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LSU Women's Basketball: Meet 5-Star Freshman Aalyah Del Rosario

Del Rosario looks to take on a major role this season, former Top 10 player in America.

Zack Nagy

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LSU freshman Aalyah Del Rosario enters year one in Baton Rouge as one of the top youngsters in the SEC.

A player who has the opportunity to dominate in the paint for the Tigers this season, the 6-foot-5 post has people within the program raving about what's to come. 

Del Rosario is a five-star prospect who is the top true big in the country with a powerful inside game who can utilize the face up game. 

She sees the floor well and can play outside the key too. She is also a physical defensive presence who hits the boards hard. Del Rosario took home the Gold Medal from the FIBA U18 World Cup in Argentina over the Summer.

“Aalyah brings a dominant inside presence to our front court,” Coach Mulkey said. “She has closely followed post players that I have coached in the past and has the capability to be the next great post player at LSU."

“I selected LSU because when I first arrived in this country, my first game I watched was of Coach Mulkey’s team,” said Del Rosario, whose family is from the Dominican Republic. “I loved her style. I loved the way she coached her girls. I knew then I wanted to play for someone like her. 

"LSU for me felt like home when I was on campus. The development that I will be able to experience from Coach Mulkey and Coach Starkey will be what I will need to one day play professional basketball. Winning a national championship is a goal of mine and I know I am with the right people to do it with.”

During her junior season at The Webb School, Del Rosario averaged a double-double with 13.0 points per game and 11.0 rebounds per game while adding 4.0 assists per game. She was a finalist for the 2022 TSSAA Division II-A Miss Basketball Award.

Here's what Del Rosario said of her journey to Baton Rouge:

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Zack Nagy
ZACK NAGY

Zack Nagy is the Managing Editor and Publisher of LSU Country, a Sports Illustrated Publication. Nagy has covered Tiger Football, Basketball, Baseball and Recruiting, looking to keep readers updated on anything and everything involving LSU athletics. 

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