Tre White transfers from USC basketball, raising lots of questions

This *does* raise lots of questions. Crucially: Are they good questions or bad questions? This is getting complicated. #USC

We did not see this one coming.

Tre White, who was part of the 2023 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team and gave USC consistent and vital production as a role player behind Boogie Ellis and Drew Peterson this past season, has decided to transfer.

There is a lot to process here. Without going too deep into the weeds, let’s briefly mention what this could mean for the Trojans’ roster next season:

First and foremost, this continues to increase the odds that Bronny James is coming to USC. It’s another non-frontcourt roster spot which opens up, and it actually introduces the possibility that Isaiah Collier, Boogie Ellis, and Bronny could all be on the court at the same time.

If Andy Enfield is thinking about his roster, this deprives him of a wing defender, but because Kobe Johnson is such a good wing defender to begin with, USC might have felt this was a case of roster redundancy, making White — though a very good player — not an absolutely essential piece of this roster.

This transfer does make it even more important for USC to find a high-value piece in the transfer portal. Some quality prospects are out there. White was going to be a very good player for USC next season, so Enfield has to make sure he gets a substantial replacement. It doesn’t have to be a wing, but it does have to be at least as good as White was projected to be, if not better.

There’s a lot more to say about this, but those are the main items to mention right off the bat. Stay with us for more coverage of the USC hoops offseason and the Bronny James situation.

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