Video: St. Augustine vs. Mater DeiSee Taeshon Cherry in action against nationally-ranked Monarchs.USC – Southern California, not South Carolina – is a trendy Final Four pick for 2018.
The Trojans return eight key contributors from last year's 26-win team and add several promising newcomers – including Duke transfer Derryck Thornton Jr.
On Friday, head coach Andy Enfield kep the momentum rolling with a commitment from Top 50 prospect
Taeshon Cherry of
St. Augustine (San Diego, Calif.).
The 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward averaged 20.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game as a junior at St. Augustine, helping the Saints go 28-5 and win a section title.
Cherry is pegged as the No. 39 overall prospect in the Class of 2018 by
247Sports. He chose USC over offers from programs like Arizona, Gonzaga, Kansas, Oregon and UCLA.
Taeshon Cherry led St. Augustine to a section title in 2016-17.
Photo by: Reggie Zhu
