D.J. Rodman joins Bronny James and Isaiah Collier at USC

The USC Trojans, as we have told you over the past few weeks, still needed another roster piece even if they landed Bronny James. The Trojans gained Bronny’s commitment this past Saturday, but they still needed a player to round out their roster. They needed a forward who could defend, rebound, and ideally hit perimeter shots.

They just got that kind of player on Tuesday.

D.J. Rodman, an experienced forward who played for Washington State and recently entered the transfer portal, committed to USC. Rodman is the son of NBA champion Dennis Rodman. He joins LeBron James’ son, Bronny James, on a USC roster with more NBA bloodlines.

Rodman is a very good positional fit for the Trojans. At 6-6, he might be slightly undersized, but he did average almost six rebounds per game last season while hitting 38 percent of his 3-point shots. Toughness, rebounding, floor spacing, and defense were ingredients USC needed from an incoming transfer to supplement the backcourt of Bronny, Isaiah Collier, and Boogie Ellis.

If you follow Washington State bloggers and their coverage of the Cougars, they were hoping Rodman could be part of WSU’s 2023-2024 roster. The Cougars wanted him to stick around. That in itself is a commentary on his quality.

USC now has Rodman on its roster. That’s a solid, clear improvement to the Trojans, increasing their chances of making a run at various big prizes next season: the Pac-12 title, a top-three seed in the NCAA Tournament, and of course, the Final Four.

We’ll have much more on this story in the coming days, as USC basketball continues to gain national attention.

6-foot-6, 215-pound #WashingtonState transfer forward DJ Rodman, son of All-NBA player Dennis Rodman, announces he has committed to #USC: pic.twitter.com/V6zHQHBQ8i

— Shotgun Spratling (@ShotgunSpr) May 9, 2023