USC's Bronny James returns to full-contact practice for 1st time since cardiac arrest
Bronny James has returned to full-contact practice for the first time since suffering cardiac arrest in July, paving the way for the son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James to make his college debut for Southern California.
Bronny James mostly watches warmups with his No. 23 Southern California teammates
Bronny James was on the court with his No. 23 Southern California teammates for pregame warmups for the second straight game, although he mostly watched from under the basket, did some rebounding and then took three shots from the corner.
Bronny James is 'doing well,' USC coach Andy Enfield says at Pac-12 media day
Southern California basketball coach Andy Enfield said Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is โdoing wellโ nearly three months after the prized recruit went into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice on campus.
Final Four set, a question left: Can anybody beat Gonzaga?
(AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Itโs not easy to bury a team as good as USC, let alone in a half, no matter how easy Gonzaga made it look. He asked Few the day before their game against the high-flying Trojans whether his defense was getting lost in the shuffle. โObviously, I think heโs the best defender in the country,โ Baylor coach Scott Drew said. Then Baylorโs bout with the virus came late in the season, requiring a pause of three weeks plus. After everything else fans weathered throughout this wacky season, a few more days might finally deliver a national championship game worth the wait.
Mobley Bros. lead No. 6 seed USC to 85-51 rout of Kansas
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)INDIANAPOLIS โ Southern California coach Andy Enfield is taking another program back to the Sweet 16. Marcus Garrett had 15 points for Kansas (21-9), which had never lost an NCAA tourney game by more than 16 points. AdMobley's four first-half 3s, doubling his career best for an entire game, staked the Trojans to a 40-21 lead at the break. Kansas trimmed its deficit to 16 early in the second half, but Enfield immediately called timeout and the momentum was over. BIG PICTURESouthern California continued a banner tournament for the Pac-12, which is now 9-1 with four of its five teams reaching the Sweet 16.
Gonzaga, Baylor dominate AP All-America teams
(AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)Gonzaga and Baylor spent almost the entire season holding down the top two spots in the Top 25. Makes sense they'd hold down a bunch of spots on The Associated Press All-America teams. The Bulldogs' Corey Kispert and the Bears' Jared Butler led the way with first-team nods Tuesday from the national panel of 63 media members that vote each week in the AP Top 25 poll. Just like the first- and second-team All-Americans, their teams also will be playing in the NCAA Tournament this week. ___AP Basketball Writer John Marshall and AP Sports Writers Michael Marot and Stephen Hawkins contributed to this report.
Top freshmen forge their own paths in picking schools
(AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)Many of the nationโs brightest prospects in the most recent recruiting class didnโt necessarily select the most obvious schools. In the meantime, four of the top seven players chose Oklahoma State, Southern California, Stanford and Florida State. Jerry Meyer, the director of basketball scouting at 247Sports, says he noticed this trend starting in 2015. Barnes is ranked seventh in the 247Sports Composite and played high school basketball at Montverde (Florida) Academy. He was named the California male athlete of the year and the California basketball player of the year by USA Today.