LSU basketball announces the death of former star player Wayne Sims

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Wayne Sims, best known for his standout college basketball career, died Wednesday, the LSU athletic department confirmed. He was 54.

Sims appeared in an impressive four NCAA men's basketball tournaments over the course of his career with the LSU Tigers.

His cause of death was not immediately released.

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A basketball rests on the baseline during a game in Baton Rouge, La. (John Korduner/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

During his run at LSU, Sims played alongside Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, former Denver Nuggets player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Vernel Singleton.

The Tigers were crowned Southeastern Conference champions during Sims' senior year.

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"He brought the best out in players, and everyone liked him," Sims' coach at LSU, Dale Brown, said in a statement.

"He was a team player — didn’t get the credit maybe he deserved for the great run they had, but he was a wonderful person. He was never a flashy guy that needed stardom, but he was the base to our team."

Wayne’s son Wayde also played two seasons for the Tigers before he was fatally shot during an off-campus altercation on the eve of LSU’s first scheduled practice before the 2018-19 season.

Following their son’s death, Wayne Sims and wife Fay set up the Baton Rouge-based Wayde Sims Foundation.

"He and Fay worked tirelessly to keep Wayde’s memory alive," said McNeese State coach Will Wade, who was Wayde Sims’ coach at LSU. "I’ll never forget Wayne and Fay saying that God will find a way to save lives through Wayde’s death."

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