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NCAA Basketball: Where will class of 2022 five-star guard Skyy Clark land?

By Ian Mumm

CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 01: Cole Anthony #2 talks with head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half of their game against the Boston College Eaglesat the Dean Smith Center on February 01, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 01: Cole Anthony #2 talks with head coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels during the first half of their game against the Boston College Eaglesat the Dean Smith Center on February 01, 2020 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 27: General view of the Jim Sterkel court at Galen Center during the game between the USC Trojans (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 27: General view of the Jim Sterkel court at Galen Center during the game between the USC Trojans (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

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The Trojans are on their way towards building a much stronger product on the floor for the next couple of seasons. Coach Andy Enfield has already managed to sign top-3 2020 recruit Evan Mobley to anchor his team this Fall but has also received commitments from a pair of top-50 guards in the 2021 class. The early backcourt pledges for USC should not scare off Clark however.

Despite the recent influx of strong frontcourt talent, the Southern Cal program has been controlled by an overwhelming majority of guard play under Enfield. His team often employs the use of three guards on the floor simultaneously and wouldn’t stunt Clark’s potential impact in the rotation. In fact, current commits Reese Dixon-Waters and Malik Thomas are more off-ball centric and would lend Clark to receive a full load of minutes throughout the season.

The opportunities to control the offense around his own game and style of play are bountiful, while he develops towards the NBA. A great selling point for USC is the proximity to Clark’s latest home of Northridge, California in the suburbs of Los Angeles where he attended Heritage Christian. Only one other program on his list can make this pitch to play in front of his homegrown fans and find a natural comfort in the transition to the college game.

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