Seimone Augustus' legacy at LSU included three runs to the Final Four before an even more remarkable career in the WNBA. On Sunday, that legacy was displayed in her bronze likeness for all to see.
LSU women's basketball legend Seimone Augustus has her statue unveiled during a ceremony Sunday, Jan. 15 outside LSU basketball practice facility.BATON ROUGE – After all these years, one thing still remains about Seimone Augustus.It has been more than 20 years since she chose to stay home and sign with LSU women's basketball out of Capitol High School, turning down Pat Summitt's powerhouse Lady Vols to do so.
LSU unveiled its statue of Augustus in front its basketball training facility, making her the first women's athlete bestowed with such an immortal honor on campus.Signs of Augustus' greatness had already found homes around LSU facilities. Her likeness is on the wall where Tigers coach Kim Mulkey and her team practices. The three Final Four banners Augustus helped raise prominently decorate the wall, serving as a sign of her dominance and affect on the program.
"That smile . That's what Seimone makes us do, she makes us smile," current LSU athletics director Scott Woodward said Sunday.
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