RJ Luis reportedly signs with LSU despite no longer having eligibility after entering 2025 NBA Draft
Yahoo Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- RJ Luis, the 2025 Big East Player of the Year, has reportedly signed with LSU despite having forfeited his final year of college eligibility to enter the 2025 NBA Draft, where he went undrafted.
- After signing a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz and being traded to the Boston Celtics, Luis was cut and missed playing time due to surgery before his LSU signing.
- Since Luis lacks college eligibility, he is expected to file a lawsuit seeking reinstatement to play college basketball, a move with uncertain prospects based on mixed NCAA rulings in similar cases.
- If allowed to play, Luis would significantly strengthen LSU's basketball team, which finished 15-17 last season and is not currently ranked in early top-25 projections.
- LSU coach Will Wade aims to leverage Luis's addition to improve the team's performance in his second tenure with the program.