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LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SIGNING CLASS JUMPS TO NO. 10 IN ESPN.COM
RANKINGS; FIRST TOP 10 CLASS SINCE 2008
Team Notes
BATON ROUGE
– One day after the addition of 6-foot-2 forward Sheila Boykin of
Los Angeles, Calif., the LSU women’s basketball team’s
signing class has jumped to No. 10 in the ESPN.com Hoop Gurlz rankings,
giving the program its first top 10 class since 2008.
Boykin, the No. 27 high school player in America as rated by ESPN Hoop
Gurlz, signed with the Lady Tigers on Wednesday. Her addition gives LSU
two of the nation’s top 30 players as 6-foot-4 forward Krystal
Forthan (No. 5) signed with the program during the fall period. The
Lady Tigers also boast one of the top international prospects with
6-foot-1 guard Anne Pederson of Copenhagen, Denmark.
LSU’s top 10 signing class comes two months after the hiring of
Nikki Caldwell as the program’s seventh head coach. Caldwell, one
of the nation’s elite coaches and recruiters, brought UCLA to new
heights in three seasons as head coach of the Bruins prior to coming to
Baton Rouge. Prior to that, she spent six seasons as an assistant coach
under Pat Summitt at Tennessee.
The signing class is the highest ranked for LSU by ESPN HoopGurlz since
the Lady Tigers brought in the nation’s fourth-ranked class
following a fifth straight Final Four appearance in 2008.
Here is what ESPN.com had to say about the addition of Boykin and
LSU’s talented signing class:
“With the arrival of Nikki Caldwell, big things are expected on
the recruiting front … Forthan is a potential All-American and
All-SEC player and a part of the new wave of hybrid players who have
post height, guard athleticism and the ability to dictate what the
opposition does defensively. She can rip a rebound right off the rim
and start the break or swat a shot and then fill a lane with ease.
Forthan finished her high school career by reaching the state
championship game in Texas and she will look to lead LSU to
championship of its own in the SEC. Combining her length and
athleticism with Boykin's power on the interior should make for an
imposing matchup for SEC opponents.”
Season tickets for the 2011-12 LSU women’s basketball season are
now on sale online at www.LSUtix.net or by phone at (225) 578-2184.
Season tickets start as low as $50.
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