LSU taps Bucks officer Dupree for brand-new GM job

BATON ROUGE, La.– LSU Tigers is filling its recently developed males’s basketball basic manager position with Milwaukee Bucks worldwide hunting director Ronald Dupree.Coach Matt McMahon

revealed Monday that Dupree, a former LSU and NBA player, would end up being the Tigers’first GM.”It was essential to include a star to our personnel from an NBA franchise’s front workplace,” McMahon stated. “Ronald’s experience in roster building, player evaluation, player development, and far more will include fantastic value to our players, future employees, staff, and our program.”

Dupree’s hiring comes after LSU considerably increased name, image and likeness (NIL) money available to the basketball program– a move that helped entice five transfer players to the Tigers since March 31.

LSU has gained transfer dedications from Mississippi State power forward Michael Nwoko, UNLV guard Dedan Thomas Jr., Northeastern guard Rashad King, Portland guard Max Mackinnon and Omaha wing and 2025 Top League Gamer of the Year Marquel Sutton.

“I am incredibly delighted to help navigate this program into a brand-new frontier of NIL and revenue sharing,” Dupree said.The 44-year-old, who is from Biloxi, Mississippi, dipped into LSU from 1999 to 2003. He then started an 11-year expert playing profession that consisted of stints with a number of NBA groups– Chicago, Detroit, Minnesota, Seattle and Toronto– during 6 seasons.Dupree also bet groups in the NBA G League in addition to with professional groups in Germany, Italy and Israel.After retiring as a player, Dupree spent several seasons on college training staffs at LSU and Nevada before joining Milwaukee’s front office in 2017. He ended up being the Bucks’ international hunting director in 2023. Dupree’s hiring is subject to regular background checks and approval by the LSU Board of Supervisors.