Transfer point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson signs with LSU
LSU has added point guard Shayeann Day-Wilson from the transfer portal, LSU announced on Wednesday evening. Wilson spent her first two years at Duke, averaging over 24 minutes per game, before transferring to Miami where she averaged 28 minutes per contest and was another pivotal part of a strong ACC squad.
As a freshman, Day-Wilson was the ACC Freshman of the year, averaging 11.9 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.7 rebounds on 41.4 percent shooting and 36.8 percent from 3-point range. After a dip her sophomore season, the Ontario, Canada native went to Miami and posted career high numbers in every statistical category with 12.7 points, 3.7 assists, and 1.2 steals.
The talented point guard also plays for her country, helping lead the Canadian U23 Women’s National Team to the gold medal at the inaugural GLOBLJAM international basketball showcase, averaging 16 points, 5.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game on the way to a 5-0 record in 2021
Day-Wilson’s starting experience at high-level programs makes her a contender to start immediately at LSU in the coming season, but the job of Kim Mulkey and her staff are to see what this team needs and how they can be built in the coming months as they look to return to a Final Four.
Since signing Jersey Wolfenbarger from Arkansas in March, the Tigers have been quiet on the portal front, hosting a handful of players, but remaining selective with clear needs, including point guard. Now, LSU adds a wave of transfers solidifying its backcourt.
Where does this put LSU now?
LSU’s roster now includes: Flau’jae Johnson, Aneesah Morrow, Mikaylah Williams, Last-Tear Poa, Sa’Myah Smith, Aalyah Del Rosario, Amani Bartlett, Jada Richard, Jersey Wolfenbarger, Kailyn Gilbert, Shayeann Day-Wilson, and Mjracle Sheppard.
That’s now four point guards with Day-Wilson, Poa, Sheppard, and Richard, as LSU adds more ball handlers to help run the offense alongside the talented trio of wings in Williams, Johnson, and Morrow. With 12 scholarship players, there’s still room to add more experienced talent as the Tigers look to get back to the Final Four in 2025.
LSU ended last season with a 31-6 record with a loss in the Elite Eight to Iowa, followed by Angel Reese declaring for the WNBA Draft and Hailey Van Lith entering the transfer portal. Freshmen Janae Kent and Angelica Velez also entered the portal, leaving an already thin LSU roster in need of help in a hurry.
Fortunately, few teams across the country have utilized the transfer portal better than Kim Mulkey and her staff, reeling in big names year after year from Alexis Morris and Angel Reese to Aneesah Morrow and Hailey Van Lith. Now, we’ll see where LSU goes next as it builds its 2024-25 roster.
