# 2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2019–20 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Andy Enfield, they played their home games at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They were set to take on Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the remainder of the Pac-12 tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The 2018–19 USC Trojans finished the season 16–17, 8–10 in Pac-12 Conference play. As the No. 8 seed in the 2019 Pac-12 Conference tournament, the Trojans defeated the No. 9 seed Arizona Wildcats in the first round before losing to the No. 1 seed Washington Huskies in the second round. The Trojans were not selected for any postseason play.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Shaqquan Aaron | G | 6'7" | 195 | RS Sr. | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Devin Fleming | G | 6'2" | 190 | Sr. | Moreno Valley, CA | Graduated |
| Bennie Boatwright | F | 6'10" | 235 | Sr. | Mission Hills, CA | Graduated |
| Derryck Thornton | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Jr. | Los Angeles, CA | Graduate transfer to Boston College |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | SG | 6'6" | 216 | Fr. | Seattle, WA | Declared for 2019 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Quinton Adlesh | G | 6'0" | 195 | RS Sr. | Arroyo Grande, CA | Columbia |
| Noah Baumann | G/F | 6'5" | 180 | Jr. | Phoenix, Arizona | San Jose State |
| Daniel Utomi | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Sr. | Houston, Texas | Akron |

### 2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Mobley PF | Murrieta, CA | Rancho Christian School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | May 18, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95 ||||||
| Onyeka Okongwu C | Chino Hills, CA | Chino Hills High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 14, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Max Agbonkpolo PF | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Santa Margarita Catholic High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 6, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Drake London SG | Moorpark, CA | Moorpark High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 27, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Kyle Sturdivant PG | Norcross, GA | Norcross High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 20, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Ethan Anderson PG | Los Angeles, CA | Fairfax | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Mar 22, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| 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: "2019 USC Commits". Rivals.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Roster

* Dec. 16, 2019 – Redshirt Sophomore forward, Charles O'Bannon Jr. elected to transfer.

## Exhibition

On July 31, 2019, it was announced that USC will play Villanova on October 18, 2019, in an exhibition game. The game, which did not count towards the regular season record, took place at Galen Center, USC's home arena. All proceeds went to the California Fire Foundation. It was USC's first exhibition game open to the public since 2014.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 18, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Villanova Charity Exhibition | W 72–61 | – | 15 – Tied | 10 – Okongwu | – | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Florida A&M | W 77–48 | 1–0 | 20 – Okongwu | 13 – Okongwu | 7 – Anderson | Galen Center (3,021) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Portland | W 76–65 | 2–0 | 20 – Okongwu | 10 – Okongwu | 10 – Anderson | Galen Center (2,720) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | South Dakota State | W 84–66 | 3–0 | 27 – Rakocevic | 13 – Rakocevic | 4 – Weaver | Galen Center (2,210) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 16, 2019* 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Nevada | W 76–66 | 4–0 | 24 – Rakocevic | 11 – Tied | 8 – Anderson | Lawlor Events Center (9,833) Reno, NV |
| November 19, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Pepperdine | W 91–84 | 5–0 | 33 – Okongwu | 11 – Rakocevic | 6 – Rakocevic | Galen Center (2,139) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Temple Orlando Invitational non–bracket game | L 61–70 | 5–1 | 17 – Okongwu | 6 – Tied | 5 – Anderson | Galen Center (3,625) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 28, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Fairfield Orlando Invitational quarterfinals | W 54–47 | 6–1 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Okongwu | 3 – Weaver | HP Field House (2,084) Orlando, FL |
| November 29, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Marquette Orlando Invitational semifinals | L 79–101 | 6–2 | 15 – Mobley | 9 – Mobley | 2 – Anderson | HP Field House (2,457) Orlando, FL |
| December 1, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Harvard Orlando Invitational 3rd place game | W 77–62 | 7–2 | 27 – Okongwu | 14 – Okongwu | 5 – Mathews | HP Field House (1,259) Orlando, FL |
| December 6, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. TCU | W 80–78 | 8–2 | 20 – Mathews | 11 – Rakocevic | 8 – Anderson | Dickies Arena (5,656) Fort Worth, TX |
| December 15, 2019* 3:30 pm, P12N | | Long Beach State | W 87–76 | 9–2 | 28 – Okongwu | 12 – Okongwu | 12 – Anderson | Galen Center (4,275) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 2019* 6:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. LSU Basketball Hall of Fame Classic | W 70–68 | 10–2 | 15 – Mathews | 8 – Tied | 6 – Anderson | Staples Center (8,296) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 71–58 | 11–2 | 19 – Rakocevic | 13 – Rakocevic | 5 – Sturdivant | Galen Center (2,871) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | W 65–56 | 12–2 (1–0) | 27 – Okongwu | 12 – Okongwu | 4 – Mathews | Beasley Coliseum (2,256) Pullman, WA |
| January 5, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Washington | L 40–72 | 12–3 (1–1) | 10 – Okongwu | 9 – Okongwu | 1 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,774) Seattle, WA |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UCLA Rivalry | W 74–63 | 13–3 (2–1) | 17 – Rakocevic | 14 – Rakocevic | 3 – Tied | Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N | | California | W 88–56 | 14–3 (3–1) | 19 – Mathews | 8 – Okongwu | 4 – Tied | Galen Center (4,312) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 18, 2020 3:30 pm, P12N | | Stanford | W 82–78 $^{OT}$ | 15–3 (4–1) | 22 – Okongwu | 9 – Okongwu | 4 – Anderson | Galen Center (5,017) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 23, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 12 Oregon | L 70–79 $^{2OT}$ | 15–4 (4–2) | 23 – Okongwu | 14 – Okongwu | 4 – Anderson | Matthew Knight Arena (7,497) Eugene, OR |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 75–55 | 16–4 (5–2) | 18 – Okongwu | 8 – Okongwu | 6 – Anderson | Gill Coliseum (6,526) Corvallis, OR |
| January 30, 2020 6:30 pm, FS1 | | Utah | W 56–52 | 17–4 (6–2) | 16 – Rakocevic | 15 – Rakocevic | 3 – Anderson | Galen Center (4,478) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 1, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | | No. 20 Colorado | L 57–78 | 17–5 (6–3) | 12 – Mobley | 10 – Okongwu | 4 – Anderson | Galen Center (5,736) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 23 Arizona | L 80–85 | 17–6 (6–4) | 23 – Okongwu | 8 – Okongwu | 4 – Adlesh | McKale Center (13,816) Tucson, AZ |
| February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Arizona State | L 64–66 | 17–7 (6–5) | 22 – Mathews | 12 – Rakocevic | 3 – Anderson | Desert Financial Arena (9,628) Tempe, AZ |
| February 13, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Washington | W 62–56 | 18–7 (7–5) | 19 – Rakocevic | 9 – Rakocevic | 4 – Tied | Galen Center (4,765) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 15, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 70–51 | 19–7 (8–5) | 23 – Utomi | 11 – Mobley | 5 – Anderson | Galen Center (4,057) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 18 Colorado | L 66–70 | 19–8 (8–6) | 21 – Okongwu | 11 – Rakocevic | 4 – Weaver | CU Events Center (10,027) Boulder, CO |
| February 23, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah | L 65–79 | 19–9 (8–7) | 18 – Okongwu | 12 – Okongwu | 3 – Utomi | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,765) Salt Lake City, UT |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN | | Arizona | W 57–48 | 20–9 (9–7) | 14 – Mathews | 10 – Okongwu | 3 – Weaver | Galen Center (4,121) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 29, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Arizona State | W 71–61 | 21–9 (10–7) | 23 – Mathews | 10 – Utomi | 3 – Tied | Galen Center (4,786) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 7, 2020 12:15 pm, CBS | | UCLA Rivalry | W 54–52 | 22–9 (11–7) | 19 – Mathews | 7 – Rakocevic | 7 – Anderson | Galen Center (7,622) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2020 2:30 pm, P12N | (4) | vs. (5) Arizona Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||