LSU adds Summit League POTY Marquel Sutton
04/06/2025
By Hunt Palmer
LSU’s transfer portal roll continued Sunday.
On3’s Joe Tipton is reporting that Marquel Sutton, the Summit League Player of the Year from Omaha, has pledged to the Tigers.
NEWS: Omaha transfer forward Marquel Sutton, the Summit League POY, has committed to LSU, he tells @On3sports.
The 6-8 senior 18.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game this season. https://t.co/GKlsjNNkkQ pic.twitter.com/JrXEiKDnCM
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) April 6, 2025
Sutton, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 18.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game for the Mavericks in 2024-25 and helped them land an NCAA Tournament berth.
In three years at Omaha, Sutton has scored 1,373 points. He shot 53 percent from two-point range as a junior and scored 20-plus points in 21 games.
Sutton received interest from Kansas State and Nebraska before picking LSU. He becomes the fifth portal addition in the last week for LSU.
Update
LSU has confirmed Sutton’s addition.
Relentless Finisher, Experienced Winner ✔️
Marquel Sutton is an LSU Fighting Tiger!@xMarquel | #BootUp pic.twitter.com/kc0np0GZZ0
— LSU Basketball (@LSUBasketball) April 6, 2025