| 2023–24 USC Trojans men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Record | 5–2 (0–0 Pac-12) |
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| Home arena | Galen Center (Capacity: 10,258) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner As of December 2, 2023 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 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| December 10, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N |
Long Beach State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| December 17, 2023* 10:00 a.m., ESPN |
at Auburn | Neville Arena Auburn, AL | |||||||||
| December 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Alabama State Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series |
Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL | |||||||||
| Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
| December 30, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N |
at Oregon State | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
California | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N |
Stanford | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| January 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
Washington State | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at 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, TBD |
UCLA Rivalry |
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| February 3, 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, TBD |
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 7:00 p.m., TBD |
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)
Oklahoma Sooners or Iowa Hawkeyes (Rady Children's Invitational)
FOX |
November 24th, 2023 12:30 p.m. or 3:00 p.m PST |
| USC Trojans vs. Oklahoma Sooners or Iowa Hawkeyes |
LionTree Arena • San Diego, California |
vs Eastern Washington Eagles
Pac-12 Network |
November 29th, 2023 8:00 p.m. PST |
| Eastern Washington Eagles vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
Gonzaga Bulldogs (Legends of Basketball Invitational)
December 2nd, 2023 7:00 p.m. PST |
| USC Trojans vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs |
MGM Grand Garden Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada |
vs Long Beach State Beach
Pac-12 Network |
December 10th, 2023 1:00 p.m. PST |
| Long Beach State Beach vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles,California |
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)
vs Oregon Ducks
vs Oregon State Beavers
at California Golden Bears
vs Utah Utes
vs Colorado Buffaloes
at UCLA Bruins (Rivalry)
at Washington State Cougars
at Washington Huskies
vs Arizona State Sun Devils
vs Arizona Wildcats
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 | ||||||||||||||||
*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.
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