Bronny James, a four-star recruit and the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is very possibly going to become an Oregon Duck in the 2023-24 season, according to On3. On Tuesday afternoon, the Ducks picked up an expert prediction to land the eldest James son.
It would be an incredible addition to an already excellent recruiting class for Dana Altman, and James would make the Ducks THE must-watch college basketball team in the nation.
LeBron famously went straight to the NBA out of high school, leaving Bronny without the option of following in his footsteps unless he goes to the G League. Bronny will be far from the first son to diverge from his father’s path at the collegiate level — often because they are not good enough (Michael Jordan’s kids) or, in some cases, because their dad didn’t go anywhere special (like Jordan’s teammate, Scottie Pippen).
Below is a look at the sons of 14 basketball Hall of Famers and where each of them went to school. Coincidentally, many of them ended up playing on the West Coast, including two at that school in Corvallis: