“Coach Wade was very consistent in the recruiting process,” Thomas said. “Always staying in contact with both me and my mother. We are very close. Her being comfortable was important to me. When we visited back in September, we watched the team practice — got to know the guys on the team more. Since then […]
Continue readingIn the early afternoon hours of April 1, LSU sophomore Mwani Wilkinson entered his name into the transfer portal. In isolation, a four-points-per-game scorer exploring his transfer options wouldn’t have been a national story — but Wilkinson was the 13th member of the 2021-22 Tigers who was set to depart. Tari Eason and Darius Days […]
Continue readingBetween the one-time transfer waiver and the extra year of eligibility due to the pandemic-impacted 2020-21 season, keeping track of the comings and goings has become borderline impossible. As one coach said to me recently, it feels like every player in the country can find a year of eligibility if they really try. But keeping […]
Continue readingLSU lost its 11th player to the transfer portal on Friday, with sophomore Mwani Wilkinson opting to leave the men’s basketball program. Freshman forward Alex Fudge entered the portal earlier on Friday. In a fairly unprecedented situation, that now leaves new coach Matt McMahon with zero scholarship players from this past season still on the […]
Continue readingBecause it has been nearly impossible to keep track of rosters this offseason, we’ve decided to share a cleaner version of my roster changes research. (The actual one has cross-outs and underlines and capitalized names; it’s unreasonable to think anyone besides me can read it.) First, some guidelines. “Departed or expected to depart” players include […]
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