It appears that 6-10 forward Mamadou Diarra from Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley will probably need another year of school before meeting NCAA academic requirements.
USC’s aggresively recruited Diarra and is now weighing its options with one scholarship left. Diarra’s situation could conveniently open the door for controversial forward Davon Jefferson, who did not graduate from Lynwood last year and then left a prep school earlier this year. He’s currently taking online courses.
Jefferson committed to USC in February but at the time the Trojans did not officially offer a scholarship. USC is taking a wait-and-see attitude to see if Jefferson qualifies academically.