2023 Tournament PreviewUSC opened the year with a Quad 4 home loss to Florida Gulf Coast but rebounded to win 11 of its next 13 and finish 14-6 in the Pac-12. The Trojans' bread and butter is senior guards Boogie Ellis (18.0 ppg) and Drew Peterson (14.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.4 apg), both of whom drain from outside. Ellis shoots a team-high 39.2 percent from 3-point range, while Peterson is next at 36.2 percent. The rest of the rotation is underclassmen aside from 6-11 junior Joshua Morgan (6.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg), who has manned a short-handed center spot that recently got even thinner due to a back injury to four-star freshman Vince Iwuchukwu. Predictably, rebounding is a major weakness (328th in defensive rebounding rate), but the Trojans are third in the nation at defending two-point baskets. Defense must hold up if USC is to avoid its second consecutive one-and-done tourney appearance.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency N/A N/A
Pace 67.5 (206)
Effective FG% 51.25 (133) 45.45 (11)
Turnover % 15.99 (182) 15.28 (221)
Off Reb % 28.86 (169) 32.28 (314)
FTA/FGA 33.21 (108) 30.25 (156)
3P% 34.52 (141) 33.42 (136)
2P% 50.99 (137) 42.68 (2)
FT% 74.52 (73) 71.40 (157)
3PA/FGA 33.00 (292) 37.08 (173)
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Rankings
NET: #55 RPI: #52 RW: #68
Record
Overall: (22-11) Conference: (14-6) Quad 1: (2-6) Quad 2: (7-3) Quad 3: (7-1) Quad 4: (6-1)
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