For USC Athletics, a year of championships, challenges and changes
✌ Year in review: USC fans celebrated Olympic medals, three national championships and a couple of headline-grabbing hires that indicate a promising future.
Cleveland Cavaliers assistant Lindsay Gottlieb named USC women’s basketball head coach
In eight seasons at California, she led the Golden Bear women to seven NCAA appearances with a trip to the Final Four.
Bob Kolf Jr., 91, co-captain of 1951 USC men’s basketball team
As a senior, he was named the team’s Most Inspirational Player. He also played a season each on USC’s football and baseball teams.
Paul Westphal, 70, USC All-American and Basketball Hall of Fame guard
The three-time letterman went on to the NBA, where he was named an all-star five times.
Athletic Director Mike Bohn comments on resumption of football, basketball and winter sports
The Pac-12 Conference presidents and chancellors on Thursday voted to resume athletics practices and competitions for the football, basketball and winter sports seasons.
Dwight Anderson, 59, former USC basketball standout
The guard led the Trojans in scoring average during two seasons and left USC with a then-school career scoring average record of 20.0 points per game.
Ex-USC basketball all-conference guard Danny Rogers, 85
After lettering at USC in 1956 and 1957, he went on to become UC Irvine’s first men’s basketball coach.
Galen Center wins big in Pac-12 sustainability competition
USC’s sustainability staff members executed their first “green game” and successfully turned the Galen Center into a zero-waste facility.
NBA star Steph Curry ‘Zoombombs’ USC class during COVID-19 charitable pitches
The Golden State Warriors point guard surprised a Zoom class at the USC Iovine and Young Academy as they pitched ideas for how his foundation could help amid the pandemic.
USC 2019 | The year in athletics: Crosstown Cup captured and records broken on land and sea
✌ Year in review: From the first USC Pac-12 title in women’s lacrosse to four NCAA championship runners-up, Trojans made their presence felt across the collegiate sporting world.
Jim Marsh, team captain and former USC basketball record holder, 73
The USC and NBA player set the Trojan single-season field goal percentage record in both 1967 and 1968.
Jack Lovrich, member of USC’s NCAA Final Four and College World Series teams, 85
The multisport athlete was a three-year letterman center on the Trojan basketball team and a three-year letterman pitcher in baseball.
Law student by day, news-breaking NBA insider by night
Meet Arye Abraham, the only student at the USC Gould School of Law with more than 38,000 Twitter followers and dozens of NBA contacts in his cellphone.
In memoriam: Roy Irvin, MVP on 1954 men’s basketball Final Four team
The 6-foot-5 center still ranks in USC’s top 10 for both rebounds and rebounding average.
KABC-AM to be new radio home for USC football, men’s basketball
The station will also carry the popular Trojans Live Monday evening show featuring USC coaches and athletes.
When athletic talent runs in the family
These Trojans — second- and third-generation athletes — have a distinct advantage, not just in knowledge but also in genetics.
Family matters for basketball-playing brother and sister
Shaqquan and Shalexxus Aaron grew up on the court together. Now they’re both playing ball as USC student-athletes.
USC women’s basketball team takes the lead on community service
The hoops team uses its platform to inspire local kids and help others in need as part of Trojan Outreach, USC’s community volunteer program for student-athletes.
In memoriam: Pete Hillman, USC baseball and basketball standout, 77
He pitched on USC’s 1963 national championship baseball team and was a three-year basketball letterman.
In memoriam: former USC basketball and track star Fred ‘Tex’ Winter, 96
The longtime college and NBA coach refined and popularized the famed “Triangle Offense” with the Lakers and Chicago Bulls.
Trojans announce 2018-19 men’s basketball schedule
USC finished second in the Pac-12 last season, its highest finish outright since the 1992, and has won a school-record 71 games over the last three seasons.
In memoriam: Larry Friend, 54, former USC point guard
A three-time winner of USC’s Best Defensive Player award, he set school records for assists in a game, season and career.
Kobe Bryant, at USC Marshall event, shares his grit and competitive edge
The pro basketball great and Academy Award winner is blunt as ever in a special appearance at USC.
In memoriam: former USC basketball player Clint Chapman, 64
As a sophomore, the three-year letterman was the team’s leading scorer in 1973.