Will wade

He’s trying build a team that consists of mostly pro players.

No chance he colored inside the lines in Kindergarten.

Same situation as bama guy last year or different?

Chilixa said:

No chance he colored inside the lines in Kindergarten.

I love this comment. You are probably right :ROFLMAO:

Think he’s also trying to sign a 26 year old euro league guy and trying to get an exemption

beasball said:

Think he’s also trying to sign a 26 year old euro league guy and trying to get an exemption

Read on X he is getting $5m

LSU is playing with fire if they can’t get these guys eligible LSU is going to win 2 games

The combination of Wade + Kiffin may not end well for LSU. Certainly not for the AD.

o_Readmorevols said:

Same situation as bama guy last year or different?

Same or even worse. Gave up college eligibility, went undrafted, signed a two way contract but never played in an NBA game (I don’t know if Bediako signed a two way or just played in Gleague is big difference).

As dirty as Louisiana politics are, I’m sure they have a local judge in their pocket that will grant an injunction for this guy to play (ala Mississippi and Ole Miss). The only thing that is going to stop this stuff is the NCAA preannouncing that if you play a player that it ineligible under their rules, the school is not eligible for post season play. So LSU can do what it likes and win as many games as they want with such players, but they are not eligible for post season play. Frankly, the SEC should do the same.

Great article on the roster Will Wade is trying to build. If the plan fails, it will be consequential. From the article: Plus, what is there to lose at this point? Wade has been unabashed this cycle with his roster-building efforts. LSU reportedly has a $5 million deal on the table for Israeli point guard Yam Madar … if he can get eligible. Madar is a 25-year-old professional who played in the EuroLeague, but he has a case for one year of eligibility because of an exemption for mandatory military service. LSU has also landed EuroLeague rotation products like forward Marcio Santos and big man Brice Dessert. Oh, and the Tigers are firmly in the thick of it for prized Italian product Saliou Niang, who was drafted in the second round of the 2025 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. With the right luck from the courts, LSU could certainly have a top-25 caliber roster if it is trotting out a 25 year old point guard in Madar, a 23 year old All-Conference wing in Luis, a veteran double-double threat in Dessert, a grizzled stretch 4 in Santos, a high-upside difference-maker in Niang to go along with a trio of portal additions in Kentucky transfer bruiser Mo Dioubate, Kansas State transfer sniper Abdi Bashir Jr. and Michigan State transfer combo guard Divine Ugochukwu. Rules be rebuked. https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/rj-luis-jr-signs-lsu-will-wade/

M_daniels62 said:

Same or even worse. Gave up college eligibility, went undrafted, signed a two way contract but never played in an NBA game (I don’t know if Bediako signed a two way or just played in Gleague is big difference).

He played in 2 NBA preseason games…but is still eligible to play in college?

Does anyone have any insight into where the LSU money is coming from? They are near top of every sport in spend. Is it a bunch of small donors like Ole Miss? A big donor? Knowing Louisiana they could be funneling it through the State Gov.

Bigun said:

He played in 2 NBA preseason games…but is still eligible to play in college?

Not unless a Louisiana judge fans out and makes him eligible

DalVol5 said:

Does anyone have any insight into where the LSU money is coming from? They are near top of every sport in spend. Is it a bunch of small donors like Ole Miss? A big donor? Knowing Louisiana they could be funneling it through the State Gov.

In the past they have embezzled funds from nonprofit hospitals into LSU coffers so who knows? Rules are mere slight suggestions in the Boot!

the state courts will given them the home cooking