2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball
2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eric Musselman (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Will Conroy (1st season); Todd Lee (1st season); Michael Musselman (1st season); Quincy Pondexter (1st season); Anthony Ruta (1st season);
Home arena	Galen Center; (Capacity: 10,258)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans are led by first-year head coach Eric Musselman and play their home games at the Galen Center for the 18th season in Los Angeles, California as first year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2023–24 season 15–18, 8–12 in Pac-12 Play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Washington in the first round before losing to Arizona.

On April 1, 2024, head coach Andy Enfield left the school to become the head coach at SMU.^[1] On April 5, the school named Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman the team's new head coach.^[2]

The season marked the team's last season as members of the Pac-12 Conference before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kobe Johnson	0	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Transferred to UCLA
Isaiah Collier	1	G	6'5"	210	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 29th overall by Utah Jazz
Vincent Iwuchukwu	3	F	7'1"	240	Sophomore	San Antonio, TX	Transferred to St. John's
Oziyah Sellers	4	G	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Hayward, CA	Transferred to Stanford
Boogie Ellis	5	G	6'3"	190	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Sacramento Kings
Bronny James	6	G	6'4"	210	Freshman	Los Angeles, CA	Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 55th overall by Los Angeles Lakers
DJ Rodman	10	F	6'6"	225	GS Senior	Newport Beach, CA	Graduated
Brandon Gardner	13	F	6'8"	215	Freshman	Waynesboro, GA	Transferred to Arizona State
Zach Brooker	15	G	6'0"	160	Senior	Calabasas, CA	Walk-on; graduate transferred
Arrinten Page	22	F	6'11"	245	Freshman	Atlanta, GA	Transferred to Cincinnati
Joshua Morgan	24	F	6'11"	225	Senior	Sacramento, CA	Graduated
Kijani Wright	33	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Vanderbilt

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Saint Thomas	0	F	6'7"	200	Senior	Omaha, NE	Northern Colorado
Desmond Claude	1	G	6'6"	203	Junior	New Haven, CT	Xavier
Matt Knowling	3	F	6'6"	200	GS Senior	Ellington, CT	Yale
Bryce Pope	4	G	6'3"	185	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	UC San Diego
Terrance Williams II	5	F	6'7"	225	GS Senior	Clinton, MD	Michigan
Wesley Yates III	6	G	6'4"	200	Sophomore	Beaumont, TX	Washington
Chibuzo Agbo	7	G	6'7"	226	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	Boise State
Kevin Patton Jr.	8	G	6'8"	197	Sophomore	Temecula, CA	San Diego
Rashaun Agee	12	F	6'8"	225	GS Senior	Chicago, IL	Bowling Green
Clark Slajchert	32	G	6'1"	170	GS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Penn
Josh Cohen	33	F	6'10"	220	GS Senior	Lincroft, NJ	UMass

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Shelley #4 SF	Frisco, TX	Link Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 26, 2024
Jalen Shelley #4 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Isaiah Elohim #8 SF	Northridge, CA	Sierra Canyon High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 22, 2024
Isaiah Elohim #8 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "USC 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2024 USC Trojans Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Saint Thomas	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Millard North Northern Colorado	Omaha, NE
G	1	Desmond Claude	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Putnam Science Academy Xavier	New Haven, CT
G/F	2	Isaiah Elohim	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Sierra Canyon	North Hills, CA
F	3	Matt Knowling	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	East Catholic Yale	Manchester, CT
G	4	Bryce Pope	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Torrey Pines UC San Diego	San Diego, CA
F	5	Terrance Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Gonzaga College Michigan	Washington, D.C.
G	6	Wesley Yates	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Beaumont United Washington	Beaumont, TX
G	7	Chibuzo Agbo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	GS	St. Augustine Boise State	San Diego, California
G	8	Kevin Patton Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Rancho Christian School San Diego	Temecula, CA
F	9	Jalen Shelley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Link Academy	Little Elm, TX
F	12	Rashaun Agee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Bogan Bowling Green	Chicago, IL
G	13	Kallai Patton (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr	Rancho Christian School	Murrieta, CA
G/F	14	Avand Dorian (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	AGBU MDS	Los Angeles, CA
G	21	Jonah Goorin (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Sacred Heart Cathedral	San Francisco, CA
G	24	JD Plough (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Peninsula Los Angeles Harbor College	Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA
F	30	Harrison Hornery	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Mater Dei	Toowoomba, Australia
G	32	Clark Slajchert	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Oak Park Penn	Los Angeles, CA
F	33	Josh Cohen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Christian Brothers Academy UMass	Lincroft, NJ

Head coach

Eric Musselman (San Diego)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Source:^[3]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA	Chattanooga	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 7, 2024* TBA	Idaho State	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 13, 2024* TBA	UT Arlington	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2024* TBA	California	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2024* TBA	San Jose State	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2024* TBA	Grambling State Acrisure Classic campus site game	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. Saint Mary's Acrisure Classic semifinals	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Arizona State/New Mexico Acrisure Classic	Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
December 15, 2024* TBA	Montana State	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2024* TBA	Cal State Northridge	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2024* TBA	Southern	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	at Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
TBA TBA	at Indiana	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
TBA TBA	Iowa	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	at Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
TBA TBA	Michigan	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	Michigan State	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	Minnesota	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	at Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
TBA TBA	at Northwestern	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
TBA TBA	Ohio State	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	Oregon	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
TBA TBA	Penn State	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	at Purdue	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
TBA TBA	at Rutgers	Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
TBA TBA	UCLA Rivalry	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	at UCLA Rivalry	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	Washington	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	at Washington	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
TBA TBA	Wisconsin	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

^ "SMU hires Andy Enfield: USC coach leaves Trojans after 11 seasons to lead Mustangs into ACC era". CBSSports.com. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ Wilner, Jon (2024-04-05). "USC hires San Diego's Eric Musselman, and everything changes (everywhere)". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". USC Athletics.

[1] "SMU hires Andy Enfield: USC coach leaves Trojans after 11 seasons to lead Mustangs into ACC era". CBSSports.com. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

[2] Wilner, Jon (2024-04-05). "USC hires San Diego's Eric Musselman, and everything changes (everywhere)". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

[3] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". USC Athletics.

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v t e USC Trojans men's basketball
Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics