Western Kentucky’s men’s basketball program added another player to the roster Monday.

LSU transfer Noah Boyde, a 7-foot forward/center, has signed with WKU, a source has confirmed to the Daily News. Boyde becomes the fourth addition to the Hilltoppers via the transfer portal, joining forwards Bryant Selebangue (McNeese State) and Louie Semona (Stonehill), and guard Cam Haffner (Evansville) as WKU coach Hank Plona and his staff continue to replenish a roster after heavy graduation losses and transfer defections following last season’s 17-15 (8-10 in Conference USA) finish.

The Hilltoppers also added incoming freshmen shooting guard Armelo Boone (Woodford County) and forward Lawson Rice (Butler County), who were added during the early signing period.

Boyde, played sparingly in his lone season at LSU as he recovered from ACL surgery. As a junior in 2024-25, Boyde appeared in five games for the Tigers after he was cleared to play in early December. Boyde averaged 1.4 points and 0.2 rebounds while totaling 12 minutes of playing time last season.

A native of Monchy, Saint Lucia, Boyde started his college career at McCook Community College in McCook, Nebraska. Over his two years at McCook, Boyde averaged 11.2 points and 8.5 rebounds while shooting 56.2% from the floor. He totaled 23 double-figure scoring games and 14 double-digit rebounding games at McCook, where he led all Region IX players in rebounds in the 2022-23 season

Boyde averaged 12.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and shot 53.3% from the floor in a 2023-24 campaign limited by injury. Boyde was named to the FAB 50 list of junior college freshmen through JucoRecruiting.com prior to the 2023-24 season and was also selected to the JUCO Advocate showcase in Houston.

As a freshman in 2022-23, Boyde averaged 10.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game at McCook.