2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 23т |
Record | 25–8 (15–5 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Galen Center |
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No. 17 Oregon | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 USC | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Colorado | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 UCLA | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona* | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Oregon State † | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Andy Enfield, they played their home games at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25-8, 15-5 in Pac-12 Play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Utah in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Drake, Kansas, and Oregon to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Gonzaga.
Previous season
[edit]The 2019–20 USC Trojans ended the season at 22–9 overall, and a 11-7 Conference record for a tie for 3rd Place with Arizona State. They were set to take on Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Off-season
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Kyle Sturdivant | 1 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Freshman | Norcross, GA | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
Jonah Mathews | 2 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Santa Monica, CA | Graduated |
Elijah Weaver | 3 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Cocoa, FL | Transferred to Dayton |
Daniel Utomi | 4 | G | 6'6" | 225 | GS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated/signed to play professional in Finland with Kauhajoki Karhu |
Quinton Adlesh | 10 | G | 6'1" | 200 | GS Senior | Arroyo Grande, CA | Graduated |
Charles O'Bannon Jr. | 13 | G | 6'6" | 210 | RS Sophomore | Compton, CA | Mid-season transferred to TCU |
Onyeka Okongwu | 21 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Freshman | Chino Hills, CA | Declared for the 2020 NBA draft; selected 6th overall by the Atlanta Hawks |
Nick Rakocevic | 31 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Chevez Goodwin | 1 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Redshirt Senior | Columbia, SC | Transferred from Wofford. Will be eligible to play immediately since Goodwin graduated from Wofford. |
Tahj Eaddy | 2 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Redshirt Senior | West Haven, CT | Transferred from Santa Clara. Will be eligible to play immediately since Eaddy graduated from Santa Clara. |
Isaiah White | 5 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Redshirt Senior | Rancho Cucamoga, CA | Transferred from Utah Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since White graduated from Utah Valley. |
Drew Peterson | 13 | G | 6'8" | 195 | Junior | Libertyville, IL | Transferred from Rice. Peterson was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Joshua Morgan | 24 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Sacramento, CA | Transferred from Long Beach State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Morgan will have to sit out the 2020–21 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Reggie Parris | 32 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Denver, CO | Transferred from San Diego. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
Amar Ross | 55 | G | 5'7" | 150 | Junior | Long Beach, CA | Transferred from Bethesda. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
2020 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Evan Mobley C / PF |
Murrieta, CA | Rancho Christian School (CA) | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 15, 2019 | |
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Reese Dixon-Waters SG |
Long Beach, CA | St. Bernard (CA) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 24, 2020 | |
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Boubacar Coulibaly C |
Bamako, Mali | San Gabriel Academy (CA) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 13, 2020 | |
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2021 Recruiting class
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Harrison Hornery PF |
Toowoomba, Australia | Mater Dei (CA) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 31, 2019 | |
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Malik Thomas SG |
Fontana, CA | Damien (CA) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 27, 2020 | |
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Kobe Johnson SG |
Milwaukee, WI | Nicolet (WI) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 3, 2020 | |
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Roster
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Team Recognition
[edit]- Andy Enfield
- John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year
- Naismith Trophy Men's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List
- Evan Mobley
- Pac-12 Player of the Year
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Week 2, Week 3, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11, Week 13)[1]
- Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media First Team All-Conference [2]
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List[3]
- Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List[4]
- Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List
- NABC Player Of The Year Watch List[5]
- Naismith Trophy Watch List[6]
- Naismith Defensive Play of the Year Award Watch List
- Naismith Player of the Week (Week 13)[7]
- Naismith National Player of the Year Semifinalist
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List[8]
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 10 Finalist
- NCAA Player of the Week[9]
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Week 11) - 2nd player in the conference, after Onyeka Okongwu, to ever be recognized as player of the week and freshman of the week during the same week.
- Tahj Eaddy
- All-Pac-12 Second Team
Injuries
[edit]- E. Anderson wasn't available for the UConn game due to back spasms. He remained on the sidelines until his return on January 14, 2021 against Washington.
Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N |
California Baptist | W 95–87 OT | 1–0 |
21 – E. Mobley | 10 – I. Mobley | 4 – 2 Tied | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 28, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N |
Montana | W 76–62 | 2–0 |
13 – Peterson | 13 – I. Mobley | 5 – E. Anderson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 1, 2020* 11:30 am, ESPN2 |
vs. BYU Legends Classic |
W 79–53 | 3–0 |
19 – Peterson | 11 – 2 Tied | 4 – Eaddy | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT | ||||
December 3, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. UConn Legends Classic |
L 58–61 | 3–1 |
17 – E. Mobley | 7 – E. Mobley | 3 – E. Mobley | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT | ||||
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N |
UC Irvine | W 91–56 | 4–1 |
22 – E. Mobley | 10 – E. Mobley | 4 – Agbonkpolo | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N |
San Francisco | Canceled[10] | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
December 23, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N |
Texas Southern | Canceled[10] | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
December 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N |
Santa Clara[a] | W 86–63 | 5–1 |
17 – E. Mobley | 7 – 2 Tied | 9 – Peterson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN |
Colorado | L 62–72 | 5–2 (0–1) |
16 – Eaddy | 7 – E. Mobley | 5 – Eaddy | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, P12N |
Utah | W 64–46 | 6–2 (1–1) |
18 – Eaddy | 11 – Petersen | 5 – Eaddy | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Arizona | W 87–73 | 7–2 (2–1) |
22 – White | 11 – E. Mobley | 10 – Peterson | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ | ||||
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona State | W 73–64 | 8–2 (3–1) |
19 – E. Mobley | 13 – E. Mobley | 4 – Eaddy | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
January 12, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N |
UC Riverside | W 67–62 OT | 9–2 (3–1) |
20 – E. Mobley | 12 – I. Mobley | 3 – Peterson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 14, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N |
Washington | W 95–68 | 10–2 (4–1) |
18 – I. Mobley | 7 – Peterson | 4 – I. Mobley | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 16, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N |
Washington State | W 85–77 | 11–2 (5–1) |
21 – Eaddy | 11 – Peterson | 4 – 2 Tied | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 19, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Oregon State Originally Scheduled for 12/20/20 [b] |
L 56–58 | 11–3 (5–2) |
12 – E. Mobley | 13 – E. Mobley | 4 – Anderson | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR | ||||
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N |
at California | W 76–68 | 12–3 (6–2) |
25 – E. Mobley | 10 – I. Mobley | 3 – 2 Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA | ||||
January 28, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
Oregon State | W 75–62 | 13–3 (7–2) |
14 – E. Mobley | 13 – E. Mobley | 4 – Eaddy | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
February 2, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 |
at Stanford Originally Scheduled for 12/13/20 [c] |
W 72–66 | 14–3 (8–2) |
23 – E. Mobley | 11 – E. Mobley | 3 – Peterson | Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA | ||||
February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 21 UCLA Rivalry |
W 66–48 | 15–3 (9–2) |
19 – Anderson | 11 – I. Mobley | 3 – E. Mobley | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 20 | at Washington | W 69–54 | 16–3 (10–2) |
17 – E. Mobley | 12 – I. Mobley | 4 – 2 Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | |||
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 20 | at Washington State | W 76–65 | 17–3 (11–2) |
29 – Eaddy | 11 – E. Mobley | 5 – Anderson | Beasley Coliseum (0) Pullman, WA | |||
February 17, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 17 | Arizona State | W 89–71 | 18–3 (12–2) |
22 – E. Mobley | 12 – I. Mobley | 7 – E. Mobley | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 20, 2021 3:00 pm, FOX |
No. 17 | Arizona | L 72–81 | 18–4 (12–3) |
23 – E. Mobley | 7 – I. Mobley | 7 – Anderson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 22, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 19 | Oregon Originally Scheduled for 1/30/21 |
W 72–58 | 19–4 (13–3) |
24 – T. Eaddy | 11 – D. Peterson | 8 – E. Anderson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 19 | at Colorado | L 62–80 | 19–5 (13–4) |
13 – 2 Tied | 5 – 4 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | CU Events Center (98) Boulder, CO | |||
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 19 | at Utah | L 61–71 | 19–6 (13–5) |
19 – Peterson | 10 – I. Mobley | 2 – 3 Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
March 3, 2021 7:30 pm, FS1 |
Stanford Originally Scheduled for 1/21/21 |
W 79–42 | 20–6 (14–5) |
16 – Eaddy | 9 – Peterson | 6 – Peterson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
March 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS |
at UCLA Rivalry |
W 64–63 | 21–6 (15–5) |
13 – E. Mobley | 11 – E. Mobley | 4 – Anderson | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N |
(2) No. 24 | vs. (7) Utah Quarterfinals |
W 91–85 2OT | 22–6 |
26 – E. Mobley | 9 – E. Mobley | 3 – Peterson | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV | |||
March 12, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN |
(2) No. 24 | vs. (3) No. 23 Colorado Semifinals |
L 70–72 | 22–7 |
26 – E. Mobley | 9 – E. Mobley | 5 – Eaddy | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 20, 2021 1:30 pm, TNT |
(6 W) No. 23 | vs. (11 W) Drake First Round |
W 72–56 | 23–7 |
17 – E. Mobley | 11 – E. Mobley | 10 – Eaddy | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (2,163) Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 22, 2021 6:40 pm, CBS |
(6 W) No. 23 | vs. (3 W) No. 12 Kansas Second Round |
W 85–51 | 24–7 |
17 – I. Mobley | 13 – E. Mobley | 5 – E. Mobley | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,927) Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 28, 2021 6:45 pm, TBS |
(6 W) No. 23 | vs. (7 W) Oregon Sweet Sixteen |
W 82–68 | 25–7 |
22 – White | 8 – E. Mobley | 6 – E. Mobley | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,460) Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 30, 2021 4:15 pm, TBS |
(6 W) No. 23 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 Gonzaga Elite Eight |
L 66–85 | 25–8 |
19 – I. Mobley | 7 – I. Mobley | 3 – I. Mobley | Lucas Oil Stadium (6,166) 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 | Final |
AP Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 17 | 19 | RV | 24 | 23т | Not released |
Coaches Poll | — | —^ | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 9 |
Note: AP does not release post-tournament rankings
^ Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References
[edit]- ^ The Loyola Marymount-USC Trojans game had originally been scheduled for December 29, but was canceled due to COVID-19 related issues within the Loyola Marymount program. This game was added after USC past four games have either postponed or canceled as a result of positive COVID-19 test results within the USC program.
- ^ The USC Trojans-Oregon State game had originally been scheduled for December 20, but was postponed as a result of positive COVID-19 test results within the USC program.
- ^ The Stanford-USC Trojans game had originally been scheduled for December 13, but was postponed as a result of positive COVID-19 test results within the USC program.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Players of the Week". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Media selects preseason 2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams". Pac-12.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ^ "Evan Mobley Named To the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Evan Mobley Named To Wooden Award Midseason Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Evan Mobley Named To NABC Player Of The Year Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- ^ "Evan Mobley Named To Naismith Trophy Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Naismith Player of the Week". Twitter. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "USC Freshman Evan Mobley Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- ^ NCAA March Madness [@marchmadness] (February 8, 2021). "🏆 Weekly Honors! 🏆 Team of the Week: @StJohnsBBall Player of the Week: @evan_mobley7" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "USC Men's Basketball Team Activities Remain Paused; Next Three Games Canceled/Postponed". usctrojans.com. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". USC Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2020.