The 2012–13 LSU Tigers basketball team represents

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during the 2012–2013

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season. The team's

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is Johnny Jones, who is in his first season at LSU. Jones previously served as the head coach at the

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. Jones played in the 1981 Final Four as a freshman at

, and later served 12 seasons as an assistant coach at LSU under

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where the pair returned the 1986 Final Four. They play their home games at

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as members of the

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Previous season

The Tigers completed the 2011–2012 season with an overall record of 18-15 and a 7–9 record in conference play. After falling to the eventual national champions, the

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, in the second round of the

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, LSU received a bid to the

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, where they were defeated by the

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in the first round. LSU lost several major contributors at the end of the season, including 2nd team All-SEC center Justin Hamilton, who was selected 45th overall in the

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by the

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. In April 2012, it was announced that after four seasons as head coach,

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would be leaving LSU to become the head basketball coach at TCU. Shortly after, LSU announced that it had hired Johnny Jones as its new head coach. Jones played at LSU for four seasons from 1980 to 1984, including an appearance in the 1981 NCAA Final Four. He followed his playing career by serving as an assistant coach under

from 1984 to 1997. Prior to becoming the head coach at LSU, Jones had spent the previous eleven seasons as the head coach at the

, where he accumulated a record of 190-146 and earned two NCAA Tournament bids.

Departures

Class of 2012 signees

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

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. All times are in Central Time.

References

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