LSU Women's Drama Drones On - Hailey Van Lith Denies Many Reports That She's TCU Bound

The LSU women's basketball team has not played a game since April 1, but the drama goes on.

The defending national champion Tigers went quietly in an Elite Eight loss to Caitlin Clark and Iowa in Albany, New York, and it was no April Fool's prank. LSU trailed by double digits throughout the second half and by as many as 14 late before falling, 94-87. But they have not gone quietly since.

A mysterious tweet by Angel Reese still has people wondering exactly what she meant.

Protect from men becoming women to participate in women's sports? Protect from being "sexualized?" Reese said after the loss to Iowa that she has been a victim of that, though some say she may have sexualized herself by posing for revealing pictures. And she said she has not been happy since winning the national title.

Attempts by OutKick to get clarification of Reese's comments via Reese and LSU have not been answered.

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Then last week, LSU guard Hailey Van Lith, the No. 1-ranked player in the NCAA Transfer Portal a year ago when she left Louisville for LSU, reportedly transferred to a troubled TCU program as the No. 12-ranked player in the portal following what was a disappointing season for her statistically at LSU.

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Van Lith was "reportedly" TCU bound, according to a voluminous number of outlets, including OutKick, which credited other outlets.

LSU guard Hailey Van Lith (No. 11) shares congratulations with teammates during the Tigers' win over UCLA in the NCAA Tournament this season in Albany, New York. (Getty Images)

ESPN had this headline on April 18 - "Ex-LSU Star Hailey Van Lith Transfers To TCU, Source Confirms."

The Baton Rouge Advocate teased this on April 18 - "Former LSU Guard Hailey Van Lith Has Reportedly Decided Where She's Transferring."

The Next website first reported Van Lith going to TCU, but the story has apparently been removed from its thenexthoops.com website.

Well, on Tuesday in Springfield, Massachusetts, while trying out for the USA 3-On-3 team for the Paris Olympics this summer, Van Lith said all the stories are wrong in an interview with reporters.

Hailey Van Lith "Very Interested" In TCU, But …

"I did take a visit to TCU and am very interested in them," she said. "But I took visits to other schools and was very interested in them, too. I haven't made an official commitment, but I'm very close. The ink has not touched the paper for any school."

Van Lith was previously aggravated by media depictions of her season at LSU, where her scoring dropped significantly following a move to point guard from shooting guard, where she thrived for three seasons at Louisville.

"A lot of people have a lot to say about how this year went for me," she said at a press conference before LSU played UCLA in the Sweet 16 round last month. "But one thing that they can't argue with is that at this point, I know how to fend for Hailey, and I know how to fight for Hailey, and that's going to help me get to the next level."