LSU women’s basketball transfer portal tracker: Who’s leaving, joining Kim Mulkey’s Tigers?
In 2024, the LSU women’s basketball team dipped into the transfer portal to address its needs for a lead ballhandler and backcourt depth.
A new cycle of roster churn has since begun, and those priorities have since shifted.
Coach Kim Mulkey and her staff must now pursue frontcourt players in the portal. All five of the forwards or centers who played on the Tigers’ 2024-2025 team have either exhausted their eligibility or decided to transfer.
Aneesah Morrow is off to the WNBA. So far, LSU is on track to retain both Flau’jae Johnson and Mikaylah Williams. Next season, those two stars can serve as the pillars of a team with four freshmen, a group of three guards and one forward that comprises the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class.
Who will join them? And will any more potential returners leave?
Follow along here for updates on all of LSU’s 2025 transfer portal comings and goings. This year, the portal is open until April 23.
Who’s out? (4)
Sa’Myah Smith, F, R-Jr. — An incumbent starter, Smith slowly worked her way back from a season-ending knee injury and found a way to play the best basketball of her career in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Now she’s one of the 10 best available players in the portal, according to ESPN. The rising redshirt junior started 28 games last season.
