By Hunt Palmer
Former LSU great Ronald Dupree is joining the Tiger basketball program as general manager.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported the news Monday morning, and a source confirmed it to LouisianaSports.net.
Bucks executive and former six-year NBA forward Ronald Dupree is returning to alma mater LSU as the general manager of the men’s basketball program, sources tell ESPN. Dupree spent eight years with Bucks front office, and now becomes among few ex-standout players as school GM.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 7, 2025
Dupree has spent eight seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks as an executive including his most recent role as Director of Global Scouting.
As a player, Dupree led the SEC in scoring in 2001. He finished his LSU career eighth all-time in scoring and sixth in rebounding. He posted 33 career double-doubles.
He went on to play portions of six seasons in the NBA and three more overseas.
He began his coaching career at LSU as a student assistant in 2014. He later served as an assistant coach at Nevada for one season in 2016-17 before joining the Bucks as a scout.
