D.J. Rodman will wear No. 10 this season for USC basketball, the old number of former Trojans' legend DeMar DeRozan
D.J. Rodman is the son of NBA Hall-of-Famer, Dennis Rodman. For that alone, he’ll have plenty of eyeballs on him this year with the USC Trojans. On Thursday afternoon, it was revealed by the Trojans’ basketball Twitter account that D.J. Rodman will be wearing the number of former USC basketball legend DeMar DeRozan, No. 10. DeRozan’s jersey hangs in the rafters of the Galen Center, but Rodman will be able to wear it since he got approval from the former Trojans’ legend.
Check out the tweet below.
Rodman transferred into USC from Washington State
The 6-foot-6, 215-pound small forward has spent the last four seasons at Washington State and will be a graduate transfer at USC. This past season, Rodman averaged 9.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. He also shot 41.3 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from three.
The USC Trojans, led by head coach Andy Enfield, finished the 2022-23 season second in the Pac-12 with an overall record of 22-11.
Rodman played at Junipero Serra Catholic High School where he was an unranked recruit in the 2019 cycle, according to On3’s Industry Rankings, a weighted average which utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. Rodman chose Washington State out of high school over programs like UC Riverside and Sacramento State.
DeRozan has established himself as one of the best players in the game
During his time in the NBA–DeRozan has established himself as one of the superstars of the league. He’s been named an All-Star six times already and even helped lead Team USA to a gold medal in Rio De Janeiro.
During DeRozan’s only year with USC–he poured in team-high 21 points in his first performance. He eventually went on to lead the Trojans to a 2009 Pac-10 Tournament crown and won Tournament MVP honors. He also landed on the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team.
DeRozan started all 35 games for USC, scoring in double figures 28 times and posting four double doubles.
The Compton, California native also guided the Trojans to the second round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament, where they were defeated by the Michigan State Spartans.
As a high school prospect, DeRozan was one of the most highly regarded prospects in the country. As a senior, he poured in 29.2 points per game and grabbed 7.9 rebounds per game. He was named to the 2008 McDonald’s All-American team and won the slam dunk contest at the event, too. DeRozan has been well-known as one of the game’s most electrifying dunkers throughout his career.
On3’s Joe Tipton also contributed to this article.