Claude

Rodney Rice chose USC over other college basketball powers, but hours later star guard Desmond Claude left the team.

Claude still hasn’t made his plans clear for next season.

If he does return, Claude and Rice would give the Trojans a potent one-two punch in the backcourt next season.

At USC, the expectation is Rice will play more point guard than he has in the past, handling the ball and facilitating the offense alongside Desmond Claude, who served as the Trojans primary floor general last season.

But with Rice in the fold handling more of the point guard duties, it wasn’t entirely clear as of Tuesday afternoon whether Claude will remain in L.A.