LSU has unveiled its full non-conference schedule for the 2018-19 season.
The Tigers will open up the regular season with four straight home games against Southeastern Louisiana, UNC Greensboro, Memphis, and Louisiana Tech before traveling to Orlando for the Advocare Invitational.
Charleston, Florida State, Memphis, Oklahoma State, UAB, and defending national champion Villanova will also take part in the Nov. 22-25 event.
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Will Wade’s squad will return home after that for games against Grambling and Incarnate Word in early December.
LSU plays its only true non-conference road game against Houston on Dec. 12 before preparing for a showdown in Las Vegas against Saint Mary’s on Dec. 15.
Games against Furman and ULM will wrap up the non-conference portion of the schedule for the Tigers, as they look to make a splash on the national stage.
The team will welcome back leading scorer Tremont Waters, who averaged 15.9 points and dished out 6.0 assists in averaging 33.0 minutes per game as a freshman.
Wade will also bring in the nation’s No. 3 recruiting class, which includes 5-star prospects Naz Reid and Emmitt Williams, and 4-stars Ja’Vonte Smart and Darius Days.
The Tigers went 18-15 overall during the 2017-18 season and advanced to the second round of the NIT.