Former USC point guard Rodrick Stewart, whose release from the school was announced last Friday, has made known a wish list of schools to which he'd consider transferring.
Among the sophomore's choices: Kansas, Gonzaga, North Carolina, Nevada Las Vegas, Washington and Arizona.
Schools that have expressed interest in Stewart, however, are from the mid-major Mid-American Conference.
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USC announced a two-player early signing period class Thursday of Sead Odzic, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound shooting guard from Niles West High in Skokie, Ill., who averaged 19 points as a junior and shot 48% from three-point territory, and Michael Freeman, a 6-8, 210-pound power forward from Hayfield High in Alexandria, Va., who averaged 17 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three blocks as a junior.
The Trojans also have received oral commitments from Julius Lamptey, a 7-foot center from Garden City (Kan.) Community College, and Theo White, a 6-6 forward from Tyler (Texas) Junior College, though they are expected to sign in the spring.
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The Trojans play host tonight to The Master's College at 7 in the Lyon Center in their final exhibition.
Senior forward Gregg Guenther missed a practice this week with a sore back but should be ready to play. Injured junior guard Dwayne Shackleford (knee) will be the lone Trojan to not suit up.
-- Paul Gutierrez
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The UCLA Bruins were sloppy and sluggish but did win their second -- and final -- exhibition game, 80-48, over Monterrey Tech of Mexico in front of 5,114 at Pauley Pavilion.
Bruin Coach Ben Howland had stressed getting the ball inside, but center 7-foot center Michael Fey and 7-foot forward Ryan Hollins struggled. Fey scored nine points and missed six of his eight shots from the field and four of his nine free throws. Hollins didn't take a shot in 14 minutes, made one of two free throws and had six rebounds.
"Ryan has a long way to go," Howland said of the junior who had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee last July. "Fey was a little under the weather, was taking cold medication. But seven rebounds in 19 minutes, fouled out again, he's hurrying too much sometimes."
Still, there was the highlight dunk by 17-year-old freshman Jordan Farmar to cheer as well as the increasingly confident shooting and ball handling of the other freshman guard, Arron Afflalo, to feel good about. And the quick release and sharp shooting of Brian Morrison.
