Trent Johnson completed his first season as head coach of the Tiger men's basketball team in 2009. His first season was very successful as the Tigers won the SEC West division title and the overall SEC regular-season title which earned them the #1 seed in the 2009 SEC men's basketball tournament. As a result of earning the top seed, the Tigers received a first-round bye. The Tigers defeated the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round 67-58. However, Mississippi St. proved to be too much in the semi-finals eliminating the Tigers 57-67.
After the SEC Tournament, the Tigers' fate was in the hands of the NCAA Tournament selection committee. The Tigers were awarded the #8 seed in the South bracket for the 2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. This was the first time the Tigers had made the NCAA tournament since making it to 2006 Final Four. The Tigers had to travel to Greensboro, North Carolina to play the first two rounds of the tournament.
In the opening round of the tournament, LSU squared off against the #9 seed Butler, who finished the regular season 26-5. The Tigers seemed to be in control of the game leading by as much as 13, and by a score of 35-29 at the half. However, Butler continued to fight their way back using the size of Matt Howard who finished the game with 22. In the end, though, the Tigers were able to prevail 75-71 behind Marcus Thornton's 30 points.[1]
The 2008-09 squad compiled and overall record of 27-8, including a 13-3 mark in SEC play.[2]
Preseasonedit
The 2009–10 Tigers men's basketball team had a much different look than the team that competed in the previous season. The Tigers replaced the following seniors from 2008–09:
However, Tasmin Mitchell decided to withdraw his name from the 2009 NBA draft and return to LSU for his red-shirt senior season. He joined junior Bo Spencer as the only two starters returning from last year.
Honorsedit
Senior forward Tasmin Mitchell was the only Tiger to receive any preseason accolades. Mitchell was recently named to watchlist for the 2009–10 Naismith Award,[3] as well as being rated the #4 small forward in college basketball by Rivals.com.[4] During SEC media days prior to the season, Mitchell was named a unanimous First Team All-SEC selection by the SEC coaches.[5]
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The 2009 10 LSU Tigers men s basketball team represented the Louisiana State University in the 2009 10 college basketball season The head coach was Trent Johnson who was in his second season at LSU The team played its home games in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge Louisiana and is a member of the Southeastern Conference They finished the season 11 20 2 14 in SEC play and lost in the first round of the 2010 SEC men s basketball tournament 2009 10 LSU Tigers basketballConferenceSoutheastern ConferenceRecord11 20 2 14 SEC Head coachTrent Johnson 2nd season Assistant coachesDonny Guerinoni Keith Richard Brent ScottHome arenaPete Maravich Assembly CenterSeasons 2008 092010 11 2009 10 Southeastern Conference men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTEastNo 2 Kentucky 14 2 875 35 3 921No 21 Vanderbilt 12 4 750 24 9 727No 15 Tennessee 11 5 688 28 9 757Florida 9 7 563 21 13 618South Carolina 6 10 375 15 16 484Georgia 5 11 313 14 17 452WestMississippi State 9 7 563 24 12 667Mississippi 9 7 563 24 11 686Arkansas 7 9 438 14 18 438Alabama 6 10 375 17 15 531Auburn 6 10 375 15 17 469LSU 2 14 125 11 20 355 2010 SEC tournament winnerAs of March 30 2010Rankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Previous season 2 Preseason 2 1 Honors 2 2 Recruiting class 3 Roster 4 Schedule 5 ReferencesPrevious season editTrent Johnson completed his first season as head coach of the Tiger men s basketball team in 2009 His first season was very successful as the Tigers won the SEC West division title and the overall SEC regular season title which earned them the 1 seed in the 2009 SEC men s basketball tournament As a result of earning the top seed the Tigers received a first round bye The Tigers defeated the Kentucky Wildcats in the second round 67 58 However Mississippi St proved to be too much in the semi finals eliminating the Tigers 57 67 After the SEC Tournament the Tigers fate was in the hands of the NCAA Tournament selection committee The Tigers were awarded the 8 seed in the South bracket for the 2009 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament This was the first time the Tigers had made the NCAA tournament since making it to 2006 Final Four The Tigers had to travel to Greensboro North Carolina to play the first two rounds of the tournament In the opening round of the tournament LSU squared off against the 9 seed Butler who finished the regular season 26 5 The Tigers seemed to be in control of the game leading by as much as 13 and by a score of 35 29 at the half However Butler continued to fight their way back using the size of Matt Howard who finished the game with 22 In the end though the Tigers were able to prevail 75 71 behind Marcus Thornton s 30 points 1 The 2008 09 squad compiled and overall record of 27 8 including a 13 3 mark in SEC play 2 Preseason editThe 2009 10 Tigers men s basketball team had a much different look than the team that competed in the previous season The Tigers replaced the following seniors from 2008 09 Chris Johnson C 2 year starter Garrett Temple G 4 year starter Marcus Thornton G drafted in the second round of the 2009 NBA draft by the Miami Heat Quinton Thornton F sixth manHowever Tasmin Mitchell decided to withdraw his name from the 2009 NBA draft and return to LSU for his red shirt senior season He joined junior Bo Spencer as the only two starters returning from last year Honors edit Senior forward Tasmin Mitchell was the only Tiger to receive any preseason accolades Mitchell was recently named to watchlist for the 2009 10 Naismith Award 3 as well as being rated the 4 small forward in college basketball by Rivals com 4 During SEC media days prior to the season Mitchell was named a unanimous First Team All SEC selection by the SEC coaches 5 Recruiting class edit US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit dateAaron DotsonSG Seattle WA Rainier Beach High School 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 194 lb 88 kg Oct 22 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 93Eddie LudwigPF Metairie Louisiana Metairie Park Country Day School 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 195 lb 88 kg Oct 13 2008 Recruiting star ratings Scout nbsp Rivals nbsp 247Sports N A ESPN grade 87Overall recruiting rankings Scout Not ranked Rivals Not rankedNote In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources LSU Commit List for 2009 Rivals com Retrieved November 11 2010 Men s Basketball Recruiting Scout com Retrieved November 11 2010 College Basketball Recruiting Schools ESPN com Retrieved November 11 2010 Scout com Team Recruiting Rankings Scout com Retrieved November 11 2010 2009 Team Ranking Rivals com Retrieved November 11 2010 Roster edit2009 10 LSU Tigers men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownF 1 Tasmin Mitchell 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 245 lb 111 kg Sr Denham Springs LouisianaF 3 Garrett Green 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 230 lb 104 kg So Woodland Hills CaliforniaG 4 Chris Bass 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg So Baton Rouge LouisianaF 5 Malcolm White 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 225 lb 102 kg Jr Baton Rouge LouisianaG 10 Daron Populist 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 170 lb 77 kg Fr Slidell LouisianaG 11 Bo Spencer 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 186 lb 84 kg Jr Baton Rouge LouisianaG 12 Aaron Dotson 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 205 lb 93 kg Fr Seattle WashingtonF 13 Eddie Ludwig 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg Fr Metairie LouisianaG 14 Chris Beattie 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 189 lb 86 kg Jr Slidell LouisianaF 15 Dennis Harris 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 190 lb 86 kg Fr Jonesboro GeorgiaG F 1 Calvin Traxler 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg Fr Grand Rapids MichiganF 22 Taylor Jacobsen 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 205 lb 93 kg So Charlotte North CarolinaF 24 Storm Warren 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 230 lb 104 kg So Monroe LouisianaG 30 Alex Farrer 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg Sr Baton Rouge Louisiana Head coachTrent Johnson Boise State Assistant coach es Donny Guerinoni Nevada Keith Richard Louisiana Monroe Brent Scott Rice Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtRoster Last update 2009 11 11Schedule edit2010 LSU Tigers basketball Game LogRegular SeasonNovember Date Time Opponent Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record1 6 November 13 7 00 p m Louisiana Monroe Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana 9 081 82 62 1 0 2 7 November 16 7 00 p m Indiana State Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana 8 113 56 45 2 0 3 8 November 17 7 00 p m Western Kentucky Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana 8 220 71 60 3 0 4 9 November 25 6 00 p m 13 Connecticut Madison Square Garden New York ESPN2 55 81 3 1 5 10 November 27 1 30 p m Arizona State Madison Square Garden New York ESPN2 52 71 3 2 December Date Time Opponent Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record6 11 December 1 6 30 p m Louisiana Lafayette Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana CST 8 107 66 58 4 2 7 12 December 12 7 00 p m Northwestern St Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana 8 414 73 62 5 2 8 13 December 14 7 00 p m Southeastern La Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana 8 003 77 60 6 2 9 14 December 17 7 00 p m Nicholls St Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana CST 7 957 63 60 7 2 10 15 December 19 1 00 p m Rice Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana CST 8 629 65 61 8 2 11 16 December 22 9 00 p m Washington St KeyArena Seattle WA 15 341 70 72 OT 8 3 12 17 December 29 6 00 p m Xavier Ohio Cintas Center Cincinnati ESPNU 10 250 65 89 8 4 January Date Time Opponent Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record13 January 2 7 00 p m Utah Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana CSS 8 631 59 61 8 5 14 18 January 4 7 00 p m McNeese St Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana 7 807 83 60 9 5 15 19 January 9 4 00 p m Alabama Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana FSN 9 666 49 66 9 6 0 116 January 13 7 00 p m South Carolina Colonial Life Arena Columbia South Carolina SECN 12 103 58 67 9 7 0 217 January 16 7 00 p m Florida O Connell Center Gainesville Florida FSN 11 627 58 72 9 8 0 318 January 20 7 00 p m Auburn Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana SECN 9 445 80 84 9 9 0 419 January 23 12 30 p m 24 Ole Miss Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana SECN 9 403 63 73 9 10 0 520 January 27 7 00 p m Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa AL SECN 10 657 38 57 9 11 0 621 January 30 12 30 p m Mississippi St Humphrey Coliseum Starkville Mississippi SECN 7 247 51 67 9 12 0 7February Date Time Opponent Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record22 February 4 8 00 p m 14 Tennessee Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana 9 052 54 59 9 13 0 823 February 6 3 00 p m 4 Kentucky Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana SECN 13 083 55 81 9 14 0 924 February 10 7 00 p m Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville Arkansas SECN 12 777 52 87 9 15 0 1025 February 13 12 30 p m Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville Tennessee SECN 14 316 69 77 9 16 0 1126 February 20 3 00 p m Mississippi St Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana SECN 9 434 59 60 9 17 0 1227 February 24 7 00 p m Arkansas Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana SECN 8 463 65 54 10 17 1 1228 February 27 6 00 p m Auburn Beard Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn AL FSN 8 927 59 74 10 18 1 13March Date Time Opponent Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record SEC Record29 March 4 8 00 p m Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford Mississippi 6 430 59 72 10 19 1 1430 March 6 4 00 p m Georgia Maravich Center Baton Rouge Louisiana FSN 9 328 50 48 11 19 2 14Post SeasonSEC Tournament Date Time Opponent Rank Location TV Attendance Score Overall Record29 March 11 2 30 p m 13 Tennessee Bridgestone Arena Nashville Tennessee SECN 15 152 49 59 11 20References edit Thornton No 8 Seed Tigers Survive Butler 75 71 2008 09 LSU Tigers Men s Basketball Schedule Mitchell Named to Preseason Naismith List Mitchell Named Among Nation s Best Forwards Mitchell Unanimous All SEC Pick by Coaches ULM vs LSU ISU vs LSU WKU vs LSU LSU vs UCONN LSU vs ASU ULL vs LSU NSU vs LSU SLU vs LSU NSU vs LSU Rice vs LSU LSU vs WSU LSU vs XU MNSU vs LSU BAMA vs LSU Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 10 LSU Tigers basketball team amp oldid 1210339615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
