| Sport: | basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 1952–53 |
| Team: | LSU Tigers |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 6 |
| Aprank: | 5 |
| Record: | 22–3 |
| Conf Record: | 13–0 |
| Head Coach: | Harry Rabenhorst |
| Arena: | Huey P. Long Field House |
| Champion: | SEC Regular Season Champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Final Four |
The 1952–53 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Harry Rabenhorst, and the team played their home games at Huey P. Long Field House in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The Tigers swept through the SEC regular season and followed that success by reaching the first Final Four appearance in school history. The team finished with a record of 22–3 (13–0 SEC).
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament[2] [3]
See main article: 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings.