Hailey Van Lith says she admired LSU’s program from afar long before the former Louisville star decided to close her college career there. Van Lith’s decision to switch schools was one of the biggest offseason stories in women’s college basketball and helped LSU follow up its national title by winning the transfer portal sweepstakes. LSU added both Van Lith and former DePaul guard Aneesah Morrow, who ranked fourth in Division I in scoring (25.7 points per game) and seventh in rebounding (12.2).
Success hasn't removed the chip from Marquette guard Tyler Kolek’s shoulder. Kolek recently posted a picture on Instagram that had him posing alongside Marquette’s Big East regular-season and tournament championship trophies from last year, as well as his Big East player of the year trophy. As he sat alongside all that hardware, Kolek pointed to show off his Big East championship ring, which happened to be on his middle finger.