1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball team

1978–79 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 7
Record23–6 (14–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRon Abernathy (3rd season)
Home arenaLSU Assembly Center
1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 LSU 14 4   .778 23 6   .793
Tennessee 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611 18 9   .667
Alabama 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Mississippi State 11 7   .611 19 9   .679
Kentucky 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Georgia 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 11 16   .407
Auburn 5 13   .278 13 16   .448
Florida 3 15   .167 8 19   .296
1979 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1978–79 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at the LSU Assembly Center.