2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Galen Center (Capacity: 10,258) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented 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
[edit]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.[1] On April 5, the school named Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman the team's new head coach.[2]
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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 4, 2024* TBA |
Chattanooga | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 7, 2024* TBA |
Idaho State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 13, 2024* TBA |
UT Arlington | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 17, 2024* TBA |
California | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 20, 2024* TBA |
San Jose State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 24, 2024* TBA |
Grambling State Acrisure Classic campus site game |
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TruTV |
vs. Saint Mary's Acrisure Classic semifinals |
Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., TruTV |
vs. Arizona State/New Mexico Acrisure Classic |
Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA | |||||||||
December 15, 2024* TBA |
Montana State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
December 18, 2024* TBA |
Cal State Northridge | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* TBA |
Southern | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Illinois | State Farm Center Champaign, IL | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Iowa | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
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at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
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Michigan | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Michigan State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
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Minnesota | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Northwestern | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Ohio State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Oregon | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
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Penn State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
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at Rutgers | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
UCLA Rivalry |
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at UCLA Rivalry |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Washington | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
at Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
TBA TBA |
Wisconsin | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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Coaches |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
[edit]- ^ "SMU hires Andy Enfield: USC coach leaves Trojans after 11 seasons to lead Mustangs into ACC era". CBSSports.com. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Wilner, Jon (2024-04-05). "USC hires San Diego's Eric Musselman, and everything changes (everywhere)". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". USC Athletics.