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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 men’s basketball to open Greenbriar Tip-Off against Pittsburgh

This will be the fifth all-time matchup between the Tigers and Panthers, as well as the first since 1969.

We already knew that LSU would be heading to the inaugural Greenbriar Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in November during nonconference play, and now we know who its first opponent will be.

The Tigers will open the event, which will be held at the historic Greenbriar Resort, by taking on Pittsburgh on Nov. 22 at 1:30 p.m. CT as part of the Mountain Division. The winner would advance to play the victor of the game between Wisconsin and UCF on Nov. 24.

This will be a bit of a novel contest for the Tigers, who have played the Panthers four times in program history but not since 1969. That was a game LSU won all the way back when Pete Maravich was on the team, and the all-time series is split at 2-2.

LSU and Wisconsin have also faced four times but not since the Sweet 16 in 2000, and the Tigers have never played the Knights in basketball.

Pitt finished last season 22-11 in Year 6 under coach Jeff Capel, missing out on the NCAA Tournament and ultimately declining a bid to the NIT.

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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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Former LSU basketball player Tremont Waters leads Puerto Rico to 1st Olympics in 20 years

The former LSU star has led Puerto Rico to its first Olympic berth since 2004.

Thanks to former LSU basketball standout [autotag]Tremont Waters[/autotag], the Puerto Rican national basketball team is heading back to the Olympics for the first time since 2004.

Puerto Rico advanced to win one of the qualifying tournaments, beating Lithuania 79-68 in the championship game to punch its spot. Waters scored 18 points in the win.

A native of New Haven, Connecticut, Waters spent two seasons at LSU from 2017-19. He started 61 of 66 appearances in that span, averaging 15.6 points, 5.9 assists and 2.4 steals during his college career. Waters earned First Team All-SEC honors as part of LSU’s SEC champion 2019 squad, and he was also named SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year that season.

A second-round pick for the Celtics in 2019, Waters was named G League Rookie of the Year in 2020 but has played internationally since 2022 and is currently a member of Gigantes de Carolina in Puerto Rico.

He was a member of the Puerto Rican national team for the 2023 FIBA World Cup, in which he led the event in steals.

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LSU’s Duop Reath named to Australian Olympic basketball team for 2nd time

Duop Reath is heading back to the Olympics after helping lead Australia to a bronze medal in Tokyo.

Former LSU basketball star [autotag]Duop Reath[/autotag] is heading back to the Olympics for the second time as he was named to the Australian National Team for the 2024 Paris Games.

Reath, who was born in South Sudan and raised in Perth, Western Australia, played at LSU for two seasons from 2016-18 as a JUCO transfer. After going undrafted in 2018, he played internationally for several years before making his NBA debut in 2023 with the Portland Trail Blazers, with whom he played in 68 games with 20 starts this past season.

He was also on Team Australia in Tokyo in 2021, helping lead the team to a bronze medal.

Reath will join LSU associate head coach [autotag]David Patrick[/autotag], who will serve as an assistant for the Boomers for the second Olympics in a row.

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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.

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

[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 men’s basketball to face SMU in 2-game neutral site series

LSU will face SMU in Fort Worth this December and in New Orleans the following season.

The LSU men’s basketball team will be facing a new ACC squad during non-conference play over each of the next two seasons.

The Tigers have agreed to a two-game neutral site series against SMU, as was first reported by Made for March. The first game will take place on Dec. 14 in Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, and the two teams will face at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans during the 2025-26 season.

The Mustangs are coming off a 20-13 season that saw coach Rob Lanier fired after just his second campaign. To replace him, SMU hired away Andy Enfield from USC.

The first matchup this coming December in Fort Worth will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.

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LSU basketball hosted top 40 point guard for visit Tuesday

The Tigers are still looking for their first commitment in the 2025 cycle.

LSU men’s basketball coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] is still looking to add the first commitment in his 2025 recruiting class, but it may be making progress toward that goal after a Tuesday visit with one of the cycle’s top prospects.

[autotag]Nyk Lewis[/autotag], a four-star Washington, D.C., prospect who ranks as the No. 38 player and No. 5 point guard nationally, is wrapping up his trip to Baton Rouge, and it seems LSU may have made an impression on the coveted prospect.

He previously visited Xavier last week, and he has upcoming visits set for Seton Hall and Michigan, which will take place later this month and in August, respectively.

High school recruiting has been a strength for McMahon so far, and he landed the No. 15 class in the 2024 cycle. While he has no commits right now, Lewis would be a nice start.

There are currently no crystal ball predictions to land him or clear favorites per the On3 recruiting prediction machine, though Xavier holds a slight lead.

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