The LSU women’s basketball team announced Monday that coach Kim Mulkey is adding Miami associate head coach Fitzroy Anthony to her staff.
Anthony has spent the last 11 seasons with the Hurricanes. Coach Katie Meier hired him to her staff in 2015, then promoted him to associate head coach in 2022. When Meier retired in 2024, he was retained in the transition to coach Tricia Cullop.
“Fitzroy Anthony is one of the most well-thought of assistants in the women’s basketball game,” Mulkey said in a statement. “His dedication to excellence in all facets of the job will stand out right away, whether it be coaching on the floor or recruiting the best players for LSU.”
Anthony will fill the role left behind by Gary Redus, the former LSU assistant who’s now Rutgers’ head coach. Mulkey initially hired former Tennessee assistant Gabe Lazo for that job, but he was named UCF’s new head coach on Saturday — only a week after he signed his term sheet with LSU.
In 2021, Anthony took over as Miami’s recruiting coordinator. The Hurricanes then landed top-20 freshman classes, according to ESPN, in three of the next five years. Their 2022 class ranked 12th in the country, their 2024 group ranked 18th, and their 2025 haul ranked 10th.
Anthony — a native of Antigua who moved to Boca Raton, Florida, at age 12 — spent three seasons as an assistant coach at FAU before he was hired at Miami. He played his college basketball at Palm Beach Atlantic University, and he kickstarted his coaching career with the Miami Suns — the AAU program sponsored by LSU great Sylvia Fowles.
“Fitzroy will be a crucial addition to our staff as we continue to build high-level rosters,” Mulkey said, “and his passion and energy for the game and this basketball program will be easy to embrace.”
Mulkey must still hire one more coach to her staff. Daphne Mitchell, one of the assistants who followed her from Baylor to LSU, left the Tigers before the NCAA Tournament so she could work on Redus’ staff at Rutgers.
The transfer portal opened for all Division I players on Monday, and it won’t close until April 20. LSU has a clear need to add at least one frontcourt player, and it’s expected to lose only one potential returner to the portal: freshman point guard Divine Bourrage.