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LSU’s Kim Mulkey allows assistant to coach SEC tourney game while she grieves death in family

LSU did not say whether Mulkey or Bob Starkey will coach the Tigers in Saturday’s semifinal against No. 1 Texas.

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LSU’s Kim Mulkey allows assistant to coach SEC tourney game while she grieves death in family​

LSU coach Kim Mulkey allowed assistant Bob Starkey to coach Friday night’s Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal game against Florida while she continued to grieve an unexpected death in her family earlier this week.

Starkey had prepared the team all week in practice and Mulkey thought it was best for him to coach the game. The ninth-ranked Tigers won 101-87.

Mulkey was away from the team this week before arriving in Greenville on Friday. She sat in the middle of the bench and communicated with Starkey during the game.

“I was where I was supposed to be,” Mulkey said of her time away, adding that her week was “awful.”

“My mind still isn’t good,” Mulkey said. “I don’t feel good first of all, but we all deal with death. I dealt with a stillborn grandchild, but I was prepared for that. We are prepared for our parents and prepared for our grandparents. It’s the unexpected deaths that throw you for a loop.”

Mulkey praised Starkey, saying he belongs in the Basketball Hall of Fame for his accomplishments.

When asked if being around her players helped with her healing process, Mulkey said, “No.”

“I love this game great of basketball but it’s not more important than the time it takes to heal from an unexpected death,” Mulkey said. “What I didn’t want is to be a distraction and I don’t think I was. I was the biggest cheerleader and I was able to sit in the middle of the bench and was able to communicate with players. I wasn’t coming in and taking over. I told Bob before the game, ‘You are coaching tonight.’ He had all week to prepare our team. ... Only time heals your heart.”

 

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LSU scores 100 for record 7th straight game

No. 5 LSU set an NCAA record with its seventh consecutive 100-point game, routing Marist 113-53 at the Paradise Jam tournament.

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No. 5 LSU sets NCAA record with 7th straight 100-point game​

No. 5 LSU set an NCAA record with its seventh consecutive 100-point game Friday night, routing Marist 113-53 in the Reef Division semifinal game at the Paradise Jam tournament.

LSU (7-0) bested the 43-year-old NCAA record of six straight 100-point games set by the 1982 Louisiana Tech squad that won the inaugural NCAA women's championship.

That team was led by an All-American point guard Kim Mulkey, who coached the Tigers to the NCAA title in 2023 and whose team is among the contenders to compete for another crown in the spring.

Seven players finished in double figures for LSU, led by ZaKiyah Johnson's 19 points. Reserve Kate Koval had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Flau'jae Johnson and Amiya Joyner added 16 points apiece. MiLaysia Fulwiley, Grace Knox and Jada Richard each scored 11.