By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor
LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade backed up what he said 24 hours ago by adding a commitment to his roster for the 2026-27 season.
And then there were two.
NEWS: Maccabi Tel Aviv's Márcio Santos has committed to LSU, Arturs Kalnitis and @FFGBasketball tell DraftExpress.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 6, 2026
The 6'9, 23-year-old Brazilian big averaged 6.9 points in 14 minutes in the Euroleague, shooting 40% from 3.
Big addition for Will Wade and the Tigers. pic.twitter.com/Gf68ZNBuP0
Center Marcios Santos (6-foot-8, 250 pounds), a native Brazilian who plays professionally for the Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel, team in the EuroLeague, has committed to the Tigers. He joins No. 8-ranked small forward portal transfer Mouhamad Dioubate (6-foot-7, 220), who will be a senior for the Tigers next season after transferring from Kentucky.
Wade beat Kentucky for Santos, who averaged 7.9 points and 4.0 rebounds in 18 minutes a game for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
WILL WADE HIRES DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
A busy man, Wade has also announced the hiring of veteran assistant coach Jay Smith, who was an assistant at Michigan from 2019-24 and at Eastern Michigan the past two seasons, as LSU’s new director of player development.
Wade had said on Tuesday that he was close to landing a new hire.
“He is one of the best, if not the best, big man coaches in the country,” Wade said.
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