Men’s Basketball | February 28, 2023
The USC Trojans (21-8, 13-5) will host the Arizona Wildcats (24-5, 13-5) at the Galen Center on March 2 at 8:00 p.m. The teams are currently tied for second in the Pac-12 standings. The game will air on ESPN with Dave Pasch and Bill Walton calling the action.Β USC has won 8 of its last 10 games.
USC’S STELLAR STRETCH — USC has won a school-record 94 games over the last four seasons (22 in 2020, 25 in 2021, 26 in 2022 and 21 in 2023). The four consecutive seasons of 20+ wins sets a school record for most consecutive 20-win seasons, breaking the mark of three consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins from 2016-18.Β Β
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).Β 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 204-126 record. He picked up his 200th win on Feb. 4 vs. Washington.Β 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).Β Including his two seasons as the head coach at FGCU (2012-13), Enfield has compiled a 245-154 record.
FACING ARIZONA — The No. 8/No. 9 Arizona Wildcats (24-5, 13-5) are coming off a tough 89-88 home loss to Arizona State on Feb. 25, as the Sun Devils’ Desmond Cambridge Jr. hit a 60-footer at the buzzer.Β Azuolas Tubelis leads the Wildcats with averages of 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.Β Arizona has five players scoring in double figures.Β Arizona defeated USC 81-66 in Tucson, Ariz on Jan. 19.Β USC trails in the all-time series with Arizona 45-72* (1 win and 1 loss later vacated due to NCAA penalty, original record 46-73).
ARIZONA STATE ON DECK —Β USC’s next game will be vs. theΒ Arizona State Sun Devils (20-9, 11-7) at the Galen Center on March 4 at 8:00 p.m.Β Arizona State defeated Arizona 89-88 on Feb. 25 and will play at UCLA on March 2 before facing USC. The…
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