Seth Cohen never quite made it to Newport instead of his mom's mother getting sick the Nana got sick so he instead moved to New York. His dad still took in Ryan he was living the same life just in New York. But Seth didn't spend his childhood just in comics and winey music. He began to play basketball. He never really told anybody he really wanted to start his own comic book instead he became the captain of the basketball team. He went to NYC on a full ride basketball scholarship and majored in graphic design but instead of putting his degree to work he got drafted into the NBA to the L.A. Clippers. He was a quick success.
Summer Roberts grew up in Newport taking care of her best friend Marissa Cooper she dated Zach Stevens for most of high school it ended their senior year when he became jealous and unsupportive about her having the high SAT scores. She then got into UCLA and studied in fashion design. On the side she began acting and when that began to pick up much to her father's dismay she dropped out of college and pursues acting. Now the star of her own TV show and considered the hottest new actress she still keeps some of the same friends from Harbor and Brown.