1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season. The team’s head coach was Press Maravich, in his third season at LSU. They played their home games at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers finished the season 13–13, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in seventh place.

1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball
All-College Tournament champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–13 (7–11 SEC)
Head coach	Press Maravich (3rd season)
Home arena	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum

1968–69 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Kentucky	16	–	2		.889			23	–	5		.821
Tennessee	13	–	5		.722			21	–	7		.750
Florida	12	–	6		.667			18	–	9		.667
Auburn	10	–	8		.556			15	–	10		.600
Vanderbilt	9	–	9		.500			15	–	11		.577
Georgia	9	–	9		.500			13	–	12		.520
LSU	7	–	11		.389			13	–	13		.500
Ole Miss	7	–	11		.389			10	–	14		.417
Mississippi State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	17		.320
Alabama	1	–	17		.056			4	–	20		.167
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1968–69 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Jeff Tribbett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Lebanon, Indiana G 23 Pete Maravich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Aliquippa, Pennsylvania G 24 Rich Hickman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr G/F 31 Ralph Jukkola 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Dayton, Ohio C 35 Dan Hester 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Mount Vernon, Illinois C 43 Dave Ramsden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr	Head coach Press Maravich Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1968*		at Loyola (LA)	W 109–82	1–0	52 – Maravich	–	–	The Field House  New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 7, 1968*		at Clemson	W 86–85	2–0	38 – Maravich	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 14, 1968*		Tulane	L 99–101	2–1	55 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1968		Florida	W 93–89	3–1 (1–0)	45 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1968		Georgia	W 98–89	4–1 (2–0)	47 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 26, 1968*		vs. No. 19 Wyoming All-College Tournament	W 84–78	5–1	45 – Maravich	–	–	Fairgrounds Arena  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1968*		at Oklahoma City All-College Tournament	W 101–85	6–1	40 – Maravich	–	–	Fairgrounds Arena  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1968*		vs. Duquesne All-College Tournament	W 94–91	7–1	53 – Maravich	–	–	Fairgrounds Arena  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1969		at Alabama	L 82–85	7–2 (2–1)	42 – Maravich	–	–	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Jan 9, 1969		at Vanderbilt	L 92–94	7–3 (2–2)	38 – Maravich	–	–	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 11, 1969		at Auburn	L 71–90	7–4 (2–3)	46 – Maravich	–	–	Auburn Sports Arena  Auburn, Alabama
Jan 25, 1969		No. 5 Kentucky	L 96–108	7–5 (2–4)	52 – Maravich	14 – Ramsden	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 27, 1969		Tennessee	L 68–81	7–6 (2–5)	21 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 31, 1969*		Pittsburgh	W 120–79	8–6	40 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 1, 1969		Ole Miss	L 81–84	8–7 (2–6)	31 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 3, 1969		Mississippi State	W 95–71	9–7 (3–6)	33 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 8, 1969		Alabama	W 81–75	10–7 (4–6)	38 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 10, 1969		at Tulane	L 94–110	10–8	66 – Maravich	–	–	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 12, 1969		at Florida	L 79–95	10–9 (4–7)	50 – Maravich	–	–	Florida Gymnasium  Gainesville, Florida
Feb 15, 1969		Auburn	W 93–81	11–9 (5–7)	54 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 17, 1969		Vanderbilt	L 83–85	11–10 (5–8)	35 – Maravich	–	–	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 22, 1969		at No. 6 Kentucky	L 89–103	11–11 (5–9)	45 – Maravich	15 – Hester	–	Memorial Coliseum (11,500) Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 24, 1969		at No. 17 Tennessee	L 63–87	11–12 (5–10)	20 – Maravich	–	–	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 1, 1969		at Ole Miss	L 76–78	11–13 (5–11)	49 – Maravich	–	–	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Mar 3, 1969		at Mississippi State	W 99–89	12–13 (6–11)	55 – Maravich	–	–	McCarthy Gymnasium  Starkville, Mississippi
Mar 8, 1969		at Georgia	W 90–80	13–13 (7–11)	58 – Maravich	–	–	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

• Pete Maravich – Consensus First-team All-American (2x), NCAA Scoring Leader (2x), SEC Player of the Year (2x), All-time single-season NCAA scoring average (44.2 ppg)