2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Andy Enfield. They played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament where they lost to UCLA.

2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2014–15 record12–20 (3–15 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Arizona162 .889  344  .895
No. 25 Oregon135 .722  2610  .722
No. 19 Utah135 .722  269  .743
UCLA117 .611  2214  .611
Stanford99 .500  2413  .649
Arizona State99 .500  1816  .529
Oregon State810 .444  1714  .548
California711 .389  1815  .545
Colorado711 .389  1618  .471
Washington State711 .389  1318  .419
Washington513 .278  1615  .516
USC315 .167  1220  .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 2013–14 USC Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 11–21, and 2–16 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament, the team was defeated by Colorado, 56–59 in the first round.

Off Season

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
D. J. Haley33C7’0”250SeniorPalmdale, CaliforniaGraduated.
Pe’Shon Howard10G6’3”190SeniorLos Angeles, CaliforniaGraduated.
Daniel Munoz24G5’10”175SeniorCoto de Caza, CaliforniaGraduated.
Omar Oraby55C7’2”250SeniorCairo, EgyptGraduated.
Roschon Prince2F6’5”210FreshmanLong Beach, CaliforniaElected to transfer to Long Beach State.[1]
J. T. Terrell20G6’3”185SeniorBurlington, North CarolinaGraduated.
Byron Wesley22G6'5"210JuniorRancho Cucamonga, CaliforniaTransferred to Gonzaga.

2014 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Malik Price-Martin
PF
Miami, FL Northeast High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jordan McLaughlin
PG
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Etiwanda High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 11, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jabari Craig
C
Toronto, ON Fishburne Military School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 10, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Malik Marquetti
SF
Long Beach, CA Millikan Senior High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 29, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Elijah Stewart
SG
Los Angeles, CA Westchester High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2014–15 USC Trojans men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 0 Darion Clark 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS So Conyers, GA
    G 1 Katin Reinhardt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS So Dana Point, CA
    F 2 Malik Price-Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Miami, FL
    G 3 Chass Bryan (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Oak Park, CA
    G 5 Kahlil Dukes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Hartford, CT
    G 11 Jordan McLaughlin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Rancho Cucamonga, CA
    G 12 Julian Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Las Vegas, NV
    F 13 Samar Dhillon (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Sacramento, CA
    F 14 Strahinja Gavrilović 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Kragujevac, SER
    G 15 Brendyn Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Los Angeles, CA
    G 21 Devon Pflueger (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) So San Juan Capistrano, CA
    F 24 Malik Marquetti 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Compton, CA
    G 30 Elijah Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Los Angeles, CA
    F 32 Nikola Jovanović 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) So Belgrade, SER
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/08/2014*
    1:00 PM
    Cal State Los Angeles W 87–68 
    Galen Center 
    Los Angeles, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/15/2014*
    7:30 PM, P12N
    Portland State L 68–76  0–1
    Galen Center (2,811)
    Los Angeles, CA
    11/17/2014*
    8:00 PM, P12N
    Tennessee Tech W 70–58  1–1
    Galen Center (2,267)
    Los Angeles, CA
    11/20/2014*
    9:30 AM, ESPN3
    vs. Akron
    Charleston Classic quarterfinals
    L 46–66  1–2
    TD Arena (1,131)
    Charleston, SC
    11/21/2014*
    9:00 AM, ESPN3
    vs. Drexel
    Charleston Classic consolation round
    W 72–70  2–2
    TD Arena (855)
    Charleston, SC
    11/23/2014*
    12:30 PM, ESPN3
    vs. Penn State
    Charleston Classic 5th place game
    L 61–63  2–3
    TD Arena (1,220)
    Charleston, SC
    11/25/2014*
    8:00 PM, P12N
    Cal State Fullerton W 53–49  3–3
    Galen Center (2,297)
    Los Angeles, CA
    11/30/2014*
    1:00 PM, CBSSN
    at New Mexico W 66–54  4–3
    The Pit (14,404)
    Albuquerque, NM
    12/03/2014*
    7:00 PM, P12N
    Loyola Marymount W 77–61  5–3
    Galen Center (2,537)
    Los Angeles, CA
    12/07/2014*
    2:00 PM, P12N
    Utah State W 89–84  6–3
    Galen Center (3,189)
    Los Angeles, CA
    12/13/2014*
    7:30 PM, P12N
    Army L 77–85 OT 6–4
    Galen Center (4,233)
    Los Angeles, CA
    12/21/2014*
    1:00 PM, ESPNU
    at Boston College W 75–71  7–4
    Conte Forum (3,577)
    Chestnut Hill, MA
    12/30/2014*
    8:30 PM, P12N
    Vermont W 64–56  8–4
    Galen Center (4,553)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Pac-12 regular season
    01/02/2015
    7:00 PM, ESPNU
    at No. 10 Utah L 55–79  8–5
    (0–1)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,140)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    01/04/2015
    11:00 AM, P12N
    at Colorado L 65–86  8–6
    (0–2)
    Coors Events Center (9,866)
    Boulder, CO
    01/07/2015
    8:00 PM, ESPNU
    California W 71–57  9–6
    (1–2)
    Galen Center (3,355)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/11/2015
    7:00 PM, ESPNU
    Stanford L 76–78  9–7
    (1–3)
    Galen Center (3,987)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/14/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPN2
    UCLA
    UCLA–USC rivalry
    L 66–83  9–8
    (1–4)
    Galen Center (6,253)
    Los Angeles, CA
    01/22/2015
    8:00 PM, P12N
    at Oregon L 67–75  9–9
    (1–5)
    Matthew Knight Arena (5,652)
    Eugene, OR
    01/24/2015
    3:00 PM, P12N
    at Oregon State L 55–59  9–10
    (1–6)
    Gill Coliseum (8,877)
    Corvallis, OR
    01/29/2015
    6:30 PM, FS1
    Colorado L 94–98 3OT 9–11
    (1–7)
    Galen Center (3,588)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/01/2015
    11:30 AM, ESPNU
    No. 11 Utah L 39–67  9–12
    (1–8)
    Galen Center (2,835)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/05/2015
    8:00 PM, FS1
    at California L 69–70  9–13
    (1–9)
    Haas Pavilion (9,326)
    Berkeley, CA
    02/08/2015
    5:30 PM, ESPNU
    at Stanford L 62–70  9–14
    (1–10)
    Maples Pavilion (5,409)
    Stanford, CA
    02/11/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPN2
    Oregon L 75–80  9–15
    (1–11)
    Galen Center (2,836)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/14/2015
    2:00 PM, P12N
    Oregon State W 68–55  10–15
    (2–11)
    Galen Center (3,831)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/19/2015
    6:00 PM, P12N
    at No. 7 Arizona L 57–87  10–16
    (2–12)
    McKale Center (14,655)
    Tucson, AZ
    02/22/2014
    5:30 PM, P12N
    at Arizona State L 59–64  10–17
    (2–13)
    Wells Fargo Arena (5,527)
    Tempe, AZ
    02/25/2015
    7:00 PM, P12N
    Washington State L 66–70  10–18
    (2–14)
    Galen Center (2,735)
    Los Angeles, CA
    02/28/2015
    7:00 PM, P12N
    Washington W 70–55  11–18
    (3–14)
    Galen Center (5,529)
    Los Angeles, CA
    03/04/2015
    6:00 PM, ESPN2
    at UCLA
    UCLA–USC Rivalry
    L 74–85  11–19
    (3–15)
    Pauley Pavilion (10,734)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Pac-12 Tournament
    03/11/2015
    2:30 PM, P12N
    vs. Arizona State
    First round
    W 67–64  12–19
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024)
    Paradise, NV
    03/12/2015
    2:30 PM, P12N
    vs. UCLA
    Quarterfinals
    L 70–96  12–20
    MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

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