It’s Finally Here! Will Wade’s Roster Finalized With 14 Players

Will Wade’s LSU basketball roster is officially set.

After an offseason of mystery and criticism surrounding eligibility battles for overseas pros and fifth-year seniors, the official online LSU basketball roster has been updated with all 14 players on the team.

It's official.

Will Wade's roster has gone from 4 to 14 players with just under two weeks until the regular season tips off. pic.twitter.com/7HNq8QLSdc

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The newest addition is Israeli pro Gilad Levy. The 7-foot-3 center was the only player with eligibility concerns left unresolved after an avalanche of decisions came down on Tuesday. The 24-year-old most recently saw professional action with Hapoel Afula in the Israeli league. In the 2024-2025 season, he averaged just 5.6 minutes a game over 18 appearances and averaged 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds a night.

He will join an international frontcourt with French center Brice Dessert and Croatian center Michael Ruzic. Dessert received his eligibility waiver on Tuesday along with Senegalese-Italian forward Saliou Niang. No news has come down of an official ruling on Levy’s eligibility but he is expected to receive a similar decision to his international teammates as his place on the official roster indicates.

Will Wade’s LSU Basketball Roster Almost Complete With Surge Of Eligibility Rulings

Fifth-year UCLA transfer guards Donovan Dent and Skyy Clark both won preliminary injunctions to return to college basketball and are eligible to play, but they may not be out of the woods yet. Dent’s allows him to play through the whole season while Clark’s is less permanent, although both will likely face appeals from the NCAA.

The original four transfers on the roster, Kentucky forward Mo Dioubate, Kansas State guard Abdi Bashir Jr., Michigan State guard Divine Ugochukwu and UTSA guard Austin Nunez have been the constants on the roster throughout the summer. They will remain as regular contributors, but their roles may be decreased by the influx of new talent.

The team is rounded out by the group of signees Wade and his staff added before the Tigers’ first preseason exhibition. They include freshman forward Jordan Bender, freshman guard Bradley Fife, freshman center Strake Pearson and former Stephen F Austin senior guard Luke Stansbury.

The only target Wade missed out on was former NBA and G League guard RJ Luis. The former Big East Player of the Year at St. John’s is not expected to become eligible after declaring for the NBA draft and signing NBA contracts.