The team's head coach was Will Wade, 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 Ole Miss and Arkansas to advance to the championship game of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama.

Sources: The SEC media poll was released on November 13, 2020.

[1] The Tigers had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.