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International Players Dominate LSU Rosters
Posted on 5/23/26 at 11:30 am
Posted on 5/23/26 at 11:30 am
During a recent interview with Meghan Kelly, Patrick McEnroe, brother of John, recounted how he watched the SEC men's tennis championship match and learned that just two of the 12 participants are Americans. He found similar results in the ACC and even smaller conferences playoffs. So why are U.S. athletic departments bypassing U.S. citizens in favor of foreigners. Is the quality of domestic tennis that bad?
LSU's men's and women's tennis teams are very good, posting 2026 records of 26-7 and 22-10 respectively. Nine of the 10 players on the men's team are non-Americans. The team drew just 677 spectators to its first NCAA playoff match despite offering free admission and free parking. Neither of the two opponents the Tigers faced in the playoffs had a single American players Only five of the the 12 players on the LSU women's team are Americans. Neither LSU team has a Louisiana player on its roster.
Other non-revenue generating sports are over-represented by foreign players -- 12 to just six U.S. golfers and the majority of the Men's Track & Field roster are non-Americans.
What is the reason for this? Why spend so much of Athletic Department resources on scholarships and international recruiting for foreign athletes instead of U.S. citizens, who pay those expenses.
Redirecting LSU's focus to young American athletes may make the respective teams less competitive, but who cares? Help develop the U.S. players.
LSU's men's and women's tennis teams are very good, posting 2026 records of 26-7 and 22-10 respectively. Nine of the 10 players on the men's team are non-Americans. The team drew just 677 spectators to its first NCAA playoff match despite offering free admission and free parking. Neither of the two opponents the Tigers faced in the playoffs had a single American players Only five of the the 12 players on the LSU women's team are Americans. Neither LSU team has a Louisiana player on its roster.
Other non-revenue generating sports are over-represented by foreign players -- 12 to just six U.S. golfers and the majority of the Men's Track & Field roster are non-Americans.
What is the reason for this? Why spend so much of Athletic Department resources on scholarships and international recruiting for foreign athletes instead of U.S. citizens, who pay those expenses.
Redirecting LSU's focus to young American athletes may make the respective teams less competitive, but who cares? Help develop the U.S. players.
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Posted on 5/23/26 at 11:33 am to Tenntig
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Redirecting LSU's focus to young American athletes may make the respective teams less competitive, but who cares? Help develop the U.S. players.
Unless the laws change I just want LSU to win.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 11:33 am to Tenntig
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Why spend so much of Athletic Department resources on scholarships and international recruiting for foreign athletes instead of U.S. citizens, who pay those expenses.
Yeah, we need more Mondo's
Posted on 5/23/26 at 11:35 am to LSUfan4444
Because tennis is largely a non-revenue sport, with limited big money opportunities for professional players.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 12:07 pm to Tenntig
I've said this before and got downvoted into oblivion. There is zero reason ever for an American college or pro team to immigrate talent. Those opportunities should be for Americans.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 12:49 pm to Gee Grenouille
You get downvoted for a reason because you seem to be very shortsighted to the actual benefits if you think there's zero reason.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 12:49 pm to Gee Grenouille
There should be a quota.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:00 pm to Tenntig
quote:is this lower than normal?
The team drew just 677 spectators to its first NCAA playoff match
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:12 pm to Tenntig
i think LSU basketball and Wade are doing it this season because it's just a weird case. He came in late, and recruiting was shot to hell. I doubt that they'll be trying to use this many foreign players every season.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:13 pm to vl100butch
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with limited big money opportunities for professional players.
This. American kids with athletic ability generally aren’t being raised to develop their skills in a sport that doesn’t confer status or fortune.
The popularity of a given sport in this country plays into that. Parents want their kids in sports people will want to watch —->it reduces the talent pool within less popular sports at the youth level—->American kids who do play these sports aren’t as heavily tested as their European counterparts.
Cycle repeats itself, ensuring that European competitors are both more numerous and generally more skilled than their American counterparts
This post was edited on 5/23/26 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:14 pm to Tenntig
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What is the reason for this? Why spend so much of Athletic Department resources on scholarships and international recruiting for foreign athletes instead of U.S. citizens, who pay those expenses
Winning, plain and simple. You get the best and most dedicated players that rules allow. Do you want to run a subsidized daycare for less talented American athletes?
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:18 pm to Tenntig
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Redirecting LSU's focus to young American athletes may make the respective teams less competitive, but who cares?
I’m sure the coaches whose jobs depend solely on winning and losing care. They aren’t importing talent to spite Americans. They are simply trying to bring in the best players they can get in order to have the best success possible. If that happens to be players from other countries, so be it. For you, as a fan, it’s just entertainment. For he or she as a coach it’s their profession.
The coaches who wins with foreign players gets promotions and increasingly lucrative contracts. The coach who loses with domestic players gets fired.
Sports are one of the best meritocracies in the world. If the US players are getting beaten out here is some advice …get better! All the coach really wants is the best player regardless of race, nationality, or socioeconomic status.
This post was edited on 5/23/26 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:22 pm to Tenntig
quote:Maybe it is influenced by the U.S. Tennis Open results because the last American singles champion was in 2003 (Andy Roddick).
What is the reason for this?
Since then foreigners have owned the U.S. Open.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:43 pm to Tenntig
The only reason why you made this post is because of basketball. Otherwise, you would have done a little research on the topic and see where there have been tons of athletes on the LSU rosters from other countries such as track and Field. As a poster pointed out LSUs all time hits leader and his famous brother aren’t BORN except for a “international” athlete.
Start looking at the little island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Start looking at the little island of Trinidad and Tobago.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:45 pm to prplhze2000
quote:you sound like Todd Golden crying “foul” when that bitch didn’t think of it himself. frick Purdue (they have 2) and every other program that are behind. They don’t like it because they see it stopping as Wade has pushed this otherwise the “ruining it for everyone” would have never been made. They want the benefits and don’t want others to use them.
There should be a quota.
This post was edited on 5/23/26 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:47 pm to Tenntig
American pride is dying. The youth, and the liberals have seen to it. When people celebrate a Japanese or Dominican player in MLB, like they’re American — when the new way to win in college basketball now, is evidently to stockpile only Euro league semi-pros — this will happen. It’s the “win at all cost” mentality that has overtaken scruples, ethics, national pride, etc. win now….ask forgiveness later
Posted on 5/23/26 at 1:49 pm to Tenntig
Back in the late 80’s- early 90’s SLU ‘s tennis teams were loaded with foreigners.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 3:10 pm to Gee Grenouille
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I've said this before and got downvoted into oblivion. There is zero reason ever for an American college or pro team to immigrate talent. Those opportunities should be for Americans.
So if you were LSU's tennis coach, you'd go all 100% 'Mericans even if it means finishing 16th out of 16 in the SEC every year?
I figured these international/Olympic type sports like tennis and swimming have always had a majority internationals.
When I was in college our best tennis player was an Egyptian named Tamer El-Sawy. I followed him during his short pro career because geaux Tigers.
This post was edited on 5/23/26 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 5/23/26 at 3:29 pm to Juan Betanzos
So win at all cost is unamerican now? Maybe we Americans have become fat and complacent?
The last 8 MVP of the NBA are all foreign born just fyi.
The last 8 MVP of the NBA are all foreign born just fyi.
Posted on 5/23/26 at 3:41 pm to Tenntig
Will Wade hates Americans / Out here getting foreigners to take our jobs.
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