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always entertaining but no current basketball announcer knew more about the history of USC and he frequently dropped historical references when he did Trojan games.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

Now that Eric Musselman has completed his roster, you can see why Andy Enfield went to SMU. Enfield knew he was coming off a poor season and was going to have to completely rebuild the roster for a make-or-break year . . . in the Big Ten! No thanks. He’d rather go to SMU for $5 million. The challenge is illustrated in this chart from … Continue reading USC Notes: A Massive Task For Basketball

Eric Musselman has completed his coaching staff by hiring former Washington assistant coach Quincy Pondexter. I wrote last month that Musselman wanted to hire Pondexter. He then changed his mind and wanted a coach with L.A. ties but got turned down by G League executive Pooh Jeter. Cal State Fullerton coach Dedrique Taylor was also a candidate but I’m told salary was an obstacle. So … Continue reading Eric Musselman Completes Coaching Staff