After an offseason full of roster turnover, LSU finally got some reinforcements, signing a pair of wingmen in Shavon Coleman and Shane Hammink on Monday.
Coleman, a 6-foot-6-inch Thibodaux native, averaged 14.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game last season at Howard College in Texas and was the No. 8 junior college recruit, according to Scout.com.
LSU bested Texas Tech and Oklahoma for Coleman after an intense, prolonged recruiting battle.
Hammink, also listed at 6 feet 6 inches, is the son of former LSU center Geert Hammink, who played during newly hired head coach Johnny Jones’ tenure as a Tiger assistant in the early 1990s.
Shane has played for the elite Canarius Basketball Academy in Europe for the last three years and was also recruited by Iowa, Florida and Miami.
The signings are the first for Jones since he was named LSU’s 21st head coach 11 days ago.
John Curtis product Malik Morgan, a 6-foot-4-inch shooting guard, signed with LSU during last fall’s early signing period.
 
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