The International route continues for Will Wade and LSU Men’s Basketball, this time, in the form of Italian forward. Saliou Niang.
The 6-foot-6 forward averaged 8.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game for Virtus Bologna in Italy, this past season.
Niang was drafted 58th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2025 NBA Draft and returned to Europe to join Bologna to continue his development. While Niang will spend the 2026-2027 season with the Tigers, the Cavaliers will have the option to retain his rights if and when he decides to try his hand at the NBA following his time in Baton Rouge.
TigerBait exclusively reported that Wade and co. were closing in on Niang, late last month.
Earlier today, it was announced that former St. John's star, RJ Luis has committed to Wade and co., but will need some help in retaining his final-year of collegiate eligibility after being in the NBA and NBA's G-League, this past season, despite not playing in a single game in either league.
LSU's current roster includes Niang and Luis as well as Kansas State transfer, Abdi Bashir Jr., Michigan State transfer, Divine Ugochukwu, and Kentucky transfer, Mouhamed Dioubate in addition to international signee, Marcio Santos - 2026 high school signee, five-star freshman and dual-sport athlete, Ahmad Hudson is also expected to join the Tigers basketball team in January.
More to come on this breaking story…
