His recruitment, although, largely performed out as “don’t name us, we’ll name you” — and he ultimately took visits to not basketball powers like Duke and Kentucky. As an alternative, he toured locations the place he would possibly play extra readily: Oregon, whose benefactor is Nike founder Phil Knight, the shoe firm that has a powerful relationship with the elder James; Ohio State, the college LeBron stated he would have attended if he had been required to go to school earlier than going to the N.B.A.; and his close-to-home college, U.S.C.
The Trojans may even have D.J. Rodman, a switch from Washington State, whose father, Dennis, was a popular culture sensation within the ’90s. However it’s greater than a group of scions of basketball stars.
U.S.C. ought to be fairly good after including one of many high freshmen within the nation, Isaiah Collier, a degree guard from Marietta, Ga. He’ll group with Boogie Ellis, the Pac-12’s second-leading returning scorer; middle Joshua Morgan, who led the convention in blocks; and ahead Kobe Johnson, who’s the convention’s main returner in steals.
Iwuchukwu, a 7-foot-1 middle, can be thought of an N.B.A. prospect.
After this season Bronny James could be eligible for the N.B.A. draft. LeBron James has typically stated he wish to play on an N.B.A. group along with his son, and has even hinted that he needs to play along with his youthful son, Bryce, 16, who attends Campbell Corridor Excessive Faculty in Los Angeles.
LeBron James, 38, led the Lakers to the Western Convention Finals final season, which was his twentieth season within the N.B.A. In February he grew to become the N.B.A.’s all-time main scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had held the title for almost 39 years.
Gina Kolata, Livia Albeck-Ripka, Adam Zagoria and Jesus Jimenez contributed reporting.