Bryce James, the youngest son of NBA legend LeBron James, has committed to the University of Arizona.
The 17-year-old, a three-star shooting guard, will join the Wildcats as part of their 2025 recruiting class.
Bryce is believed to have chosen Tommy Lloyd’s program over offers from Duquesne and Ohio State among others.
USC, where his older brother Bronny played one year of collegiate basketball before declaring for the NBA Draft, is also believed to have expressed interest.
Bryce ranks as the No. 257 overall player and No. 46 shooting guard in the class of 2025.
The teenager took to Instagram to break the news, sharing a an image of him photoshopped into an Arizona uniform.
Bryce James, the youngest son of NBA legend LeBron James, has committed to Arizona
The 17-year-old announce the news of his commitment with a post on Instagram Wednesday
Bryce is the second child of Lakers superstar LeBron and wife Savannah (second right)
‘100%commited,’ he captioned the post on the social media platform.
His famous father also celebrated the commitment online, posting the same photo to his own profile.
‘CONGRATULATIONS MAXIMUS!! SO PROUD OF YOU!!! #JamesGang,’ the NBA’s all-time points score wrote, adding several prayer, praise and heart emojis.
LeBron hadn’t shied away from his desire to play alongside his older son Bronny in the NBA, finally fulfilling that dream after the Lakers drafted the 20-year-old.
Los Angeles selected Bronny with the No. 55 pick in last April’s Draft with the pair becoming the first-ever father-son duo to suit up alongside each other in an NBA game during the Lakers’ season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 22.
However, Bronny was assigned to the Lakers’ G-League affiliate earlier last month and is expected to move between LA and South Bay this season.
Like Bronny, Bryce has played basketball at high school level at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles.
But Bryce may not complete a James trio in purple and yellow after he previously made his feelings on playing alongside his dad very clear.
Bryce has played basketball at high school level at Sierra Canyon School in Los Angeles
‘I’m not gonna lie, that’s OD (too much),’ Bryce said on Instagram last June. ‘Waiting until I — nah, that’s too much. That’s too much, no. No, Good lord. He’s going to be 42, bro.’
Arizona won the national title in 1997 and has reached the Final Four on four occasions.
More recently, the Wildcats reached the NCAA tournament in each of the past three seasons.
Wing Dwayne Aristode, who is reportedly a 5-star prospect and the No. 14 overall player in his class, has also already committed to Arizona for next season.
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