Hailey Van Lith transfers from Louisville to reigning NCAA champ LSU Tigers

Louisville transfer Hailey Van Lith is heading to reigning national champion LSU. The sought-after guard posted an image of herself wearing an LSU uniform in front of an image of the Tiger mascot on social media Thursday.

The 5-foot-7 guard averaged a team-high 19.7 points last year for the Cardinals, and has averaged 15.4 points over three college seasons. That includes leading Louisville to the Final Four in 2022.

Van Lith arrives with two years of eligibility, bringing experience as a 1,500-point career scorer as well as being one of the sport’s most marketable names when it comes to endorsements with college athletes able to profit from use of their name, image and likeness.

Van Lith was a McDonald’s All-American from Washington state and originally chose to play for Louisville instead of Baylor, which was then led by current LSU coach Kim Mulkey.

Mulkey’s Tigers won the program’s first NCAA title by beating Caitlin Clark and Iowa, a championship run coming in only her second year with her home-state program.

Head coach Kim Mulkey appeared happy while texting another recruit after the news broke

LSU star player Angel Reese tweeted in happiness after she saw the news of her new teammate

LSU’s star player Angel Reese seemed to approve of her new teammate tweeting out ‘oh it’s up’ after Van Lith confirmed the news. 

Van Lith was wearing the No. 11 in the picture after wearing No. 10 at Louisville 

Mulkey also seemed happy as a video was posted to social media after the news broke of her sitting at her desk with her feet up smiling looking cool and collected as ever.

She also mentioned that she was waiting for another recruit to come to town for a visit. 

Following Van Lith’s commitment, LSU jumped to co-favorites with UConn to win the 2024 Women’s Basketball Championship on Caesars Sportsbook. 

LSU opened with +550 odds, as the second favorite behind UConn (+400). Now both teams are tied at +400.