The 1968–69 LSU Tigers basketball team represented

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as a member of the

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during the 1968–69 NCAA men's basketball season. The team’s head coach was

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, in his third season at LSU. They played their home games at the John M. Parker Agricultural Coliseum in

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. The Tigers finished the season 13–13, 7–11 in SEC play to finish in seventh place.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

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– Consensus First-team All-American (2x), NCAA Scoring Leader (2x), SEC Player of the Year (2x), All-time single-season NCAA scoring average (44.2 ppg)

References

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