LSU has release it's 2008-09 men's basketball schedule which includes a record 21 home games on the non-conference schedule.
Several times in the past LSU has had 18 home game, but with the addition of a round-robin tournament that takes place over two weekends LSU has added three extra games to the list.
The schedule is a tough one for first year coach Trent Johnson. The team is scheduled to play 13 teams that made the post season last year.
The most notable non-conference teams are Xavier, who made the Elite 8, on January 24 and Washington State, who advanced to the Sweet 16, on December 27.
It also includes a neutral site game against Texas A&M in Houston
LSU's schedule also includes some tough SEC games, including:at Tennessee (Jan 28), at Georgia (Feb 4), at Arkansas (Feb 18), at Kentucky (Feb 28), and Florida (Feb 24).
With this schedule it will be a challenging year for the Tigers. However, I am still optimistic for the future of LSU basketball.
I can't wait to see LSU face-off with Xavier and Washington State so that it might be easier to tell just where this LSU team is headed.
If LSU can handle itself and start winning consistently then maybe, some day the Deaf Dome may return to its former glory.
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2 months ago
johnson's definitely got some work ahead of him but i think he can do it. it'll just take some time.
2 months ago
with a coach who actually knows what he's doing and a fertile recruiting ground, LSU should be sitting pretty for years to come. Even with the loss of Randolph, the SECW could still come down to OM, Bama, and LSU.
from 2 months ago
You forgot about Miss State and Arkansas. Its gonna be a tough one in the west this year
from 2 months ago
No I didn't. Neither MSU or Arkansas will be a factor in the West in 08-09. MSU lost Charles Rhodes, Ben Hansbrough, and (most importantly) Jamont Gordon, who was the best player in the league the last two seasons. There will be too much rebuilding going for the Bulldogs to challenge this year. As for Arkansas... they lost EVERYBODY off last year's team, including Patrick Beverley now. They'll be lucky to win 5 conference games.
2 months ago
Someone convince me that Trent Johnson is the coach to rejuvenate the Tiger program.
His resume just doesn't tell the story of a great coach.
With Arkansas losing Beverly for the year, the West--and the entire SEC for that matter--is even more wide open.
2 months ago
I dont think he is the coach to rejuvenate the program, i just think that he is an improvement over brady and eventually the coach that will rejuvenate the program will arrive
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