Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up

USC lands four-star shooting guard Jonah Mathews

Andy Enfield

Andy Enfield

AP

USC’s solid run on the recruiting trail in the Class of 2016 got even better Wednesday night, as 6-foot-3 four-star shooting guard Jonah Mathews (Santa Monica, California) verbally committed to Andy Enfield’s program. News of Mathews’ commitment was first reported by Scout.com.

The younger brother of current Cal shooting guard Jordan Mathews and son of former UCLA assistant Phil Mathews, Jonah joins fellow four-star prospect De’Anthony Melton (shooting guard) and three-star power forward Harrison Henderson in USC’s 2016 recruiting class. In addition to those three, the Trojans will have Louisville transfer Shaqquan Aaron available in 2016-17.

Mathews, who played alongside the likes of Auburn freshman Nu Williams and Class of 2016 7-footer Jayce Johnson at Santa Monica HS last season, played for the California Supreme program on the Nike EYBL circuit this summer. Mathews averaged 14.3 points per game for California Supreme, and he’s considered by scouts to be one of the top perimeter shooters on the west coast.

Mathews is ranked 96th in the Class of 2016 by Rivals.com.

USC doesn’t have a senior in its current backcourt, with Julian Jacobs and Katin Reinhardt both being juniors, but the Trojans are in a position where they need to stockpile talent after struggling in Enfield’s first two seasons at the helm. More options tends to mean more competition for minutes, which should benefit the program moving forward.