Gilbert Arenas’ ex Laura Govan reacts to son Alijah Arenas being named Chatsworth Varsity Basketball 2025 Most Valuable Player 

Laura Govan, mother of USC Trojans commit Alijah Arenas and former wife of three-time NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, often posts pictures and videos of Alijah's basketball highlights and achievements on Instagram. On Thursday, the reality TV personality shared about an honor her son won.

After concluding an impressive senior year at Chatsworth, the 6-foot-5 shooting guard was awarded the Chatsworth Varsity Basketball 2025 Most Valuable Player. Govan posted the MVP trophy in her story.

"Congratulations, Papa," Govan tagged Alijah Arenas and captioned the story.

Laura Govan reacts to son Alijah Arenas named Chatsworth Varsity Basketball 2025 Most Valuable Player (Image: Laura Govan)

Arenas, who reclassified from the Class of 2026 to 2025, maintained his five-star status and held offers from 20 programs, including the Washington State Cougars, Butler Bulldogs, Kansas Jayhawks, UCLA Bruins and Arizona Wildcats, among others, before committing to USC on Jan. 30.

Arenas played 97 games for the Chancellors over three seasons, according to MaxPreps. He averaged 30.9 points, 2.8 assists, 7.8 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks per game. In 35 matchups this season, Arenas averaged 29.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.3 assists per game, 1.9 steals and 0.6 blocks per contest.

While he scored 30.3 points, grabbed 9.0 rebounds, handed out 2.0 assists, stole the ball 1.4 times and had 1.6 blocks per game in his rookie season, his greatest season came in his sophomore year when he averaged 33.0 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks.

Arenas finished his high school career after leading the Chancellors to a 26-9 overall and a 9-1 record in the California Los Angeles City Section West Valley Basketball League, where they sit above Cleveland, Granada Hills Charter and Birmingham.

Furthermore, they also won the Regional Finals in the 2025 CIF State Boys Basketball Championships.

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Alijah Arenas lit up the McDonald's All-American Game

Alijah Arenas was accompanied by the No. 1 recruit and the BYU signee AJ Dybantsa and Kansas Jayhawks signee Darryn Peterson as they led the West team to a 105-92 victory at the McDonald's All-American Game in Brooklyn.

Arenas finished the game as the third-highest scorer on his team with 11 points. He shot 4-of-9 from the field, including 2-of-4 from beyond the arc and 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.

Arenas will be joined by Elzie Harrington and Jerry Easter at the Trojans next season.