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2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record26–10 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Oregon 16 – 2   .889 33 – 6   .846
No. 4 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 5   .865
No. 8 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 31 – 5   .861
Utah 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
California 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
USC 10 – 8   .556 26 – 10   .722
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Stanford 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Washington 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
Oregon State 1 – 17   .056 5 – 27   .156
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Andy Enfield. They played their home games at the Galen Center in Los Angeles as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place; their 26 victories set a program record. They defeated Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Providence in the First Four and SMU in the First Round before losing in the Second Round to Baylor.

Previous season

The Trojans finished the 2015–16 season 21–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in three-way tie for sixth place. The Trojans beat UCLA in the first round before losing to Utah in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. They received an at-large bid as a No. 8 seed in the East Region of the NCAA tournament, marking the Trojans' first Tournament bid since 2011. USC lost to No. 9-seed Providence in the First Round.

Off-season

Departures

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

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Derryck Thornton PG 6'2" 175 So. Chatsworth, California 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, Texas Transferred from Minnesota. Eligible to play immediately.[8]

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Harrison Henderson
#52 PF 		Grand Prairie, Texas South Grand Prairie HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 14, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
De'Anthony Melton
#22 SG 		Encino, California Crespi Carmelite HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 16, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jonah Mathews
#12 SG 		Santa Monica, California Santa Monica HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 30, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Nick Rakocevic
#63 PF 		Westchester, Illinois St. Joseph HS 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 11, 2016 
Star ratings: 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:

College recruiting information (2017)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Usher
#25 SG 		Marietta, Georgia Wheeler HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 5, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Victor Uyaelunmo
#20 C 		Miami, Florida Calvary Christian HS 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 9, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Charles O'Bannon Jr.
#10 SG 		Las Vegas, Nevada Bishop Gorman HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 13, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
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:

Roster

2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shaqquan Aaron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Louisville Seattle, Washington
F 1 Charles Buggs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Minnesota Arlington, Texas
G 2 Jonah Mathews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, California
F 3 Harrison Henderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr South Grand Prairie HS Dallas, Texas
F 4 Chimezie Metu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lawndale HS Lawndale, California
G 5 Derryck Thornton (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Duke Los Angeles, California
G 11 Jordan McLaughlin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Etiwanda HS Etiwanda, California
G 12 Devin Fleming (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Valley View HS Moreno Valley, California
F 13 Samer Dhillon (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Inderkum HS Sacramento, California
G 21 Kurt Karis (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Chicago State Northbrook, Illinois
G 22 De'Anthony Melton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Crespi Carmelite HS North Hollywood, California
F 25 Bennie Boatwright 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Village Christian School Mission Hills, California
G 30 Elijah Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Westchester DeRidder, Louisiana
F 31 Nick Rakocevic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Joseph HS Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • Dec. 1, 2016 – Sophomore Bennie Boatwright out with a left knee injury. Expected to miss six weeks.[9] Made return against Washington on Feb. 1 after missing 15 games.

Schedule and results

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, California
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, California
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, Texas
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, California
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, California
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, California
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, California
Dec. 3, 2016*
5:00 PM, ESPNU 		vs. BYU
HoopHall LA 		W 91–84  8–0
  24 – McLaughlin   8 – Melton   6 – Melton  Staples Center (7,952)
Los Angeles, California
Dec. 11, 2016*
5:00 PM, P12N 		Pepperdine W 93–67  9–0
  26 – Stewart   10 – Metu   6 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (2,928)
Los Angeles, California
Dec. 17, 2016*
7:30 PM, P12N 		No. 24 Troy
Las Vegas Classic 		W 82–77  10–0
  21 – McLaughlin   8 – Metu   5 – Melton  Galen Center (3,941)
Los Angeles, California
Dec. 19, 2016*
7:30 PM, P12N 		No. 23 Cornell
Las Vegas Classic 		W 79–67  11–0
  17 – Metu   8 – Stewart   9 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (4,418)
Los Angeles, California
Dec. 22, 2016*
7:30 PM, FS1 		No. 23 vs. Missouri State
Las Vegas Classic semifinals 		W 83–75  12–0
  21 – Stewart   9 – Metu   5 – McLaughlin  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, Nevada
Dec. 23, 2016*
8:00 PM, FS1 		No. 23 vs. Wyoming
Las Vegas Classic championship 		W 94–92 OT 13–0
  22 – McLaughlin   8 – Melton   5 – McLaughlin  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, Nevada
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 28, 2016
8:00 PM, P12N 		No. 22 at Oregon State W 70–63  14–0
(1–0) 		 19 – Metu   8 – Tied   4 – McLaughlin  Gill Coliseum (4,580)
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec. 30, 2016
7:00 PM, FS1 		No. 22 at No. 21 Oregon L 61–84  14–1
(1–1) 		 13 – Melton   11 – Metu   4 – McLaughlin  Matthew Knight Arena (10,051)
Eugene, Oregon
Jan. 5, 2017
8:00 PM, P12N 		No. 25 Stanford W 72–56  15–1
(2–1) 		 15 – McLaughlin   10 – Metu   6 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (4,092)
Los Angeles, California
Jan. 8, 2017
7:00 PM, ESPNU 		No. 25 California L 73–74  15–2
(2–2) 		 20 – Tied   7 – Melton   5 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (5,528)
Los Angeles, California
Jan. 12, 2017
6:00 PM, P12N 		No. 25 at Utah L 64–86  15–3
(2–3) 		 17 – Metu   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,470)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan. 15, 2017
5:30 PM, ESPNU 		No. 25 at Colorado W 71–68  16–3
(3–3) 		 24 – Metu   9 – Melton   6 – Melton  Coors Events Center (8,036)
Boulder, Colorado
Jan. 19, 2017
6:00 PM, P12N 		No. 14 Arizona L 66–73  16–4
(3–4) 		 20 – Stewart   7 – Tied   8 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (4,930)
Los Angeles, California
Jan. 22, 2017
5:30 PM, ESPNU 		Arizona State W 82–79  17–4
(4–4) 		 29 – Stewart   8 – Rakocevic   8 – Tied  Galen Center (2,931)
Los Angeles, California
Jan. 25, 2017
8:00 PM, FS1 		No. 8 UCLA
Rivalry 		W 84–76  18–4
(5–4) 		 23 – Aaron   9 – Melton   8 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (10,258)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 1, 2017
8:00 PM, ESPNU 		at Washington W 82–74  19–4
(6–4) 		 23 – Boatwright   8 – Metu   6 – Melton  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,223)
Seattle, Washington
Feb. 4, 2017
5:00 PM, P12N 		at Washington State W 86–77  20–4
(7–4) 		 29 – Metu   8 – Metu   4 – McLaughlin  Beasley Coliseum (3,551)
Pullman, Washington
Feb. 9, 2017
8:00 PM, P12N 		Oregon State W 92–66  21–4
(8–4) 		 24 – Aaron   7 – Metu   4 – Mathews  Galen Center (3,989)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 11, 2017
7:30 PM, P12N 		No. 5 Oregon L 70–81  21–5
(8–5) 		 16 – Metu   7 – McLaughlin   4 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (9,256)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 18, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N 		at No. 6 UCLA
Rivalry 		L 70–102  21–6
(8–6) 		 20 – Boatwright   10 – Boatwright   5 – McLaughlin  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 23, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N 		at No. 4 Arizona L 77–90  21–7
(8–7) 		 23 – Boatwright   12 – Metu   4 – Melton  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 26, 2017
3:30 PM, P12N 		at Arizona State L 82–83  21–8
(8–8) 		 22 – Boatwright   13 – Metu   10 – McLaughlin  Wells Fargo Arena (8,037)
Tempe, Arizona
Mar. 1, 2017
7:00 PM, P12N 		Washington State W 87–64  22–8
(9–8) 		 16 – McLaughlin   9 – Tied   10 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (3,553)
Los Angeles, California
Mar. 4, 2017
3:30 PM, P12N 		Washington W 74–58  23–8
(10–8) 		 22 – McLaughlin   8 – Rakocevic   9 – McLaughlin  Galen Center (7,256)
Los Angeles, California
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 8, 2017
8:30 PM, P12N 		(6) vs. (11) Washington
First Round 		W 78–73  24–8
  24 – Metu   9 – Metu   6 – McLaughlin  T-Mobile Arena (9,978)
Paradise, Nevada
Mar. 9, 2017
8:30 PM, ESPN 		(6) vs. (3) No. 3 UCLA
Quarterfinals 		L 74–76  24–9
  18 – McLaughlin   14 – Metu   6 – McLaughlin  T-Mobile Arena (18,153)
Paradise, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar. 15, 2017*
6:10 PM, truTV 		(11 E) vs. (11 E) Providence
First Four 		W 75–71  25–9
  24 – Boatwright   10 – McLaughlin   4 – Tied  UD Arena (11,528)
Dayton, Ohio
Mar. 17, 2017*
12:10 PM, truTV 		(11 E) vs. (6 E) No. 11 SMU
First Round 		W 66–65  26–9
  22 – Stewart   7 – Metu   6 – McLaughlin  BOK Center (13,571)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar. 19, 2017*
4:45 PM, truTV 		(11 E) vs. (3 E) No. 12 Baylor
Second Round 		L 78–82  26–10
  26 – Metu   5 – Boatwright   6 – McLaughlin  BOK Center (15,229)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
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 RV 24 23 22 25 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NV N/A*
Coaches RV NV NV RV RV 25 25 22 RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

References

  1. ^ Obert, Richard. "USC forward Darion Clark to transfer to GCU". AZCentral. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Former USC G Katin Reinhardt will transfer to Marquette". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ Sherwin, Collin. "Forward Malik Martin Transfers from USC to USF". 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". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  6. ^ Helfand, Zach. "USC's Julian Jacobs says he will declare for the NBA draft". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. ^ Helfand, Zach. "USC lands high-profile talent in Duke's Derryck Thornton Jr". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  8. ^ de Artola, Alicia. "USC Basketball Lands Minnesota Transfer Charles Buggs". Reign of Troy. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  9. ^ Helfand, Zach. "USC's Bennie Boatwright to miss six weeks with sprained knee". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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