I ran a photo Friday of basketball great John Havlicek playing USC in the 1961 Los Angeles Basketball Classic at the Sports Arena. In the picture below another basketball legend, Jerry West of West Virginia guards UCLA’s John Green in the 1959 Los Angeles Basketball Classic. USC did not play West Virginia, losing to Cal in the semifinals. West Virginia beat UCLA, 87-73, on Dec. … Continue reading Picture Of The Day

With the passing of legendary basketball player John Havlicek, here is a picture of him playing USC at the Sports Arena on Dec. 30, 1961 in the Los Angeles Basketball Classic. Havlicek came to town with No. 1-ranked Ohio State, which won the classic after a 76-66 victory over the No. 4-ranked Trojans in the championship game. Ohio State defeated UCLA, 105-84, earlier in the … Continue reading USC And John Havlicek Moment

Today in federal court, FBI video wiretaps were played with former USC assistant coach Tony Bland talking to Christian Dawkins about establishing a recruitment and payment scheme for then-prospect Marvin Bagley. “Tony needed money to get to Marvin,” said Marty Blazer, a former financial advisor who is a key FBI witness “He wasn’t going to go to UCLA or go to Duke, Tony was confident … Continue reading USC Basketball Suddenly Back In News

USC is getting 6-foot-5 Emma Merriweather from Texas Tech. Now she didn’t actually play for Texas Tech because she redshirted last season after transferring from Long Beach State, where she averaged 8.6 points and 6.4 rebounds two years ago. Now let’s check on the destinations of the six players who are leaving: Jillian Archer: Georgetown Marguerite Effa: Nevada Asiah Jones: Virginia Tech Danijela Milisic: ? … Continue reading Women’s Basketball Merry-Go Round Update

USC held its basketball banquet last night and Andy Enfield named Bennie Boatwright the MVP. Why is that unusual? Because Enfield did not give out the Sam Barry Award (MVP) from 2015-17. And he never gave an explanation either. I’m a little surprised Nick Rakocevic got most improved but I guess there were only around six players left on the current roster so not many … Continue reading Andy Enfield Gives Out MVP Award

Daniel Utomi, a 6-6 forward from Akron, has transferred to USC. He will be eligible immediately. He is ranked No. 23 in ESPN’s graduate transfer rankings, which I didn’t know existed until today. Utomi averaged 14.2 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting 37.3 percent from 3-point range last season. He scored 11 points in a 84-53 loss to USC in Honolulu on Dec. 22, 2017. … Continue reading USC Basketball Roster Is A Real Mish Mash