BREAKING: LSU WBB Lands Commitment From 4-Star Guard Bella Hines

The Tigers reel in their first pledge of the offseason, No. 1 player in New Mexico makes her announcement.

Mar 10, 2024; Greensville, SC, USA; LSU Lady Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey during the first half / Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

Kim Mulkey and the LSU women's basketball program has landed their first commitment in the 2025 cycle with four-star guard Bella Hines revealing her pledge to the Tigers on Tuesday.

LSU has been tied to the Top 35 prospect for quite some time with Mulkey and Co. sealing the deal before she begins her AAU schedule this spring.

The four-star guard is a player the Tigers covet, and after bringing her to Baton Rouge for a visit last weekend, LSU locked her up and secured her services.

Hines was in for an official visit where she had the opportunity to see LSU defeat Rice and Middle Tennessee in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament; punching their ticket to the Sweet 16 in Albany, New York.

After speaking with sources familiar with Hines recruitment, we believed LSU was in a solid position for the Top 35 recruit. Now, the No. 1 player in New Mexico has made things official after her announcement on social media.

The No. 31 rated player in the 2025 class, the Tigers are high on her as a three-level scorer. Hines, a New Mexico native, has proven to be one of the most lethal bucket-getters in America after averaging a whopping 33 points per game as a junior.

“In this business, you’re going to win some of those battles and you’re going to lose some,” Kim Mylkey said in February. “The crazy thing is you never know why a recruit chooses a school. Sometimes it’s close to home, sometimes it’s the players on the team, sometimes it’s being able to play quickly. Now, after being here for three years, it’s good to be a part of the conversation. Now, I don’t like just being in the top five. I don’t want to chase a wild goose, I want a legit shot at you. I think as we grow as a staff, I don’t care about numbers in front of kids’ names. There are so many overrated kids, then you watch those that don’t have a number in front of their names and they have great careers. I’m more into doing our homework, seeing who we like and let’s go after them and quickly eliminate those we don’t have a shot at

She announced her top ten teams on March 17, including LSU, Iowa, Baylor, Arizona, Florida State, Texas Tech, NC State, West Virginia, TCU, and Kansas State with the defending National Champions beginning to separate themselves from the pack.

LSU has been in New Mexico to hold in-home visits with Hines as well as check out a few of her games over the last few months.

Now, it's full steam ahead to secure a signature from the four-star guard next December as LSU looks to build out its 2025 recruiting class.