USC Men's Basketball Returns Home Hosting California Thursday

The USC Trojans (17-8, 9-5) will host the California Golden Bears (3-22, 2-12) at the Galen Center on Feb. 16 at 7:00 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for an 8:00 p.m. start. The game will air on the FS1 with Alex Faust and Casey Jacobsen calling the action.

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.

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 WINS 200TH AS HEAD OF THE USC PROGRAM -- USC head coach Andy Enfield is in his 10th season at USC and has compiled an 200-126 record. He picked up his 200th win on Feb. 4 vs. Washington. Enfield's win 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 241-154 record.

FACING CALIFORNIA -- The California Golden Bears (3-22, 2-12) are coming off a 70-62 overtime loss to Arizona State at home on Feb. 11. California has lost its last nine games. Junior guard Devin Askew leads California in scoring with a 15.5 points per game average. USC defeated California 66-51 in the Bay Area on Nov. 30 to run its winning streak to 9 games against the Golden Bears. USC trails in the all-time series ,131-136* (1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty, original record 132-136).

STANFORD ON DECK -- USC's next game will be vs. the Stanford Cardinal (11-14, 5-9) on Feb. 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Galen Center. Stanford is coming off an 88-79 home win over then No. 4 Arizona on Feb. 11. The Cardinal have won 6 of their last 8 games. Senior forward Spencer Jones leads Stanford with a 13.7 scoring average. This is the only meeting between USC and Stanford this season. USC lost twice to Stanford last season, falling 64-61 at home and 75-69 at Staford. USC trails in the all-time series 128-129 (1 win vacated due to NCAA penalty, orginal record 129-129).

IT STARTS WITH DEFENSE -- USC held California to 27.7 shooting on Nov. 30, the lowest by an opponent since holding Stanford to a 25.4 shooting percentage on March 3, 2021. USC allowed Oregon to make 53.8 percent of its shots, the first opponent this season to make more than 50 percent of its shots against USC. USC has held its opponent to under 40 percent shooting in 14 of its 25 games this season. USC is holding its opponents to a 39.1 shooting percentage this season, 10th in the country. Over the last four seasons, USC's defense has held the opposition to 38.9 FG percentage, 3rd in the country.

LEADERS OF THE PAC -- USC is third in conference regular season wins among Pac-12 teams for the past six seasons (since the 2017-18 season). USC is 69-39, Arizona is 72-37, while UCLA is 72-35 in that stretch, through games of Feb. 12. Next up would be Oregon at 67-40 and Colorado at 60-49.

ENJOYING THE HOME COOKING -- USC is 12-1 at the Galen Center this season, losing the opener to FGCU on Nov. 7, then winning the next 12 games. The 12-game home winning streak is USC's longest single-season home winning streak since the Trojans won the first 15 games at the Galen Center in the 2015-16 season.

PETERSON PROVIDING THE ASSIST -- Guard Drew Peterson leads USC and is fifth among Pac-12 players with 113 assists. Peterson is one of two players in a Power 6 conference (Jalen Pickett of Penn State) averaging at least 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game this season. Peterson is averaging 13.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. Peterson did not have a rebound vs. Oregon, snapping a streak of 88 consecutive games with at least a rebound, and it was his second game as a Trojan without a rebound. He followed that game up with 8 rebounds at Oregon State on Feb. 11.

JEKYLL & HYDE FROM WAY OUTSIDE -- USC made 47.4 percent of its 3-pointers vs. Washington State on Feb. 2, its eighth game this season making at least 38 percent from 3-point range. In those eight games USC has made 45.5 percent of its 3-pointers (75-for-165), while it has averaged 23.2 percent from beyond the arc in the other 17 games (65-for-280). USC made 1 of 14 three-pointers (.071) at Oregon State on Feb. 11, the lowest three-point shooting game by USC in the Andy Enfield era.

WHEN FULLY LOADED... -- USC owns a 5-1 record in games this season it has the entire roster available. Included in that stretch is three wins over team in the top five in the Pac-12 standings. USC's one loss when the entire roster available was at Arizona, where Arizona is 32-1 in its last 33 home games. Forward Vincent Iwuchukwu missed USC's first 16 games this season and forward Joshua Morgan (right ankle) and guard Reese Dixon-Waters (left foot) have missed the Trojans' last three games, both injured vs. Washington State on Feb. 2.

TOEING THE LINE -- USC made all 14 of its free throw attempts at Arizona State on Jan. 21, tying for the third most makes from the charity stripe in a game without a miss in school history. On Jan. 19 at Arizona, USC made 66.7 percent of its free throw, snapping a streak of 5 consecutive games making 70 percent or more from the charity stripe, USC's longest such stretch since an 8-game stretch in the 2016-17 season. USC has made 74.0 percent of its free throws this season, its best team FT percentage since the 2017 team made 74.1 percent of its free throws. USC has shot higher than 70 percent for a season from the free throw line twice in the previous 15 seasons.

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Players Mentioned

Reese Dixon-Waters

Vincent Iwuchukwu

Joshua Morgan

Drew Peterson