USC Basketball: Andy Enfield Explains How No. 1 Freshman Recruit Can Elevate Trojans

The team's new point guard can take it to the next level.

Even with Boogie Ellis surprisingly back in the saddle, your USC Trojans are set to look decidedly different heading into the 2023-24 season.

As of this writing, the team is adding five new players: freshman guards Isaiah Collier and Bronny James, first-year forwards Brandon Gardner and Arrinten Page, and forward transfer DJ Rodman out of Washington State. 

Although former Sierra Canyon School shooting guard Bronny James is by far the most famous incoming Trojan, he is not considered the best. That'd be point guard Isaiah Collier, the top high school player among his (and James') graduating class in the entire country.

On Tuesday, USC posted a fresh behind-the-scenes clip featuring summer workouts and interviews with key personnel. In it, 11th-year head coach Andy Enfield explained one element of Collier's game that he finds particularly intriguing.

If the point guard's job is to "paint the picture," Isaiah Collier is a true artist.

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"Isaiah Collier really pushes the pace on offense," Enfield said. "He's very fast with the ball in his hands. It's really important for transition offense because you can [only] play as fast as your lead guard."

"Point guard, you're the coach on the floor," Collier acknowledged. "You gotta be the leader."

The 6'4" freshman guard out of Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia looks NCAA-ready the school's spiffy practice footage. But we'll need to see how he performs without the advent of artful slow-motion shots and clever editing.