2023–24 USC Trojans men's basketball team
The 2023–24 USC Trojans men's basketball team will represent the University of Southern California during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans will be led by 11th-year head coach Andy Enfield and will play their home games at the Galen Center for the 17th season in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 22 |
| AP | No. 21 |
| Record | 0–0 (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. 12 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of October 23, 2023 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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" | 205 | 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" | 195 | RS Senior | Libertyville, IL | Graduated |
| Tre White | 22 | G | 6'7" | 190 | 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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Roster
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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 |
T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | ||||||||
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N |
No. 21 | Cal State Bakersfield | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
| November 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
UC Irvine | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., P12N |
Brown | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| November 23, 2023* 2:30 p.m., FS1 |
vs. Seton Hall Rady Children's Invitational Semifinal |
LionTree Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| November 24, 2023* TBD, FOX |
vs. Oklahoma/Iowa Rady Children's Invitational |
LionTree Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| November 29, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
Eastern Washington | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. 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* TBD, 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)
vs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners
vs UC Irvine Anteaters
Pac-12 Network |
November 14th, 2023 8:00 p.m. PST |
| UC Irvine Anteaters vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
vs Brown Bears
Pac-12 Network |
November 19th, 2023 5:00 p.m. PST |
| Brown Bears vs. USC Trojans |
Galen Center • Los Angeles, California |
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
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 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
*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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