Kim Mulkey Opens Up on MiLaysia Fulwiley's Role at LSU

Kim Mulkey's Honest Stance on MiLaysia Fulwiley's Role Turns Heads

However, Kim Mulkey is not one to give handouts. Fulwiley will have to earn every minute she receives with her new team, which Mulkey conveyed when speaking with the media after LSU defeated Mississippi College by a score of 146-48 (yes, you're reading that right) in an exhibition game on October 23 — a game in which Fulwiley was not in the starting lineup.

"God blessed [Fulwiley] with speed and quickness. Blessed her with unbelievable hand-eye coordination," Mulkey said, per an X post from Cory Diaz. "Those are the things that you never want to take away from her.

"Learning point guard is probably a little challenging right now, because she has always been the recipient of the pass on the wing. And now... I want Lay to be able to just be able to go to either position comfortably. And she's not comfortable yet," Mulkey continued. "Defensively... she can really harass the ball handler. I want her to extend her minutes. I want her to understand, 'You need to play more minutes for longer periods of time.'

"But nothing surprised me about what [Fulwiley] did. I talked to her about that one long shot she took... I said, 'You took that 'cause you just wanted to take it and see if it went in. What if the game was tied? What if we were down two?' She goes, 'Coach, I got you. I know what you're getting ready to say.' I said, 'Okay. Understand circumstances in the game.'"

At another point, Mulkey said, "There was no, 'MiLaysia, come here, you gonna start. I promise you, you gonna start.' No, no, no. That's not how it operates. I play to win, and Jada [Richard] is gonna give her every bit of what she needs to give her to compete at that position," per an X post @alijahromeo_.

It sounds like Fulwiley's role at LSU is still uncertain as the regular season continues to creep closer.