Kim Mulkey Sheds Some Light On Hailey Van Lith's Decision To Transfer

The LSU women’s basketball team’s year-end banquet was held this week, with head coach Kim Mulkey addressing fans and boosters to wrap up the 2023-24 season.

During her speech, Mulkey shed some light on Hailey Van Lith's decision to transfer out of the program after just one season in Baton Rouge. Per The Advocate:

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“Her aspirations were to get drafted this year,” Mulkey said, “and she realized, ‘I need another year, and I need to go back to a place where I can relax and get back to my normal position.’

“And what do you do? You hug her, and you wish her well.”

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“She wanted to improve her strengths by coming to LSU with a goal of expanding her game by learning a position that I played my entire life,” Mulkey said, “because she knows at the next level that's her only chance – to be able to tell them somewhat, ‘I can handle the ball if you need me to.’”

“She had to embrace a change in her mindset of not shooting it 20-30 times a game,” Mulkey said, “but finding who's open and getting them the ball. And sometimes it was hard because she would be pressured, and she'd be pounding the heck out of that ball.”

“Hailey Van Lith is one of the hardest working players that I've ever coached,” Mulkey said.

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Van Lith transferred to LSU from Louisville last offseason and averaged 11.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game this past year.

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