Four-Star Prospects Darius Days & Ja’Vonte Smart Officially Sign With LSU

Four-star power forward Darius Days and four-star combo guard Ja'Vonte Smart both officially signed with LSU on Wednesday afternoon.

Days, a 6-7, 218-pound prospect from Gainesville, FL committed to LSU this past October, choosing the Tigers over North Carolina and Florida. Per LSUSports.net:

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“We have received the letter-of-intent for Darius Days and are excited to have him joining the LSU program for the 2018-19 season,” said Coach Wade. “(Assistant Coach) Greg Heiar did a great job developing a relationship with Darius and his family during the recruiting process.

“Darius is a gifted scorer and shooter from range. He has shown his ability to handle the ball in several different positions at his high school and we know he has a work ethic that will fit in with what we are trying to do here at LSU,” Wade said.

Days shot 47.3 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from three-point range and 82.1 percent from the free throw line.

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Smart, a 6-4 guard from Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge has been committed to the Tigers since June. He was Will Wade first commitment as head coach of LSU, choosing the Tigers over offers from Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA, and others.

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“We are very excited to have Ja’Vonte joining our LSU basketball family,” said Coach Wade. “As a point guard, it is important to be a leader. We appreciate his leadership in committing early to LSU and then helping us recruit players to join him.

“He has all the tools to become a high-impact player at the collegiate level and beyond,” added Wade. “He has length and good ball-handling skills that he uses to attack the rim along with good jump shooting ability. We look forward to following his senior season at Scotlandville as they pursue another state title.

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Both players officially signed their National Letter of Intent to play at LSU Wednesday during the early signing period for college basketball, which starts Wednesday and runs through Nov. 15.

The final piece of LSU's 2018 recruiting class is four-star power forward Nazreon Reid from Roselle, NJ who is expected to sign his NLI next Monday, according to his high school coach.

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LSU's 2018 recruiting class is No. 3 overall in the country, behind North Carolina and Kansas.

The Tigers begin the 2017-2018 season this Friday night at home vs. Alcorn St. inside the PMAC.