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USC Men's Basketball To Host Vermont Tuesday
November 14, 2022 | Men's Basketball
Second-ever meeting between the two schools in basketball
The USC Trojans (1-1) are hosting the Vermont Catamounts (1-2) at the Galen Center on Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. The game will air on the Pac-12 Network with J.B. Long and Don MacLean calling the action. USC has started 1-1 for the eighth time in the last 16 seasons.
THE 2022-23 TROJANS -- Last season USC tied the school single-season wins record by going 26-8, finishing third in the Pac-12 and advancing to the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The 2022-23 Trojans will be led by a strong returning core of guards Boogie Ellis (12.5 ppg), Drew Peterson (12.4 ppg) and Reese Dixon-Waters (4.8 ppg). In addition, USC returns scholarship players Harrison Hornery (F), Kobe Johnson (G), Joshua Morgan (F) and Malik Thomas (G). The 2022-23 Trojans will also feature the No. 7 ranked freshman class of forward Vincent Iwuchukwu, Iaroslav Niagu and Kijani Wright and guards Tre White and Oziyah Sellers.
USC'S STELLAR STRETCH -- USC won a school-record 73 games over the last three seasons (22 in 2020, 25 in 2021 and 26 in 2022). The previous school record for wins in three consecutive seasons was 71 (2016-18). The three consecutive seasons of 20+ wins also equals the school record for most consecutive 20-win seasons set from 2016-18. Â
WINNING WAYS -- USC's 73 total wins the previous three seasons tied for the third most among all Power 6 basketball programs, trailing only the last two NCAA champions Kansas (83) and Baylor (81). Also, USC's 160 wins the previous seven seasons ranked 13th among all Power 6 conference teams.
ENFIELD LEADING THE WAY -- USC head coach Andy Enfield is in his 10th season at USC and has compiled an 184-119 record. His wins total ranks fourth on USC's all-time wins list, trailing only Sam Barry (260), Forrest Twogood (251) and Bob Boyd (216). Including his two seasons as the head coach at FGCU (2012-13), Enfield has compiled a 225-147 record as a head coach.
NO DRAFT DODGERS HERE -- USC is one of three schools along with Duke and Kentucky to have at least one player selected in each of the last five NBA drafts. The Trojans selected in the last five NBA Drafts are: 2018 - De'Anthony Melton (No. 46), Chimezie Metu (No. 49), 2019 - Kevin Porter Jr. (No. 30), 2020 - Onyeka Okongwu (No. 6), 2021 - Evan Mobley (No. 4) and 2022- Isaiah Mobley (No. 49). USC had 11 players on 2022-23 NBA Opening Night rosters, tied for the fourth-most among all schools behind only Kentucky (27), Duke (25) and UCLA (12).
FACING VERMONT -- Vermont (1-2) is coming off a 94-85 double-overtime loss at CS Fullerton on Nov. 13. They opened with an 80-65 home win vs. Brown on Nov. 7 and a 79-53 loss at St. Mary's on Nov. 10. Guard Aaron Deloney, the 2022 American East 6th Man of the Year, leads the Catamounts with a 18.0 points per game average. The Trojans defeated Vermont 64-56 on Dec. 30, 2014 in the only other meeting between the schools.Â
MOUNT ST. MARY'S ON DECK -- USC's next game will be when it hosts the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (0-2) at the Galen Center on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. It will be USC's first game ever against Mount St. Mary's. Guards Jalen Benjamin (20.5 ppg) and Dakota Leffew (14.5 ppg) lead Mount St. Mary's in scoring. Mount St. Mary's has losses at West Virginia (76-58) and at Coppin State (83-78) and will host McDaniel on Nov. 15, before traveling to Los Angeles.
IT STARTS WITH DEFENSE -- USC held Alabama State to 33.3 percent shooting and has held both opponents this season to under 40 percent shooting. USC held 22 of its 34 opponents during the 2021-22 season to under 40 percent shooting. USC held the opposition to a 39.0 shooting percentage during the season, 14th in the country. USC held its first 12 opponents during the 2021-22 season under 40 percent shooting in each game and to a combined 35.2 shooting percentage, which was second in the country. The Trojans were the first team in the last 15 seasons to hold its first 12 opponents to under 40 percent shooting in each game.Â
PETERSON & ELLIS RECEIVE PRESEASON RECOGNITION -- USC fifth-year guard Drew Peterson was named to The Sporting News 2022-23 Preseason All-America third team. He was also named to the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List. Both Peterson and senior guard Boogie Ellis were named to the 2022-23 Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference first team.
BLOCK PARTY 2023 -- USC has total 17 blocks in the first two games of the 2022-23 season, led by Joshua Morgan's 10 blocks. USC is currently tied for fourth in the country with an average of 8.5 blocks per game. Morgan it tied for second in the country with his 10 blocks. Morgan had 7 blocks vs. FGCU on Nov. 7 which tied him for fifth on USC's all-time single game blocks list.
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS -- USC will open play in the Battle 4 Atlantis facing BYU on Nov. 23 at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. The second game for the Trojans will be a Thanksgiving contest on Nov. 24 against either Butler or Tennessee and the final game on Nov. 25 will be against one of four teams: Dayton, Kansas, NC State and Wisconsin. The combined record of the eight teams competing at the Battle 4 Atl
THE 2022-23 TROJANS -- Last season USC tied the school single-season wins record by going 26-8, finishing third in the Pac-12 and advancing to the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The 2022-23 Trojans will be led by a strong returning core of guards Boogie Ellis (12.5 ppg), Drew Peterson (12.4 ppg) and Reese Dixon-Waters (4.8 ppg). In addition, USC returns scholarship players Harrison Hornery (F), Kobe Johnson (G), Joshua Morgan (F) and Malik Thomas (G). The 2022-23 Trojans will also feature the No. 7 ranked freshman class of forward Vincent Iwuchukwu, Iaroslav Niagu and Kijani Wright and guards Tre White and Oziyah Sellers.
USC'S STELLAR STRETCH -- USC won a school-record 73 games over the last three seasons (22 in 2020, 25 in 2021 and 26 in 2022). The previous school record for wins in three consecutive seasons was 71 (2016-18). The three consecutive seasons of 20+ wins also equals the school record for most consecutive 20-win seasons set from 2016-18. Â
WINNING WAYS -- USC's 73 total wins the previous three seasons tied for the third most among all Power 6 basketball programs, trailing only the last two NCAA champions Kansas (83) and Baylor (81). Also, USC's 160 wins the previous seven seasons ranked 13th among all Power 6 conference teams.
ENFIELD LEADING THE WAY -- USC head coach Andy Enfield is in his 10th season at USC and has compiled an 184-119 record. His wins total ranks fourth on USC's all-time wins list, trailing only Sam Barry (260), Forrest Twogood (251) and Bob Boyd (216). Including his two seasons as the head coach at FGCU (2012-13), Enfield has compiled a 225-147 record as a head coach.
NO DRAFT DODGERS HERE -- USC is one of three schools along with Duke and Kentucky to have at least one player selected in each of the last five NBA drafts. The Trojans selected in the last five NBA Drafts are: 2018 - De'Anthony Melton (No. 46), Chimezie Metu (No. 49), 2019 - Kevin Porter Jr. (No. 30), 2020 - Onyeka Okongwu (No. 6), 2021 - Evan Mobley (No. 4) and 2022- Isaiah Mobley (No. 49). USC had 11 players on 2022-23 NBA Opening Night rosters, tied for the fourth-most among all schools behind only Kentucky (27), Duke (25) and UCLA (12).
FACING VERMONT -- Vermont (1-2) is coming off a 94-85 double-overtime loss at CS Fullerton on Nov. 13. They opened with an 80-65 home win vs. Brown on Nov. 7 and a 79-53 loss at St. Mary's on Nov. 10. Guard Aaron Deloney, the 2022 American East 6th Man of the Year, leads the Catamounts with a 18.0 points per game average. The Trojans defeated Vermont 64-56 on Dec. 30, 2014 in the only other meeting between the schools.Â
MOUNT ST. MARY'S ON DECK -- USC's next game will be when it hosts the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (0-2) at the Galen Center on Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. It will be USC's first game ever against Mount St. Mary's. Guards Jalen Benjamin (20.5 ppg) and Dakota Leffew (14.5 ppg) lead Mount St. Mary's in scoring. Mount St. Mary's has losses at West Virginia (76-58) and at Coppin State (83-78) and will host McDaniel on Nov. 15, before traveling to Los Angeles.
IT STARTS WITH DEFENSE -- USC held Alabama State to 33.3 percent shooting and has held both opponents this season to under 40 percent shooting. USC held 22 of its 34 opponents during the 2021-22 season to under 40 percent shooting. USC held the opposition to a 39.0 shooting percentage during the season, 14th in the country. USC held its first 12 opponents during the 2021-22 season under 40 percent shooting in each game and to a combined 35.2 shooting percentage, which was second in the country. The Trojans were the first team in the last 15 seasons to hold its first 12 opponents to under 40 percent shooting in each game.Â
PETERSON & ELLIS RECEIVE PRESEASON RECOGNITION -- USC fifth-year guard Drew Peterson was named to The Sporting News 2022-23 Preseason All-America third team. He was also named to the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Watch List. Both Peterson and senior guard Boogie Ellis were named to the 2022-23 Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference first team.
BLOCK PARTY 2023 -- USC has total 17 blocks in the first two games of the 2022-23 season, led by Joshua Morgan's 10 blocks. USC is currently tied for fourth in the country with an average of 8.5 blocks per game. Morgan it tied for second in the country with his 10 blocks. Morgan had 7 blocks vs. FGCU on Nov. 7 which tied him for fifth on USC's all-time single game blocks list.
BATTLE 4 ATLANTIS -- USC will open play in the Battle 4 Atlantis facing BYU on Nov. 23 at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas. The second game for the Trojans will be a Thanksgiving contest on Nov. 24 against either Butler or Tennessee and the final game on Nov. 25 will be against one of four teams: Dayton, Kansas, NC State and Wisconsin. The combined record of the eight teams competing at the Battle 4 Atl
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