SBNation excerpt regarding Blakeney

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Ben Simmons is the No. 1 player in the class of 2015, and he's been recruiting his grassroots teammate Blakeney to Baton Rouge. With a few breaks, the Tigers could be absolutely loaded next year and form a very real rivalry with Kentucky in the SEC.

Simmons is going to be a difference-maker in what's likely to be his only year of college. If the Tigers can return their starting front court of Jordan Mickey and Jarell Martin while adding a scorer like Blakeney, there won't be many teams in America more talented than LSU.

Mickey and Martin could both potentially turn pro. Martin is a 6'10 sophomore big man averaging 17.5 points and nine rebounds per game this season. Mickey is a 6'8 sophomore forward averaging 15.6 points and 9.9 rebounds. It's already one of the better front courts in America this season, but with a shooter like Blakeney and a play maker like Simmons around, LSU would suddenly have extremely high expectations.

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