We can talk about USC’s basketball season in many ways. USC prefers to focus on finishing second in the Pac-12 despite missing De’Anthony Melton, Bennie Boatwright and the firing of assistant coach Tony Bland. But how about this stat: USC has lost four straight to UCLA. More significantly, USC is 0-2 against UCLA this season. Rule No. 1 of basketball is to beat your archrival … Continue reading Rule No. 1 Of USC Basketball: Beat Your Archrival

USC guard Jordan McLaughlin and forward Chimezie Metu were first team selections to the all-Pac-12 team. The individual awards will be announced at 5 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network, if you get it. Below are the full teams: ALL-PAC-12 TEAM FIRST TEAM Name School Pos. Yr. Hometown Deandre Ayton Arizona F Fr. Nassau, Bahamas Justin Bibbins Utah G Sr. Carson, Calif. Noah Dickerson Washington F … Continue reading Jordan McLaughlin, Chimezie Metu Named First-Team All-Pac-12

USC was supposed to beat UCLA tonight at the Galen Central. Instead, the Trojans lost, 83-72, and are back on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. USC was swept by UCLA for the first time since 2014-15. Thanks, Enfield! So it looks like USC might need to win one-or-two two games in the Pac-12 Tournament to be safely in the NCAA Tournament. USC will play … Continue reading Will USC Make NCAA Tournament?

USC’s odds to win the NCAA Tournament are 200/1 according to Bovada. That is the same as a month ago so I guess Bennie Boatwright’s knee injury made no difference to the oddsmakers. Below are the full odds, which include Michigan State and Virginia as the co-favorites (11/2). Odds to win the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship                 … Continue reading USC Basketball NCAA Title Odds

Arizona coach Sean Miller has returned and will coach tonight’s game against Stanford. “Let me be very, very clear. I have never discussed with Christian Dawkins paying Deandre Ayton to attend Arizona,” Miller said. Continue reading Sean Miller Returns To Arizona

USC would be the No. 2 seed and play the winner of the Washington-Oregon State game on March 7 at 6 p.m. in Las Vegas. Continue reading If Pac-12 Tournament Started Today