January 5, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Southern California Trojans Byron Wesley (22) moves to the basket against the UCLA Bruins during the first half at Pauley Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
News of Byron Wesley‘s transfer surprised the USC twitterverse Wednesday afternoon, as the Trojans lost their leading scorer and rebounder of the 2013-14 season.
Wesley will graduate in May, then transfer to the school of his choice, leaving Andy Enfield, the unenviable task of replacing arguably his best returning player.
Here’s a round up of all the best twitter action:
Jacob Freedman of Neon Tommy and Galen Central gave the proverbial defeated shoulder shrug.
Max Meyer, also of Neon Tommy, on the other hand, was shocked and concerned.
USC basketball’s official account gave us Andy Enfield’s comments on the transfer.
Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports began the speculation about Wesley’s stock in the summer transfer market.
Galen Central, meanwhile, speculated about potential replacement’s for Wesley’s scoring threat.
Former Trojan Eric Wise, who transferred from UC Irvine to join USC in 2011, also weighed in.