The 2015–16 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the

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during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach

Andy Enfield Andrew William Enfield (born June 8, 1969) is an American basketball coach who is the men's head coach for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. He came to national prominence as head coach at Florida Gulf Coast when it made an unexpected run ...

. They played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the

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. They finished the season 21–13, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated

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in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Providence.

Previous season

The 2014–15 USC Trojans finished the season with an overall record of 12–20, and 3–15 in the Pac-12 regular season. In the 2015 Pac-12 tournament, the Trojans defeated Arizona State, 67–64 in the first round, before losing to

, 70–96 in the quarterfinal. USC became the first 12-seed to win a game in the Pac-12 Tournament.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2015 recruiting class

Roster

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Schedule

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Ranking movement

References

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