Men’s Basketball | September 19, 2024
USC men’s basketball has its Big Ten Conference schedule set in stone for the 2024-2025 season with the conference’s release of the full schedule today (Sept. 19).
With first year USC head coach Eric Musselman at the helm and 12 new scholarship players, the USC men’s basketball program will set its course toward a successful showing when the 2024-25 season gets underway.
Last year, USC finished off the 2023-24 season with a 15-18 record and went 8-12 in its final season in the Pac-12.
This year, USC begins its inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference at home against Oregon on Wed., Dec. 4. The Ducks are coming off a Pac-12 Tournament Championship win and a second-round elimination in the NCAA tournament. USC carries a 67-62 all-time record over the Ducks.
The Trojans will then travel to Seattle to take on the Washington Huskies just a few days later, on Sat., Dec. 7 at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. In the teams’ previous meeting, USC beat Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament last season.
After three home games against non-conference opponents, USC will resume conference play on Sat., Jan. 7 against Michigan at the Galen Center. The Wolverines finished last season with an 8-24 record. Trojan forward Terrance Williams will face his former team, whom he previously spent four seasons with. This will be the third all-time meeting between both schools and the first meeting since 1982.
USC will depart for the Midwest as the Trojans clash with Indiana and Illinois on Wed., Jan. 8 and Sat., Jan. 11, respectively. Indiana closed out last season with a .500 conference record. The game will be the fifth-ever meeting between the two programs, as the Trojans and Hoosiers are 2-2 all-time. Illinois beat out Purdue and Wisconsin en route to a Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2024, before losing to UConn in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. USC holds a 6-3 all-time record against the Fighting Illini.
The Trojans will then return to the Galen Center to face off against Iowa on Tues., Jan. 14. The Hawkeyes failed to make the 2024 NCAA tournament despite finishing with a 19-15 record.
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