LSU Basketball Heads to the SEC Tournament with Plans to ‘Shock People’

LSU basketball heads to the SEC tournament with plans to ‘shock people’

Coach Matt McMahon’s No. 16-seeded LSU will face No. 9 Kentucky on Wednesday in the first round of the SEC Tournament. Learn why a player said the Tigers are “going to shock people” in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kentucky Wildcats play in SEC Tournament against the LSU Tigers

The Kentucky Wildcats take on the LSU Tigers in the SEC Tournament. Wednesday's meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams. Kentucky is 10-8 against the SEC, and LSU is 3-15 against the SEC.

PREVIEW: Kentucky men’s basketball begins 2026 SEC Tournament run against LSU

Kentucky men’s basketball (19-12, 10-8 SEC) closed its regular season with an 84-77 loss to the red-hot No. 5 Florida Gators (25-6, 16-2 SEC), dropping five of its last seven games heading into the postseason. The Wildcats now look ahead to the SEC Tournament in Nashville, where they have historical success, leading the conference in SEC Tournament Championships with 32. Their most recent SEC Tournament Championship came in 2018. Due to its late…