Maccabi Tel Aviv center Márcio Santos, who Mark Pope flew to Israel to recruit last week, has committed to LSU.
There was scuttlebutt out there that Santos was already headed to LSU prior to Pope’s visit, but the UK coach was hoping to change his mind.
NEWS: Maccabi Tel Aviv's Márcio Santos has committed to LSU, Arturs Kalnitis and @FFGBasketball tell DraftExpress.
The 6'9, 23-year-old Brazilian big averaged 6.9 points in 14 minutes in the Euroleague, shooting 40% from 3.
Big addition for Will Wade and the Tigers. pic.twitter.com/Gf68ZNBuP0
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 6, 2026
