Louisiana State

Official Name: 
Louisiana State University
Nickname: 
Tigers
Mailing Address: 

Fifth Floor
Athletics Administration Building
Nicholson Drive and North Stadium Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095

Telephone: 
(225) 578-8226
Fax: 
(225) 578-1861
Enrollment: 
31,580
Arena: 

Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Capacity: 14,164
Year Opened: 1972

School Colors: 
Purple and Gold
Conference: 

Southeastern (since 1933)/Western Division
Former Member of southern (1923-32)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(5) 1953, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 2000

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(20) 1953, 1954, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2009
24-23 record (.511)
Reached Final Four in 1953 (4th), 1981 (4th), 1986 (T3rd) and 2006 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(5) 1970, 1982, 1983, 2002, and 2004
3-6 record (.333)
Finished 4th in 1970

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Dale Brown (25 years from 1973-97, 448-301 record, .598)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Pete Maravich (3,667 points from 1968-70)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Durand Rudy Macklin (1,276 from 1977-81, missed 1978-79 season because of a broken leg)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Pete Maravich (69 points as senior at Alabama on 2/7/70)

All-American Selections: 
NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 
NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Pete Maravich* (69 at Alabama)
February 7, 1970 (senior/44.5 ppg)
*Southeastern Conference record.

1

2

Total

Louisiana State

40

64

104

Alabama

44

62

106

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Maravich

26-57

17-21

69

Sanders

4

4-4

12

Hester

1

0-1

2

Newton

6

3-3

15

Tribbett

2

0-0

4

Hickman

0

0-0

0

Lang

1

0-0

2

Hess

0

0-0

0

Carr

0

0-0

0

Totals

40-80

24-29

104

Percentages

.500

.828

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Williams

3

2-3

8

Wilkie

2

3-5

7

House

7

3-3

17

Lynch

8

5-5

21

Hollon

10

10-11

30

Gamble

4

8-11

16

Hogue

3

0-0

6

Hoover

0

1-2

1

White

0

0-0

0

Totals

37-75

32-40

106

Percentages

.493

.800

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Edgar R. Wingard

1

1909

5-2

.714

1909

5-2

J.W. Mayhew

2

1910-11

11-4

.733

1910

3-1

F.M. Long

2

1912-13

6-9

.400

Dr. C.C. Stroud

6

1914-18, 1920

82-21

.796

1918

12-1

R.E. Edmonds

1

1919

1-0

1.000

1919

1-0

Branch Bocock

1

1921

19-4

.826

1921

19-4

Frank "Tad" Gormley

2

1922-23

25-11

.694

1922

15-1

Richard J. "Moon" Ducote

1

1924

8-12

.400

1924

8-12

Hugh E. "Gob" Wilson

1

1925

10-7

.588

1925

10-7

Harry Rabenhorst

29

1926-42, 1946-57

340-264

.563

1935

14-1

Dale Morey

2

1943-44

28-19

.596

1943

18-4

Jesse Fatherree

1

1945

11-7

.611

1945

11-7

A.L. Swanson

1

1945

4-2

.667

1945

4-2

Jay McCreary

8

1958-65

82-115

.416

1963

12-12

Frank Truitt

1

1966

6-20

.231

1966

6-20

Peter "Press" Maravich

6

1967-72

76-86

.469

1970

22-10

Dale Brown

25

1973-97

448-301

.598

1981

31-5

John Brady

11

1998-2006

192-139

.580

2000

28-6

Butch Pierre

1

2008

5-5

.500

2008

5-5

Trent Johnson

3

2009-11

49-49

.500

2009

27-8

  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,408-1,077 (.567) from 1909 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Fatherree left Louisiana State to join the U.S. Army with five regular-season games plus the SEC Tournament remaining in the 1944-45 campaign
  • Brady compiled an 8-13 record in 2007-08 before Pierre became interim coach.