# 2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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

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
### Departures

| 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. |
| 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

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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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. ||||||

## Schedule

| 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. |||||