Five-Star LSU Target Reese Alston To Announce Decision On Thursday With Tigers In Mix

The LSU Tigers are about to find out if their next big basketball target is going to make his way to Baton Rouge or not.

Five-star 2027 point guard Reese Alston is announcing his commitment on Thursday, October 29, at 3:00 pm CT, per 247Sports. This is about as high-profile a player as the Tigers have been in on since Ben Simmons, and LSU is reportedly a serious contender to land the star.

Alston is picking between the Tigers, Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, Tennessee Volunteers and Wichita State Shockers. This is not the first recruiting battle that LSU has been in with the Cardinals, as Louisville was also a finalist for current Tigers commit King Gibson.

The Houston guard's recruitment has taken some wild turns, as his ex-NBA star father, Rafer Alston, has actually been pretty outspoken about current LSU head coach Will Wade as his son's commitment has neared.

The older Alston had an 11-year NBA career. He was a streetball and mixtape-era legend back in New York. With his son set to have a bigger college career than he had, Alston has not been a fan of how the Tigers have handled things.

Per Zach Smart of Z Smart Hoops, in a story that was shared by Alston himself, the former NBA star said that he was "disgusted" by how his son's recruitment has played out. He also called Wade a "sleazeball of an individual."

While this certainly isn't the best development for LSU's chances of landing the younger Alston, it also doesn't take anything off the table. The Tigers would certainly take an upset father if it meant adding a top-10 recruit to their roster.

After the controversial recruitment of the players building out the current LSU roster, Wade will at least not have to worry about the eligibility with the high school recruits.

Alston is ranked No. 9 overall on the 247Sports composite rankings. He is the third-ranked point guard and the top player out of Texas.

Adding Alston would immediately give the Tigers one of the highest-potential backcourts they have ever had, and show how serious the school is about investing money into the basketball program. They have already added Gibson, as mentioned before, who is also a top-15 player in the nation.

LSU fans should be watching closely on Thursday afternoon, as it could end up as a monumental day for the team. Even being in the conversation shows that the Tigers are taking the Men's Basketball team more seriously with Wade back in town.