Sources: USC top guard Claude enters portal

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• 40 “/ > Jeff BorzelloApr 22, 2025, 08:24 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting expert.
• Joined ESPN in 2014.
• Graduate of University of Delaware.USC junior Desmond Claude

is entering the transfer website, sources told ESPN, turning into one of the best offered guards just hours before the window closes.Claude is likewise going through the NBA draft process.A 6-foot-6 guard who spent his very first two seasons at Xavier before moving to

USC last spring, Claude earned honorable reference All-Big 10 honors after averaging 15.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists this previous season. In Big Ten play, he ranked ninth in scoring (17.3 PPG )and 8th in assists( 4.4 APG). Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Claude had numerous huge performances in conference play, highlighted by a 31-point efficiency in a win

over Illinois.

He likewise averaged 29 points and 5 assists in 2 games versus Rutgers and forecasted top-five choice Dylan Harper, and he had a 25-point, 11-assist effort against Washington.Eric Musselman and his staff have actually been hectic in the portal this spring, landing 6 frontcourt players, but the most significant pickup for the Trojans came earlier

Tuesday, in the type of Maryland transfer Rodney Rice– one of the best guards in the portal.Without Claude, Musselman will likely need to lean more on Rice as a playmaker along with inbound luxury freshman Alijah Arenas. Top-50 hire Jerry Easter will likewise likely see a larger role.