Pete Maravich – National Player of the Year, Consensus First-team All-American (3x), NCAA Scoring Leader (3x), SEC Player of the Year (3x), All-time single-season NCAA scoring average (44.5 ppg), All-time NCAA scoring leader (3,667 points) 1970 NBA draft 1970 NBA draft LSU Tigers Round Pick Player NBA club 1 3 Pete Maravich Atlanta Hawks 2 31 Dan Hester Atlanta Hawks https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1970.html 1970 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com November 22, 2020 References Category:LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons LSU LSU LSU LSU