Photos: Coming Home: La. native Kim Mulkey welcomed as new head coach for LSU women's basketball
Kim Mulkey, coming to LSU for what she said was the only job she would leave Baylor for, was welcomed to back to her home state of Louisiana as the new head coach of the Lady Tigers basketball team, at an introductory new conference that fans were allowed to attend, Monday, April 26, 2021 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
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Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors' Mary L. Werner, left, reacts as new LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey holds aloft the basketball 'Win!' bar just presented to her by Werner, at a welcoming press conference at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 26, 2021. Mulkey returned to her home state, for what she said was the only job that could get her to leave Baylor, which she and her staff have built into a national women's basketball powerhouse. (AP Photo/Travis Spradling/The Advocate)
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New LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey speaks at her introductory news conference on Monday, April 26, 2021 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
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New LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey moves her hand toward her heart, describing her ties to her home state of Louisiana, as she is seen on the scoreboard screen in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, where fans hopes she can bring a national championship banner to hang, at an introductory news conference for her, Monday, April 26, 2021.
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Dru Mulkey, center, mother of new LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey, shakes hands with Gov. John Bel Edwards, left, at an introductory new conference for the coach at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021. Former LSU baseball standout Kramer Robertson, right, Kim Mulkey's son, is at right.
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New LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey smiles during an introductory news conference for her at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021.
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New LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey is seen on the video board in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center as she speaks at an introductory news conference on Monday, April 26, 2021.
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Fans attending an introductory news conference for new LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey take cell phone video of her image on the large scoreboard screen as she speaks, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021.
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LSU Board of Supervisors' Mary L. Werner, left, reacts as new women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey holds aloft the basketball 'Win!' bar just presented to her by Werner, at a welcoming press conference at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021.
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Fans raised their hands, after being asked the question 'How many of you already have your season tickets?' by new LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey, at an introductory news conference for her at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021.
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New LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey speaks at an introductory news conference for her at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021.
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Former LSU baseball player Kramer Robertson, left, waves at fans after being recognized at an introductory news conference for his mother, new LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey, at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021. His sister, Makenzie Fuller, is at right.
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New LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey speaks at an introductory news conference for her at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021.
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New LSU women's basketball head coach Kim Mulkey rolls her eyes up, looking toward the ceiling as she contemplates being able to once again indulge in Ponchatoula-grown strawberries, as well as other Louisiana staples that she was raised on, during an introductory news conference for her return to the state at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021.
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As some members of the LSU women's basketball team rise to applaud, coach Kim Mulkey shakes hands with athletic director Scott Woodward after an introductory news conference April 26 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
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New LSU women's head basketball coach Kim Mulkey flings off her mask-- 'Because I've got a lot to say!'-- at an introductory news conference for her at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, Monday, April 26, 2021.