Seimone Augustus poses with sculptor Brian Hanlon following the statue unveiling on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Augustus was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx. In her 15-year WNBA career, Augustus won four championships and was named MVP of the 2011 WNBA Finals.

Former LSU Tigers women's basketball player Seimone Augustus was honored by a statue that was unveiled outside the program's arena, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, on Sunday in Baton Rouge ...

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Seimone Augustus, a generational player who made a transformational impact on LSU Women’s Basketball, will become the first female student-athlete in school history with her own statue, set to ...

Augustus’ statue will be unveiled in the plaza North of the PMAC and next to the LSU Gymnastics facility at 12:45 p.m. CT with the tipoff against Auburn scheduled at 2 p.m.

LSU will unveil its statue for Seimone Augustus on Jan. 15 before the women's basketball team hosts Auburn at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, the school announced Thursday.

Augustus, 38, is the first female LSU athlete to have a statue on campus. LSU coach Kim Mulkey said honoring Augustus and other program legends was one of her big priorities when she came to the ...

“A Seimone Augustus statue is befitting for a student-athlete whose talents, accomplishments, and impact will forever stand the test of time,” LSU Director of Athletics Scott Woodward said.