Just a few months after locking in his commitment to USC back in January, Alijah Arenas—yep, the son of Gilbert Arenas—is suddenly staring down a major setback. A senior NBA insider, Chris Haynes, dropped the news on X, “USC’s prized recruit Alijah Arenas has suffered a tear of the meniscus, putting him in jeopardy of missing the entire 2025-26 college basketball season, league sources tell me.” The same news hit Instagram via Ball is Life, and right beneath it, NBA legend Tracy McGrady summed up what many are still thinking with just two words: “He nice!!”
Alijah Arenas, who reclassified to the 2025 class, is currently ranked No. 10 by 247Sports—drawing heavy interest from blueblood programs like Kansas, Kentucky, and Arizona before locking in with USC. Standing 6’6″, he dominated this past season with 31.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. He became the first LA City Section player since 2009 to earn McDonald’s All-American honors. The spotlight was just starting to burn bright… but now, the list of accolades might have to wait a little longer—at least until Alijah’s fully recovered and ready to write the next chapter.
(This is a developing story…)
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