Former USC guard Tre White transferring to Louisville: What he brings to Cardinals

Former USC guard Tre White is transferring to Louisville, he announced on social media Saturday. Here’s what you need to know:

Straight to it 🎯❤️let’s workkkkk👹❤️ #Committed #fishfry
— Tre White- (@TreWhite19) May 7, 2023

The Athletic’s instant analysis:

Scouting report

White was a bit of a surprise portal entrant, as he was seen as a big piece of what could be a terrific USC team next season led by incoming freshman point guard Isaiah Collier and returning combo scoring guard Boogie Ellis. Bronny James also committed to the Trojans on Saturday.

A former top-50, four-star recruit who was seen as a sneaky potential one-and-done player entering the year if things really broke right, White was the upside swing that had potential to elevate the Trojans to different heights. A 6-foot-7 wing with real athleticism and scoring ability, White had a good year. He was an All-Freshman pick in the Pac-12 who averaged nine points, five rebounds and shot 47 percent from the field.

He’s physical as a driver and versatile in how you can use him across the two through four positions. Defensively, White was really good for a freshman and gave the team real size and athleticism on the wing to place next to another stout defender in Kobe Johnson, a solid scoring wing in Reese Dixon-Waters, and older 6-foot-8 scoring wing Drew Peterson. White was the one that could tie it all together at times, though. A two-way player with legitimate NBA upside whom scouts believe has a real shot to elevate into being a real prospect as soon as next season.

It’s kind of hard to overestimate how important this loss is for the Trojans. He’s the kind of versatile player whom teams hunt across the country to try to find, and one that I don’t think gets to his fourth year in college before turning pro. — Moore and Vecenie