Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers celebrity LeBron James, plans to enter the NCAA’s switch portal after one season at USC, in line with basketball journalist Dick Weiss.
James’ anticipated departure from the Trojans comes after Andy Enfield, the crew’s head coach, took the identical job at SMU. Enfield had been USC’s head coach 11 seasons.
The Trojans completed 15-18 (8-12 in Pac-12 play) this season and didn’t earn a berth within the NCAA Event regardless of their expertise.
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USC guard Bronny James, left, passes the ball as his father LeBron James, proper, watches through the second half of a recreation towards Lengthy Seaside State Dec. 10, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Mark J. Terrill)
James performed 25 video games, incomes six begins, in his true freshman season. He averaged 4.8 factors, 2.8 rebounds and a pair of.1 assists, whereas taking pictures 36.6% from the sector.
James missed the first eight games of the season for the Trojans after a sudden cardiac arrest in July through the crew’s offseason exercises. He performed with a minutes restriction as soon as he returned.
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He made his debut towards Lengthy Seaside State and dropped 4 factors with three rebounds, two assists and two steals. James additionally regarded identical to his father on a blocked shot, chasing down his opponent from behind to swat it away.
Southern California guard Bronny James, left, tries to get by Lengthy Seaside State guard Jadon Jones through the first half of a recreation Dec. 10, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photograph/Mark J. Terrill)
The expectations have been excessive for James since his highschool days at Sierra Canyon in Los Angeles. He got here out of highschool a four-star recruit, and On3 had him ranked No. 25 within the nation for his 2023 class.
There was hypothesis James would declare for the NBA Draft following his freshman season if all went effectively.
USC Trojans guard Bronny James throughout a recreation towards the UCLA Bruins Feb. 24, 2024, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Tapia/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)
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James nonetheless hasn’t made his intentions identified, although getting into the switch portal may level to him eager to get a recent begin someplace else in faculty.
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