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The LSU men’s basketball team and coaches yell from the side on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, during LSU’s 74-62 loss to Texas A&M at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Report: Former Nevada center Will Baker commits to LSU men’s basketball

By Henry Huber April 14, 2023

Seven-foot center Will Baker has committed to LSU, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS. He previously spent two seasons with Nevada before announcing his intentions to transfer on April 3. In both seasons...

LSU men’s basketball head coach Matt McMahon speaks to the players on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023, during LSU’s 56-77 loss to Tennessee at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

Once again forced to build through the portal, will LSU men’s hoops have better luck this time?

By Jason Willis, Managing Editor April 13, 2023

Around this time last year, LSU was a program in disarray. Matt McMahon, named as the team’s head coach on March 21, had zero scholarship players on his roster after a tumultuous offseason that saw...

LSU men's basketball freshman guard Jalen Cook (3) fist bumps a teammate Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 before LSU's 76-71 loss against Texas Tech at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on N Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La. 

LSU men’s basketball officially confirms Jalen Cook, Jordan Wright transfer acquisitions

By Peter Rauterkus April 13, 2023

LSU men's basketball officially confirmed the transfer acquisitions of Jordan Wright and Jalen Cook in two separate releases Thursday. Wright, the first of the two transfers, joins the LSU program from...

LSU women’s basketball graduate student forward LaDazhia Williams (0) looks to shoot on Friday, March 31, 2023, during LSU’s 79-72 victory over Virginia Tech in the NCAA Final Four in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

LSU’s LaDazhia Williams drafted by the Indiana Fever with the 17th pick in the WNBA Draft

By Tyler Harden April 10, 2023

LaDazhia Williams was drafted by the Indiana Fever as the 17th overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft Monday night.Williams, a graduate senior from Bradenton, Florida, averaged 9.9 points per game and six...

LSU women’s basketball 5th-year-senior Alexis Morris (45) shows off for the crowd on Friday, March 31, 2023, during LSU’s 79-72 victory over Virginia Tech in the NCAA Final Four in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

LSU’s Alexis Morris drafted by the Connecticut Sun with the 22nd pick in the WNBA Draft

By Tyler Harden April 10, 2023

Monday night, former LSU star Alexis Morris was drafted by the Connecticut Sun with the 22nd overall pick in the 2023 WNBA Draft.  Morris, a fifth-year senior from Beaumont, Texas, averaged 15.4...

LSU women’s basketball graduate student forward LaDazhia Williams (0) attempts the shot on Sunday, April 2, 2023, during LSU's 102-85 win against Iowa in the NCAA National Championship in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Column: LaDazhia Williams was unsung hero of LSU’s national championship run

By Tre Allen April 8, 2023

Last Sunday, the LSU Tigers defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 securing their first ever basketball national championship. With the performances of Angel Reese, Alexis Morris and a 21-point first half from...

The LSU women’s basketball team celebrates their National Championship on Monday, April 3, 2023, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU women’s basketball accepts White House invite despite previous statements

By Peter Rauterkus April 7, 2023

LSU women's basketball has now accepted an invite to the White House, according to the Associated Press. A day after Angel Reese stated her intentions not to visit the White House, LSU spokesperson Michael...

LSU men's basketball freshman guard Jalen Cook (3) fist bumps a teammate Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 before LSU's 76-71 loss against Texas Tech at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on N Stadium Drive in Baton Rouge, La. 

Report: Tulane star guard Jalen Cook transfers to LSU

By Henry Huber April 6, 2023

Just over a week after his initial decision to enter the transfer portal, Tulane sophomore guard Jalen Cook announced he would be transferring LSU via Twitter. In his most recent season with the Green...

Confetti falls on the LSU women’s basketball team on Sunday, April 2, 2023, after LSU's 102-85 against Iowa in the NCAA National Championship in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

LSU women’s basketball turns down White House invite: ‘We’ll go to the Obama’s’

By Mackay Suire & Peter Rauterkus April 6, 2023

A personal invitation to the White House is arguably one of the biggest rewards granted to a national championship team.Being in the company of the president, their spouse and their staff is an opportunity...

LSU women's basketball freshman forward Sa'Myah Smith prepares to throw a bead at a lucky fan Wednesday, April 5, 2023, during the women's basketball team parade through LSU's campus.

LSU women’s basketball holds parade and celebratory ceremony for national championship

By Tyler Harden April 5, 2023

There was a lot of celebrating in Baton Rouge Wednesday night. The LSU women’s basketball team held a parade and a post-parade celebratory ceremony in the PMAC, where fans lined the streets in purple...

LSU women’s basketball graduate student guard Jasmine Carson (2) drives towards the basket on Sunday, April 2, 2023, during LSU's 102-85 against Iowa in the NCAA National Championship in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Jasmine Carson leads LSU to national title: ‘I wanted to do anything that my team needed’

By Peter Rauterkus April 2, 2023

Big time players make big time plays in big time games. That phrase is used almost ad nauseam when talking about big performances in championship games. But sometimes, it’s the players not often...

LSU women’s basketball freshman guard Flau’jae Johnson (4) embraces LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey on Sunday, April 2, 2023, during LSU's 102-85 win against Iowa in the NCAA National Championship in the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Column: Record-setting performance caps off historic title run as Mulkey pulls off the unprecedented

By Henry Huber April 2, 2023

In terms of turning dust to gold, not many come close to Kim Mulkey and the LSU women’s basketball program in the world of college sports.   Coming off nine wins in the 2020-21 season and...