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	3–0 (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	–	3	–	0	1.000
Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Maryland	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Oregon	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 13 Purdue	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
USC	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
No. 16 Indiana	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 21 Ohio State	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
No. 24 Rutgers	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
UCLA	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Washington	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Michigan	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team represents 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^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 15th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	UTSA Trojan Tipoff Event	W 84–63		21 – Saint Thomas	6 – Saint Thomas	5 – Desmond Claude	Galen Center Los Angeles, California
October 26th, 2024* 5:00 p.m., B1G+	vs. No. 6 Gonzaga Charity Game to support Eisenhower Health	W 96–93		20 – Terrance Williams II	7 – Chibuzo Agbo	5 – Tied	Acrisure Arena (2,190) Palm Desert, California
Regular season
November 4th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN	Chattanooga	W 77–51	1–0	14 – Chibuzo Agbo	5 – Saint Thomas	4 – Tied	Galen Center (3,294) Los Angeles, California
November 7th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Idaho State	W 75–69	2–0	19 – Josh Cohen	7 – Saint Thomas	9 – Saint Thomas	Galen Center (3,731) Los Angeles, California
November 13th, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN	UT Arlington	W 98-95	3-0	26 – Desmond Claude	7 – Saint Thomas	8 – Desmond Claude	Galen Center (2,519) Los Angeles, California
November 17th, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN	California						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
November 20th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock	San José State						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
November 24th, 2024* 4:00 p.m., B1G+	Grambling State Acrisure Classic Campus Site Game						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
November 28th, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TruTV/Max	vs. Saint Mary's Acrisure Classic Semifinals						Acrisure Arena Palm Desert, California
November 29th, 2024* 6:30 or 9:00 p.m., TruTV/Max	vs. Arizona State or New Mexico Acrisure Classic Consolation or Championship Game						Acrisure Arena Palm Desert, California
December 4th, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN	Oregon						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
December 7th, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, Washington
December 15th, 2024* 5:00 p.m., B1G+	Montana State						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
December 18th, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN	Cal State Northridge						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
December 22nd, 2024* 1:00 p.m., BTN	Southern						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
January 4th, 2025 5:00 p.m., FOX	Michigan						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
January 8th, 2025 4:00 p.m., BTN	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
January 11th, 2025 9:00 a.m., BTN	at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, Illinois
January 14th, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1	at Iowa						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
January 18th, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
January 22nd, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska
January 27th, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	UCLA Rivalry						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
February 1st, 2025 1:30 p.m., Peacock	Michigan State						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
February 4th, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
February 7th, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
February 11th, 2025 6;00 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
February 15th, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	Minnesota						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
February 20th, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
February 23rd, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1	at Rutgers						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, New Jersey
February 26th, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Ohio State						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
March 1st, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, Oregon
March 5th, 2025 7:30 p.m., BTN	Washington Senior Night						Galen Center Los Angeles, California
March 8th, 2025 3:00 or 5:00 p.m., FOX or FS1	at UCLA Rivalry						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025 --:-- p.m.	vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
*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:

vs. UTSA (Exhibition)

BTN+

October 15th, 2024
7:00 p.m. PST

Recap

UTSA Roadrunners 63, USC Trojans 84
Scoring by half: 32-35, 31-49
Pts: Primo Spears - 14 Rebs: Mo Njie - 6 Asts: Marcus Millender - 4		Pts: Saint Thomas - 21 Rebs: Saint Thomas - 6 Asts: Desmond Claude - 5

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California
Referees: Mchael Reed, Michael Irving, Janetta Graham

No. 6 Gonzaga (Exhibition)

BTN+

October 15th, 2024
5:00 p.m. PST

Recap

No. 6 Gonzaga Bulldogs 93, USC Trojans 96
Scoring by half: 37-39, 59-54
Pts: Khalif Battle - 20 Rebs: Michael Ajayi - 6 Asts: Ryan Nembhard - 8		Pts: Terrance Williams II - 20 Rebs: Chibuzo Agbo - 7 Asts: Tied - 5

Acrisure Arena • Palm Desert, California
Attendance: 2,190

vs. Chattanooga

BTN

November 4th, 2024
7:00 p.m. PST

Recap

Chattanooga Mocs 51, USC Trojans' 77
Scoring by half: 22--32, 29-45
Pts: Chibuzo Agbo - 14 Rebs: Saint Thomas - 5 Asts: Tied - 4		Pts: Honor Huff - 17 Rebs: Tied - 5 Asts: Garrison Keeslar - 4

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 3,294
Referees: Randy Richardson, Deldre Carr, Scott Arbogast

vs. Idaho State

BTN+

November 7th, 2024
7:00 p.m. PST

Idaho State Bengals 69, USC Trojans 75
Scoring by half: 35-38, 34-37
Pts: Dyland Darling - 22 Rebs: Evan Otten - 10 Asts: Dylan Darling - 7		Pts: Josh Cohen - 19 Rebs: Saint Thomas - 7 Asts: Saint Thomas - 9

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California
Attendance: Paul Scelz, Keith Kimble, Bianca Burns
Referees: 3,731

vs. UT Arlington

TBD

November 13th, 2024
TBD p.m. PST

UT Arlington Mavericks vs. USC Trojans

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California

vs. California

TBD

November 17th, 2024
TBD p.m. PST

California Golden Bears vs. USC Trojans

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California

vs. San José State

TBD

November 20th, 2024
TBD p.m. PST

San José State Spartans vs. USC Trojans

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California

vs. Grambling State (Acrisure Classic Campus Site Game)

TBD

November 24th, 2024
TBD p.m. PST

Grambling State Tigers vs. USC Trojans

Galen Center • Los Angeles, California

Saint Mary's (Acrisure Classic Semifinals)

TruTV or ESPN

November 28th, 2024
TBD p.m. PST

Saint Mary's Gales vs. USC Trojans

Acrisure Arena • Palm Desert, California

Arizona State or New Mexico (Acrisure Classic Consolation or Championship Game)

TBD

November 29th, 2024
TBD p.m. PST

USC Trojans vs. Arizona State Sun Devils or New Mexico Lobos

Acrisure Arena • Palm Desert, California

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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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Game summaries

vs. UTSA (Exhibition)

No. 6 Gonzaga (Exhibition)

vs. Chattanooga

vs. Idaho State

vs. UT Arlington

vs. California

vs. San José State

vs. Grambling State (Acrisure Classic Campus Site Game)

Saint Mary's (Acrisure Classic Semifinals)

Arizona State or New Mexico (Acrisure Classic Consolation or Championship Game)

Rankings

See also

References