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Before the LSU Tigers take on the South Carolina Gamecocks, the LSU women’s basketball team will honor Seimone Augustus. The former Tiger played for four years at LSU and helped them make four Final Four appearances.
Augustus averaged 20.9 points per game while shooting 53.9% from the field as a junior. Also, Augustus was named the 2004-2205 National Player of the Year. She also earned the Wade Trophy, Naismith Award, John R. Wooden Award, Honda Award, and the Victor Award.
Augustus was even more impressive in her senior year. The Baton Rouge native won the National Player of the Year, the John R. Wooden Award, the Honda Award, and the Associated Press voted Player of the Year. Augustus led the nation in scoring with 22.7 points per game and shot 45% from beyond the arc.
Augustus left LSU as the second-leading scorer in LSU history, scoring 2,702 points. She also scored double figures in 132 of 140 games. The LSU legend No.33 jersey was retired in 2010.
After her time at LSU, Augustus went to the WNBA and had a successful career. The Minnesota Lynx drafted her with the first pick overall in the 2006 WNBA Draft. Augustus went on to play 15 years in the WNBA, winning four WNBA titles and was Finals MVP in 2011. The former LSU star also won three Olympic Gold Medals and was SEC Player of the Year twice.
We will recognize Seimone Augustus inside the PMAC before Thursday's game in honor of her retirement from the WNBA last May!
Fans wishing to see the ceremony should be in their seats by 6:50 p.m. CT.
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— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) January 4, 2022