The LSU men’s basketball team is spending its Thanksgiving in Destin as the Tigers are partaking in the 2021 Emerald Coast Classic, one of the seemingly dozens of early season tournaments.
For whatever reason, LSU has struggled in these types of tourneys under Will Wade. Since Wade took over in the 2017-18 season, LSU is 4-7 in these games. These games are early resumé builders for the big dance and more often than not LSU blows these opportunities (see Saint Louis last season, the Utah State game in Jamaica in 2019, or Florida State game in Orlando in 2018).