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Kim Mulkey named top college coach in Louisiana by Allstate Sugar Bowl

Kim Mulkey continues to garner recognition after a historic season at LSU.

After winning the first national championship in LSU women’s basketball history in just her second season, [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] has been named as the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Top Collegiate Coach in the State of Louisiana.

Mulkey was joined by a list of finalists that included her fellow title-winning LSU coach in [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag], as well as Tulane football coach Willie Fritz and Delgado baseball coach Joe Scheuermann.

The Tigers went 34-2 led by a number of transfers highlighted by [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], who set an NCAA record for double-doubles in a season. It was Mulkey’s fourth overall national championship after winning three in her previous job at Baylor (2005, 2012, 2019).

While the Tigers lost pieces like star point guard [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag], they return Reese while adding a pair of highly touted transfers in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag].

With another very talented roster in place, the Tigers may enter the 2023-24 season as the favorites to repeat.

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LSU women’s basketball home and away SEC opponents revealed for 2023-24

LSU coach Kim Mulkey and her team will be looking to repeat as national champions in the 2023-24 season.

LSU coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] and her team will be looking to repeat as national champions in the 2023-24 season, and they now have a better idea of what that gauntlet is going to look like.

The SEC announced the full slate of opponents — both home and away — for each women’s basketball team on Wednesday morning. For LSU, the slate is highlighted by a home matchup against South Carolina, which handed the Tigers one of only two losses suffered last season and the only one during the regular season.

LSU is among the most talented teams in the country again. Though it loses [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag], it brings back [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and Flau’Jae Johnson while adding a pair of big-time transfers in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag].

Here’s the full list of SEC opponents for the Tigers.

LSU’s Angel Reese named BET Sportswoman of the Year

The accolades continue to pile up for Angel Reese.

The accolades are just continuing to pile up over the offseason for [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag].

The LSU basketball star has seen her profile skyrocket since leading the Tigers to a national title this spring. She’s become one of the highest-earning NIL athletes in the country, and on Sunday, she was named the BET Sportswoman of the Year.

Reese averaged 23 points and 15.4 rebounds this season, leading the nation with 34 double-doubles. She was also named a First-Team All-American.

Unfortunately, Reese wasn’t able to accept the award in-person due to her prior obligations competing with the U.S. Women’s National Team at the FIBA AmeriCup.

She was joined by former LSU athletes [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] and [autotag]Sha’Carri Richardson[/autotag] as finalists.

Reese will be back in the purple and gold again this winter, and she’ll be joined by an absolutely loaded roster that will likely be the preseason favorite to repeat as champions.

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Alexis Morris clarifies previous tweets by specifically mentioning expansion

Morris clarified herself this week and apologized to the veterans of the WNBA for her words.

Earlier this month, former LSU women’s basketball national champion and second-round 2023 WNBA draft pick Alexis Morris had some choice words about the league and its veteran players after being cut by the Connecticut Sun. She seemed to suggest she wanted the league to expand, but she made calls for veteran players to retire.

On Thursday, she clarified herself and apologized for her words.

“To the veterans of the WNBA, please accept my sincerest apologies, Morris wrote on Instagram. “I never thought joining the W family would be easy, but now I understand just how hard it is to do that. My energy would have been better served directed toward league executives who have a say in expansion and other logistics.

“I look forward to celebrating your individual and collective careers and giving you all the flowers you deserve. I hope you can empathize and find it in your hearts to forgive me. I will continue to work hard in hopes of joining you all one day soon.

“To fans of the WNBA, I apologize to you as well. Please don’t let this mistake be a representation of our league or as an indictment against my character moving forward. I ask for your forgiveness and support as I attempt to raise more awareness about some of the issues the league is facing. It needs your support now more than ever. While I’m one of many to be affected by recent cuts, I understand that the issue is bigger than me.”

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During Sun training camp, Morris discussed how difficult the transition from college to professional basketball is and urged university coaches to better prepare their players for what lies ahead.

“This is for the colleges and institutions: In order to grow the league, you have to prep the players for what’s to come,” Morris said. “In order to do that, you have to watch the league, you have to see the style of play, the systems that they’re running so that the adjustment and the transition for women college players to the WNBA won’t be so difficult.”

While the way in which Morris called out the WNBA was direct, to say the least, her thoughts on expansion and better preparing players for the college-to-professional pipeline resonated with many. The WNBA has 144 roster spots for players, and the talent is clearly outpacing the roster capacity.

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Alexis Morris apologizes for comments about WNBA veterans

Morris apologized for her comments after she was waived by the Connecticut Sun.

Former LSU basketball player Alexis Morris was waived shortly after getting drafted by the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun.

The move came as a surprise to Morris, who was drafted with the 22nd overall pick. She took to Twitter to voice her frustration, saying veterans need to know when to pass the torch.

She’s now apologizing for those comments.

“To the veterans of the WNBA, please accept my sincerest apologies,” Morris wrote.

She went on to say, “I will continue to work hard in the hopes of joining you all one day soon.”

“I ask for your forgiveness and support as I attempt to raise more awareness about some of the issues the league is facing.”

Morris began her career with [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] at Baylor five years ago. Morris was dismissed from the team but reunited with Mulkey at LSU after getting her career straightened out.

Morris led LSU’s backcourt during the national title run. The guard averaged 15.2 points per game in her two years with the Tigers.

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WNBA Twitter reacts to Alexis Morris’ comments about veterans and roster spots

While Morris’ underlying premise seems to be that the WNBA needs to expand, her tweets have caused a bit of a controversy on social media.

Coming off a national championship with LSU, Alexis Morris was drafted 22nd by the Connecticut Sun in the 2023 WNBA draft. She was in the league for one month before being waived by the Sun.

She recently shared her thoughts on the difficulty of transitioning from college to the pros.

“This is for the colleges and institutions: In order to grow the league, you have to prep the players for what’s to come,” Morris said. “In order to do that, you have to watch the league, you have to see the style of play, the systems that they’re running so that the adjustment and the transition for women college players to the WNBA won’t be so difficult.”

However, after being cut by the Sun, she shared some additional insights into her mentality on the league. While her underlying premise seems to be that the WNBA needs to expand rosters, her tweets have caused a bit of a controversy on social media. Her tweets seem to have been taken down, but a Twitter user took screenshots before they were deleted.

Here are what users on social media had to say about the Tweets:

BREAKING: Alexis Morris says Connecticut Sun waived her after preseason game on Wednesday

Morris announced the stunning news shortly after her preseason debut with the Sun.

The 22nd pick in the 2023 WNBA draft is available again.

On Wednesday afternoon, former LSU women’s basketball star [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] announced the stunning news she had been waived by the Connecticut Sun, who used a second-round pick to select her last month.

The WNBA preseason began on Friday, and the Sun won an exhibition match over New York on Wednesday. Morris played eight minutes in that game, recording two points on free throws and three rebounds while going 0 for 2 from the field.

It was her first appearance in the preseason for Connecticut.

Morris rose to prominence while helping LSU earn the national championship this past season. A transfer who had previously played at Baylor, Rutgers and Texas A&M, Morris parlayed her reunion with coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] into a WNBA draft selection.

Now, Morris is available once again as she will wait to find out where she ends up next. We’ll update this post with any news regarding this developing story.

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LSU women’s basketball lands another elite transfer in DePaul’s Aneesah Morrow

Morrow joins an already loaded roster after registering back-to-back All-American seasons with the Blue Demons.

If it wasn’t already readily apparent, it is now: [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] is building an absolute machine at LSU.

The Tigers women’s basketball team — which is already the odds-on favorite to repeat as national champions in 2024 — got even better on Friday as former DePaul forward [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] announced her commitment to LSU via the transfer portal.

Morrow was one of the best transfers available in the entire country alongside Louisville’s [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] (who also committed to LSU). She broke out as a freshman with the Blue Demons in 2021-22, being named the national Freshman of the Year by several outlets that season.

She also earned All-American honors in each of her first two seasons.

As a sophomore this past season, Morrow averaged 25.7 points, 12.2 rebounds and two assists. She started all 66 games she appeared in with DePaul over the past two seasons.

She narrowed her list of finalists down to USC and South Carolina. She visited the Trojans last weekend and was set to make a trip to Columbia this weekend, but her plans have now obviously changed.

With Morrow’s addition, Mulkey has now landed two proven transfers to help offset the losses of [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] and [autotag]LaDazhia Williams[/autotag], who were selected in the WNBA draft.

Now, the rich are getting even richer as Van Lith and Morrow will join a team that includes returning stars [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag].

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LSU rolled out the red carpet for big-time transfer addition Hailey Van Lith

LSU threw every card it had in Van Lith’s recruitment.

When star guard [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] hit the transfer portal, speculation connecting her to LSU began immediately.

Van Lith had a prior relationship with head coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] from her original recruitment process and LSU was in the market for a point guard with [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag] headed to the WNBA.

After a visit, Van Lith committed to LSU, and Mulkey added to her collection of stars.

Based on some social media posts, it’s obvious LSU rolled out the red carpet for the Louisville transfer. Not only did Van Lith check out the basketball program, but she met LSU’s gymnastics team fresh off a national title appearance.

Van Lith also met LSU’s president [autotag]William Tate IV[/autotag].

I’m sure it’s not the first time a recruit has met with the school president, but it’s not something you see all the time, either. LSU made a full-throttled effort throughout the university to land Van Lith, and it paid off.

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LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese reacts to addition of Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith

The Tigers’ superstar seems thrilled about the big-time pickup.

LSU landed arguably the most coveted player in the women’s basketball transfer portal on Thursday by securing the commitment of Louisville star [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag].

A guard from Wenatchee, Washington, Van Lith was a first-team All-ACC selection in 2022-23. She averaged 19.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists while leading the Cardinals to an Elite Eight appearance.

Now, she’s set to join defending champion LSU as a plug-and-play replacement for WNBA selection [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag]. Though the Tigers lost some players following the season, they’ve retooled with elite high school recruiting (and now, portal) signees.

[autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], who became a household name while leading the Tigers to a title, reacted on Twitter to Van Lith’s commitment on Thursday.

With the Tigers returning key pieces like Reese and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag], a pickup like this should make LSU the clear favorite to repeat as champions under coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag], who just won her fourth overall title, in her third season.

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