Surrounded by his coaches, friends and classmates at Chino Hills High, Onyeka Okongwu used his lunch period Monday to announce a decision that would change his life — and possibly alter one college basketball program's trajectory for the better.
Okongwu, a 6-foot-9 five-star power forward, unzipped his gray hooded sweatshirt to reveal a "Fight On" T-shirt, committing to USC and giving the Trojans their first commitment of the 2019 class.
USC coach Andy Enfield in March hired Eric Mobley, who coached on the AAU circuit for more than a decade and was a coach for the Compton Magic program — Okongwu's AAU team — last summer.