NBA superstar LeBron James' son, four-star guard Bronny James from Sierra Canyon School (California), has committed to the University of South Carolina (USC), the 18-year-old announced on Instagram on Saturday.

Unlike his father, who has one of the top bodies in basketball history, Bronny James plays more as a catch-and-shoot scorer, but ESPN also praised his "defense, facilitating and basketball understanding at both ends of the floor." He drained three triples to drop 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and five steals in the Hoophall Classic against Christopher Columbus (Florida). Then Bronny James made five 3-pointers to contribute 15 points and four assists in the McDonald's All American Game.

ESPN ranked him as the No. 19 prospect in the ESPN 100 for the class of 2023. In their early mock for the 2024 NBA Draft, he was projected to be selected in the 10th place. ESPN's Jonathan Givony described him as "arguably the best perimeter defender in his high school class."

"Congratulations to my son on his next journey, on picking a great university. I'm proud of him," LeBron James said after the 127-97 win in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals on Saturday.

"This is an incredible thing. Obviously, his dad didn't go to school. His mom didn't go to college. It's super cool. ... USC is getting a great kid. He's there to play basketball, [but] they're going to be super surprised at how great a kid he is, even though they've been recruiting him for a while," LeBron James added.

If Bronny James attends the draft in 2024, there is a good chance he will become teammates with his father in the NBA.

"I was serious," LeBron James said of playing along with his son in the league. "And I'm still serious about it. Obviously, I've got to continue to keep my body and my mind fresh, I think my mind most importantly. ... But at the end of the day, I've done what I had to do in this league, and my son is going to take his journey."

USC has contributed quite a lot of players to the NBA in recent years, including All-Stars DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic of the Chicago Bulls as well as promising talent Evan Mobley of the Cleveland Cavaliers.