LSU athletic director Joe Alleva began the search for Jones’ replacement last week but let’s look back at the season that was for the Tigers in Jones’ fifth and final season.
Before the season began, LSU had to deal with a key player not being on the court. In fact, two key players. In the summer, guard Branden Jenkins injured his knee and didn’t make his official debut until after Christmas. Then just before the season started, Jones announced forward Craig Victor was going to miss some time at the beginning of the year for a “violation of team rules.