Top-50 junior Elzie Harrington flips to USC from Harvard

By ADAM ZAGORIA

Elzie Harrington, a top-50 player in the class of 2025, has flipped to USC from Harvard.

The 6-foot-5 shooting guard out of St. John Bosco (CA) initially committed to Tommy Amaker and the Crimson last June, but has now had a change of heart and pledged to Eric Musselman and USC.

“Musselman is great at coaching and developing big guards,” Harrington told On3.com. “I think he’ll challenge and get the best out of me everyday and that’s something that is really important.”

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He had been Harvard’s highest ranked recruit of all time, according to 247Sports rankings.

Harrington iniitally chose the Crimson over offers from USC, UCLA, and Arizona State.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.