2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball
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ConferencePac-12 Conference
2019–20 record22–9 (11–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Hart (7th season)
  • Chris Capko (4th season)
  • Eric Mobley (2nd season)
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Oregon 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
UCLA 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
USC 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
Arizona State 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Arizona 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Colorado 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Stanford 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Oregon State 7 11   .389 18 13   .581
Utah 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
California 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Washington State 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Washington 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-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 22–9, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. 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.

Previous season[]

The 2018–19 USC Trojans finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Pac-12 Conference play.[1] As the No. 8 seed in the 2019 Pac-12 Conference Tournament, the Trojans defeated the No. 9 seed Arizona Wildcats in the first round[2] before losing to the No. 1 seed Washington Huskies in the second round.[3] The Trojans were not selected for any postseason play.

Off-season[]

Departures[]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Shaqquan Aaron G 6'7" 195 RS Sr. Seattle, WA Graduated
Devin Fleming G 6'2" 190 Sr. Moreno Valley, CA Graduated
Bennie Boatwright F 6'10" 235 Sr. Mission Hills, CA Graduated
Derryck Thornton G 6'2" 195 RS Jr. Los Angeles, CA Graduate transfer to Boston College
Kevin Porter Jr. SG 6'6" 216 Fr. Seattle, WA Declared for 2019 NBA Draft[4]

Incoming transfers[]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Quinton Adlesh G 6'0" 195 RS Sr. Arroyo Grande, CA Columbia
Noah Baumann G/F 6'5" 180 Jr. Phoenix, Arizona San Jose State
Daniel Utomi F 6'6" 215 RS Sr. Houston, Texas Akron

2019 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Isaiah Mobley
PF
Murrieta, CA Rancho Christian School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95[5]
Onyeka Okongwu
C
Chino Hills, CA Chino Hills High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) May 14, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93[6]
Max Agbonkpolo
PF
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 6, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88[7]
Drake London
SG
Moorpark, CA Moorpark High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 27, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82[8]
Kyle Sturdivant
PG
Norcross, GA Norcross High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 20, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81[9]
Ethan Anderson
PG
Los Angeles, CA Fairfax 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Mar 22, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79[10]
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:

  • "2019 USC Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Talin Lewis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Oaks Christian Westlake Village, CA
G 1 Kyle Sturdivant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Norcross HS Norcross, GA
G 2 Jonah Mathews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
F 3 Elijah Weaver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Rockledge HS Cocoa, FL
F 4 Daniel Utomi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Akron Houston, TX
G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Columbia Arroyo Grande, CA
G 14 McKay Anderson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Pasadena City College La Cañada, CA
C 15 Isaiah Mobley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Rancho Christian School Murrieta, CA
G 20 Ethan Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Onyeka Okongwu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Chino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA
G 22 Drake London (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Moorpark HS Moorpark, CA
F 23 Max Agbonkpolo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Santa Margarita HS Laguna Niguel, CA
G 30 Noah Baumann Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr San Jose State Phoenix, AZ
C 31 Nick Rakocevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr St. Joseph HS Chicago, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2020

  • Dec. 16, 2019 – Redshirt Sophomore forward, Charles O'Bannon Jr. elected to transfer.[11]

Exhibition[]

On July 31, 2019, it was announced that USC will play Villanova on October 18, 2019, in an exhibition game. The game, which did not count towards the regular season record, took place at Galen Center, USC's home arena. All proceeds went to the California Fire Foundation. It was USC's first exhibition game open to the public since 2014.[12]

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
Villanova
Charity Exhibition
W 72–61 
 15  Tied   10  Okongwu        Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
Florida A&M W 77–48  1–0
 20  Okongwu   13  Okongwu   7  Anderson  Galen Center (3,021)
Los Angeles, CA
November 8, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
Portland W 76–65  2–0
 20  Okongwu   10  Okongwu   10  Anderson  Galen Center (2,720)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
South Dakota State W 84–66  3–0
 27  Rakocevic   13  Rakocevic   4  Weaver  Galen Center (2,210)
Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at Nevada W 76–66  4–0
 24  Rakocevic   11  Tied   8  Anderson  Lawlor Events Center (9,833)
Reno, NV
November 19, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N
Pepperdine W 91–84  5–0
 33  Okongwu   11  Rakocevic   6  Rakocevic  Galen Center (2,139)
Los Angeles, CA
November 22, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
Temple
Orlando Invitational non–bracket game
L 61–70  5–1
 17  Okongwu   6  Tied   5  Anderson  Galen Center (3,625)
Los Angeles, CA
November 28, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Fairfield
Orlando Invitational quarterfinals
W 54–47  6–1
 14  Tied   10  Okongwu   3  Weaver  HP Field House (2,084)
Orlando, FL
November 29, 2019*
1:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Marquette
Orlando Invitational semifinals
L 79–101  6–2
 15  Mobley   9  Mobley   2  Anderson  HP Field House (2,457)
Orlando, FL
December 1, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Harvard
Orlando Invitational 3rd place game
W 77–62  7–2
 27  Okongwu   14  Okongwu   5  Mathews  HP Field House (1,259)
Orlando, FL
December 6, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. TCU W 80–78  8–2
 20  Mathews   11  Rakocevic   8  Anderson  Dickies Arena (5,656)
Fort Worth, TX
December 15, 2019*
3:30 pm, P12N
Long Beach State W 87–76  9–2
 28  Okongwu   12  Okongwu   12  Anderson  Galen Center (4,275)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2019*
6:00 pm, FS1
vs. LSU
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
W 70–68  10–2
 15  Mathews   8  Tied   6  Anderson  Staples Center (8,296)
Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
Florida Gulf Coast W 71–58  11–2
 19  Rakocevic   13  Rakocevic   5  Sturdivant  Galen Center (2,871)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 2, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 65–56  12–2
(1–0)
 27  Okongwu   12  Okongwu   4  Mathews  Beasley Coliseum (2,256)
Pullman, WA
January 5, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1
at Washington L 40–72  12–3
(1–1)
 10  Okongwu   9  Okongwu   1  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,774)
Seattle, WA
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA
Rivalry
W 74–63  13–3
(2–1)
 17  Rakocevic   14  Rakocevic   3  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N
California W 88–56  14–3
(3–1)
 19  Mathews   8  Okongwu   4  Tied  Galen Center (4,312)
Los Angeles, CA
January 18, 2020
3:30 pm, P12N
Stanford W 82–78 OT 15–3
(4–1)
 22  Okongwu   9  Okongwu   4  Anderson  Galen Center (5,017)
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 12 Oregon L 70–79 2OT 15–4
(4–2)
 23  Okongwu   14  Okongwu   4  Anderson  Matthew Knight Arena (7,497)
Eugene, OR
January 25, 2020
2:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 75–55  16–4
(5–2)
 18  Okongwu   8  Okongwu   6  Anderson  Gill Coliseum (6,526)
Corvallis, OR
January 30, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1
Utah W 56–52  17–4
(6–2)
 16  Rakocevic   15  Rakocevic   3  Anderson  Galen Center (4,478)
Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1
No. 20 Colorado L 57–78  17–5
(6–3)
 12  Mobley   10  Okongwu   4  Anderson  Galen Center (5,736)
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 23 Arizona L 80–85  17–6
(6–4)
 23  Okongwu   8  Okongwu   4  Adlesh  McKale Center (13,816)
Tucson, AZ
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, FS1
at Arizona State L 64–66  17–7
(6–5)
 22  Mathews   12  Rakocevic   3  Anderson  Desert Financial Arena (9,628)
Tempe, AZ
February 13, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Washington W 62–56  18–7
(7–5)
 19  Rakocevic   9  Rakocevic   4  Tied  Galen Center (4,765)
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 70–51  19–7
(8–5)
 23  Utomi   11  Mobley   5  Anderson  Galen Center (4,057)
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 18 Colorado L 66–70  19–8
(8–6)
 21  Okongwu   11  Rakocevic   4  Weaver  CU Events Center (10,027)
Boulder, CO
February 23, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Utah L 65–79  19–9
(8–7)
 18  Okongwu   12  Okongwu   3  Utomi  Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,765)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 27, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN
Arizona W 57–48  20–9
(9–7)
 14  Mathews   10  Okongwu   3  Weaver  Galen Center (4,121)
Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Arizona State W 71–61  21–9
(10–7)
 23  Mathews   10  Utomi   3  Tied  Galen Center (4,786)
Los Angeles, CA
March 7, 2020
12:15 pm, CBS
UCLA
Rivalry
W 54–52  22–9
(11–7)
 19  Mathews   7  Rakocevic   7  Anderson  Galen Center (7,622)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 12, 2020
2:30 pm, P12N
(4) vs. (5) Arizona
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[13] T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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