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2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record12–20 (3–15 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 16 2   .889 34 4   .895
No. 25 Oregon 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 19 Utah 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
UCLA 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Stanford 9 9   .500 24 13   .649
Arizona State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Oregon State 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
California 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Colorado 7 11   .389 16 18   .471
Washington State 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Washington 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
USC 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Andy Enfield. They played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to UCLA.

Previous season

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The 2013–14 USC Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 11–21, and 2–16 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 tournament, the team was defeated by Colorado, 56–59 in the first round.

Off Season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
D. J. Haley 33 C 7’0” 250 Senior Palmdale, California Graduated.
Pe’Shon Howard 10 G 6’3” 190 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated.
Daniel Munoz 24 G 5’10” 175 Senior Coto de Caza, California Graduated.
Omar Oraby 55 C 7’2” 250 Senior Cairo, Egypt Graduated.
Roschon Prince 2 F 6’5” 210 Freshman Long Beach, California Elected to transfer to Long Beach State.[1]
J. T. Terrell 20 G 6’3” 185 Senior Burlington, North Carolina Graduated.
Byron Wesley 22 G 6'5" 210 Junior Rancho Cucamonga, California Transferred to Gonzaga.

2014 Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malik Price-Martin
PF
Miami, FL Northeast High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jordan McLaughlin
PG
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Etiwanda High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jabari Craig
C
Toronto, ON Fishburne Military School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 10, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Malik Marquetti
SF
Long Beach, CA Millikan Senior High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 29, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Elijah Stewart
SG
Los Angeles, CA Westchester High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Darion Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS So Conyers, GA
G 1 Katin Reinhardt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Dana Point, CA
F 2 Malik Price-Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Miami, FL
G 3 Chass Bryan (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Oak Park, CA
G 5 Kahlil Dukes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Hartford, CT
G 11 Jordan McLaughlin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G 12 Julian Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Las Vegas, NV
F 13 Samar Dhillon (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Sacramento, CA
F 14 Strahinja Gavrilović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Kragujevac, SER
G 15 Brendyn Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA
G 21 Devon Pflueger (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So San Juan Capistrano, CA
F 24 Malik Marquetti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Compton, CA
G 30 Elijah Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA
F 32 Nikola Jovanović 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Belgrade, SER
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
1:00 PM
Cal State Los Angeles W 87–68 
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/15/2014*
7:30 PM, P12N
Portland State L 68–76  0–1
Galen Center (2,811)
Los Angeles, CA
11/17/2014*
8:00 PM, P12N
Tennessee Tech W 70–58  1–1
Galen Center (2,267)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2014*
9:30 AM, ESPN3
vs. Akron
Charleston Classic quarterfinals
L 46–66  1–2
TD Arena (1,131)
Charleston, SC
11/21/2014*
9:00 AM, ESPN3
vs. Drexel
Charleston Classic consolation round
W 72–70  2–2
TD Arena (855)
Charleston, SC
11/23/2014*
12:30 PM, ESPN3
vs. Penn State
Charleston Classic 5th place game
L 61–63  2–3
TD Arena (1,220)
Charleston, SC
11/25/2014*
8:00 PM, P12N
Cal State Fullerton W 53–49  3–3
Galen Center (2,297)
Los Angeles, CA
11/30/2014*
1:00 PM, CBSSN
at New Mexico W 66–54  4–3
The Pit (14,404)
Albuquerque, NM
12/03/2014*
7:00 PM, P12N
Loyola Marymount W 77–61  5–3
Galen Center (2,537)
Los Angeles, CA
12/07/2014*
2:00 PM, P12N
Utah State W 89–84  6–3
Galen Center (3,189)
Los Angeles, CA
12/13/2014*
7:30 PM, P12N
Army L 77–85 OT 6–4
Galen Center (4,233)
Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2014*
1:00 PM, ESPNU
at Boston College W 75–71  7–4
Conte Forum (3,577)
Chestnut Hill, MA
12/30/2014*
8:30 PM, P12N
Vermont W 64–56  8–4
Galen Center (4,553)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at No. 10 Utah L 55–79  8–5
(0–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,140)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/04/2015
11:00 AM, P12N
at Colorado L 65–86  8–6
(0–2)
Coors Events Center (9,866)
Boulder, CO
01/07/2015
8:00 PM, ESPNU
California W 71–57  9–6
(1–2)
Galen Center (3,355)
Los Angeles, CA
01/11/2015
7:00 PM, ESPNU
Stanford L 76–78  9–7
(1–3)
Galen Center (3,987)
Los Angeles, CA
01/14/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN2
UCLA
UCLA–USC rivalry
L 66–83  9–8
(1–4)
Galen Center (6,253)
Los Angeles, CA
01/22/2015
8:00 PM, P12N
at Oregon L 67–75  9–9
(1–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (5,652)
Eugene, OR
01/24/2015
3:00 PM, P12N
at Oregon State L 55–59  9–10
(1–6)
Gill Coliseum (8,877)
Corvallis, OR
01/29/2015
6:30 PM, FS1
Colorado L 94–98 3OT 9–11
(1–7)
Galen Center (3,588)
Los Angeles, CA
02/01/2015
11:30 AM, ESPNU
No. 11 Utah L 39–67  9–12
(1–8)
Galen Center (2,835)
Los Angeles, CA
02/05/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
at California L 69–70  9–13
(1–9)
Haas Pavilion (9,326)
Berkeley, CA
02/08/2015
5:30 PM, ESPNU
at Stanford L 62–70  9–14
(1–10)
Maples Pavilion (5,409)
Stanford, CA
02/11/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN2
Oregon L 75–80  9–15
(1–11)
Galen Center (2,836)
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2015
2:00 PM, P12N
Oregon State W 68–55  10–15
(2–11)
Galen Center (3,831)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2015
6:00 PM, P12N
at No. 7 Arizona L 57–87  10–16
(2–12)
McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
02/22/2014
5:30 PM, P12N
at Arizona State L 59–64  10–17
(2–13)
Wells Fargo Arena (5,527)
Tempe, AZ
02/25/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
Washington State L 66–70  10–18
(2–14)
Galen Center (2,735)
Los Angeles, CA
02/28/2015
7:00 PM, P12N
Washington W 70–55  11–18
(3–14)
Galen Center (5,529)
Los Angeles, CA
03/04/2015
6:00 PM, ESPN2
at UCLA
UCLA–USC Rivalry
L 74–85  11–19
(3–15)
Pauley Pavilion (10,734)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 tournament
03/11/2015
2:30 PM, P12N
vs. Arizona State
First round
W 67–64  12–19
MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024)
Paradise, NV
03/12/2015
2:30 PM, P12N
vs. UCLA
Quarterfinals
L 70–96  12–20
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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