The LSU men’s basketball team signed four recruits Wednesday in the NCAA’s early signing period, the LSU Athletic Department announced in a news release.
The Tigers’ signing class has been ranked No. 10 by ESPNU and in the top 20 nationally by Rivals.com.
“These are the young men that we targeted whom we felt would fit our program and we look forward to having them here,” said LSU coach Trent Johnson. “All that being said, this recruiting class, which is ranked 10th in the country by some polls, should be judged at the end of their careers and not at the start of their careers and I think these players all understand that.”
Only one of the recruits in LSU’s class is from Louisiana. Country Day High School’s Matt Derenbecker, a 6-foot-7-inch, 185-pound forward, is the Tigers’ lone Pelican state signee.
Two players in the class hail from Jackson, Miss. Andre Stringer, a 5-foot-9 point guard, attends Forest Park High School, and Jalen Courtney, a 6-foot-8-inch power forward, preps at Provine High School.
Shooting guard Ralston Turner rounds out the Tigers’ signing class. Turner stands at 6 feet 6 inches and 193 pounds and stars for Muscle Shoals High School in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
Basketball, along with several other sports such as volleyball and golf, has an early signing period that began Wednesday and will last one week. Football does not have an early signing period.
 
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