20.
That’s the number Wayde Sims will be remembered for.
It’s not anything in his stat line. It’s not his points per game, it’s not his season rebound total, it’s not even his jersey number.
It’s how old he was when he died.
Twenty.
Wayde was shot and killed in his hometown at 20 years old. The son of a Wayne, a former Dale Brown player, he was the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014-15 at University High on the campus of LSU. While at U-High he won three straight state championships between 2014-16.