The LSU women’s basketball team is enjoying a significant reward after winning last season’s NCAA championship.
Following the Tigers’ title win, coach Kim Mulkey made it clear that the school needed to upgrade its basketball facilities, pointing out how old the Pete Maravich Assembly Center is.
“That thing is 48 years old,” she said at a Rotary Club of Baton Rouge luncheon in April. “You can’t grab a rail without holding onto somebody. I can say this now. I just won a national championship.”
Mulkey hasn’t gotten a new arena, but her team does have a new locker room after a $1.5 million renovation. LSU posted photos and a video of the luxurious upgrades, and the players’ jubilant reactions to their new accommodations. Check it out:
Fresh New Digs 🤩 pic.twitter.com/zJmpVsDaCi
— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) October 31, 2023
Why wouldn’t you come to LSU? pic.twitter.com/PzpeCiIetz
— LSU Women's Basketball (@LSUwbkb) October 31, 2023
The new locker room, named after donors Jerry and Roselyn Juneau, includes a refurbished film, vanity desks, a plush lounge area, LED-lit lockers, and local art decorating the walls and hallways.
LSU begins the 2023-24 season ranked No. 1 in the AP preseason poll and returns most of last season’s championship team, including stars Angel Reese and Flau’jae Johnson. The Tigers tip off their season on Nov. 6 in Las Vegas against Colorado.
