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International F Saliou Niang Verbally Commits To LSU | Seeking Eligibility
Posted on 5/19/26 at 5:25 pm
Posted on 5/19/26 at 5:25 pm
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Per CBBContent on X: “Niang has verbally committed and is working on becoming cleared to suit up for the Tigers.”
This post was edited on 5/19/26 at 5:26 pm
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Posted on 5/19/26 at 5:32 pm to iPad
I can't decide if he or Dessert is my favorite.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 6:12 pm to iPad
I didn’t realize there was a potential eligibility hang up.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 6:19 pm to TheWalrus
All foreign players have to get visas, right? Or kentucky could call ICE before we play them. All of that has to be worked out. But we have the contacts to get er done.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 6:22 pm to iPad
Seeing the nba logos to LSU is incredible 
Posted on 5/19/26 at 6:24 pm to TheWalrus
More so clearinghouse stuff but not the same kind of eligibility issues Luis Jr. will have. I am not posting because I said it before, but still shocked Wade and staff went for this and then were able to pull it together in this amount of time. Always love beating out Kentucky, Kansas, North Carolina, and St. John’s for players but it was one of those once they got the first the rest fell in. The wailing and gnashing of teeth by the sports media, other coaches, and fans has not even come close to starting. Most do not actually know what LSU is trying to do or has done!
Posted on 5/19/26 at 6:40 pm to UnluckyTiger
What bothers me about the media outcry is that Kentucky, Kansas, UNC, etc are all trying to game the system too recruiting these guys. They’re mainly irate they’re all going to LSU
Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:08 pm to tigerbait2010
Not just that, for decades the big boys/blue bloods have tried to bring pros over and skirt and say they didn’t get paid or get them cleared. Now that it is a rule that they can bring them, a lot of them tried and honestly gave up after their first attempt which you cannot do with European players, agents, and clubs. Wade and staff kept on it and continued to grind. It will pay more dividends if the rules don’t get changed because now that clubs if it goes through have not only dealt with LSU but the players who by and large know and don’t care anything about college basketball in America will see. It truly was a first to market advantage. I mean god bless them the staff was up at 4 in the morning and working around the clock dealing with everybody from bankers in the Canary Islands, the Cleveland Cavaliers, multiple agents like 3 at a time and then had to call about his citizenship status all for one player in Niang. Once they got him they felt like they not only were in the drivers seat but other Euro clubs and players took notice for sure.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:25 pm to iPad
Bad day to be in the media. The general putting them in the mud
Posted on 5/19/26 at 7:57 pm to iPad
Duke, UNC, and Arizona was trying to get Niang. Now everyone is getting the panties all in a bunch. How dare LSU get a player that traditional blue bloods didn't get. So Will Wade is the evil bad guy because he worked harder to get these guys.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:04 pm to thumperpait
Not just harder, yes they grinded on these guys but they didn’t treat them or the process like a junior high school kid approach. Treated the players, agents, and clubs, like professionals. Cannot believe for instance Arizona and Kansas trying with Dessert the whole family angle. He doesn’t GAF.
Posted on 5/19/26 at 8:26 pm to Coastrashtiger
I guess he's southern Italian.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 3:51 am to Lsuray70443
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All foreign players have to get visas, right? Or kentucky could call ICE before we play them.
that would actually be pretty funny and would probably sink whichever program that made the call. Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:01 am to iPad
at this rate, which i'm quite fine with, we're gonna have to get everyone in the PMAC a vuvuzela!
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:22 am to Coastrashtiger
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The wailing and gnashing of teeth by the sports media, other coaches, and fans has not even come close to starting. Most do not actually know what LSU is trying to do or has done!
I think RJ Luis woke them up. I have seen some Youtubers at least that are pissed LSU is trying to get him eligible. They were laughing at LSU just a couple weeks ago.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:23 am to iPad
When someone says a player "plays above the rim"; this is what they're talking about.
Physical, explosive, athletic, and can stretch the floor. One of the most underrated traits that show up on film is how well he moves without the ball. He was #2 on the wish list after Montero.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:28 am to Mr Happy
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I guess he's southern Italian.
What does that have to do with anything?
Posted on 5/20/26 at 8:38 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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One of the most underrated traits that show up on film is how well he moves without the ball.
Was telling somebody about him. Player I am most excited about if he gets over here, what his expectations will be to if he even gets to 25% of his potential or grows into what he could become 5 years from now, he will be a monster. On draft night they talked about him being potentially an All-NBa caliber defender by year 2 in the NBA if developed. Think Tari Eason but more athletic, polished, and experienced, which is saying a lot. Most of those highlights are him getting only 4-5 minutes if that in some games. They have two possessions in those clips, one against Partizan and one against Milan, where he catches the ball with his back to the basket almost to the FIBA 3pt line, and he is being stood up by 29-30 year old former NBA players and true vets and he takes one dribble and blows past and flushes it on the defenses heads. Will love it when the team gels in the non-conference and learns how to play in transition with each other. Niang filling a lane right now on the run looks like a freight train.
Posted on 5/20/26 at 9:12 am to Coastrashtiger
Appreciate the insight you have been sharing. Most of us don't watch much international ball.
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