2022–23 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2022–23 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record22–11 (14–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Capko (7th season)
  • Eric Mobley (5th season)
  • Jay Morris (2nd season)
Home arenaGalen Center
(Capacity: 10,258)
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 18 – 2   .900 31 – 6   .838
No. 8 Arizona† 14 – 6   .700 28 – 7   .800
USC 14 – 6   .700 22 – 11   .667
Oregon 12 – 8   .600 21 – 15   .583
Arizona State 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Washington State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 17   .500
Utah 10 – 10   .500 17 – 15   .531
Washington 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Colorado 8 – 12   .400 18 – 17   .514
Stanford 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
Oregon State 5 – 15   .250 11 – 21   .344
California 2 – 18   .100 3 – 29   .094
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans were led by 10th-year head coach Andy Enfield and played their home games at the Galen Center for the 16th season in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22-11, 14-6 in Pac-12 Play to finish in 4th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to Arizona State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Michigan State.

Previous season

See also: 2021–22 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The USC Trojans finished the 2021–22 season 26–8, 14–6 in Pac-12 Play to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Washington in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to UCLA. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost in the first round to Miami (FL).

Off-season

Departures

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Chevez Goodwin 1 F 6'9" 225 RS Senior Columbia, SC Graduated/Signed to play professionally with Aris B.C.
Isaiah Mobley 3 F 6'10" 240 Junior Murrieta, CA Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Isaiah White 5 G 6'7" 210 RS Senior Rancho Cucamonga, CA Graduated
Boubacar Coulibaly 12 F 6'10" 215 Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transferred to Pepperdine
Ethan Anderson 20 G 6'1" 210 Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Wyoming
Max Agbonkpolo 23 F 6'9" 195 Junior Laguna Niguel, CA Transferred to Wyoming
Reggie Parris 32 G 6'4" 190 Senior Denver, CO Walk-on; graduated
Amar Ross 55 G 5'8" 150 Senior Long Beach, CA Walk-on; graduated

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Vincent Iwuchukwu
#4 C 		Nigeria Montverde Academy (FL) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 17, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Kijani Wright
#5 PF 		Los Angeles, CA Sierra Canyon (CA) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Aug 11, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Tre White
#18 SF 		Napa, CA Prolific Prep (CA) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 6, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Oziyah Sellers
#24 SG 		Modesto, CA Southern California Academy (CA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Aug 15, 2021 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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:

  • "USC 2022 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  • "2022 USC Trojans Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

Roster

2022–23 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kobe Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Nicolet HS Milwaukee, WI
G 1 Malik Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Damien HS Fontana, CA
G 2 Reese Dixon-Waters 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr St. Bernard HS Long Beach, CA
F 3 Vincent Iwuchukwu 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Southern California Academy San Antonio, TX
G 4 Oziyah Sellers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Southern California Academy Hayward, CA
G 5 Boogie Ellis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Memphis San Diego, CA
G 13 Drew Peterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Rice Libertyville, IL
G 15 Zach Brooker (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Sierra Canyon School Calabasas, CA
G 22 Tre White 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Prolific Prep Dallas, TX
F 24 Joshua Morgan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Long Beach State Sacramento, CA
F 30 Harrison Hornery 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Mater Dei HS Toowoomba, Australia
F 33 Kijani Wright 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon Los Angeles, CA
F 55 Iaroslav Niagu 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Krasnodar Territory Boarding School Krasnodar, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 10, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., P12N 		Florida Gulf Coast L 61–74  0–1
  19 – Ellis   9 – Tied   6 – Peterson  Galen Center (2,355)
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Alabama State
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series 		W 96–58  1–1
  21 – Peterson   12 – White   6 – Tied  Galen Center (2,076)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Vermont W 59–57  2–1
  20 – Peterson   10 – White   8 – Peterson  Galen Center (1,838)
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Mount St. Mary's W 83–74  3–1
  19 – Ellis   12 – Morgan   12 – Peterson  Galen Center (1,590)
Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. BYU
Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals 		W 82–76  4–1
  27 – Ellis   10 – Tied   6 – Peterson  Imperial Arena (465)
Nassau, BAH
November 24, 2022*
10:30 a.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 22 Tennessee
Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals 		L 66–73 OT 4–2
  21 – Ellis   6 – Peterson   5 – Peterson  Imperial Arena (432)
Nassau, BAH
November 25, 2022*
10:00 a.m., ESPN2 		vs. Wisconsin
Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd Place Game 		L 59–64  4–3
  17 – Peterson   10 – Peterson   5 – Johnson  Imperial Arena (510)
Nassau, BAH
November 30, 2022
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at California W 66–51  5–3
(1–0) 		 17 – Dixon-Waters   7 – Tied   5 – Peterson  Haas Pavilion (3,648)
Berkeley, CA
December 4, 2022
4:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon State W 63–62  6–3
(2–0) 		 17 – Morgan   6 – Peterson   6 – Peterson  Galen Center (3,273)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Cal State Fullerton W 64–50  7–3
  15 – White   8 – Peterson   5 – Tied  Galen Center (1,531)
Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Long Beach State W 88–78  8–3
  20 – Tied   10 – Peterson   7 – Peterson  Galen Center (1,835)
Los Angeles, CA
December 18, 2022*
2:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 19 Auburn W 74–71  9–3
  28 – Ellis   5 – Johnson   4 – Tied  Galen Center (4,517)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		vs. Colorado State
Jerry Colangelo Classic 		W 73–64  10–3
  19 – Ellis   10 – Tied   4 – Peterson  Footprint Center (2,870)
Phoenix, AZ
December 30, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Washington W 80–67  11–3
(3–0) 		 27 – Ellis   8 – Tied   5 – Johnson  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,690)
Seattle, WA
January 1, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington State L 71–81  11–4
(3–1) 		 16 – Peterson   8 – Peterson   3 – Johnson  Beasley Coliseum (2,650)
Pullman, WA
January 5, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 10 UCLA
Rivalry 		L 58–60  11–5
(3–2) 		 16 – Dixon-Waters   5 – Tied   3 – Peterson  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
January 12, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Colorado W 68–61  12–5
(4–2) 		 15 – Peterson   7 – Johnson   6 – Ellis  Galen Center (3,178)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2023
7:30 p.m., P12N 		Utah W 71–56  13–5
(5–2) 		 17 – Ellis   10 – Morgan   4 – Dixon-Waters  Galen Center (4,671)
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 11 Arizona L 66–81  13–6
(5–3) 		 15 – Peterson   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
January 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Arizona State W 77–69  14–6
(6–3) 		 18 – Ellis   8 – Peterson   4 – Tied  Desert Financial Arena (10,505)
Tempe, AZ
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 8 UCLA
Rivalry 		W 77–64  15–6
(7–3) 		 31 – Ellis   5 – Johnson   6 – Ellis  Galen Center (9,605)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Washington State W 80–70  16–6
(8–3) 		 23 – Ellis   6 – Tied   4 – Tied  Galen Center (3,751)
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		Washington W 80–74  17–6
(9–3) 		 22 – White   10 – Peterson   8 – Peterson  Galen Center (5,706)
Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Oregon L 60–78  17–7
(9–4) 		 19 – Ellis   6 – Tied   4 – Ellis  Matthew Knight Arena (7,005)
Eugene, OR
February 11, 2023
3:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon State L 58–61  17–8
(9–5) 		 19 – Iwuchukwu   8 – Tied   3 – White  Gill Coliseum (3,796)
Corvallis, OR
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		California W 97–60  18–8
(10–5) 		 30 – Peterson   7 – Peterson   6 – Peterson  Galen Center (3,698)
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Stanford W 85–75  19–8
(11–5) 		 33 – Ellis   7 – Tied   7 – Ellis  Galen Center (5,374)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Colorado W 84–65  20–8
(12–5) 		 21 – Ellis   7 – Johnson   6 – Peterson  CU Events Center (6,638)
Boulder, CO
February 25, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Utah W 62–49  21–8
(13–5) 		 16 – Ellis   7 – Peterson   8 – Peterson  Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,134)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 8 Arizona L 81–87  21–9
(13–6) 		 35 – Ellis   11 – Morgan   6 – Johnson  Galen Center (7,043)
Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Arizona State W 68–65  22–9
(14–6) 		 28 – Ellis   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Galen Center (8,671)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
March 9, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN 		(3) vs. (6) Arizona State
Quarterfinals 		L 72–77  22–10
  16 – Tied   10 – Morgan   4 – Ellis  T-Mobile Arena (11,226)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023*
9:15 am, CBS 		(10 E) vs. (7 E) Michigan State
First Round 		L 62–72  22–11
  14 – Morgan   9 – Johnson   5 – Ellis  Nationwide Arena 
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

Game summaries

This section will be filled in as the season progresses.

Source:[2]

Florida Gulf Coast

November 7th
6:30 PM PST
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles 74, USC Trojans 61
Scoring by half: 29-30, 45-31
Pts: Chase Johnston - 20
Rebs: Zach Anderson - 10
Asts: Caleb Catto, Isaiah Thompson - 3		 Pts: Boogie Ellis - 19
Rebs: Drew Peterson, Joshua Morgan - 9
Asts: Drew Peterson - 6
Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 2,355
Referees: Tommy Nunez, Scott Brown, Kurt Walker

Alabama State

P12N
November 10th
8:00 PM PST
Alabama State Hornets 58, USC Trojans 96
Scoring by half: 23-48, 35-48
Pts: Duane Posey - 12
Rebs: Christian McCray - 6
Asts: Alex Anderson - 5		 Pts: Drew Peterson - 21
Rebs: Tre White - 12
Asts: Kobe Johnson - 6
Galen Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 2,076
Referees: Glen Mayberry, Crystal Hogan, Verne Harris

Vermont

Mount St. Mary's

BYU (Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals)

No. 22 Tennessee (Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals)

Wisconsin (Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd Place Game)

California

Oregon State

Cal State Fullerton

Long Beach State

No. 19 Auburn

Colorado State (Jerry Colangelo Classic)

Washington

Washington State

No. 10 UCLA (Rivalry)

Colorado

Utah

No. 11 Arizona

Arizona State

No. 8 UCLA (Rivalry)

Washington State

Washington

Oregon

Oregon State

California

Stanford

Colorado

Utah

No. 8 Arizona

Arizona State

Pac-12 Tournament

(6) Arizona State

NCAA Tournament

(7 E) Michigan State

Statistics

Updated through November 30th, 2022[3]
Record USC OPP
Scoring 572 527
Points Per Game 71.5 65.9
Field goals - Made-Att 206-452 184-499
3-point field goals - Made-Att 47-144 58-185
Free throws - Made-Att 113-160 101-144
Rebounds 308 297
Assists 110 101
Turnovers 119 93
Steals 49 58
Blocked Shots 52 24

Team and Individual highs

Team Highs

Updated through November 30th, 2022[4]
Team Game Highs
Stat High Opponent Date
Points 96 Alabama State Hornets November 10, 2022
Field goals Made 36 Alabama State Hornets November 10, 2022
Field Goal Attempts 65 Alabama State Hornets November 10, 2022
3 Points Made 11 Alabama State Hornets
Wisconsin Badgers 		November 10, 2022
November 25, 2022
3 Points Attempted 23 Alabama State Hornets
Wisconsin Badgers 		November 10, 2022
November 25, 2022
Free throws Made 24 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers November 18, 2022
Free Throw Attempts 32 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers November 7, 2022
Rebounds 44 Alabama State Hornets November 10, 2022
Assists 22 Alabama State Hornets November 10, 2022
Steals 11 Alabama State Hornets November 7, 2022
Blocked Shots 9 Alabama State Hornets November 7, 2022
Turnovers 20 Tennessee Volunteers November 24, 2022
Fouls 23 Tennessee Volunteers November 24, 2022

Individual Highs

Updated through November 30th, 2022[5]
Individual Game Highs
Stat High Opponent Date
Points 27 - Boogie Ellis BYU Cougars November 23, 2022
Field goals Made 7 - Boogie Ellis Alabama State Hornets
BYU Cougars
Tennessee Volunteers 		November 10, 2022
November 23, 2022
November 24, 2022
Field Goal Attempts 16 - Boogie Ellis Wisconsin Badgers November 25, 2022
3 Points Made 5 - Drew Peterson Wisconsin Badgers November 25, 2022
3 Points Attempted 8 - Boogie Ellis Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Wisconsin Badgers 		November 18, 2022
November 25, 2022
Free throws Made 13 - Boogie Ellis BYU Cougars November 23, 2022
Free Throw Attempts 17 - Boogie Ellis BYU Cougars November 23, 2022
Rebounds 12 - Tre White and Joshua Morgan Alabama State Hornets
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 		November 10, 2022
November 18, 2022
Assists 12 - Drew Peterson Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers November 18, 2022
Steals 7 - Boogie Ellis Alabama State Hornets November 10, 2022
Blocked Shots 7 - Joshua Morgan Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
California Golden Bears 		November 7, 2022
November 30, 2022
Turnovers 7 - Drew Peterson Tennessee Volunteers November 24, 2022
Fouls 5 - Joshua Morgan and Kobe Johnson Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
BYU Cougars 		November 7, 2022
November 23, 2022

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVNot released
CoachesRV^

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

  1. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". USC Athletics.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics".
  4. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics".
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics".