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07:51 AM ET 08.19 | USC's basketball team added an imposing presence to its front line today. Alex Stepheson, a 6-foot-9 junior transfer who played his first two college seasons at North Carolina, will become a Trojan and seek a waiver to gain immediate eligibility. Diane Stepheson said her son would try to obtain a waiver because his father suffers from an undisclosed illness that prompted the move to be closer to the family's Southern California home. NCAA transfer rules typically force transfers to sit out one year. The power forward, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, also considered UCLA, Arizona State, California and Stanford, his mother said. He had been recruited by the Bruins before picking North Carolina out of North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake High.
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Cant fault the guy for wanting to be closer to his ailing father.
BUCKGUY
Marshville , NC
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We'll miss him, he was a great contribution to the tarheel basketball team and community. I'm sure he will do well pver at USC. I admire him for doing what's right in this situation.
unctarheels#1
Chapel Hill , NC
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Good luck and Godspeed Alex!
ATLfan7
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Hopefully the NCAA sees it the same way we do for this kid. Don't be surprised if he gets hosed by the NCAA though.
AFScott
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Hadnt thought of that AF hopefully they let him go with no BS
BUCKGUY
Marshville , NC
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I doubt they will help the guy out!!! I hope is a great player for the trojans. And they wonder why kids want to skip college all togethor!!!
scottc1010
Alamogordo, NM
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man..what is a kid to do?...family comes first....the NCAA should do the right thing here.
Buck Bone
Los Angeles , CA
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I admire the kids maturity and his desire to do the right thing. I do believe that the NCAA will deny him. Sometimes common sense isn't so common.
arodsbanker
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Looks like keeping your grades up at USC is easier than at UNC!
Circus Maximus
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right - just ask J.R. Reid
duany
Chicago , IL
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Hopefully he can be allowed to play this season because of the family illness.
dallascowboysusctroj…
Walnut , CA
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I believe the NCAA will allow him to transfer due to them already doing this. Tyler Smith was allowed to transfer from Iowa to Tennessee last year because his father was very ill. So they have already set a standard for this type of a reason.
dachosenone
Camby , IN
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Welcome Alex, Fight On!
MARINsur4
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Welcome Alex, Fight On!
MARINsur4
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He'll take the spot left open by Davon Jefferson.
What a difference a year makes?
One year ago, Davon Jefferson could and should have stayed at USC.
And now, he will most likely play in the D-League for the Los Angeles D-Fenders
Eric
www.formertrojans.com
NiGhTw1nGn
Santa Barbara , CA
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Alex, good luck with your career and good on you for doing the right thing. As a Heels fan, I will miss him, but best of wishes.
Redwing19: retired
Halifax, NS
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They better let him play. That would be a travesty for someone as thoughtful as him to get hosed by the National Socialist Collegic Athletic Association.
Colts Homer
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I hate to hear that his father is not doing well; hopefully the trnasfer to USC will be of great benefit to his family.
Jabril1217
Tucker , GA
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