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KJ Lewis' impact for USC men's hoops will go deeper than his talent
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While getting highly-ranked high schoolers is important in college sports, there is still nothing better than adding experience to a team. The Indiana Hoosiers won the title in college football with the most experience on their roster. Although Michigan formed a completely different starting five this season, without any connection to each other, four of their starting players had experience at other programs. Yaxel Lendeborg was a senior, and Aday Mara was a junior. The USC Trojans had that in mind with their recent transfer addition.
Adding 26-year-old senior Chad Baker Mazara, before the blowup at the end, looked like a great move as he was the Trojans' most reliable guy. He had a Final Four experience with Auburn. The Trojans' newest addition, KJ Lewis, last season played 28 games with Georgetown.
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KJ Lewis started off his career with the Arizona Wildcats. His freshman season at Arizona made the Sweet Sixteen, and he was a key contributor as he earned PAC-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention. The next season, he averaged nearly 11 points per game, and Arizona won the Big 12 championship and made it to the Sweet 16 again. That is valuable experience, and every team trying to turn things around needs a player like this.
The Trojans will be welcoming in some exciting young freshmen, such as Adonis Ratliff, Darius Ratliff, and Christian Collins. It will be very necessary for a player like KJ Lewis to take those guys under his wing and be a leader of this team. Not only will KJ Lewis be a big addition to the Trojans with what he can do on the court talent-wise, but his experience should take the Trojans a long way.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: USC men's basketball uses a winning strategy in college sports
