Former USC Coach George Raveling Dies

Former USC basketball coach George Raveling has died following a battle with cancer. He was 88. The former Iowa and Washington State coach was a larger than life figure and speaking from personal experience, interacting with him was unforgettable. I’m going to focus on personal experiences in this post. When he was at USC, he would regularly take me and another student reporter to lunch … Continue reading Former USC Coach George Raveling Dies

Alijah Arenas Suffers Significant Knee Injury

USC prized freshman Alijah Arenas tore the meniscus in his knee and is expected to be sidelined 6-8 months, according to Chris Haynes. That means he will probably miss the season. Would he redshirt or just go straight to the NBA Draft? pic.twitter.com/ihC7ePtUpz — USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) July 24, 2025 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Continue reading Alijah Arenas Suffers Significant Knee Injury

USC Saturday Buzz: Remembering A Trojan Great

Today is the birthday of former USC basketball player Alex Hannum. He played in the NBA for eight seasons but became better known as a coach, winning NBA titles in 1958 with the St. Louis Hawks and 1967 with the Philadelphia 76ers. He won the 1969 ABA title with the Oakland Oaks. Hannum was the first NBA coach to lead two different franchises to a … Continue reading USC Saturday Buzz: Remembering A Trojan Great

A Doubleheader That Is Hardly Equal

There is going to be a basketball doubleheader at Intuit Dome on Nov. 14 according to basketball analyst Rocco Miller. UCLA will play Arizona in one game. And USC will play . . . Illinois State! That’s the best they could do? USC vs. Illinois State? Obviously, they just wanted a game and didn’t really care about anything else. But it’s not doing anything for … Continue reading A Doubleheader That Is Hardly Equal

A USC Prediction For Job Security

USC coach Eric Musselman might go through assistant coaches with ease but his top assistant, Will Conroy, figures to be on safe ground. His son, Will Conroy Jr., scored 46 points in a summer tournament last weekend. Will Jr. is expected to be a freshman at Village Christian this year. USC offered him a scholarship last weekend. He also has offers from Washington, Seattle and … Continue reading A USC Prediction For Job Security

USC Morning Buzz: An Amazing Churn Rate

USC men’s basketball lost 15 players from last year’s roster. Eric Musselman has brought in 13 new players. That doesn’t even include the 11 players who left two years ago in Andy Enfield’s last year plus the three players who committed but never showed up after Enfield left. That’s an incredible churn of players: 39 in three years. It’s like a football program. Is it … Continue reading USC Morning Buzz: An Amazing Churn Rate