2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2016–17USC Trojans men's basketball
2016–17USC Trojans men's basketball
Las Vegas Classicchampions
NCAA tournament,Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	26–10 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Andy Enfield(4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tony Bland; Jason Hart; Chris Capko;
Home arena	Galen Center
	Seasons ←2015–16 2017–18→

The2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball teamrepresented theUniversity of Southern Californiaduring the2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.They were led by fourth-year head coachAndy Enfield.They played their home games at theGalen CenterinLos Angelesas members of thePac-12 Conference.They finished the season 26–10, 10–8 inPac-12 playto finish in a tie for fifth place; their 26 victories set a program record. They defeatedWashingtonin the first round of thePac-12 tournamentbefore losing in the quarterfinals toUCLA.They received an at-large bid to theNCAA tournamentwhere they defeatedProvidencein the First Four andSMUin the First Round before losing in the Second Round toBaylor.

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.9Oregon	16	–	2	.889	33	–	6	.846
No.4Arizona†	16	–	2	.889	32	–	5	.865
No.8UCLA	15	–	3	.833	31	–	5	.861
Utah	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
California	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
USC	10	–	8	.556	26	–	10	.722
Colorado	8	–	10	.444	19	–	15	.559
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	18	.455
Stanford	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Washington	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
Oregon State	1	–	17	.056	5	–	27	.156

†Pac-12 Tournamentwinner Rankings fromAP poll

Previous season

TheTrojansfinished the2015–16 season21–13, 9–9 inPac-12 playto finish in three-way tie for sixth place. The Trojans beatUCLAin the first round before losing toUtahin the quarterfinals of thePac-12 tournament.They received an at-large bid as a No. 8 seed in the East Region of theNCAA tournament,marking the Trojans' first Tournament bid since2011.USC lost to No. 9-seedProvidencein the First Round.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Strahinja Gavrilović	14	F	6'9 "	230	Sr.	Kragujevac,Serbia	Graduated
Darion Clark	0	F	6'7 "	230	RS Jr.	Conyers, Georgia	Transfer toGrand Canyon^[1]
Katin Reinhardt	5	G	6'6 "	220	RS Jr.	Dana Point, California	Transfer toMarquette^[2]
Malik Martin	2	F	6'11 "	220	So.	Miami, Florida	Transfer toUSF^[3]
Malik Marquetti	24	G/F	6'6 "	195	So.	Compton, California	Transfer toLouisiana–Lafayette^[4]
Nikola Jovanović	32	F/C	6'11 "	230	Jr.	Belgrade,Serbia	Declared for2016 NBA draft^[5]
Julian Jacobs	12	G	6'4 "	180	Jr.	Las Vegas, Nevada	Declared for2016 NBA draft^[6]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Derryck Thornton	PG	6'2 "	175	So.	Chatsworth, California	Transferred fromDuke.Will sit out for 2016–17 season due to NCAA transfer rules and have three years of eligibility.^[7]
Charles Buggs	F	6'9 "	230	Gr.	Arlington, Texas	Transferred fromMinnesota.Eligible to play immediately.^[8]

2016 recruiting class

College recruitinginformation
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Harrison Henderson #52 PF	Grand Prairie, Texas	South Grand Prairie HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 14, 2015
Harrison Henderson #52 PF	Star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN:
De'Anthony Melton #22 SG	Encino, California	Crespi Carmelite HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 16, 2015
De'Anthony Melton #22 SG	Star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN:
Jonah Mathews #12 SG	Santa Monica, California	Santa Monica HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 30, 2015
Jonah Mathews #12 SG	Star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN:
Nick Rakocevic #63 PF	Westchester, Illinois	St. Joseph HS	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Apr 11, 2016
Nick Rakocevic #63 PF	Star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note:In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

College recruitinginformation (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Usher #25 SG	Marietta, Georgia	Wheeler HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 5, 2016
Jordan Usher #25 SG	Star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN:ESPN grade: 82
Victor Uyaelunmo #20 C	Miami, Florida	Calvary Christian HS	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 9, 2016
Victor Uyaelunmo #20 C	Star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN:ESPN grade: 82
Charles O'Bannon Jr. #10 SG	Las Vegas, Nevada	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 13, 2016
Charles O'Bannon Jr. #10 SG	Star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN:ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note:In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Roster

2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Shaqquan Aaron	6ft7in(2.01 m)	190lb(86 kg)	RS So	Louisville	Seattle, Washington
F	1	Charles Buggs	6ft9in(2.06 m)	230lb(104 kg)	RS Sr	Minnesota	Arlington, Texas
G	2	Jonah Mathews	6ft3in(1.91 m)	185lb(84 kg)	Fr	Santa Monica HS	Santa Monica, California
F	3	Harrison Henderson	6ft10in(2.08 m)	220lb(100 kg)	Fr	South Grand Prairie HS	Dallas, Texas
F	4	Chimezie Metu	6ft11in(2.11 m)	225lb(102 kg)	So	Lawndale HS	Lawndale, California
G	5	Derryck Thornton(I)	6ft2in(1.88 m)	185lb(84 kg)	So	Duke	Los Angeles, California
G	11	Jordan McLaughlin	6ft1in(1.85 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Jr	Etiwanda HS	Etiwanda, California
G	12	Devin Fleming(W)	6ft2in(1.88 m)	180lb(82 kg)	So	Valley View HS	Moreno Valley, California
F	13	Samer Dhillon(W)	6ft8in(2.03 m)	210lb(95 kg)	Sr	Inderkum HS	Sacramento, California
G	21	Kurt Karis(W)	6ft1in(1.85 m)	190lb(86 kg)	RS Jr	Chicago State	Northbrook, Illinois
G	22	De'Anthony Melton	6ft4in(1.93 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Fr	Crespi Carmelite HS	North Hollywood, California
F	25	Bennie Boatwright	6ft10in(2.08 m)	230lb(104 kg)	So	Village Christian School	Mission Hills, California
G	30	Elijah Stewart	6ft5in(1.96 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Jr	Westchester	DeRidder, Louisiana
F	31	Nick Rakocevic	6ft11in(2.11 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Fr	St. Joseph HS	Chicago, Illinois

Head coach

Andy Enfield(Johns Hopkins)

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Bland (San Diego State)
Jason Hart(Syracuse)
Chris Capko (South Florida)

Legend

(C)Team captain
(S)Suspended
(I)Ineligible
(W)Walk-on

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster

Dec. 1, 2016 – Sophomore Bennie Boatwright out with a left knee injury. Expected to miss six weeks.^[9]Made return against Washington on Feb. 1 after missing 15 games.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11, 2016* 8:00 PM,P12N		Montana	W75–61	1–0	30–Stewart	7–3 Tied	3–Tied	Galen Center(3,513) Los Angeles, California
Nov. 13, 2016* 4:00 PM,P12N		Omaha	W82–72	2–0	16–Aaron	11–Metu	5–McLaughlin	Galen Center(2,993) Los Angeles, California
Nov. 18, 2016* 4:00 PM,SECN		atTexas A&M	W65–63	3–0	14–Metu	11–Tied	4–McLaughlin	Reed Arena(8,749) College Station, Texas
Nov. 22, 2016* 6:00 PM,P12N		New Orleans	W88–54	4–0	21–Stewart	7–Metu	9–McLaughlin	Galen Center(2,711) Los Angeles, California
Nov. 25, 2016* 4:00 PM,P12N		SMU	W78–73	5–0	17–Boatwright	6–Melton	5–Tied	Galen Center(3,713) Los Angeles, California
Nov. 27, 2016* 7:00 PM,P12N		UC Santa Barbara	W96–72	6–0	21–Boatwright	5–Tied	5–Tied	Galen Center(2,892) Los Angeles, California
Nov. 30, 2016* 7:00 PM		atSan Diego	W76–55	7–0	19–Metu	13–Metu	4–McLaughlin	Jenny Craig Pavilion(2,921) San Diego, California
Dec. 3, 2016* 5:00 PM,ESPNU		vs.BYU HoopHall LA	W91–84	8–0	24–McLaughlin	8–Melton	6–Melton	Staples Center(7,952) Los Angeles, California
Dec. 11, 2016* 5:00 PM,P12N		Pepperdine	W93–67	9–0	26–Stewart	10–Metu	6–McLaughlin	Galen Center(2,928) Los Angeles, California
Dec. 17, 2016* 7:30 PM,P12N	No. 24	Troy Las Vegas Classic	W82–77	10–0	21–McLaughlin	8–Metu	5–Melton	Galen Center(3,941) Los Angeles, California
Dec. 19, 2016* 7:30 PM,P12N	No. 23	Cornell Las Vegas Classic	W79–67	11–0	17–Metu	8–Stewart	9–McLaughlin	Galen Center(4,418) Los Angeles, California
Dec. 22, 2016* 7:30 PM,FS1	No. 23	vs.Missouri State Las Vegas Classic semifinals	W83–75	12–0	21–Stewart	9–Metu	5–McLaughlin	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Dec. 23, 2016* 8:00 PM,FS1	No. 23	vs.Wyoming Las Vegas Classic championship	W94–92^OT	13–0	22–McLaughlin	8–Melton	5–McLaughlin	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 28, 2016 8:00 PM,P12N	No. 22	atOregon State	W70–63	14–0 (1–0)	19–Metu	8–Tied	4–McLaughlin	Gill Coliseum(4,580) Corvallis, Oregon
Dec. 30, 2016 7:00 PM,FS1	No. 22	at No. 21Oregon	L61–84	14–1 (1–1)	13–Melton	11–Metu	4–McLaughlin	Matthew Knight Arena(10,051) Eugene, Oregon
Jan. 5, 2017 8:00 PM,P12N	No. 25	Stanford	W72–56	15–1 (2–1)	15–McLaughlin	10–Metu	6–McLaughlin	Galen Center(4,092) Los Angeles, California
Jan. 8, 2017 7:00 PM,ESPNU	No. 25	California	L73–74	15–2 (2–2)	20–Tied	7–Melton	5–McLaughlin	Galen Center(5,528) Los Angeles, California
Jan. 12, 2017 6:00 PM,P12N	No. 25	atUtah	L64–86	15–3 (2–3)	17–Metu	6–Tied	3–Tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center(12,470) Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan. 15, 2017 5:30 PM,ESPNU	No. 25	atColorado	W71–68	16–3 (3–3)	24–Metu	9–Melton	6–Melton	Coors Events Center(8,036) Boulder, Colorado
Jan. 19, 2017 6:00 PM,P12N		No. 14Arizona	L66–73	16–4 (3–4)	20–Stewart	7–Tied	8–McLaughlin	Galen Center(4,930) Los Angeles, California
Jan. 22, 2017 5:30 PM,ESPNU		Arizona State	W82–79	17–4 (4–4)	29–Stewart	8–Rakocevic	8–Tied	Galen Center(2,931) Los Angeles, California
Jan. 25, 2017 8:00 PM,FS1		No. 8UCLA Rivalry	W84–76	18–4 (5–4)	23–Aaron	9–Melton	8–McLaughlin	Galen Center(10,258) Los Angeles, California
Feb. 1, 2017 8:00 PM,ESPNU		atWashington	W82–74	19–4 (6–4)	23–Boatwright	8–Metu	6–Melton	Alaska Airlines Arena(7,223) Seattle, Washington
Feb. 4, 2017 5:00 PM,P12N		atWashington State	W86–77	20–4 (7–4)	29–Metu	8–Metu	4–McLaughlin	Beasley Coliseum(3,551) Pullman, Washington
Feb. 9, 2017 8:00 PM,P12N		Oregon State	W92–66	21–4 (8–4)	24–Aaron	7–Metu	4–Mathews	Galen Center(3,989) Los Angeles, California
Feb. 11, 2017 7:30 PM,P12N		No. 5Oregon	L70–81	21–5 (8–5)	16–Metu	7–McLaughlin	4–McLaughlin	Galen Center(9,256) Los Angeles, California
Feb. 18, 2017 7:00 PM,P12N		at No. 6UCLA Rivalry	L70–102	21–6 (8–6)	20–Boatwright	10–Boatwright	5–McLaughlin	Pauley Pavilion(13,659) Los Angeles, California
Feb. 23, 2017 7:00 PM,P12N		at No. 4Arizona	L77–90	21–7 (8–7)	23–Boatwright	12–Metu	4–Melton	McKale Center(14,644) Tucson, Arizona
Feb. 26, 2017 3:30 PM,P12N		atArizona State	L82–83	21–8 (8–8)	22–Boatwright	13–Metu	10–McLaughlin	Wells Fargo Arena(8,037) Tempe, Arizona
Mar. 1, 2017 7:00 PM,P12N		Washington State	W87–64	22–8 (9–8)	16–McLaughlin	9–Tied	10–McLaughlin	Galen Center(3,553) Los Angeles, California
Mar. 4, 2017 3:30 PM,P12N		Washington	W74–58	23–8 (10–8)	22–McLaughlin	8–Rakocevic	9–McLaughlin	Galen Center(7,256) Los Angeles, California
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 8, 2017 8:30 PM,P12N	(6)	vs. (11)Washington First Round	W78–73	24–8	24–Metu	9–Metu	6–McLaughlin	T-Mobile Arena(9,978) Paradise, Nevada
Mar. 9, 2017 8:30 PM,ESPN	(6)	vs. (3) No. 3UCLA Quarterfinals	L74–76	24–9	18–McLaughlin	14–Metu	6–McLaughlin	T-Mobile Arena(18,153) Paradise, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar. 15, 2017* 6:10 PM,truTV	(11 E)	vs. (11 E)Providence First Four	W75–71	25–9	24–Boatwright	10–McLaughlin	4–Tied	UD Arena(11,528) Dayton, Ohio
Mar. 17, 2017* 12:10 PM,truTV	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 11SMU First Round	W66–65	26–9	22–Stewart	7–Metu	6–McLaughlin	BOK Center(13,571) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar. 19, 2017* 4:45 PM,truTV	(11 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 12Baylor Second Round	L78–82	26–10	26–Metu	5–Boatwright	6–McLaughlin	BOK Center(15,229) Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are inPacific Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
**Legend:**██Increase in ranking.██Decrease in ranking.RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	NV	NV	NV	RV	RV	24	23	22	25	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NV	N/A*
Coaches	RV	NV	NV	RV	RV	25	25	22	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

^Obert, Richard."USC forward Darion Clark to transfer to GCU".AZCentral.RetrievedApril 28,2016.
^"Former USC G Katin Reinhardt will transfer to Marquette".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedApril 10,2016.
^Sherwin, Collin."Forward Malik Martin Transfers from USC to USF".SB Nation.RetrievedMay 2,2016.
^Helfand, Zach."USC Transfer Malik Marquetti Commits To Ragin' Cajuns Basketball".espn1420.com.ESPN 1420.RetrievedJune 27,2016.
^Helfand, Zach."Another USC starter is gone after Nikola Jovanovic stays in NBA draft".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 25,2016.
^Helfand, Zach."USC's Julian Jacobs says he will declare for the NBA draft".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 25,2016.
^Helfand, Zach."USC lands high-profile talent in Duke's Derryck Thornton Jr".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJune 17,2016.
^de Artola, Alicia."USC Basketball Lands Minnesota Transfer Charles Buggs".Reign of Troy.RetrievedJune 24,2016.
^Helfand, Zach."USC's Bennie Boatwright to miss six weeks with sprained knee".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJanuary 19,2017.

[1] Obert, Richard."USC forward Darion Clark to transfer to GCU".AZCentral.RetrievedApril 28,2016.

[2] "Former USC G Katin Reinhardt will transfer to Marquette".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedApril 10,2016.

[3] Sherwin, Collin."Forward Malik Martin Transfers from USC to USF".SB Nation.RetrievedMay 2,2016.

[4] Helfand, Zach."USC Transfer Malik Marquetti Commits To Ragin' Cajuns Basketball".espn1420.com.ESPN 1420.RetrievedJune 27,2016.

[5] Helfand, Zach."Another USC starter is gone after Nikola Jovanovic stays in NBA draft".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 25,2016.

[6] Helfand, Zach."USC's Julian Jacobs says he will declare for the NBA draft".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedMay 25,2016.

[7] Helfand, Zach."USC lands high-profile talent in Duke's Derryck Thornton Jr".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJune 17,2016.

[8] Artola, Alicia."USC Basketball Lands Minnesota Transfer Charles Buggs".Reign of Troy.RetrievedJune 24,2016.

[9] Helfand, Zach."USC's Bennie Boatwright to miss six weeks with sprained knee".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJanuary 19,2017.

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