The LSU Tigers made history by winning their first-ever NCAA championship title on Sunday night. Under their head coach Kim Mulkey, the Tigers exceeded all expectations and defeated “National Player of the Year” Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes. Mulkey had previously won three NCAA trophies during her time as Baylor’s coach and became a four-time champion following the Tigers’ big win. Despite facing criticism recently, Mulkey gained fans’ favor when her impressive basketball career came to light.

Despite being the former coach of WNBA star Brittney Griner, she kept mum on the Phoenix Mercury star’s detainment. While several prominent figures from the sports world spoke out in support of Griner, Mulkey chose to avoid the situation altogether. When Mulkey was asked to comment on Griner, she simply replied, “And you won’t.”

Kim Mulkey leads her team to her first NCAA title

As fans rejoiced in the Tigers’ victory, their head coach Kim Mulkey gained massive attention from the sports world for her contribution. After all, Mulkey accomplished what the previous LSU coaches couldn’t. This prompted fans to dive a little deeper into Mulkey’s past when she was a college basketball player herself. Before taking up the job as an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech in 1985, Mulkey led her team to their first-ever championship in 1982.

At the time, Mulkey was playing as a point guard for the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. Six years later, Mulkey won her second championship with Louisiana, but this time as an assistant coach.

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She was then appointed as the head coach at Baylor in 2000 and won three titles in 2005, 2012, and 2019. Two years later, Mulkey took her coaching talents to LSU.

Basketball fans commend Mulkey for the major accomplishment

Fans were rather impressed by Kim Mulkey’s list of achievements and showered her with praise. Twitterati expressed their appreciation for Mulkey’s talent and skills as a coach. One fan wrote, “Hate all you want. She’s a legend!” Whereas, another fan commented, “Someone please turn her story into a movie.” Take a look at a few more of the responses.

Fans also made sure to praise the Tigers for their hard work and their on-court performance that led to the historic win.

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