Sources - LSU to hire Murray State's Matt McMahon as new men's basketball coach

LSU is expected to hire Murray State's Matt McMahon as the school's next basketball coach, sources told ESPN.

McMahon comes to LSU after a charmed run at Murray State, where he recruited and coached Ja Morant and won NCAA tournament games in both 2019 and 2022.

After leading Murray State to a 31-3 record and the school's fourth regular-season conference championship in the past five years, McMahon is headed to Baton Rouge as the Tigers' next coach.

McMahon, 43, has established himself as one of the country's brightest young coaches. He has won just under 70% of his games at Murray State (154-67) in seven seasons there and reached three NCAA tournaments over the past five seasons.

He'll replace Will Wade, who was fired by LSU prior to the NCAA tournament after receiving a lengthy notice of allegations from the NCAA tied to his tenure.

The uncertainty surrounding LSU's future in the NCAA infractions process means McMahon will inherit one of the most uncertain situations in all of college basketball. LSU's notice of allegations from the Complex Case Unit of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process includes seven Level I violations and a Level II violation tied to Wade's tenure. A decision from the IARP is due in the upcoming months, and it's impossible to project the extent of the potential violations.

While the school has yet to release the terms of the deal, McMahon is expected to receive a long contract that accounts for the potential of NCAA sanctions from the allegations tied to Wade's tenure.

McMahon's teams at Murray State pulled off a pair of NCAA tournament victories in his tenure there. The Morant-led team of 2019, which was a No. 12 seed, sent home No. 5 Marquette. This year, the seventh-seeded Racers