2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball team
The 2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-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 25-8, 15-5 in Pac-12 Play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Utah in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Drake, Kansas, and Oregon to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Gonzaga.
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NCAA tournament, Elite Eight | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 23т |
Record | 25–8 (15–5 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Galen Center |
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Oregon | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 USC | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Colorado | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona* | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State † | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 21 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
The 2019–20 USC Trojans ended the season at 22–9 overall, and a 11-7 Conference record for a tie for 3rd Place with Arizona State. 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.
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Kyle Sturdivant | 1 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Freshman | Norcross, GA | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
Jonah Mathews | 2 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Senior | Santa Monica, CA | Graduated |
Elijah Weaver | 3 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Cocoa, FL | Transferred to Dayton |
Daniel Utomi | 4 | G | 6'6" | 225 | GS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated/signed to play professional in Finland with Kauhajoki Karhu |
Quinton Adlesh | 10 | G | 6'1" | 200 | GS Senior | Arroyo Grande, CA | Graduated |
Charles O'Bannon Jr. | 13 | G | 6'6" | 210 | RS Sophomore | Compton, CA | Mid-season transferred to TCU |
Onyeka Okongwu | 21 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Freshman | Chino Hills, CA | Declared for the 2020 NBA draft; selected 6th overall by the Atlanta Hawks |
Nick Rakocevic | 31 | F | 6'11" | 225 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Chevez Goodwin | 1 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Redshirt Senior | Columbia, SC | Transferred from Wofford. Will be eligible to play immediately since Goodwin graduated from Wofford. |
Tahj Eaddy | 2 | G | 6'2" | 165 | Redshirt Senior | West Haven, CT | Transferred from Santa Clara. Will be eligible to play immediately since Eaddy graduated from Santa Clara. |
Isaiah White | 5 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Redshirt Senior | Rancho Cucamoga, CA | Transferred from Utah Valley. Will be eligible to play immediately since White graduated from Utah Valley. |
Drew Peterson | 13 | G | 6'8" | 195 | Junior | Libertyville, IL | Transferred from Rice. Peterson was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Joshua Morgan | 24 | F | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | Sacramento, CA | Transferred from Long Beach State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Morgan will have to sit out the 2020–21 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Reggie Parris | 32 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Denver, CO | Transferred from San Diego. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
Amar Ross | 55 | G | 5'7" | 150 | Junior | Long Beach, CA | Transferred from Bethesda. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
2020 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Evan Mobley C / PF |
Murrieta, CA | Rancho Christian School (CA) | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 15, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Reese Dixon-Waters SG |
Long Beach, CA | St. Bernard (CA) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 24, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Boubacar Coulibaly C |
Bamako, Mali | San Gabriel Academy (CA) | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 13, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
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2021 Recruiting class
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Harrison Hornery PF |
Toowoomba, Australia | Mater Dei (CA) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 31, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Malik Thomas SG |
Fontana, CA | Damien (CA) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Mar 27, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Kobe Johnson SG |
Milwaukee, WI | Nicolet (WI) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 3, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
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Team Recognition
- Andy Enfield
- John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year
- Naismith Trophy Men's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List
- Evan Mobley
- Pac-12 Player of the Year
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
- Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
- Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Week 2, Week 3, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11, Week 13)[1]
- Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media First Team All-Conference [2]
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List[3]
- Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List[4]
- Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List
- NABC Player Of The Year Watch List[5]
- Naismith Trophy Watch List[6]
- Naismith Defensive Play of the Year Award Watch List
- Naismith Player of the Week (Week 13)[7]
- Naismith National Player of the Year Semifinalist
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List[8]
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 10 Finalist
- NCAA Player of the Week[9]
- Pac-12 Player of the Week (Week 11) - 2nd player in the conference, after Onyeka Okongwu, to ever be recognized as player of the week and freshman of the week during the same week.
- Tahj Eaddy
- All-Pac-12 Second Team
Injuries
- E. Anderson wasn't available for the UConn game due to back spasms. He remained on the sidelines until his return on January 14, 2021 against Washington.
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N |
California Baptist | W 95–87 OT | 1–0 |
21 – E. Mobley | 10 – I. Mobley | 4 – 2 Tied | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 28, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N |
Montana | W 76–62 | 2–0 |
13 – Peterson | 13 – I. Mobley | 5 – E. Anderson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 1, 2020* 11:30 am, ESPN2 |
vs. BYU Legends Classic |
W 79–53 | 3–0 |
19 – Peterson | 11 – 2 Tied | 4 – Eaddy | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT | ||||
December 3, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN |
vs. UConn Legends Classic |
L 58–61 | 3–1 |
17 – E. Mobley | 7 – E. Mobley | 3 – E. Mobley | Mohegan Sun Arena (0) Uncasville, CT | ||||
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, P12N |
UC Irvine | W 91–56 | 4–1 |
22 – E. Mobley | 10 – E. Mobley | 4 – Agbonkpolo | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 16, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N |
San Francisco | Canceled[10] | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
December 23, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N |
Texas Southern | Canceled[10] | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
December 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N |
Santa Clara[lower-alpha 1] | W 86–63 | 5–1 |
17 – E. Mobley | 7 – 2 Tied | 9 – Peterson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN |
Colorado | L 62–72 | 5–2 (0–1) |
16 – Eaddy | 7 – E. Mobley | 5 – Eaddy | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 2, 2021 1:00 pm, P12N |
Utah | W 64–46 | 6–2 (1–1) |
18 – Eaddy | 11 – Petersen | 5 – Eaddy | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Arizona | W 87–73 | 7–2 (2–1) |
22 – White | 11 – E. Mobley | 10 – Peterson | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ | ||||
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona State | W 73–64 | 8–2 (3–1) |
19 – E. Mobley | 13 – E. Mobley | 4 – Eaddy | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ | ||||
January 12, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N |
UC Riverside | W 67–62 OT | 9–2 (3–1) |
20 – E. Mobley | 12 – I. Mobley | 3 – Peterson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 14, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N |
Washington | W 95–68 | 10–2 (4–1) |
18 – I. Mobley | 7 – Peterson | 4 – I. Mobley | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 16, 2021 6:30 pm, P12N |
Washington State | W 85–77 | 11–2 (5–1) |
21 – Eaddy | 11 – Peterson | 4 – 2 Tied | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 19, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Oregon State Originally Scheduled for 12/20/20 [lower-alpha 2] |
L 56–58 | 11–3 (5–2) |
12 – E. Mobley | 13 – E. Mobley | 4 – Anderson | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR | ||||
January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N |
at California | W 76–68 | 12–3 (6–2) |
25 – E. Mobley | 10 – I. Mobley | 3 – 2 Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA | ||||
January 28, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
Oregon State | W 75–62 | 13–3 (7–2) |
14 – E. Mobley | 13 – E. Mobley | 4 – Eaddy | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
February 2, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 |
at Stanford Originally Scheduled for 12/13/20 [lower-alpha 3] |
W 72–66 | 14–3 (8–2) |
23 – E. Mobley | 11 – E. Mobley | 3 – Peterson | Maples Pavilion (0) Stanford, CA | ||||
February 6, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 21 UCLA Rivalry |
W 66–48 | 15–3 (9–2) |
19 – Anderson | 11 – I. Mobley | 3 – E. Mobley | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 20 | at Washington | W 69–54 | 16–3 (10–2) |
17 – E. Mobley | 12 – I. Mobley | 4 – 2 Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA | |||
February 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 20 | at Washington State | W 76–65 | 17–3 (11–2) |
29 – Eaddy | 11 – E. Mobley | 5 – Anderson | Beasley Coliseum (0) Pullman, WA | |||
February 17, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 17 | Arizona State | W 89–71 | 18–3 (12–2) |
22 – E. Mobley | 12 – I. Mobley | 7 – E. Mobley | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 20, 2021 3:00 pm, FOX |
No. 17 | Arizona | L 72–81 | 18–4 (12–3) |
23 – E. Mobley | 7 – I. Mobley | 7 – Anderson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 22, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 19 | Oregon Originally Scheduled for 1/30/21 |
W 72–58 | 19–4 (13–3) |
24 – T. Eaddy | 11 – D. Peterson | 8 – E. Anderson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | |||
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 19 | at Colorado | L 62–80 | 19–5 (13–4) |
13 – 2 Tied | 5 – 4 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | CU Events Center (98) Boulder, CO | |||
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 19 | at Utah | L 61–71 | 19–6 (13–5) |
19 – Peterson | 10 – I. Mobley | 2 – 3 Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT | |||
March 3, 2021 7:30 pm, FS1 |
Stanford Originally Scheduled for 1/21/21 |
W 79–42 | 20–6 (14–5) |
16 – Eaddy | 9 – Peterson | 6 – Peterson | Galen Center (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
March 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBS |
at UCLA Rivalry |
W 64–63 | 21–6 (15–5) |
13 – E. Mobley | 11 – E. Mobley | 4 – Anderson | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2021 5:30 pm, P12N |
(2) No. 24 | vs. (7) Utah Quarterfinals |
W 91–85 2OT | 22–6 |
26 – E. Mobley | 9 – E. Mobley | 3 – Peterson | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV | |||
March 12, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN |
(2) No. 24 | vs. (3) No. 23 Colorado Semifinals |
L 70–72 | 22–7 |
26 – E. Mobley | 9 – E. Mobley | 5 – Eaddy | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 20, 2021 1:30 pm, TNT |
(6 W) No. 23 | vs. (11 W) Drake First Round |
W 72–56 | 23–7 |
17 – E. Mobley | 11 – E. Mobley | 10 – Eaddy | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 22, 2021 6:40 pm, CBS |
(6 W) No. 23 | vs. (3 W) No. 12 Kansas Second Round |
W 85–51 | 24–7 |
17 – I. Mobley | 13 – E. Mobley | 5 – E. Mobley | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 28, 2021 6:45 pm, TBS |
(6 W) No. 23 | vs. (7 W) Oregon Sweet Sixteen |
W 82–68 | 25–7 |
22 – White | 8 – E. Mobley | 6 – E. Mobley | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 30, 2021 4:15 pm, TBS |
(6 W) No. 23 | vs. (1 W) No. 1 Gonzaga Elite Eight |
L 66–85 | 25–8 |
19 – I. Mobley | 7 – I. Mobley | 3 – I. Mobley | Lucas Oil Stadium (6,166) Indianapolis, IN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 17 | 19 | RV | 24 | 23т | Not released |
Coaches Poll | — | —^ | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 9 |
Note: AP does not release post-tournament rankings
^ Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
References
- The Loyola Marymount-USC Trojans game had originally been scheduled for December 29, but was canceled due to COVID-19 related issues within the Loyola Marymount program. This game was added after USC past four games have either postponed or canceled as a result of positive COVID-19 test results within the USC program.
- The USC Trojans-Oregon State game had originally been scheduled for December 20, but was postponed as a result of positive COVID-19 test results within the USC program.
- The Stanford-USC Trojans game had originally been scheduled for December 13, but was postponed as a result of positive COVID-19 test results within the USC program.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Players of the Week". Pac-12.com. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- "Media selects preseason 2020-21 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams". Pac-12.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Evan Mobley Named To the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- "Evan Mobley Named To Wooden Award Midseason Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- "Evan Mobley Named To NABC Player Of The Year Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
- "Evan Mobley Named To Naismith Trophy Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- "Naismith Player of the Week". Twitter. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- "USC Freshman Evan Mobley Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List". USC Athletics. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- NCAA March Madness [@marchmadness] (February 8, 2021). "🏆 Weekly Honors! 🏆 Team of the Week: @StJohnsBBall Player of the Week: @evan_mobley7" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "USC Men's Basketball Team Activities Remain Paused; Next Three Games Canceled/Postponed". usctrojans.com. December 15, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". USC Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2020.