2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball
USC Trojans logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2015–16 record21–13 (9–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Colorado 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
USC 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Oregon State 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Washington 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
UCLA 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Arizona State 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Washington State 1 17   .056 9 22   .290
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Andy Enfield. They played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated UCLA in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Utah. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Providence.

Previous season[]

The 2014–15 USC Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 12–20, and 3–15 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2015 Pac-12 Tournament, the Trojans defeated Arizona State, 67–64 in the first round, before losing to UCLA, 70–96 in the Quarterfinal. USC became the first 12-seed to win a game in the Pac-12 Tournament.

Off-season[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kahlil Dukes 5 G 6'0" 170 Junior Hartford, CT Transferred to Niagara
Brendyn Taylor 15 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Santa Clara

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shaqquan Aaron 3 SF 6'7" 170 Freshman Seattle, WA Transfer from Louisville. Aaron will have to sit out the 2015–16 season under NCAA transfer rules. He will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.[1]

2015 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chimezie Metu
#9 PF
Lawndale, CA Lawndale High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) May 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Bennie Boatwright
#20 PF
Sun Valley, CA Village Christian Schools 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

  • "2015 USC Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2015.

Roster[]

2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Darion Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Conyers, GA
F 2 Malik Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Miami, FL
F 3 Shaqquan Aaron Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Seattle, WA
F 4 Chimezie Metu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lawndale, CA
G 5 Katin Reinhardt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Dana Point, CA
G 11 Jordan McLaughlin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 12 Julian Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Las Vegas, NV
F 13 Samer Dhillon (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sacramento, CA
F 14 Strahinja Gavrilović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Kragujevac, RS
G 21 Kurt Karis (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Northbrook, IL
F 24 Malik Marquetti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Compton, CA
F 25 Bennie Boatwright 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sun Valley, CA
G 30 Elijah Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Los Angeles, CA
F 32 Nikola Jovanović 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Belgrade, RS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 3, 2016

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13*
5:00 pm, P12N
San Diego W 84–63  1–0
 20  McLaughlin   11  Stewart   4  Reinhardt  Galen Center (3,434)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 16*
7:00 pm, P12N
Monmouth
AdvoCare Invitational Opening Round
W 101–90  2–0
 22  McLaughlin   12  Jovanovic   8  Jacobs  Galen Center (2,230)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 21*
7:30 pm, P12N
New Mexico W 90–82  3–0
 19  McLaughlin   9  Boatwright   6  McLaughlin  Galen Center (2,943)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 23*
6:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Northridge W 96–61  4–0
 20  McLaughlin   12  Jacobs   8  Jacobs  Galen Center (2,764)
Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 26*
11:30 am, ESPN2
vs. No. 20 Wichita State
AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals
W 72–69  5–0
 22  Boatwright   11  Jovanovic   9  Jacobs  HP Field House (4,629)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov. 27*
11:30 am, ESPNU
vs. No. 23 Xavier
AdvoCare Invitational Semifinals
L 77–87  5–1
 15  Tied   5  Tied   6  Jacobs  HP Field House (4,170)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Nov. 29*
9:30 am, ESPN2
vs. Monmouth
AdvoCare Invitational 3rd place game
L 73–83  5–2
 19  Jacobs   10  Clark   5  Jacobs  HP Field House (1,631)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Dec. 3*
7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 75–63  6–2
 15  Stewart   10  Jacobs   7  Reinhardt  The Thunderdome (3,585)
Santa Barbara, CA
Dec. 7*
7:00 pm, P12N
Idaho W 74–55  7–2
 17  Tied   8  Jovanovic   7  McLaughlin  Galen Center (2,865)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 13*
1:00 pm, P12N
Yale W 68–56  8–2
 17  Boatwright   9  Clark   4  McLaughlin  Galen Center (4,117)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 17*
7:00 pm, P12N
Cal Poly W 101–82  9–2
 29  Reinhardt   7  Jovanovic   13  Jacobs  Galen Center (2,811)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 21*
8:00 pm, P12N
SIU Edwardsville W 70–51  10–2
 21  Jovanovic   16  Jovanovic   6  McLaughlin  Galen Center (3,409)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec. 23*
7:00 pm, P12N
Lafayette W 100–64  11–2
 27  Stewart   8  3 Tied   16  McLaughlin  Galen Center (3,215)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1
6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 90–77  12–2
(1–0)
 20  Jovanovic   12  Jovanovic   4  Jacobs  Beasley Coliseum (2,314)
Pullman, WA
Jan. 3
12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 85–87  12–3
(1–1)
 15  3 Tied   10  Jovanovic   6  McLaughlin  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,031)
Seattle, WA
Jan. 7
7:30 pm, P12N
Arizona State W 85–75  13–3
(2–1)
 15  Jacobs   10  Clark   8  McLaughlin  Galen Center (2,754)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 9
4:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 Arizona W 103–101 4OT 14–3
(3–1)
 27  Stewart   7  Clark   9  Jacobs  Galen Center (6,854)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 13
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA
Rivalry
W 89–75  15–3
(4–1)
 23  McLaughlin   8  Tied   5  Jacobs  Pauley Pavilion (12,993)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 21
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 at Oregon L 81–89  15–4
(4–2)
 23  Boatwright   12  Boatwright   5  Jacobs  Matthew Knight Arena (8,471)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 24
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 21 at Oregon State L 70–85  15–5
(4–3)
 16  Stewart   9  Stewart   6  Jacobs  Gill Coliseum (7,020)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 28
7:30 pm, P12N
Washington State W 81–71  16–5
(5–3)
 18  Reinhardt   7  Jovanovic   9  Jacobs  Galen Center (4,392)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 30
12:00 pm, P12N
Washington W 98–88  17–5
(6–3)
 28  Jovanovic   8  Boatwright   6  Jacobs  Galen Center (6,387)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 4
7:30 pm, P12N
UCLA
Rivalry
W 80–61  18–5
(7–3)
 17  Jacobs   6  Tied   10  McLaughlin  Galen Center (10,258)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 12
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 23 at Arizona State L 67–74  18–6
(7–4)
 25  Jovanovic   15  Jovanovic   6  McLaughlin  Wells Fargo Arena (7,772)
Tempe, AZ
Feb. 14
5:00 pm, FS1
No. 23 at No. 17 Arizona L 78–86  18–7
(7–5)
 18  Boatwright   7  Boatwright   7  Jacobs  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 17
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado W 79–72  19–7
(8–5)
 25  McLaughlin   6  Jovanovic   5  McLaughlin  Galen Center (5,132)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 21
3:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 69–80  19–8
(8–6)
 20  McLaughlin   6  Boatwright   4  Boatwright  Galen Center (7,931)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 25
8:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 64–84  19–9
(8–7)
 14  Reinhardt   5  Tied   4  McLaughlin  Maples Pavilion (4,080)
Stanford, CA
Feb. 28
5:00 pm, FS1
at California L 65–87  19–10
(8–8)
 21  Jovanovic   9  Jovanovic   6  Jacobs  Haas Pavilion (11,858)
Berkeley, CA
Mar. 2
8:00 pm, FS1
Oregon State W 81–70  20–10
(9–8)
 17  McLaughlin   8  Jovanovic   9  McLaughlin  Galen Center (4,588)
Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 4
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Oregon L 66–76  20–11
(9–9)
 12  Tied   6  Metu   4  Jacobs  Galen Center (6,834)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 9
6:00 pm, P12N
vs. UCLA
First round
W 95–71  21–11
 19  Boatwright   11  Metu   9  Jacobs  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 10
6:00 pm, P12N
vs. No. 12 Utah
Quarterfinals
L 72–80  21–12
 24  McLaughlin   8  Jacobs   6  Jacobs  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
Mar. 17*
6:50 PM, TBS
(8 E) vs. (9 E) Providence
First round
L 69–70  21–13
 15  McLaughlin   7  Jovanovic   5  McLaughlin  PNC Arena (17,387)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement[]

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV = Received votes. NV = Received no votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV 21 RV RV 23 RV RV NV NV NV N/A
Coaches NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV 25 RV RV 23 RV RV NV NV NV NV

References[]

  1. ^ Dauster, Rob. "Report: USC lands Louisville transfer, former top 50 recruit". CollegeBasketballTalk. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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