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LSU makes final 5 for 4-star 2025 shooting guard

LSU is a finalist for yet another top 2025 prospect.

[autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] and his coaching staff have found themselves in the top 5 for a four-star shooting guard in the 2025 recruiting class.

[autotag]Kayden Edwards[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 170-pound, four-star shooting guard from Fort Worth, Texas, where he plays for Duncanville High School. The Duncanville Panthers finished last season with a 19-10 record and with a loss to Wylie East in the playoffs.

LSU joins USC, Colorado, TCU and Oklahoma State in the top five for the talented shooting guard. There are no crystal ball projections for Edwards at this time but TCU is a 25% favorite to land him per On3’s recruiting prediction machine.

LSU currently does not have any commitments for the 2025 recruiting class in basketball but McMahon has the Tigers in the hunt for a lot of the top talent in the class. Edwards would be a great addition to the Tigers team but there is still some time before he signs his name to the dotted line.

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LSU basketball makes top 12 for 5-star center

One of the best players in the 2025 recruiting class is in LSU’s backyard.

One of the best players in the 2025 recruiting class is in LSU’s backyard. [autotag]Chris Cenac[/autotag] is a 6-foot-10, 230-pound, five-star Center from New Orleans where he played for Isidore Newman. He has since transferred to play for Link Academy in Branson, Missouri.

Recently, Cenac narrowed his list of final teams down to 12 and LSU made the list. LSU joins Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn, Baylor, UConn, Houston, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan State, Tennessee and Texas in the list of finalists.

There are no crystal ball projections to land Cenac at this time but LSU is a 45% favorite to land him according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine. [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] has not secured any commitments from the 2025 recruiting class yet but Cenac would be an incredible pickup.

McMahon will be entering his third season on the Bayou this winter and his team improved a lot from year one to year two. We will see how much of a jump his team takes in year three.

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LSU offers 4-star small forward from Dallas

There are no crystal ball projections for Seven Spurlock at this time, but Nebraska is a 65% favorite to land him per On3.

[autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] and his recruiting staff traveled to Dallas to extend a scholarship offer to a four-star small forward. To land him, the Tigers will have to fend off Nebraska.

[autotag]Seven Spurlock[/autotag] is a 6-foot-5, 200-pound, small forward from Dallas where he plays basketball for Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy. The Oak Cliff Eagles finished last season 25-11 with a win over Silsbee in the UIL 4A state championship game.

There are no crystal ball projections to land Spurlock at this time, but Nebraska is a fairly decent favorite to add him to its 2026 recruiting class at 65% according to On3 recruiting prediction machine.

Ratings

Stars National Position State
247 3 110 37 8
Rivals 4 65 – –
ESPN 4 – 26 12
On3 3 105 30 5
247 Composite 4 82 25 5

Vitals

Hometown Dallas, Texas
Position SF
Height 6’5
Weight 200
Class 2026

Recruitment

  • Offered on July 30, 2024
  • No visits yet

Offers

Recruitment Projections

  • Nebraska is a 65% favorite to land him per On3
  • There are no crystal ball projections at this time.

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Former LSU basketball star Will Baker signs international deal in Belgium

Will Baker becomes the second member of LSU’s 2023-24 roster to sign an international deal this week.

After going unselected in the 2024 NBA draft, former LSU basketball big man [autotag]Will Baker[/autotag] will be continuing his career overseas. On Wednesday, Baker agreed to a deal with the Windrose Antwerp Giants of the Belgian BNXT League.

Baker was a graduate transfer addition for LSU this season from Nevada, and he began his career at Texas. As the only Tiger to start all 33 games, Baker averaged 11 points and 4.8 rebounds in his lone season in Baton Rouge in 2023-24.

He was previously an All-Mountain West Third Team selection in 2023. He was a two-year starter for the Wolf Pack after transferring from Texas mid-season in 2021.

Baker becomes the second former LSU player to sign with an international team in as many days after his Tigers teammate and fellow transfer addition [autotag]Hunter Dean[/autotag] signed with a team in Slovakia on Tuesday.

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Former LSU basketball forward Hunter Dean signs international deal in Slovakia

Hunter Dean will continue his basketball career overseas.

Former LSU men’s basketball forward [autotag]Hunter Dean[/autotag] will continue his professional career overseas. On Tuesday, Dean signed a deal with BC Prievidza of the Slovak Extraliga.

Dean is a Mandeville, Louisiana, native who spent the last season at LSU after transferring from George Washington, where he started 48 games over three seasons. He began his career at Southern Mississippi, where he played as a freshman.

He appeared in 31 games this season for the Tigers, making the start on senior day when he finished with a season-high 12 points in 23 minutes against Missouri. He ended the season scoring in double figures in three straight games, including in the SEC tournament and the NIT.

In his lone season at LSU, Dean averaged 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds.

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SEC reportedly considering expanding basketball schedule to 20 games in 2025-26

The SEC is currently the only power conference that plays an 18-game league basketball slate.

We’re entering a year of significant change in the SEC with the league expanding to 16 teams as Texas and Oklahoma join the fold.

So far, we haven’t seen many changes to how conference scheduling works, with the football schedule remaining at eight games and the men’s basketball schedule at 18 heading into the 2024-25 athletics season.

However, the former has been the subject of conversation regarding potential expansion, and now the latter could be as well. According to a report from Jon Rothstein for College Hoops Today, the league has been having discussions centered around expanding the schedule to 20 games for the 2025-26 season.

Rothstein stressed however that his sources say it is “too early” to say whether an expanded schedule will actually be enacted. Currently, the SEC is the only power conference that does not play a 20-game basketball schedule.

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LSU basketball makes the cut for top 50 center

The Tigers made the cut for another top prospect in the 2025 class.

LSU made the cut for yet another top target on the board in the 2025 basketball recruiting class.

The Tigers are still looking for their first commitment in the cycle, but they made the top five for four-star, top-50 center [autotag]Jaden Toombs[/autotag] as he trimmed down his list. They’re joined by Alabama, Miami, SMU and Texas Tech.

LSU seemingly has some ground to make up with the Dallas prospect, who officially visited Texas Tech last September and has upcoming official visits set with Alabama, Miami and SMU. The Mustangs are considered the slight favorite with the Red Raiders not far behind according to the On3 recruiting prediction machine.

We’ll see if LSU can close the gap here despite not getting him on campus for an official visit.

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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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Tremont Waters scores 18 points for Puerto Rico in Olympic opening loss

Tremont Waters finished second on the team in scoring, but it wasn’t enough for a win as Puerto Rico fell to South Sudan.

It wasn’t the best debut for the Puerto Rico men’s basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

It lost its opener early on Sunday morning to South Sudan 90-79, but former LSU basketball star [autotag]Tremont Waters[/autotag] made an impact. He started the game and ultimately finished second on the team with 18 points, though he wasn’t particularly efficient and shot just 6 of 19 in the game.

He took 10 three-point shots in the game, but he made just three.

Waters is making his Olympic debut and currently plays professionally in Puerto Rico after spending some time in the NBA earlier in his career, appearing in 40 games over four seasons.

He and Puerto Rico will be back in action as they continue group play in Pool C against Serbia on Wednesday morning.

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Former LSU basketball star Tremont Waters representing Puerto Rico in Olympics

Former LSU star Tremont Waters is representing Puerto Rico at the Olympics.

LSU has a heavy presence at the 2024 Paris Olympics. One of the bigger names set to take center stage is former LSU basketball star [autotag]Tremont Waters[/autotag], who’s representing Puerto Rico.

Waters played at LSU from 2017-19. As a true freshman, he averaged 15.9 points and 6.0 assists per game. He just about matched those numbers as a sophomore, averaging 15.3 and 5.8 per night.

Waters was a key part of Will Wade’s rebuild. LSU made the NIT his first year and as a sophomore, Waters led LSU to its first Sweet 16 appearance since 2006.

Waters has looked impressive with Puerto Rico so far. He led the team in assists during qualifying play while averaging 6.5 points.

Also on the Puerto Rico roster is New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado, who led the team in points in group play with 12.8 points per game.

Puerto Rico will begin Olympic play tomorrow at 4 a.m. CT, taking on South Sudan in group play.

Waters isn’t the only one representing LSU basketball. Former LSU forward [autotag]Duop Reath[/autotag] and current associate head coach [autotag]David Patrick[/autotag] are in Paris with Australia.

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