LSU basketball adds Northwestern State center Kendal Coleman from the transfer portal
LSU basketball added Kendal Coleman from the transfer portal on Monday, Coleman announced on Twitter.
Coleman, a center at Northwestern State, averaged 15.4 points and 10.1 as a sophomore this past season. He also shot 54.6% from the floor and averaged 1.3 blocks.
At 6-foot-8 and 220 pounds, the Shreveport native was a defensive stalwart at Captain Shreve High School, leading the state in blocks as a junior.
Coleman becomes the first addition of the Matt McMahon era at LSU. The former Murray State coach was hired by the Tigers three days after LSU was eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by 11th-seeded Iowa State.
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McMahon takes over for Will Wade, who was fired March 12, just days after the NCAA sent LSU a Notice of Allegations outlining violations investigators believe Wade, associate head coach Bill Armstrong and the Tigers' football program committed.
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Assistant coach Kevin Nickelberry was the Tigers' interim coach during the NCAA Tournament.
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