USC announced that DJ Rodman will wear No. 10 this season, “with the blessing of DeMar DeRozan, whose jersey hangs in the Galen Center rafters.” This is bad enough by itself, but Gus Williams also wore No. 10 and his number was retired. Did he give permission too? In 2020, guard Quinton Adlesh wore No. 10 even though it was retired, so Rodman is hardly breaking … Continue reading USC Unretires Another Jersey

Bob Boyd is a Trojan. He played basketball at USC and then became the Trojans’ basketball coach. He even turned down the Lakers’ job while he was at USC. He wasn’t a paycheck collector like Andy Enfield. Look at the first 10 games he played in the 1966-67 season. Two games against No. 1-ranked UCLA, who went undefeated that season (and USC had to play … Continue reading They Don’t Make Schedules Like They Used To

USC has announced Bronny James will wear No. 6 this season. Has any other freshman number been announced? Nope. But USC wants those social media hits for basketball and knows anything with Bronny generates interest. But it’s always worth pointing out the nation’s actual No. 1-ranked freshman, Isaiah Collier, is also on the team. James would be able to wear No. 6 because because the … Continue reading The Double Standard Continues

USC (read Bronny James) will open the basketball season vs. Kansas State at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 6th, according to Jon Rothstein. It will be a doubleheader as Oregon plays Georgia in the other game. Now the first reaction is “USC vs. Kansas State. Good game. K-State had a great run in the NCAA Tournament.” But . . . Kansas State isn’t … Continue reading USC To Open Season Vs. Kansas State

Arizona State forward Marcus Bagley plans to stay in the 2023 NBA Draft. He played a combined five games in the past two seasons because of an injury. Does USC’s offer to his younger brother, Pooh Pooh Bagley, still stand? Remember USC offered him in 2017 when he was 7-years-old. This was when USC was trying to get Marvin Bagley. Pooh Pooh is now in … Continue reading The USC Scholarhip Offer Most Fans Forgot

What a shock that USC tweets out Bronny James is graduating from high school but hasn’t done that with any of its other recruits. But when USC social media employees are bragging about the biggest follower growth in the history of Trojan basketball since James committed, there’s a craving to do as much about James as possible. You didn’t see USC tweet out anything when … Continue reading USC Notes: The Bronny James Effect Continues