LSU’s rebuild is ahead of schedule

When LSU joined the market for a new basketball coach last March, their wares were among the most intriguing.

No doubt, football reigns supreme in Baton Rouge. And anyone who’s spent time in the city will quickly glean that baseball, with its 18 trips to the College World Series, a $37.8 million stadium and $1.5 million in profits, rates ahead of hoops. The running joke is that basketball has two months — between the end of football in late November and the start of baseball season in February — attract a following among a rabid fanbase.

Still, the Tigers own a venerable hardwood history.

First, Pistol Pete. Oh, the Big Aristotle, too. Over 25 years, coach Dale Brown won almost 60 percent of…