LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville's Hailey Van Lith confirmed she is transferring to Louisiana State University on Thursday afternoon.
The women's basketball star posted a photo to her social media accounts of her wearing a No. 11 jersey in front of purple Tigers' background and tagged LSU's Women's Basketball. The caption read, "eleven."
The 5-foot-7 guard averaged a team-high 19.7 points last year for the Cardinals, and has averaged 15.4 points over three college seasons. That includes leading Louisville to the Final Four in 2022.
Van Lith arrives with two years of eligibility, bringing experience as a 1,500-point career scorer as well as being one of the sport's most marketable names when it comes to endorsements with college athletes able to profit from use of their name, image and likeness.
Van Lith was a McDonald's All-American from Washington state and originally chose to play for Louisville instead of Baylor, which was then led by current LSU coach Kim Mulkey.
Mulkey's Tigers won the program's first NCAA title by beating Caitlin Clark and Iowa, a championship run coming in only her second year with her home-state program.
Van Lith will graduate in May, earning her degree in finance in three years. She has two years of eligibility left because of the COVID year.
The star guard's final game was close to her home in Washington, where the Cardinals lost to Iowa in the Elite Eight. Van Lith scored 27 points in that 97-83 loss. She averaged 19.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game this season.
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