Gilbert Arenas Alija Arenas son of the unique way of engaging with USC leads to a wild reaction from HC Eric Musselman – Sportskeeda

Gilbert Arena’s son Aliya Arenas knew that deciding where he would play for college would be great. He decided to be creative in how he announced it, receiving help from his father in a great way.

Alia officially made her decision on Thursday through the podcast of her father, Gill Arena. He was considering the likes of Arizona, the Trojan “Target =” _ empty “rel =” noopener noreferrer “data-is-sponsored =” false “> USC, kentucky, Louisville and Kansas.

The host Josia Johnson told Alia to call the coach of the school he was committed to. Knowing where he was going, he called the USC head coach Eric Musselman via FaceTime to inform him of his choice.

“Hey, a coach. I’m in a podcast right now and you know it’s kind of like a big day for me. I wanted to tell everyone that I wanted to go to the USC,” Alija Arenas said.

Mussellman, who said he was preparing for training with the Trojans squad, then he was heard wild, shout “Let’s go!” After I heard Alia’s commitment to USC.

Alijah Arenas is regarded as Top 2025

USC Trojans made a big addition to the Alijah Arenas, which has joined the 2025 class, which is highly valuable by recruiting retail outlets.

It is a consensus five -star perspective, proud of 98 247Sports rating. He is ranked on the best guard, the second best player in California and the 10th best player in the class.

Arenas is an average of 31.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.2 thefts per game at 55% shooting from the pitch after 16 games from the 2024-25 season. Chatsworth High School has a total record of 13-7, winning three of its first four league matches.

“The bottom line is that Arenas is a bright talent in the fog of late growth and has considerable long -term potential,” said 247SSTS reconnaissance director Adam Finkelstein in his Scout report on Alia.

After being named McDonald’s All-American, Alijah Arenas expands the USC 2025 class to three. He joins Jerry Easter and Elzi Harrington, considered a consensus, four -star recruits.

Now they are expecting their entry into the team for the 2025-26 season. Meanwhile, the USC continues in the second half of the ongoing campaign, with 12-8 recording so far.