Arizona Basketball Heritage Alija Arenas has chosen USC over Wildcats, Kansas, Kentucky and Louisville on Thursday during his father Gilbert’s podcast on Thursday, with Facetiming Trojans Erik Musselman. Arenas is 6’6, 195-pound security, which re-classified from class 2026 to 2025.
Matt Moren of Goazcats reports that Musselman was talking to areni every day and the relationship they built is why he chose USC. Gilbert Arenas wanted Alia to go to Arizona, but the USC relationship eventually won. Most coaches say the most important thing about dialing is relationships.
Arenas is the seventh ranked player on a national scale, the highest-ranked shooting and the second in California in the 2025 class of 247Sports. The USC engagement allows the arenas to stay near the home. Arenas lives in Chatsworth, California, which is about 33 miles from USC.
Arenas is an average of 31.8 points per match, 8.5 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.5 thefts and 1.1 blocks while shooting 49.31 of the pitch, 38.45 percent in three -point attempts and 72, 55 percent for free throws in two plus seasons playing for Chatsworth.
Alijah Arenas engages in USC
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– Gilbert Arenas (@gilsarenashow) January 30, 2025
The four -star striker Dwayne Aristode’s signature signed with Arizona in the early signing of November and 6’4 shooting guard Brace James, son of LeBron on New Year’s Eve. USC has three commitments to Arenas promise on Thursday. The USC class ranks seventh nationally.
Aristode and James form the 51st class of 2025. Arizona is in an excellent position to sign its best class under Tommy Lloyd. On3 designed Arizona with a 75.8 percent chance of signing the five -star 2025 of the Koa Peat power and the leader for a five -star shooting of Braden Burry.
Gard Kaleb Lav and Forward Trey Townsend are the only players in the Arizona rotation who have been in their last seasons of eligibility. Several other Arizona players have decisions to make the NBA 2025 project. Expect Tommy Lloyd and his employees to be active in the transfer portal depending on who is leaving after the season.