LSU men’s basketball coach Trent Johnson is back at it.
Johnson, fresh off reeling in a top-20 recruiting class for 2010, might have landed his most impressive prospect yet when post player Johnny O’Bryant committed to LSU on Thursday.
ESPN tabs O’Bryant as the No. 1 center in the 2011 class and a five-star recruit. Scout and Rivals both have him as a four-star prospect.
The Cleveland, Miss., native picked the Tigers over a host of schools, including Alabama, Georgia Tech, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Miami and Maryland.
Reportedly, O’Bryant’s decision came down to LSU and Ole Miss.
O’Bryant became the second recruit in the 2011 class, joining Pickering guard John Isaac. Known for his physical presence, ESPN’s Reggie Rankin compared O’Bryant’s physique to a ‘young Dwight Howard.”
ESPN lists O’Bryant at 6 feet 10 inches and 260 pounds, while Scout lists him at 6 feet 9 inches and 245 pounds. Rivals measures him at 6 feet 9 inches and 235 pounds.
O’Bryant will join current LSU freshmen and former AAU teammates Andre Stringer and Jalen Courtney in Baton Rouge.
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