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LSU selected to NCAA Tournament

LSU forward Tari Eason (13) and LSU head coach Will Wade, right, celebrate their victory over Tennessee in an NCAA college basketball game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU was selected as a 6 seed in the Midwest Region to being its NCAA Tournament run. The Tigers will do so without their head coach, Will Wade, who was fired on Saturday.

The Bayou Bengals will take on Iowa State in their first game of the tourney this Friday in Milwuakee, Wis.

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