2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2016–17 record 0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach Andy Enfield (4th year)
Assistant coach Tony Bland
Assistant coach Jason Hart
Assistant coach Chris Capko
Home arena Galen Center
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Arizona 0 0       0 0  
Arizona State 0 0       0 0  
California 0 0       0 0  
Colorado 0 0       0 0  
Oregon 0 0       0 0  
Oregon State 0 0       0 0  
Stanford 0 0       0 0  
UCLA 0 0       0 0  
USC 0 0       0 0  
Utah 0 0       0 0  
Washington 0 0       0 0  
Washington State 0 0       0 0  
2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 USC Trojans men's basketball team represent the University of Southern California during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Andy Enfield. They play their home games at the Galen Center and are members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2015–16 Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 21–13, and 9–9 in conference. The Trojans beat UCLA in the first round, then lost to Utah in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. USC received an at-large bid as an 8-seed in the East Region of the 2016 NCAA Tournament. USC would lose to 9-seed Providence in the first round 69-70. This was USC's first bid since 2011.

Off-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Strahinja Gavrilovic 14 F 6'9" 230 Sr. Kragujevac, RS Graduated
Darion Clark 0 F 6'7" 230 RS Jr. Conyers, GA Elected to transfer[1]
Katin Reinhardt 5 G 6'6" 220 RS Jr. Dana Point, CA Elected to transfer[2]
Malik Martin 2 F 6'11" 220 So. Miami, FL Elected to transfer[3]
Malik Marquetti 24 G/F 6'6" 195 So. Compton, CA Elected to transfer[4]

2016 Recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Harrison Henderson
PF
Grand Prairie, TX South Grand Prairie HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 14, 2015 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
De'Anthony Melton
SG
Encino, CA Crespi Carmelite HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 16, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jonah Mathews
SG
Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 30, 2015 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Nick Rakocevic
PF
Westchester, IL St. Joseph HS 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 11, 2016 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
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 Home town
F 3 Aaron, ShaqquanShaqquan Aaron 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Seattle, WA
F 4 Metu, ChimezieChimezie Metu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lawndale, CA
G 11 McLaughlin, JordanJordan McLaughlin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 12 Jacobs, JulianJulian Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Las Vegas, NV
F 13 Dhillon, SamarSamar Dhillon (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sacramento, CA
G 21 Karis, KurtKurt Karis (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Northbrook, IL
F 25 Boatwright, BennieBennie Boatwright 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sun Valley, CA
G 30 Stewart, ElijahElijah Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA
F 32 Jovanovic, NikolaNikola Jovanovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Belgrade, RS
F Henderson, HarrisonHarrison Henderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Grand Prairie, TX
G Mathews, JonahJonah Mathews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Encino, CA
G Melton, De'AnthonyDe'Anthony Melton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Santa Monica, CA
F Rakocevic, NickNick Rakocevic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Westchester, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
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AP N/A*
Coaches

References

  1. Helfand, Zach. "Darion Clark says he will leave USC basketball team". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. Helfand, Zach. "USC loses third player in a week as Katin Reinhardt intends to transfer". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. Helfand, Zach. "Forward Malik Martin will transfer from USC". LATimes. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. Helfand, Zach. "USC guard Malik Marquetti becomes team's fourth off-season transfer". LATimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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