Alijah Arenas
| Chatsworth Chancellors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 16, 2007 Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chatsworth (Los Angeles, California) |
| College | USC (commit) |
| Career highlights | |
Alijah Arenas (born March 16, 2007) is an American basketball player who currently attends Chatsworth High School in Los Angeles, California.
Early life and high school
[edit]Arenas was born in Oakland, California and grew up in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[1] He attends Chatsworth High School.[2] He averaged 33 points and 8.6 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[3] Arenas reclassified midway through his junior year from the class of 2026 to the class of 2025.[4] He was selected to play in the 2025 McDonald's All-American Boys Game.[5]
Arenas was rated a consensus five-star recruit in both the 2026 class and the 2025 class after his reclassification.[6][7] He committed to play college basketball at USC over offers from Arizona, Kansas, Kentucky, and Louisville.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Arenas is the son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas.[9]
On April 24, 2025, it was reported that Arenas was involved in a serious car crash and was hospitalized and placed into an induced coma.[10] According to a Los Angeles Fire Department public information officer, officials responded to a call at 4:55 a.m. after a Tesla Cybertruck crashed into a tree/fire hydrant with fire involved. The LAFD did not identify the person involved but said that the 18-year-old driver was out of the vehicle and that he was transported to the hospital in serious condition. Sources confirmed that Arenas was involved in the crash and told ESPN that initial tests showed he did not suffer broken bones.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Palmer, Chris (August 4, 2023). "The second act of Gilbert Arenas". Andscape. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Evans, Luca (January 30, 2025). "How USC landed Chatsworth 5-star guard Alijah Arenas". Pasadena Star-News. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Newman, Logan (March 16, 2024). "Gilbert Arenas on why he sent his son Alijah to public school: 'He can't take plays off'". USATODAYHSS.com. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (December 3, 2024). "Gilbert Arenas' son Alijah, top-5 recruit, reclassifying to '25". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Sawyer, Haley (January 27, 2025). "Harvard-Westlake's Nikolas Khamenia, Chatsworth's Alijah Arenas selected as McDonald's All-Americans". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Shaw, Jamie (April 21, 2024). "5-star SG Alijah Arenas talks UCLA and Arizona in his recruitment". On3.com. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Jenkins, Brandon (January 2, 2025). "Classic At Damien: Five-star guard Alijah Arenas on decision to reclassify, top schools". 247Sports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ "Five-star Chatsworth guard Alijah Arenas commits to USC". Los Angeles Times. January 30, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ "Freshman Alijah Arenas is playing at Chatsworth with father's blessing". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ "5-Star USC Commit Alijah Arenas In Coma After Serious Car Accident". Newsweek. Apr 24, 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
- ^ Charania, Shams (Apr 24, 2025). "USC recruit Alijah Arenas in induced coma after crash, per sources". ABC7. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
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