The nation’s top player in the women’s basketball transfer portal was on LSU’s campus Tuesday.
Former Louisville point guard Hailey Van Lith was at LSU for her official visit, according to a source familiar with Van Lith’s recruitment. A two-time All-Atlantic Coast player with the Cardinals, Van Lith has one season to play as a graduate student.
ESPN last week ranked Van Lith as the No. 1 women’s player in the transfer portal.
LSU signed a four-star freshman point guard in Angelica Velez from The Webb School in Tennessee and wants to keep backup point guards Kateri Poole and Last-Tear Poa.
But like virtually any team in the country, the Tigers are apparently eager to add a veteran ballhandler and scorer to replace Alexis Morris, now with the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun.
A 5-foot-7 native of Wenatchee, Washington, Van Lith led Louisville in scoring at 19.7 points per game and added 3.2 assists and 4.5 rebounds. The Cardinals reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament, losing to Iowa 97-83.
Iowa went on to the NCAA final before falling to LSU 102-85.
A McDonald’s All-American coming out of high school, Van Lith was the No. 7-ranked prospect in 2020, according to ESPN’s rankings.
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