The Tigers men’s basketball team will once again enter the offseason in need of major help in the transfer portal.
The situation isn’t quite as dire as it was last spring as coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] had to rebuild essentially the entire roster, but after a losing first season in Baton Rouge that featured an abysmal 2-16 record in conference play, it’s clear changes need to be made and quickly.
LSU has already lost four players to the portal, but the staff has been active with several transfer prospects. One that they’ve reportedly reached out to is Virginia transfer [autotag]Kadin Shedrick[/autotag], who entered the portal Monday.
By Tuesday, he had heard from over 20 schools, he told On3’s Joe Tipton, including LSU.
Virginia transfer Kadin Shedrick has heard from the following schools since entering the portal, he tells @On3sports:
Kansas
Georgetown
Butler
Rutgers
Oklahoma
Wake Forest
Indiana
Cincinnati
Xavier
FSU
Texas
Iowa
Kansas State
Nebraska
Seton Hall https://t.co/kMmyEMios7…— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) March 28, 2023
It’s unclear if LSU (or any of these programs, for that matter) have extended offers to Shedrick. The 6-foot-11 player from Holly Springs, North Carolina — who is entering his fifth season — has started 34 of 65 games in the last two seasons for the Cavaliers.
After averaging 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds in 2021-22, he saw his production dip a bit this season as he averaged 6.2 points and 3.8 rebounds.
Still, he would give LSU some experience and size in the paint, which would help with the loss of forward [autotag]KJ Williams[/autotag].
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