{"id":29392,"date":"2026-05-02T04:50:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=29392"},"modified":"2026-05-02T04:50:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:50:26","slug":"arizonas-bryce-james-sends-message-after-former-teammate-bryce-cofields-transfer-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=29392","title":{"rendered":"Arizona&#8217;s Bryce James Sends Message After Former Teammate Bryce Cofield&#8217;s Transfer Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>Bryce James watched as Brayden Burries and the Arizona Wildcats fell short of national championship expectations during the 2025-26 college basketball season.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona finished the regular season 32-2 and 16-2 in <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/big-12\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Big 12;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Big 12&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Big 12<\/a> play to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. However, they fell to the eventual champion <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college\/michigan-wolverines\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Michigan Wolverines;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Michigan Wolverines&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Michigan Wolverines<\/a> in the Final Four.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The son of <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Lakers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/lebron-james\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:LeBron James;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;LeBron James&quot;}\" class=\"link \">LeBron James<\/a> did not see action during his freshman season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/47820210\/bryce-james-son-lakers-lebron-james-redshirt-freshman-season-arizona\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:electing to redshirt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;electing to redshirt&quot;}\" class=\"link \">electing to redshirt<\/a>. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd noted the decision \u201cwas just a long play, to give Bryce the most options in his career as it unfolds.\u201d While Lloyd has high hopes for the guard, one of James\u2019 former high school teammates has already made a change to his basketball future.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">Arizona Wildcats guard Bryce James (6).Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bryce Cofield, a 6-foot-6 freshman guard out of Sierra Canyon High School (Chatsworth, Calif.), was a three-star prospect in the recruiting class of 2025 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/bryce-cofield-46117607\/high-school-267899\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:247Sports composite;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;247Sports composite&quot;}\" class=\"link \">247Sports composite<\/a>. He was the 296th-best prospect in his class, the 58th-best small forward and the 26th-best from the state of California. Cofield spent his final two high school seasons playing alongside James.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Cofield spent his first college basketball season with the Cal State Fullerton Titans, who finished 18-16 and in third place in the Big West. Across his 34 games played, including 22 starts, Cofield averaged 10.1 points on 46.2% shooting, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. Following the 2025-26 season, Cofield entered his name into the college basketball transfer portal.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Cofield announced his commitment to Cal State Fullerton&#8217;s Big West rival, the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffe#committed,&#8221; Cofield wrote on Instagram with numerous photos of himself in Cal State Bakersfield gear.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>James took notice of his former high school teammate\u2019s transfer decision, showing support for Cofield by sharing the post on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_justbryce\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram story;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram story&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram story<\/a>, along with commenting, \u201cYeahhhhh.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\" \/>\n<p>Expected to return to Arizona for the 2026-27 season, James hopes to see action during his redshirt freshman year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dukes-caleb-foster-announces-return-212954960.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Duke's Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer React to Career Decision on Wednesday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Related&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: Duke&#8217;s Cameron Boozer, Cayden Boozer React to Career Decision on Wednesday<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college-basketball\/arizona-bryce-james-sends-message-after-transfer-portal-decision-on-wednesday\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Athlon Sports&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 29, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/college-basketball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:College Basketball;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;College Basketball&quot;}\" class=\"link \">College Basketball<\/a> section. 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