The team's head coach was Johnny Jones, who was in his second season at LSU.

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

They were eliminated by the Florida Gators, the SEC regular season champions, in the quarterfinals.

The Tigers lost one of their top scorers with the departure of point guard Charles Carmouche.

LSU's 2013 recruiting class was rated in the top ten by all major recruiting services and included Jarell Martin, considered by many to be one of the top high school basketball players in the country.