LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade announced Wednesday that five-star forward Julian Phillips has signed and had approved his national letter-of-intent papers to play for the Tigers.
Phillips, at 6-8 and 200 pounds, hails from Blythewood, South Carolina and will play this year for Link Year Academy in Branson, Missouri for Coach Rodney Perry.
He becomes the sixth five-star recruit to join the LSU basketball program in Wade’s five-season tenure at LSU.
“We are very excited to have Julian Phillips and his family join us at LSU,” said Wade said. “Julian is an ultra-talented player. He has a great feel for the game and is very cerebral on the court. He can play multiple positions because he shoots it well, is a great mover and is overall a very productive player.”
The three-time all-state selection in South Carolina is ranked No. 14 nationally by both ESPN, Rivals and 247sports. He is ranked No. 2 at the position by 247sports and No. 5 by ESPN.
Phillips averaged over 20 points this season for Blythewood High School and 19.6 points for Upward Stars in the Gauntlet Series this summer under Coaches Curtis Wheeler and Christian Savage.
Mr.Higgins: A new head football coach for LSU? Why not suggest Kevin Faulk? A La. native, LSU great player, all-pro, NFL champion team! Obviously, he knows football. Why not give him a chance? Imagine the high school recruits he can bring to LSU. Your top ten potential coaches have multiple loses this season. What say you?
Great guy and a wonderful person, but absolutely not qualified to run all facets of a multi-million major college football program as a head coach.