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Just noticed basketball has 4 players on the roster, how does will wade fill the roster
Posted on 8/4/26 at 7:58 am
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Posted on 8/4/26 at 8:00 am to Mlou
He is very confident, so I wouldn’t fret.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 8:06 am to Mlou
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Posted on 8/4/26 at 8:09 am to Mlou
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Just noticed basketball has 4 players on the roster, how does will wade fill the roste
There are four foreign players with whom there are deals in place, Their eligibility has not been confirmed by the NCAA:
Marcio Santos ( International / Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv)- 7.3 ppg, 2.4 reb, 0.7 ast
Saliou Niang ( International / Virtus Bologna)- 7.9 ppg, 5.0 reb, 1.7 apg
Brice Dessert ( International / Anadolu Efes)- 7.2 ppg, 3.0 reb, 0.5 ast
Michael Ruzik (International / Joventut Badalona)- 6.7 ppg, 3.6 reb, 0.6 ast
They are also recruiting former NBA G league player R J Luis who was Big East Player of the Year at St John's whose eligibility is in the hands of the NCAA.
There are reportedly several players in the group of fifth year seniors who have expressed interest in LSU. Their eligibility will ultimately be decided in a court of law, possibly by the Supreme Court.
Outside of two signees the rest of the players signed or with pending deals seem to have limited offensive prowess as none averaged double figures. That may be due to their lack of scoring ability or possibly playing on teams where they were not the primary offensive forces. Several are purpotebly defensive specialists. Hopefully any players signe from the fifth year group wil be offensive minded.
It is risky to have the eligibility of all but the early frour portal signees awaiting eligibility determination. The limited roster at present leave no room for injury even if all become eligible.
It will also be interesting to see how so many foreign players blend in with the much younger current transfers since they have been playing in leagues with different rules and customs than the NCAA. Wade has been successful at every stop and we hope that trend continues. He has been given all of the support needed and has an ample war chest to sign more players.
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 8:31 am
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:01 am to Mlou
LSU will just play 4 on 4 Basketball.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 9:16 am to Mlou
LSU REC tryouts start next week
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:18 am to TigerLunatik
Why is it funny that he only has posts?
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:24 am to lsupicker
It's an alter. No one is going to come here to start that thread when the same thread already exists unless it's a troll. So, this person made a new account just to make that thread. 
This post was edited on 8/4/26 at 10:25 am
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:40 am to Mlou
Just emailed CWW my driveway mixtape. Offer pending.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 10:45 am to ParIV
Signed:
Mouhamed Dioubate, F 6-7, 220 JR Kty.
Marcio Santos, F 6-8, 240 Brazil/Israel
Divine Ugochukwu, PG 6-3 JR mich. St.
Abdi Bashir, SG 6-7, 175 JR Kansas State
Brice Dessert, C 7-0, 245 France/Turkey
Austin Nunez, PG 6-2, 170 SO UTSA
Michael Ruzic, C 7-0, 235 FR Croatia/Spain
Saliou Niamg, F 6-6, 190 Euro league/Italy
Jordan Bender, F 6-8 St.Petersburg, FL Northside Christian HS
Possible/commits:
RJ Luis, F 6-7 SR G league (is in Baton Rouge)
Mouhamed Dioubate, F 6-7, 220 JR Kty.
Marcio Santos, F 6-8, 240 Brazil/Israel
Divine Ugochukwu, PG 6-3 JR mich. St.
Abdi Bashir, SG 6-7, 175 JR Kansas State
Brice Dessert, C 7-0, 245 France/Turkey
Austin Nunez, PG 6-2, 170 SO UTSA
Michael Ruzic, C 7-0, 235 FR Croatia/Spain
Saliou Niamg, F 6-6, 190 Euro league/Italy
Jordan Bender, F 6-8 St.Petersburg, FL Northside Christian HS
Possible/commits:
RJ Luis, F 6-7 SR G league (is in Baton Rouge)
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:10 am to Lsuray70443
I am confident in Wade. He will have a team and we will be much more competitive than last few years. I am not confident in the NCAA however and do have some concern of them trying to crack down on older Euro guys. Confident the one younger Euro shouldn't have issues but the other ones could. Also, no way I see Luis playing. Hope he does but just don't see it. Plus, I saw yesterday that the judge on the 5th year guys supposedly clarified that it was for kids to go back to school they were at and not to transfer. Don't know how they could do that without more suits. Who knows what it will look like. Just know the NCAA is a huge cluster right now.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:36 am to Portcityblues
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am not confident in the NCAA however and do have some concern of them trying to crack down on older Euro guys
Serious question: Why do we care what NCAA rules since most are getting local judges to overturn existing rulings?
Posted on 8/4/26 at 11:54 am to lsusteve1
yes you can get a local judge to overturn. However, what happens if you get say 3 Euro guys here that way and they are playing and then all the sudden in middle of the year the NCAA appeals or something and then all the sudden you lose 3 keys guys is my fear. I don't trust all these back and forth court deals.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 12:35 pm to Mlou
And yet, he will still have more wins than Mcwtf had in any of his years as HC here. I must also qualify with that just having more wins than the last coach is NOT success...
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:12 pm to LSUFanMizeWay
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LSU will just play 4 on 4 Basketball.

Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:30 pm to sabanisarustedspoke
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And yet, he will still have more wins than Mcwtf had in any of his years as HC here. I must also qualify with that just having more wins than the last coach is NOT success..
So why did you make such a gratuitous comment? What did you gain by doing so? What if it doesn't happen? It should but gotta get the players and then make them a cohesive unit. Then hope for no major injuries.
Posted on 8/4/26 at 1:54 pm to tigersbb
Having more wins than McWTF is gratuitous? No, I am only stating that whatever WW does, it will be an improvement. I personally believe he will get us to the tournament on a regular basis and who knows once we are in. I also think WW has already shown big skill in the P2P era... But, I get it, we should've given McWTF another year..
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