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LSU men's basketball signs nation's No. 1 recruiting class for 2027
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BATON ROUGE - LSU men's basketball's future looks bright. On Wednesday, the Tigers signed the top-ranked recruiting class for 2027, with three five-star players signing their National Letter of Intent.
LSU plans to have four of the nation's top-20 players, those rankings according to 24/7 Sports. On Wednesday, point guard Reese Alston, combo guard King Gibson and center Xavier Young. They hold a commitment from two-sport athlete, Ahmad Hudson, but he has not yet signed to the Tigers.
Alston comes in as the highest-ranked player in this LSU class. He is the No. 9 player in the country and No. 4 point guard.
Gibson is the No. 4 combo guard according to 24/7, but he comes in at No. 1 at the position on On 3.
Young was the last to sign on Wednesday. The nation's fifth-ranked center just committed to LSU on Oct. 31 and reclassified from 2028 to join the 2027 class.
Hudson would be the last of the commitments to sign their Letter of Intent, but that day may come with his football signing day. The football early signing period starts Dec. 2.
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