re: LSU Basketball's Failures in the SEC Tournament

I don't know if there is any real rhyme or reason as to why they have struggled. However, 2 years ago was the first time this century LSU entered as the reg season champ and failed to reach the Semi-finals.

Perhaps it is just a reflection of how inconsistent LSU basketball has been over the last 30 years. You forgot to include 2005 in your list, but otherwise all the years in that list (aside from 2019) correlate with LSU's better teams in the 2000's. For whatever reason they just haven't been able to get over the semi-final hump. In the other years where they didn't even make the semis those teams just weren't very good.

Still, I think many COMPLETELY overrate the importance of the SECT. Sure it would be fun to see them win it once in a while, but as long as they are in the NCAAT I don't really care if LSU ever wins another SECT.