Can he turn around and send his kid to play for Ohio State’s biggest rival? The idea of LeBron James’ son playing for the University of Michigan seems asinine to Ohio State fans - how could Ohio’s native son send his son to Michigan? James has said numerous times that if “he had gone to college” it would’ve been Ohio State, 100%. What they don’t have in their 2023 class is a combo guard like James, so he would be able to step in and potentially fight for meaningful minutes right away next to two other one-and-done freshmen. Oregon is Nike’s flagship school, and boasts a top-10 recruiting class already, including five-star forwards Mookie Cook and Kwame Evans Jr. You’re Nuts: Should Ohio State pursue 2023 four-star guard Bronny James? BOOOOM! Ohio State men’s basketball gets commitment from top-35 forward Scotty Middletonīronny goes to school in Los Angeles and his father plays for the Lakers, so UCLA and USC will be major players thanks to proximity - in addition to the fact that UCLA is rich in college basketball history and will forever be among the “blue bloods” of the sport. It’s no coincidence that Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, USC, and Michigan - all Jordan or Nike programs - are the five schools that leaked as “favorites” this weekend. If a school isn’t Nike or Jordan brand they’ll be out of the running, so we can get that out of the way right now.
There’s quite a bit to unpack with a recruitment of this magnitude. And while many of the top 2023 prospects have already committed to schools or are planning to soon, Bronny’s recruitment will be front and center pretty soon, as more and more top recruits make decisions and shut down their recruitment - leaving Bronny as one of the top players still available. While he’s not a once-in-a-generation type of player like his father was nearly 20 years ago, James is a very talented guard who is climbing up recruiting rankings as his senior season draws near. wants to play at a big-time college program for one or two years, he will have dozens of scholarship offers to choose from. If the goal was to get to the NBA as quickly as possible to play with his papa, that felt like the most efficient route.īut now we’ve been blessed with the most complicated and entertaining recruitment of any player in the history of college basketball. He could have opted to play in the G-League, like 2022 first-round pick Dyson Daniels, or he could’ve gone overseas like LaMelo Ball did before being taken third overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. Many people - myself included - assumed James would bypass college and play professionally for one year before entering the 2024 NBA Draft. #TheBallEndsHere /aLBB0k81bW- SLAM HS Hoops July 22, 2022 But Bronny has played his role well, and his college recruitment has pretty much flown under the radar until this week.īronny James just put up 25-10-5 at Peach Jam. He’s never been the go-to scorer or the alpha on his team due to guys like BJ Boston and Ziaire Williams being his teammates. Playing for national powerhouse Sierra Canyon, he has been surrounded by older, more talented players his entire prep career. Growing up in the shadow of one of - if not the - greatest basketball players ever has without a doubt been a challenge for Bronny.
That places James above every player in Ohio State’s current 2023 recruiting class except the recently-committed Scotty Middleton, who is No. 12 player in the basketball-rich (and just really big) state of California. According to 247Sports, Bronny James is the No. There are so many layers to James’ recruitment, and it is going to be fascinating to follow as it quickly heats up this fall. He listed the Buckeyes next to Michigan, Oregon, USC, and UCLA, “among others” to make sure everyone knows that the list of potential suitors is much larger than just the five frontrunners. That’s right, Chris Holtmann and the Buckeyes are in contact with James, as Biancardi listed them specifically as one of the programs pursuing the 2023 guard most aggressively. More on his recruitment and European trip from ( /JXbrm03f9c- NBA on ESPN August 12, 2022 Some big-time programs are interested in Bronny James
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