It was a rollercoaster of a ride getting incoming freshman power forward J’Raan Brooks to USC.
Welcome to the #TrojanFamily, @JraanBrooks!
Brooks, who won the state championship on the 11th best team in the country this season, is a Top 80 recruit nationally thanks to his smooth offensive game and defensive tenacity. #ItTakesATeam pic.twitter.com/DVu42KpiKK— USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) April 11, 2018The No. 79 rated player in his class was initially the first big Trojan commit before the 2017-2018 season.
But things went from bad to worse for USC when the FBI probe involving former player De’Anthony Melton and former assistant coach Tony Bland caused Brooks to decommit, and instead plan on hitting New York City to play for St.