Updates: Basketball

Freshman center Mamadou Diarra, who has missed all six of USC’s games so far this season while recovering from a preseason hernia surgery, is set to return to practice on Tuesday, reports Scott Wolf. The Trojans could certainly use the 7-footer for Thursday’s game against the Oklahoma Sooners, who present the tallest opposing lineup to […]

The Trojans reappeared in the two major basketball polls this week after winning three games in the Anaheim Classic Tournament last week, including a 25-point victory over then 19th-ranked Southern Illinois last night. USC is ranked 22nd by AP voters and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. However, they won’t stay there for long, […]

The Trojans (5-1) are the winners of the first Anaheim Classic Tournament after upsetting 19th-ranked Southern Illinois 70-45 on Sunday night at the Anaheim Convention Center. USC dominated on both ends of the floor in putting together its best and most complete game of the season. They shot nearly 60% from the field against what […]

The Trojans (4-1) earned a trip to the championship game of the inaugural Anaheim Classic Tournament by defeating the Miami (OH) RedHawks (2-1) on Friday night at the Anaheim Convention Center, 57-53. The game was close throughout, and the Trojans trailed by four at halftime, but were able to make enough defensive adjustments at the […]

Taj Gibson’s best performance of the season helped USC (3-1) get past the University of San Diego (2-3), 60-50, during the opening night of the Anaheim Classic Tournament before a sparse Thanksgiving-night crowd at the Anaheim Convention Center. Although USC led for most of the game, they never could put a comfortable distance between themselves […]

The Trojans (2-1) will make their first nationally televised appearances of the season when they play three games in the inaugural Anaheim Classic Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center beginning on Thanksgiving night.
USC update and injury notes
After losing their season opener at home to Mercer, the Trojans picked up two road victories against The Citadel […]

USC guard Daniel Hackett was named Sporting News’ national men’s basketball player of the week for the period ending November 18. Hackett, who until early last week was unable to play or practice for a month while suffering from a broken jaw, returned to lead the Trojans to a pair of victories in the state […]

As expected, Compton’s Demar DeRozan and Beverly Hills High’s Percy “Lil’ Romeo” Miller signed letters of intent with USC at a Monday press conference held at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills. The 6′6″ DeRozan can play the two or three and is ranked by many recruiting services as one of the top high school […]

USC announced on Sunday that former walk-on basketball player (and current USC senior) Reed Doucette was named a winner of a 2008 Rhodes Scholarship, becoming the fourth Trojan student-athlete in history to do so.
As for the current Trojans, they are back in Los Angeles for a few days of preparations leading up to a weekend […]

Daniel Hackett’s first career triple-double and OJ Mayo’s game-high 29 points, coupled with an improving defense, were enough to lift the Trojans (2-1) over the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1), 85-75, on Saturday night in Columbia. Hackett, who had 22 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds, and Mayo, who hit 11 of 19 shots from the […]