Will Wade Reels In Another 5-Star Commitment As No. 4 Center Xavier Young Commits

By GLENN GUILBEAU, Tiger Rag Editor

LSU basketball coach Will Wade just added a five-star prospect to the No. 1 recruiting class for the 2027-28 season.

Xavier Young, the No. 4 center in the country from Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff in the Dallas area, has committed to the Tigers. Young (6-foot-10, 250 pounds) is ranked as the No. 11 prospect in the nation and No. 3 player in Texas for the class of 2028-29 by 247sports.com. But he plans to reclassify and be a freshman for LSU in the 2027-28 season.

Young committed to LSU over Kansas, Texas, Miami, Tennessee, Maryland, Michigan and Houston, among others.

NEWS: Xavier Young, the No. 11 overall recruit in the 2028 class, has committed to LSU, he told @Rivals. The 6-foot-10 center will reclassify to 2027. https://t.co/N0NBJ53BRs https://t.co/gOEWn1AGwP

— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) October 31, 2026

Wade’s class for 2027-28 just moved to No. 1 in the nation by 247sports.com and On3.com on Friday after rankings in the double digits, because of the commitment by five-star point guard Reese Alston of Houston. Alston (6-2, 175) is the No. 9 player in the country, No. 4 point guard and No. 1 player in Texas.

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Also in LSU’s 2027-28 class is No. 4 combination guard King Gibson (6-4, 185) of SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio. He is the No. 16 player in the country and No. 1 prospect in Ohio.

And Wade also has football commitment Ahmad Hudson (6-6, 239) of Ruston High. Hudson is the No. 3 power forward in the nation and No. 17 prospect overall.

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LSU and Wade open the 2026-27 season on Tuesday night against LSU-New Orleans (7 p.m., SEC Network+)