2019-2020 LSU Tigers

2019-2020 LSU Tigers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
10 James Bishop IV Fr G 6-2 185 Jan 17, 2000 Baltimore (MD) United States Mount Saint Joseph College
21 Courtese Cooper So F 6-9 220 Apr 5, 1999 Elgin (IL) United States Elgin High School
22 Darius Days So PF 6-7 245 Oct 20, 1999 Gainesville (FL) United States IMG Academy
12 Marshall Graves Sr G 6-4 195 Apr 20, 1998 Ponchatoula (LA) United States Louisiana State University Laboratory School
15 Aundre Hyatt Fr SF 6-6 227 Jul 23, 2000 White Plains (NY) United States The Miller School of Albemarle
11 Charles Manning, Jr. Jr GF 6-4 193 Oct 22, 1998 Riverhead (NY) United States COMBINE Academy
4 Skylar Mays Sr PG 6-3 205 Sep 5, 1997 Baton Rouge (LA) United States Louisiana State University Laboratory School
1 Javonte Smart So G 6-4 205 Jun 3, 1999 Baton Rouge (LA) United States Scotlandville High School
20 Caleb Starks RS-Jr G 6-3 180 Jul 13, 1999 Lafayette (LA) United States Lafayette High School
14 Marlon Taylor Sr G 6-5 209 Aug 16, 1997 Mount Vernon (NY) United States Mount Vernon High School
24 DeShawn Thomas RS-Jr C 6-10 250 Jan 21, 1998 Columbia (SC) United States A.C. Flora High School
2 Trendon Watford Fr SF 6-8 237 Nov 9, 2000 Mountain Brook (AL) United States Mountain Brook High School
5 Emmitt Williams So PF 6-6 225 Nov 15, 1998 Lehigh Acres (FL) United States Oak Ridge High School

LSU Transfers Sitting Out 2019-2020

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
3 Parker Edwards So G 6-2 220 Sep 27, 1999 Mandeville (LA) United States Southeastern Louisiana

Recent LSU Tigers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-16 (9-9) 7th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2022-2023 14-19 (2-16) 14th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 22-12 (9-9) 5th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 19-10 (11-6) 3rd (SEC) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2019-2020 21-10 (12-6) 2nd (SEC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 28-7 (16-2) 1st (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 3rd Rnd
2017-2018 18-15 (8-10) 9th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 10-21 (2-16) 13th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 19-14 (11-7) 3rd (SEC) 4th Rnd N/A
2014-2015 22-11 (11-7) 3rd (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 20-14 (9-9) 6th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 19-12 (9-9) 8th (SEC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 18-15 (7-9) 8th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2010-2011 11-21 (3-13) 12th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 11-20 (2-14) 12th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 27-8 (13-3) 1st (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2007-2008 13-18 (6-10) 8th (SEC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 17-15 (5-11) 11th (SEC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 27-9 (14-2) 1st (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2004-2005 20-10 (12-4) 2nd (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 18-11 (8-8) 4th (SEC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2002-2003 19-13 (7-9) 7th (SEC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd

2019-2020 LSU Tigers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Skylar Mays Academic All-American Team Member of the Year
Skylar Mays NABC All-District (20) First Team
Skylar Mays Academic All-American First Team
Skylar Mays First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
Trendon Watford SEC All-Freshman Team
Trendon Watford SEC Freshman of the Week (Jan 27, 2020)
Skylar Mays All-SEC Second Team (AP)

2019-2020 LSU Tigers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Mays M. Taylor J. Smart D. Days T. Watford
Rotation J. Bishop IV C. Manning, Jr.   E. Williams  
Rotation       M. Graves  
Lim PT   C. Starks A. Hyatt    
Lim PT   P. Edwards C. Cooper    

2019-2020 LSU Tigers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Skylar Mays 31 34.5 16.7 5.0 3.2 1.8 0.2 2.3
Trendon Watford 31 31.5 13.6 7.2 1.7 0.9 0.7 2.6
Emmitt Williams 31 27.9 13.3 6.6 1.2 0.8 1.2 1.9
Javonte Smart 31 34.2 12.5 3.5 4.2 1.1 0.2 2.3
Darius Days 31 23.5 11.1 6.8 0.8 0.6 0.3 1.0
Charles Manning, Jr. 19 22.5 7.9 3.2 1.1 0.5 1.1 1.1
Marlon Taylor 21 23.2 5.9 4.1 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.9
James Bishop IV 16 8.6 3.1 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.7
Aundre Hyatt 29 10.9 1.9 2.0 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3
Marshall Graves 16 7.1 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2
Courtese Cooper 10 6.1 1.2 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3

2019-2020 LSU Tigers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Will Wade Head Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (VCU, 2015 to 2017)
Greg Heiar Associate Head Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (LSU, 2017 to 2019)
Bill Armstrong Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Ole Miss, 2011 to 2017)
Tasmin Mitchell Assistant Coach 2018-2019 N/A
Kevin Nickelberry Assistant to the Head Coach 2019-2020 Head Coach (Howard, 2010 to 2019)
Tyrone Green Video Coordinator 2019-2020 N/A
Scott Woodward Athletic Director 2019-2020 Athletic Director (Texas A&M, 2016 to 2019)
Tommy Moffitt Director of Strength and Conditioning 2000-2001 N/A
Michael Bonnette Director of Sports Information, Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2000-2001 N/A
Nelson Hernandez Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Director of Basketball Operations (VCU, 2016 to 2017)
Kent Lowe Associate Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Shawn Eddy Associate Athletic Trainer 2011-2012 N/A
Micki Collins Associate Athletic Trainer 2018-2019 N/A
Jack Marucci Director of Athletic Training Services 1996-1997 N/A