LSU men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson continues to add new pieces.Iowa State sophomore center Justin Hamilton, listed at 6 feet 11 inches and 260 pounds, announced Tuesday he plans on transferring to LSU next season.Hamilton will have to sit out a season, per NCAA rules.The Alpine, Utah native started 31 games for the Cyclones this past season, averaging 6.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He also led the team in field goal percentage at 61.7 percent.Hamilton originally said in an Iowa State news release published March 12 he needed “to be closer to home where my family will have a better opportunity to watch me play.”Things didn’t exactly work out that way.”It’s just worked out the schools that are looking at me the most seriously aren’t closer to home,” Hamilton told the Des Moines Register two weeks ago. “I might not have any other choice.”The sophomore is not officially on scholarship at LSU yet. Hamilton will finish the academic year at Iowa State.Hamilton will likely have a similar experience to current LSU sophomore forward Malcolm White, an Ole Miss transfer. White sat out this past season because of transfer rules.Hamilton chose LSU over Virginia, according to reports.—————Contact Chris Branch at [email protected]