LSU’s latest basketball program to join the ranks of the G League, signing former guard RJ Luis Jr
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The NCAA has been a bit of a mess.
Between players wanting to come out in the wake of sports betting scandals and guys in their mid-20s fleeing both the professional and professional ranks to stay in college, Van Wilder-style, it’s hard not to criticize the current state of college sports.
Cincinnati Bearcats’ Brendan Sorsby laughs during warmups before their game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 1, 2025. (Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
Speaking of which, we’ve seen yet another college basketball team enter the recruiting ranks, as the LSU Tigers and head coach Will Wade signed G League guard RJ Luis Jr. early Tuesday.
Luis comes to the Tigers by way of the Maine Celtics, the G League affiliate of the Boston Celtics, and was previously traded to the St. John’s, where he won Big East Player of the Year last season.
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To give LSU even half the benefit of the doubt here, the Tigers didn’t sign Luis in the middle of the season fresh out of the G League roster to try to bolster the competition, so this isn’t exactly an apples-to-apples comparison to the infamous Charles Bediako fiasco that happened in Tuscaloosa earlier this year.
Alabama Crimson Tide’s Charles Bediako reacts during the second period in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament at KFC YUM! Center against the San Diego State Aztecs on March 24, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
However, he has been signed to a professional team, and is currently ineligible to play for the Tigers this coming season, so he will have to open a lawsuit to continue his college career.
Although this is not as bad as the aforementioned situation that happened with Nate Oats and the Alabama Crimson Tide, the signing of Luis by LSU has many people wondering where the line will be drawn when it comes to collegiate basketball.
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It truly feels like the Wild West of collegiate athletics right now, and basketball seems to be the spearhead when it comes to bending the rules.
It’s hard to say whether Luis will be ruled eligible or not, but if he gets the green flag, the floodgates will open for college hoops programs across the country to try to sign as many free agents and G League players as possible.
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The guard of St. John’s RJ Luis Jr. and guard Kadary Richmond sit on the bench during the second half of an NCAA Tournament second-round game against Arkansas at Amica Mutual Pavilion on March 22, 2025. (Brian Fluharty/Imagn Images)
If you’re a huge college sports fan and you’re worried about sports falling on a slippery slope, I’m going to go ahead and throw that fear out the window, because it looks like we’re already at the bottom of Mount Everest.
Whether we can climb back to the top remains to be seen, but I won’t get my hopes up anytime soon.
