re: Has LSU ever been ranked #1 in basketball?

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I was at the game when they unveiled the banner. Still don't think it's legit though. I think we won some tournament that year or something. It's like Alabama's 102 national championships in football.

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No, it wasn't like bama's made-up 200 football national championships. This was legit.

I believe Pittsburgh was #1 and we were #2, and we beat them in the last game of the season (I think). Anyhow, there were no official polls back then, but the press unanimously proclaimed us national champs. That's how it worked back then.

I'm sure you could get a more accurate account from wiki, or something else on the interwebs.

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Sparky Wade was All-American at guard on that 1935 national championship team, and Buddy Blair was the star forward. They played their home games at the Gym Armory, which remained in its original configuration until some a-hole named Saban had it gutted so he could have an athlete-education center where players could learn how to weave baskets and stay eligible.