LSU men’s basketball looks to make big splashes in the transfer portal after suffering a highly disappointing 2025 season.
The Tigers finished 15th in the conference with a 14-18 record, going 3-15 in SEC play.
Third-year LSU head coach Matt McMahon has been subject to firing conversations this season. His 45-53 record as a coach in purple and gold has left a lot of fans unsatisfied.
The Tigers took a step back this year after showing progress in 2024, finishing with a 17-16 record and going 9-9 in conference play.
McMahon took over a program in turmoil as LSU was under an NCAA investigation for recruiting violations that led to the program parting ways with previous head coach Will Wade. Wade took the job at McNeese State and has led the Cowboys to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments.
With the growing pressure from fans, the SEC’s rising dominance in the sport, the former coach’s successes and the program being one of the only sports not competing at a high level on campus, the Tigers had to decide on McMahon’s future.
LSU opted to keep McMahon and bolster the program’s NIL budget. The Tigers’ basketball’s NIL budget was reportedly among the lowest in the SEC. It was only higher than South Carolina, who finished dead last in the conference with a 12-20 record while going 2-16 in SEC play.
The LSU men’s basketball transfer portal opened on Monday, March 24, and Tiger fans are watching it closely. Here’s the tracker:
Incoming Transfers
Sophomore center Michael Nwoko – Mississippi State
Sophomore guard Dedan Thomas Jr. – UNLV
Junior guard Rashad King – Northeastern
Junior forward Max Mackinnon – Portland
Senior forward Marquel Sutton – Omaha
Outgoing Transfers
Junior guard Tyrell Ward – VCU
Freshman forward Corey Chest – Ole Miss
Sophomore guard Mike Williams III
Freshman guard Vyctorius Miller – Oklahoma State
Junior forward Daimion Collins – USF
Junior center Noah Boyde – Western Kentucky
Freshman guard Curtis Givens III
