Overview
- Dioubate, who entered the NCAA transfer portal after the season, committed Monday, with On3 reporting the move and the forward confirming it on Twitter.
- The 6-foot-7 Kentucky junior averaged 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and one assist in 21.6 minutes across 31 games with 10 starts in 2025–26.
- He has one year of eligibility and arrives with two seasons at Alabama and one at Kentucky on his résumé.
- The intra-SEC move hands LSU an experienced frontcourt piece and leaves Kentucky down a rotation big during Mark Pope’s roster build.
- Virginia and St. John’s pursued him during his portal recruitment before he chose LSU, and On3 ranks him the No. 55 player in the transfer portal.