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Kim Mulkey stays hot on recruiting trail, adding five-star to 2025 class

Kim Mulkey stays hot on the recruiting trail, adding a five-star to the 2025 class

[autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] made it a habit of adding talent when she arrived at LSU. Whether it’s on the recruiting trail or the transfer portal, we’ve seen a flurry of high-profile additions in the last few years.

The trend continues with Mulkey adding a five-star to LSU’s 2025 class. Guard [autotag]Zakiyah Johnson[/autotag] committed to the Tigers on Sunday, giving LSU the No. 4 overall prospect in the class per On3.

ESPN is high on Johnson too, ranking her No. 13 overall.

Johnson is a Kentucky native, but nabbing out-of-state talent isn’t an issue for Mulkey and staff. After a national title and another deep tournament run, LSU women’s basketball is a national brand.

Johnson is LSU’s third addition to the 2025 class, joining [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag] and [autotag]Divine Bourrage. [/autotag]

LSU is hoping Johnson isn’t the last marquee addition. Aaliyah Chavez, the top prospect in the country, remains an LSU target too.

As for the current Tigers, LSU begins its season on Monday night against Eastern Kentucky. Later in the week, LSU hosts a meeting with instate competition Northwestern State.

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5-star guard Divine Bourrage commits to LSU women’s basketball

The Tigers landed the No. 5 player in the 2025 class on Thursday.

LSU women’s basketball and coach Kim Mulkey landed an absolutely massive pickup on Thursday.

Five-star guard [autotag]Divine Bourrage[/autotag], fresh off an official visit to Baton Rouge, announced her commitment to the Tigers. Bourrage ranks as the No. 5 player in the 2025 recruiting class, according to ESPN’s rankings.

The Davenport, Iowa, prospect committed to LSU over South Carolina, Arizona, Baylor, Illinois and Virginia Tech. She becomes the second commitment in the 2025 class, joining guard [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], who is also a five-star prospect.

Bourrage’s commitment gives Mulkey three top-10 recruits during her time at LSU. The Tigers also landed a top-100 guard in the 2024 class in [autotag]Jada Richard[/autotag].

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After leading LSU to back-to-back Final Fours including a national title in 2023, Mulkey is reloading as she looks to return this team to championship-contending form following quite a few offseason losses, headlined by [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag].

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LSU women’s basketball picks up a prediction for top 10 2025 prospect

The Tigers are in good position to add an elite 2025 shooting guard prospect in Divine Bourrage.

After winning a national title in 2023 and reaching the Final Four again in 2024, coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] and the LSU women’s basketball team look to retool with a roster that lost superstar [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] but brings back [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] while adding some veterans in the portal.

While Mulkey’s focus is on the upcoming season, she’s also looking to add top talent in the 2025 recruiting cycle, and the Tigers seem to be in a good spot for a top-10 prospect in the class.

On Sunday morning, LSU picked up a 70% confidence prediction from On3’s Matthew Brune to land [autotag]Divine Bourrage[/autotag], the No. 7 player nationally and No. 2 shooting guard in the 2025 class. The Tigers are now a 93.5% favorite to land Bourrage, who hails from Davenport, Iowa, according to the On3 recruiting prediction machine.

LSU already holds one commitment in the cycle from top 25 point guard [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], who committed back in April.

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LSU makes the final 6 for top 2025 recruit Aaliyah Chavez after recent visit from Kim Mulkey

The Tigers are trending for Aaliyah Chavez, and they made the cut as she trimmed her list down to six teams.

[autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] has been aggressive in recruiting point guard [autotag]Aaliyah Chavez[/autotag], the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting class.

Chavez scored 34 points in the Nike Nationals semifinal on Sunday, and Mulkey was in attendance to check on the Lubbock, Texas, native. Shortly after that visit, LSU made the cut on Tuesday for Chavez, who announced a final six consisting of Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma, UCLA and South Carolina in addition to the Tigers, according to On3’s Talia Goodman.

LSU is trending for Chavez after hosting her for an unofficial visit in June and is now considered the favorite to land her.

“They’ve recruited me very well,” Chavez said of LSU, per Goodman. “I think I talk to at least an assistant coach every day. They definitely talk to my parents a lot. They’re also a winning program, and I would love to win… [The visit] was fun. It was definitely different than the other visits. They had all the girls there when I was there, so they were in my photoshoots. It was definitely a different vibe. I like their energy as well – at the photoshoot, it was so high. There was no low energy at all.”

Mulkey was also there to check on [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], a four-star point guard and top-25 prospect who is already committed to the Tigers.

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LSU women’s basketball makes the cut for another top 10 prospect

LSU remains in the mix for several elite prospects in the 2025 class.

The LSU women’s basketball team is looking to add to a 2025 recruiting class that already features one top-25 prospect in [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], and it made the cut for a pair of players in the top 10 this week.

[autotag]ZaKiyah Johnson[/autotag], a Kentucky shooting guard who ranks as the No. 4 player in the class, announced her finalists on Thursday. On Friday, she was joined by shooting guard [autotag]Divine Bourrage[/autotag], the No. 7 player in the class per On3 from Davenport, Iowa.

LSU is joined in the five-star’s top six by Illinois, Baylor, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Arizona. Bourrage told On3’s Talia Goodman she plans to unofficially visit all six.

In addition to these players, On3 currently views LSU as the favorite for [autotag]Aaliyah Chavez[/autotag], the No. 1 player in the nation from Lubbock, Texas. The Tigers are still looking to flesh out their 2025 class, but it has the chance to be an elite group.

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LSU women’s basketball makes the cut for top-5 prospect in 2025 class

The Tigers made the final six for an elite prospect in the 2025 class in ZaKiyah Johnson.

The LSU women’s basketball team already has one 2025 commitment on board in top 25 combo guard [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], and it remains in the mix for a couple of elite players in the cycle.

The Tigers are currently the favorite to land No. 1 overall prospect [autotag]Aaliyah Chavez[/autotag], and now, they’ve made the cut for another top-five prospect as [autotag]ZaKiyah Johnson[/autotag] included them in her top six along with USC, Kentucky, Notre Dame, South Carolina and Louisville.

The Sacred Heart Academy (Shelbyville, Ky.) shooting guard is the No. 4 player in America per On3, and while Tennessee was seen as the leader, the Volunteers didn’t make her final six.

Johnson is set to take an official visit to Lexington on Friday, according to On3’s Talia Goodman, and she plans to officially visit her other finalists, as well. That includes LSU, which is currently set to host her on Sept. 7.

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LSU women’s basketball target Aaliyah Chavez leads the way in On3’s first recruiting rankings

LSU commit Bella Hines also cracked On3’s initial top 25.

On3 has debuted its inaugural women’s college basketball recruiting rankings, and LSU’s top target in the 2025 cycle leads the way.

[autotag]Aaliyah Chavez[/autotag], a five-star point guard prospect from Monterrey (Lubbock, Tex.) has been coach Kim Mulkey’s most highly-coveted player in the class for a while now, and she’s had several visits with the coaching staff. She’ll enter her senior season as the No. 1 overall women’s basketball prospect in the nation.

Chavez, who stands at 5-foot-9, remains uncommitted. However, the Tigers lead the way according to the On3 recruiting prediction machine at 62.4%, followed by hometown Texas Tech, which sits at just 5%.

LSU commit [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], a four-star point guard from Albuquerque, also cracked On3’s top 25 and sits at No. 24 in the 2025 class.

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No. 1 women’s basketball recruit in 2025 class sets visit with LSU

The Tigers already have one five-star guard on board and are hoping to add another.

The LSU women’s basketball team has been acquiring talent in droves since Louisiana native [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] arrived as head coach three years ago, and it could be in line to land the best prospect in the 2025 class.

Five-star 5-foot-9 Monterey (Lubbock, Tex.) prospect [autotag]Aaliyah Chavez[/autotag], the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 class, will be in town for an unofficial visit on Wednesday, according to a report from On3’s Talia Goodman.

Chavez recently trimmed her list of contenders down to 10 schools, featuring South Carolina, LSU, Texas, USC, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, UCLA, Tennessee and Arizona. LSU will hope this week’s trip helps it stand out from the pack.

The Tigers already hold a commitment from a five-star guard in [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], who committed in April. They’re hoping to add another elite prospect.

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