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A rumor regarding Ohio State basketball, LeBron James and his son Bryce is interesting

It would be wild if this did happen for the Buckeyes. #GoBucks

There has been a rumor going around social media on Monday morning regarding Ohio State men’s basketball, [autotag]LeBron James[/autotag] and his high school star son, [autotag]Bryce James[/autotag].

It’s an interesting one which revolves around who could be chosen as the next Buckeyes hoops head coach. As great as interim caretaker, Jake Diebler has been, it’s highly unlikely that he takes over the program on a full-time basis.

The rumor, according to CFB Focus’ social media page, has the Los Angeles star LeBron wanting Florida Atlantic coach, [autotag]Dusty May,[/autotag] to be named the next head coach. If that were to happen, the rumor goes on to say that James would make a huge donation to OSU along with most likely sending his son Bryce to play for May and OSU.

This is a pretty out-there rumor, but May has been attached to the Buckeye coaching gig. As for Bryce, at 6-foot, 4-inches, and 180-pounds, he wouldn’t come in with the same hype as his brother Bronny, but would still be a solid player. He’s ranked as the No. 22 shooting guard and 156th overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

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He’s coming home: Bryce James, the son of Lebron James, is heading back to Sierra Canyon

Bryce James is heading back to Sierra Canyon from Notre Dame Prep.

Bryce James is heading back to the high school where he spent the last two seasons. The three-star guard, who is the son of NBA superstar LeBron James, is heading back home.

On Tuesday, Bryce James officially unenrolled from Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks, California) and intends to re-enroll at Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, California). The junior spent the first two years of high school at Sierra Canyon.

The Trailblazers have already started their season and are 2-0.

His father, Lebron James, notoriously left his hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers to take his talents to Miami. He spent four seasons in south Florida before returning to Cleveland, where he won an NBA championship in 2016.

The decision by Bryce James isn’t quite as momentous, but it is still noteworthy in the world of prep basketball. The story was first broken by Sports Illustrated.

In the 247 Sports Composite, Bryce James is the No. 135 recruit in the nation in the class of 2025. He holds offers from Duquesne and Ohio State.

Q&A: Baron Davis on the exciting Flight Club Invitational tournament at Crossroads School

Flight Club recently announced a multi-year partnership with Crossroads.

Two-time NBA All-Star guard Baron Davis is the most notable basketball alumnus of Crossroads School For Arts & Sciences in Santa Monica, California.

He was named Gatorade National Player of the Year in 1997 and led his school to win The Beach Ball Classic tournament in South Carolina when he was in high school.

Decades later, the former McDonald’s All-American is returning to the campus as the Crossroads School’s Boys High School Basketball Team hosts its inaugural Flight Club Invitational basketball tournament on October 28 and 29.

Flight Club recently announced a unique, multi-year partnership with Crossroads. The sneaker consignment store will produce exclusive jerseys and products for the team and coaching staff.

Davis will attend the Crossroads Sports Complex in Santa Monica as several nationally ranked teams are set to compete in this one-of-a-kind tournament.

Some of the players who will take the court include Bryce James (son of LeBron James), Alijah Arenas (son of Gilbert Arenas), Tajh Ariza (son of Trevor Ariza) and Mercy Miller (son of Master P). Other top prospects include five-star recruit Jason Crowe Jr. and four-star recruits such as Naas Cunningham and Emmanuel Stephen.

For The Win spoke with Davis to discuss the tournament, parenting two young children and his own sneaker collection.

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

Did LeBron James’ wife hint he will play several more seasons in the NBA?

In a new “Beats by Dre” commercial, there may be a hint that LeBron James will not retire for a little while.

Tuesday will mark the official start of LeBron James’ 21st NBA season. He looks to be healthy and energized right now, and he recently said he is still motivated to be great and win another world championship.

It is anyone’s best guess how much longer he will play, let alone how much longer he will be able to play at a high level. He has become injury-prone since joining the Los Angeles Lakers five years ago, and at any time, he could suffer a major injury that would rob him of his explosiveness or even jeopardize the rest of his career.

James has said many times he wants to play with his son Bronny, who is beginning his freshman year at the University of Southern California and is considered a legitimate NBA draft prospect. The earliest the younger James will be eligible for the draft is 2024, but that doesn’t mean he will necessarily declare for the draft that soon.

The elder James also has a son named Bryce, who is 16 years of age and may have even more potential than Bronny James.

In a new commercial for “Beats by Dre,” Savannah James, LeBron James’ wife, may have hinted at his desire to not just play in the NBA with Bronny James but also Bryce James (h/t Lakers Daily).

Bryce James recently transferred from Sierra Canyon School, where Bronny James played his high school ball, to Notre Dame High School. He will reportedly be eligible for the NBA draft in 2026.

LeBron James’ current contract with the Lakers expires at the end of next season. However, he could opt out of that contract this summer and become a free agent.

LeBron James may try to play with both Bryce and Bronny in the NBA, per a new ad

LeBron would turn 43 years old the season Bryce becomes NBA eligible.

LeBron James has made absolutely no secret of the fact that he intends to play in the NBA at the same time as his son, Bronny James. It’s something that LeBron has said on the record for several years now.

Bronny is an incoming freshman at USC and was seen as a potential first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. This summer, however, Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest scare. It is unclear when he will return to the court or how long it will take him until he is ready to turn pro.

Regardless of how long it takes, despite the fact he is already officially the oldest player in the NBA, LeBron may actually intend to play professionally even longer than when Bronny first becomes eligible to turn pro.

That is at least how it seemed in an appearance that LeBron made alongside his family members in a new advertisement for the Beats by Dre headphones.

Between the 1:31 and 1:34 mark of the clip, LeBron’s wife Savannah says the following:

“Tell them you’re not done until you play with your son. Then do that, again.”

During the moment that Savannah says “again” while speaking about playing alongside his son, Bryce James appears on the screen.

Bryce James is 16 years old and will transfer from Sierra Canyon, where his brother played high school basketball, to Notre Dame in Southern California.

While he has already received his first Division-I offer, he is only considered a three-star recruit in the Class of 2025. Even if he were to play only one year of college basketball, he could not turn pro until the 2026 NBA Draft.

That means that LeBron would turn 43 years old during the first season that Bryce could potentially play in the NBA. That doesn’t sound easy for anyone but LeBron has certainly defied expectations before.

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Ohio State offers LeBron James son, Bryce, a scholarship while on a visit

The Buckeyes offer LeBron’s son Bryce #GoBucks

Although [autotag]Bryce James[/autotag], son of NBA superstar LeBron James, didn’t have an offer from [autotag]Ohio State basketball[/autotag], he still took the trip to Columbus to see the football team take on Maryland.

It was a win for the Buckeyes and James; head coach [autotag]Chris Holtmann[/autotag] offered him during the unofficial visit. The youngest son of LeBron stands 6 feet, 4 inches and weighs 180 pounds. He plays shooting guard but most likely could play small forward as well.

James is ranked as the No. 20 player at his position and 129th overall in the country on the 247Sports composite. He has one other offer, Duquesne.

This could be similar situation to his brother, Bronny, where the youngest James sees his development skyrocket as he goes through high school. It’s a safe bet to say it will be a great advantage for Ohio State to be his first major offer.

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Bryce James, son of LeBron, visits and gets offer from Ohio State

Bryce James, the youngest son of LeBron, visited Ohio State’s men’s basketball program and saw the football team beat Michigan.

Bryce James, the son of NBA star LeBron James, returned to his birth state this weekend for an unofficial visit to Ohio State on the weekend that the Buckeyes football team faced off against Maryland.

He tweeted on Saturday evening that he had received an offer from Ohio State during the visit.

With LeBron’s vocal fandom of Ohio State, his birthplace in Akron, and the notoriety he brought to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he won one of his four championships, the Buckeyes have long been linked prominently in the public eye to the James family. Bryce’s older brother, Bronny, visited the Buckeyes before choosing USC.

There is still some mystery around Bryce as a recruit, more so than there was for LeBron or Bronny. A member of the class of 2025, Bryce attended Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth, Calif.) for his two years before transferring to Campbell Hall (Studio City, Calif.) in May but quickly shifting course and landing on Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) in August.

Recruiting sites differ, both in terms of objectivity and subjectivity. ESPN lists him as a 6-foot-6 small forward while 247Sports still has him as a 6-foot-4 shooting guard. ESPN considers him a four-star prospect while 247Sports, both on its own ranking and on its industry composite, list him as a three-star player.

He averaged 7.6 points in 15 games with the Nike EYBL 16U circuit this year, according to ESPN, which also reported the news of Bryce’s visit to Ohio State.

James posted a photo in jersey from his visit at Ohio State:

 

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Lantern Sports, the sports section of the daily student newspaper of Ohio State, tweeted a video of James at the Buckeyes’ football game chatting with head coach Chris Holtmann.

Under Holtmann’s six years at the helm, the Buckeyes men’s basketball team has appeared in four NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournaments, three of the times getting to the second round and once losing in the first. Last season, Ohio State went 16-19, its first sub-.500 season since 2003-04.

Report: Younger son of LeBron James will visit Ohio State this weekend

Can the Buckeyes have better luck with this James? #GoBucks

Although [autotag]Ohio State basketball[/autotag] has already missed out on one of [autotag]LeBron James[/autotag]’ son’s recruitment, Bronny who is trying to get back on the court for USC after suffering a cardiac arrest, there is still hope for a member of the James clan to end in Columbus.

[autotag]Bryce James[/autotag], a 6-foot, 4-inch and 180-pound shooting guard in the 2025 class, who many view as a better prospect that his brother Bronny (though currently just a 3-star prospect), will visit head coach [autotag]Chris Holtmann[/autotag] and staff this weekend according to multiple reports

James is ranked as the No. 20 shoot guard in his class, and the 129th overall prospect according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Even though the visit is an unofficial, unlike when Bonny took his visit, it still means a lot in Bryce’s recruitment.

At the current moment, it is not reported if Bryce has an offer from Ohio State, but what we do know is that he won’t be the only visitor, as 2026 Indiana point guard [autotag]Dezhon Hall[/autotag] will join James. The 6-foot, 3-inch and 175-pound Indianapolis native is currently unranked at the moment by the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

James could see his stock rise like his brothers did — as Bronny’s game matured, his ranking shot up. Bryce very well could see a similar ascendance up the lists.

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Bryce James transferring from Campbell Hall to Notre Dame High School

There will plenty of celebs in the stands at the Knights’ basketball games this season, and beyond.

Bryce James, the youngest son of NBA star LeBron James, is changing course on his high career again, making another switch regarding where he’ll attend school for his junior year.

The 6-foot-6 talent took to X (formerly Twitter) and shared an edited uniform photograph that highlighted his decision:

The transfer to Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, Calf.) is the third stop for James—at least, in news cycles.

He was set to attend Campbell Hall in Studio City, Calif., after spending his first two years at Sierra Canyon High School in nearby Chatsworth, where his brother, Bronny, starred. The James family made a splash to accompany that transfer when they donated money toward a multimillion-dollar athletic facility on Campbell Hall’s campus. 

But the soft rumors that the hoop prospect was considering Notre Dame back in June—after his decision to attend Campell Hall was announced—seem to have continued to hold the proverbial water as the summer progressed.

Campbell Hall guard Bryce James (4) warms up with his team during the Section 7 Basketball Tournament at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on June 23, 2023.

According to a report by LA Times’ Eric Sondheimer, head coach Matt Sargeant said James had his first practice with the team on Wednesday. 

As expected, James adds more talent to the Knights’ already-packed roster. The CIF State Division 1 champs’ 2023-24 season will feature Duke commit Caleb Foster, Gonzaga commit Dusty Stromer, and Houston commit Mercy Miller—the son of rapper/entrepreneur Percy “Master P” Miller—to name a few.

One interesting note out of all this new movement: According to Sondheimer, James would have to move residences to be eligible immediately at Notre Dame. Due to CIF transfer rules, not doing so could render him a sit-out period athlete, who would be eligible on December 24.

None of this, mind you, affects the NIL contract James signed with Klutch Sports in December 2022.

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Son of LeBron James transferring to (a) Notre Dame

A son of basketball great LeBron James is headed to Notre Dame to play basketball … high school that is.

[autotag]Bryce James[/autotag], a high school basketball star and the son of NBA legend [autotag]LeBron James[/autotag], is taking his talents to Notre Dame.

Just not that Notre Dame.

After playing the last two years at Sierra Canyon High School in California, James is transferring to Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks. There he’ll be a Knight, not a Fighting Irish.

At Notre Dame High School, James will not be the only son of a celebrity playing basketball. Mercy Miller, son of famed rapper Master P is also a highly regarded prospect.

The graphic below certainly makes you daydream a bit. You can see the twice prominently featured shoemakers logo there though and know that the University of Notre Dame being an Under Armour school will keep this from happening before you can ever start to think about it.

However, time will tell if this James gets a scholarship offer to play football like Urban Meyer once offered his father.

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