LSU's Wade Roster: Who's Eligible, Who's in Limbo — SkimNews
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- Will Wade is finalizing LSU's 2026-27 basketball roster with just four players officially listed on the team's website, calling the construction process 'unconventional' and comparing it to Airbnb disrupting hotels.
- Márcio Santos became the first member of LSU's five-player international recruiting class to fall through, signing a two-year contract with Spanish pro team Kosner Baskonia after going undrafted in 2023 and playing summer league with the Atlanta Hawks.
- Michael Ružić was cleared by his attorney on Thursday to play in 2026-27, while fellow international recruits Saliou Niang, Brice Dessert and Gilad Levy remain in eligibility limbo with no resolution stated.
- RJ Luis Jr. — the former Big East Player of the Year who signed a two-way deal with the Utah Jazz and appeared in three preseason games with the Boston Celtics before missing 2025-26 — is cleared via a Baton Rouge judge's preliminary injunction, but SEC commissioner Greg Sankey filed an affidavit opposing his eligibility and the conference drafted new rules blocking former pros from returning to college.
- LSU's first scrimmage against McNeese — Wade's former program before his brief NC State stint — featured a 10-player roster that included former UCLA star Donovan Dent, a preseason CBS Sports All-American who briefly retired before pursuing a fifth year of eligibility.
Why it matters: **SEC** commissioner **Greg Sankey** filed an affidavit opposing **RJ Luis Jr.'s** eligibility and the conference drafted new rules blocking former pros from returning to college, directly complicating Will Wade's 'unconventional' LSU roster — which already lost Márcio Santos to a Spanish pro contract and has three other international recruits still in eligibility limbo.
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