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2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 23т
Record	25–8 (15–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Enfield (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Hart (8th season) Chris Capko (5th season) Eric Mobley (3rd season)
Home arena	Galen Center
Seasons← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Oregon	14	–	4	.778	21	–	7	.750
No. 9 USC	15	–	5	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 23 Colorado	14	–	6	.700	23	–	9	.719
No. 7 UCLA	13	–	6	.684	22	–	10	.688
Arizona*	11	–	9	.550	17	–	9	.654
No. 20 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

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.

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
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
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

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Evan Mobley C / PF	Murrieta, CA	Rancho Christian School (CA)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 15, 2019
Evan Mobley C / PF	Star ratings: 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
Reese Dixon-Waters SG	Star ratings: 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
Boubacar Coulibaly C	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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: "USC 2020 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021. "2020 USC Trojans Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

2021 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2021)
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
Harrison Hornery PF	Star ratings: 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
Malik Thomas SG	Star ratings: 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
Kobe Johnson SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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: "USC 2021 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021. "2021 USC Trojans Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

Roster

2020–21 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)	Jr	Oaks Christian	Westlake Village, CA
F	1	Chevez Goodwin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Wofford	Columbia, SC
G	2	Tahj Eaddy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	RS Sr	Santa Clara	West Haven, CT
F	3	Isaiah Mobley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Rancho Christian School	Murrieta, CA
F	4	Evan Mobley	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Rancho Christian School	Murrieta, CA
G	5	Isaiah White	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Utah Valley	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
F	12	Boubacar Coulibaly	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	San Gabriel Academy	Bamako, Mali
G	13	Drew Peterson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Rice	Libertyville, IL
G	14	McKay Anderson (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Sr	Pasadena City College	La Cañada, CA
G	20	Ethan Anderson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Fairfax HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	21	Reese Dixon-Waters	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	St. Bernard HS	Long Beach, CA
F	23	Max Agbonkpolo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Santa Margarita HS	Laguna Niguel, CA
F	24	Joshua Morgan	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Long Beach State	Sacramento, CA
G	30	Noah Baumann	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	San Jose State	Phoenix, AZ
G	32	Reggie Parris (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	San Diego	Denver, CO
G	55	Amar Ross (W)	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	Bethesda	Long Beach, CA

Head coach

Andy Enfield (Johns Hopkins)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Hart (Syracuse)
Chris Capko (South Florida)
Eric Mobley (Portland)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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)
- Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media First Team All-Conference
- Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List
- Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List
- Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List
- NABC Player Of The Year Watch List
- Naismith Trophy Watch List
- Naismith Defensive Play of the Year Award Watch List
- Naismith Player of the Week (Week 13)
- Naismith National Player of the Year Semifinalist
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 10 Finalist
- NCAA Player of the Week
- 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
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N		California Baptist	W 95–87	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					Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N		Texas Southern	Canceled					Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N		Santa Clara	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	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	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	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	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 (2,163) 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 (1,927) 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 (3,460) 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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
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.

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Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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