Hailey Van Lith is back in the transfer portal after just one year with LSU, according to multiple reports.
While Van Lith was eligible for the WNBA draft this year, her name did not appear on the preliminary draft list published Thursday.
Van Lith will be a graduate transfer, and has just one year of eligibility left for the 2024-25 season. She spent a single season with the Tigers, which ended in the Elite Eight with a loss to Iowa.
One of the top players in the portal last season, Van Lith changed positions at LSU as part of a headline-grabbing transfer class that included DePaul standout Aneesah Morrow. Van Lith left Louisville, where she had been the focal point of the offense, was an honorable mention All-American, and helped the Cardinals to the Final Four in 2022.
Previously a shooting guard, Van Lith played the point for the Tigers throughout the season. While a welcome change, it also came with some awkwardness. Van Lith averaged 11.6 points and 3.6 assists per game, both lower than her previous career highs, which included 19.7 points per game as a junior at Louisville.
Van Lith’s final defensive assignment at LSU against Caitlin Clark saw the 22-year-old struggle on the big stage,…
