2009–10 LSU Tigers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2025 none 2009–2010 LSU Tigers Basketball Louisiana State University (block logo).svg 200 Southeastern Conference SEC 11–20 2–14 Trent Johnson 2nd Donny Guerinoni Keith Richard Brent Scott Pete Maravich Assembly Center The 2009–10 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented the Louisiana State University in the 2009–10 college basketball season. The head coach was Trent Johnson, who was in his second season at LSU. The team played its home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 2–14 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the 2010 SEC men's basketball tournament. Previous season Trent Johnson completed his first season as head coach of the Tiger men's basketball team in 2009. His first season was very successful as the Tigers won the SEC West division title and the overall SEC regular-season title which earned them the #1 seed in the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament. As a result of earning the top seed, the Tigers received a first-round bye. The Tigers defeated the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round 67–58. However, Mississippi St. proved to be too much in the semi-finals eliminating the Tigers 67–57. After the SEC Tournament, the Tigers' fate was in the hands of the NCAA Tournament selection committee. The Tigers were awarded the #8 seed in the South bracket for the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. This was the first time the Tigers had made the NCAA tournament since making it to 2006 Final Four. The Tigers had to travel to Greensboro, North Carolina to play the first two rounds of the tournament. In the opening round of the tournament, LSU squared off against the #9 seed Butler, who finished the regular season 26–5. The Tigers seemed to be in control of the game leading by as much as 13, and by a score of 35–29 at the half. However, Butler continued to fight their way back using the size of Matt Howard who finished the game with 22. In the end, though, the Tigers were able to prevail 75–71 behind Marcus Thornton's 30 points.Thornton, No. 8-Seed Tigers Survive Butler, 75–71 The 2008–09 squad compiled and overall record of 27–8, including a 13–3 mark in SEC play.2008–09 LSU Tigers Men's Basketball Schedule Preseason The 2009–10 Tigers men's basketball team had a much different look than the team that competed in the previous season. The Tigers replaced the following seniors from 2008 to 2009: Chris Johnson, C, 2-year starter Garrett Temple, G, 4-year starter Marcus Thornton, G, drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Miami Heat Quinton Thornton, F, sixth man However, Tasmin Mitchell decided to withdraw his name from the 2009 NBA draft and return to LSU for his red-shirt senior season. He joined junior Bo Spencer as the only two starters returning from last year. Honors Senior forward Tasmin Mitchell was the only Tiger to receive any preseason accolades. Mitchell was recently named to watchlist for the 2009–10 Naismith Award,Mitchell Named to Preseason Naismith List as well as being rated the #4 small forward in college basketball by Rivals.com.Mitchell Named Among Nation's Best Forwards During SEC media days prior to the season, Mitchell was named a unanimous First Team All-SEC selection by the SEC coaches.Mitchell Unanimous All-SEC Pick by Coaches Recruiting class no no 2009 Aaron Dotson SG Seattle, WA Rainier Beach High School 6 4 194 October 22, 2008 3 4 93 Eddie Ludwig PF Metairie, Louisiana Metairie Park Country Day School 6 7 195 October 13, 2008 3 3 87 2009 LSU Commit List for 2009 Men's Basketball Recruiting College Basketball Recruiting Schools lsu 107 99 Not ranked Not ranked November 11, 2010 yes Roster 2009 LSU Tigers y Tasmin Mitchell 1 F 6 7 245 SR Denham Springs, Louisiana y Garrett Green 3 F 6 11 230 SO Woodland Hills, California Chris Bass 4 G 6 1 185 SO Baton Rouge, Louisiana Malcolm White 5 F 6 9 225 JR Baton Rouge, Louisiana Daron Populist 10 G 5 10 170 FR Slidell, Louisiana Bo Spencer 11 G 6 2 186 JR Baton Rouge, Louisiana Aaron Dotson 12 G 6 4 205 FR Seattle, Washington Eddie Ludwig 13 F 6 9 215 FR Metairie, Louisiana Chris Beattie 14 G 6 4 189 JR Slidell, Louisiana Dennis Harris 15 F 6 11 190 FR Jonesboro, Georgia Calvin Traxler 1 G/F 6 5 200 FR Grand Rapids, Michigan Taylor Jacobsen 22 F 6 6 205 SO Charlotte, North Carolina Storm Warren 24 F 6 7 230 SO Monroe, Louisiana y Alex Farrer 30 G 6 5 200 SR Baton Rouge, Louisiana Trent Johnson (Boise State) Donny Guerinoni (Nevada) Keith Richard (Northeast Louisiana) Brent Scott (Rice) http://www.lsusports.net/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=5200&SPID=2166&SPSID=27829 November 11, 2009 Schedule background:#461D7C;color:#FDD023; 2010 LSU Tigers basketball Game Log ! style="background:#FFF;color:#461D7C;"| Regular Season |- valign="top" y background:#FDD023;color:#461D7C; November # Date Time Opponent# Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 1ULM vs LSU || November 13 || 7:00 p.m. || Louisiana–Monroe || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || || 9,081 || 82–62 || 1–0 || – |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 2ISU vs LSU || November 16 || 7:00 p.m. || Indiana State || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || || 8,113 || 56–45 || 2–0 || – |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 3WKU vs LSU || November 17 || 7:00 p.m. || Western Kentucky || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || || 8,220 || 71–60 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 4LSU vs. UCONN || November 25 || 6:00 p.m. || #13 Connecticut || || Madison Square GardenNew York || ESPN2 || || 55–81 || 3–1 ||- |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 5LSU vs. ASU || November 27 || 1:30 p.m. || Arizona State || || Madison Square GardenNew York || ESPN2 || || 52–71 || 3–2 || – |- y background:#FDD023;color:#461D7C; December # Date Time Opponent# Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 6ULL vs. LSU || December 1 || 6:30 p.m. || Louisiana-Lafayette || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || CST || 8,107 || 66–58 || 4–2 || – |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 7NSU vs. LSU || December 12 || 7:00 p.m. || Northwestern St. || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || || 8,414 || 73–62 || 5–2 || – |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 8SLU vs. LSU || December 14 || 7:00 p.m. || Southeastern La || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || || 8,003 || 77–60 || 6–2 || – |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 9NSU vs. LSU || December 17 || 7:00 p.m. || Nicholls St. || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || CST || 7,957 || 63–60 || 7–2 || – |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 10Rice vs. LSU || December 19 || 1:00 p.m. || Rice || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || CST || 8,629 || 65–61 || 8–2 || – |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 11LSU vs. WSU || December 22 || 9:00 p.m. || Washington St. || || KeyArenaSeattle, WA || || 15,341 || 70–72 OT || 8–3 || – |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 12LSU vs. XU || December 29 || 6:00 p.m. || Xavier (Ohio) || || Cintas CenterCincinnati || ESPNU || 10,250 || 65–89 || 8–4 || – |- y background:#FDD023;color:#461D7C; January # Date Time Opponent# Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 13 || January 2 || 7:00 p.m. || Utah || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || CSS || 8,631 || 59–61 || 8–5 || – |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 14MNSU vs. LSU || January 4 || 7:00 p.m. || McNeese St. || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || || 7,807 || 83–60 || 9–5 || – |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 15BAMA vs. LSU || January 9 || 4:00 p.m. || Alabama || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || FSN || 9,666 || 49–66 || 9–6 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 16 || January 13 || 7:00 p.m. || South Carolina || || Colonial Life ArenaColumbia, South Carolina || SECN || 12,103 || 58–67 || 9–7 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 17 || January 16 || 7:00 p.m. || Florida || || O'Connell CenterGainesville, Florida || FSN || 11,627 || 58–72 || 9–8 || 0–3 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 18 || January 20 || 7:00 p.m. || Auburn || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || SECN || 9,445 || 80–84 || 9–9 || 0–4 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 19 || January 23 || 12:30 p.m. || #24 Ole Miss || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || SECN || 9,403 || 63–73 || 9–10 || 0–5 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 20 || January 27 || 7:00 p.m. || Alabama || || Coleman ColiseumTuscaloosa, AL || SECN || 10,657 || 38–57 || 9–11 || 0–6 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 21 || January 30 || 12:30 p.m. || Mississippi St. || || Humphrey ColiseumStarkville, Mississippi || SECN || 7,247 || 51–67 || 9–12 || 0–7 |- y background:#FDD023;color:#461D7C; February # Date Time Opponent# Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 22 || February 4 || 8:00 p.m. ||#14 Tennessee || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || || 9,052 || 54–59 || 9–13 || 0–8 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 23 || February 6 || 3:00 p.m. ||#4 Kentucky || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || SECN || 13,083 || 55–81 || 9–14 || 0–9 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 24 || February 10 || 7:00 p.m. || Arkansas || || Bud Walton ArenaFayetteville, Arkansas || SECN || 12,777 || 52–87 || 9–15 || 0–10 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 25 || February 13 || 12:30 p.m. || Vanderbilt || || Memorial GymnasiumNashville, Tennessee || SECN || 14,316 || 69–77 || 9–16 || 0–11 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 26 || February 20 || 3:00 p.m. || Mississippi St. || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || SECN || 9,434 || 59–60 || 9–17 || 0–12 |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 27 || February 24 || 7:00 p.m. || Arkansas || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || SECN || 8,463 || 65–54 || 10–17 || 1–12 |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 28 || February 27 || 6:00 p.m. || Auburn || || Beard-Eaves-Memorial ColiseumAuburn, AL || FSN || 8,927 || 59–74 || 10–18 || 1–13 |- y background:#FDD023;color:#461D7C; March # Date Time Opponent# Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 29 || March 4 || 8:00 p.m. || Ole Miss || || Tad Smith ColiseumOxford, Mississippi || || 6,430 || 59–72 || 10–19 || 1–14 |- bgcolor="#D8FFEB" | 30 || March 6 || 4:00 p.m. || Georgia || || Maravich CenterBaton Rouge, Louisiana || FSN || 9,328 || 50–48 || 11–19 || 2–14 |- |- ! style="background:#FFF;color:#461D7C;"| Post-Season |- valign="top" y background:#FDD023;color:#461D7C; SEC Tournament # Date Time Opponent# Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record |- bgcolor="#FFE6E6" | 29 || March 11 || 2:30 p.m. || #13 Tennessee || || Bridgestone ArenaNashville, Tennessee || SECN || 15,152 || 49–59 || 11–20 |- References LSU Category:LSU Tigers men's basketball seasons LSU LSU