LSU has seen some expected veteran departures to the transfer portal since its terrible 2022-23 season came to a merciful end, but it can now add a promising young player to the list of outgoing talent.
Freshman forward [autotag]Corneilous Williams[/autotag] entered the transfer portal, joining veteran guard [autotag]Justice Hill[/autotag] and center [autotag]Kendal Coleman[/autotag]. Williams spent the year rehabbing a shoulder injury, and the former three-star prospect from Meridian, Mississippi, didn’t appear in a game as he took a redshirt.
“After much thought and consideration, I have decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal and further my athletic career and education elsewhere,” Williams announced in a Twitter post. “I want to thank all my coaches, teammates, and fans that helped me along the way. I will forever be grateful for the opportunity I was given and the bonds and friendships I’ve made at LSU.”
— Corneilous (@C2W___) March 22, 2023
The 6-foot-9, 210-pound player’s departure, along with Coleman’s, leaves LSU fairly thin in the frontcourt as things currently stand. This will almost certainly be addressed in the portal, but keeping and developing a pair of freshmen big men who impressed last season at times in [autotag]Jalen Reed[/autotag] and [autotag]Shawn Phillips[/autotag] will be key.
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