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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 8–9 (2–4 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Galen Center (Capacity: 10,258) |
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Oregon | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Arizona | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 4 | .333 | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2023–24 USC Trojans men's basketball team represents the University of Southern California during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans are led by 11th-year head coach Andy Enfield and play their home games at the Galen Center for the 17th season in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
The season marks the team's last season as members of the Pac-12 Conference before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.
Previous season
The USC Trojans finished the 2022–23 season 22–11, 14–6 in Pac-12 Play to finish in a tie for 2nd Place with Arizona. As the No. 3 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they would lose to the No. 6 seed Arizona State in the quarterfinals. For the 2nd straight year, the Trojans received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East Region; where for the 2nd straight year would lose in the first round this time to the No. 7 seed Michigan State.
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Malik Thomas | 1 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Sophomore | Fontana, CA | Transferred to San Francisco |
Reese Dixon-Waters | 2 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Junior | Long Beach, CA | Transferred to San Diego State |
Drew Peterson | 13 | G | 6'9" | 205 | RS Senior | Libertyville, IL | Graduated |
Tre White | 22 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Freshman | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Louisville |
Iaroslav Niagu | 55 | F | 7'0" | 215 | Freshman | Krasnodar, RUS | Transferred to Charlotte |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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DJ Rodman | 10 | F | 6'6" | 225 | GS | Newport Beach, CA | Washington State |
2023 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Arrinten Page #8 C |
Atlanta, GA | Wheeler High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Oct 10, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 | ||||||
Isaiah Collier #1 PG |
Atlanta, GA | Wheeler High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 16, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Bronny James #6 SG |
Los Angeles, CA | Sierra Canyon School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 6, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Brandon Gardner #38 PF |
Waynesboro, GA | Christ the King School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 27, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
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Schedule and results
On May 19, the Trojans announced they would be doing a 10-day exhibition tour to Greece and Croatia between August 5-August 15.[1] Source:[2]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 9, 2023 9:00 a.m. PST, NBA TV |
vs. Mega MIS Foreign Summer Tour |
W 76–73 | – |
25 – B. Ellis | 6 – 3 Tied | 4 – I. Colliers | (–) Mykonos, Greece | ||||
August 11, 2023 9:00 a.m. PST, NBA TV |
vs. Mega MIS Foreign Summer Tour |
W 71–62 | – |
21 – B. Ellis | 8 – K. Johnson | 3 – I. Colliers | (–) Mykonos, Greece | ||||
August 13, 2023 9:00 a.m. PST, NBA TV |
vs. KK SC Derby Foreign Summer Tour |
W 96–87 | – |
21 – B. Ellis | 4 – 2 Tied | 5 – 2 Tied | (–) Dubrovnik, Croatia | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TNT |
No. 21 | vs. Kansas State Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas |
W 82–69 | 1–0 |
24 – Ellis | 8 – 2 Tied | 6 – Collier | T-Mobile Arena (7,595) Paradise, NV | |||
November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 21 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 85–59 | 2–0 |
19 – Collier | 5 – 2 Tied | 5 – Collier | Galen Center (6,211) Los Angeles, CA | |||
November 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 16 | UC Irvine | L 60–70 | 2–1 |
23 – Collier | 10 – Morgan | 2 – Tied | Galen Center (4,730) Los Angeles, CA | |||
November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 16 | Brown | W 81–70 | 3–1 |
28 – Ellis | 9 – Tied | 4 – Ellis | Galen Center (4,522) Los Angeles, CA | |||
November 23, 2023* 2:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 23 | vs. Seton Hall Rady Children's Invitational Semifinal |
W 71–63 | 4–1 |
22 – Ellis | 6 – Johnson | 5 – Collier | LionTree Arena (3,588) San Diego, CA | |||
November 24, 2023* 12:30 p.m., FOX |
No. 23 | vs. Oklahoma Rady Children's Invitational Championship |
L 70–72 | 4–2 |
16 – Tied | 6 – Morgan | 4 – Tied | LionTree Arena (3,912) San Diego, CA | |||
November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
Eastern Washington | W 106–78 | 5–2 |
28 – Ellis | 6 – Iwuchukwu | 7 – Johnson | Galen Center (3,177) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Legends of Basketball Invitational |
L 76–89 | 5–3 |
25 – Ellis | 7 – Ellis | 6 – Collier | MGM Grand Garden Arena (8,116) Paradise, NV | ||||
December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N |
Long Beach State | L 79–84 OT | 5–4 |
15 – Collier | 6 – Iwuchukwu | 5 – Johnson | Galen Center (9,806) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 17, 2023* 10:00 a.m., ESPN |
at Auburn | L 75–91 | 5–5 |
22 – Ellis | 7 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL | ||||
December 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Alabama State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series |
W 79–59 | 6–5 |
12 – Page | 10 – Rodman | 6 – Collier | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (7,500) Montgomery, AL | ||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Oregon | L 74–82 | 6–6 (0–1) |
14 – Tied | 7 – Morgan | 9 – Johnson | Matthew Knight Arena (8,934) Eugene, OR | ||||
December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N |
at Oregon State | L 70–86 | 6–7 (0–2) |
20 – Ellis | 3 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Gill Coliseum (4,318) Corvallis, OR | ||||
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
California | W 82–74 | 7–7 (1–2) |
15 – Ellis | 8 – Ellis | 7 – Tied | Galen Center (4,603) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N |
Stanford | W 93–79 | 8–7 (2–2) |
26 – Collier | 5 – Tied | 5 – Johnson | Galen Center (6,481) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
Washington State | L 64–72 | 8–8 (2–3) |
18 – Ellis | 8 – Rodman | 4 – Johnson | Galen Center (6,218) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Colorado | L 58–68 | 8–9 (2–4) |
10 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Johnson | CU Events Center (10,005) Boulder, CO | ||||
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 12 Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
January 20, 2024 11:00 a.m., FOX |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
January 27, 2024 TBD, ESPN or ESPN2 |
UCLA Rivalry |
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
Oregon | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N |
Oregon State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N |
at California | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
February 10, 2024 TBD, ESPN or ESPN2 or ESPNU |
at Stanford | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
February 15, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Utah | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Colorado | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 24, 2024 TBD, ESPN or ESPN2 |
at UCLA Rivalry |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., P12N |
at Washington State | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||||
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS |
at Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
March 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Arizona State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
March 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Arizona | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
Pac-12 tournament | |||||||||||
vs. Quarterfinals |
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||||||
*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:
Kansas State Wildcats (Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas)
November 6th, 2023 7:00 p.m. PST |
Kansas State Wildcats 69, No. 21 USC Trojans 82 | ||
Scoring by half: 30-40, 39-42 | ||
Pts: Tylor Perry - 22 Rebs: David N'Guessan - 10 Asts: Tylor Perry - 2 |
Pts: Boogie Ellis - 25 Rebs: Boogie Ellis, Kobe Johnson - 8 Asts: Isaiah Collier - 6 |
T-Mobile Arena • Paradise, Nevada Attendance: 7,595 Referees: Randy Richardson, Mike Greenstein, Kipp Kissinger |
vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
November 9th, 2023 6:00 p.m. PST |
Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 59, No. 21 USC Trojans 85 | ||
Scoring by half: 23-47, 36-38 | ||
Pts: Kaleb Higgins - 19 Rebs: Modestas Kancleris - 8 Asts: Kaleb Higgins - 5 |
Pts: Isaiah Collier - 19 Rebs: Harrison Hornery - 5 Asts: Isaiah Collier - 5 |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: 6,211 Referees: Gerry Pollard, Brooks Wells, Kipp Kissinger |
vs UC Irvine Anteaters
Pac-12 Network |
November 14th, 2023 8:00 p.m. PST |
UC Irvine Anteaters 70, No. 16 USC Trojans 60 | ||
Scoring by half: 29-26, 41-34 | ||
Pts: Justin Hohn - 25 Rebs: Devin Tillis - 10 Asts: Pierre Crockrell II - 6 |
Pts: Isaiah Collier - 23 Rebs: Joshua Morgan- 10 Asts: DJ Rodman, Oziyah Sellers - 2 |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: 4,730 Referees: Michael Greenstein, Michael Scyphers, Michael Irving |
vs Brown Bears
Pac-12 Network |
November 19th, 2023 5:00 p.m. PST |
Brown Bears 70, No. 16 USC Trojans 81 | ||
Scoring by half: 32-35, 38-46 | ||
Pts: Kino Lily Jr. - 24 Rebs: Nana Owusu-Anane - 11 Asts: Kino Lily Jr. - 6 |
Pts: Boogie Ellis - 28 Rebs: Joshua Morgan - 9 Asts: Boogie Ellis - 4 |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: 4,522 Referees: Frank Harvey III, Matt Rafferty, Verne Harris |
Seton Hall Pirates (Rady Children's Invitational semifinal)
November 23rd, 2023 2:30 p.m. PST |
Seton Hall Pirates 63, No. 23 USC Trojans 71 | ||
Scoring by half: 22-32, 41-39 | ||
Pts: Kadary Richmond- 18 Rebs: Dylan Addae-Wusu - 9 Asts: Dre Davis - 3 |
Pts: Boogie Ellis - 22 Rebs: Kobe Johnson - 6 Asts: Isaiah Collier - 5 |
LionTree Arena • San Diego, California Attendance: 3,588 Referees: Nathan Farrel, Randy McCall, Roger Ayers |
Oklahoma Sooners (Rady Children's Invitational Championship Game)
FOX |
November 24th, 2023 12:30 p.m PST |
Oklahoma Sooners 72, USC Trojans 70 | ||
Scoring by half: 36-39, 36-31 | ||
Pts: Javian McCollum - 18 Rebs: Jalon Moore - 6 Asts: Milos Uzan - 4 |
Pts: Boogie Ellis, Kobe Johnson - 16 Rebs: Joshua Morgan - 6 Asts: Boogie Ellis, Isaiah Collier - 4 |
LionTree Arena • San Diego, California Attendance: 3,912 Referees: DJ Catstenson, Brooks Wells, Roger Ayers |
vs Eastern Washington Eagles
Pac-12 Network |
November 29th, 2023 8:00 p.m. PST |
Eastern Washington Eagles 78, USC Trojans 106 | ||
Scoring by half: 33-52, 45-54 | ||
Pts: Jake Kyman - 25 Rebs: Cedric Coward - 9 Asts: Ellis Magnuson - 6 |
Pts: Boogie Ellis - 28 Rebs: Vincent Iwuchukwu - 6 Asts: Kobe Johnson - 7 |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California Attendance: 3,177 Referees: Rick Crawford, DeSelle Dean, Jeffery Anderson |
Gonzaga Bulldogs (Legends of Basketball Invitational)
December 2nd, 2023 7:00 p.m. PST |
Gonzaga Bulldogs 89, USC Trojans 76 | ||
Scoring by half: 44-37, 45-39 | ||
Pts: Ryan Nembhard, Dusty Stromer - 15 Rebs: Graham Ike - 10 Asts: Ryan Nembhard - 7 |
Pts: Boogie Ellis - 28 Rebs: Boogie Ellis - 7 Asts: Isaiah Collier - 6 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada Attendance: 8,116 Referees: Chance Moore, Greg Nixon, Randy McCall |
vs Long Beach State Beach
Pac-12 Network |
December 10th, 2023 1:00 p.m. PST |
Long Beach State Beach 84, USC Trojans 79 (OT) | ||
Scoring by half: 30−45, 45−29 Overtime: 10-5 | ||
Pts: Marcus Tsohonis - 28 Rebs: Jadon Jones, Aboubacar Traore - 8 Asts: Aboubacar Traore - 5 |
Pts: Isaiah Collier, Vincent Iwuchukwu- 15 Rebs: Kobe Johnson - 8 Asts: Kobe Johnson- 5 |
Galen Center • Los Angeles,California Attendance: 9,806 Referees: Brook Wells, Kipp Kissinger, Tony Padilla |
at Auburn Tigers
at Alabama State Hornets
at Oregon Ducks
at Oregon State Beavers
vs California Golden Bears
Pac-12 Network |
January 3rd, 2024 7:00 p.m. PST |
California Golden Bears vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
vs Stanford Cardinal
Pac-12 Network |
January 6th, 2024 1:00 p.m. PST |
Stanford Cardinal vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
vs Washington State Cougars
FS1 |
January 10th, 2024 7:30 p.m. PST |
Washington State Cougars vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
at Colorado Buffaloes
at Arizona Wildcats
at Arizona State Sun Devils
vs UCLA Bruins (Rivalry)
ESPN or ESPN2 |
January 27th, 2025 TBD p.m. PST |
UCLA Bruins vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
vs Oregon Ducks
ESPN |
February 1st, 2024 7:30 p.m. PST |
Oregon Ducks vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
vs Oregon State Beavers
P12N |
February 3rd, 2024 4:00 p.m. PST |
Oregon State Beavers vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
at California Golden Bears
at Stanford Cardinal
vs Utah Utes
FS1 |
February 15th, 2024 8:00 p.m. PST |
Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
vs Colorado Buffaloes
ESPN2 |
February 17th, 2024 7:00 p.m. PST |
Colorado Buffaloes vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
at UCLA Bruins (Rivalry)
ESPN or ESPN2 |
February 24th, 2024 TBD p.m. PST |
USC Trojans vs. UCLA Bruins |
Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, California |
at Washington State Cougars
at Washington Huskies
vs Arizona State Sun Devils
FS1 |
March 7th, 2024 8:00 p.m. PST |
Arizona State Sun Devils vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
vs Arizona Wildcats
ESPN |
March 9th, 2024 7:00 p.m. PST |
Arizona Wildcats vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
Pac-12 Tournament
vs TBD
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 | Final |
AP | 21 | 16 | 23 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | |||||||||
Coaches | 22 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
- ↑ "USC Men's Basketball Announces 10-Day Summer Foreign Tour Plans". October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". USC Athletics.