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Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Proud dad LeBron James spotted celebrating son Bryce's graduation amid uncertainty over NBA future
LeBron James and his family gathered in California on Friday to celebrate the graduation of son Bryce from high school. The 17-year-old basketball prospect was among the class of 2025 to be honored at the ceremony at Sierra Canyon High School. Bryce is the second child of NBA legend LeBron and Savannah James, and the brother of Bronny, 20, and Zhuri, 10. The entire family was in the crowd in Los Angeles to see Bryce - decked out in a blue gown - at Friday's event. LeBron wore a black jacket as he sat alongside his wife and daughter for the graduation, after which Bryce will head off to college at Arizona. The teen is a four-star prospect and he committed to the Wildcats in January, despite receiving offers from Ohio State and Duquesne. Bryce, the NBA legend's youngest son, is pictured in his graduation gown on Friday View this post on Instagram A post shared by 👑 (@kingjames) Bronny has already followed in his father's footsteps and made it to the NBA. Bryce's older brother played one season at USC before joining the professional ranks. He suffered a cardiac arrest ahead of his freshman year but was then drafted by the Lakers, where he played alongside his dad. But the 40-year-old's future in the NBA is uncertain following the Lakers' playoff loss to the Timberwolves. Earlier this week, his agent, Rich Paul, said he has 'no idea' if James will want to play another year. Bryce's basketball journey is just beginning and earlier this week the teen enjoyed his high-school prom. LeBron posted a picture of his son in his black suit, alongside the caption: 'PROM 2025 for the LEGEND BRYCE MAXIMUS
Los Angeles Times
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Los Angeles Times
Prep Rally: Spring football is here, so how are the quarterback transfers doing?
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. My name is Eric Sondheimer. Spring football has begun. It's time to see how the quarterback transfers are doing in high school football with the start of spring football. And don't think there won't be more transfers during the summer. Wyatt Brown, who left Santa Monica for Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, has grown to 6 feet 4, 200 pounds. Here's a look at his development and what he wants to accomplish playing for the Knights. The most interesting quarterback competition should come at defending Division 1 champion Mater Dei, where former JSerra quarterback Ryan Hopkins, a Wisconsin compete, will have to win the job from backup Furian Inferrera, who will be a junior. Hopkins' speed should be a big benefit whether he wins the job or not. There's also competition at Murrieta Valley for the next quarterback to replace Bear Bachmeier. Daniel Mielke, a sophomore transfer from Ontario Christian, has checked in. Newbury Park quarterback Brady Smigiel will be trying to gain chemistry with a new group of receivers after the departure of his good friend, Shane Rosenthal, to UCLA. Chaminade transfer Devin Olmande will get the first shot to becoming his go-to receiver. There's two schools that have No. 1 groups. That's St. John Bosco with receivers and Sierra Canyon with defensive backs. St. John Bosco has receivers committed to Texas A&M, San Jose State, Oklahoma and Sacramento State. Sierra Canyon has defensive backs committed to USC and Kansas, plus the talented uncommitted Havon Finney. Oaks Christian will try to continue developing its passing attack to go along with a running game that features USC commit Deshonne Redeaux. Mission Viejo once again has the potential for a high-powered offense. Quarterback Luke Fahey, who shared playing time the last two seasons, gets to team up one final season with standout receiver Vance Spafford. The City Section is breaking in new coaches at Carson, Narbonne, Banning, Chatsworth, Garfield and Fremont, among others. Crenshaw coach Robert Garrett continues to coach as he nears 300 career victories. Dorsey continues to make progress trying to return to the Open Division. Hamilton opens its new stadium Friday and boasts two of the most impressive young players in defensive lineman Micah Butler and the versatile Richard Dunn. It's a big week to have dreams fulfilled with the NFL draft taking place Thursday through Saturday. For sure, two former Servite teammates will go in the first round: defensive lineman Mason Graham from Michigan and receiver Tetairoa McMillan from Arizona. Former Servite coach Troy Thomas, at the invitation of Graham, will attend the draft in Green Bay. There's lots of unique things to like about both in this time of changes in the sports world. For one, they were both four-year players at Servite and multi-sport athletes. Graham also played rugby and wrestled. McMillan played basketball and volleyball. 'They check every box. High character, durable,' Thomas said. Both endured the pandemic of 2020-21. It affected Graham's recruiting. He didn't become a top recruit until late in his senior season. 'Every year, he got better and kept growing,' said Thomas, who remembers him as a 6-foot-1, 200-pound freshman. 'He was 265 junior year and 285 senior. He played like a linebacker on the defensive line.' McMillan was one of the best athletes at Servite. His intelligence and toughness came through in practices and games. 'His control in the air has been a big factor,' Thomas said. 'He does so many things well. It seems effortless and seems easy when you watch him. He's very competitive and very tough.' Another player who should be taken taken in the first two rounds is former Oaks Christian and UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger. He started out as a walk-on for the Bruins and also had his recruiting affected by the pandemic even more, graduating in 2021 after a brief spring season of football. His rise will be told again and again. There's a new No. 1 team in Southern California baseball. The Huntington Beach Oilers, after a three-game sweep of Los Alamitos and Corona's 1-0 loss to Corona Santiago, have taken over the top spot in this week's top 25 rankings by The Times. The big question is what's going on with Corona's hitting? The struggle has been present for weeks. Are players trying to go for the fences too much instead of trying to get on base? The loss to Santiago shatters a little bit of Corona's invincibility because the Sharks had to face both Seth Hernandez and Ethin Binagaman and still won behind a strong pitching effort by Cooper Berger. There's still plenty of time for Corona to get its hitting back in gear. Rancho Cucamonga (16-3) has been surging and swept Los Osos in a series last week in the Baseline League. On Friday, Jacob Peyton struck out 12 in a complete game and hit a three-run home run in a 5-2 win. Earlier, he hit a home run in an eight-inning win. Gahr won two of three games from La Mirada to take over first place in the Gateway League. Hart rallied from an 8-2 deficit to defeat Castaic 9-8 behind the Frithsmith brothers. Here's a report. Orange Lutheran won the La Mirada tournament championship. One freshman having a terrific season is Malaya Vargas of El Rancho. She has 48 RBIs. Last week's top 20 rankings for Southern California. Norco is 21-2 and 5-0 in the Big VIII League. The Cougars face Corona and Corona Centennial this week. Camarillo is 16-3 and 3-1 in the Coastal Canyon League. Alianna Rodriguez is batting .443 with five home runs. Loyola, ranked No. 1 in boys lacrosse, won its 11th straight Mission League title. Oak Park defeated Simi Valley 12-7 to win its third straight Coastal Canyon League title. Grey Stevens scored six goals. Brandon Arrington of San Diego Mt. Miguel set the 100 meters meet record at the Mt. SAC Relays, running 10.21 seconds. The old record was held by Olympian Michael Norman. Then he set another meet record in the 200 with a time of 20.44. Jack Stadlman of Temecula Valley said he is committed to USC. He's No. 1 in the 400 and finished second to Arrington in the 200. Rosary broke its own Orange County record in the girls' 4x100 relay with a time of 45.21 The Trinity League sprints are shaping up to be very competitive with a bunch of football players getting faster and faster. Mira Costa has been seeded No. 1 for the girls beach volleyball players in the Southern Section. Here's the rundown. The Southern Section boys volleyball pairings will be released on Saturday at 10 a.m. The 123rd Ojai Tennis Tournament takes place this week. The top high school tennis players in Southern California will once again come to Ojai representing the Southern Section, City Section and San Diego Section. In last year's boys CIF singles final, current USC freshman Niels Hoffmann held off Lorenzo Brunkow from Palisades High. Brunkow will be highly seeded as he returns to try and win the prestigious Ojai title. Here's more information on who's competing. Loyola has hired Cameron Joyce to be its basketball coach. He was head coach at St. Ignatius in Cleveland and is the son of Dru Joyce, who was the high school basketball coach for LeBron James. . . . Tajh Ariza, the City Section co-basketball player of the year last season at Westchester, has transferred to St. John Bosco. The junior previously attended St. Bernard. He led Westchester to the City Section Open Division championship. Here's the report . . . Former Mater Dei football coach Frank McManus is the new football coach at Cardinal Newman. McManus served as an assistant at Mission Viejo last season. . . . Breleigh Garcia from JSerra has committed to Linfield University women's golf. . . . Junior pitcher Ty Diaz from West Ranch has committed to Cal State Fullerton. . . . The Segerstrom baseball program has been placed on probation by the Southern Section for rule violations and will be ineligible for playoffs this season. The team was 12-7 before the announcement Thursday and will have to forfeit all victories. The Santa Ana Unified School District announced it has removed baseball coach Erasmo Ramirez and principal David Casper. . . . Michael Bertulfo has resigned as basketball coach at Murrieta Mesa. . . . Chandler Gibb is the new girls volleyball coach at Santa Margarita. . . . Quarterback Bryson Beaver of Vista Murrieta has committed to Boise State. . . . Corona del Mar's baseball field was named National Field of the Year by the Sports Field Managers Association for 2024. Former Loyola running back Tahj Owens is doing well at Princeton on and off the field. He started every game last season as a defensive back, making 65 tackles as a junior. He's also heading toward an Ivy League degree. Here's a story from 2021 on Owens driving from Chino Hills to Los Angeles to attend Loyola and his commitment to succeed. From a story on former Servite quarterback Noah Fifita and the camp he created. From a story on a lacrosse coach who has spent 54 years at the same school. From a story on former Corona Centennial quarterback Jake Retzlaff and his goals at BYU. From the Washington Post, a story on former Sherman Oaks Notre Dame pitcher Hunter Greene becoming the ace he was destined to become.
Miami Herald
18-04-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
LeBron's youngest son, Bryce James, signs with Arizona
Bryce James, the second and youngest son of LeBron James, is officially a member of the Arizona Wildcats' 2025 class. Committed to Arizona since January, Bryce signed with the Wildcats on Thursday, which the school announced on social media. "What's going on Wildcat nation, can't wait to get there and start working. Bear Down," Bryce said in a video posted to the school's X account. Like his older brother, Bronny, Bryce played at Sierra Canyon in the Los Angeles area. The 6-foot-4 player is listed by the 247Sports composite as a three-star recruit and the No. 45 shooting guard in the nation. Bryce was part of a Sierra Canyon team that won the CIF State Division I title last month, beating Lincoln High School of Stockton 58-53. In the title game, he recorded three points, five rebounds and two assists. On the season, he averaged 8.0 points and 4.2 rebounds a game. Bryce turns 18 in June. He was born during the 2007 NBA Finals when his father's Cleveland Cavaliers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs. --Field Level Media Field Level Media 2023 - All Rights Reserved
New York Times
18-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Bryce James, LeBron's youngest son, officially signs with Arizona
After committing to Arizona in January, Bryce James, the youngest son of LeBron James and younger brother of Bronny James, officially signed with the Wildcats on Thursday. 'What's going on Wildcat nation, can't wait to get there and start working. Bear down,' Bryce said in a post on X. Bryce has officially signed 🐻⬇️ — Arizona Basketball (@ArizonaMBB) April 17, 2025 James, who will turn 18 in June, is a three-star recruit and the No. 257 player in the Class of 2025, per the 247Sports Composite. The 6-foot-5 shooting guard played for Sierra Canyon in California and chose Arizona over Ohio State and Duquesne. James was part of the state-title winning Sierra Canyon team, scoring three points on nine shots with five rebounds and two assists in the championship game. He averaged 6.9 points and 2.2 rebounds in 14 games last summer playing for his dad's AAU program, Strive for Greatness, on the Nike EYBL circuit. He then averaged 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in five games at the Peach Jam in July. Advertisement The Wildcats' 2025 recruiting class ranks seventh nationally, per 247Sports, behind Houston, UConn, Kentucky, Arkansas, North Carolina and BYU. Bryce was the second commitment in Arizona's 2025 class after four-star wing Dwayne Aristode. Five-star recruits Koa Peat and Brayden Burries — the Nos. 8 and 11 overall players in the class, respectively — round out the class. Bryce' older brother, Bronny, played one season of college basketball at USC before the Los Angeles Lakers selected him with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. In October, LeBron and Bronny became the first father-son duo to play in an NBA game together. As a prospect, Bryce is less developed than his older brother was at this point in their respective careers — which is notable, since Bronny was still relatively ineffective as a high-major freshman. Both are about the same size, but Bronny has always been more physically developed than Bryce, both from a strength and athleticism perspective. Given what Bryce has shown thus far in terms of productivity, it would be shocking if he played a major role as a freshman next season. Before committing to Arizona, the only two major players in Bryce's recruitment were Duquesne — where LeBron's close friend and former high school teammate, Dru Joyce III, coaches — and Ohio State, which is less than two hours away from LeBron's hometown of Akron, Ohio. This is not to say that Bryce will never be an impactful college player, but even compared to Bronny — who would have benefitted developmentally from at least one, if not more, additional years in college — this will be a long-term process for the Wildcats. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd has proven to be an apt talent evaluator and developer, but this commitment feels much more like a multi-season developmental play than one geared toward meaningful contributions next season. Advertisement In the EYBL this summer, Bryce had multiple contests where he hardly registered on a box score. That just isn't going to cut it at the high-major level, and especially not at Arizona, which won at least 27 games in each of Lloyd's first three seasons as coach. In terms of play style, Bryce is even more of a strict off-ball player than Bronny. Bryce is marginally taller than Bronny, and given his age, there's absolutely the potential he keeps growing (although it seems unlikely he'll be 6-foot-9 like LeBron). That frame, combined with the shooting touch Bryce has showcased at various lower levels, suggests he could eventually become a perimeter floor-spacer, although he'll need to become much more coordinated defensively to guard opposing high-major wings. But even that projection is more predicated on Bryce's tools than his actual on-court production to date. There's no understating how far Bryce is from being a productive high-major freshman, not to mention a potential NBA player one day. — Brendan Marks, college basketball writer
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Wyatt Brown steps up in competition with transfer to Notre Dame
Spring football practice begins this month, and one of the players with a terrific upside is junior left-handed quarterback Wyatt Brown. For three seasons, he was Santa Monica's star in the making. Then he transferred to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame for the spring semester seeking to challenge himself. Advertisement Through running the 400 meters and lifting weights, he's improving his speed, strength and stamina. He has grown to 6 feet 4 and 200 pounds. His legs have been an important part of his game as well as his arm, and Notre Dame certainly knows how to take advantage of a double threat, having deployed the fastest quarterback in the state last season in Steele Pizzella, who is now at Wake Forest. Brown is embracing track as a way to help his football future. 'It's not the most fun thing in the world because I want to get out there and throw the football,' he said. 'The advantages it brings to an athlete, I think every football player should do. Not only does it build physical toughness but mental toughness. Hopefully my times get better week by week.' Brown isn't as fast as Pizzella, but his size and strength should fit in well for a Knights team that returns one of the region's top receivers in Luc Weaver. They used to be teammates as eighth-graders in youth football. 'He was my favorite receiver,' Brown said. 'We had some good plays together. We aren't starting from the ground up but starting from a good point already. I trust him. I think he's the best receiver in L.A. and am excited about what we're going to do.' Advertisement Brown, an A-student who's knowledgeable about the game and the changes taking place around him and in college, recognizes there's many tests ahead when you ask him about life being a quarterback, now and in the future. 'It's crazy with all the stuff going on,' he said. 'I've spent way too much time stressing about that stuff. What I come down to is simplifying for myself. Stay steady-headed, because at the end of the day, if I do what I need to do, things will work out.' Getting to work this spring is the start for Brown facing much tougher competition in the Mission League, where Sierra Canyon and Gardena Serra have risen to the top. 'If there's one guy up for it, it's me and our team,' he said. 'I'm very excited. Since I got to high school, I dig competition. That's all I want. It's not going to be easier, but that's what makes you better, especially for the next level, Division I [college]. Everyone is going to be good, so why not start that now. I'm excited for competition. It brings us up to a higher level.' There's plenty of interesting quarterback competitions that will take place in the spring and summer. At Mater Dei, Ryan Hopkins, a transfer from JSerra, will compete with last season's backup, Furian Inferrera. Sierra Canyon has competition to replace Utah-bound Wyatt Becker with the arrival of Santa Barbara transfer Laird Finkel. Gardena Serra also will have a new quarterback. At Corona Centennial, Dominick Catalano has waited three seasons to finally become the starter at quarterback. Advertisement As for transferring, Brown said, 'I'm a loyal guy. I was Santa Monica through and through. It's not easy coming from a public school with 3,000 people to Notre Dame. I think it was a good move for me. There's nothing but good people here. It's just a start. More to come.' In the City Section, change is happening in the Marine League, where there's new coaches at Banning, Narbonne and Carson. Birmingham could become the City title favorite if it solves its passing issues from last season. In a growing trend, lots of schools are holding showcases next month to attract college coaches and inviting opponents to play in seven-on-seven competitions while using free food as an incentive to get the college recruiters to show up, from barbecue to crawfish on the menu. And, of course, there will be a lot more transfers when the spring semester ends. Advertisement Sign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
