Former LSU women's basketball guard told The Associated Press that she has , even though multiple have said she had already committed to TCU.聽
鈥淚 did take a visit to TCU and am very interested in them," Van Lith said, "but I took visits to other schools and was very interested in them too. I haven't made an official commitment, but I'm very close. The ink has not touched the paper for any school.鈥
Van Lith refuted the reports Saturday in Springfield, Massachusetts, where she participated in a in hopes of making the team that will represent the U.S. in the 2024 Paris Olympics.聽
Van Lith, alongside LSU freshman Mikaylah Williams, was one of 17 players invited to camp.聽
The former LSU guard has been searching for a place to play her fifth season of college basketball since she entered the NCAA transfer portal on April 4.
On April 13, Van Lith visited Mississippi State. If she decides to play for the Bulldogs, she would reunite with head coach Sam Purcell, who coached Van Lith when he was an assistant at Louisville.聽
Here's a clip from the broadcast of Hailey Van Lith out at the Mississippi State softball game. She's seen here with Zac Selmon, Gabe Lazo, Jerkaila Jordan and Debreasha Powe.
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Van Lith spend the first three seasons of her career playing for the Cardinals, then transferred to LSU for her senior season. She started all 33 games she played for the Tigers.聽
So far, LSU has lost four players to the portal聽鈥 Van Lith, , and 聽鈥 and signed one transfer player: , a 6-foot-5 forward from Arkansas.聽
