Javonte Smart, one the nation’s elite high school point guards, announced his commitment to LSU on Twitter.
The Baton Rouge native is highest ranked LSU commit since Ben Simmons in 2015. Smart is ranked as the No. 21 overall prospect and sixth best point guard in the class of 2018.
His commitment comes after a string of bad news for coach Will Wade, who is attempting to put together a top-ranked recruiting class after finishing with the No. 15 ranked class in 2017. 
6-foot-4-inch point guard was originally thought to be a Kentucky lean, but chose LSU over Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA and Florida State. 
Smart could be joined by fellow 2018 recruit Nazreon Reid. Reid is a five-star forward from New Jersey, and is visiting LSU this weekend.