University Southern California Trojans
Jake Alburtus Join USC Men's Basketball Staff
March 30, 2026 | Men's Basketball
Alburtus comes to USC from Western Michigan.
LOS ANGELES – USC Men's Basketball has hired Jake Alburtus as the new Director of Men's Basketball Operations, Head Coach Eric Musselman announced today, March 30. Alburtus reunites with Coach Musselman after the two worked together at the University of Arkansas.
"I'm extremely excited and grateful to join USC Basketball," Alburtus said. "This is a program with a rich tradition that's building toward something special. I look forward to supporting our success and helping us compete at the highest level here in Los Angeles. I'm especially thankful for the opportunity to work again with Coach Musselman and to play a role in moving the program forward."
Alburtus joins the Trojan Family from Western Michigan University, where he spent the 2025-26 season as the Director of Operations. During his time with the Broncos, Alburtus handled all of the operations and logistics for the program.
Prior to Western Michigan, Alburtus spent two seasons at Georgia Tech as the Recruiting and Operations Coordinator. In that role, he handled all program operations while developing the recruiting content. Along with that, he organized all on-campus recruiting visits. During those two seasons, the Yellow Jackets ranked in the top 20 by Rivals.com for their recruiting classes.
Before heading to Atlanta, Alburtus was a graduate assistant for two seasons at the University of Arkansas under Coach Musselman. While in Fayetteville, he assisted the staff with operations, scouting, film breakdown, and designing recruiting content. The Razorbacks made it to the Elite Eight in 2022 and had back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in that time. He was at Arkansas when they earned the No. 2 recruiting class in the country, which included three 2023 NBA draft picks in Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr. and Jordan Walsh.
Alburtus attended Western Michigan, where he was a student manager on the men's basketball team. During his time in Kalamazoo, he served as a camp coach for Steve Wojciechowski at Marquette, Anthony Grant at Dayton and Greg Kampe at Oakland. He also spent time as a camp coordinator for several Breakthrough Basketball camps throughout the Midwest during his time at WMU.
He begins in his role with the Trojans today, March 30.
"I'm extremely excited and grateful to join USC Basketball," Alburtus said. "This is a program with a rich tradition that's building toward something special. I look forward to supporting our success and helping us compete at the highest level here in Los Angeles. I'm especially thankful for the opportunity to work again with Coach Musselman and to play a role in moving the program forward."
Alburtus joins the Trojan Family from Western Michigan University, where he spent the 2025-26 season as the Director of Operations. During his time with the Broncos, Alburtus handled all of the operations and logistics for the program.
Prior to Western Michigan, Alburtus spent two seasons at Georgia Tech as the Recruiting and Operations Coordinator. In that role, he handled all program operations while developing the recruiting content. Along with that, he organized all on-campus recruiting visits. During those two seasons, the Yellow Jackets ranked in the top 20 by Rivals.com for their recruiting classes.
Before heading to Atlanta, Alburtus was a graduate assistant for two seasons at the University of Arkansas under Coach Musselman. While in Fayetteville, he assisted the staff with operations, scouting, film breakdown, and designing recruiting content. The Razorbacks made it to the Elite Eight in 2022 and had back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in that time. He was at Arkansas when they earned the No. 2 recruiting class in the country, which included three 2023 NBA draft picks in Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr. and Jordan Walsh.
Alburtus attended Western Michigan, where he was a student manager on the men's basketball team. During his time in Kalamazoo, he served as a camp coach for Steve Wojciechowski at Marquette, Anthony Grant at Dayton and Greg Kampe at Oakland. He also spent time as a camp coordinator for several Breakthrough Basketball camps throughout the Midwest during his time at WMU.
He begins in his role with the Trojans today, March 30.
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