Alex Stepheson Remains Undecided

Despite a newspaper report this morning that he will transfer to USC, Alex Stepheson's family said today that he remains undecided.

The junior transfer from North Carolina has been considering the Trojans as well as UCLA and Arizona State. He played high school basketball for Harvard-Westlake and is looking to return to the Los Angeles area because of an illness in the family. The circumstances that caused him to transfer may mean that Stepheson would be eligible to play immediately for his new school.

I've received a number of e-mails about Stepheson over the last few weeks and his name is frequently mentioned on Internet message boards. As somebody observing from a distance, I would imagine that UCLA is the best fit because of its proximity to his family and available scholarships for next season. ASU lacks the former, USC the latter.

More important, this young man has a lot going on in his life right now. I know some people in the recruiting world are antsy, but let's just wish him and his family the best -- wherever he ends up.