After winning the first national championship in LSU women’s basketball history in just her second season, Kim Mulkey has been named as the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Top Collegiate Coach in the State of Louisiana.
Mulkey was joined by a list of finalists that included her fellow title-winning LSU coach in Jay Johnson, as well as Tulane football coach Willie Fritz and Delgado baseball coach Joe Scheuermann.
The Tigers went 34-2 led by a number of transfers highlighted by Angel Reese, who set an NCAA record for double-doubles in a season. It was Mulkey’s fourth overall national championship after winning three in her previous job at Baylor (2005, 2012, 2019).
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Kim Mulkey has been selected as the All-State Sugar Bowl’s Top Collegiate Coach in the State of Louisiana!
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While the Tigers lost pieces like star point guard Alexis Morris, they return Reese while adding a pair of highly touted transfers in Hailey Van Lith and Aneesah Morrow.
With another very talented roster in place, the Tigers may enter the 2023-24 season as the favorites to repeat.
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