Bryce James is officially a Wildcat!
The youngest son of NBA legend LeBron James announced on Wednesday, January 1, that he has committed to play basketball for the University of Arizona, via a social media post.
In a photo of himself wearing a University of Arizona basketball uniform on the court, the 17-year-old captioned the photo on Instagram simply writing, “100% committed[sic]🐻.”
After publicly announcing that Bryce would be dressing up as an Arizona Wildcat, dad LeBron responded with his own social media post.
Bryce James.
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Posting on Instagram, he shared the same photo of Bryce along with a caption calling his son by his middle name. “FIGHT!!!!!” LeBron wrote. “CONGRATULATIONS Maximus!!”
Before committing to Arizona, Bryce fielded multiple offers, including Ohio State University and Duquesne, which was the first school to reach out to the Sierra Canyon star in August 2022.
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LeBron James’ son Bryce gets offer to play basketball at Ohio State: ‘Blessed’
“Blessed to receive my first d1 offer from Duquesne #godukes,” he wrote on social media at the time.
A little over a year later, in October 2023, Bryce received an offer from Ohio State, which he shared on X (formerly known as Twitter).
While playing for the Strive For Greatness grassroots program on the Nike EYBL circuit last year, Bryce averaged 6.9 points and 2.2 rebounds, according to ESPN. He also shot 39% from the field and 36.8% from three-point range, averaging 22.0 minutes per game, the paper reported.
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Bryce James.
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In December 2022, Bryce signed a NIL contract with Klutch Sports, a sports agency founded by LeBron’s friend and agent Rich Paul.
Klutch Sports broke the news of his signing to X, writing, “Welcome Bryce James!”
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Bryce is the second of LeBron’s sons to continue his basketball career, as current NBA and G-League player Bronny James, 20, turned pro last year — making history when he and his father became the first active father-son duo to play together.
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