USC Adds Transfer Guard Isaac Bruns to Men's Basketball Roster

The USC men's basketball roster for next season appears set after the program received a commitment from transfer guard Isaac Bruns on Thursday. Bruns, a 6-foot-5 guard who played for South Dakota, announced his decision on the social media platform X by posting a photo of himself wearing a USC jersey.

He averaged a team-leading 20.8 points per game last season before a foot injury ended his campaign in January. Bruns shot 44.7 percent from the field overall and 39.2 percent from three-point range. The addition of Bruns brings the total of incoming transfers to seven.

Those players averaged a combined 90.1 points and 34.6 rebounds per game at their previous schools last season.

The incoming transfers will join three returning players: guard Rodney Rice, swingman Alijah Arenas and forward Jacob Cofie. The returners are expected to start, which leaves one perimeter spot and one post position to be filled by the new additions.

The program is also adding a freshman class that includes three McDonald's All-Americans. The newcomers are scheduled to join a group that USC coach Eric Musselman is building in his third season with the Trojans. Bruns joins forward Joshua Hughes from Evansville, center Eric Reibe from UConn, and guards K.J. Lewis from Georgetown, Jalen Cox from Colgate, Jadis Jones from Lindenwood and Aaron Hunkin-Claytor from Hawaii.

The coach could now be finished adding players through the transfer portal.