2017–18 LSU Tigers basketball team
The Tigers finished the 2016–17 season 10–21, 2–16 in SEC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They lost in the First Round of the SEC Tournament to Mississippi State. On March 10, head coach Johnny Jones was fired. He finished at LSU with a five-year record of 90–72. On March 20, LSU hired VCU head coach Will Wade as their next head coach. !colspan=12 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| SEC regular season
!colspan=12 style=| SEC Tournament
! colspan=12 style=| NIT
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Previous season
The team's head coach was Will Wade, in his first season at LSU. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Mississippi State.