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

They played their home games at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as a member of the Southeastern Conference.

They defeated Tennessee in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M.

On March 13, the day after losing to Texas A&M by 33 points, they announced they would not participate in a postseason tournament.

The Tigers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to NC State.