"No kidding" sources: Jones will be gone after SEC tournament

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Multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told The Times-Picayune that Jones will be fired after the upcoming SEC Tournament. The Tigers play Mississippi State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the opening game of the tournament.

Jones has been on the hot seat since the end of last season but LSU's performance this year hasn't done anything to help. LSU is 10-20 this season with a 2-16 record in conference play.

In October 2014, Jones signed an extension with LSU that stretched his contract through July 2019 paying him $1.5 million per season.

Jones felt the heat following last season as well after his team failed to live up to expectations surrounding them with eventual No. 1 pick Ben Simmons on the roster.

LSU finished tied for third in the SEC but a 19-14 overall record was not what many expected with Simmons on the roster. LSU was not selected for the NCAA Tournament and declined an invitation to the NIT.

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This year's Tigers set a new program record with 15 consecutive losses. The team dismissed forward Craig Victor during the season and never got the production it needed out of guard Branden Jenkins, who dealt with the lingering effects of a knee injury throughout the time he joined the team in late December.

Jones is 90-71 in his coaching career. His 90 victories are the fourth-most all-time by an LSU coach and the most by any coach in his first five years.

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