LSU basketball player Wayde Sims was shot and killed early Friday morning (Sept. 28) according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Sims, 20, was shot near Southern's campus in the 600 block of Harding Boulevard around 12:25 a.m. Sims was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Sims was entering his third season as a member of LSU's basketball program.
The Baton Rouge native averaged 5.6 points and 2.9 rebounds as a sophomore while playing in 31 games with five starts. He put up 6.5 points and 3.8 rebounds as a freshman.
While playing at University Lab, located on LSU's campus, Sims was the 2014-15 Gatorade Player of the Year and helped lead the Cubs to three consecutive state championships.