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Despite a historic individual freshman season at LSU, it was a disappointing season. They finished 19-14 (11-7 in the SEC), missed the NCAA tournament, and declined to even attend any other postseason tournaments.

Ben Simmons had the personal disappointment of academic struggles. These led to him missing game time, and ultimately not qualifying for the Wooden Award – an award that requires a 2.0 GPA.

Simmons was often criticized for not being aggressive enough when his team needed him. LSU was not a very deep or talented team. When Simmons disappeared, he was allowing LSU to lose.