NCAA Tournament Watch
ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi’s lists USC as a No. 12 seed and in a play-in game against Baylor in his mock NCAA Tournament bracket. CBS Sports analyst Jerry Palm has USC as a No. 11 seed vs. Louisville. Continue reading NCAA Tournament Watch
Former USC Basketball Player Cedric Bailey Dies
Cedric Bailey, who was a well-known USC basketball player in the early 1980’s, has died according to USC. He was 56. Bailey was USC’s most improved player in 1983 and a member of the 1982 NCAA Tournament team. If you were a USC basketball fan during that time, you were well aware of the lanky, smooth guard. Continue reading Former USC Basketball Player Cedric Bailey Dies
What I Hear On Monday Morning
Here’s what I’m hearing as the week begins: USC gave Clay Helton a five-year contract for stability but also wishes he would instill more discipline within the program. There has been an on-going feeling the players wield too much power and are not held accountable. For example, during the USC-UCLA game, I’m told an assistant coach wanted to remove a star player from the game … Continue reading What I Hear On Monday Morning
USC Fast Fact
A couple mini-milestones this weekend when USC defeated Utah: For the first time since the conference expanded, USC will have a first-round bye in the Pac-12 Tournament. And in Andy Enfield news, USC finally won its first road game against a Pac-12 team that will finish above .500 in conference. So it only took five years for Enfield to that. Thanks, Enfield! Continue reading USC Fast Fact
USC Picture Of The Day
Today is actress Diane Baker’s birthday. Here is a picture from 1956, where she was the USC freshman baseball queen. She is best known for “Silence of the Lambs” and “The Diary of Anne Frank.” The others in the photo (left to right) are freshman coach Dave Rankin along with pitchers Bob Blakeslee, Bill Thorn, Gary McCormick and Dale Ziegler. Continue reading USC Picture Of The Day
Good Thing It Is Just February
USC’s season ended less than two months ago, but look at how things have changed at running back: Ronald Jones turned pro. Stephen Carr is out three months nursing a herniated disc in his back. Assistant Deland McCullough went to the Kansas City Chiefs. Fortunately for USC, there is still plenty of time before the season starts. But it might be nice to have a … Continue reading Good Thing It Is Just February
