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LSU signs Caroline Bradley, the nation's No. 1 center and two-time Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year

Kim Mulkey kept Louisiana's best at home. 🐯 LSU women's basketball signed five-star center Caroline Bradley of Oak Grove on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. • 6-foot-6 center, ranked No. 3 overall and No. 1 among posts by ESPN • Junior year: 27.0 points, 16.9 rebounds, 3.4…

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LSU women's basketball made it official on Wednesday. Coach Kim Mulkey announced the signing of five-star center Caroline Bradley of Oak Grove, La., on the first day of the NCAA early signing period. Bradley is LSU's lone signee in the 2027 class, per 247Sports, and she's the one Mulkey's staff wanted most. "We've been recruiting Caroline since my first year at LSU, and I'm thrilled that she's officially a Tiger," Mulkey said. "She's the best high school post player in the country, and she'll make a tremendous impact in our frontcourt and program throughout her time in Baton Rouge." The numbers back it up. LSU lists Bradley at 6-foot-6. ESPN ranks her third in the country and first among post players. As a junior she averaged 27.0 points, 16.9 rebounds, 3.4 blocks, 2.4 assists and 1.4 steals, leading Oak Grove (27-4) to the Division III Non-Select semifinals. She's a two-time Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year and two-time LSWA Miss Basketball, with 2,431 career points and 1,670 career rebounds through her junior year. She has also won gold with Team USA at the FIBA U16 Women's AmeriCup and with the U17 team at the FIBA Women's World Cup this July. "When looking for a place to call home, I looked for a place that was built on traditions and culture and knew how to win," Bradley said. "I know that I will be challenged and developed over the next four years and I'm super excited to be a part of a family that's bigger than basketball." LSU compares the in-state win to Seimone Augustus staying home in 2002 and to current senior Mikaylah Williams. Bradley joins the program for the 2027-28 season. Mulkey's post lineage includes Brittney Griner, Angel Reese and Aneesah Morrow. The No. 9 Tigers beat McNeese 100-43 on Tuesday night.

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