LSU guard Hailey Van Lith has entered the transfer portal and will be eligible to play during the 2024-25 season, a source familiar with the situation told The Athletic. Many had assumed she would enter her name into the 2024 WNBA draft after this season.
Van Lith transferred from Louisville to LSU ahead of last season after playing three years with the Cardinals. She was a highly sought-after transfer portal recruit, averaging 19.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game during her junior season. The Tigers, coming off a national championship, aggressively pursued Van Lith, recruiting her to be the team’s lead guard for the 2023-24 season. The transfer meant playing out of her natural shooting guard position but was seen as a positive given that it would allow her to both expand her game and play alongside an arsenal of weapons like Angel Reese, Flau’jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow as they looked to repeat as national champs.
However, the year was challenging for both Van Lith and the Tigers, who fell short of their national championship hopes, losing to Iowa in the Elite Eight this past weekend. Van Lith started 33 games, averaging 11.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.6 assists. During the NCAA Tournament, Van Lith’s numbers dropped to averages of 6.8…
