Dusty May’s stunning departure from Michigan last month reiterated that the college basketball calendar never truly stops.But it does slow down — and as July kicks off, that’s exactly where most teams find themselves. Rosters and benches are mostly settled, and summer practice underway.Most teams, that is.Not LSU.Ever since the Tigers rehired Will Wade this spring — four years after firing him for cause amid NCAA allegations — their roster build has been under the microscope, mostly for seeming to push the limits of player eligibility. No wonder, then, that more than three months since Wade returned to Baton Rouge, the exact makeup of his 2026-27 team remains unsure, to say the least.For now, LSU has a whopping four players listed on its roster for next season. But several international players who haven’t been announced yet are also on the way, according to Wade — though that’s assuming their assorted backgrounds are approved by the NCAA. RJ Luis Jr. also reportedly plans to play for LSU, but the former St. John’s star’s eligibility is in doubt because he signed multiple NBA contracts.So what gives?“The day school starts, we’ll have a really good team,” Wade told CBS’ Jon Rothstein in May, some of his only public comments on the matter to date.Here’s a closer look at LSU’s many moving pieces.Going internationalWade accepted the LSU job on March 26 — after just one season at NC State and a week and a half before the transfer portal opened. Mining it for top players coincided with hiring a staff and evaluating LSU’s holdovers.The Tigers quickly homed in on Santa Clara forward Allen Graves, a Louisiana native ranked as The Athletic’s sixth-best transfer, but Graves ultimately had enough pro interest to stay in the NBA Draft. (The Toronto Raptors selected him 19th.) Then, it became apparent that none of former LSU coach Matt McMahon’s players were going to stick around.So Wade and his staff looked to the the international ranks in a big way, with at least four players tabbed to join the Tigers.While Wade’s international commitments aren’t official, several have been reported. Of that group, the headliner is Saliou Niang, a Senegalese-Italian wing who was drafted 58th by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2025 (but never signed an NBA contract of any kind). Niang, who turned 22 in May, could be one of this season’s best international arrivals, a 6-foot-6 defensive-minded wing who can also slash to the rim. Niang most recently averaged 7.1 points and 5 rebounds per game for Virtus Bologna in the EuroLeague, arguably the best in basketball outside the NBA.Others expected arrivals include 6-8 Brazilian forward Marcio Santos, who turns 24 in November, most recently starred for Maccabi Tel Aviv and has previously played in the NBA summer league. Then there’s 6-11 French center Brice Dessert, a 23-year-old with EuroLeague experience. Michael Ruzic is a 6-10 Croatian forward who turns 20 in October and comes from the Spanish ACB league.