Updates: Upcoming Games

The Trojans (5-1) finally return to the Galen Center to play just their second home game of the year when they host the Oklahoma Sooners (5-1) at 8:00p on Thursday night as part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series.
The matchup
Last year’s 16-15 Sooner squad was the first Oklahoma team to fail to reach the NCAA […]

The 8th-ranked Trojans (9-2, 6-2) conclude their regular season on Saturday at the Coliseum with their annual cross-town rivalry game against the UCLA Bruins (6-5, 5-3). USC is coming off its best performance of the season–a 20-point win over then No. 7 Arizona State–and is in position to advance to the Rose Bowl should the […]

UCLA’s 16-0 upset victory over 9th-ranked Oregon on Saturday means that the Trojans will win their sixth-straight Pac-10 title and play in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day if they are able to defeat the Bruins next Saturday at the Coliseum. Whom USC would play in Pasadena is another question; Big-10 winner Ohio State […]

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 […]

It’s a rare midweek game for USC as the 12th-ranked Trojans (8-2, 5-2) travel to Tempe, Arizona to take on No. 7 Arizona State (9-1, 6-1) on Thanksgiving evening. (It’s the first time the Trojans are playing on Thanksgiving day in almost 70 years.) The Sun Devils currently occupy first place in the Pac-10, and […]

The Trojans (1-1) conclude their brief East Coast trip with a game against the South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0) on Saturday at 4:30p PDT at The Colonial Center in Columbia.
The matchup
The two USCs met last year in the Trojans’ season opener (and the inaugural basketball game at the Galen Center), when the Gamecocks bested the Trojans […]

USC (0-1) travels to Charleston, South Carolina to take on the unranked Bulldogs of The Citadel (1-1) at McAlister Field House on Thursday at 4:05p PST.
The matchup:
The two teams last met on November 21st of last year at the Galen Center, when the Trojans cruised to an easy 74-58 victory thanks to 24 points from […]

Sophomore F Taj Gibson, who tweaked his ankle during Wednesday’s practice, was evaluated on Thursday and cleared to return to practice, and will play in the Trojans’ opener against Mercer on Saturday. However, fellow forward RouSean Cromwell, whose leg injury was originally considered minor, was held out of practice for a fourth straight day, and […]

No. 18 USC (0-0, 0-0) hosts the unranked Mercer Bears (0-0, 0-0) on Saturday at 1:00p at the Galen Center.
The matchup:
The OJ Mayo era (if one season can be called an era) officially begins on Saturday when the Trojans kick off their 2007-08 men’s basketball season with a home contest against Mercer, a small Atlantic […]

Gary Klein of the LA Times is reporting that USC’s junior linebackers Rey Maualuga and Brian Cushing told him Tuesday that they will return for their final seasons of eligibility. Both players cited the influence of senior linebacker Keith Rivers, who made the same decision last year, and the opportunity to play another year for […]