The 2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans were led by first-year head coach Eric Musselman and played their home games at the Galen Center for the 18th season in Los Angeles, California as first year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season The Trojans finished the 2023–24 season 15–18, 8–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Washington in the first round before losing to Arizona.

On April 1, 2024, head coach Andy Enfield left the school to become the head coach at SMU. On April 5, the school named Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman the team's new head coach.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kobe Johnson 0 G 6'6" 200 Junior Milwaukee, WI Transferred to UCLA Isaiah Collier 1 G 6'5" 210 Freshman Atlanta, GA Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 29th overall by Utah Jazz Vincent Iwuchukwu 3 F 7'1" 240 Sophomore San Antonio, TX Transferred to St. John's Oziyah Sellers 4 G 6'5" 185 Sophomore Hayward, CA Transferred to Stanford Boogie Ellis 5 G 6'3" 190 GS Senior San Diego, CA Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Sacramento Kings Bronny James 6 G 6'4" 210 Freshman Los Angeles, CA Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 55th overall by Los Angeles Lakers DJ Rodman 10 F 6'6" 225 GS Senior Newport Beach, CA Graduated Brandon Gardner 13 F 6'8" 215 Freshman Waynesboro, GA Transferred to Arizona State Zach Brooker 15 G 6'0" 160 Senior Calabasas, CA Walk-on; graduate transferred Arrinten Page 22 F 6'11" 245 Freshman Atlanta, GA Transferred to Cincinnati Joshua Morgan 24 F 6'11" 225 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated Kijani Wright 33 F 6'9" 235 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Vanderbilt

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Saint Thomas 0 F 6'7" 200 Senior Omaha, NE Northern Colorado Desmond Claude 1 G 6'6" 203 Junior New Haven, CT Xavier Matt Knowling 3 F 6'6" 200 GS Senior Ellington, CT Yale Bryce Pope 4 G 6'3" 185 GS Senior San Diego, CA UC San Diego Terrance Williams II 5 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Clinton, MD Michigan Wesley Yates III 6 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Beaumont, TX Washington Chibuzo Agbo 7 G 6'7" 226 GS Senior San Diego, CA Boise State Kevin Patton Jr. 8 G 6'8" 197 Sophomore Temecula, CA San Diego Rashaun Agee 12 F 6'8" 225 GS Senior Chicago, IL Bowling Green Clark Slajchert 32 G 6'1" 170 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Penn Josh Cohen 33 F 6'10" 220 GS Senior Lincroft, NJ UMass

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results Source:

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Game summaries This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

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vs. UTSA (Exhibition)

No. 6 Gonzaga (Exhibition)

vs. Chattanooga

vs. Idaho State

vs. UT Arlington

vs. California

vs. San José State

vs. Grambling State (Acrisure Classic Campus Site Game)

Saint Mary's (Acrisure Classic Semifinals)

New Mexico (Acrisure Classic Consolation Game)

vs No. 12 Oregon

at Washington

vs Montana State

vs Cal State Northridge

vs Southern

vs Michigan

at Indiana

at Illinois

vs Iowa

vs Wisconsin

at Nebraska

vs UCLA (Rivalry)

vs Michigan State

at Northwestern

at Purdue

vs Penn State

vs Minnesota

at Maryland

at Rutgers

vs Ohio State

at Oregon

vs Washington (Senior Night)

at UCLA (Rivalry)

Big Ten Tournament First Round: (11) Rutgers

Second Round: (6) No. 20 Purdue

See also 2024–25 USC Trojans women's basketball team

References