2024-25 USC Men's Basketball Roster
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Claude, Desmond
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Jersey Number 1
Desmond Claude
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-6
- Hometown:
- New Haven, Conn.
- High School:
- Putnam Science Academy
- Prev School:
- Xavier
Bio
2024-25: NABC All-Pacific District Second Team honoree … All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection as voted on by the media … led the Trojans in scoring this season, securing 523 points … averaged 15.8 points per game, tied for the 12th-best figure in the Big Ten … had two games this season where he scored 30 or more points, grabbing 30 on the road at Rutgers (Feb. 23) and 31 as the team took down No. 13 Illinois on the road (Jan. 11) … snagged his only double-double of the season at home against Washington (March 5) with 25 points and a career-high 11 assists … shot a season-best 83.3 percent from the field on two occasions this season – at Washington (Dec. 7) and versus Penn State (Feb. 11) … currently sits at 1,255 points and 313 assists in his career.
2023-24: Started all 34 games for Xavier ... averaged 16.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game ... named as the Big East's Most Improved Player ... was second on the team and sixth in the Big East in scoring ... secured double figures in 31 games, scoring 20 or more points on 12 occasions ... led all Big East scorers in March with a 22.8 scoring average ... registered a career-high 36 points to help Xavier overcome a 12-point halftime deficit in a 98-93 win at Georgetown (March 2) ... scored 30 points in a 78-76 NIT first-round loss at Georgia (March 19) ... recorded 26 points in a game twice, first against Butler (Jan. 16) and in the Big East Tournament vs. Butler (March 13) ... posted his first career double-double with 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at St. John’s (Dec. 20) ... secured a season-high nine assists to go with 19 points vs. Georgetown (Jan. 19).
2022-23: Played in 35 games, starting in one of those games ... averaged 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman ... named to the Big East All-Freshman Team ... scored in double figures five times, all in the final 12 games of the season ... secured 11 points vs. St. John’s (Feb. 4) followed by a season-best 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Providence (March 1) ... registered 11 points in a Big East Semifinal win over Creighton (March 10) ... followed that up with 11 points in the Big East Championship game vs. Marquette (March 11) ... also grabbed 11 points in the NCAA Second Round win over Pittsburgh (March 19) ... grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and scored four points vs. Butler (March 4) ... made his first career start vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 30) where he had six assists and four rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut in 2021 ... averaged 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game during an undefeated senior season (38-0) ... played the 2021-22 season for National Post-Grad Player of the year through Next Up Recruits ... named the MVP of the 2022 National Prep Tournament ... ranked No. 89 on the 247Sports composite rankings, labeled a four-star recruit and one of the top two players in the state of Connecticut.
PERSONAL: Desmond was born on May 30, 2003 in Syracuse, New York ... son of Paula and Chris Rivers ... has three siblings, Jason, Cameron and Jalen ... majoring in Communication at USC.
2023-24: Started all 34 games for Xavier ... averaged 16.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game ... named as the Big East's Most Improved Player ... was second on the team and sixth in the Big East in scoring ... secured double figures in 31 games, scoring 20 or more points on 12 occasions ... led all Big East scorers in March with a 22.8 scoring average ... registered a career-high 36 points to help Xavier overcome a 12-point halftime deficit in a 98-93 win at Georgetown (March 2) ... scored 30 points in a 78-76 NIT first-round loss at Georgia (March 19) ... recorded 26 points in a game twice, first against Butler (Jan. 16) and in the Big East Tournament vs. Butler (March 13) ... posted his first career double-double with 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at St. John’s (Dec. 20) ... secured a season-high nine assists to go with 19 points vs. Georgetown (Jan. 19).
2022-23: Played in 35 games, starting in one of those games ... averaged 4.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game as a freshman ... named to the Big East All-Freshman Team ... scored in double figures five times, all in the final 12 games of the season ... secured 11 points vs. St. John’s (Feb. 4) followed by a season-best 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting at Providence (March 1) ... registered 11 points in a Big East Semifinal win over Creighton (March 10) ... followed that up with 11 points in the Big East Championship game vs. Marquette (March 11) ... also grabbed 11 points in the NCAA Second Round win over Pittsburgh (March 19) ... grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and scored four points vs. Butler (March 4) ... made his first career start vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Nov. 30) where he had six assists and four rebounds.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Putnam Science Academy in Putnam, Connecticut in 2021 ... averaged 13.6 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game during an undefeated senior season (38-0) ... played the 2021-22 season for National Post-Grad Player of the year through Next Up Recruits ... named the MVP of the 2022 National Prep Tournament ... ranked No. 89 on the 247Sports composite rankings, labeled a four-star recruit and one of the top two players in the state of Connecticut.
PERSONAL: Desmond was born on May 30, 2003 in Syracuse, New York ... son of Paula and Chris Rivers ... has three siblings, Jason, Cameron and Jalen ... majoring in Communication at USC.
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