#17 USC Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
USC Trojans
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #17
 
Conference Rank: #2 Pac-12
 
 
2022-23 Record: 22-11, 14-6
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Andy Enfield
Coach Record: 205-182 at USC, 246-156 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Drew Peterson, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.3 apg
Reese Dixon-Waters, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.1 apg
Tre White, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Boogie Ellis, Senior, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.1 apg
Kobe Johnson, Junior, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.6 apg
Joshua Morgan, Senior, Forward, 7.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 0.5 apg
Vincent Iwuchukwu, Sophomore, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.3 apg
Kijani Wright, Sophomore, Forward, 1.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
Harrison Hornery, Junior, Forward, 1.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key New Players:
Isaiah Collier, Freshman, Guard
Brandon Gardner, Freshman, Forward
Bronny James, Freshman, Guard
Arrinten Page, Freshman, Forward
DJ Rodman, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Washington
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.4 (156th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.4 (94, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (110, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.3 (8, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (273, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.5 (157, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.5 (64, 3)
Rebound Margin: -0.5 (224, 8)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (145, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.4 (187, 6)