BATON ROUGE – Four-star point guard Eric Gaines of Lithonia, Georgia completed the LSU men's basketball signees for the opening day of the April signing period after his national letter of intent was received and approved by the LSU Athletics Department.
Gaines, 6-3, averaged 18.6 points per game, 4.0 assists and 2.7 steals per game for Lithonia High School. He shot 56 percent from inside the arc and 44 percent from three-point range. He led Lithonia to a 26-4 record. He is ranked No. 82 in the nation in the class of 2020 and No. 14 in the country among point guards, while Rivals ranked him No.