LSU WBB: Kim Mulkey, LSU In Contact With High-Profile Villanova Transfer Lucy Olsen

Olsen remains the most coveted player in the portal, Mulkey and Co. making their push for the star guard.

Mar 9, 2024; Uncasville, CT, USA; Villanova Wildcats guard Lucy Olsen (3) looks for an opening / David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers continue a busy offseason with this program navigating the NCAA Transfer Portal this month.

For Mulkey and Co., it's about adding depth to a talented roster while finding a true point guard to lead the squad for the 2024-25 season.

LSU has been in contact with several high-profile transfer guards, but the biggest name of them all is All-American honorable mention Lucy Olsen.

Olsen, a 5-foot-9 junior guard from Pennsylvania, averaged 23.3 points in the 2023-24 season, behind only Iowa's Caitlin Clark (31.6) and USC's JuJu Watkins (27.1).

The No. 3 scorer in the nation was one of the top players in the Big East Conference last season, reeling in Big East Most Improved Player and unanimous All-Big East first-team honors.

Now, she's hit the free agent market with several programs pushing for her services.

Sources confirmed to LSU Country on Thursday that LSU is making their push in this one alongside a handful of powerhouse programs including Iowa and Stanford, among several others.

Iowa remains a team to beat here, but LSU will certainly put up a fight in this one for the top player in the portal.

The Tigers have lost two point guards to the NCAA Transfer Portal in Hailey Van Lith and Angelica Velez over the last week with this program now shifting all attention to the free agent market in search of a guard.

LSU has already reeled in former five-star prospect and Arkansas transfer forward Jersey Wolfenbarger via the portal with the Tigers looking to add two or three more players during the window.

A source confirmed to LSU Country that LSU will host Clemson transfer guard Ruby Whitehorn for a visit this month. The plan was to get Michigan State transfer guard DeeDee Hagemann down to Baton Rouge for a trip as well, but with reports surfacing that Hagemann is trending to Ole Miss, it appears LSU may be out of the running for her services.

Now, it's full steam ahead in pushing for a point guard via the portal with LSU remaining in contact with Olsen, Whitehorn and several others.

LSU Country will have the latest on the Tigers' Transfer Portal targets with Mulkey's program navigating the free agent market this month.

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