LSU made the Final Four in 2006. Not only would it miss the tournament the next season, the Tigers would fail to make the tournament for seven of the next eight seasons.
LSU would fire John Brady, hire and then fire Trent Johnson, and finally hire Johnny Jones to reverse the slide. Johnson’s tenure was nothing short of disaster, but before he was forced out, he did leave the program with a fine parting gift: Parade All-American Johnny O’Bryant III.
Johnny O’Bryant doesn’t get quite the credit he deserves because he played during the basketball dark years, but he was a critical recruit who turned the tide of top tier talent overlooking Baton Rouge.