The Cougars lost five of their top seven scoring leaders from that team and senior guard Alex Barcello is the top returning scorer at 9.3 points per game. BYU was 24-8 during the 2019-20 season and won its last nine regular season games. 3, with the other two teams playing that day also. The winner of that game will face the winner of the UConn/Vanderbilt game in a contest on Dec. TROJANS TO PLAY AT THE LEGENDS CLASSIC - USC will be playing in the 2020 Legends Classic, held at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. This will be the first meeting ever between USC and the Lancers. California Baptist has also had virtually an entire roster overhaul from last season. Redshirt junior guard Ty Rowell is the Lancers top returning scorer at 8.1 points per game in eight contests before his season was cut short due to injury. Brendan Wheeler, the Director of Player Development for the Lancers, served as a graduate assistant at USC for the 2017-19 seasons. California Baptist under head coach Rick Croy is 169-54 and has won 20 or more games six of his seven seasons guiding the program. The Lancers were 21-10 during the 2019-20 season and finished second in the Western Athletic Conference. TROJANS HOST CALIFORNIA BAPTIST IN OPENER - USC will open the 2020-21 season by hosting Cal Baptist at the Galen Center on November 25. USC has won 11 of its last 12 home openers. USC IN HOME OPENERS - USC is 21-4 in its last 25 home openers, defeating FAMU 77-48 to start the 2019-20 season. USC led all Pac-12 teams in Conference play in points allowed and field goal percentage defense. USC seemed to be just hitting its stride heading to the postseason as winners of five of its last seven games and finishing tied for third in Pac-12 play at 11-7 before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. RECAP OF THE 2019-20 SEASON - The 2019-20 Trojans went 22-9 and led the Pac-12 in rebounding and were among the Conference's top teams in blocks, scoring defense and defensive field goal percentage. All that means is the new edition of the Trojan cagers will be called upon to replace 80.6 percent of the scoring, 76.4 percent of the rebounding and 74.7 percent of the minutes played In all, 8 of the 11 Trojans to score a point in the 2019-20 season are no longer on the roster. Gone are All-Pac-12 and now NBA forward Onyeka Okongwu (16.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg) and a pair ot four-year players in all-time USC three-point baskets leader Jonah Mathews (13.4 ppg and 247 career 3-pointers made) and second all-time rebounder Nick Rakocevic (10.5 ppg, 923 career rebounds). The Trojans have re-loaded and are anxious to continue the program's upward surge, but there is no doubt that this edition will be a different team. The Trojan team by class are: Seniors (4): McKay Anderson (G), Tahj Eaddy (G), Chevez Goodwin (F), Isaiah White (G) Juniors (5): Noah Baumann (G), Talin Lewis (G), Reggie Parris (G), Drew Peterson (G), Amar Ross (G) Sophomores (5): Max Agbonkpolo (F), Ethan Anderson (G), Drake London (G), Isaiah Mobley (F), Josh Morgan (F) Freshman (2): Boubacar Coulibaly (F), Even Mobley (F). ROSTER BREAKDOWN - There are a total of 16 players on the 2020-21 USC men's basketball roster. USC has won 109 games over the last five seasons, the winningest five-year stretch in school history and the 2020-21 Trojans look to continue the upward trend.
The 2020-21 Trojans will be a team with many interchangeable parts and feature players who can guard multiple positions. THE 2020-21 TROJANS - The USC men's basketball team will have a new look for the 2020-21 season as the strong sophomore core of Ethan Anderson, Isaiah Mobley and Max Agbonkpolo will be joined by eight new players which includes a consensus top three recruit in Evan Mobley and Noah Baumann who redshirted last season following his transfer from San Jose State.
Jordan Moore once again will be painting the picture on KABC Radio 790 AM.
Long and Don MacLean will be calling the action. The game will air on the Pac-12 Network and J.B. USC will be opening the 2020-21 men's basketball season by hosting California Baptist at the Galen Center on Nov.
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