USC Men’s Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 5, 2022 · CSM Staff
 

USC Trojans

Pac-12 (26-7, 14-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/26 at San Diego State (58-43), 2/12 UCLA (67-64)
Bad Losses: 1/15 Oregon (69-79), 1/27 Stanford (61-64)
Coach: Andy Enfield
 
Probable Starters:
Drew Peterson, Senior, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 3.3 apg, 6.2 rpg
Boogie Ellis, Junior, Guard, 12.8 ppg, 2.5 apg
Chevez Goodwin, Senior, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg
Max Agbonkpolo, Junior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Isaiah Mobley, Junior, Forward, 14.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 3.2 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Reese Dixon-Waters, Freshman, Guard, 4.5 ppg
Ethan Anderson, Junior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 2.2 apg
Isaiah White, Senior, Guard, 3.0 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.3 (126th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.0 (82, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (99, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.9 (14, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game:6.7 (246, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.4 (89, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.8 (314, 10)
Rebound Margin: 6.3 (25, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (81, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (91, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over Drake
2021 NCAA Round of 32 win over Kansas
2021 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Oregon
2021 NCAA Regional Final loss to Gonzaga
2018 NIT First Round win over UNC Asheville
2018 NIT Second Round loss to Western Kentucky
2017 NCAA Opening Round win over Providence
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over SMU
2017 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Baylor
2016 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Providence
2011 NCAA Opening Round loss to VCU
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Boston College
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Michigan State
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Kansas State
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Arkansas
2007 NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas  
2007 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2002 NCAA Round of 64 loss to North Carolina-Wilmington
 
*all team stats through 3/6