LSU added another major piece to its 2027 recruiting class on Thursday, landing five-star point guard Reese Alston.
The 6-foot-2, 175-pound guard announced his commitment live on the CBS Sports College Basketball YouTube Channel, giving coach Will Wade his third high school pledge in the class. Alston is ranked No. 9 overall and No. 3 among point guards in the 2027 cycle by the 247Sports Composite.
He chose LSU from a final group that also included Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisville and Wichita State.
Alston said the decision came down to how comfortable he felt in Baton Rouge and the connection he’s built with Wade in a short amount of time.
“The trust I have with coach Wade,” Alston said. “I'm not even his player yet.
You know, we've known each other for like a couple months, but we've been through so much already. He's stuck by my side.
Even through everything we've been through already, so I know that a couple losses and a couple turnovers won't ruin our relationship.”
He also pointed to the style Wade wants to play as a fit for his game.
“The player that they can expect is just a fun, high, energetic player,” Alston said. “The way coach Wade plays and his system was the main reason.
Pick and rolls. High, fast pace, getting out in transition.
So, they can expect a lot. Energetic player, energetic style of play.”
Alston, who attends Second Baptist in Houston, is the son of New York streetball legend and former 12-year NBA player Rafer Alston, better known as “Skip to My Lou.” Rafer Alston played at Fresno State before being selected 39th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft, and he averaged 10.1 points and 4.8 assists per game in his NBA career.
Reese Alston is also known as “Lil Skip.” He received his first LSU offer from former coach Matt McMahon and his staff on Oct. 9, 2025, and last visited the program on Sept. 3.
As a junior, he averaged 22.2 points, 5.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 steals in 34 games. He also shot 61% from the field, 34% from 3-point range and 71% from the free-throw line, while leading his school to back-to-back TAPPS 5A State Championships. On the AAU circuit for PUMA, he was named MVP of the PRO16 League.
LSU’s 2027 class now includes Alston, 6-5 guard King Gibson and 6-7 forward Ahmad Hudson. Gibson is ranked No. 15 overall and No. 3 among combo guards by the 247Sports Composite, and he became the first five-star prospect to commit to the program since Will Wade added center Efton Reid, who was the No. 20 player in the 2021 class, according to ESPN.
Hudson is ranked No. 24 overall and No. 3 among power forwards by the 247Sports Composite. He plays at Ruston and also committed to LSU as a football player on May 3.
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