They played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center as members of the Southeastern Conference.

LSU lost several major contributors at the end of the season, including 2nd team All-SEC center Justin Hamilton, who was selected 45th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

Shortly after, LSU announced that it had hired Johnny Jones as its new head coach.

Jones played at LSU for four seasons from 1980 to 1984, including an appearance in the 1981 NCAA Final Four.

Prior to becoming the head coach at LSU, Jones had spent the previous eleven seasons as the head coach at the University of North Texas, where he accumulated a record of 190-146 and earned two NCAA tournament bids.