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Trojans travel to Texas hoping to reduce mistakes
As part of the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series, the USC men’s basketball team will travel to the University of Texas’ Erwin Center tomorrow to play the No. 2 Longhorns for the first time since their...
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USC plays Cardinal & Gold Scrimmage
Eight days after beginning official practices, the USC men’s basketball team competed in the annual Cardinal & Gold scrimmage on Saturday. Flying high · Junior forward Nikola Vucevic scored 13...
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Trojans make it two in a row with win
The Trojans started their game against Santa Clara on a 5-4 run. However, the scoreboard said that USC (2-0) trailed 6-5. Above the crowd · Junior forward Nikola Vucevic posted a double-double...
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USC loses first game of the season to Rider at home
Luckily for the USC men’s basketball team (2-1, 0-0), a 30-game season is a lot like life: It’s not black or white but rather shades of grey. Pacing the way · USC freshman guard Maurice Jones (10) and...
View ArticleTrojans escape with first Pac-10 win
Washington and Washington State arrived at the Galen Center with two of the top three scoring offenses in the Pac-10 Conference. Unfazed, the Trojans stepped up their defensive intensity, holding...
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USC falls behind in first half and doesn’t recover
A barrage of three-pointers by senior guard Donte Smith was not enough for USC as they fell to California Saturday night, 68-66. Smith made 8-of-12 three-pointers for a career-high 24 points in 29...
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Bryce Jones reportedly faced dismissal from team
USC coach Kevin O’Neill gave freshman guard Bryce Jones the option of transferring or facing dismissal from the team after separate incidents with a teammate and a residential adviser, according to a...
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Trojans record road win
It wasn’t quite a duel in the desert, but when all was said and done in Tempe, Ariz., USC had clawed its way to a hard-fought, 63-61 victory over Arizona State on Thursday night. In a game that was for...
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Trojans stumble against ex-recruits
In February 2009, three of the nation’s top prospects — guard Lamont Jones (Harlem, N.Y.) and forwards Solomon Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.) and Derrick Williams (La Mirada, Calif.), — had signed their...
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USC comes up short at Pauley Pavilion
Senior guard Donte Smith thought he had an open fast break layup and an opportunity to close UCLA’s eight-point lead. Instead, Smith found himself stumbling to the ground with a little more than four...
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USC falls to crosstown rivals
Senior guard Donte Smith thought he had an open fast break layup and an opportunity to close UCLA’s eight-point lead. Instead, Smith found himself stumbling to the ground with a little more than four...
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The journey of Donte Smith
Nothing fires up the Galen Center crowd more than a barrage of three-pointers by senior guard Donte Smith. Loud cheering quickly turns into a deafening roar after Smith uses his hands to create his...
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Trojans best Beavers and zone at last
USC coach Kevin O’Neill is very adamant that the Trojans’ identity is its defense, and that it needs to stop its opponents in order to have a chance to win. The Trojans (13-11, 5-6) deviated from their...
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Trojans best Beavers and zone at last
In what was effectively a must-win game to avoid the play-in round for the Pac-10 Tournament, the USC men’s basketball team answered the bell, downing Oregon State 67-56. Inside presence · Junior...
View ArticleVolleyball lessons for men’s basketball
The USC men’s basketball team is struggling. The USC men’s volleyball team is not. Yes, the top-ranked men’s volleyball team lost its first game of what was a perfect season over the weekend, a...
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USC looks to exact revenge against Cal
As the USC men’s basketball team enters the second half of February with just the faintest of hopes of crashing the Big Dance in March, USC coach Kevin O’Neill understands the importance of simplifying...
View ArticleMaurice Jones powers USC to rare road win
In arguably its most complete road performance of the 2010-2011 season, the USC men’s basketball team defeated California Thursday night, 78-75. On a night when the Trojans (14-12, 6-7) received...
View ArticleUSC takes down Stanford in convincing fashion
USC coach Kevin O’Neill waited almost two years to break the streak, but as the old adage goes, all streaks are made to be broken. The Trojans (15-12, 7-7), who hadn’t beaten back-to-back road...
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Trojans take to the road
Washington State guard Klay Thompson does not miss a lot of shots. The junior leads the Pac-10 with 81 three-point shots made, converts 41.2 percent of his three-pointers and 90.3 percent of his free...
View ArticleTrojans open Pac-10 tournament with win over California
Coming into the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament against California, the Trojans were desperate to earn a quality win in order to improve their credentials before Selection Sunday in order to be...
View ArticleTrojans prepare for First Four matchup with VCU
On the surface a play-in game in the city of Dayton, Ohio doesn’t look like college basketball paradise. For the USC men’s basketball team, however, after a year of ups and downs, it might as well be....
View ArticleUSC comes up short against VCU
There was a lot of joy in the room when it was announced on Sunday that USC was one of the 68 teams to make the NCAA tournament. The Trojans (19-15, 10-8), however, seemed satisfied simply playing in...
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Uncertain future for Trojans’ athletics
For all you underclassmen Trojans fans, a word from the wise: brace yourselves. I know basketball season just ended and spring football practice is just beginning, but recent action in both sports are...
View ArticleUSC’s nonconference schedule the right call
In every level of athletic competition, there is one core tenet coaches use when looking toward the future: To be the best, you have to beat the best. The USC men’s basketball team turned a corner in...
View ArticleDraft defections give USC an edge in Pac-12
After the USC men’s basketball team was ousted in the First Four of the NCAA tournament, I thought there was a slight possibility it could lose junior forward Nikola Vucevic to the NBA after a stellar...
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Vucevic proving doubters wrong
The “one more year” chants echoing throughout the Galen Center on Senior Night and the smile breaking across Nikola Vucevic’s face as he prepared himself at the foul line told me everything I needed to...
View ArticleIn evaluating O’Neill, look past the 16 losses
Plain and simple, USC coach Kevin O’Neill has been one of the unluckiest coaches in college basketball over the past three years, since taking over at USC in June 2009. After winning the Diamond Head...
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