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On Saturday, Angel Reese will don custom kicks for her first showdown against Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever in the WNBA. The sneakers are Barbie-themed versions of her signature shoe with Reebok. The shoes are bright pink and have unique Barbie branding printed across each shoe. Additionally, the custom-made Reeboks are lined with pink sequins. The “Bayou Barbie” has been off to an excellent start at the next level. Through six games with the Chicago Sky, Reese is averaging 11.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 37.3% from the field. Reese has carved out a star...
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Seimone Augustus is returning to Baton Rouge as the newest member of the women’s basketball staff at LSU. With this next opportunity for her, she’s ready to get after it with the Tigers and share all that she knows from her career as a player. Augustus described her coaching style during her introductory press conference alongside Kim Mulkey last week. She said that she’s going to get involved right away with the girls on the floor in her role as an assistant. “I’m gonna to be hands-on now,” said Augustus with a smile. “We’re going to get some work in.” However, Augustus doesn’t think they’ll ...
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A living legend recently joined LSU‘s women’s basketball coaching staff with Seimone Augustus being hired by head coach Kim Mulkey last week. Re-joining forces alma mater after becoming one of the most decorated college and professional women’s basketball players of the generation. In her introductory press conference, Augustus pulled back the curtain on her conversations with Mulkey leading up to her hire. Filling in the role of assistant coach Johnny Derrick who’d worked alongside Mulkey for over two decades. “When I got the call I was kind of shocked. I knew Johnny was retiring but obviousl...
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LSU made a major move last week when it hired former superstar Seimone Augustus as a member of Kim Mulkey‘s basketball coaching staff, a move that will carry serious sway with recruits. Augustus was one of the best during her time in college, then she parlayed that success into a fruitful WNBA career. Now she’s ready to sink her teeth into coaching. “Why not? I mean it’s home,” Augustus said. “I’ve been away for over 20 years. Obviously just coming in and out whenever I had time throughout the seasons or whatever breaks that I had. But it was mostly about the opportunity.” Augustus, now 40, wi...
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Scott Woodward came to LSU in 2019 to be the school’s athletic director. During that time, the Tigers have had plenty of success across athletics, including national championships in multiple sports. A massive part of that success in athletics goes back to the hires that Woodward makes. The key to bringing in those successful coaches is something that Woodward opened up about while making an appearance on The Paul Finebaum Show during the SEC spring meetings. “Two things that are really important to me, Paul, and they’re obvious,” Scott Woodward said. “One of them is their past record. Now, Ki...
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Last week LSU announced that they’d be adding former player and WNBA legend Seimone Augustus to their women’s basketball coaching staff ahead of head coach Kim Mulkey‘s fourth season with the Tigers. Augustus’ No. 33 jersey is retired inside of Pete Maravich Assembly Center and a statue of her stands outside of the arena. As she’ll now occupy the sidelines as well moving forward with the LSU program. A hire that came after the retirement of assistant coach Johnny Derrick. Who worked alongside Mulkey for 24 years dating back to her days at Baylor. “When he came at the end of the season and said...
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Chicago Sky star Angel Reese is speaking out on the hard foul she received from Alyssa Thomas on Saturday night. After the game between the Sky and the Connecticut Sun, Reese spoke to reporters about the foul thanked Thomas for it. “I’m a player, I’m a basketball player,” Reese said. “They don’t give a damn if I’m a rookie. I want them to come at me every day. I want them to come at everybody. They’re not supposed to be nice to me. …They’re not supposed to be since to me or lay down because I’m Angel Reese. …Thank you [Thomas] for sending a message to me because I got back up and I kept going....
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LSU recently hired former superstar women’s basketball player Seimone Augustus to serve on Kim Mulkey‘s staff, and already Augustus’ stature has begged big-picture questions like whether she might eventually become the LSU head coach herself. Augustus was a two-time All-American at LSU and helped lead the Tigers to three straight Final Four appearances. She went on to have a very successful career in the WNBA and is widely regarded as one of the game’s greats. So getting her on staff at LSU could be just the start of a much larger journey in coaching. Mulkey’s not quite ready to address whethe...
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Angel Reese is still getting her feet wet in the WNBA after being drafted by the Chicago Sky. There have been some physical moments for the former LSU product, with the latest occurring on Saturday against the Connecticut Sun as Reese was on the receiving end of a hard foul of Alyssa Thomas. Originally just called a normal foul, the officials went to the monitor and reviewed the play. They determined there was enough to throw Thomas out of the game, ending her night early. A big loss for Connecticut as Thomas had nine points, six rebounds, and five assists. Reese was going up for a rebound and...
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Kim Mulkey went to bat for Bob Starkey to be in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Starkey, a long time assistant coach, is an LSU legend and has been with Mulkey since the latter came to the school in 2022. Since 1984, Starkey’s been an assistant or associate head coach with numerous programs. He started at West Virginia State as the men’s assistant before going to women’s basketball in 1988 with Marshall. He’s had quite the career that’s Hall of Fame worthy according to Mulkey. “I’ve got a lot of them out there that can be the next head coach here, I mean, I really do,” Mulkey said. “I can...
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