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Former Duke guard Derryck Thornton Jr. will transfer to USC.
Thornton, who played one season at Duke, will have to sit out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA transfer rules, but will have three years of eligibility remaining starting in 2017-18.
“He really got along with (associate head coach) Tony Bland, (head coach Andy) Enfield and the whole staff,” Derryck Thornton, Sr. told Scout.com “He liked all four staffs but it was really the trust level at USC with Bland and the staff and the comfort of being home.”
While at Duke last season Thornton, 6-foot-2, played in all 36 games and started in 20 contests. He averaged 7.1 points and 2.8 assists per game.
Thornton Jr. reportedly had his list of schools narrowed down to USC and Kansas.
