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USC Announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule
July 16, 2018 | Men's Basketball, Features
Potential 17 games against postseason teams from last season
Home games against Vanderbilt and NCAA Sweet 16 team Nevada, neutral site games against NCAA Tournament teams TCU and Oklahoma and the always challenging Pac-12 gauntlet of games highlight the 2018-19 USC men's basketball schedule announced today (July 16). The exact date of the Pac-12 Conference games and the times and television assignments should be completed by the beginning of September.
USC was 24-12 last season, finished second in the Pac-12 and returns an experienced squad led by senior Bennie Boatwright and junior Jonah Mathews. In addition, USC will feature a top 15 recruiting class in freshmen J'Raan Brooks, Elijah Weaver and Kevin Porter Jr.
USC's nonconference schedule will feature six potential games against teams which made the postseason last year, including a possible two games against 2018 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 teams. Also, USC will play 11 games against Pac-12 foes which competed in the postseason a year ago.
USC will open the season hosting Robert Morris of the Northeast Conference on Nov. 6, followed by Southeast Conference power Vanderbilt on Nov. 11 and then Stetson of the Atlantic Sun Conference on Nov. 14.
USC will then travel to the NABC Hall of Fame Classic to be held on Nov. 19 and 20 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. in conjunction with the 2018 Hall of Fame inductions in which Trojan great Paul Westphal will be enshired. USC will be in a field which also includes Texas Tech, Nebraska and Missouri State. Texas Tech of the Big 12 went 27-10 last season and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight before falling to eventual champion Villanova. Nebraska of the Big 12 went 22-11 last season and advanced to the NIT. Missouri State of the Missouri Valley went 18-15 last season.
The Trojans then return home to face CSU Bakersfield of the WAC on Nov. 25 and Long Beach State of the Big West on Nov. 28. Following the game vs. Nevada on Dec. 1, USC will host defending Big West champion UC Davis, which went 22-11 last year and made the NIT.
Highlighting the home slate will be a matchup on Dec. 1 with Nevada which went 29-18 and reached the Sweet 16 last year. The Wolfpack won the Mountain West regular season title and return the core of its team which reched the South Region semifinals in the NCAA Tournament. Most early-season rankings have the Wolfpack ranked inside the top 10.
USC will play TCU of the Big 12 on Dec. 7 at Staples Center in the Hoophall LA game. It will be USC's third consecutive season playing at the Staples Center in the Hoophall LA event. TCU was 21-12 last season and reached the NCAA Tournament.
Next, USC will face Oklahoma at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Dec. 15, the team if faced in the 2017 Hoophall LA. The Sooners went 18-14 last season and made the NCAA Tournament.
USC's only true road game in the nonconference schedule will be at Santa Clara of the West Coast Conference on Dec. 18. Â
The Trojans will then close out the nonconference slate at home vs. Southern Utah of the Big Sky Conference on Dec. 21. Â
USC will open up Pac-12 play by hosting California and Stanford the week of Jan. 2-Jan. 6. The Trojans will then travel to the Bay Area to face the same teams the week of Feb. 13-17.
USC's first conference road trip will be to Oregon State and Oregon the week of Jan. 9-13. The Trojans will host the Beavers and Ducks the week of Feb. 20-24.
USC will face off with crosstown rival UCLA at the Galen Center the week of Jan. 16-20 and at Pauley Pavilion the week of Feb. 27-March 3.
USC will host Arizona State and Arizona the week of Jan. 23-27. It will be the only meeting of the season with the schools from the desert. USC will also face Washington State and Washington once, with the games on the road the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3.
The final two Pac-12 teams USC will see during the 2018-19 season are Utah and Colorado, hosting them the week of Feb. 6-10 and ending the regular season at Colorado and at Utah the week of March 6-9.
Fans interested in purchasing tickets can go to USCTrojans.com/tickets or may call 213-740-GOSC (4672). Season tickets are on sale now.
2018-19 USC Men's Basketball Schedule
Non-Conference Games:
Nov. 6: Â Â Â Â Robert Morris
Nov. 11: Â Â Â Â Vanderbilt
Nov. 14: Â Â Â Â Stetson
Nov. 19: Â Â Â ^TBD (NABC Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 20: Â Â Â ^TBD (NABC Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 25: Â Â Â CSU Bakersfield
Nov. 28: Â Â Â Â Long Beach State
Dec. 1: Â Â Â Â Â Â Nevada
Dec. 3: Â Â Â Â UC Davis
Dec. 7: Â Â Â Â Â Â vs. TCU (Hoophall L.A. at Staples Center)
Dec. 15: Â Â Â Â vs. Oklahoma (BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.)
Dec. 18: Â Â Â Â at Santa Clara
Dec. 21: Â Â Â Â Southern Utah
   ^ NABC Hall of Fame Classic (USC, Missouri State, Nebraska, Texas Tech)
Pac-12 Conference Games:
Jan. 2-6: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â California, Stanford
Jan. 9-13: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at Oregon, at Oregon State
Jan. 16-20: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UCLA
Jan. 23-27: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arizona, Arizona State
Jan. 30-Feb. 3: Â at Washington, at Washington State
Feb. 6-10: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Colorado, Utah
Feb. 13-17: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at California, at Stanford
Feb. 20-24: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Oregon, Oregon State
Feb. 27-Mar. 3:Â Â Â at UCLA
March 6-9: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at Colorado, at Utah
March 13-16:Â Â Â Pac-12 Tournament (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.)
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USC was 24-12 last season, finished second in the Pac-12 and returns an experienced squad led by senior Bennie Boatwright and junior Jonah Mathews. In addition, USC will feature a top 15 recruiting class in freshmen J'Raan Brooks, Elijah Weaver and Kevin Porter Jr.
USC's nonconference schedule will feature six potential games against teams which made the postseason last year, including a possible two games against 2018 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 teams. Also, USC will play 11 games against Pac-12 foes which competed in the postseason a year ago.
USC will open the season hosting Robert Morris of the Northeast Conference on Nov. 6, followed by Southeast Conference power Vanderbilt on Nov. 11 and then Stetson of the Atlantic Sun Conference on Nov. 14.
USC will then travel to the NABC Hall of Fame Classic to be held on Nov. 19 and 20 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. in conjunction with the 2018 Hall of Fame inductions in which Trojan great Paul Westphal will be enshired. USC will be in a field which also includes Texas Tech, Nebraska and Missouri State. Texas Tech of the Big 12 went 27-10 last season and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight before falling to eventual champion Villanova. Nebraska of the Big 12 went 22-11 last season and advanced to the NIT. Missouri State of the Missouri Valley went 18-15 last season.
The Trojans then return home to face CSU Bakersfield of the WAC on Nov. 25 and Long Beach State of the Big West on Nov. 28. Following the game vs. Nevada on Dec. 1, USC will host defending Big West champion UC Davis, which went 22-11 last year and made the NIT.
Highlighting the home slate will be a matchup on Dec. 1 with Nevada which went 29-18 and reached the Sweet 16 last year. The Wolfpack won the Mountain West regular season title and return the core of its team which reched the South Region semifinals in the NCAA Tournament. Most early-season rankings have the Wolfpack ranked inside the top 10.
USC will play TCU of the Big 12 on Dec. 7 at Staples Center in the Hoophall LA game. It will be USC's third consecutive season playing at the Staples Center in the Hoophall LA event. TCU was 21-12 last season and reached the NCAA Tournament.
Next, USC will face Oklahoma at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. on Dec. 15, the team if faced in the 2017 Hoophall LA. The Sooners went 18-14 last season and made the NCAA Tournament.
USC's only true road game in the nonconference schedule will be at Santa Clara of the West Coast Conference on Dec. 18. Â
The Trojans will then close out the nonconference slate at home vs. Southern Utah of the Big Sky Conference on Dec. 21. Â
USC will open up Pac-12 play by hosting California and Stanford the week of Jan. 2-Jan. 6. The Trojans will then travel to the Bay Area to face the same teams the week of Feb. 13-17.
USC's first conference road trip will be to Oregon State and Oregon the week of Jan. 9-13. The Trojans will host the Beavers and Ducks the week of Feb. 20-24.
USC will face off with crosstown rival UCLA at the Galen Center the week of Jan. 16-20 and at Pauley Pavilion the week of Feb. 27-March 3.
USC will host Arizona State and Arizona the week of Jan. 23-27. It will be the only meeting of the season with the schools from the desert. USC will also face Washington State and Washington once, with the games on the road the week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3.
The final two Pac-12 teams USC will see during the 2018-19 season are Utah and Colorado, hosting them the week of Feb. 6-10 and ending the regular season at Colorado and at Utah the week of March 6-9.
Fans interested in purchasing tickets can go to USCTrojans.com/tickets or may call 213-740-GOSC (4672). Season tickets are on sale now.
2018-19 USC Men's Basketball Schedule
Non-Conference Games:
Nov. 6: Â Â Â Â Robert Morris
Nov. 11: Â Â Â Â Vanderbilt
Nov. 14: Â Â Â Â Stetson
Nov. 19: Â Â Â ^TBD (NABC Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 20: Â Â Â ^TBD (NABC Hall of Fame Classic)
Nov. 25: Â Â Â CSU Bakersfield
Nov. 28: Â Â Â Â Long Beach State
Dec. 1: Â Â Â Â Â Â Nevada
Dec. 3: Â Â Â Â UC Davis
Dec. 7: Â Â Â Â Â Â vs. TCU (Hoophall L.A. at Staples Center)
Dec. 15: Â Â Â Â vs. Oklahoma (BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.)
Dec. 18: Â Â Â Â at Santa Clara
Dec. 21: Â Â Â Â Southern Utah
   ^ NABC Hall of Fame Classic (USC, Missouri State, Nebraska, Texas Tech)
Pac-12 Conference Games:
Jan. 2-6: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â California, Stanford
Jan. 9-13: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at Oregon, at Oregon State
Jan. 16-20: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â UCLA
Jan. 23-27: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Arizona, Arizona State
Jan. 30-Feb. 3: Â at Washington, at Washington State
Feb. 6-10: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Colorado, Utah
Feb. 13-17: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at California, at Stanford
Feb. 20-24: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Oregon, Oregon State
Feb. 27-Mar. 3:Â Â Â at UCLA
March 6-9: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â at Colorado, at Utah
March 13-16:Â Â Â Pac-12 Tournament (T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev.)
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