LSU men's basketball picked up a major win on the high school recruiting trail. Head coach Will Wade got a commitment from King Gibson, according to Rivals' Joe Tipton on Sunday. The four-star prospect is the second 2027 prospect to choose the Tigers.
Gibson selected LSU out of a top four that included Arkansas, Louisville and Providence. The six-foot-four combo guard plays high school basketball at SPIRE Academy in Ohio but hails from Greensboro, NC.
Rivals' Industry Rankings lists Gibson as the No. 1 combo guard in the 2027 cycle. The outlet ranks him No. 2 out of North Carolina and the No. 15 overall player in the class. He visited LSU at the end of September.
NEWS: Top-15 overall recruit King Gibson has committed to LSU, he told @Rivals. ⁰⁰The
6-foot-4 senior is the No. 1 ranked combo guard in the 2027 class, according to Rivals. https://t.co/DHPpNgF14I pic.twitter.com/dn2MaWKmoH
— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) October 5, 2026
Gibson is one of two players from the class of 2027 committed to LSU. He joins four-star center Ahmad Hudson, who is also committed to play football in Baton Rouge. Wade continues to build out his first high school class back at the helm.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU men's basketball adds elite five-star to 2027 class
