Predicting the 2022-23 starting five

Matt McMahon has done a fantastic job putting a roster together, and that might be an understatement.

Over the last few months, LSU’s roster has been filled out via the transfer portal, some recruiting and even convincing departing players to come back.

At this point, we have a pretty good idea about what that group will look like next year despite not having an official roster posted yet. That means we can start taking a stab at what the starting lineup will be.

This is harder than it is most years as there are so many variables surrounding these players. With talented freshmen, it’s always tough to predict if they will be ready. With transfers making the jump from a weaker conference, you never know how they will fare against consistently tougher competition. In Adam Miller’s case specifically, we don’t know what he will look like coming back from injury.

There will be plenty of competition to see how the minutes should be divided up. I also expect McMahon to play a lot of these guys as a lot of them are similar in talent and skill. There’s not much pressure on McMahon next year which means he can take some time to develop some guys and try out new things.

Here’s how we see the starting lineup breaking down as things currently stand.

Guard – Justice Hill

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Along with fellow Murray State transfer KJ Williams, this one was the easiest. LSU needs stability at the point guard position next year and Justice Hill should provide that.

Hill started every game for Murray State last season, averaging 31.3 minutes per game. He scored 13.4 points per game, finding offense from all over the floor. He also averaged 5.1 assists and 1.1 steals.

Guard – Adam Miller

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Adam Miller would have been here last year if it were not for a torn ACL suffered in practice. Miller was supposed to be LSU’s scorer, a guy the team could turn to when they…