Matt McMahon had added another players from the NCAA Transfer Portal.
University of Richmond guard Dji Bailey has officially transferred to play next season at LSU. The Tigers third-year coach announced on Wednesday that the necessary approved paperwork had been completed.
The 6-foot-5 guard has played the past four seasons for the Spiders and will be a grad transfer for the Tigers next season.
Bailey averaged 10.2 points per game, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.7 steals per game, and was given the Atlantic 10 Conference’s Chris Daniels Award, which is bestowed to the league’s Most Improved Player.
Bailey’s field goal percentage of 59.4 percent was the sixth highest in a season in Richmond history and ranked first in the A-10 in field goal percentage.
“We are excited to welcome Dji Bailey to LSU and look forward to his arrival on campus later this month,” McMahon said. “Dji had a terrific season in helping Richmond to the A-10 regular season championship. He was very efficient offensively, leading the A-10 in FG% and also carrying a 2-to-1 assist/turnover ratio. He is a disruptive defender who finished 4th in the A-10 in steals and helped anchor a top-35 defense in the country. Dji’s experience and leadership will be welcomed in our locker room this season.”
Bailey’s career field goal percentage of 56.4 is the fourth highest in program history among those with at least 300 field goal attempts. In his four years at Richmond, he appeared in 78 games with 31 starts.
Bailey is the third transfer that McMahon has added this offseason. He joins transfer portal additions Cam Carter from Kansas State and Jordan Sears from UT Martin. McMahon has also picked up two school signees from the early signing period – Robert Miller of Pasadena Memorial High School in Texas and Curtis Givens III of Montverde Academy in Florida.