Did Isaiah Mobley just tip his hand for next season?
The USC mens basketball team made an improbable Elite Eight run in the NCAA Tournament and brought life back to the program and the school. Evan Mobley is headed to the NBA draft and is slotted by some as the top overall selection. His brother, Isaiah Mobley, has left his decision up in the air. Well, up in the air until possibly over this past weekend, when he was seen in a picture with a few other Trojans. Hangin at Coachs house on a  Saturday! pic.twitter.com/VhJPEWm5cd  USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) June 6, 2021  Boubacar Coulibaly, Max Agbonkpolo, Ethan Anderson, and Chevez Goodwin were seen with Mobley, and its somewhat telling that he is still hanging around these guys. Evans brother decided to test the NBA draft waters and has always been assumed to be returning back to Southern California, where his presumed role would increase greatly with the departure of his brother. Make no mistake, Isaiah Mobley can play, and he had a terrific NCAA Tournament, catching the eyes of scouts everywhere. In a 34-point drubbing against the Kansas Jayhawks, he put up 17 points with eight boards and four dimes while showing off his long-range shot. He was marvelous against Kansas and put up 14 points and six boards in the first half alone. He then followed that up with another impressive outing in a win against the Oregon Ducks in which he dropped 13 points and six rebounds. In the Trojans final game of the season, a loss to Gonzaga, Mobley chipped in 19 points on 7-11 shooting from the field and seven rebounds to cap a four-game streak of double-digit points in the tourney. He can flat-out play, and the Mobley brothers imposed their will on opposing teams all season long. However, one more year for Isaiah will likely enable him to polish his skills to the extent that he could be a lottery pick in the 2022 NBA draft. This would also mean that USC would be a consensus Top 25 team to start the season. While this photo could be nothing at all, it definitely could signal that Isaiah Mobley is returning to USC in the fall which is certainly not what other Pac-12 teams want to see.