The 2026 LSU women’s basketball season will be a little different. Four-year star Flau’jae Johnson is graduating, and talented assistant coach Gary Redus took the head coaching job at Rutgers.
Kim Mulkey needed to fill a core seat on her bench, and she looked to SEC rival Tennessee for a candidate. The Tigers announced on Tuesday that they have hired Gabe Lazo as a new assistant coach.
Tennessee was upset in the first round of 2026 March Madness, but Lazo established himself by helping the Lady Vols secure their best-ranked recruiting class in a decade, landing three top 20 recruits. Mulkey spoke effusively of the move…