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USC Men’s Basketball Announces 2024-25 Nonconference Schedule
September 09, 2024 | Men's Basketball
LOS ANGELES – The USC men's basketball team announced its 2024-25 nonconference schedule on Monday, Sept. 9, and will feature an ambitious slate of games. The Trojans are set to play four contests against 2023-24 NCAA Tournament teams, nearly a quarter of their nonconference schedule.
The USC hoops program, under first-year head coach Eric Musselman, features a revamped roster that includes 12 new scholarship players and 16 first-year Trojans overall.
The Trojans' nonconference slate features a potential seven of 11 contests against teams that finished over .500, including five games with teams that won more than 20 games last year. Four of USC's opponents—Grambling, Saint Mary's College, New Mexico, and Montana State—won their respective conference tournaments.
USC will play all of its nonconference games in the state of California and hosts nine contests at the Galen Center this fall.
The Trojans will open the season by squaring off with Southern Conference opponent UT Chattanooga (21-12, 12-6) at the Galen Center on Nov. 4.
Big Sky opponent Idaho State (12-20, 7-11) will be the Trojans' next contest at home on Nov. 7. USC continues the homestand as host to WAC team UT Arlington (20-14, 13-7) on Nov. 13.
USC will next face familiar foe California (12-19, 9-11) on Nov. 17 as the Trojans and the Bears kick off a home-and-home series. USC will play in Berkeley at a later date to be determined. With more than 250 games played against one another, USC and Cal will go head-to-head as nonconference opponents for the first time since 1921.
USC will wrap a six-game Galen Center homestand with a Nov. 24 contest against Grambling State.
Next, Troy travels south to Palm Desert for a first-round game as part of the Acrisure Classic where it faces Saint Mary's College at Acrisure Arena on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28 at 6:00 p.m. . The next day, the Trojans face either Arizona State (14-18, 8-12) or New Mexico (26-10, 10-8).
The Trojans conclude the nonconference slate with three games at home. First, USC will play 2024 Big Sky tournament champion Montana State (17-18, 9-9) at Galen Center on Dec. 15. Then, USC hosts CSUN (19-15, 9-11) of the Big West at home on Dec. 18.
USC's nonconference schedule concludes with a Dec. 22 contest at Galen Center against Southern University (18-14, 12-6).
Game times and television/streaming designations for USC's 2024-25 nonconference slate will be announced at later dates.
Fans can place a deposit on 2024-25 men's basketball season tickets by clicking here.
2024-25 USC Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
BIG TEN PLAY:
The 2024-25 men's basketball season promises to be an exciting one as the new look Trojans and their head coach Eric Musselman, in his first season guiding the program, are introduced to the Big Ten Conference. USC will play each of the new conference schools once during conference play, either home or away. The Trojans will also play a home-and-home series with fellow new member schools and familiar foes Oregon, UCLA and Washington.
Big Ten opponents the Trojans will play only at home during the 2024-25 season are: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin.
USC will play seven Big Ten opponents only on the road: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Rutgers.
Dates and times for the games will be released at a later date.
For more information on the USC men's basketball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/MBB. Fans of USC men's basketball can follow @USC_Hoops on X and @USCHoops on Instagram.
The USC hoops program, under first-year head coach Eric Musselman, features a revamped roster that includes 12 new scholarship players and 16 first-year Trojans overall.
The Trojans' nonconference slate features a potential seven of 11 contests against teams that finished over .500, including five games with teams that won more than 20 games last year. Four of USC's opponents—Grambling, Saint Mary's College, New Mexico, and Montana State—won their respective conference tournaments.
USC will play all of its nonconference games in the state of California and hosts nine contests at the Galen Center this fall.
The Trojans will open the season by squaring off with Southern Conference opponent UT Chattanooga (21-12, 12-6) at the Galen Center on Nov. 4.
Big Sky opponent Idaho State (12-20, 7-11) will be the Trojans' next contest at home on Nov. 7. USC continues the homestand as host to WAC team UT Arlington (20-14, 13-7) on Nov. 13.
USC will next face familiar foe California (12-19, 9-11) on Nov. 17 as the Trojans and the Bears kick off a home-and-home series. USC will play in Berkeley at a later date to be determined. With more than 250 games played against one another, USC and Cal will go head-to-head as nonconference opponents for the first time since 1921.
USC will wrap a six-game Galen Center homestand with a Nov. 24 contest against Grambling State.
Next, Troy travels south to Palm Desert for a first-round game as part of the Acrisure Classic where it faces Saint Mary's College at Acrisure Arena on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28 at 6:00 p.m. . The next day, the Trojans face either Arizona State (14-18, 8-12) or New Mexico (26-10, 10-8).
The Trojans conclude the nonconference slate with three games at home. First, USC will play 2024 Big Sky tournament champion Montana State (17-18, 9-9) at Galen Center on Dec. 15. Then, USC hosts CSUN (19-15, 9-11) of the Big West at home on Dec. 18.
USC's nonconference schedule concludes with a Dec. 22 contest at Galen Center against Southern University (18-14, 12-6).
Game times and television/streaming designations for USC's 2024-25 nonconference slate will be announced at later dates.
Fans can place a deposit on 2024-25 men's basketball season tickets by clicking here.
2024-25 USC Men's Basketball Non-Conference Schedule
| November 4 | UT Chattanooga | Galen Center |
| November 7 | Idaho State | Galen Center |
| November 13 | UT Arlington | Galen Center |
| November 17 | Cal | Galen Center |
| November 20 | SJSU | Galen Center |
| November 24 | Grambling | Galen Center |
| November 28 | Saint Mary's | Acrisure Classic (Palm Desert, Calif.) |
| November 29 | ASU/New Mexico | Acrisure Classic (Palm Desert, Calif.) |
| December 15 | Montana State | Galen Center |
| December 18 | CSUN | Galen Center |
| December 22 | Southern | Galen Center |
BIG TEN PLAY:
The 2024-25 men's basketball season promises to be an exciting one as the new look Trojans and their head coach Eric Musselman, in his first season guiding the program, are introduced to the Big Ten Conference. USC will play each of the new conference schools once during conference play, either home or away. The Trojans will also play a home-and-home series with fellow new member schools and familiar foes Oregon, UCLA and Washington.
Big Ten opponents the Trojans will play only at home during the 2024-25 season are: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin.
USC will play seven Big Ten opponents only on the road: Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue and Rutgers.
Dates and times for the games will be released at a later date.
For more information on the USC men's basketball team, please visit USCTrojans.com/MBB. Fans of USC men's basketball can follow @USC_Hoops on X and @USCHoops on Instagram.
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