LSU Tigers head coach Kim Mulkey has announced the addition of Spanish forward Noa Morro to the team, enhancing their frontcourt depth. Mulkey praised Morro's size, skill, and ability to shoot, highlighting her potential impact on the program.
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In a transfer portal defined largely by player departures, Kim Mulkey and the LSU Tigers are finally calling their shots. The Tigers faced back-to-back setbacks, losing 4 players from the roster, but they have recently landed an international talent who can raise the teamâs frontcourt ceiling immensely, prompting the Tigersâ head coach to double down on the playerâs role.
On Monday, the Tigers announced they brought in Spanish talent Noa Morro to add physical presence to their frontcourt and depth at the position. Head coach Mulkey heaped praise on Morroâs skill set and experience, calling her a valuable addition to the team.
âNoa is a player weâre excited to welcome to LSU,â Mulkey said. âShe brings size, skill, and versatility to our team, and her ability to step out and shoot the three makes her an exciting fit for the way the game is played today. She has competed at a high level, and we believe Tiger fans are going to love what she brings to this program. Weâre excited to see her in purple and gold.â
Now, Morro isnât a typical high school commit. She has great experience of playing at a high level, having played in the EuroLeague. This makes her a seamless fit within the NCAA basketball landscape, especially given the EuroLeagueâs quality and physicality. Last year, the Spanish talent also played a few games for Kutxa Bank Araski in Spain.
Noa Morro is a Spanish forward recently added to the LSU Tigers, expected to enhance the team's frontcourt with her size and versatility.
Kim Mulkey praised Morro for her size, skill, and ability to shoot three-pointers, emphasizing her fit within the team's playing style.
The LSU Tigers faced significant roster changes, losing four players, which prompted the need to recruit new talent like Noa Morro.
Noa Morro is expected to raise the team's frontcourt ceiling and provide depth, contributing significantly to the Tigers' performance.

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In her 25 games during the 2025-26 season, Morro recorded 8.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists, while scoring at over 36% beyond the arc. These numbers quietly reflect that she isnât just a typical forward who dominates on the board because of her height, but also boasts a substantial scoring spree that can immensely facilitate Mulkey in carrying out offensive runs both from the perimeter and from the paint.
Furthermore, Morro has also played with top WNBA prospects, such as Awa Fam, throughout her career. That experience and the subtle playing skill set from her time in Spain will be yet another silver lining for the LSU Tigers next season. And subsequently will help fill the huge void left by Amiya Joyner.
From an overall roster perspective, Kim Mulkeyâs LSU Tigers were in shambles right after the portal tipped off. Four important players of the teamâs rotation: Bella Hines, Jada Richard, Divine Bourrage, and Kailyn Gilbert left for the transfer portal after the season despite Mulkeyâs confident statement a few months back. âTheyâre all coming back except Divine,â Mulkey had said. âSo I am blessed that all of those great players are coming back.â
But as reality set in, the reckoning wasnât just restricted to Bourrage. Furthermore, their veteran guard Flauâjae Johnson also left after her senior season to transition to the pro circuit, where she will play for the Seattle Storm in the upcoming WNBA season.
All of it left Mulkey with a major rebuilding job and the task of framing a roster that can help the team improve on its Sweet 16 finish from last season. And Noa Morroâs addition to the Tigers roster amid such a landscape is worth much more than gold. But beyond that, the Tigers have been making their moves quite subtly towards rebuilding.
For context, Noa Morro isnât the only player to arrive at the shores of LSU in the portal this season. To compensate for the departing players, the Tigers have added two guards: Jaida Williams from Iowa State and Laila Reynolds from Florida via the portal. Kim Mulkey also landed a top freshman in Lola Lampley from high school and will add to the teamâs backcourt depth even further.
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Both Williams and Reynolds are quite formidable players and can thrive immensely in Mulkeyâs ecosystem, which relies heavily on guard-heavy lineups. They both scored over 10 points for their respective teams last season and led Iowa State in assists (7.7). Notably, both can complement players like MiLaysia Fulwiley and Mikaylah Williams to offset the loss of Flauâjae Johnson in the backcourt.
Now, itâs no surprise that most of the Tigersâ portal signings or commitments are guards, as all 4 players who left the team also played in the backcourt. Yet despite that, the Tigers still need to make a few more signings to add depth in the frontcourt. According to reports, the Tigersâ front office is also working on it, with the program expected to land yet another international frontcourt player in the coming weeks, along with a second signing.
If the reports turn out to be true, the Tigers can see yet another star-studded season in play for them in the upcoming season. But Mulkey and LSU didnât just have to bring in top players; they also needed sharp minds on their coaching bench. Mulkeyâs crucial allies, Gary Redus and Daphne Mitchell, moved to Rutgers a couple of months back, and to replace them, the Tigers have brought in Murriel Page.
Page is a former WNBA player who has served as an assistant coach at Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, and Miami (Florida). All in all, with such a sharp mind in Kim Mulkeyâs corner next season, there wonât be any shortage of guidance for the incoming players, which will improve the teamâs outlook and ceiling.
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