USC: OJ Mayo and Lil Romeo?

[Magneto]

Last year Tim Floyd made headlines when he signed O.J. Mayo, the top player in the nation. This time around the USC coach has a commitment from one of the top rappers in the country.

This isn't a joke, either.
Percy "Romeo" Miller is putting his career on hold for a while.


Romeo's father, Master P, tried out for the Toronto Raptors in 1999. (Harry How / Getty Images)

The 6-foot music star/actor and son of Master P was one of three players that committed to Floyd and the Trojans on Friday. Demar Derozan and Angelo Johnson, a pair of Scout.com's Top 100 players in the Class of 2008, joined Miller in giving a pledge to USC.

Miller averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game at Beverly Hills High as a junior this past season and more than held his own last summer at the ABCD Camp in New Jersey.

"He's got a lot to prove because of his name," said Derozan, who will join his best friend at USC after he finished his high school career at Compton Dominguez (Calif.) High. "He's no gimmick. He can play and is going to be one of the top point guards in the 2008 class."

Miller, 17, took the trip to USC on Friday along with his summer teammate, athletic wing Derozan, and the pair both told Floyd and his staff that they will be coming after they graduate.

"It's great for him," said Master P, who coaches his son and Derozan on the P. Miller Ballers in the spring and summer. "USC is a great school and I felt like he made a great decision."

The younger Miller will focus solely on school and basketball for the next few years, according to Master P.

"He can be polishing up his film career at USC," Master P said. "When he's finished after four years at 21 or 22 years old, he'll hopefully be able to take either basketball to the next level or Hollywood to the next level."

"This is what it's all about," he added. "I'm just glad he has the opportunity to do both."

The 6-foot-6, 215-pound Derozan is one of the best players on the west coast and ranks 46th nationally in Scout.com's rankings of the top junior players in the country.

"It's a good program, a building program and it's been a school I've loved for a while," Derozan said. "They've been interested in me for a while."

Floyd has also received a commitment from Johnson (Scout.com, No. 85), a 5-foot-11 Minnesota native who spent this past season at Stoneridge Prep (Calif.). According to sources, there's a chance that Johnson could become eligible to play next season.

Jeff Goodman is a senior college basketball

[HomeSkillet]

Yeah I read an article about romeo in Slam a few months back, kid can straight play from what I was reading.

Who knew.

[Nowell's Soul]

Wow, born in 1989? I still thought he was like, 12 years old.

[Gregg Popabitch1]

Yeah I read an article about romeo in Slam a few months back, kid can straight play from what I was reading.

Who knew.

Master P was all city when he was in high school.

[shopvack]

i didn't realize he was ever one of the nation's top rappers.

[DredScott]

package deal for tim floyd.

he takes lil romeo and he gets demar derozan.

[FAZER]

So is he majoring in film then? I'm sure hes not getting a full ride since he's rich, but shit, to play basketball and study film at USC, sounds dope to me.

[djm13]

So is he majoring in film then? I'm sure hes getting a full ride since he's rich, but shit, to play basketball and study film at USC, sounds dope to me.

[Move Free]

percy played for the raptors in the pre-season in 2002 and almost made the team.

[still illiterate]

percy played for the raptors in the pre-season in 2002 and almost made the team.

haha. I remember him celebrating like an idiot after hitting a free throw.