The college basketball offseason that can't end soon enough for LSU basketball fans got a nice little boost Thursday afternoon. And the usual suspects were the topic.
Tigers' freshmen Benny Simmons and Antonio Blakeney are both included on USA Today's 'The 50 Best Players in College Basketball for 2015-16' by Jason McIntyre.
Simmons is rated as the No. 1 player in the country by McIntyre, the first of three freshmen in a row to begin the list.
The Australian native was the top recruit in the country by three of the five recruiting services and brings a 6-foot-10, playmaker to the LSU program unlike any player before.