The team's head coach was Will Wade, in his fifth (and final) 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.

5 seed in the SEC tournament, they defeated Missouri in the Second Round, before losing in the quarterfinals to Arkansas.

6 seed in the Midwest Region, where they were upset in the First Round by Iowa State.

They defeated Ole Miss and Arkansas in the SEC tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Alabama.