By james art 
The five -star Alijah Arenas firing guard is committed to USC, he said on Thursday. 247Sports No. 1-Classified Guardian to shoot in the 2025 class and the son of the former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas have revealed their choice at school in the podcast of their father Gill Arena.
During the advent, a 6-legged-6 senior from California (California) Trojans High School Eric Musselman’s high school coach and engage with him live on a camera.
Before his commitment, Arenas visited both USC and Arizona – where the older arenas played – but chose to remain local for college.
“For me (USC), I felt the most appropriate,” Arenas said in the podcast. “For all who supported me on this trip, they just helped me see my path. Then I went to the campus and saw how the USC was like that made me special. I talked to the coach and saw what I could be, it was, it was Incredible to me.
The third player who engages in USC during the 2025 dialing cycle, Arenas joins the four -star guards Jerry Easter and Elzi Harrington in a class now ranked No. 7, according to the industry generated by the industry industry 247Sports.
The 247STorts director for scout Adam Finkelstein says USC receives major offensive talents.
“Arenas is a multifaceted threat of evaluation. He does not always part with his first move, but is elite with his secondary movements and has a wide variety of counters in his bag. He also shoots an easy long distance ball with a soft, natural touch, Although he dipped his left shoulder and twists in his release, “writes Finkelstein in his intelligence report on arenas over the years when his body develops.
“The bottom line is that Arenas is a bright talent in the midst of late growth and has considerable long -term potential.”
Initially, a member of the 2026 class, the Arena recently reclassified in the hope of following in his father’s footsteps to the NBA as soon as possible. Part of this process now includes a game for a coach under whom Elder Arenas flourished at the beginning of his career with Golden State Warriors.
Although he is an extremely gifted offensive player, Arenas says he is simply looking to be complicit when he arrives at USC.
“I feel like the best and most big step for me is to be coaching.