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Brice Dessert cleared for LSU, with Anadolu Efes to receive $750,000
French center Brice Dessert is cleared to play for LSU in the 2026-27 college basketball season.
Anadolu Efes, the Istanbul club that holds his contract, will receive a $750,000 fee for the move.
Dessert has one season of college eligibility and is expected to return to Efes after the season, under a deal similar to a one-year loan.
The move adds him to a roster being assembled by LSU coach Will Wade, alongside Michael Ružić and Kentucky transfer Mouhamed Dioubate.
LSU is still working to finalize its roster ahead of the season, which begins in less than two weeks, while RJ Luis Jr. has been ruled ineligible.
The fee arrangement lets Dessert play college basketball for one season while remaining under contract with Efes for 2027-28.
Dessert is expected back in Istanbul after LSU's season.
Brice Dessert has been cleared to play for LSU during the 2026-27 college basketball season.
Anadolu Efes will receive a $750,000 fee for the French center, according to Eurohoops.
Dessert has one season of NCAA eligibility and remains under contract with Efes for 2027-28.
He is expected to return to Istanbul after his college season, making the arrangement similar to a one-year loan.
Dessert will join an LSU frontline that includes Michael Ružić and Mouhamed Dioubate.
- Who
- Brice Dessert, a French center, and LSU.
- What
- Dessert has been cleared to play for LSU. Anadolu Efes will receive a $750,000 fee.
- When
- The clearance was reported on October 21, 2026, for the 2026-27 season.
- Where
- LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dessert is expected to return to Istanbul afterward.
- Why
- Dessert has one season of NCAA eligibility, and the arrangement allows him to play a college season before returning to Efes.
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CBS Sports reported that Dessert was expected to be eligible to play for LSU.
Eurohoops reported that Dessert had been cleared for LSU's 2026-27 season and that Efes would receive $750,000.
- Fee
- Anadolu Efes to receive $750,000
- College season
- 2026-27
- NCAA eligibility
- One season
- Efes contract
- Through 2027-28
- Expected return
- Istanbul after the college season
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