2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
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
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Oregon13–5 .72224–7  .774
UCLA12–6 .66719–12  .613
USC11–7 .61122–9  .710
Arizona State11–7 .61120–11  .645
Arizona10–8 .55621–11  .656
Colorado10–8 .55621–11  .656
Stanford9–9 .50020–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .38918–13  .581
Utah7–11 .38916–15  .516
California7–11 .38914–18  .438
Washington State6–12 .33316–16  .500
Washington5–13 .27815–17  .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

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
NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Quinton AdleshG6'0"195RS Sr.Arroyo Grande, CAColumbia
Noah BaumannG/F6'5"180Jr.Phoenix, ArizonaSan Jose State
Daniel UtomiF6'6"215RS Sr.Houston, TexasAkron

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: Scout: N/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: Scout: N/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: Scout: N/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: Scout: N/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: Scout: N/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: Scout: N/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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Talin Lewis (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoOaks Christian Westlake Village, CA
G 1 Kyle Sturdivant 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNorcross HS Norcross, GA
G 2 Jonah Mathews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrSanta Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
F 3 Elijah Weaver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoRockledge HS Cocoa, FL
F 4 Daniel Utomi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) GSAkron Houston, TX
G 10 Quinton Adlesh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSColumbia Arroyo Grande, CA
G 14 McKay Anderson (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrPasadena City College La Cañada, CA
C 15 Isaiah Mobley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrRancho Christian School Murrieta, CA
G 20 Ethan Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrFairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
F 21 Onyeka Okongwu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrChino Hills HS Chino Hills, CA
G 22 Drake London (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMoorpark HS Moorpark, CA
F 23 Max Agbonkpolo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSanta Margarita HS Laguna Niguel, CA
G 30 Noah Baumann Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrSan Jose State Phoenix, AZ
C 31 Nick Rakocevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrSt. 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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