In 2019, Kim Mulkey won her third national title as a head coach for Baylor with a team led by a Louisiana star Kalani Brown and LSU transfer Chloe Jackson. LSU, meanwhile, finished 16-13 and missed the NCAA tournament.
Mulkey won the recruiting battle for the top players from this state and even the top players on LSU’s roster. The Tigers, at the time, were lucky to make the tournament.
It was unthinkable that Mulkey would come here.
Well, flash forward to 2023 and the Mulkey coached Tigers were cutting down the nets in Dallas after a 102-85 win over Iowa in the national championship game.