LSU may get Noa Morro back on the floor a lot sooner than anyone expected.
After surgery in early September to repair a stress fracture in her shin, the assumption was that the senior post player might not make her Tigers debut until late November at the earliest. But Kim Mulkey said Monday that Morro could “possibly” return as soon as next week, a major shift after LSU opened the season with a record-setting win over Southeastern Louisiana.
Morro has already been back around the action. She’s been practicing, and she took part in pregame warm-ups both Monday and before LSU’s second exhibition game. Mulkey sounded eager to see what the 6-foot-3 Spanish sharpshooter can add once she’s fully cleared.
“I am so excited when we have her on the floor in practice,” Mulkey said, “because she just can flat-out stroke it out there.”
Morro arrives as one of LSU’s six newcomers, but she’s hardly a raw prospect. The Tigers signed her in April after four seasons of professional basketball overseas, including two years in FIBA’s EuroLeague, one in FIBA’s EuroCup and another in Spain’s top professional league. She’s also represented Spain on national teams, most recently helping the U20 squad win silver at the 2024 FIBA EuroBasket tournament.
Her 2025-26 season with Kutxabank Araski offered a clear picture of what LSU is getting. Morro averaged 8.2 points and 7.5 rebounds in 25 minutes per game, while shooting 38% from 3-point range on 3.1 attempts a night.
For now, LSU is leaning on other frontcourt pieces. Sophomores ZaKiyah Johnson and Grace Knox started against the Lions, while freshmen Lola Lampley and Anna Minaeva came off the bench.
Johnson, a 6-foot forward from Kentucky, delivered the biggest performance of the night, finishing with a career-high 33 points, 13 rebounds and five steals. She went 14 of 19 from the field and hit 2 of 3 from deep.
That kind of production only underscores what Morro could mean when she’s ready. She brings the kind of perimeter touch that can stretch a defense and open things up inside, and Mulkey pointed to her experience as another asset.
“She brings a maturity,” Mulkey said. “She's 21 years old, played big-time basketball in Spain on the top team over there, and she's got to get in her mind. She hasn't played in six months.”
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