2025–26 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2025–26 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record18–14 (7–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
(Capacity: 10,258)
2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan 19 – 1   .950 31 – 3   .912
No. 15 Nebraska 15 – 5   .750 27 – 6   .818
No. 11 Michigan State 15 – 5   .750 25 – 7   .781
No. 13 Illinois 15 – 5   .750 24 – 8   .750
No. 19 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 24 – 11   .686
No. 8 Purdue † 13 – 7   .650 27 – 8   .771
UCLA 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Ohio State 12 – 8   .600 21 – 12   .636
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 21 – 12   .636
Indiana 9 – 11   .450 18 – 14   .563
Minnesota 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
USC 7 – 13   .350 18 – 14   .563
Washington 7 – 13   .350 16 – 17   .485
Rutgers 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
Northwestern 5 – 15   .250 15 – 19   .441
Oregon 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
Maryland 4 – 16   .200 12 – 21   .364
Penn State 3 – 17   .150 12 – 20   .375
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 18, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans were led by second-year head coach Eric Musselman and played their home games at the Galen Center for the 19th season in Los Angeles, California as second-year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

See also: 2024–25 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The Trojans finished the 2024–25 season 17–18, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in 14th place.[1] In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers in the first round[2] before losing to Purdue.[3] They received an invitation to the inaugural College Basketball Crown tournament[4] where they defeated Tulane[5] before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.[6]

Offseason

Departures

USC departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure

Incoming transfers

USC incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Years remaining Date eligible

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Alijah Arenas
SG 		Oakland, California Chatsworth HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 6-20-2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    
Jerry Easter II
CG 		Toledo, Ohio Link Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 11-25-2024 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2025 USC Commits". Rivals.
  • "ESPN- USC Trojans Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Alijah Arenas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Fr Chatsworth High School Woodland Hills, California
G 1 Rodney Rice  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Maryland Clinton, Maryland
F 2 Ezra Ausar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 253 lb (115 kg) Sr Utah Atlanta, Georgia
G/F 3 Amarion Dickerson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sr Robert Morris Cleveland, Ohio
G/F 4 Chad Baker-Mazara (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 172 lb (78 kg) GS Auburn Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
F 5 Terrance Williams II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Michigan Clinton, Maryland
F 6 Jacob Cofie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So Virginia Seattle, Washington
G 7 Jordan Marsh 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 146 lb (66 kg) Jr UNC Asheville Monroe, North Carolina
G 8 Jerry Easter II 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Link Academy Toledo, Ohio
G 9 Ryan Cornish 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 173 lb (78 kg) GS Dartmouth Potomac, Maryland
G 12 EJ Neal Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Sacramento State San Francisco, California
G 13 Kam Woods 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Robert Morris Bessemer, Alabama
G 18 Patrick O'Brien 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Cathedral Catholic High School San Diego, California
G 21 Jonah Goorin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) So Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep San Francisco, California
F 22 Brit Burden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Piedmont High School Piedmont, California
F 33 Jaden Brownell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Samford Sandy, Utah
C 45 Gabe Dynes 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Youngstown State Independence, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 29, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount W 60–51  –
  14 – Baker-Mazara   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Gersten Pavilion (2,431)
Los Angeles, CA
October 25, 2025*
6:30 p.m., MW Network 		at Grand Canyon W 67–61  –
  15 – Baker-Mazara   11 – Easter II   3 – Tied  Global Credit Union Arena (7,379)
Phoenix, AZ
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 p.m., B1G+ 		Cal Poly W 94–64  1–0
  23 – Cofie   10 – Cofie   8 – Rice  Galen Center (3,902)
Los Angeles, CA
November 9, 2025*
3:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Manhattan W 114–83  2–0
  26 – Baker-Mazara   10 – Cofie   5 – Cofie  Galen Center (4,378)
Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2025*
4:30 p.m., Peacock 		vs. Illinois State
Hall of Fame Series: Los Angeles 		W 87–67  3–0
  21 – Rice   10 – Rice   10 – Rice  Intuit Dome (7,554)
Inglewood, CA
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Troy W 107–106 3OT 4–0
  34 – Baker-Mazara   9 – Baker-Mazara   9 – Rice  Galen Center (3,342)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Boise State
Maui Invitational Quarterfinals 		W 70–67  5–0
  27 – Rice   8 – Baker-Mazara   3 – Rice  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 25, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		vs. Seton Hall
Maui Invitational Semifinals 		W 83–81  6–0
  25 – Ausar   11 – Cofie   3 – Cofie  Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaiana, HI
November 26, 2025*
11:30 a.m., ESPN 		vs. Arizona State
Maui Invitational Championship Game 		W 88–75  7–0
  23 – Baker-Mazara   8 – Cofie   4 – Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaiana, HI
December 2, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 24 at Oregon W 82–77  8–0
(1–0) 		 25 – Baker-Mazara   9 – Ausar   3 – Baker-Mazara  Matthew Knight Arena (6,107)
Eugene, OR
December 6, 2025
3:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 24 Washington L 76–84  8–1
(1–1) 		 21 – Baker-Mazara   6 – Tied   4 – Easter II  Galen Center (5,338)
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at San Diego W 94–81  9–1
  31 – Baker-Mazara   7 – Ausar   6 – Baker-Mazara  Jenny Craig Pavilion (2,317)
San Diego, CA
December 14, 2025*
4:30 p.m., FS1 		Washington State W 68–61  10–1
  21 – Cofie   10 – Cofie   5 – Tied  Galen Center (5,394)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 2025*
6:00 p.m., BTN 		UTSA W 97–70  11–1
  22 – Ausar   10 – Ausar   5 – Baler-Mazara  Galen Center (3,030)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2025*
1:00 p.m., BTN 		UC Santa Cruz[a] W 102–63  12–1
  16 – Dynes   7 – Tied   6 – Woods  Galen Center (4,575)
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 2026
4:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN 		No. 24 at No. 2 Michigan L 66–96  12–2
(1–2) 		 16 – Brownell   6 – Tied   2 – Baker-Mazara  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 5, 2026
5:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 12 Michigan State L 51–80  12–3
(1–3) 		 16 – Ausar   7 – Ausar   3 – Woods  Breslin Event Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
January 9, 2026
5:30 p.m., BTN 		at Minnesota W 70–69 OT 13–3
(2–3) 		 29 – Baker-Mazara   9 – Ausar   8 – Baker-Mazara  Williams Arena (9,404)
Minneapolis, MN
January 13, 2026
7:30 p.m., FS1 		Maryland W 88–71  14–3
(3–3) 		 20 – Marsh   8 – Dynes   4 – Tied  Galen Center (4,586)
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2026
3:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN 		No. 5 Purdue L 64–69  14–4
(3–4) 		 15 – Baker-Mazara   15 – Cofie   3 – Tied  Galen Center (8,629)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2026
8:00 p.m., BTN 		Northwestern L 68–74  14–5
(3–5) 		 19 – Marsh   12 – Cofie   3 – Tied  Galen Center (4,853)
Los Angeles, CA
January 25, 2026
1:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Wisconsin W 73–71  15–5
(4–5) 		 29 – Baker-Mazara   11 – Cofie   5 – Cofie  Kohl Center (15,216)
Madison, WI
January 28, 2026
4:00 p.m., BTN 		at Iowa L 72–73  15–6
(4–6) 		 33 – Woods   7 – Tied   3 – Woods  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,512)
Iowa City, IA
January 31, 2026
4:00 p.m., Peacock 		Rutgers W 78–75  16–6
(5–6) 		 21 – Ausar   10 – Cofie   4 – Woods  Galen Center (5,322)
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Indiana W 81–75  17–6
(6–6) 		 29 – Arenas   7 – Tied   5 – Cofie  Galen Center (6,353)
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2026
9:00 a.m., BTN 		at Penn State W 77–75  18–6
(7–6) 		 24 – Arenas   7 – Tied   9 – Woods  Bryce Jordan Center (6,504)
University Park, PA
February 11, 2026
3:30 p.m., BTN 		at Ohio State L 82–89  18–7
(7–7) 		 25 – Arenas   9 – Ausar   3 – Woods  Value City Arena (11,367)
Columbus, OH
February 18, 2026
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 10 Illinois L 65–101  18–8
(7–8) 		 15 – Ausar   11 – Ausar   7 – Woods  Galen Center (7,327)
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 2026
1:00 p.m., FS1 		Oregon L 70–71  18–9
(7–9) 		 21 – Baker-Mazara   11 – Ausar   5 – Tied  Galen Center (6,490)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at UCLA
Rivalry 		L 62–81  18–10
(7–10) 		 25 – Baker-Mazara   8 – Baker-Mazara   4 – Cofie  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2026
1:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 12 Nebraska L 67–82  18–11
(7–11) 		 14 – Tied   5 – Brownell   4 – Tied  Galen Center (6,645)
Los Angeles, CA
March 4, 2026
7:30 p.m., BTN 		at Washington L 72–91  18–12
(7–12) 		 19 – Arenas   11 – Asuar   3 – Woods  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,121)
Seattle, WA
March 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., FS1 		UCLA
Rivalry/Senior Night 		L 68–89  18–13
(7–13) 		 20 – Arenas   11 – Ausar   11 – Woods  Galen Center (8,441)
Los Angeles, CA
Big Ten tournament
March 11, 2026
11:30 a.m., Peacock/NBCSN 		(13) vs. (12) Washington
Second round 		L 79–83 OT 18–14
  24 – Woods   9 – Tied   7 – Woods  United Center (15,661)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[9]

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRVRV24RVRV2424RVRV—————————
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRV25RVRVRV—————————

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This game was originally scheduled to be played against Brown, but Brown's participation was canceled in the wake of the 2025 Brown University shooting.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 USC Trojans Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  2. ^ Kartje, Ryan (March 13, 2025). "USC men win thriller in double overtime to advance in Big Ten tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "USC basketball players, Eric Musselman denounce Big Ten officials after Purdue loss: 'They screwed us'". 247Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  4. ^ "USC men's basketball to play in College Basketball Crown postseason tournament". 247Sports. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  5. ^ "USC 89-60 Tulane (Apr 1, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  6. ^ "Villanova 60-59 USC (Apr 3, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  7. ^ "USC Men's Basketball Will Play UC Santa Cruz On Sunday". USC Athletics. December 14, 2025. Retrieved December 14, 2025.
  8. ^ "Update On USC Men's Basketball's Game Against Brown". usctrojans.com. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
  9. ^ "2025-26 USC Trojans Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.