Collier, top-10 hire in 2023, dedicates to USC

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Isaiah Collier, the top-ranked uncommitted senior and among the elite guards in high school basketball, announced his commitment to USC on Wednesday, offering coach Andy Enfield and the Trojans a top-10 recruiting class for the second straight year.Collier selected

USC over a last list that also included Cincinnati, Michigan and UCLA.

“I enjoyed the family atmosphere,” Collier informed ESPN. “My relationship with all the coaches is fantastic. We have a strong bond. We discuss far more than simply basketball.”

Collier, whose mother is initially from Compton and sibling lives in Los Angeles, established a close relationship with Enfield during the recruiting process.

“He kept it real,” he stated. “Inform me how it would be on and off the court.”

A 6-foot-4 point guard from Wheeler High School (Georgia), Collier is ranked No. 6 total in the ESPN 100 for the 2023 class– thought about the second-best guard in the nation, behind just top-ranked hire D.J. Wagner.Collier averaged 17.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and 6.5 helps on the Nike EYBL circuit last spring for The Ability Factory grassroots program, shooting 57.1%from inside the arc and 44.8% from 3-point range. He then suffered a knee injury that kept him off the court for the majority of the summertime, but he returned to make MVP honors at both the Curry Camp and Elite 24 all-star game.Collier is a high-level facilitator with excellent positional size and a strong and durable frame. He does a fantastic job of getting his defender on his hip and then carrying him into the lane. His passing ability and vision outdoors floor or in tight spaces are remarkable, and he has a knack of knowing when to score or when to produce for others. His deep jumper has made big strides, and his on-ball defense has actually established to a point where you can depend on him to make a big stop.With Collier now in the fold, USC has a top-10 recruiting class in 2023. He joins his high school and AAU colleague Arrinten Page, an ESPN 100 center, and four-star guard Silas Demary. Collier is the 4th first-class recruit to dedicate to USC given that 2019, following Isaiah Mobley, Onyeka Okongwu and Evan Mobley.Collier will be signing up with a young core at USC next season, with this marking the 2nd consecutive top-10 class for USC after last year’s group that included 3 top-45 prospects. Enfield has a pair of seniors in the starting lineup, Boogie Ellis and Drew Peterson, and Collier should flawlessly slot into the starting point guard spot after Ellis’departure.