"Alijah Arenas next": Hoops fans root for Gilbert Arenas' son to join LeBron James' son Bryce James following commitment to Arizona

By Oluwajoba

Modified Jan 02, 2025 18:10 GMT

Day two CIF State basketball championship games at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. - Source: Getty

Several fans urged Gilbert Arenas’ son Alijah Arenas to team up with Lebron James’ son Bryce James after the latter announced his college decision. Bryce ended weeks of speculation about his future by announcing his commitment to Arizona for college basketball.

The Sierra Canyon shooting guard made this announcement on his Instagram page on New Year’s Day. Following Bryce’s announcement, fans could not help but think about the prospect of Arenas teaming up with Lebron’s son, sharing their excitement in the comment section of Bleacher Report’s Instagram post.

“Between Him, Kiyan, AJ and Alijah…we got some good college ball ahead of us, a fan said.

Fans want Alijah Arenas to join Bryce James at Arizona (bleacherreport/IG)

“Him and Gilbert Arenas son finna go ham 🏀,” another fan said.

“Naw they just need Gilbert Arenas son,” a fan also said.

“Bryce Kiyan, Alijah Aj Dybantsa, and Andrej Stojacovick are the future ngl,” another fan said.

“Alijah next to commit,” a fan said.

“Alijah Arenas next,” another fan echoed the same comment.

Alijah Arenas' reclassification boosts Arizona's chances

Despite fans urging Alijah Arenas to join Bryce in Arizona, Gilbert Arenas' son has yet to commit. The Wildcats are among the teams interested in his services along with Washington State, Fresno State, UTEP and UCLA.

As per on3, UCLA is the favorite to sign the Chatsworth star, with the Bruins given a 34.4% chance of signing him. But there is a growing feeling that he will commit to Arizona, following in his father’s footsteps.

Arenas’ father, Gilbert, played for the Wildcats between 1999-01 before making the jump to the NBA. With his father heavily involved in his career, Arenas could also decide to commit to the Wild Cats.

Should Arenas select Arizona, he will join Bryce and fellow top 25 talent Dwayne Aristode, who committed to the Wildcats in October and signed during the early signing period. He might possibly team up with Koa Peat, the No. 8 overall recruit in the 2025 class, who is also a Wildcat.

Arenas was initially the No. 4 overall prospect in the Class of 2026. However, his father announced that he had been reclassified to the class of 2025, jumping to the No. 15 overall prospect in the class as per ESPN rankings.

Edited by Krutik Jain