Reese Alston is headed to LSU.
The five-star guard announced his commitment to Will Wade and the Tigers on Thursday afternoon, giving LSU its third five-star pledge in the 2027 recruiting cycle and another major boost to a class already loading up fast.
Alston, a 6-foot-3 point guard from Second Baptist School in Houston, Texas, picked LSU over a list that also included Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee, Wichita State, Houston and Vanderbilt. He enters the cycle ranked No. 9 overall nationally, the No. 3 point guard and the No. 1 player in Texas in the Rivals Industry Ranking.
That made this a national recruiting win for Wade’s staff, especially after Louisville had pushed hard for the Houston standout in the final stretch. LSU and Louisville emerged as the two main contenders late, with Wade and Pat Kelsey both heavily involved.
Alston’s commitment also came despite some less-than-flattering comments his father, former NBA guard Rafer “Skip 2 My Lou” Alston, made about Wade earlier this week. The younger Alston still chose to sign on with “The General,” adding another headline piece to LSU’s 2027 class.
He joins fellow five-stars King Gibson and Ahmad Hudson at the top of that group. Gibson, a 6-foot-4 guard from North Carolina, committed earlier this month after weighing Louisville, Providence and Arkansas. Hudson, a Louisiana standout, pledged in May and plans to play both basketball and football in college.
On the floor, Alston has built a résumé that matches the buzz. During the 2025-26 season, he averaged 22.2 points, 5.3 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.7 steals across 34 games for Second Baptist School. As a sophomore in 2024-25, he put up 21.2 points, 5.2 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.
He’s also a two-time state champion at Second Baptist and won the Guy V. Lewis Award, which goes to the top boys basketball player in the Greater Houston area. His junior year earned him first-team MaxPreps Junior All-American recognition, and he also took part in USA Basketball’s Junior National Team minicamp in October.
Alston’s recruitment had no shortage of big names. In August, he trimmed his list to LSU, Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee, Wichita State, Houston and Vanderbilt. He took official visits to LSU, Kentucky, Louisville, Tennessee and Wichita State, among others, and made his official trip to Baton Rouge on September 5.
Scouts have already started drawing a familiar comparison for the explosive guard, putting him in the neighborhood of NBA star and 2019 second-overall pick Ja Morant. What stands out most is his first step, described as perhaps the quickest in the entire 2027 class.
For LSU, that’s exactly the kind of guard that can change the shape of a recruiting class. With Alston now on board alongside Gibson and Hudson, Wade’s 2027 group looks stronger by the day.
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