In the minutes prior to tipoff between the USC men’s basketball team and UCLA on Sunday afternoon, the Galen Center video board flashed a montage of highlights from the Trojans’ upset win over the Bruins on Jan. 30. It showed flashy dunks and some last-minute free throws, preserving the victory in the minds of fans. [...]

I  never thought I’d see a coach get fired for making his players practice too much. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 is a day I will never forget. It was the day that USC baseball coach Frank Cruz had his “contract terminated” for reportedly violating the NCAA’s Countable Athletically Related Activities. For the record, according to [...]

USC gears up for a pivotal road trip with hopes to extend its three-game win streak.

Buried beneath the hoopla that is college football’s national signing day is a surprising statistic about another upcoming recruiting class at USC. The men’s basketball team currently has the No. 34 group of prospects in the country, according to ESPN. Yes, the team that just fired its coach, sits at 9-13 overall (good for ninth [...]

USC dropped all three of its matchups against the UCLA Bruins last season.

AD Pat Haden has promised to turn the USC men’s basketball program into a winner — and we should believe in him.  When the Trojan basketball team was defeated by No. 6 Arizona on Saturday, it definitely hurt. USC is a school accustomed to high standards in all facets of performance, be they academic, artistic [...]

The transition was never going to be seamless. That was quite evident last Saturday in Tucson, Ariz., as the USC men’s basketball team was run off the court by No. 8 Arizona in front of a sold-out McKale Center crowd. Less than 10 minutes in, the Trojans trailed 18-4, plagued by six quick turnovers. Things [...]

A late basket by senior forward Fuller helps secure a 69-68 victory for the Trojans, who picked up their third Pac-12 win.

Interim USC coach Bob Cantu picked up his first victory of the season Saturday night in a thrilling 69-68 victory over the Oregon State Beavers. The Trojans scored the go-ahead bucket with less than five seconds remaining and sealed the contest by blocking junior forward Devon Collier’s shot as time expired. But the game should [...]

On Monday morning, I was woken up by the sound of my phone vibrating. Still groggy, I picked it up and was immediately snapped out of my daze: men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill had been fired. My initial thought was how strange the timing seemed: After all, the team had just won a game, something [...]