Jay Bilas picked the LSU women to make the Final Four. You may be surprised by his reasoning.

The LSU women’s basketball team is a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament, but not many experts see the Tigers getting that far into March Madness.

Kim Mulkey’s Tigers (28-2) take on Hawaii (18-14) at 4:30 p.m. Friday to start competition in Baton Rouge. The winner of that game will face whoever survives Michigan-UNLV at the PMAC on Sunday.

While not that many observers see LSU getting deep into the tournament, ESPN’s Jay Bilas has picked the Tigers to reach the Final Four along with South Carolina, Stanford and UConn.

When Bilas took the time to break down each one of his selections, his explanation for including LSU was a simple one.

“I’m afraid of Kim Mulkey,” the former Duke center said on ESPN.

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Mulkey, who is her second season at LSU, has built quite the reputation as an intense coach who provides intense and dramatic in-game reactions. 

Bilas has likely seen Mulkey’s glare from the bench, or possibly one of her tiffs with a referee.