Kate Koval in Portal, Left LSU After Addition of Russian Recruit
The waiver lets the former LSU center enter the portal early and keep eligibility for the 2026-27 season, USA TODAY Sports reported.
- The NCAA granted former LSU center Kate Koval a legislative relief waiver on Thursday, allowing the Ukrainian forward to enter the transfer portal and play for a new team this upcoming season.
- Koval left LSU late in August after learning head coach Kim Mulkey signed Russian player Anna Minaeva, prompting the Ukrainian athlete to question whether the Tigers remained the right fit.
- "For me, this war is not distant or abstract," Koval said, explaining that her father, Oleksandr Koval, serves in the Ukrainian military and places where she grew up were destroyed by Russian attacks.
- Approved on September 8, the NCAA waiver enables Koval to bypass standard transfer windows and join a new program immediately, avoiding a forced season-long eligibility wait.
- During her sophomore year at LSU, Koval averaged 8.3 points and 6.3 rebounds while shooting 56% from the field, positioning her as a top-tier talent for any program seeking her services.
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Kate Koval in portal, left LSU after addition of Russian recruit
By Field Level Media Sep 11 (Field Level Media) - Ukrainian forward Kate Koval is in the transfer portal after leaving LSU over the addition of a Russian recruit. USA Today reported on Thursday that the NCAA granted Koval a "legislative relief waiver...
NCAA Reveals Fate of Ukrainian Basketball Player 2 Weeks After Her Decision to Leave Kim Mulkey's LSU
There is a fresh twist in the Kate Koval situation as the NCAA this week granted her special permission. Koval was the starting center for LSU’s women’s basketball team and had left Kim Mulkey’s program after the team signed a Russian player, but she is now eligible to play this season after receiving a waiver […]
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thepress.netNCAA grants Ukrainian Kate Koval transfer waiver following departure from LSU due to Russian teammate
Koval decided to leave LSU after the Tigers signed a Russian teenager this summer
The NCAA has decided whether it will allow ex-LSU center Kate Koval to play her junior year
The NCAA has granted former LSU women’s basketball center Kate Koval an eligibility waiver that will allow her to enter the transfer portal, find a new team and suit up for the 2026-27 season, a source confirmed Thursday.
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