Kim Mulkey

2023 - 3 - 26

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Why LSU coach Kim Mulkey said South Carolina women's ... (Greenville News)

After LSU women's basketball advanced to the Final Four on Sunday, Kim Mulkey already had South Carolina penciled in as the second SEC team in Dallas.

[Mulkey led the Tigers](https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/lsu/2023/03/26/kim-mulkey-outfit-jacket-lsu-womens-basketball-elite-eight-sidelines-miami-hurricanes/70043491007/) (32-2) to their first Final Four since 2008. "All (the SEC coaches) heard all year was how down the SEC was. Mulkey, already penciling South Carolina in to the Final Four, lauded the SEC for landing 50% of the available spots. If South Carolina does go all the way to the national title, coach Dawn Staley will join Mulkey as one of five coaches in NCAA history to complete an undefeated season. But I'd sure love to be in that championship with them." I had to play them ...

Kim Mulkey sideline fit includes shiny, sparkling jacket for LSU's ... (The Daily Advertiser)

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey's fashion choices are becoming one of the stories of the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers are one win away from the program's first Final Four since 2008. "I didn't even ask her for it," Rei Stevens, the fan who got the jacket, said. 17 after a win over Ole Miss, Mulkey handed her pink-sequined jacket to a fan who shouted "Strut your stuff!" as Mulkey walked off the floor. She said the "queen" reference was meant to recognize Queen of Sparkles, the boutique that outfits Mulkey. Miami: Live updates from Elite Eight in March Madness](https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/lsu/2023/03/26/lsu-womens-basketball-score-vs-miami-elite-8-live-updates-march-madness/70048421007/)

LSU women reach Final Four in second season under Kim Mulkey ... (Chattanooga Times Free Press)

AP photo by Mic Smith / LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey, center, is surrounded by her players after the Tigers beat Miami in an NCAA tournament Elite ...

That victory set off an emotional on-court celebration for coach Katie Meier's bunch, which had played with toughness and athleticism to get to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history. She had cautioned that the Tigers were overachieving when they're still strengthening a program for the long haul. Players ran to midcourt to celebrate, except for Morris running straight to the scorer's table and jumping on top of it in a moment she said she had long dreamed of. As players posed for photos with the region title trophy, the 60-year-old Mulkey looked eager to take it all in after players dumped a cooler of confetti on her. She took a moment to acknowledge LSU fans in the stands by gazing their way while patting her heart. Alexis Morris scored 21 points and Reese added 13 for the third-seeded Tigers (32-2), who asserted control of a grinding, defense-first game.

March Madness: LSU, Kim Mulkey turned doubt and unknowns into ... (Yahoo Sports)

This isn't what Mulkey realistically envisioned for her second season as LSU head coach.

Prominent Women's Basketball Coach Ripped For Her Wild ... (Newsweek)

Kim Mulkey was one of the first iconic players in the history of women's college basketball. Sporting pigtails that dripped down to her waist, ...

Sporting pigtails that dripped down to her waist, she was a feisty point guard who led Louisiana Tech to a pair of national championships in the early 1980's and helped put the women's sport on the map. The women's Final Four begins Friday night in Dallas, Texas. This is Mulkey's 22nd season of coaching, and just her second at LSU. And each kept up with the festival spirit of Louisiana. Friday night's 66-63 win over Utah in the regional semifinal turned out to be a footnote to her wardrobe. "Not gonna lie.

Kim Mulkey, LSU Advance to the Final Four, Defeat Miami 54-42 in ... (CalBearsMaven)

Mulkey does the improbable in year two, advance the Tigers to their first Final Four since 2008.