#55 USC Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
USC Trojans
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #55
 
Conference Rank: #14 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 15-18, 8-12 (Pac-12)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Eric Musselman
Coach Record: 0-0 at USC, 221-93 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Boogie Ellis, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.0 apg
Isaiah Collier, Guard, 16.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 4.3 apg, 1.5 spg
Kobe Johnson, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.3 apg, 2.2 spg
DJ Rodman, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Joshua Morgan, Forward, 5.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 2.3 bpg
Vincent Iwuchukwu, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Oziyah Sellers, Guard, 5.2 ppg
Bronny James, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.1 apg
Kijani Wright, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Arrintent Page, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Harrison Hornery, Senior, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Chibuzo Agbo, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Boise State
Rashaun Agee, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Bowling Green
Desmond Claude, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Xavier
Josh Cohen, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Massachusetts
Isaiah Elohim, Freshman, Guard
Matt Knowling, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Yale
Kevin Patton Jr., Senior, Forward, Transfer from San Diego
Kallai Patton, Freshman, Guard
Bryce Pope, Senior, Guard, Transfer from UC San Diego
Jalen Shelley, Freshman, Forward
Clark Slajchert, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Penn
Saint Thomas, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Northern Colorado
Terrance Williams, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Michigan
Wesley Yates, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Washington
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.1 (155th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 74.3 (247, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (140, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.2 (142, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (152, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (94, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.3 (281, 10)
Rebound Margin: -2.0 (278, 11)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (42, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.7 (264, 11)