Bryce James is officially a Wildcat.

LeBron's middle child has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of Arizona , making him the family's second Division I basketball star behind his older brother and former USC guard, Bronny.

'What's going on Wildcat nation, can't wait to get there and start working,' Bryce said in a video posted on social media.

A three-star recruit, Bryce was not a McDonald's All-American, as LeBron and Bronny were before him. However, he was the country's 257th-ranked player and 45th-overall shooting guard, according to 247Sports' Composite rankings.

The 6-foot-5 Bryce was a major contributor for a Sierra Canyon team that finished 27-7 and won California state title. Bryce had three points, five rebounds and a pair of assists in the final game.

He reportedly had offers from Ohio State and Duquesne, where his father's former high school teammate Dru Joyce III is currently coaching.

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In addition to Bryce, two five-star prospects have signed with the Wildcats: Koa Peat and Brayden Burries.

Arizona reached the Sweet 16 under coach Tommy Lloyd in 2024-25 and will be returning top guard Jaden Bradley. A perennial contender in the Pac-12 and now the Big 12, Arizona has four Final Four appearances and one national championship under former head coach Lute Olson.

It remains unclear if Bryce has NBA potential, which remains a debate about his brother Bronny.

After an unremarkable single season at USC, Bronny was drafted in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft and given a four-year, fully guaranteed contract that critics felt had more to do with pleasing his father than adding a promising, young guard.

Since he and his dad became the first father-son duo in NBA history to share the court, as they did in the season opener, the 6-foot-3 Bronny has primarily played in the G League, where he's quietly made significant strides and is now averaging 21.9 points and 5.5 assists per game.

But despite his improvements on the court, Bronny is has continued to be criticized as a 'nepo baby,' whose NBA career was handed to him on a platter. And LeBron, too, has taken criticism over the perception he's pushed Bronny into the spotlight.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith publicly commented on Bronny and the 'position he was put in by his dad' leading to a courtside confrontation between the sports pundit and four-time NBA MVP at a Lakers game earlier this month.

'My first thought about everything is I always try to just let it go through one ear and out the other, put my head down and come to work and be positive every day,' James told The Athletic in a rare exclusive interview . 'But sometimes it just, it fuels me a little bit. I see everything that people are saying, and people think, like, I'm a f***ing robot, like I don't have any feelings or emotions.

'That's what [Lakers general manager] Rob [Pelinka] wants me to do as a young guy, coming in, playing in the G League, and learning from far on the bench watching the Lakers play.'

The results have been noticeable to anyone keep track of G League box scores.

Never known as a perimeter marksman at USC or in high school, Bronny's 3-point accuracy has crept up to a solid 38 percent this season, and he's made 81.5 percent of his free-throw attempts.

Unsurprisingly, Bryce has chosen to attend a Nike school, just as Bronny did with USC. LeBron is famously signed to a lifetime Nike deal reportedly valued at around $1 billion.

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