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USC Women’s Basketball Welcomes Brooklyn Shamblin To Top-Ranked 2024 Signing Class

by usctrojans.com
Apr 17, 2024

USC women's basketball welcomes incoming freshman guard Brooklyn Shamblin to the program for 2024-25 following the guard's signing of a national letter of intent for head coach Lindsay Gottlieb's Women of Troy today (April 17). A product of nearby Oaks Christian High School, Shamblin joins fellow Californian Kennedy Smith along with out-of-state teammates-to-be Rian Forestier, Kayleigh Heckel, Avery Howell, Vivian Iwuchukwu and Laura Williams as USC's seven signees for the season to come. The class ranks No. 1 on ESPN's list of 2024 classes.

"Brooklyn is a playmaking combo guard that can shoot it or create for others," Gottlieb said of Shamblin. "Her love of the game is evident in how she plays. She is a tireless worker who is unbelievably driven beyond her years. Most importantly, she has the heart of a Trojan. She understands the legacy and rich tradition of our university and I have no doubt she will represent the entire Trojan community with the utmost pride."

As a freshman, the 5-9 guard was named the 2022 CIF Southern Section Player of the Year after helping lead Oaks Christian to its first CIF-SS title since 2003. A First Team All-State honoree and league MVP in 2022 with Oaks Christian, Shamblin's AAU experience was shaped by Nike EYBL programs Cal Storm and Cal Swish. Although hampered by injury, she was a 2024 McDonald's All-American nominee in her senior year. Shamblin's decorated prep career also featured a 2023 invitation to the MAMBA Foundation, and she is a two-time Kyrie Irving Team Hela Member. She also was one of 35 players invited to the USA Basketball U16 trials.

Shamblin and her fellow freshman class join a USC program on the rise, having reached the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time since 1994 this past season. The 2024 Pac-12 Tournament champions, USC also earned its first No. 1 seed into the NCAA Tournament since 1996, and rose as high as No. 3 in the national rankings during the Trojans' powerful postseason performances. 

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