LSU lands Kentucky transfer Mo Dioubate

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Kentucky transfer Mo Dioubate is staying in the SEC and heading to play for Will Wade at LSU.

St. John’s, Virginia and Texas Tech were among the other schools involved for Dioubate, who visited LSU on Monday..

The 6-foot-7 Queens, N.Y. native averaged 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks as a junior. He had 31 blocks and 30 steals in 31 games.

Seven players transferred out after Wade got the job and this is his first commitment.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.