Will Wade explains LSU’s ‘unconventional’ four-player roster: ‘We’re going to be unapologetic about it’

With the 2026-27 college basketball season just over a month away, LSU is the team facing the biggest questions regarding player eligibility and its roster. The Tigers have just four players listed on their team roster, and time is running out to ensure the other 11 players first-year coach Will Wade recruited this offseason will be able to play.

Former Big East Player of the Year RJ Luis Jr. is perhaps the most polarizing player Wade recruited this offseason because of his situation and the SEC's stance on professionals returning to the college level. Wade, who spoke to reporters for the first time since practice opened earlier this week, said they will "abide by what the SEC tells us to abide by" regarding Luis, who wasn't mentioned directly.

"Talk about whoever you want to talk about, outside of one because, you know, the SEC, they hold everybody's words against them," Wade said on Wednesday when asked about his roster. "So I want to be careful about not doing anything with that. But outside of that one, I think everybody knows who I'm talking about. … We're going to abide by what the SEC tells us to abide by. We're not…

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