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USC Men’s Basketball Closes Road Trip At Oregon State Saturday

USC Men's Basketball Closes Road Trip At Oregon State Saturday


Men’s Basketball | February 10, 2023

The USC Trojans (17-7, 9-4) will play at the Oregon State Beavers (9-16, 3-11) at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, Ore. on Feb. 11 at 3:00 p.m.  The game will air on the Pac-12 Network with Rich Burk and Matt Muehlebach calling the action. USC had a 4-game winning streak snapped on Thursday at Oregon, but has won 6 of its last 8 games.

USC’S STELLAR STRETCH — USC won a school-record 73 games over the last three seasons (22 in 2020, 25 in 2021 and 26 in 2022).  The previous school record for wins in three consecutive seasons was 71 (2016-18). The three consecutive seasons of 20+ wins also equals the school record for most consecutive 20-win seasons set from 2016-18.  

WINNING WAYS — USC’s 73 total wins the previous three seasons tied for the third most among all Power 6 basketball programs, trailing only the last two NCAA champions Kansas (83) and Baylor (81).  Also, USC’s 160 wins the previous seven seasons ranked 13th among all Power 6 conference teams.

ENFIELD WINS 200TH AS HEAD OF THE USC PROGRAM — USC head coach Andy Enfield is in his 10th season at USC and has compiled an 200-125 record. He picked up his 200th win on Feb. 4 vs. Washington.  Enfield’s win total ranks fourth on USC’s all-time wins list, trailing only Sam Barry (260), Forrest Twogood (251) and Bob Boyd (216).  Including his two seasons as the head coach at FGCU (2012-13), Enfield has compiled a 241-153 record.

FACING OREGON STATE — The Oregon State Beavers (9-16, 3-11) are coming off a 62-47 home loss to UCLA on Feb. 9 and have lost 10 of their last 12 games.  Freshman guard Jordan Pope leads Oregon State in scoring with a 12. 8 average.  Eleven of the 15 players on the Beavers’ roster are freshmen or sophomores.  USC defeated Oregon State 63-62 in Los Angeles on Dec. 4, overcoming an 11-point halftime deficit.  USC has won 11 of its last 14 games against the Beavers.  USC leads the all-time series with Oregon State 78-66 (2 USC wins vacated due to NCAA penalty, original record 80-66).

CALIFORNIA ON DECK —  USC’s next game will be vs. the California Golden Bears (3-21, 2-11) on Feb. 16 at 7:00 p.m. at the Galen Center.  California will host Arizona State on Feb. 11 before facing USC.  California has lost its last eight games.  Junior guard Devin Askew leads California in scoring…

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