Lindsay Gottlieb has completed it once more.
For the third time in 4 years, the USC coach has landed the No. 1 ranked ladies’s basketball recruit within the nation. In 2023, she signed JuJu Watkins — now the reigning nationwide participant of the yr. This season, she’s bringing in prime 2025 recruit Jazzy Davidson. And in 2026, one other extraordinarily proficient participant is ready to reach in Los Angeles to swimsuit up for the Trojans.
On Friday afternoon, No. 1 2026 recruit Saniyah Corridor introduced that she had dedicated to USC.
Corridor made the announcement on ESPN’s NBA Right now, unbuckling a Jordan Model jacket she was carrying to disclose the USC emblem.
In a video posted to her Instagram account, Corridor says, “My journey has led me to USC. It felt like household as quickly as I stepped on campus. I’m excited to be right here, and that is residence. Let’s get to work. Battle on.”
On ESPN, Corridor added: “Going (to USC), it felt like residence. I liked all of my future teammates. The ladies there are simply so enjoyable to be round. After which positively Lindsay — she’s positively there to assist me and I’ve constructed a relationship together with her. She’s an ideal coach.”
Corridor confirmed off her expertise with the U.S. Nationwide Staff earlier this month, main the People to the gold medal of the FIBA U19 World Cup. Corridor, a 6-foot-1 guard from Ohio, was named MVP of the event. She began all seven video games within the Czech Republic, averaging a Staff USA U19 file 19.9 factors per recreation. She additionally posted 6.4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and a couple of.9 steals per recreation because the People went 7-0.
Lots of the prime applications within the nation had been vying for Corridor’s companies. She visited South Carolina and North Carolina in Might and earlier than that had visited UCLA and Ohio State. Corridor additionally held affords from UConn, LSU, Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland and TCU.
After beginning her highschool profession regionally on the Laurel Faculty in Ohio, Corridor performed for the basketball manufacturing unit Montverde Academy in Florida final season, which lately has produced the likes of Jaloni Cambridge, Mjracle Sheppard and Janiah Barker. She averaged 20.3 factors per recreation at Montverde.
This season, Corridor will play for the SPIRE Academy in Ohio, one other hoops powerhouse.
Corridor’s dedication ensures that the Trojans are going to be must-watch for years to return — particularly within the 2026-27 season, when Corridor shares the court docket with Davidson, Watkins and Kennedy Smith, who was the No. 6 ranked recruit in 2024. With at the least 4 five-star recruits within the rotation within the 2026-27 season, the Trojans can be considered as reliable contenders for the nationwide championship.
