2025–26 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

2025–26 LSU Tigers men's basketball
2025–26 LSU Tigers men's basketball
Emerald Coast Classic champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	15–17 (3–15 SEC)
Head coach	Matt McMahon (4th season);
Associate head coach	David Patrick
Assistant coaches	Casey Long; Jalen Courtney-Williams; Tasmin Mitchell; Vince Walden;
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Florida	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
No. 18 Alabama	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
No. 14 Arkansas †	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
No. 16 Vanderbilt	11	–	7	.611	26	–	8	.765
No. 23т Tennessee	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Texas A&M	11	–	7	.611	21	–	11	.656
Georgia	10	–	8	.556	22	–	10	.688
Missouri	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Kentucky	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
Texas	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Oklahoma	7	–	11	.389	19	–	15	.559
Auburn	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
Mississippi State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	19	.406
South Carolina	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Ole Miss	4	–	14	.222	15	–	20	.429
LSU	3	–	15	.167	15	–	17	.469

† 2026 SEC tournament winner As of March 17, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by fourth-year head coach Matt McMahon, played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the Southeastern Conference.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the season 14–18, 3–15 in SEC Play to finish in fifteenth place. As the 15th seed in the SEC tournament, the Tigers were defeated in the first round by Mississippi State for the second year in a row. The Tigers were not invited to play in any postseason tournament.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School

Roster

2025–26 LSU Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Mazi Mosley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Prolific Prep	Los Angeles, CA
F	1	Mike Nwoko	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Mississippi State	Toronto, ON
G	2	Jalen Reece	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Oak Ridge HS	Orlando, FL
G	3	Max Mackinnon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Portland	Brisbane, QLD
G	4	Rashad King	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Northeastern	Evans, GA
F	5	Marcus Vaughns	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Centre of Excellence	Melbourne, VIC
F	6	Robert Miller III	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Pasadena Memorial HS	Houston, TX
G	7	PJ Carter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Memphis	Atlanta, GA
F	8	Pablo Tamba	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	GS	UC Davis	Málaga, Spain
F	9	Jalen Reed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	Southern California Academy	Jackson, MS
F	10	Marquel Sutton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Omaha	Tulsa, OK
G	11	Dedan Thomas Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	UNLV	Las Vegas, NV
F	13	Matt Gilhool	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Fr	William Penn Charter	Elizabethtown, PA
G	14	Jaden Bobbett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Indiana	Rye, NH
G	16	Ron Zipper	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Ironi Alef HS	Ashkelon, Israel

Head coach

Matt McMahon (Appalachian State)

Assistant coach(es)

David Patrick (Louisiana)
Casey Long (Chattanooga)
Jalen Courtney-Williams (Morehead State)
Tasmin Mitchell (LSU)
Vince Walden (Longwood)

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 (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2025* 11:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UCF	W 75–68	–	16 – Thomas Jr.	11 – Sutton	9 – Thomas Jr.	Addition Financial Arena (5,409) Orlando, FL
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Tarleton State	W 96–60	1–0	19 – Mackinnon	8 – Nwoko	8 – Thomas Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,252) Baton Rouge, LA
November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		New Orleans	W 93–58	2–0	22 – Nwoko	15 – Sutton	8 – Thomas Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,505) Baton Rouge, LA
November 13, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		FIU	W 98–81	3–0	19 – Tied	12 – Sutton	6 – Thomas Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,306) Baton Rouge, LA
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Alcorn State	W 107–81	4–0	29 – Nwoko	10 – Sutton	6 – Thomas Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,291) Baton Rouge, LA
November 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Omaha	W 99–73	5–0	22 – Mackinnon	13 – Tamba	10 – Thomas Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,829) Baton Rouge, LA
November 28, 2025* 8:30 pm, CBSSN		vs. Drake Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	W 71–62	6–0	18 – Thomas Jr.	8 – Nwoko	5 – Thomas Jr.	Raider Arena (1,800) Niceville, FL
November 29, 2025* 6:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. DePaul Emerald Coast Classic championship game	W 96–63	7–0	14 – Tamba	7 – Tamba	6 – Reece	Raider Arena (1,920) Niceville, FL
December 3, 2025* 6:15 pm, ACCN		at Boston College ACC–SEC Challenge	W 78–69 ^OT	8–0	23 – Jones Jr.	13 – Sutton	7 – Thomas Jr.	Conte Forum (4,060) Chestnut Hill, MA
December 7, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 19 Texas Tech Coast to Coast Challenge	L 58–82	8–1	13 – Thomas Jr.	8 – Sutton	2 – Reece	Dickies Arena (10,000) Fort Worth, TX
December 13, 2025* 7:30 pm, SECN		vs. SMU Compete 4 Cause Classic	W 89–77	9–1	23 – Sutton	12 – Sutton	12 – Thomas Jr.	Smoothie King Center (N/A) New Orleans, LA
December 19, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 78–65	10–1	19 – Sutton	9 – Sutton	4 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,479) Baton Rouge, LA
December 22, 2025* 6:00 pm, SECN		Prairie View A&M	W 104–90	11–1	21 – Tied	11 – Sutton	7 – Thomas Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,174) Baton Rouge, LA
December 29, 2025* 7:00 pm, SECN+		Southern Miss	W 90–62	12–1	22 – Tied	15 – Tamba	12 – Thomas Jr.	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,995) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC regular season
January 3, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPNU		at Texas A&M	L 72–75	12–2 (0–1)	21 – Nwoko	11 – Tamba	7 – Reece	Reed Arena (7,520) College Station, TX
January 6, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPNU		South Carolina	L 68–78	12–3 (0–2)	15 – Mackinnon	13 – Nwoko	6 – Reece	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,303) Baton Rouge, LA
January 10, 2026 12:00 pm, SECN		at No. 11 Vanderbilt	L 73–84	12–4 (0–3)	27 – Mackinnon	7 – Nwoko	4 – Mackinnon	Memorial Gymnasium (9,399) Nashville, TN
January 14, 2026 6:00 pm, SECN		Kentucky	L 74–75	12–5 (0–4)	16 – Tied	7 – Miller III	4 – Reece	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,671) Baton Rouge, LA
January 17, 2026 2:30 pm, SECN		Missouri	W 78–70	13–5 (1–4)	26 – Sutton	8 – Nwoko	4 – King	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,816) Baton Rouge, LA
January 20, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 16 Florida	L 61–79	13–6 (1–5)	17 – Nwoko	7 – Sutton	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (10,593) Gainesville, FL
January 24, 2026 4:00 pm, SECN		at No. 20 Arkansas	L 81–85	13–7 (1–6)	17 – Nwoko	10 – Tamba	5 – Thomas Jr.	Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR
January 28, 2026 6:00 pm, SECN		Mississippi State	L 66–80	13–8 (1–7)	15 – Mackinnon	5 – Tamba	4 – Thomas	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,501) Baton Rouge, LA
January 31, 2026 12:00 pm, SECN		at South Carolina	W 92–87 ^OT	14–8 (2–7)	21 – Nwoko	8 – Sutton	8 – Mackinnon	Colonial Life Arena (10,738) Columbia, SC
February 7, 2025 5:00 pm, SECN		Georgia	L 71–83	14–9 (2–8)	26 – Mackinnon	12 – Tamba	4 – Tied	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,270) Baton Rouge, LA
February 10, 2026 8:00 pm, SECN		No. 21 Arkansas	L 62–91	14–10 (2–9)	18 – Sutton	8 – Nwoko	7 – Reece	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,701) Baton Rouge, LA
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, SECN		at Tennessee	L 63–73	14–11 (2–10)	15 – Tied	9 – Sutton	4 – Reece	Thompson–Boling Arena (21,678) Knoxville, TN
February 17, 2026 8:00 pm, SECN		at Texas	L 85–88	14–12 (2–11)	21 – Sutton	5 – Tied	9 – Reece	Moody Center (10,908) Austin, TX
February 21, 2026 5:00 pm, SECN		No. 25 Alabama	L 83–90	14–13 (2–12)	21 – Sutton	12 – Tamba	5 – Reece	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,105) Baton Rouge, LA
February 25, 2026 8:00 pm, SECN		at Ole Miss	W 106–99 ^2OT	15–13 (3–12)	34 – Mackinnon	7 – Tamba	10 – Reece	SJB Pavilion (7,357) Oxford, MS
February 28, 2026 5:00 pm, SECN		Oklahoma	L 67–83	15–14 (3–13)	17 – Mackinnon	10 – Tamba	8 – Reece	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,109) Baton Rouge, LA
March 3, 2026 9:00 pm, SECN		at Auburn	L 74–88	15–15 (3–14)	19 – Nwoko	9 – Tamba	6 – Reece	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
March 7, 2026 5:00 pm, SECN		Texas A&M	L 91–94 ^3OT	15–16 (3–15)	20 – Mackinnon	13 – Nwoko	5 – Reece	Pete Maravich Assembly Center (6,765) Baton Rouge, LA
SEC tournament
March 11, 2026 11:30 a.m., SECN	(16)	vs. (9) Kentucky First round	L 82–87	15–17	28 – Mackinnon	12 – Nwoko	7 – Reece	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP ^[3]	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2024–25 LSU Fighting Tigers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball". LSU. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
^ "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[1] "2024–25 LSU Fighting Tigers Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[2] "Men's Basketball". LSU. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[3] "AP Top 25 Men's College Basketball Poll". AP News. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

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LSU Tigers men's basketball
Venues	State Field (1908–1924) Gym/Armory (1930–1937) John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum (1937–1971) Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1972–present) LSU Basketball Practice Facility LSU Strength and Conditioning facility Martin J. Broussard Center for Athletic Training LSU Academic Center for Student-Athletes
Culture & lore	Traditions Mike the Tiger Bengal Brass One & Done
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics