5-Star Recruit Beckham Black's Connection With USC's Eric Musselman

Jamie Shaw of Rivals caught up with Black after his Georgetown visit and where he stands in his recruitment with USC. 

“Coach Muss (Eric Musselman) coached my brother, so I’ve known him for a while now. To be honest the relationship is probably as strong as it could get with him and his coaching staff,” Black said. “Just because I’ve known them for five-plus years, or however long it’s been since my brother was in school.”

Beckham Black is the younger brother of current Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black. Anthony Black played for USC coach Eric Musselman back when Musselman was the coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. He was at Arkansas in 2022-23 and was selected No. 6 overall in the 2023 NBA Draft. 

For the Magic this season, Anthony Black has averaged 15.0 points, 3.7 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game. 

Beckham Black Player Profile

Beckham Black has a 6-3, 180 pound guard out of Orlando, Florida. He is rated as a five-star recruit and ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect in the 2027 class per 247Sports.

As a junior for Southeastern Prep, Black averaged 16.4 points, 9.6 assists, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.5 steals per game. 

USC’s Recent Recruiting 

The past two recruiting classes for USC appear to have the program heading in the right direction. USC landed the highly-touted five-star guard Alijah Arenas in the 2025 class.

Arenas missed most of the start of his freshman season in 2025-26, but ended up playing in 14 games. He averaged 14.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.1 assists. Arenas will be returning to USC for his sophomore season. The Trojans lost their final eight games of the season to finish with a record of 18-14, missing the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. 

The Trojans’ 2026 was even better than 2025. This class is headlined five-star small forward Christian Collins, four-star center Adonis Ratliff, and four-star center Darius Ratliff. Will this class be able to snap USC's tournament drought?

Eric Musselman will be entering year three with the Trojans in 2026-27. The Trojans have not made the NCAA Tournament since 2022-23, two years before Musselman was hired. In year one under Musselman in 2024-25, USC went 17-18 overall and 7-13 in Big Ten conference play.

In year two under Musselman, USC got off to a great start in non-conference play. USC won the 2025 Maui Invitational and looked poised to make the big dance. They faltered down the stretch in conference play and quickly went from the right side of the bubble to not even being considered come Selection Sunday. Musselman has a history of making the tournament and getitng the second weekend with the Nevada Wolfpack and Arkansas.

Will he be able to get USC there next season?