Eric Reibe Transfers to USC

0:00On April 23rd, 7-foot-1 freshman Eric Rivey just flipped from Yukon to USC in the transfer portal. After turning down Coach Dan Hurley's pitch, to Stan Anchor the Husky's front court, the German big man picked the Trojans as his new home. This comes right after Yukon's national title loss to Michigan earlier this month. Rivey barely got run as a freshman behind all big E-Center Teres' read, but he balled out in key starts against Arizona, Illinois, and Kansas. Dropping 11.6 points, 6.3 boards, and two blocks a game. USC coach Eric Musselman sees him as the centerpiece of their third portal class, fixing past misses with underwhelming bigs like Josh Cohen and Gabe. Dines. Hurley called Rivey, a warrior who saved them early in the season, even as his minutes dried up later. Rivey entered a hot market for centers valued at $1.3 million on average, drawing calls from Michigan, Kansas, Kentucky, and more. Within 48 hours.

1:00Now at USC, Rivey joins Georgetown's KJ Lewis and Colgate's Jalen Cox, who's a 17.9 score and 5.2 assist guy. He'll pair with Jacob Kofi up front, with top prospects Christian Collins, Adonis Ratliffe, and Darius Ratliffe in the mix, while Cox backs up point. Guard amid a leisure orrenous draft decision. Rivey wants to play freer, facilitating and shooting threes to boost USC's offense. With all these pieces locking in and health on their side, the Trojans live primed for a breakout run next fall.