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LSU women’s basketball hosting welcome back event at PMAC Tuesday night

LSU is looking to repeat as national champions in 2023-24.

Basketball season is right around the corner, and that means it’s almost time for coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] and the LSU women’s basketball team to defend their national championship from last season, which marked the program’s first.

LSU will tip off the season against Colorado on national television on Nov. 6, but the team will be hosting a “welcome back” event on Tuesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, the team announced on social media Monday.

Doors open at 6 p.m. CT with the event set to start at 7 p.m. Fans can enter on the lower south east and west entrances, and the first 1,000 fans will receive food from Raising Cane’s.

LSU enters 2023-24 with title expectations again after it brought back stars [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] while also adding a pair of All-American transfers in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag].

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LSU women’s basketball’s season opener vs. Colorado in Las Vegas to air on TNT

LSU will begin its title defense season with a prime time matchup on national television.

LSU’s women’s basketball team is looking to defend its first national title in 2023-24, and coach Kim Mulkey’s team will kick off the season in prime time on national television.

On Tuesday, it was announced that LSU’s season-opener against Colorado in Las Vegas will air on TNT at 6:30 p.m. CT on Nov. 6 at T-Mobile Arena.

LSU returns stars [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag], and it added a pair of All-American transfers in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] to what will likely be the preseason No. 1 team in the nation.

Colorado is coming off a 25-9 season in which it reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament before losing to LSU’s ultimate championship opponent in Iowa.

There’s a lot of excitement surrounding what could be a budding women’s basketball dynasty in Baton Rouge, and LSU will begin its third season under Mulkey in style.

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LSU women’s basketball holds first practice at PMAC with 2,500 fans in attendance

LSU began its quest to repeat as national champions on Monday.

LSU women’s basketball began its quest to repeat as national champions on Monday with the first practice of the season, and as an added bonus, it was held at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and was open to fans.

In total, 2,500 fans attended the practice, according to a release. It was the first of 30 practices the Tigers are allotted over the next 42 years before they begin the season against Colorado in Las Vegas on Nov. 6.

“Talent is there,” coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] said at her pre-practice press conference, according to a release. “We can score the ball at a lot of positions, really at all positions. And we have lots of depth. I can’t hide that. When you come and watch us, it’s a very talented team offensively. We have a good mixture of returning players and newcomers.”

The Tigers return stars from last season in [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag], and they also added a pair of All-American transfers in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag].

With those pieces, this looks like a team primed to compete for another title.

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LSU women’s basketball announces 2023-24 SEC schedule

The Tigers’ slate is headlined by a home game against South Carolina.

LSU’s women’s basketball team enters the 2023-24 season looking to repeat as national champions after capturing the title in the second season under coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag].

Now, the Tigers know their full slate of games for the upcoming campaign.

LSU’s non-conference schedule had already been released, and on Wednesday, the SEC released the full slate of conference games for the season, as well.

The Tigers’ schedule is headlined by a home game against South Carolina, which was one of just two losses LSU suffered last season. The team will also face Texas A&M, Auburn and Alabama two times in a home-and-home.

LSU enters the year with another loaded roster and high expectations. Stars from last year’s team are back in [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag], and the team also added a pair of All-American transfers in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] as Mulkey prepares to push for championship No. 5 in her career.

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LSU women’s basketball signee Mikaylah Williams begins FIBA U18 3×3 World Cup on Wednesday

The No. 1 recruit in the 2023 class will look to become the third Tiger to win a medal with Team USA this offseason.

[autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag], an LSU signee and the top women’s basketball recruit in the 2023 class, will begin her run at the FIBA U18 3×3 World Cup in Hungary on Wednesday.

Williams is the reigning USA Basketball 3×3 Player of the Year.

Team USA opens with a pair of games against Brazil and Germany at 11:20 a.m. and 2:35 p.m. CT, respectively. The United States will be back in action again on Friday for contests against Hungary (1:10 p.m.) and France (2:35 p.m.).

The top two teams in pool play advance to play on Sunday, where they will need to win three games in one day to capture a championship.

Williams will look to join new teammates [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] in earning medals with Team USA this offseason.

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LSU women’s basketball announces full non-conference slate

The slate is headlined by a Final Four rematch against Virginia Tech.

The LSU Tigers’ women’s basketball team is looking to defend the first national title in program history with another loaded roster as coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] enters her third season in Baton Rouge.

While the Tigers lost some key contributors, headlined by WNBA draft pick [autotag]Alexis Morris[/autotag], they bring back [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag] while adding a pair of superstar transfers in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag].

Now, LSU knows what its full non-conference schedule will look like. In addition to a trip to the Cayman Islands in November, the slate is highlighted by a Final Four rematch against Virginia Tech in Baton Rouge.

Here’s a rundown of the full non-conference schedule. Times are listed in CT.

LSU women’s basketball’s Cayman Islands Classic opponents revealed

LSU will face Niagara on Nov. 24 and Virginia the following day.

The LSU women’s basketball team will be heading down to the tropics over Thanksgiving break as the team competes in the Cayman Islands Classic. Now, the Tigers know who they will face in those contests.

LSU will face Niagara on Nov. 24 at 12:30 p.m. CT followed by a matchup against Virginia the following day at 4 p.m. Both contests will take place at John Gray Gymnasium in George Town, Cayman Islands.

Niagara is coming off an 18-13 season and appearance in the WNIT. The Cavaliers went 15-15 last season and were invited to the WNIT but ultimately declined with too few players available due to injury.

After landing a pair of elite transfers in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] and [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] to pair with returning stars [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] and [autotag]Flau’Jae Johnson[/autotag], the Tigers will likely begin the year as the preseason No. 1 team and favorite to repeat as national champions.

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LSU women’s basketball signee Mikaylah Williams to compete with Team USA at FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup

Mikaylah Williams was a five-star prospect and the No. 1 player in the country in the 2023 class.

LSU already has a bona fide 3×3 superstar on its roster in [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag], who competed with Team USA this summer. Now, it has a rising star in that event in signee [autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag].

The five-star prospect and No. 1 player in the 2023 recruiting class will compete with Team USA at the FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary, from Aug. 30 to Sept. 3. Williams won a gold medal with Team USA last summer and is the reigning MVP from the last two 3×3 World Cups.

Williams will join an LSU roster this season that is absolutely loaded, but she could make an immediate impact as a true freshman on a team that expects to repeat as national champions after landing two of the top transfers in the country in Van Lith and forward [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag].

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3 LSU players and Kim Mulkey make All-Louisiana Team

The honors continued to roll in for LSU’s national title-winning women’s basketball team.

[autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] and LSU ascended to the top of the sport last year and that star power is continuing to earn recognition.

The All-Louisiana Women’s Basketball Team was released on Tuesday and it featured three LSU players along with Mulkey.

This isn’t the only honor the Tigers received this offseason. LSU’s been all over the place from The White House to ESPN’s Emmy ceremony earlier this month.

Other first-teamers included UNO’s Sandra Cannady and Loyola’s Kennedy Hansberry.

This list is based on last year, so you won’t see LSU newcomers like [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag] on the All-Louisiana Team just yet.

LOOK: LSU women’s basketball transfer Aneesah Morrow arrives on campus

One of LSU’s major transfer additions is officially on campus.

One of LSU women’s basketball’s biggest offseason additions finally made her way to Baton Rouge on Wednesday.

Former DePaul star [autotag]Aneesah Morrow[/autotag] officially arrived on campus to join a Tigers team that looks to repeat after winning its first national championship in program history this spring.

The forward was named the National Freshman of the Year by multiple publications in 2021-22, and this past season, she was named a Second Team All-American. In addition to former Louisville guard [autotag]Hailey Van Lith[/autotag], Morrow comprises one of the top transfer duos in the country.

Now, the Chicago native is in town as fall is about to begin.

After winning a national title in just her second season in Baton Rouge, coach [autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] is looking to build a powerhouse. With players like Morrow coming aboard, that vision seems to be within reach.

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