“I think I woke up with about 18 calls and texts,” Carter Bryant said, but one coach more than the others needed no introduction.
“I'm just blessed. I'm grateful for it,” Bryant said Friday, after playing in a Section 7 game at State Farm Stadium. “Because I'm the only ‘24 player that they offered. I'm grateful that coach Lloyd and his staff trusted me and gave me the opportunity to play for their program.” Later this month, Bryant said he’s planning to visit UCLA and USC and, if that wasn't enough of an indication he is considering other options, there's also the fact that he laughed off a suggestion on social media from former UA guard Dalen Terry to “just commit now” after Bryant posted news of his UA offer.But the mutual interest between Bryant and Arizona is no joke.
As a result, Carter kept an eye on the Wildcats' basketball players. He said he loved watching Aaron Gordon play for UA in 2013-14 and has watched Terry play since he was “seven, eight years old.”Bryant does have other family and geographic ties that could pull him in another direction, however. While one uncle played volleyball Pepperdine, another uncle played basketball at Missouri, while his father played basketball for Long Beach State.