Senior guard Kailyn Gilbert was not with the LSU women’s basketball team on Thursday in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center for its 112-49 win over Alcorn State.

Coach Kim Mulkey said that Gilbert was dealing with “family issues.”

“(Gilbert), I try not to get emotional,” Mulkey said, “has been dealing with family issues for a long time. A 22-year-old should not have to be dealing with what she's dealing with, and she needs to help somebody in her family.”

Gilbert – one of the No. 5 Tigers’ four returning players – transferred from Arizona to LSU in 2024. Last season, she hit two game-winning shots – one to beat Washington in a Thanksgiving tournament in The Bahamas and another to take down Tennessee on the road in January. She also notched a season-high 25 points in a December win o

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