USC Women’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 5, 2024 · CSM Staff
 
USC Trojans
 
Pac-12 (26-5, 13-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/6 vs Ohio State (83-74), 2/2 at Stanford (67-58)
Bad Losses: 1/28 Washington (59-62), 2/25 Utah (68-74)
Coach: Lindsay Gottlieb
 
Probable Starters:
Kaitlyn Davis, Senior, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Rayah Marshall, Junior, Center, 10.2 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.1 bpg
JuJu Watkins, Freshman, Guard, 27.0 ppg, 3.2 apg, 7.2 rpg, 2.4 spg
Kayla Padilla, Senior, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 2.5 apg
McKenzie Forbes, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 3.3 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Clarice Akunwafo, Junior, Center, 2.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Taylor Bigby, Sophomore, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 1.1 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.5 (45th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.9 (119, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.1 (86, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (108, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.6 (54, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (31, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.0 (88, 6)
Rebound Margin: 3.1 (105, 6)
Assists Per Game: 15.1 (66, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (12, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2023 NCAA Round of 64 loss to South Dakota State
2014 NCAA Round of 64 loss to St. John’s
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over UC Santa Barbara
2011 NIT Round of 32 win over Nevada
2011 NIT Regional Semifinal win over BYU
2011 NIT Regional Final win over Colorado
2011 NIT National Semifinal win over Illinois State
2011 NIT National Final loss to Toledo
2006 NCAA Round of 64 win over South Florida
2006 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Duke
2005 NCAA Round of 64 win over Louisville
2005 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Michigan State
2000 NIT First Round win over Santa Clara
2000 NIT Second Round loss to Colorado State
1997 NCAA Round of 64 win over San Francisco
1997 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Florida
 
*all team stats through 3/7