Overview
- Mulkey, which lost 87-85 to Duke on a buzzer-beater Friday night, called the viral retirement claim a flat-out lie and said doctors have cleared her despite heart stents.
- She said she will remain at LSU and move fast to hire two assistants after Gary Redus II left for Rutgers with fellow assistant Daphne Mitchell.
- Mulkey outlined plans to add two or three players through the transfer portal to reload a roster that will turn over after the tournament exit.
- She said the rumor began on social media and argued that such posts are often used in recruiting to plant doubt with prospects and transfers.
- The denial caps her fifth season at LSU, where she is 151-26 with a 2023 national title, in what she cast as a message to steady the program after the Sweet 16 exit.