LSU's Kim Mulkey wears cowboy hat at NCAA Final Four, sings George Strait song, jokes about ex-husband

DALLAS – Having led LSU women's basketball back to the Final Four, Kim Mulkey is making a triumphant return to the state of Texas.

Mulkey commemorated the occasion by showing up to the Tigers' press conference Thursday inside American Airlines Center donning a black straw cowboy hat.

LSU (32-2) faces Virginia Tech (31-4) on Friday night (6 p.m. CT, ESPN).

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The Daily Advertiser asked her about the hat, and Mulkey responded by singing a few lyrics from country music star George Strait and even sneaking in a joke about her ex-husband.

"They gave us these hats, and I was looking for some cowboy boots," Mulkey said. "They didn't have that. But I love country music, and I just thought it was appropriate. I was going to come in here and sing, 'All my exes live in Texas.'

"Which is true. I only have one, though, only been married once. But then I'm going to end with this, [singing] 'I'm the happiest girl in the whole USA.'"

Since her hire at LSU before last season, Mulkey and her flamboyant gameday coaching outfits have become must-see moments in women's college basketball.

Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers and Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers and Cajuns coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU/UL athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at bdiaz@gannett.com.

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