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re: LSU Women Basketball Recruiting Thread (2026 and Beyond)
Posted on 5/3/26 at 1:18 pm to Tigerbait357
Posted on 5/3/26 at 1:18 pm to Tigerbait357
Is Chloe Larry a point guard?
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Posted on 5/3/26 at 3:17 pm to Tigerbait357
Poole former 5-star recruit, ranked #24, McDonald's AA. Surprising she has not done well, except at LSU.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 8:54 pm to goldenmoment
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Is Chloe Larry a point guard?
Starting PG, like I said before, a tremendous upgrade from Richard. She average 15 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 8 apg and shoots 42 FG%.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 9:17 pm to KING NOLA
So she started PG for Tennessee Tech? Didn't know if she played off guard or point. I believe the correct stat for her assists is 2.5 per game. Thanks for the info.
Posted on 5/3/26 at 9:47 pm to goldenmoment
Per TigerRag.com:
Larry was one of the top point guards available in the portal, averaging 13.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. She brings valuable experience, having started 57 of 59 games at Tennessee Tech while averaging 30.7 minutes per contest. Overall shooting 38.4% over 2 seasons, high volume of 3-point attempts, she averaged 5.8 attempts from beyond the arc per game last season, shooting 34.6% from 3-point range. Larry played point guard at Parkway High School alongside Mikaylah Williams for 3 seasons.
Larry was one of the top point guards available in the portal, averaging 13.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game. She brings valuable experience, having started 57 of 59 games at Tennessee Tech while averaging 30.7 minutes per contest. Overall shooting 38.4% over 2 seasons, high volume of 3-point attempts, she averaged 5.8 attempts from beyond the arc per game last season, shooting 34.6% from 3-point range. Larry played point guard at Parkway High School alongside Mikaylah Williams for 3 seasons.
This post was edited on 5/3/26 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 5/3/26 at 10:52 pm to goldenmoment
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Is Chloe Larry a point guard?
tennessee tech only played one p4 school last year - usc (juju's team, not dawn's). here's a link to that game. i like watching a whole game so i can see mistakes and what little things a player is good at.
she's #21 in purple
(why would this be downvoted?? like really??)
This post was edited on 5/4/26 at 4:49 am
Posted on 5/4/26 at 8:29 am to gphilli
Anyone that saw them play in HS would never say Larry is an upgrade from Jada. If they played in the same team Jada would start every time.
Jadas issue seem to be between the ears though. Playing hard only part of the time. We lacked toughness and leadership last year. If she can bring that, she could be an asset
Jadas issue seem to be between the ears though. Playing hard only part of the time. We lacked toughness and leadership last year. If she can bring that, she could be an asset
Posted on 5/4/26 at 10:47 am to extremetigerfanatic
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Anyone that saw them play in HS would never say Larry is an upgrade from Jada. If they played in the same team Jada would start every time.
I completely agree. In high school, during their senior year, Jada was the state player of the year. Personally, I don't think Jada did poorly for LSU in her first season as a starting point guard on the collegiate level. It still baffles me that she would leave her home state team, to play at Ole Miss. She was literally in position to be the starting pg for three years straight. I don't get it.
HOWEVER, I DO think that for THIS coming season Jada Williams is an upgrade and hopefully, we'll get Kaleena Smith the next season.
Posted on 5/4/26 at 11:02 am to lsualum96
Who said we were getting Kaleena Smith?
We have a better shot at GG. Whom I think will be a better college player than KS.
We have a better shot at GG. Whom I think will be a better college player than KS.
Posted on 5/4/26 at 11:25 am to Sonofthetruth
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Who said we were getting Kaleena Smith?
We have a better shot at GG. Whom I think will be a better college player than KS.
Getting either would be huge . Can’t go wrong but personally I prefer Banks , she brings more size to the position. I have no idea where we stand with them .
Posted on 5/6/26 at 3:02 pm to lsualum96
Jada Richard statistical ranking in 2025-26 SEC regular season games compared to other team members:
- 3-point field goal %: 1st (.425%)
- free throws made: 1st (43)
- free throw percentage: 1st (.935)
- field goal %: 2nd among top 4 perimeter players (.424%)
- turnovers: (fewest among top 4 perimeter players)
- free throw attempts: 3rd (1 fewer than 2nd place Flaujae)
- minutes played: 2nd (Mikaylah is 1st)
- steals: 19 (2nd on team and about 1 per game fewer than MiLaysia)
- assists: 4th (among top 4 perimeter players; In her role as primarily a "game manager" on offense, she most commonly passed the ball to a wing (who was still on the perimeter) immediately after bringing the ball up the court
- 2-point field goal attempts: 4th (3 per game fewer than the other 3 top perimeter players)
- 3-point field goal attempts: 4th (1 per game fewer than the other 3 top perimeter players)
- scoring: 4th (10.8 points per game) (3.5 points fewer than 1st place Mikaylah)
An analysis of these statistics, along with watching the games and considering what Kim Mulkey and Bob Starkey have said about Jada Richard, suggests that to say that a player is an upgrade compared to Jada Richard may be a notable compliment. It may also be incorrect.
- 3-point field goal %: 1st (.425%)
- free throws made: 1st (43)
- free throw percentage: 1st (.935)
- field goal %: 2nd among top 4 perimeter players (.424%)
- turnovers: (fewest among top 4 perimeter players)
- free throw attempts: 3rd (1 fewer than 2nd place Flaujae)
- minutes played: 2nd (Mikaylah is 1st)
- steals: 19 (2nd on team and about 1 per game fewer than MiLaysia)
- assists: 4th (among top 4 perimeter players; In her role as primarily a "game manager" on offense, she most commonly passed the ball to a wing (who was still on the perimeter) immediately after bringing the ball up the court
- 2-point field goal attempts: 4th (3 per game fewer than the other 3 top perimeter players)
- 3-point field goal attempts: 4th (1 per game fewer than the other 3 top perimeter players)
- scoring: 4th (10.8 points per game) (3.5 points fewer than 1st place Mikaylah)
An analysis of these statistics, along with watching the games and considering what Kim Mulkey and Bob Starkey have said about Jada Richard, suggests that to say that a player is an upgrade compared to Jada Richard may be a notable compliment. It may also be incorrect.
This post was edited on 5/7/26 at 8:46 am
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:16 pm to respectfully66
I appreciate your stats and also consider Jada Richard a big loss, even though I think Jada Williams can adequately fill the role. Something about Jada Richard's shooting and defense that puts her over the top.
My question is this:
Why did she really leave? Was she tampered with, or was she looking to leave all along? Did she give Kim Mulkey a chance to keep her? She would have obviously been a starter with probably an even bigger shooting load since Flau'jae graduated. It doesn't make sense for Jada to change her mind that quickly. Even greater opportunities, including those with a championship-level team, awaited her at LSU.
Did she not like Mulkey's coaching style? Did she want to be the No. 1 scoring option instead of deferring to MK and Lay? Did Mulkey refuse to give Jada what she thought she was worth?
I'm curious to know what Jada Richard was asking for and if Mulkey could have avoided this. It turned out to be very expensive for Kim- she was paying Jada Richard what- $200K- and even if she'd have had to pay her a couple of 100K more, it's not nearly what it cost to bring Jada Williams aboard which reportedly was around 1 million. That savings could have helped buy another U.S. big.
I understand Bella leaving was more about the dad and his ego, because it seemed that Bella would get more playing time this year even if in a reserve role for one more year.
Please share any insight or info you have on the situation. Thanks.
My question is this:
Why did she really leave? Was she tampered with, or was she looking to leave all along? Did she give Kim Mulkey a chance to keep her? She would have obviously been a starter with probably an even bigger shooting load since Flau'jae graduated. It doesn't make sense for Jada to change her mind that quickly. Even greater opportunities, including those with a championship-level team, awaited her at LSU.
Did she not like Mulkey's coaching style? Did she want to be the No. 1 scoring option instead of deferring to MK and Lay? Did Mulkey refuse to give Jada what she thought she was worth?
I'm curious to know what Jada Richard was asking for and if Mulkey could have avoided this. It turned out to be very expensive for Kim- she was paying Jada Richard what- $200K- and even if she'd have had to pay her a couple of 100K more, it's not nearly what it cost to bring Jada Williams aboard which reportedly was around 1 million. That savings could have helped buy another U.S. big.
I understand Bella leaving was more about the dad and his ego, because it seemed that Bella would get more playing time this year even if in a reserve role for one more year.
Please share any insight or info you have on the situation. Thanks.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:52 pm to goldenmoment
Unfortunately, I do not have any insights to share regarding this. Sorry.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 4:54 pm to goldenmoment
Could have started in that game where she stiffed mikayla.When she was calling for ball and jada stiffed her and the tigers lost.
Posted on 5/6/26 at 5:03 pm to respectfully66
Those stats are solid, but they’re heavily tied to role and situation.
Jada Richard was playing a controlled, low-usage role where she wasn’t the primary focus of the defense. That allows her to be efficient, especially from three and the free throw line because she’s taking cleaner, more selective shots and not being asked to create at a high level.
Lets see how is shakes out now that role changes or the talent around her drops, those numbers likely change too. More defensive attention, tougher shots, and higher usage usually bring efficiency down.
Jada Williams is walking into a different situation at LSU. She’ll have better talent around her, more space to operate, and a system that lets guards attack and create. That gives her a higher ceiling and more opportunity to impact the game beyond just efficiency.
So it’s not really about disrespecting Richard…it’s about understanding that her numbers come from a specific role, while Williams has the setup to produce more at a higher level. I hate she left but I love the replacement MORE!
Jada Richard was playing a controlled, low-usage role where she wasn’t the primary focus of the defense. That allows her to be efficient, especially from three and the free throw line because she’s taking cleaner, more selective shots and not being asked to create at a high level.
Lets see how is shakes out now that role changes or the talent around her drops, those numbers likely change too. More defensive attention, tougher shots, and higher usage usually bring efficiency down.
Jada Williams is walking into a different situation at LSU. She’ll have better talent around her, more space to operate, and a system that lets guards attack and create. That gives her a higher ceiling and more opportunity to impact the game beyond just efficiency.
So it’s not really about disrespecting Richard…it’s about understanding that her numbers come from a specific role, while Williams has the setup to produce more at a higher level. I hate she left but I love the replacement MORE!
This post was edited on 5/6/26 at 5:23 pm
Posted on 5/6/26 at 8:16 pm to Sonofthetruth
I respect your analysis and appreciate the engagement. I disagree with parts of your analysis. My observation is that Jada Richard has a natural scoring ability that one cannot teach and is less constrained by her less-than-average (basketball context) height than one might expect. She went to the free throw line (during SEC regular season games) one time fewer than Flaujae and six times more than Mikaylah. Leaning on my recollection of what I watched, those fouls did not occur when she was shooting the three-point shot nor did they occur disproportionately while she was shooting those mid-range jumpers. Jada R. drew many of those fouls on drives to the basket and shots near the basket because she has the ball-handling ability, foot speed, court vision, passing ability, body control, basketball IQ, and a feel for the game (pace, space and position, etc.) that allowed her to do so. And don't sleep on the lower body strength that was present in her sophomore season.
"Those stats are solid, but they’re heavily tied to role and situation."
I suspect that the stats were constrained by role and situation--the points-per-game and assists-per-game, in particular.
"Jada Williams is walking into...a system that lets guards attack and create."
I don't think this applied to Jada R. as the point guard. Coach Mulkey has stated the following when describing Jada R.'s responsibilities: "If you’re looking for your shot, you’re playing for the wrong woman...Everybody else come first...manage the game out there on the court.”
LINK
"More defensive attention, tougher shots, and higher usage usually bring efficiency down."
I think the defenses that LSU faced last season had more of an appreciation of Jada R.'s abilities than some of us in this forum might think.
I agree that with increased defensive attention, efficiency will tend to decrease, but the somewhat rare players with the offensive abilities that I described above (ball-handling, foot speed, court vision, passing, etc.) can adeptly facilitate team scoring in that scenario, if the players and the system are in place to take advantage of a point guard with those abilities. In other words, if the team expects the point guard to aggressively attack the defense and are ready to receive the ball and score or pass it when the off-ball defender(s) inevitably has to provide help defense on the point guard. I am not speaking of point guard with a usage rate as high as Aaliyah Chavez at Oklahoma, but an offense, one facet of which is a point guard who is a threat to score or facilitate scoring, even starting from a well-guarded position. I think Jada R. is that type of point guard, but I am not sure, because she has not been in a situation in which she could fully demonstrate it. I hoped she would get a chance to do so at LSU, not firstly for Jada R.'s sake, but firstly because that might have been very good for LSU.
I strongly support Kim Mulkey. Jada Williams is our projected starting point guard. She is experienced and proven to be very good. I hope Jada Williams and Jada Richard both have great seasons next year.
LINK
"Those stats are solid, but they’re heavily tied to role and situation."
I suspect that the stats were constrained by role and situation--the points-per-game and assists-per-game, in particular.
"Jada Williams is walking into...a system that lets guards attack and create."
I don't think this applied to Jada R. as the point guard. Coach Mulkey has stated the following when describing Jada R.'s responsibilities: "If you’re looking for your shot, you’re playing for the wrong woman...Everybody else come first...manage the game out there on the court.”
LINK
"More defensive attention, tougher shots, and higher usage usually bring efficiency down."
I think the defenses that LSU faced last season had more of an appreciation of Jada R.'s abilities than some of us in this forum might think.
I agree that with increased defensive attention, efficiency will tend to decrease, but the somewhat rare players with the offensive abilities that I described above (ball-handling, foot speed, court vision, passing, etc.) can adeptly facilitate team scoring in that scenario, if the players and the system are in place to take advantage of a point guard with those abilities. In other words, if the team expects the point guard to aggressively attack the defense and are ready to receive the ball and score or pass it when the off-ball defender(s) inevitably has to provide help defense on the point guard. I am not speaking of point guard with a usage rate as high as Aaliyah Chavez at Oklahoma, but an offense, one facet of which is a point guard who is a threat to score or facilitate scoring, even starting from a well-guarded position. I think Jada R. is that type of point guard, but I am not sure, because she has not been in a situation in which she could fully demonstrate it. I hoped she would get a chance to do so at LSU, not firstly for Jada R.'s sake, but firstly because that might have been very good for LSU.
I strongly support Kim Mulkey. Jada Williams is our projected starting point guard. She is experienced and proven to be very good. I hope Jada Williams and Jada Richard both have great seasons next year.
LINK
Posted on 5/7/26 at 7:41 pm to goldenmoment
quote:
I appreciate your stats and also consider Jada Richard a big loss, even though I think Jada Williams can adequately fill the role. Something about Jada Richard's shooting and defense that puts her over the top.
My question is this:
Why did she really leave? Was she tampered with, or was she looking to leave all along? Did she give Kim Mulkey a chance to keep her? She would have obviously been a starter with probably an even bigger shooting load since Flau'jae graduated. It doesn't make sense for Jada to change her mind that quickly. Even greater opportunities, including those with a championship-level team, awaited her at LSU.
Did she not like Mulkey's coaching style? Did she want to be the No. 1 scoring option instead of deferring to MK and Lay? Did Mulkey refuse to give Jada what she thought she was worth?
I'm curious to know what Jada Richard was asking for and if Mulkey could have avoided this. It turned out to be very expensive for Kim- she was paying Jada Richard what- $200K- and even if she'd have had to pay her a couple of 100K more, it's not nearly what it cost to bring Jada Williams aboard which reportedly was around 1 million. That savings could have helped buy another U.S. big.
I understand Bella leaving was more about the dad and his ego, because it seemed that Bella would get more playing time this year even if in a reserve role for one more year.
Please share any insight or info you have on the situation. Thanks.
Its not that complicated. Jada or Jada's family simply shopped herself to the highest bidder. I imagine there was a meeting saying Ole Miss is offering X and guaranteed starter can you match? Once LSU turned it down she was gone. I would bet anything that Ole Miss at least doubled the price.
Posted on 5/13/26 at 8:01 am to lsutiger2
Sounds like you are assuming. Hope someone that knows the details comments. I wanted her to stay.
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