LSU women’s basketball is well represented at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup. Three current Tigers are in Warsaw, Poland, competing for their respective countries, including rising senior guards Mikaylah Williams and MiLaysia Fulwiley for Team USA and rising junior forward Kate Koval for Ukraine.

Having three players competing overseas in one of the sport’s most prestigious events is a rare accomplishment and one that few programs across the country can say they’ve achieved. But LSU can. 

Kim Mulkey said the FIBA 3×3 World Cup is an incredible opportunity for her players.

“For us to have two from the same school on the USA team and then to have Kate represent her country, it’s an honor because not only are they wearing their respective country’s uniforms, underneath that, they’re LSU Tigers,” Mulkey told Geaux247.

Mulkey’s players aren’t just participating – they’re dominating. In a format where games are played to 21 points or end after a single 10-minute period, here’s how the current Tigers have fared thus far:

• Mikaylah Williams: 6.3 points per game (53.1% FG), 2.5 rebounds per game
• MiLaysia Fulwiley: 4.0 points per game (35.5% FG), 1.8 rebounds per game
• Kate Koval: 2.8 points per game (35% FG), 4.0 rebounds per game, 1.5 blocks per game

The cross. The point. The bucket.

#3x3WNT x #3x3WC pic.twitter.com/L8WuLq8pKx

— USA Basketball 3×3 (@usab3x3) June 4, 2026

Mulkey said she’s been able to watch all three Tigers’ games throughout the tournament and is cheering them on from home.

“It’s amazing,” Mulkey said. “We just text and I tell them good luck, congratulate them.”

The LSU shot-caller has enjoyed watching each of her players compete on the international stage, even if it feels a little different not being the one coaching them. While Mulkey is just watching the games and not coaching, she still finds herself very invested, as if she were watching her own children play.

“Well, you do enjoy it, but at the same time, you’re like a parent,” Mulkey said. “You want them to do good. You want them to win, so you’re sitting there screaming at the TV as you’re watching it. Well, not screaming, but just go, ‘Take her, take her!’ Stuff like that, so you’re wanting them to do good.”

The Tigers’ experience in Warsaw could be tremendously valuable for the team heading into the 2026-27 season. LSU lost veteran guard Flau’jae Johnson to the WNBA this offseason and will need other players to take on larger roles in the backcourt. As Williams and Fulwiley are going to be counted on more, Mulkey believes their time together at the FIBA World Cup will help strengthen their chemistry both on and off the court.

“Last year being their first year together, this will only help,” Mulkey said. “It’s good to see them do what they do and it’s good to even watch them even play with people that they compete against in our conference.”

Team USA went 4-0 in pool play and will face the winner of France and Czechia in the quarterfinals on Saturday at 12:25 p.m. CT. Ukraine, which went 3-1 in pool competition, will take on the winner of Australia and China in its quarterfinal matchup on Saturday at 10:25 a.m. CT.

If both teams win their next two games, Koval and her LSU teammates would square off in the FIBA 3×3 World Cup final on Sunday.