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USC Hosts Florida A&M In Opener On Nov. 5
November 01, 2019 | Men's Basketball, Features
Trojans to play first three games at the Galen Center
The USC Trojans will open the 2019-20 season by hosting the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Galen Center on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. The game will air on the Pac-12 Network with J.B. Long and Don MacLean calling the action.
THE 2019-20 USC TROJANS -- The USC men's basketball team will have a new look for the 2019-20 season as the core four of Jonah Mathews, Nick Rakocevic, Elijah Weaver and Charles O'Bannon Jr. will be joined by 10 newcomers which includes one of the top recruiting classes nationally. The 2019-20 Trojans will be a team with many interchangeable parts and feature players who can guard multiple positions. USC has won 87 games over the last four seasons, the winningest four-year stretch in school history and the 2019-20 Trojans look to continue the upward trend.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN -- There are a total of 15 players on the 2019-20 USC men's basketball roster. The Trojan team by class are: Seniors (5): Quinton Adlesh (G), McKay Anderson (G), Jonah Mathews (G), Nick Rakocevic (F), Daniel Utomi (G); Juniors (1): Noah Baumann (G); Sophomores (3): Talin Lewis (G), Charles O'Bannon Jr. (G), Elijah Weaver (G); Freshman (6): Max Agbonkpolo (F), Ethan Anderson (G), Drake London (G), Isaiah Mobley (F), Onyeka Okongwu (F), Kyle Sturdivant (G).
USC PRESEASON ACTION -- USC defeated preseason No. 10 Villanova 72-61 in an exhibition game on Oct. 18 which benefited the California Fire Foundation. Senior transfer wing Daniel Utomi and freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu led USC with 15 points each, with Okongwu adding 10 rebounds for a double-double. The Trojans then experimented with different rotations and lineups and won its closed scrimmage against Santa Clara 72-68 on Oct. 26.
USC was led by the freshmen five of Okongwu (17), Isaiah Mobley (14), Ethan Anderson (10), Kyle Sturdivant (8) and Max Agbonkpolo (7) who scored 56 of the team's 72 points.
TROJANS EXCEL ON FOREIGN SUMMER TOUR -- The USC men's basketball team went on an 11-day foreign summer tour (Aug. 6-16) to Spain and France. The Trojans traveled to Barcelona, Spain, Cannes, France, Moncaco and Paris, France. The Trojans spent three nights in Barcelona, Cannes and Paris and played a game in each city. USC went 3-0 on the trip, defeating a Spanish Select team 102-51 in Barcelona on Aug. 8, a French Select team 90-67 on Aug. 11 in Cannes and a Lithuania Select team 105-83 on Aug. 14 in Paris. USC made 52.3 percent of its shot on the trip and Onyeka Okongwu averaged 20.3 points and 10.7 rebounds, while Nick Rakocevic averaged 13.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Among the cultural highlights were a tour of La Sagrada Familia, a tour of the FC Barcelona Nou Camp, a catamaran trip to Ile Saint-Honorat, a day trip to Monaco and a Siene River boat cruise.
RECAP OF THE 2018-19 SEASON -- The 2018-19 Trojans went 16-17 and ranked tops in the Pac-12 in three-point field goal percentage, assists and assist to turnover ratio, while being one of the conference's top scoring teams. The Trojans knocked off Arizona before falling 78-75 to Pac-12 regular season champion Washington in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals.
USC IN HOME OPENERS - USC is 20-4 in its last 24 home openers, defeating Robert Morris 83-62 to start the 2018-19 season. USC has won 10 of its last 11 home openers. USC is 78-35 all-time in season openers.
TROJANS HOSTS FLORIDA A&M IN OPENER -- The Florida A&M Rattlers (Tallahassee, Fla.) were 12-19 last season, going 9-7 in Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) play to finish tied for 5th. The Rattlers return 12 lettermen and four starters from last year's team and sophomore guard MJ Randolph was named to the MEAC preseason second team. It will be the first-ever meeting between USC and FAMU in men's basketball.
PORTLAND ON DECK -- USC will host the Portland Pilots at the Galen Center on Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. Portland went 7-25 last season, including 0-16 in West Coast Conference play. The Pilots will host Willamette on Nov. 5 looking to snap an 18-game losing streak, prior to facing the Trojans. Portland's top returning scorer is junior guard JoJo Walker who averaged 11.5 points per game a year ago.
PAC-12 PRESEASON HONORS -- Senior forward Nick Rakocevic was named to the inaugural Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference team, announced at Pac-12 Media Day on Oct. 8 in San Francisco, Calif. Senior guard Jonah Mathews and freshman forward Isaiah Mobley were named honorable mention. USC was picked to finish fifth by Pac-12 media and received one of the 27 first-place votes.
THE 2019-20 USC TROJANS -- The USC men's basketball team will have a new look for the 2019-20 season as the core four of Jonah Mathews, Nick Rakocevic, Elijah Weaver and Charles O'Bannon Jr. will be joined by 10 newcomers which includes one of the top recruiting classes nationally. The 2019-20 Trojans will be a team with many interchangeable parts and feature players who can guard multiple positions. USC has won 87 games over the last four seasons, the winningest four-year stretch in school history and the 2019-20 Trojans look to continue the upward trend.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN -- There are a total of 15 players on the 2019-20 USC men's basketball roster. The Trojan team by class are: Seniors (5): Quinton Adlesh (G), McKay Anderson (G), Jonah Mathews (G), Nick Rakocevic (F), Daniel Utomi (G); Juniors (1): Noah Baumann (G); Sophomores (3): Talin Lewis (G), Charles O'Bannon Jr. (G), Elijah Weaver (G); Freshman (6): Max Agbonkpolo (F), Ethan Anderson (G), Drake London (G), Isaiah Mobley (F), Onyeka Okongwu (F), Kyle Sturdivant (G).
USC PRESEASON ACTION -- USC defeated preseason No. 10 Villanova 72-61 in an exhibition game on Oct. 18 which benefited the California Fire Foundation. Senior transfer wing Daniel Utomi and freshman forward Onyeka Okongwu led USC with 15 points each, with Okongwu adding 10 rebounds for a double-double. The Trojans then experimented with different rotations and lineups and won its closed scrimmage against Santa Clara 72-68 on Oct. 26.
USC was led by the freshmen five of Okongwu (17), Isaiah Mobley (14), Ethan Anderson (10), Kyle Sturdivant (8) and Max Agbonkpolo (7) who scored 56 of the team's 72 points.
TROJANS EXCEL ON FOREIGN SUMMER TOUR -- The USC men's basketball team went on an 11-day foreign summer tour (Aug. 6-16) to Spain and France. The Trojans traveled to Barcelona, Spain, Cannes, France, Moncaco and Paris, France. The Trojans spent three nights in Barcelona, Cannes and Paris and played a game in each city. USC went 3-0 on the trip, defeating a Spanish Select team 102-51 in Barcelona on Aug. 8, a French Select team 90-67 on Aug. 11 in Cannes and a Lithuania Select team 105-83 on Aug. 14 in Paris. USC made 52.3 percent of its shot on the trip and Onyeka Okongwu averaged 20.3 points and 10.7 rebounds, while Nick Rakocevic averaged 13.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game. Among the cultural highlights were a tour of La Sagrada Familia, a tour of the FC Barcelona Nou Camp, a catamaran trip to Ile Saint-Honorat, a day trip to Monaco and a Siene River boat cruise.
RECAP OF THE 2018-19 SEASON -- The 2018-19 Trojans went 16-17 and ranked tops in the Pac-12 in three-point field goal percentage, assists and assist to turnover ratio, while being one of the conference's top scoring teams. The Trojans knocked off Arizona before falling 78-75 to Pac-12 regular season champion Washington in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals.
USC IN HOME OPENERS - USC is 20-4 in its last 24 home openers, defeating Robert Morris 83-62 to start the 2018-19 season. USC has won 10 of its last 11 home openers. USC is 78-35 all-time in season openers.
TROJANS HOSTS FLORIDA A&M IN OPENER -- The Florida A&M Rattlers (Tallahassee, Fla.) were 12-19 last season, going 9-7 in Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference (MEAC) play to finish tied for 5th. The Rattlers return 12 lettermen and four starters from last year's team and sophomore guard MJ Randolph was named to the MEAC preseason second team. It will be the first-ever meeting between USC and FAMU in men's basketball.
PORTLAND ON DECK -- USC will host the Portland Pilots at the Galen Center on Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. Portland went 7-25 last season, including 0-16 in West Coast Conference play. The Pilots will host Willamette on Nov. 5 looking to snap an 18-game losing streak, prior to facing the Trojans. Portland's top returning scorer is junior guard JoJo Walker who averaged 11.5 points per game a year ago.
PAC-12 PRESEASON HONORS -- Senior forward Nick Rakocevic was named to the inaugural Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference team, announced at Pac-12 Media Day on Oct. 8 in San Francisco, Calif. Senior guard Jonah Mathews and freshman forward Isaiah Mobley were named honorable mention. USC was picked to finish fifth by Pac-12 media and received one of the 27 first-place votes.
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