“She Took Care Of Me”: Amani Bartlett Gives Flowers To LSU HC Kim Mulkey’s Guidance

Amani Bartlett, LSU Tigers forward, recently showered her coach, Kim Mulkey with love, in an interview with WAFB9 Sports on Senior Day. Bartlett was one of the LSU players who were honored on Sunday as part of Senior Day. The LSU Tigers finished their regular season third in the Southeastern table with a 12-4 conference score and 27-4 overall.

Bartlett joined the LSU Tigers back in 2021, along with head coach Kim Mulkey. Since joining the team, the player has grown her skill sets, while also managing to become an integral part of the squad.

“She took care of me,” Amani Bartlett said to WAFB9 Sports on being asked why she chose to stay for four seasons with the LSU Tigers.

“She took care of me.”@mani_dollazz could’ve played more at many other different schools, but stayed with @LSUwbkb. Why did she stay? Kim Mulkey.

“She’s been that mother away from home.”

Watch full conversation – https://t.co/WVaC0hlcfj @KimMulkey @WAFB pic.twitter.com/1GUQ4d9Z3d

— Jacques Doucet New (@WAFB9Sports) March 2, 2025

“Even in the hard times when I wasn’t playing or I honestly felt some type of way about not getting on the court, [Mulkey] helped me so much off the court, but also to grow as a woman. She’s been that mother away from home.” Bartlett continued.

It is also true that Bartlett might have actually gotten more playing time if she had chosen to move to her home state in Texas and play for a college there. When Bartlett was asked this, she explained that coach Kim Mulkey has helped her grow in life, while also going on to remark that in a family crisis, the coach immediately asked her to go home.

Amani Bartlett And LSU Tigers To Lock Horns With Florida Gators For SEC Tournament

In a few hours, Amani Bartlett and the rest of the LSU Tigers will be taking on the Florida Gators for the SEC Tournament. While the LSU Tigers finished third in the SEC with a 12-4 conference score and 27-4 overall, the Florida Gators finished 11th with a 5-11 conference score and 16-16 overall.

The LSU Tigers played against the Ole Miss Rebels in the last game of their regular season, losing with a final score of 85-77. In that game, LSU was led on the scoreboard by Aneesah Morrow who put up 28 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and assisting once. Mikaylah Williams added another 25 points to the team’s total, with three boards and five helpers. Amani Bartlett did not play in that game.

In this college basketball season, the lead scorer for the LSU Tigers was none other than Flau’Jae Johnson who put up 18.9 points per game as an average, while Aneesah Morrow is second on the list with an 18.2 point average. Amani Bartlett has a 0.8 point per matchup average this season. 

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