2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eric Musselman (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Will Conroy (1st season) Todd Lee (1st season) Michael Musselman (1st season) Quincy Pondexter (1st season) Anthony Ruta (1st season)
Home arena	Galen Center (Capacity: 10,258)

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Wisconsin	0	–	0		–			6	–	0		1.000
Oregon	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
Penn State	0	–	0		–			5	–	0		1.000
No. 16 Indiana	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
No. 24 Rutgers	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
Iowa	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Northwestern	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
UCLA	0	–	0		–			5	–	1		.833
Maryland	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Michigan	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Michigan State	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Minnesota	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Nebraska	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Ohio State	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
No. 6 Purdue	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
USC	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
Washington	0	–	0		–			4	–	1		.800
No. 25 Illinois	0	–	0		–			3	–	1		.750
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team represents the University of Southern California during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans are led by first-year head coach Eric Musselman and play their home games at the Galen Center for the 18th season in Los Angeles, California as first year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2023–24 season 15–18, 8–12 in Pac-12 Play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Washington in the first round before losing to Arizona.

On April 1, 2024, head coach Andy Enfield left the school to become the head coach at SMU. On April 5, the school named Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman the team's new head coach.

The season marked the team's last season as members of the Pac-12 Conference before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kobe Johnson	0	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred to UCLA
Isaiah Collier	1	G	6'5"	210	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 29th overall by Utah Jazz
Vincent Iwuchukwu	3	F	7'1"	240	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Transferred to St. John's
Oziyah Sellers	4	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Hayward, CA	Transferred to Stanford
Boogie Ellis	5	G	6'3"	190	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Sacramento Kings
Bronny James	6	G	6'4"	210	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 55th overall by Los Angeles Lakers
DJ Rodman	10	F	6'6"	225	GS Senior	Newport Beach, CA	Graduated
Brandon Gardner	13	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Waynesboro, GA	Transferred to Arizona State
Zach Brooker	15	G	6'0"	160	Senior	Calabasas, CA	Walk-on; graduate transferred
Arrinten Page	22	F	6'11"	245	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Cincinnati
Joshua Morgan	24	F	6'11"	225	Senior	Sacramento, CA	Graduated
Kijani Wright	33	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Vanderbilt

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Saint Thomas	0	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Omaha, NE	Northern Colorado
Desmond Claude	1	G	6'6"	203	Junior	New Haven, CT	Xavier
Matt Knowling	3	F	6'6"	200	GS Senior	Ellington, CT	Yale
Bryce Pope	4	G	6'3"	185	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	UC San Diego
Terrance Williams II	5	F	6'7"	225	GS Senior	Clinton, MD	Michigan
Wesley Yates III	6	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Beaumont, TX	Washington
Chibuzo Agbo	7	G	6'7"	226	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	Boise State
Kevin Patton Jr.	8	G	6'8"	197	Sophomore	Temecula, CA	San Diego
Rashaun Agee	12	F	6'8"	225	GS Senior	Chicago, IL	Bowling Green
Clark Slajchert	32	G	6'1"	170	GS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Penn
Josh Cohen	33	F	6'10"	220	GS Senior	Lincroft, NJ	UMass

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Shelley #4 SF	Frisco, TX	Link Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 26, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Isaiah Elohim #8 SF	Northridge, CA	Sierra Canyon High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 22, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "USC 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 USC Trojans Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Saint Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Millard North Northern Colorado Omaha, NE G 1 Desmond Claude 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Putnam Science Academy Xavier New Haven, CT G/F 2 Isaiah Elohim 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon North Hills, CA F 3 Matt Knowling 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS East Catholic Yale Manchester, CT G 4 Bryce Pope 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Torrey Pines UC San Diego San Diego, CA F 5 Terrance Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Gonzaga College Michigan Washington, D.C. G 6 Wesley Yates 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Beaumont United Washington Beaumont, TX G 7 Chibuzo Agbo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) GS St. Augustine Boise State San Diego, California G 8 Kevin Patton Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Rancho Christian School San Diego Temecula, CA F 9 Jalen Shelley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Link Academy Little Elm, TX F 12 Rashaun Agee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Bogan Bowling Green Chicago, IL G 13 Kallai Patton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr Rancho Christian School Murrieta, CA G/F 14 Avand Dorian (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr AGBU MDS Los Angeles, CA G 21 Jonah Goorin (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sacred Heart Cathedral San Francisco, CA G 24 JD Plough (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Peninsula Los Angeles Harbor College Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA F 30 Harrison Hornery 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mater Dei Toowoomba, Australia G 32 Clark Slajchert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Oak Park Penn Los Angeles, CA F 33 Josh Cohen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Christian Brothers Academy UMass Lincroft, NJ	Head coach Eric Musselman (San Diego) Assistant coach(es) Will Conroy (Washington) Todd Lee (South Dakota) Michael Musselman (San Diego) Quincy Pondexter (Washington) Anthony Ruta (Arizona State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		UTSA Trojan Tipoff Event	W 84–63		21 – Saint Thomas	6 – Saint Thomas	5 – Desmond Claude	Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
October 26th, 2024* 5:00 p.m., B1G+		vs. No. 6 Gonzaga Charity Game to support Eisenhower Health	W 96–93		20 – Terrance Williams II	7 – Chibuzo Agbo	5 – Tied	Acrisure Arena (2,190) Palm Desert, California
Regular season
November 4th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN		Chattanooga	W 77–51	1–0	14 – Chibuzo Agbo	5 – Saint Thomas	4 – Tied	Galen Center (3,294) Los Angeles, California
November 7th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Idaho State	W 75–69	2–0	19 – Josh Cohen	7 – Saint Thomas	9 – Saint Thomas	Galen Center (3,731) Los Angeles, California
November 13th, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN		UT Arlington	W 98-95	3-0	26 – Desmond Claude	7 – Saint Thomas	8 – Desmond Claude	Galen Center (2,519) Los Angeles, California
November 17th, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN		California	L 66-71	3-1	20 – Desmond Claude	4 – Desmond Claude	3 – Desmond Claude	Galen Center (5,466) Los Angeles, California
November 20th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock		San José State	W 82-68	4-1	20 – Tied	8 – Matt Knowing	9 – Saint Thomas	Galen Center (3,186) Los Angeles, California
November 24th, 2024* 4:00 p.m., B1G+		Grambling State Acrisure Classic Campus Site Game						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
November 28th, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TruTV/Max		vs. Saint Mary's Acrisure Classic Semifinals						Acrisure Arena  Palm Desert, California
November 29th, 2024* 6:30 or 9:00 p.m., TruTV/Max		vs. Arizona State or New Mexico Acrisure Classic Consolation or Championship Game						Acrisure Arena  Palm Desert, California
December 4th, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN		Oregon						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
December 7th, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN		at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, Washington
December 15th, 2024* 5:00 p.m., B1G+		Montana State						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
December 18th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN		Cal State Northridge						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
December 22nd, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN		Southern						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
January 4th, 2025 5:00 p.m., FOX		Michigan						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
January 8th, 2025 4:00 p.m., BTN		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
January 11th, 2025 9:00 a.m., BTN		at Illinois						State Farm Center  Champaign, Illinois
January 14th, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1		at Iowa						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
January 18th, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		Wisconsin						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
January 22nd, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, Nebraska
January 27th, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1		UCLA Rivalry						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
February 1st, 2025 1:30 p.m., Peacock		Michigan State						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
February 4th, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		at Northwestern						Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
February 7th, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1		at Purdue						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, Indiana
February 11th, 2025 6;00 p.m., BTN		Penn State						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
February 15th, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN		Minnesota						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
February 20th, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1		at Maryland						Xfinity Center  College Park, Maryland
February 23rd, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1		at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, New Jersey
February 26th, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN		Ohio State						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
March 1st, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, Oregon
March 5th, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN		Washington Senior Night						Galen Center  Los Angeles, California
March 8th, 2025 3:00 or 5:00 p.m., FOX or FS1		at UCLA Rivalry						Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025 --:-- p.m.		vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

Source:

vs. UTSA (Exhibition)

BTN+

October 15th, 2024 7:00 p.m. PST

Recap

UTSA Roadrunners 63, USC Trojans 84
Scoring by half: 32-35, 31-49
Pts: Primo Spears - 14 Rebs: Mo Njie - 6 Asts: Marcus Millender - 4		Pts: Saint Thomas - 21 Rebs: Saint Thomas - 6 Asts: Desmond Claude - 5

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Referees: Mchael Reed, Michael Irving, Janetta Graham

No. 6 Gonzaga (Exhibition)

BTN+

October 15th, 2024 5:00 p.m. PST

Recap

No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs 93, USC Trojans 96
Scoring by half: 37-39, 59-54
Pts: Khalif Battle - 20 Rebs: Michael Ajayi - 6 Asts: Ryan Nembhard - 8		Pts: Terrance Williams II - 20 Rebs: Chibuzo Agbo - 7 Asts: Tied - 5

Acrisure Arena • Palm Desert, California Attendance: 2,190

vs. Chattanooga

BTN

November 4th, 2024 7:00 p.m. PST

Recap

Chattanooga Mocs 51, USC Trojans' 77
Scoring by half: 22--32, 29-45
Pts: Chibuzo Agbo - 14 Rebs: Saint Thomas - 5 Asts: Tied - 4		Pts: Honor Huff - 17 Rebs: Tied - 5 Asts: Garrison Keeslar - 4

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: 3,294 Referees: Randy Richardson, Deldre Carr, Scott Arbogast

vs. Idaho State

BTN+

November 7th, 2024 7:00 p.m. PST

Recap

Idaho State Bengals 69, USC Trojans 75
Scoring by half: 35-38, 34-37
Pts: Dyland Darling - 22 Rebs: Evan Otten - 10 Asts: Dylan Darling - 7		Pts: Josh Cohen - 19 Rebs: Saint Thomas - 7 Asts: Saint Thomas - 9

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: Paul Scelz, Keith Kimble, Bianca Burns Referees: 3,731

vs. UT Arlington

BTN

November 13th, 2024 8:00 p.m. PST

Recap

UT Arlington Mavericks 95, USC Trojans 98
Scoring by half: 42-51, 53-47
Pts: Jaden Wells - 27 Rebs: Darius Burford - 7 Asts: Kade Douglas - 8		Pts: Desmond Claude - 26 Rebs: Saint Thomas - 7 Asts: Desmond Claude - 8

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: 2,519 Referees: Daniel Nguyen, D.J. Garstensen, Jeffrey Anderson

vs. California

BTN

November 17th, 2024 6:30 p.m. PST

Recap

California Golden Bears 71, USC Trojans 66
Scoring by half: 42-43, 29-23
Pts: Andrej Stojakovic - 20 Rebs: Tied - 7 Asts: Tied - 2		Pts: Desmond Claude - 20 Rebs: Matt Knowling - 6 Asts: Desmond Claude- 3

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: 5,466 Referees: Kevin Brill, Earl Walton, Verne Harris

vs. San José State

Peacock

November 20th, 2024 7:00 p.m. PST

Recap

San José State Spartans 68, USC Trojans 82
Scoring by half: 35-42, 33-40
Pts: Josh Uduji - 25 Rebs: Robert Vaihola - 9 Asts: Robert Vaihola - 5		Pts: Tied - 20 Rebs: Matt Knowling - 8 Asts: Saint Thomas - 9

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: 3,186 Referees: Ian Caldwell, Jason Phillips, Brian Borsey

vs. Grambling State (Acrisure Classic Campus Site Game)

BTN+

November 24th, 2024 4:00 p.m. PST

Grambling State Tigers vs. USC Trojans

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—-		—-	—-
Coaches	—-		—-	—-

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

See also

• 2024-25 USC Trojans women's basketball team