Will Wade, LSU players won't attend SEC Basketball Media Day in Birmingham due to 'inclement weather'

SEC Media Day from Birmingham begins on Tuesday, but LSU will not be in attendance When SEC Media Day begins on Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama there will be a noticeable absence. LSU coach Will Wade, Kansas State transfer Abdi Bashir Jr. and Kentucky transfer Mouhamed Dioubate won't be in attendance due to "inclement weather," the SEC announced. There was a ground stop in Baton Rouge due to fog on Tuesday morning. Wade was scheduled to speak second at the event, after Auburn coach Steven Pearl and players Kevin Overton and Tahaad Pettiford took questions from reporters. LSU women's coach Kim Mulkey was also scheduled to appear at SEC Media Day on Tuesday alongside MiLaysia Fulwiley, ZaKiyah Johnson and Mikaylah Williams, but they will also not be in attendance.

Due to inclement weather, we are no longer able to attend SEC Tip-Off in person, but you can still catch @LSUwbkb at 9:50am and @LSUBasketball at 10:50am remotely on @SECNetwork! pic.twitter.com/cjUaW5n1c6 The Tigers were picked to finish 14th in the preseason SEC poll release on Monday, with Mississippi State and South Carolina being the only teams selected to finish below them. LSU fired Matt McMahon after four seasons with the program after the Tigers finished last (3-15) in the SEC last season. Wade's roster construction has been under a microscope this season,