The USC Trojans-UCLA Bruins rivalry might be getting even hotter this offseason. D’Anton Lynn left UCLA to go to USC, and then UCLA landed Kobe Johnson in the transfer portal.
Now, the Trojans landed Penn hoops transfer Clark Slajchert despite having UCLA as one of his final eight programs.
The other finalists for the talented Penn transfer included Cal, Davidson, Stanford, San Francisco, Utah State, and Michigan.
Adding Slajchert to the Bruins roster would’ve been a massive boost after bringing in Skyy Clark and Johnson so far, but he chose to go and join Eric Musselman and the Trojans.
Slajchert was second-team All-Ivy League this past season and is a big boost for Musselman as he makes the transition from Arkansas to USC.
But, Mick Cronin losing out on a top target is a big blow to the program, especially with the fact he went to USC instead.