The 2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. Led by eighth-year head coach

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, they played their home games at the

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in Los Angeles, California as members of the

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. They finished the season 25–8, 15–5 in Pac-12 Play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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, and

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to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Gonzaga.

Previous season

The 2019–20 USC Trojans ended the season at 22–9 overall, and a 11–7 Conference record for a tie for 3rd Place with

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. They were set to take on

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in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the

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Off-season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2020 recruiting class

2021 Recruiting class

Roster

Team Recognition

*Andy Enfield **John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year **Naismith Trophy Men's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List *Evan Mobley **Pac-12 Player of the Year **Pac-12 Freshman of the Year **Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year **All-Pac-12 First Team **Pac-12 All-Freshman Team **Pac-12 All-Defensive Team **Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Week 2, Week 3, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11, Week 13) **Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media First Team All-Conference ** Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List **Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List **Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List **

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Watch List **

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Watch List **Naismith Defensive Play of the Year Award Watch List **Naismith Player of the Week (Week 13) **Naismith National Player of the Year Semifinalist **

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Watch List **Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 10 Finalist **NCAA Player of the Week **Pac-12 Player of the Week (Week 11) - 2nd player in the conference, after Onyeka Okongwu, to ever be recognized as player of the week and freshman of the week during the same week. *Tahj Eaddy **All-Pac-12 Second Team

Injuries

*E. Anderson wasn't available for the UConn game due to back spasms. He remained on the sidelines until his return on January 14, 2021 against Washington.

Schedule and results

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Rankings

Note: AP does not release post-tournament rankings
^ Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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