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LSU guard Justice Williams re-enters transfer portal

Williams made seven starts this year but averaged just 15.7 minutes..

In what was seen as one of coach Matt McMahon’s biggest recruiting wins last offseason, he convinced freshman guard [autotag]Justice Williams[/autotag] to exit the transfer portal and return to LSU following the firing of coach [autotag]Will Wade[/autotag].

But after seeing a relatively small role on the court in 2022-23, Williams has entered the transfer portal once again. He becomes the fourth LSU player to announce his intention to transfer, joining [autotag]Justice Hill,[/autotag] [autotag]Kendal Coleman[/autotag] and [autotag]Corneilous Williams[/autotag].

Williams appeared in just 23 games as a sophomore this season, making seven starts and averaging 3.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists. He missed five games early in the season due to injury and averaged just 15.7 minutes.

A former four-star recruit and top-60 prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, Williams is sure to see some interest in the portal.

Changes this offseason were expected after a frustrating Year 1 for McMahon, and it seems like it will be another year full of turnover for this program.

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LSU basketball freshman Corneilous Williams enters transfer portal after taking redshirt year

Williams missed the entire 2022-23 season as he was rehabbing a shoulder injury.

LSU has seen some expected veteran departures to the transfer portal since its terrible 2022-23 season came to a merciful end, but it can now add a promising young player to the list of outgoing talent.

Freshman forward [autotag]Corneilous Williams[/autotag] entered the transfer portal, joining veteran guard [autotag]Justice Hill[/autotag] and center [autotag]Kendal Coleman[/autotag]. Williams spent the year rehabbing a shoulder injury, and the former three-star prospect from Meridian, Mississippi, didn’t appear in a game as he took a redshirt.

“After much thought and consideration, I have decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal and further my athletic career and education elsewhere,” Williams announced in a Twitter post. “I want to thank all my coaches, teammates, and fans that helped me along the way. I will forever be grateful for the opportunity I was given and the bonds and friendships I’ve made at LSU.”

The 6-foot-9, 210-pound player’s departure, along with Coleman’s, leaves LSU fairly thin in the frontcourt as things currently stand. This will almost certainly be addressed in the portal, but keeping and developing a pair of freshmen big men who impressed last season at times in [autotag]Jalen Reed[/autotag] and [autotag]Shawn Phillips[/autotag] will be key.

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LSU loses center Kendal Coleman to the transfer portal

Coleman averaged just eight minutes this season after transferring in from Northwestern State.

After a frustrating first season for the Tigers under coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag], it was expected to be an offseason of change. That has been the case so far as LSU lost starting point guard [autotag]Justice Hill[/autotag] to the transfer portal, and he’s been joined by a depth player in the frontcourt.

Center [autotag]Kendal Coleman[/autotag] will be heading elsewhere after one season in Baton Rouge. A transfer addition last offseason from Northwestern State, Coleman averaged a double-double in 2021-22 but couldn’t carry that success to the SEC.

He averaged just eight minutes per game this season with just 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds, and he’ll hope he can get a bigger opportunity elsewhere. His departure puts a lot of impetus on the development of younger players in the frontcourt like [autotag]Jalen Reed[/autotag] and [autotag]Shawn Phillips[/autotag].

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