re: How far has LSU Basketball fallen?

Thus was Johnny Jones' first season and he didn't have much talent to work with (thanks Trent). He got here too late to have any significant impact on last years recruiting class, but still managed to grab a JUCO transfer (that was ruled in eligible but will help next year), another JUCO transfer who played very well, and a graduate transfer who contributed.

He got the team playing very good, but we didn't have enough depth to close out tough games. We were on the bubble for the NIT, which is better than anyone expected going into the season.

We have a top 5 recruiting class for next year, and JJ continues to hit the recruiting trail hard for the future.

The program is moving in the right direction, but still far from the heights of the glory days.