2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2016–17 record 8–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach Andy Enfield (4th year)
Assistant coach Tony Bland
Assistant coach Jason Hart
Assistant coach Chris Capko
Home arena Galen Center
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#11 UCLA 0 0       9 0   1.000
USC 0 0       7 0   1.000
California 0 0       6 1   .857
Utah 0 0       5 1   .833
#23 Oregon 0 0       7 2   .778
#16 Arizona 0 0       6 2   .750
Colorado 0 0       5 2   .714
Stanford 0 0       6 3   .667
Arizona State 0 0       4 3   .571
Washington 0 0       4 3   .571
Washington State 0 0       4 4   .500
Oregon State 0 0       3 6   .333
2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team represent the University of Southern California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Andy Enfield. They play their home games at the Galen Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2015–16 Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 21–13, and 9–9 in conference. The Trojans beat UCLA in the first round, then lost to Utah in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. USC received an at-large bid as an 8-seed in the East Region of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. USC would lose to 9-seed Providence in the first round 69-70. This was USC's first bid since 2011.

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Strahinja Gavrilovic 14 F 6'9" 230 Sr. Kragujevac, RS Graduated
Darion Clark 0 F 6'7" 230 RS Jr. Conyers, GA Transfer to Grand Canyon [1]
Katin Reinhardt 5 G 6'6" 220 RS Jr. Dana Point, CA Transfer to Marquette [2]
Malik Martin 2 F 6'11" 220 So. Miami, FL Transfer to USF [3]
Malik Marquetti 24 G/F 6'6" 195 So. Compton, CA Transfer to Louisiana–Lafayette [4]
Nikola Jovanovic 32 F/C 6'11" 230 Jr. Belgrade, RS Declared for 2016 NBA draft[5]
Julian Jacobs 12 G 6'4" 180 Jr. Las Vegas, NV Declared for 2016 NBA draft[6]

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Derryck Thornton Jr. PG 6'2" 175 So. Chatsworth, CA Transferred from Duke. Will sit out for 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility.[7]
Charles Buggs F 6'9" 230 Gr. Arlington, TX Transferred from Minnesota. Will eligible to play.[8]

2016 Recruiting class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Harrison Henderson
PF
Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 14, 2015 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
De'Anthony Melton
SG
Encino, CA Crespi Carmelite HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 16, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jonah Mathews
SG
Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 30, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Nick Rakocevic
PF
Westchester, IL St. Joseph HS 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 11, 2016 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

2017 Commitments

Roster

2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Aaron, ShaqquanShaqquan Aaron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Seattle, WA
F 1 Buggs, CharlesCharles Buggs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Arlington, TX
G 2 Mathews, JonahJonah Mathews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Encino, CA
F 3 Henderson, HarrisonHarrison Henderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Grand Prairie, TX
F 4 Metu, ChimezieChimezie Metu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lawndale, CA
G 5 Thornton Jr., DerryckDerryck Thornton Jr.  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chatsworth, CA
G 11 McLaughlin, JordanJordan McLaughlin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 12 Fleming, DevinDevin Fleming (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Moreno Valley, CA
F 13 Dhillon, SamarSamar Dhillon (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Sacramento, CA
G 21 Karis, KurtKurt Karis (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Northbrook, IL
G 22 Melton, De'AnthonyDe'Anthony Melton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Santa Monica, CA
F 25 Boatwright, BennieBennie Boatwright 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Sun Valley, CA
G 30 Stewart, ElijahElijah Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA
F 31 Rakocevic, NickNick Rakocevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Westchester, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 11/12/2016

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

Nov. 11, 2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
Montana W 75–61  1–0
 30  Stewart  7  3 Tied  3  Tied  Galen Center (3,513)
Los Angeles, CA

Nov. 13, 2016*
4:00 PM, P12N
Omaha W 82–72  2–0
 16  Aaron  11  Metu  5  McLaughlin  Galen Center (2,993)
Los Angeles, CA

Nov. 18, 2016*
4:00 PM, SECN
at Texas A&M W 65–63  3–0
 14  Metu  11  Tied  4  McLaughlin  Reed Arena (8,749)
College Station, TX

Nov. 22, 2016*
6:00 PM, P12N
New Orleans W 88–54  4–0
 21  Stewart  7  Metu  9  McLaughlin  Galen Center (2,711)
Los Angeles, CA

Nov. 25, 2016*
4:00 PM, P12N
SMU W 78–73  5–0
 17  Boatwright  6  Melton  5  Tied  Galen Center (3,713)
Los Angeles, CA

Nov. 27, 2016*
7:00 PM, P12N
UC Santa Barbara W 96–72  6–0
 21  Boatwright  5  Tied  5  Tied  Galen Center (2,892)
Los Angeles, CA

Nov. 30, 2016*
7:00 PM
at San Diego W 76–55  7–0
 19  Metu  13  Metu  4  McLaughlin  Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,921)
San Diego, CA

Dec. 3, 2016*
5:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. BYU
HoopHall LA
W 91–84  8–0
             Staples Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Dec. 11, 2016*
5:00 PM, P12N
Pepperdine   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Dec. 17, 2016*
7:30 PM, P12N
Troy
Las Vegas Classic
  
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Dec. 19, 2016*
7:30 PM, P12N
Cornell
Las Vegas Classic
  
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Dec. 22, 2016*
7:30 PM, FS1
vs. Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic semifinals
  
                   Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV

Dec. 23, 2016*
5:30 PM
or 8:00 PM, FS1
vs. DePaul/Wyoming
Las Vegas Classic
  
                   Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Pac-12 regular season

Dec. 28, 2016
8:00 PM, P12N
at Oregon State   
                   Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR

Dec. 30, 2016
7:00 PM, FS1
at Oregon   
                   Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR

Jan. 5, 2017
8:00 PM, P12N
Stanford   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 8, 2017
7:00 PM, ESPNU
California   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 12, 2017
6:00 PM, P12N
at Utah   
                   Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT

Jan. 15, 2017
5:30 PM, ESPNU
at Colorado   
                   Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO

Jan. 19, 2017
6:00 PM, P12N
Arizona   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 22, 2017
5:30 PM, ESPNU
Arizona State   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Jan. 25, 2017
8:00 PM, FS1
UCLA
Rivalry
  
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 1, 2017
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Washington   
                   Alaska Airlines Arna 
Seattle, WA

Feb. 4, 2017
5:00 PM, P12N
at Washington State   
                   Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA

Feb. 9, 2017
8:00 PM, P12N
Oregon State   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 11, 2017
7:30 PM, P12N
Oregon   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 18, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N
at UCLA
Rivalry
  
                   Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA

Feb. 23, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N
at Arizona   
                   McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ

Feb. 26, 2017
3:30 PM, P12N
at Arizona State   
                   Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ

Mar. 1, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N
Washington State   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA

Mar. 4, 2017
3:30 PM, P12N
Washington   
                   Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament

Mar. 8–11, 2017
vs.    
                   T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP NV NV NV RV N/A*
Coaches RV NV NV RV

References

  1. Obert, Richard. "USC forward Darion Clark to transfer to GCU". azcentral.com. AZCentral. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. "Former USC G Katin Reinhardt will transfer to Marquette". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. Sherwin, Collin. "Forward Malik Martin Transfers from USC to USF". thedailystampede.com. SB Nation. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. Helfand, Zach. "USC Transfer Malik Marquetti Commits To Ragin' Cajuns Basketball". espn1420.com. ESPN 1420. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  5. Helfand, Zach. "Another USC starter is gone after Nikola Jovanovic stays in NBA draft". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. Helfand, Zach. "USC's Julian Jacobs says he will declare for the NBA draft". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. Helfand, Zach. "USC lands high-profile talent in Duke's Derryck Thornton Jr.". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. de Artola, Alicia. "USC Basketball Lands Minnesota Transfer Charles Buggs". reignoftroy.com. Reign of Troy. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
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