#18 USC Women's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
USC Trojans
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #18
 
Conference Rank: #4 Pac-12
 
 
2022-23 Record: 21-10, 11-7
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Lindsay Gottlieb
Coach Record: 33-26 at USC, 268-154 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Kadi Sissoko, Forward, 15.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.9 apg
Destiny Littleton, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.7 apg
Okako Adika, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
Alyson Miura, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 0.8 rpg, 1.4 apg
Rokia Doumbia, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.2 apg
Koi Love, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Rayah Marshall, Junior, Forward, 12.7 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 1.4 apg
Kayla Williams, Senior, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.4 apg
Taylor Bigby, Sophomore, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.8 apg
Clarice Akunwafo, Junior, Center, 1.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Kaitlyn Davis, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Columbia
McKenzie Forbes, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Harvard
Aaliyah Gayles, Freshman, Guard
Roxane Makolo, Senior, Guard, Transfer from TCU
Dominique Onu, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from UCLA
Kayla Padilla, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Penn
Malia Samuels, Freshman, Guard
JuJu Watkins, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.2 (195th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.1 (15, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 37.9 (267, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.4 (10, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (144, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.6 (114, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (112, 8)
Rebound Margin: 2.2 (116, 8)
Assists Per Game: 13.8 (124, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (165, 11)