New USC basketball coach Eric Musselman already had a full roster after a busy few months exploring the transfer portal, but that didn’t stop the Trojans from adding another notable addition.
Wesley Yates III, a top-40 prospect in the 2023 recruiting class, announced Thursday that he is transferring to USC after one year at Washington.
Yates is the cousin of Trojans assistant coach Quincy Pondexter and also follows former Huskies assistant coach Will Conroy to USC.
Yates did not play in any games last season for Washington and still has four years of eligibility.
USC had already filled the maximum of 13 scholarship spots, but in the NIL era programs found ways around those limits.
In addition to returning forward Harrison Hornery – the only holdover from the Trojans’ 2023-24 roster – Musselman added forward Josh Cohen (UMass), guard Bryce Pope (San Diego), guard Clark Slajchert (Penn), forward Saint Thomas (Northern Colorado), forward Matt Knowling (Yale), guard Chibuzo Agbo (Boise State), forward Rashaun Agee (Bowling Green), forward Terrance Williams II (Michigan), guard Desmond Claude (Xavier), guard Kevin Patton Jr. ) , Yates and two four-star high school recruits in guard Isaiah Elohim and forward Jalen Shelley.
