Desmond Allen Claude (born May 30, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the USC Trojans of the Big Ten Conference.

He initially attended Hillhouse High School before transferring to Putnam Science Academy for his senior season.

Claude was rated a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for Xavier over offers from Kansas and Louisville.

[2] He reaffirmed his commitment to Xavier after head coach Travis Steele who recruited Claude was fired.

[4] Claude was named to the Big East Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game.