A few Saturday notes to start the weekend: Former USC basketball assistant Dave Miller predicted on twitter that forward Isaiah Mobley would commit to the Trojans on Friday. Mobley did not. Mobley will eventually commit because his father, Eric, is now a USC assistant coach. So will Evan Mobley. That is easy to predict. But picking the specific day carries some risk, obviously. The fact … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Saturday Notes
USC forward Chimezie Metu worked out with the Lakers this morning. Fortunately, Metu is completely healthy for the workout after sitting out the NIT, which was nearly two months ago. By the way, a source with the basketball program tells me USC it is confident it will land forward Onyeka Okongwu of Chino Hills, who is ranked the No. 19 player in the nation … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: Wednesday Notes
Former USC basketball star Tina Thompson, who is part of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 2018 class, was hired today as women’s basketball coach at Virginia. So why is she good enough to be the coach at Virginia but not USC? After all, USC had an opening last year. I’m sure someone at USC will tell me that it would be hard to replace … Continue reading USC Icon Tina Thompson Named Virginia Coach
Some USC midweek notes: I mentioned yesterday that Porter Gustin is getting rave reviews but really should be dominating against USC’s offensive line during spring drills. The same should be said about Iman Marshall. He is also having a good spring. But he is also facing Matt Fink, Jack Sears and walk-ons every day in practice. The question is whether Marshall will be able to … Continue reading Wednesday Notes
USC forward Bennie Boatwright will return for his senior season. Remember, a year ago Boatwright announced he would declare for the draft but would not hire an agent. The fact Boatwright is not even contemplating going pro today shows how far his draft stock slipped. This is good news, obviously, for Andy Enfield. But remember Boatwright was named in the Yahoo story over alleged payments. … Continue reading Bennie Boatwright Will Return For Senior Season
Clint Chapman, an all-Pac-8 forward in 1973, died last week. died on March 27. He was 64. In the above photo, he is going for a rebound against UCLA’s Richard Washington. Funeral services will be held today in Denver at 1 p.m. and can be viewed here. Continue reading Former USC Basketball Player Clint Chapman Dies
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