2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball
2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Enfield (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Jason Hart (9th season); Chris Capko (6th season); Eric Mobley (4th season);
Home arena	Galen Center
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	18	–	2	.900	33	–	4	.892
No. 11 UCLA	15	–	5	.750	27	–	8	.771
No. 22 USC	14	–	6	.700	26	–	8	.765
Colorado	12	–	8	.600	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	11	–	9	.550	20	–	15	.571
Washington	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Washington State	11	–	9	.550	22	–	15	.595
Arizona State	10	–	10	.500	14	–	17	.452
Stanford	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
California	5	–	15	.250	12	–	20	.375
Utah	4	–	16	.200	11	–	20	.355
Oregon State	1	–	19	.050	3	–	28	.097

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball team will represent the University of Southern California during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans will be led by 9th-year head coach Andy Enfield, they will play home games at the Galen Center for the 16th season in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The USC Trojans finished the 2020–21 season with a 25–8 overall record, and a 15–5 conference record. They finished in second place in the Pac-12 Conference. They were a part of the Pac-12 Tournament they played against the Utah in the Quarterfinals and won in 2OT by the score of 91–85, they would move on to the semifinals but would lose to Colorado and would be eliminated from the tournament. They would then be invited to compete in the 2021 NCAA Tournament and would get win's against Drake, Kansas, Oregon, but would then be eliminated by the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the Elite Eight.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Tahj Eaddy	2	G	6'2"	165	RS-SR	West Haven, CT	Declared for the 2021 NBA Draft
Evan Mobley	4	F	7'0"	215	FR.	Murrieta, CA	Declared for the 2021 NBA Draft

2021 Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Malik Thomas #21 SG	La Verne, CA	Damien High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 27, 2020
Malik Thomas #21 SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Harrison Hornery #25 PF	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 31, 2019
Harrison Hornery #25 PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Kobe Johnson #40 PG	Glendale, WI	Nicolet High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 3, 2020
Kobe Johnson #40 PG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Kealen Allen SF	Los Angeles, CA	East Los Angeles College	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 31, 2020
Kealen Allen SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 80
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: "2021 USC Commits". Rivals.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season ^[1]
November 25, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. St. Joseph's Wooden Legacy semifinals	Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2021 TBD, TBD	Utah	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2021 TBD, TBD	at Washington State	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

St. Joseph's Hawks vs USC Trojans

ESPN2

November 25th, 2021
6:00 PST

St. Joseph's Hawks vs. USC Trojans

Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA (Wooden Legacy semifinals)

Utah Utes vs USC Trojans

TBD

December 1st, 2021
TBD PST

Utah Utes vs. USC Trojans

Galen Center, Los Angeles, CA

USC Trojans vs Washington State Cougars

TBD

December 4th, 2021
TBD PST

USC Trojans vs. Washington State Cougars

Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, WA

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP																					Not released
Coaches			^

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

^ "Pac-12 unveils early 2021-22 Conference game dates as part of new men's basketball 10-year schedule rotation". PAC-12 Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

[1] "Pac-12 unveils early 2021-22 Conference game dates as part of new men's basketball 10-year schedule rotation". PAC-12 Conference. Retrieved May 28, 2021.

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v t e USC Trojans men's basketball
Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)
Rivalries	UCLA (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal 2017–18 corruption scandal
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics