LSU Women's Basketball: Tigers Hosting Pair of Five-Star Prospects

Kim Mulkey will bring two of the top players in America to Baton Rouge for official visits this weekend.

Kim Mulkey and her coaching staff will host two of the top prospects in America this weekend with Sarah Strong and Kate Koval making their way to Baton Rouge, sources tell LSU Country.

LSU continues to turn up the heat for the Top 5 players in the 2024 class, and after in-home visits with both prospects this week, they’ll now make their way down South to soak in the scenes on campus.

It’s the biggest recruiting weekend of the year for Mulkey and Co. For this program to get both recruits in town alongside one another is a major win for this program.

Here’s the latest on both Strong and Koval, the significance of the visits and their recruitment as a whole:

Sarah Strong - No. 1 Player in America

Five-star forward Sarah Strong will make her way to Baton Rouge on Friday for an official visit with Mulkey and the Tigers. After competing in Hungary alongside LSU freshman Mikaylah Williams in the U18 3x3 competition, the two could envision teaming up at the next level.

LSU traveled up to North Carolina this week for an in-home visit with Strong and her family with assistant coach Bobby Starkey and recruiting guru Gary Redus making the trip.

For now, LSU is the team to beat here for Strong’s services. At this point in time, the No. 1 player in the 2024 class does not have any other official visits lined up and the Tigers have positioned themselves well for the top player in the country.

After an in-home visit this week and now an official visit on deck where Strong will be in town on Friday and Saturday, we could see Strong pop sooner rather than later.

A player who would once again set the Tigers up for the long haul, Mulkey and Co. have turned up the heat in order to seal the deal. Time will tell, but we could see Strong make a decision soon.

Kate Koval - No. 5 Player in America

Kate Koval has been a top priority for LSU over the last few months with the No. 5 prospect in America setting up her official visit to Baton Rouge awhile back. 

The 6-foot-5 post player locked in her official visit and will be in town alongside Strong on Friday and Saturday, sources tell LSU Country.

Starkey and Redus traveled to North Carolina this week to visit Strong, but it didn’t stop there. This coaching staff also took the trip up to New York for an in-home visit with Koval as well with the Tigers trending for the top post player. Notre Dame and LSU will battle here for the New York prospect.

After an in-home visit, Koval will now make her way down South to soak in the scenes of Baton Rouge for her official visit.

Koval has earned a ton of national recognition following her standout junior campaign. She was named a Naismith All-American while earning the New York Gatorade Player of the Year award. The Gatorade Player of the Year award recognizes players for their success on the court and off.