#11 Corey Chest Season 2025-26
Updated on March 25, 2025
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2024-25)
Played 26 games with 19 starts before injuries ended his season on Feb. 25 against Tennessee … Five games in double figures … Averaged 6.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.2 blocks a game … Averaged 20.1 minutes per game … Made 68-of-112 field goals (60.7 percent) … High scoring game was 13 points against Stetson (12/17) with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting … Had four 12-point games – FGCU (12/8), UNO (12/22), Vanderbilt (1/4) and at Alabama (1/25) … Nine games in double figures rebounds … Topped by 18 and one of four double doubles in the Alabama game (1/25) … 18 rebounds were the most by an LSU player since Darius Days had 18 vs. LA Tech in Dec. 2021 … Had a streak of six straight double figure rebound games in Nov.-Dec. … First LSU player with six straight double figure rebound games since Ben Simmons in 2016.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023-24)
Redshirted for the 2023-24 season … Practiced with the team throughout the year … Key member of the scout team … Honed his ability in the team’s player development program to be ready to play in 2024-25.
PRIOR TO LSU
Played the 2022-23 season at The Link Academy in Branson, Missouri … Team won the Geico National High School Tournament to finish at 27-1 for the year … Team earned the No. 1 ranking in the final SB Live/Sports Illustrated boys basketball poll … Link beat three top 15 teams to win the tournament on consecutive days … Averaged 8.3 points and 5.7 rebounds during the national championship event … Made Paul Biancardi’s GEICO National Best of team for the championships … Four-star recruit who made his mark first in his hometown of New Orleans at McMain High … Ranked No. 75 in the 247sports.com and 89 in their national composite rankings … Listed as the No. 16 power forward and the No. 2 player in the state of Missouri by 247sports … He was listed as the No. 1 player in the state of Louisiana at the end of 2022 basketball season … First Team All-Louisiana in 2022 averaging 17 points and 10 rebounds … McMain reached the Class 4A title game in 2021 and 2022.
PERSONAL
Birthdate is Oct. 5, 2004 … Right-handed … Mother is Brianeka Massey … Younger siblings King Lewis, Jacorey Massey … Anticipated major at LSU is sports management … Likes to listen to music to relax.
Single Game Highs
Points – 13, vs. Stetson, 12/17/24
Rebounds – 18, at Alabama, 1/25/25
Assists – 3, vs. Mississippi Valley, 12/29/24
Steals – 3, vs. UCF, 11/24/24
Blocks – 5, vs. Northwestern State, 11/29/24
FG Made – 6, vs. FGCU, 12/8/24; vs. Stetson, 12/17/24; vs. UNO, 12/22/24
FG Attempts – 9, at Alabama, 1/25/25; vs. Stetson, 12/17/24
FT Made – 4, at Alabama, 1/25/25; vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/25
FT Attempts – 8, at Alabama, 1/25/25
Top Career Scoring Games
1 13 — vs. Stetson, 12/17/24
2. 12 — at Alabama, 1/25/25
12 — vs. Vanderbilt, 1/4/25
12 — vs. UNO, 12/22/24
12 — vs. FGCU, 12/8/24
6. 9– vs. Northwestern State, 11/29/24
7. 8 — vs. Mississippi Valley, 12/29/24
8 — vs. UCF, 11/24/24
8 — vs. Charleston Southern, 11/19/24
10. 7 — at Arkansas, 2/12/25
7 — at Missouri, 1/7/25