BATON ROUGE – LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell announced Thursday that Danielle Ballard will return for game competition effective immediately.
“We’re excited for Danielle to rejoin her teammates on the floor,” head coach Nikki Caldwell said. “She has worked extremely hard and is ready for game competition.”
Ballard, an All-SEC Preseason First-Team selection, produced a balanced 10.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game last season. She has registered six of her top 10 career scoring performances against Top 25 opponents.
Ballard put together a NCAA Tournament for the ages where she racked up 23.3 points and 14.0 rebounds per game during LSU’s Sweet 16 run last season. She collected a trio of double-doubles which included 24 points and a career-high 17 rebounds versus Georgia Tech. The last LSU player to secure three straight double-doubles was former All-American Sylvia Fowles in the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
LSU returns to action Thursday when Vanderbilt visits the Maravich Center. Tipoff is on-tap for 8 p.m., and the game will be nationally televised by the SEC Network.
The LSU Sports Radio Network will broadcast the game on its flagship station Talk 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge. The broadcast featuring Patrick Wright, the voice of the Lady Tigers, also will be available for Geaux Zone subscribers at www.LSUsports.net/live.
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