Five-star recruit Ben Simmons signed his National Letter of Intent with the LSU men’s basketball team Wednesday afternoon on the first day of the signing period.
The 6-foot-8, 225-pound small forward tweeted a photo of himself signing the official paperwork around 1:30 p.m. Several recruiting websites have pegged Simmons as the No. 1 overall recruit in the nation.
The Australian native who plays for Montverde Academy in Florida gave a verbal commitment to LSU last fall, and he will now officially join the Tigers for the 2015-2016 season.