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11. LSU Tigers
2025-26 record: 15-17 (3-15)
Likely departures
- Max Mackinnon (15.7 ppg and 2.5 apg)
- Michael Nwoko (13.4 ppg and 5.9 rpg)
- Marquel Sutton (13.1 ppg and 7.3 rpg)
- Dedan Thomas (15.3 ppg and 6.5 apg)
- Pablo Tamba (7.9 ppg and 7.3 rpg)
- Robert Miller (6.1 ppg and 3.9 rpg)
- Rashad King (5.8 ppg and 2.1 rpg)
- Jalen Reece (5.8 ppg and 3.6 apg)
- Jalen Reed (9.5 ppg and 5.7 rpg)
- PJ Carter (4.0 ppg and 0.9 rpg)
Roster additions
- Abdi Bashir (13.2 ppg and 2.3 apg at Kansas State)
- Mouhamed Dioubate (8.8 ppg and 5.5 rpg at Kentucky)
- Divine Ugochukwu (5.1 ppg and 1.5 apg at Michigan State)
- Austin Nunez (9.8 ppg and 2.8 apg at UTSA)
- RJ Luis (18.2 ppg and 7.2 rpg in 2024-25 at St. John’s, needs waiver)
- Marcio Santos (international center prospect)
- Saliou Niang (international forward prospect)
- Michael Ruzic (international center prospect)
- Brice Dessert (international forward prospect)
- Yam Madar (international guard prospect, needs waiver)
New head coach Will Wade had just one commit on the roster just a couple of weeks ago but has been busy landing players. There’s a ton of mystery with so many international guys, but if any breaks out, they’ll be in good shape.
The best player on the team would be Luis, a former Big East Player of the Year. But his eligibility is in major question and isn’t included in this ranking until he’s cleared, leaving the backcourt still an issue. Plus, SEC Basketball can make a case for being a top-5 league in the world, meaning that it’s not a given that the foreign newcomers will automatically succeed.
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