Efton Reid signs with LSU
Fred Jeter | 5/13/2021, 6 p.m.
When Coach Will Wade left as Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball coach four years ago, he never severed his Richmond recruiting contacts.
On May 9, highly touted 7-foot, 240-pound Efton Reid signed to play for Coach Wade’s current team, the Louisiana State University Tigers.
Reid played his first three high school seasons at Steward School in Western Henrico County before transferring to IMG Academy in Florida for his senior year.
Reid is ranked by ESPN as the nation’s 18th top player overall for 2021, and fourth best as a power forward.
“Efton will make an immediate impact for us at both ends of the floor,” Coach Wade said. “He has tremendous touch and footwork and an expanding perimeter game.”
Among the schools considered finalists for the five-star prospect were the University of Virginia and Florida State University.
