As it stands now, LSU technically has only 1 scholarship available.

Returning players (7):

Reed, Ward, Williams, Collins, Stewart, Chest, Fountain

HS signees (3)

Givens, Miller 2x

Transfers (1)

Carter

LSU is also in the final year of sanctions which is the reduction of 1 scholarship.

It appears they got around that issue last year with Dean technically being a "walk on". I'm assuming they will try to do so again this year. So I suspect they really have 2 spots to fill right now...but that is not 100% certain.

Of those two spots the biggest priority is a PG. LSU doesn't have one on the roster and the team desperately needs one. Yes, Givens can play PG. But McMahon has discussed the desire to have experience at that spot. The excuse train is coming to an end and I can't see McMahon wanting to go into next season with an unproven PG in a year where most will be expecting results beyond 2 games over .500 and a postseason appearance in front of more than 47 fans.

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Posted by Bert Macklin FBI

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Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:53 am to Alt26

quote:
Of those two spots the biggest priority is a PG

Is Sears still in play?

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Posted by thunderbird1100

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Posted on 4/9/24 at 10:26 am to Alt26

I still suspect Stewart hits the road so we can get 2 more full scholarship players from the portal, a PG and big man.

Then we can also fill out the roster with another Hunter Dean type transfer who is a walk on supplemented with NIL so we dont go over 12 scholarship players. Or maybe stewart stays and we just get a Hunter Dean type big man, I wouldnt think that would attract a decent enough big though with walk on/NIL to supplement. It would also leave us incredibly questionable/weak at the big man spot with no true "thats your guy" there, unless Reed or Collins take some MASSIVE leap next season or the freshman coming in is extremely good (Rob Miller)...or Chest for some reason is actually elite