USC Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
USC Trojans
 
Big Ten (17-13, 9-9)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/9 vs NC State (69-68), 1/29 Iowa (81-69)
Bad Losses: 11/21 at Notre Dame (59-61), 2/25 at Penn State (82-85)
Coach: Lindsay Gottlieb
 
Probable Starters:
Laura Williams, Freshman, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Jazzy Davidson, Freshman, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 4.2 apg, 5.7 rpg, 2.0 spg, 2.0 bpg
Kennedy Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 4.4 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Kara Dunn, Senior, Guard, 15.3 ppg, 2.1 apg, 5.2 rpg
Londynn Jones, Senior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 1.7 apg, 1.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Gerda Raulusaityte, Junior, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Dayana Mendes, Sophomore, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Malia Samuels, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2.6 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.9 (106th in nation, 14th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.9 (145, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.8 (157, 17)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.6 (159, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.3 (74, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.3 (205, 17)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (212, 14)
Rebound Margin: -0.1 (203, 14)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (38, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (69, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAAFirst Round win over UNC Greensboro
2025NCAASecond Round win over Mississippi State
2025NCAARegional Semifinal win over Kansas State
2025NCAARegional Final loss to Connecticut
2024NCAARound of 64 win over Texas A&M-CC
2024NCAARound of 32 win over Kansas
2024NCAARegional Semifinal win over Baylor
2024NCAARegional Final loss to Connecticut
2023NCAARound of 64 loss to South Dakota State
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to St. John's
2011NITRound of 64 win over UC Santa Barbara
2011NITRound of 32 win over Nevada
2011NITRegional Semifinal win over BYU
2011NITRegional Final win over Colorado
2011NITNational Semifinal win over Illinois State
2011NITNational Final loss to Toledo
2006NCAARound of 64 win over South Florida
2006NCAARound of 32 loss to Duke
2005NCAARound of 64 win over Louisville
2005NCAARound of 32 loss to Michigan State
2000NITFirst Round win over Santa Clara
2000NITSecond Round loss to Colorado State
1997NCAARound of 64 win over San Francisco
1997NCAARound of 32 loss to Florida
 
*all team stats through 3/5