Arrinten Page knocked down Adem Bona going for a rebound early in the game. That’s when Boogie Ellis knew Southern California was playing to win.
LeBron James’ oldest son, Bronny, says he will play basketball at the University of Southern California in the fall.
A streaky offense down the stretch would give the USC Trojans men’s basketball team an early exit out of March Madness. The Michigan State Spartans defeated the Trojans 72-62 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Southern California sophomore guard Ethan Anderson tallied a career-high 19 points as the Trojans made a statement while clamping down one of the top teams in the Pac-12 conference.
Freshman phenom Evan Mobley recorded his seventh double-double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds in route to Southern California’s 75-62 victory over Oregon State on Thursday at the Galen Center.
The Galen Center was empty yet again but the Trojans didn’t need a home crowd, extending their dominant win streak to six games fending off the Washington State Cougars, 85-77.
The USC men’s and women’s basketball teams are excited to compete and are revving up for the tip-off of the 2020-21 season.
The Trojans fell flat against the Colorado Buffaloes Saturday night 78-57, during a game in which USC displayed an abysmal array of shooting from the floor.
In a tale of two halves, USC sophomore guard Elijah Weaver gave the Trojans life when the game was on the line in the closing seconds.
“I really wanted this bad. This game, being a rivalry game, and me not being from here, so I didn’t know how big it is. I’m from Chicago, but it was really important to me to get this win,” said USC senior Nick Rakocevic on the importance of beating crosstown rival UCLA.
Heading into the new year, non-conference play is officially over for the (11-2) Trojans after defeating the (3-12) Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 71-58.
The Trojans continued fighting on through the early portion of the season handling Long Beach State with ease in a 87-76 victory.
USC are 5-0 for the first time since the 2017 season when the Trojans got off to a 14-0. 6’9 Freshman Onyeka Okongwu powered to the Trojans to a 91-84 victory over the Pepperdine Waves with a career-high 33 point performance, scoring more than 20 points for the third time in five games. Okongwu lived at the free-throw line all night converting 17-of-21 at the line, which got him settled into his groove for the night. Avoiding foul trouble has been an issue for the Freshman early in the season, but he played more disciplined and showed growth against Pepperdine.
Coming off a sensational double-double and USC record tying 8 blocks in his freshman debut, Onyeka Okongwu struggled to find his rhythm in the first half due to foul trouble in a 76-65 victory over the University of Portland at the Galen Center. Early in the first half Onyeka Okongwu, nicknamed “Big O”, showed his athleticism in the paint with a quick-reacting steal on the defensive end that lead to an alley-oop layup finish on the offensive end with 14:58 to go in the first half. That would be the only Okongwu highlight of the first half as the 6’9
Southern California hired Mike Bohn as its new athletic director on Thursday, breaking from tradition to turn over the program to a veteran collegiate sports administrator with no ties to the school.