USC Hoops

Video: Andy Enfield on the Tonight Show

Alan Miller — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:04:54 +0000

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Press Conference Today (Wednesday) at Noon

Alan Miller — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:03:10 +0000

The press conference will be streamed live today at Noon PT. Click here to watch it

Yesterday’s teleconference is: Linked Here

Andy’s press conference on taking the FGCU is here.

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Dunk City Comes to LA

Alan Miller — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:37:43 +0000

Andy Enfield is the new head basketball coach for USC.

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USC Hoops Tournament Challenge and Cheat Sheet

Alan Miller — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:43:10 +0000

You are invited to join the USCHoops.com Tournament Challenge (also see our cheat sheet below).

Prize of $100 to the winner via paypal.

Second place prize: USC t-shirt

Join by clicking here.

Group: USCHoops.com
Password: USCHoops

Want an edge on your picks? Check out the USCHoops Official Cheat Sheet for the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

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Reasons USC is a Better Hoops Job Than People May Realize

Alan Miller — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:59:37 +0000

– California produces more talent than any other State;

– only the New York City metropolitan area produces more talent than talent than the southern California metropolitan area;

– no college located in California has made more NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007 than USC; and

– only UCLA has won more NCAA Tournament games than USC since 2007 among all California universities.

In nutshell, USC is the middle of LOTS of talent, has a decent recent track record (save for 2011-12), AND has a state of the art facility and is locked into a new TV deal which affords better national exposure (assuming the P12N migrates to DirecTV soon. Here are the details:

Universities in California

NCAA Tournament Appearances since 2007:

#1(T) UCLA: 4
#1(T) USC: 4

#3(T) St. Mary’s: 3
#3(T) San Diego St.: 3

#5(T) Stanford: 2
#5(T) Long Beach St.: 2

#7 Cal: 1

NCAA Tournament Wins since 2007:

#1 UCLA: 10

#2 USC: 3

#3 (T) Stanford: 2
#3 (T) San Diego St.: 2
#3 (T) St. Mary’s: 2

#6 Cal: 1

– Long Beach St.: 0

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USC Wins Fourth in a Row for first Time since 2011

Alan Miller — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:53:42 +0000

Link: Box Score

For today at least USC is tied for 4th in the Pac-12 at 7-5.

The Trojans meet Cal Sunday evening at Haas.

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USC wins Third Straight Game for the First Time in Two Years

Alan Miller — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:16:11 +0000

USC now tied for 5th in the Pac-12.

LINKS:

Box Score in Win vs. UCLA

Box Score in Win vs. Wazzu

Box Score in Win vs. UDub

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Trojans lose heart-breaker in Cantu’s 2nd debut as head coach

Alan Miller — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:17:12 +0000

Trojans go for highest scoring output of the season, but missing several game-tying tips as time expires.

Link to Box Score

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USC Hoops approved Coaching Candidates

Alan Miller — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:13:06 +0000

Link: Here

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BREAKING: KO Out as Head Coach; Cantu takes over as Interim

Alan Miller — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:03:14 +0000

USC men’s basketball head coach Kevin O’Neill has been removed from the position as the search for the program’s next head coach begins. In the interim, lead assistant Bob Cantu will take over the Trojans.

Link: Official Release

LOS ANGELES–USC men’s basketball coach Kevin O’Neill has been relieved of his duties, Trojan athletic director Pat Haden announced today (Jan. 14).

Longtime USC assistant coach Bob Cantu will serve as interim head coach while a search for O’Neill’s successor is conducted.

“I would like to thank Kevin O’Neill for his four years of service to USC,” said Haden. “He took over a program under difficult circumstances because of our NCAA issues and, despite that, he was able to do some good things.

“It was hard for me to evaluate him as a head coach until this year when he had enough players and veterans to compete. As the season progressed, it became evident to me that we needed new leadership in our men’s basketball program. Despite a nice road win in our last game, I felt it was best to make a change now, with most of the Pac-12 season still ahead of us, in order to re-energize our team.

“I feel confident that Bob Cantu will capably guide our team on an interim basis while we search for a new coach.”

Said O’Neill: “I enjoyed my four years at USC. It is a special place. I enjoyed the people I worked with, the players I coached and our fans. I thank USC for allowing me to guide their program. I couldn’t be more proud to work anywhere.

“I would encourage all of our recruits to honor their commitment to USC and help build the Trojan program in the right direction.”

O’Neill, in his fourth year at USC, had a 48-65 overall record, including 7-10 this season after going 6-26 in an injury-plagued 2012 campaign. The Trojans are 2-2 in Pac-12 play this year and are coming off a road split this past weekend, falling at Colorado before winning at Utah to snap a 14-game road losing skid. USC has lost 9 of its last 13 games, which included a 5-game losing streak.

Cantu is in his 12^th season with the USC men’s basketball program and 17^th on the collegiate level.

In 2011, he was thrust into the head coach’s role hours before USC’s Pac-10 Tournament semifinal game against regular season champion Arizona. The Trojans under Cantu took Arizona down to the wire before losing, 67-62.

USC returns home this week to host Oregon on Thursday (Jan.17) at 8 p.m. and Oregon State on Saturday (Jan. 19) at 5 p.m., both in the Galen Center.

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