The Lakers are courting UConn coach Dan Hurley, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. If Hurley comes to L.A., it’ll be a contest to see who has the more intense personality between him and Eric Musselman. “He’s insane,” college basketball reporter Jeff Goodman said of Hurley on Thursday morning. The same has been said about Musselman, including by a former USC basketball coach recently. Remember, former USC … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: The Insanity Level In L.A. Could Skyrocket

Jovani Ruff, a four-star shooting guard from Long Beach Poly, committed to Cal this afternoon. USC, Kansas and Oregon were the other finalists. Wonder what NIL was offered by Cal? Continue reading USC Notes: Four-Star Guard Chooses Cal

USC men’s basketball will play in the inaugural Acrisure Series in Palm Desert on Nov. 28-29. The Trojans will face St. Mary’s and either Arizona State or New Mexico. The women’s basketball team will also play in the event, facing Seton Hall on Nov. 27 and St. Louis on Nov. 29. Reaction: None of these games excite me. If you don’t live in the desert, … Continue reading USC Notes: Trojans To The Desert

Here’s some photos of Bill Walton vs. USC during his college career: Walton against USC at the Sports Arena in 1972. Here are three pictures of Bill Walton facing USC in 1974. Here is Walton facing USC great Ron Riley in 1972. At first glance, it looks like Bill Walton is facing USC at the Sports Arena. But this is Florida State in the national … Continue reading Bill Walton Vs. USC Photo Gallery

Sad news that Bill Walton passed away at age 71 from cancer. Walton was always entertaining but no current basketball announcer knew more about the history of USC and he frequently dropped historical references when he did Trojan games. Walton was also a staunch defender of the Pac-12 and vocally opposed UCLA’s move to the Big Ten. College basketball will be less interesting next season … Continue reading Bill Walton Passes Away

Remember when Kentucky guard D.J. Wagner visited USC a few weeks ago and I questioned if this was just a free trip to L.A. for Wagner? Wagner was/is dating JuJu Watkins so a “visit” to USC sounded a little fishy. Well, Wagner has committed to Arkansas, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. No surprise that he followed John Calipari from Kentucky. By the way, Arkansas had … Continue reading Surprise, Surprise: Five-Star Guard Who Visited USC Chooses Arkansas