Tag: 2025 Basketball Recruiting

Top 100 power forward sets September official visit with LSU

LSU will play host to Matt Gilhool in September as it looks to land its first 2025 commitment.

LSU’s quest for its first commitment in the 2025 men’s basketball recruiting class continues, but it remains in contention for several of its top targets and will soon play host to one of them for an official visit.

The Tigers made the list of finalists for four-star power forward [autotag]Matt Gilhool[/autotag], who ranks as the No. 77 player nationally. Gilhool has now set a trio of official visits starting with Georgia Tech (Aug. 31), followed by LSU (Sept. 7) and Iowa (Sept. 14), according to On3.

Gilhool already took an official visit to Syracuse last October. On3 currently considers the Orange the favorite, though they aren’t among his top seven.

LSU seems to have some ground to make up with the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, prospect, but it will have the chance to do so when it plays host to him in the fall.

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Elite shooting guard recruit includes LSU in top 7

LSU is in the mix for one of 2025’s top point guards.

Matt McMahon’s rebuild of LSU basketball is trending up after strides were made on the court and on the recruiting trail last year. The progress is continuing as LSU remains involved with several blue-chips in the 2025 class.

One of those names is four-star guard [autotag]King Grace[/autotag], who included LSU in his top seven. The news was reported by 247Sports and Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, SMU, TCU and Texas A&M joined LSU.

According to 247Sports, King is the eighth-ranked point guard in his class. All four major recruiting services rank King as a top-100 overall prospect and a top 10 player in the state of Texas.

The 2025 recruiting cycle has yet to heat up, but in the last cycle, McMahon signed the No. 13 overall class. With LSU in the mix for prospects like King, the Tigers could finish in the top 15 again. The 2024 class was headlined by blue-chip guards [autotag]Vyctorius Miller[/autotag] and [autotag]Curtis Givens[/autotag].

LSU struggled with guard play early in McMahon’s tenure, so it’s promising to see the backcourt depth being built up. It’s tough to make a tournament run without a bonafide floor general running the point.

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LSU hoops makes the cut for 4-star point guard Nyk Lewis

The top-50 national prospect officially visited Baton Rouge in June.

LSU men’s basketball is still trying to land its first 2025 commit, but coach Matt McMahon and staff have now made the cut for yet another top prospect in the cycle.

On Thursday, four-star point guard [autotag]Nyk Lewis[/autotag] trimmed his list down to six teams, and the Tigers are a finalist alongside Creighton, Xavier, Seton Hall, Michigan and Georgetown.

Lewis ranks as the No. 36 overall player nationally and the No. 5 point guard. The Washington, D.C., prospect officially visited LSU back in June, and there are no clear favorites for him with Seton Hall holding just a slight lead according to On3’s recruiting prediction machine.

LSU has had a slow start to the cycle, but a commitment from a top 50 prospect would certainly give it quite a bit of momentum.

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LSU basketball a finalist for 4-star power forward

LSU is still searching for its first commitment in the 2025 cycle.

LSU men’s basketball coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] is still looking to get over the finish line with his first commitment in the 2025 cycle, but the Tigers are recruiting several targets hard and made the list of finalists for another on Tuesday.

Four-star Canton, Mississippi, power forward [autotag]Jamarion Davis-Fleming[/autotag] trimmed his list to four with LSU making the cut alongside in-state programs Ole Miss and Mississippi State as well as James Madison.

Davis-Fleming ranks just outside the top 100 nationally and is the top player in the state of Mississippi, according to On3.

Based on recent projections, LSU’s prospects don’t look great here. The Bulldogs are a heavy favorite, sitting at 99.9% according to On3’s recruiting prediction machine.

However, LSU still has some time to sway him after making his list of finalists.

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LSU makes the final 6 for top 2025 recruit Aaliyah Chavez after recent visit from Kim Mulkey

The Tigers are trending for Aaliyah Chavez, and they made the cut as she trimmed her list down to six teams.

[autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] has been aggressive in recruiting point guard [autotag]Aaliyah Chavez[/autotag], the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting class.

Chavez scored 34 points in the Nike Nationals semifinal on Sunday, and Mulkey was in attendance to check on the Lubbock, Texas, native. Shortly after that visit, LSU made the cut on Tuesday for Chavez, who announced a final six consisting of Texas Tech, Texas, Oklahoma, UCLA and South Carolina in addition to the Tigers, according to On3’s Talia Goodman.

LSU is trending for Chavez after hosting her for an unofficial visit in June and is now considered the favorite to land her.

“They’ve recruited me very well,” Chavez said of LSU, per Goodman. “I think I talk to at least an assistant coach every day. They definitely talk to my parents a lot. They’re also a winning program, and I would love to win… [The visit] was fun. It was definitely different than the other visits. They had all the girls there when I was there, so they were in my photoshoots. It was definitely a different vibe. I like their energy as well – at the photoshoot, it was so high. There was no low energy at all.”

Mulkey was also there to check on [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], a four-star point guard and top-25 prospect who is already committed to the Tigers.

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LSU women’s basketball the favorite to land 2025’s top overall recruit

LSU is the favorite to land the top recruit in the 2025 class.

[autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] is an elite recruiter. She’s won several national championships by assembling teams of future WNBA stars. At LSU, it’s been more of the same, with Mulkey building one of the best recruiting staffs in the country.

Mulkey and Co. are working on landing one of their biggest pieces yet in 2025 five-star [autotag]Aaliyah Chavez[/autotag]. According to On3, Chavez is the top recruit in the class and per its Prediction Machine, LSU is the favorite to land Chavez at 62%.

The next closest school is Texas Tech, all the way down at 5%. Chavez broke down her top schools for On3 earlier this month.

“They’ve recruited me very well,” She said of LSU, “I think I talk to at least an assistant coach every day.”

Chavez said LSU is a winning program, something that’s important to her and cited the high energy she witnessed on her visit to Baton Rouge.

LSU already has an elite guard on board this cycle with Bella Hines, but Chavez would propel LSU’s class to another level. The Tigers remain involved with [autotag]ZaKiyah Johnson[/autotag] too, but LSU will have to battle Kentucky on that front.

[autotag]Kim Mulkey[/autotag] is preparing to enter her fourth year at LSU. Her program is firmly established as one that recruits can come to reach the next level. The success [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag] is having as a rookie in the WNBA can’t hurt either.

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LSU baseball lands a commitment from top prospect in Nevada

Ethan Clauss is the No. 42 overall player in the 2025 recruiting class.

[autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] landed an elite signing class in 2024 and managed to bring three top-15 prospects to campus. Now, he’s turning his attention to the 2025 class.

On Wednesday, the Tigers landed a commitment from shortstop [autotag]Ethan Clauss[/autotag], the No. 1 player in the state of Nevada and the No. 42 overall prospect nationally.

“I want to give praise to my Lord and Savior for giving me the ability to play the game I love,” Clauss said in a social media post. “I also want to thank all of my coaches, teammates, friends, and most importantly my family for helping me throughout my journey. Finally, I would like to thank (coach Jay Johnson). Geaux Tigers!”

Clauss becomes the 18th member of LSU’s 2025 class, but as we saw this weekend at the 2024 MLB draft, it will be a battle to get him to campus as he will certainly be a draftable prospect next summer.

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Blue-chip men’s basketball recruit set to take official visit to LSU

Matt McMahon and LSU basketball are making progress on the recruiting trail with a four-star forward.

LSU basketball is picking up steam with a top-100 forward, according to On3. [autotag]A’Mare Bynum[/autotag] has locked in his official visits and LSU made the cut.

Bynum, a native of Nebraska, will visit LSU from September 27-29. The basketball program won’t have much going on that weekend, but it coincides with LSU football hosting South Alabama. A game in Death Valley should help to make a strong impression on Bynum.

Bynum told On3 he’s looking for a school where he can showcase his versatility as opposed to just playing on the block. LSU will have some stiff competition. The other schools on Bynum’s list are all in the midwest with LSU being the lone SEC program.

According to the On3 Prediction Machine. Nebraska is leading the way right now. On3 and 247Sports both rank Bynum as a top 100 player and top 15 at his position.

LSU’s recruiting saw an uptick under [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] last cycle. The Tigers finished with the No. 13 overall class in the country and a top-five class in the SEC.

McMahon signed three blue-chips in 2024 and if LSU takes another step on the court this year, he should sign more in 2025. Bynum’s name is one to watch in that regard.

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Top 150 LSU basketball target set to announce commitment Wednesday

The Tigers could pick up their first commitment in the 2025 cycle on Wednesday evening.

LSU men’s basketball coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] is still searching for his first commitment in the 2025 recruiting cycle, but that could be set to change on Wednesday.

Four-star power forward [autotag]Colt Langdon[/autotag] will announce his decision live on the On3 Recruits YouTube channel at 6 p.m. CT. The 6-foot-7 Millbrook (Raleigh, N.C.) prospect has narrowed his list of finalists down to LSU, Notre Dame and Butler.

Langdon ranks No. 123 nationally according to the On3 Industry Rankings and sits just outside the top 100 in On3’s own rankings. He recently discussed the Tigers with On3’s Joe Tipton.

“Coach (Ronnie) Hamilton talks with me almost every day,” he said. “I talk some with Coach (Casey) Long too. The head coach (Matt) McMahon calls me now almost every week. So they’re really consistent with their contact from the whole staff. I’m looking forward to taking another unofficial down there really soon.”

[autotag]Ronnie Hamilton[/autotag] has since left to be an assistant at Louisville.

Butler currently holds a crystal ball to land Langdon that was placed by 247Sports on Monday, but the Tigers are a slim favorite to land him according to the On3 recruiting prediction machine.

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LSU women’s basketball makes the cut for another top 10 prospect

LSU remains in the mix for several elite prospects in the 2025 class.

The LSU women’s basketball team is looking to add to a 2025 recruiting class that already features one top-25 prospect in [autotag]Bella Hines[/autotag], and it made the cut for a pair of players in the top 10 this week.

[autotag]ZaKiyah Johnson[/autotag], a Kentucky shooting guard who ranks as the No. 4 player in the class, announced her finalists on Thursday. On Friday, she was joined by shooting guard [autotag]Divine Bourrage[/autotag], the No. 7 player in the class per On3 from Davenport, Iowa.

LSU is joined in the five-star’s top six by Illinois, Baylor, South Carolina, Virginia Tech and Arizona. Bourrage told On3’s Talia Goodman she plans to unofficially visit all six.

In addition to these players, On3 currently views LSU as the favorite for [autotag]Aaliyah Chavez[/autotag], the No. 1 player in the nation from Lubbock, Texas. The Tigers are still looking to flesh out their 2025 class, but it has the chance to be an elite group.

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