1967–68 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1967–68 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1967–68 NCAA men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Press Maravich, in his second season at LSU. They played their home games at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers finished the season 14–12, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in sixth place.

1967–68 LSU Tigers basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	14–12 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Press Maravich (2nd season)
Home arena	John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum
Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Kentucky	15	–	3		.833			22	–	5		.815
Tennessee	13	–	5		.722			20	–	6		.769
Vanderbilt	12	–	6		.667			20	–	6		.769
Georgia	11	–	7		.611			17	–	8		.680
Florida	11	–	7		.611			15	–	10		.600
LSU	8	–	10		.444			14	–	12		.538
Auburn	8	–	10		.444			13	–	13		.500
Mississippi State	5	–	13		.278			9	–	17		.346
Ole Miss	4	–	14		.222			7	–	17		.292
Alabama	3	–	15		.167			10	–	16		.385
Rankings from AP Poll

This season marked the varsity debut of "Pistol" Pete Maravich.^[1]

Roster

1967–68 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Jeff Tribbett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So Lebanon, Indiana G 23 Pete Maravich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Aliquippa, Pennsylvania G 24 Rich Hickman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So G/F 31 Ralph Jukkola 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Dayton, Ohio C 43 Dave Ramsden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr	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, 1967*		Tampa	W 97–81	1–0	48 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 4, 1967*		at Texas	W 87–74	2–0	42 – Maravich	–	–	Gregory Gym  Austin, Texas
Dec 9, 1967*		Loyola (LA)	W 90–56	3–0	51 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 15, 1967*		vs. Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic	L 94–96	3–1	42 – Maravich	–	–	Milwaukee Arena  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 16, 1967*		vs. Florida State Milwaukee Classic	L 100–130	3–2	42 – Maravich	–	–	Milwaukee Arena  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 19, 1967		Ole Miss	W 81–68	4–2 (1–0)	46 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 22, 1967		Mississippi State	W 111–87	5–2 (2–0)	58 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1967		Alabama	W 81–70	6–2 (3–0)	30 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 3, 1968		Auburn	W 76–72	7–2 (4–0)	55 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1968		at Florida	L 90–97	7–3 (4–1)	32 – Maravich	–	–	Florida Gymnasium  Gainesville, Florida
Jan 8, 1968		at Georgia	W 79–76	8–3 (5–1)	42 – Maravich	–	–	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Jan 11, 1968*		at Tulane	W 100–91	9–3	52 – Maravich	–	–	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 24, 1968*		Clemson	W 104–81	10–3	33 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 27, 1968		No. 9 Kentucky	L 95–121	10–4 (5–2)	52 – Maravich	11 – Maravich	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 29, 1968		No. 7 Vanderbilt	L 91–99	10–5 (5–3)	54 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 3, 1968		at No. 10 Kentucky	L 96–109	10–6 (5–4)	44 – Maravich	9 – Jukkola	–	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 5, 1968		No. 6 Tennessee	L 67–87	10–7 (5–5)	21 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 7, 1968		at Auburn	L 69–74	10–8 (5–6)	49 – Maravich	–	–	Auburn Sports Arena  Auburn, Alabama
Feb 10, 1968		Florida	W 93–92	11–8 (6–6)	47 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 12, 1968		Georgia	L 73–78	11–9 (6–7)	51 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 17, 1968		at Alabama	W 99–89	12–9 (7–7)	59 – Maravich	–	–	Foster Auditorium  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 19, 1968		at Mississippi State	W 94–83	13–9 (8–7)	34 – Maravich	–	–	McCarthy Gymnasium  Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 21, 1968*		Tulane	W 99–92	14–9	55 – Maravich	–	–	John Parker Memorial Coliseum  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 24, 1968		at Ole Miss	L 85–87	14–10 (8–8)	40 – Maravich	–	–	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Mar 2, 1968		at Tennessee	L 71–74	14–11 (8–9)	22 – Jukkola	–	–	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 4, 1968		at Vanderbilt	L 86–115	14–12 (8–10)	42 – Maravich	–	–	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Awards and honors

• Pete Maravich – Consensus First-team All-American, NCAA Scoring Leader, SEC Player of the Year, All-time single-season NCAA scoring average (43.8 ppg)

References

1. "THE COED BOPPERS' TOP CAT". Sports Illustrated. March 4, 1968. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
2. "1967–68 LSU Tigers Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "2019-20 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 7, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.