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The 2016-2017 Trojans Trojan Quick Facts/Table of Contents ...... 2 2016-2017 Schedule ...... 3 TROJAN QUICK FACTS Galen Center Facts ...... 4-8 Location ...... Los Angeles, Calif. This is USC Hoops ...... 9-21 Founded ...... 1880 2016-2017 Season Outlook ...... 22-23 Head Coach Andy Enfi eld...... 25-29 Enrollment ...... 43,000 (19,000 undergraduates) Assoc. Head Coach Tony Bland ...... 30 President ...... C.L. Max Nikias Assistant Coach Jason Hart ...... 31 Colors ...... Cardinal & Gold Assistant Coach Chris Capko ...... 32 Nickname...... Trojans Dir. of Scouting Martin Bahar...... 33 Conference ...... Pac-12 Director of Basketball Operations Michael Swets...33 Athletic Director...... Lynn Swann Strength & Conditioning Manager Kurtis Shultz .. 34 Home Court ...... Galen Center (10,258) Athletic Trainer Jon Yonamine ...... 34 Head Coach ...... Andy Enfi eld (Johns Hopkins, 1991) Dir. of Basketball Administration Lauren Rados .....35 Overall Record ...... 85-82 (5 years) Graduate Assistant Saagar Sarin ...... 35 Record at USC ...... 44-54 (3 years) Trojan Basketball Support Staff ...... 36 2016-2017 USC Rosters ...... 38 Assistant Coaches ...... Tony Bland, Assoc. HC (San Diego State, 2003, 4th year at USC) ...... Jason Hart (Syracuse, 2000, 4th year at USC) Player Profi les ...... Chris Capko (USF, 2006, 3rd year at USC, 1st as assistant coach) Shaqquan Aaron ...... 40-41 Director of Scouting ...... Martin Bahar (Vanderbilt, 2006, 2nd year at USC) Bennie Boatwright ...... 42-43 Director of Basketball Operations ...... Michael Swets (Boston College, 2009, 1st year at USC) Charles Buggs ...... 44-45 Strength and Conditioning Manager ...... Kurtis Shultz (Maryland, 1995, 4th year at USC) Samer Dhillon ...... 46-47 Basketball Offi ce Phone Number ...... (213) 740-3815 Harrison Henderson ...... 48 Sports Information Contact ...... David Tuttle (Associate SID) Kurt Karris...... 49-50 SID Offi ce Phone Number ...... (213) 740-8480 Jonah Mathews ...... 51 SID Cell Phone Number ...... (213) 725-3102 Jordan McLaughlin ...... 52-53 2015-2016 Overall Record ...... 21-13 De’Anthony Melton ...... 54 Chimezie Metu...... 55-56 2015-2016 Conference Record ...... 9-9 (T-6th) Nick Rakocevic ...... 57 Returning Starters ...... 3 Elijah Stewart...... 58-59 Returning Lettermen ...... 5 Derryck Thornton ...... 60-61 Lettermen Lost ...... 7 Freshman Photo ...... 62 All-Time Record ...... 1,537-1,168** (.568) Athletic Department Website ...... www.usctrojans.com 2015-2016 In Review ...... ** 21 wins & 1 loss in 2007-08 later vacated due to NCAA penalty, original all-time record 1,558-1,129 (.580) 2015-2016 Results & Statistics...... 63-68 2015-2016 Pac-12 Conference Statistics ...... 69-71 2015-2016 Game Summaries ...... 72-83 2,000 & 1,000- Career Scorers ...... 128-132 Credits 100-Point Games/Team, Season Records ...... 133 The 2016-2017 USC men’s basketball media guide 2016-2017 Opponents Yearly Team Stats ...... 134 has been prepared by the USC sports information Montana...... 86 Records ...... 135 offi ce (Tim Tessalone, sports information director) for Omaha ...... 87 3-Point Field Goal Records ...... 136 use by sportscasters and sportswriters. The guide Texas A&M...... 88 Records ...... 137 was written and edited by associate sports information New Orleans ...... 89 Rebounding Records ...... 138 director David Tuttle. SMU ...... 90 , , & Turnover Records ...... 139 Cover designs by Ross Yoshida. Photography pro- UCSB...... 91 Miscellaneous & Attendance Records ...... 140 vided by Jon SooHoo, Dan Avila, Long Photography, San Diego ...... 92 Season Records By Class ...... 141-144 Patrick Gee, Percy Anderson, Michael Pilla, Jason BYU ...... 93 Team Season Top 10s ...... 145 Chan, Kirby Lee, Michael Dineen, Thomas Boyd, Pepperdine ...... 94 Opponent Records ...... 146 NBAE, Mitchell Layton, Bruce Yeung, Balfour Walker/ Troy ...... 95 Galen Center Firsts & Records...... 147-148 Chris Mooney Photography, Getty Images, AP Photo, Cornell ...... 96 USC Team Streaks & Annual Pac-10 Finishes .....149 Dan Brown, Matt Brown, Shanna Gilfi x, Bruce Jacob- Missouri State ...... 97 USC’s Overtime Games ...... 150 sen, Bill Smith, Pierson Clair, Joseph Amati, Jesse D DePaul/Wyoming ...... 98 USC vs. Conference Opponents ...... 151-154 Garrabrant, John McGillen, Mariya Dondonyan, Hali Oregon State ...... 99 USC vs. Non-Conference Opponents ...... 155-157 Helfgott and David Tuttle. Oregon...... 100 Yearly Game-by-Game Results ...... 158-171 Stanford ...... 101 Final Four Results ...... 172 Printing provided by ProGraphics. California ...... 102 All-Time USC Letterwinners ...... 173-176 Copies of this guide are available to the public. Send USC Retired Uniform Numbers ...... 177 Utah ...... 103 $15 (includes first class mailing) to: USC Sports USC Olympic Basketball History ...... 178 Colorado ...... 104 Information, HER 103, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0601. Arizona ...... 105 Trojans in the Pros ...... 179-181 Arizona State ...... 106 Trojans in the Draft ...... 182-183 UCLA ...... 107 USC Trending Strong for NBA ...... 184 Washington ...... 108 USC in the Basketball Hall of Fame ...... 185-186 Washington State ...... 109 USC’s NBA Head Coaches ...... 187 Pacifi c-12 Conference Tournament ...... 110 2017 NCAA Championship Bracket...... 111 The University of Southern California Game Day At Galen...... 112-113 USC Trojan Pride...... 188-190 Athletic Department Staff Directory ...... 191 USC Basketball History History ...... 116 Media/Campus/Miscellaneous All-Time Head Coaches & W-L Records .... 117-118 Media Information and Area Media Outlets 192-194 USC in Postseason Play ...... 119 USC’s TV and Radio Announcers ...... 195 Trojan Basketball Awards & Honorees ...... 120-123 USC Spirit Squads...... 196 Career and Season Scoring Records ...... 124 USC Experience Section ...... 197-208 Leading Scorers Year-by-Year ...... 125-126 USCTrojans.com 30-Point Club ...... 127

2016-2017 • 2 • USC BASKETBALL 2016•2017 USC Schedule

DATE DAY OPPONENT TV INFO SITE TIME (PT)

Nov. 11 Friday Montana Pac-12 Galen Center 8:00 P.M. Nov. 13 Sunday Omaha Pac-12 Galen Center 4:00 P.M. Nov. 18 Friday at Texas A&M SEC Network College Station, Texas (Reed Arena) 4:00 P.M. Nov. 22 Tuesday New Orleans Pac-12 Galen Center 6:00 P.M. Nov. 25 Friday SMU Pac-12 Galen Center 4:00 P.M. Nov. 27 Sunday UC Santa Barbara Pac-12 Galen Center 7:00 P.M. Nov. 30 Wednesday at San Diego San Diego, Calif. (Jenny Craig Pavilion) TBD Dec. 3 Saturday vs. BYU (Hoophall LA) ESPNU Los Angeles, Calif. (Staples Center) 5:00 P.M. Dec. 11 Sunday Pepperdine Pac-12 Galen Center 7:00 P.M. Dec. 17 Saturday ^Troy (Las Vegas Classic) Pac-12 Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Dec. 19 Monday ^Cornell (Las Vegas Classic) Pac-12 Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Dec. 22 Thursday ^vs. Missouri State (Las Vegas Classic) FS1 Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) 8:00 P.M. Dec. 23 Friday ^vs. DePaul/Wyoming (Las Vegas Classic) FS1 Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena) 5:30/8 P.M. Dec. 28* Wednesday at Oregon State Pac-12 Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum) 8:00 P.M. Dec. 30* Friday at Oregon FS1 Eugene, Ore. (Knight Arena) 7:00 P.M. Jan. 5* Thursday Stanford Pac-12 Galen Center 8:00 P.M. Jan. 8* Sunday California ESPNU Galen Center 7:00 P.M. Jan. 12* Thursday at Utah Pac-12 Salt Lake City, Utah (Huntsman Center) 6:00 P.M. Jan. 15* Sunday at Colorado ESPNU Boulder, Colo. (Coors Events Center) 5:30 P.M. Jan. 19* Thursday Arizona Pac-12 Galen Center 6:00 P.M. Jan. 22* Sunday Arizona State ESPNU Galen Center 5:30 P.M. Jan. 25* Wednesday UCLA FS1 Galen Center 8:00 P.M. Feb. 1* Wednesday at Washington ESPNU Seattle, Wash. (Alaska Airlines Arena) 8:00 P.M. Feb. 4* Saturday at Washington State Pac-12 Pullman, Wash. (Beasley Coliseum) 5:00 P.M. Feb. 9* Thursday Oregon State Pac-12 Galen Center 8:00 P.M. Feb 11* Saturday Oregon Pac-12 Galen Center 7:30 P.M. Feb. 18* Saturday at UCLA Pac-12 Westwood, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion) 7:00 P.M. Feb. 23* Thursday at Arizona Pac-12 Tucson, Ariz (McKale Center) 7:00 P.M. Feb. 26* Sunday at Arizona State Pac-12 Tempe, Ariz. (Wells Fargo Arena) 3:30 P.M. March 1* Wednesday Washington State Pac-12 Galen Center 7:00 P.M. March 4* Saturday Washington Pac-12 Galen Center 3:30 P.M.

March 8-11 Wed.-Sat. Pac-12 Conference Tournament Pac-12/FS1 Las Vegas, Nev. (T-Mobile Arena) TBD March 14-15 Tue-Wed. NCAA Tournament 1st Round Dayton, Ohio (Dayton Arena) TBD March 16-19 Thur.-Sun. NCAA Tournament 2nd and 3rd Rounds TBD TBD March 23-26 Thur.-Sun. NCAA Tournament Regional Semifi nals and Finals TBD TBD April 1 & 3 Sat. & Mon. NCAA Final Four Phoenix, Ariz. (University of Phoenix Stadium) TBD * Pac-12 Conference game ^ Las Vegas Classic (USC, Chicago State, Cornell, DePaul, Missouri State, Southeast Missouri State, Troy, Wyoming)

2016-2017 • 3 • USC BASKETBALL Bill Plaschke, L.A. Times, 2006 – “It has the best sports scoreboard in town, with a constant IIff YouYou BuildBuild It...It... video feed that is sharper than my home television. The seats are padded, the sound system is powerful, the sight- lines are near-perfect.”

2016-2017 • 4 • USC BASKETBALL Bob Boyd, Former USC head coach - “You just like the comfort of it, the way all the seats give you a perspective. It’s going to be hard to measure the impact this will have on this program.”

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2016-2017 • 5 • USC BASKETBALL The completion of a dream...

For decades offi cials at the University of Southern California had a dream about creating a place where students, alumni, friends and community members could gather together to share the Trojan spirit. The long-awaited dream became a reality with the opening of the Galen Center for the 2006-07 season. Trojan fans can now watch their men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams compete in USC’s spectacular on-campus facility.

The Galen Center also hosts concerts, family shows and pageants, summer sports camps, commencement ceremonies, community gatherings, lectures and meetings, middle school and high school athletic events...and much more!

The center includes a 255,000-square-foot arena with 10,258 seats to support USC men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball, and a 45,000-square-foot pavilion that includes four practice courts and offi ces.

The Galen Center - USC’s spectacular basketball and volleyball home!

Arena Level GALEN CENTER FACT SHEETFACT SHEET Galen Center: The center consists of a 255,000 square-foot arena with 10,258 seats. General facilities include: · Athletic Department Hall of Fame · Founder’s Banquet Room · USC auxiliary ticket offi ce · Concession stands · Athletic merchandise store Team facilities include: · Locker rooms for USC men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams · Locker rooms for visiting teams · Weight room Concourse Level · Medical training room Athletic Pavilion: The 45,000 square-foot pavilion is attached to the Galen Center by an atrium and includes four practice courts, coaches’ offi ces and administrative offi ces. Parking: A 1,200 space parking structure between the Radisson Hotel and Flower Street has been built. Additional parking is provided in Parking Structure “X” (PSX) at McCarthy Way and Figueroa Street, Parking Structure “D” (PSD) on campus at the corner of Jefferson and Figueroa (behind the Davidson Conference Center) and in the 1,900-space University Parking Center at Jefferson Boulevard and Hope Street, a one-block walk to the Galen Center.

2016-2017 • 6 • USC BASKETBALL Locker Room and Weight Room USC’s Fabulous Facility

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Founder’s Club, Four Full Practice Courts, Beautiful Exterior

2016-2017 • 7 • USC BASKETBALL JIM STERKEL COURT Jim Sterkel played center for USC dur- ing the 1956 and 1957 seasons, includ- ing winning the most improved player award as a senior when he averaged 9.6 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Sterkel grew up in Alhambra, Calif. and attended Fullerton JC before transfering to USC for his junior and senior seasons. At Fullerton JC, he was an All-Southern California JC Center selection and ran the hurdles in track. His daughter Jill was the fi rst female swimmer to qualify for four Olympic games, where she was multi-medal winner. She swam col- legiately at Texas and then coached at Texas following her swimming career. The naming of the court to honor Jim Sterkel was made possible by a donation from an anonymous classmate.

The late Lou Galen sitting in his customary baseline seat. It was through his generous donation that the dream of a new USC arena became a reality. The spectacular Galen Center arena bears his name for all his efforts.

PREVIOUS HOME COURTS:

Before the Galen Center opened for the 2007 campaign the Los Angeles Sports Arena had been USC’s home since the 1959 season, but it was not the only place USC has played home games. Due to sched- uling confl icts and repairs due to earthquake damage, since 1959 USC has also played “home games” at Loyola Marymount, Los Angeles State College/Cal State L.A., Long Beach Arena, the Forum, Cal State Dominguez, the Lyon Center and Staples Center. USC played 22 “home games” away from the Sports Arena in the 23 seasons prior to the opening of the Galen Center. The Trojans have played home games in 13 places prior (according to records dating back to the 1927-28 season):

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The Conference champion Trojans’ roster featured three future NBA stars in DeMar DeRozan, Taj Gibson and Nikola Vucevic and NFL starting tight end Jordan Cameron.

USC defeated California, UCLA & ASU en route to 2009 Pac-10 title.

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2016-2017 • 18 • USC BASKETBALL M E E X D P I O A S U R E

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2016-2017 • 21 • USC BASKETBALL 2016•2017 USC Outlook

2015•2016 OVERALL: 21-13 2015•2016 PAC-10: 9-9 (T-6TH)

Enfi eld Era Began To Take Flight In 2015-16 Another player dropping in 60 three-point baskets was the 6-5, 190-pound guard Elijah Stewart, who has now made 97 in his fi rst - Head Coach Andy Enfi eld’s Young Guns Again Will Run An two seasons to rank 19th on USC’s all-time charts. The junior also Up Tempo, High-Scoring Brand Of Basketball - averaged 9.8 points last season.

When Andy Enfi eld came to USC he made a conscious decision to Last season USC also set the school record in blocked shots with build the program from the bottom up, bringing in high-level recruits and 215, led by 6-11, 225-pound forward Chimezie Metu who had 54, developing them for the future. It looks like that patient approach has the second-most ever by a Trojan freshman. The sophomore Metu paid off with the Trojans coming off a 21-13 season and their fi rst NCAA provided a strong defensive presence for the Trojans, while averaging Tournament appearance since 2011. This team may be just as good, 6.4 points per game. despite signifi cant roster changes. The talented group again trends young with only one scholarship senior on the roster. This year USC will also feature Louisville transfer sophomore guard Shaqquan Aaron, a former top-50 recruit and four promising freshmen USC returns three starters from last season’s NCAA Tournament in California Division IA Player of the Year guard Jonah Mathews, team, including leading-scorer junior 6-1, 180-pound guard Jordan California Southern Section Division III Player of the Year guard McLaughlin who averaged 13.4 points and 4.7 assists per game while De’Anthony Melton and forwards Harrison Henderson from Texas and being named Pac-12 honorable mention. USC tied for 19th in the Nick Rakocevic from Illinois. country by averaging 80.5 points per game and tied a school record with four 100-point games last season. Aaron is a 6-7, 190-pound multi-talented wing that can score from the perimeter or in the lane and will be a strong defender with his length. USC also set a school record with 266 three-point baskets made and After playing as a freshman at Louisville in 2015 and sitting out last returns plenty of fi repower in that area. McLaughlin fi nished fourth season, Aaron will be itching to get his Trojan career started. on the team with 56 makes and led the team with a 42.4 shooting percentage from beyond the arc. The four freshmen also beginning their Trojan careers will also be counted upon to contribute early. Mathews, a 6-3, 185-pound guard, Sophomore 6-10, 230-pound forward Bennie Boatwright averaged 11.5 has an excellent all-around game and is a strong shooter from the points per game as a freshman and tied for the team lead in three- outside. He averaged 24.1 points per game, led his Santa Monica point baskets with 60 makes. His 60 three-point baskets tied Harold High team to a 25-game winning streak and the CIF Southern Section Miner for the third-most ever by a Trojan freshman. Boatwright was 1A title, a game in which he led his Vikings with 33 points in a come- named honorable mention on the 2016 Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. from-behind victory.

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2016-2017 • 22 • USC BASKETBALL 2016-2017 OUTLOOK CONTINUED

Melton is a 6-4, 190-pound talented scoring guard and elite de- total points (255) and minutes played (35). His assist total ranks 10th all- fender who can help USC right away. Last season he led Crespi time on Duke’s freshman list and his 1.58:1 assist to turnover ratio ranks HS to its second consecutive state title by averaging 20.0 points, tied for seventh all-time by a Blue Devils’ freshman. The Blue Devils 9.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 3.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. went 15-5 in his 20 starts and he averaged 8.7 points in those games.

Henderson is a 6-10, 220-pound skilled forward with a big upside. He Providing additional depth in the backcourt will be Kurt Karis and in has the ability to play multiple positions and can score both inside and the front court will be Samer Dhillon. The 6-1, 190-pound junior guard out to three-point range. He averaged 12.1 points and 6.6 rebounds Karis will provide depth and experience at the point guard position for for South Grand Prairie and was named fi rst team All-District. the Trojans. He played in nearly 60 games during this two seasons at Chicago State, before sitting out last season while here at USC. The 6-8, Rakocevic, a 6-11, 225-pound forward with Serbian roots, seems 220-pound forward Dhillon continues to be a hard worker and spiritual to combine the toughness of Luis Gavrilovic with the scoring skill leader on the team, with tremendous success academically and in the of Nikola Jovanovic, USC’s recently departed Serbian players. community, being named to the 2016 NABC Good Works Team. Rakocevic played for Saint Joseph’s High in Westchester, Ill., where he averaged 19.8 points, 14.4 rebounds and 4.0 blocks as a senior. Coach Enfi eld has changed the culture of the program and developed He was named the the Chicago Tribune All-Star fi rst team, All-State a fun, fasted-paced style of basketball which the fans enjoy. After lay- and All-Conference. ing the building blocks the fi rst two seasons, the Trojans were able to vault off their solid foundation to shock the basketball world in 2015-16. USC has also added a talented pair of transfers to the roster in senior This season promises to be just as exciting as the Trojans have a very forward Charles Buggs and sophomore guard Derryck Thornton. talented and young squad which again seems to be entering the season Buggs will only be available this season, while Thornton has to sit out fl ying under the radar. the 2016-17 season, but will have three years of eligibility remaining beginning next season.

Buggs is a 6-9, 230-pound experienced forward who can stretch the defense by hitting the three-pointer or banging inside to pick up the tough points. He averaged 5.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game last season for Minnesota, while fi nishing second on the team in fi eld goal percentage (.462), third in free throw percentage (.769), third in blocks (14) and fourth in three-pointers made (23).

Trojan fans will have to wait a season to see the immense skills of the 6-2, 185-pound guard Thornton on display. He was a top-15 recruit according to Scout.com and Rivals.com before signing with Duke. In his one season with the Blue Devils, he started at point guard in 20 of Duke’s 36 games and averaged 7.1 points and 2.6 assists per game. He was second on the team in total assists (93) and sixth in

Chimezie Metu

2016-2017 • 23 • USC BASKETBALL The Trojan Fever, Dance Force and Song Girls all add to the home court advantage at Galen Center. 2016-2017 • 24 • USC BASKETBALL ANDY ENFIELD

2016-2017 • 25 • USC BASKETBALL ANDY ENFIELD HEAD COACH • 4TH YEAR

Andy Enfi eld, 47, a proven winner as a player, “Andy has been successful in every area of his life,” assistant coach and head coach, was named said former USC Athletics Director Pat Haden upon the USC men’s basketball head coach on April 1, his hiring. “He has been a success on the court 2013 and has already brought success to the Tro- as a record-setting player, in the classroom as an jans’ basketball program. His arrival on campus Academic All-American, in the corporate world with immediately created a tangible buzz around the successful businesses, in his personal life as a program. After bringing in his recruits and estab- husband and father, as an NBA assistant and shoot- lishing his system during the fi rst two seasons, ing coach, as a collegiate assistant at Florida State his Trojans took a big leap forward in the 2015-16 and most recently as a head coach with his Sweet season. USC went 21-13 and advanced to the Sixteen team at Florida Gulf Coast.” NCAA Tournament for the fi rst time since 2011. The Trojans had an 8.0 game improvement from Over Enfi eld’s two-year run at FGCU, the Eagles the 2014-15 season which was tops among the won 41 games, advanced to the A-Sun Champion- Power 5 conference teams. USC played an excit- ship game both seasons and became the fi rst No. ing brand of basketball, averaging over 80 points 15 seed in NCAA Tournament history to make the per game and ranking among the nation’s top 20 Sweet Sixteen. His two seasons were the program’s in offensive output. They matched a school record fi rst as Division I postseason eligible. with four 100-point games in a season, after not Enfi eld was 41-28 in his two seasons (2011-12 and 2012-13) at having broken the century mark since 2002. The Trojans set the FGCU, with the 41 victories equaling the program’s combined total school record with 266 three-pointers made and were in the top 25 in the four years before he arrived. His squads played an up-tempo in the country in three-point percentage. The high-fl ying athletic style offense that featured spectacular dunks and alley-oops (they were was also in effect in the 2015-16 season as the Trojans averaged nicknamed “Dunk City”) and a defense that thrived on takeaways, over 3.5 dunks per game and set the USC season record with 182 as they ranked 16th nationally in steals (8.9 per game). He produced blocks, ranking in the top 15 in the country in this category. With the 2013 Atlantic Sun Player of the Year (Sherwood Brown) and the addition of a standout group of freshmen in Harrison Hender- Defensive Player of the Year (Bernard Thompson). son, Jonah Mathews, De’Anthony Melton and Nick Rakocevic, and transfer Derryk Thornton it would appear Enfi eld has laid a strong “Andy’s success at Florida Gulf Coast was not a fl ash in the pan,” foundation for future success. added Haden. “He has a consistent and proven record of success for more than 15 years in college and the NBA. He is a respected USC’s two freshmen in 2015-16 - Bennie Boatwright and Chimezie teacher who develops his players on the court and sees them excel Metu - made an immediate impact and will key members on this in the classroom, he is a noted shooting coach, he is a relentless season’s team. Boatwright averaged 11.5 points and 5.2 rebounds recruiter and he has integrity and great character. Those in the per game and Metu posted the second-most blocks ever by a Trojan basketball world have known of his abilities for a while. His brand freshman. of basketball--an up-tempo offense and a stingy defense--is fun for players to play and fans to watch. He is an excellent fi t at USC who Enfi eld and staff brought in the No. 12-ranked freshman class will resonate well with our players, our fans and our community.” in 2014-15 and they became key members of the team. Jordan McLaughlin was named to the 2015 Pac-12 All-Freshman team In his second year at Florida Gulf Coast, Enfi eld led the Eagles to a before shoulder injuries cut short his season. Elijah Stewart tied a school-record 26 wins in 2013, including a victory over No. 5 Miami. school record by going 10-for-10 from the fl oor at Boston College The Eagles won the Atlantic Sun Tournament with a resounding 88- and really stepped up down the stretch, scoring in double fi gures in 75 victory over Mercer. In just the school’s second season of NCAA six of USC’s fi nal eight games. USC went 12-20 during the 2014-15 Division I post-season eligibility, FGCU became the fi rst team since campaign, with impressive wins at New Mexico and Boston College, Florida in 1987 to win the fi rst two NCAA Tournament games it ever as well a Pac-12 Tournament fi rst-round upset win over Arizona State. played. As the NCAA tourney’s No. 15 seed, the Eagles shocked second-seeded Georgetown and then seventh-seed San Diego State USC went 11-21 in his fi rst season, but Enfi eld developed freshmen to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. Nikola Jovanovic and Julian Jacobs into impact Pac-12 players, Jacobs ultimately becoming an All-Conference player. The team In 2012 in his fi rst year at FGCU, he led the team to the Atlantic Sun also had a big win at Dayton, an eventual NCAA Elite Eight team. Tournament championship game. Enfi eld captivated the nation in 2013 as the head coach at Florida Prior to going to FGCU, Enfi eld spent the previous fi ve years (2006- Gulf Coast University as he guided the fi rst No. 15 seed into the 07 through 2010-11) as an assistant coach at Florida State, helping NCAA Sweet Sixteen with impressive wins over No. 2 seed George- the Seminoles to three consecutive NCAA Tournaments (2009-11), town and No. 7 seed San Diego State and introduced the world to including the Sweet 16 in 2011. Those were the program’s fi rst NCAA “Dunk City,” the nickname for FGCU’s high-fl ying and high-speed trips since 1998. FSU posted four 20-win seasons during his time on offense which often ended with thunderous dunks. 2016-2017 • 26 • USC BASKETBALL the staff (including in his fi nal three seasons) and won 31 Atlantic Coast Through his company All Net Basketball, he was a player de- Conference games, the second-most behind Duke during that span. velopment consultant for NBA teams and players, focusing on The Seminoles advanced to the program’s fi rst-ever ACC champion- improving shooting technique and offensive skills. ship game in 2009. In 2010 and 2011, FSU became the fi rst program since Georgetown (1991-92) to lead the nation in defensive fi eld goal Enfi eld played four seasons (1987-88 through 1990-91) at percentage two straight seasons. Johns Hopkins, scoring a program-record 2,025 career points. He set the NCAA all-divisions career free throw percentage Enfi eld helped the Seminoles’ staff sign three straight Top 25 classes, record (92.5, hitting 431-of-466 shots). He was a Division III with the 2008 class ranked in the Top 10. The 2011 FSU roster fea- All-American third teamer in 1991 and was inducted into the tured 11 top 100 recruits and a pair of McDonald’s All-Americans. In school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. 2009, Basketball Times named him the nation’s “Most Visible Assistant Coach” for the summer recruiting period, while ESPN The Magazine He was a GTE Academic All-America fi rst team selection as a selected him as one of “Five Super Assistant Coaches in College senior and second teamer as a junior. He was the fi rst basketball Basketball” during the 2009 campaign. He helped develop six NBA player at Johns Hopkins to earn an NCAA Postgraduate Schol- draft picks at FSU, including All-Americans and ACC scoring leaders arship and was named the NABC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Al Thornton (2007) and Toney Douglas (2009), along with 2011 fi rst in 1991. He earned his economics degree from Johns Hopkins rounder Chris Singleton. Douglas and Singleton also won ACC De- in 1991. He has a master’s in business administration from the fensive Player of the Year honors. University of Maryland.

Enfi eld began his coaching career in the NBA, serving as the shooting He prepped at Shippensburg (Penn.) High, where he was the coach for the for two seasons (1994-95 and 1995- class valedictorian. 96). He then was an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics for two Enfi eld and his wife, Amanda, a former model based in New seasons (1998-99 and 1999-2000). York City, have two daughters, Aila and Lily, and a son, Marcum.

“He’s provided buzz to a program that traditionally lacks one at all, and I still can’t, for the life of me, fi gure out why anybody thinks this hire wasn’t a brilliant move by USC athletic director Pat Haden. There are few guarantees in college coaching. Let’s be clear about that. But Andy Enfi eld seems like a great bet for USC basketball…because Enfi eld has been successful at everything he’s ever done, and I think there’s something to be said for that...I guess the point I’m trying to make here is that Enfi eld has been alive more than four decades and consistently crushed opportunities... ” - Gary Parrish CBSSports.com National Columnist on Andy Enfi eld

On April 2, 2013 USC held a press conference to introduce Andy Enfi eld as the new men’s basketball head coach. He and his wife, Amanda, as joined by Senior Associate Athletic Director Steve Lopes on the left and then-Athletic Director Pat Haden on the right and fl anked on both sides by several of USC’s world reknowned Song Girls.

2016-2017 • 27 • USC BASKETBALL Andy Enfi eld’s All-Time Coaching Record vs. Opponents Akron ...... 0-1 Kennesaw State ...... 4-0 San Diego State ...... 1-0 Alcorn State...... 1-0 Lafayette ...... 1-0 SIUE ...... 1-0 Arizona ...... 1-3 Lipscomb ...... 2-2 SMU ...... 0-1 Arizona State...... 2-3 Long Beach State...... 0-1 Southeastern ...... 1-0 Army ...... 0-1 Longwood...... 1-0 Stanford...... 0-5 Ave Maria ...... 2-0 Loyola Maryland ...... 1-1 Stetson ...... 3-2 Belmont ...... 0-3 Loyola Marymount...... 1-0 St. John’s ...... 0-1 Boston College ...... 2-0 Maine ...... 1-1 TCU ...... 0-1 California ...... 2-3 Maryland ...... 0-1 Tennessee Tech ...... 1-0 Cal Poly ...... 1-0 Mercer ...... 3-3 Toledo...... 2-0 Colorado...... 1-5 Miami ...... 1-1 UCLA ...... 3-5 CS Bakersfi eld ...... 1-0 Monmouth ...... 1-1 UC Santa Barbara ...... 1-0 CS Fullerton ...... 2-0 Nebraska ...... 0-1 Utah...... 0-6 CS Northridge ...... 2-0 New Mexico...... 2-0 Utah State ...... 1-1 Dayton ...... 1-0 Northern Arizona ...... 1-0 USC Upstate ...... 3-2 Drexel ...... 1-0 North Florida ...... 3-2 VCU ...... 0-1 Duke ...... 0-1 Northern Kentucky ...... 2-0 Vermont ...... 1-0 Eastern Tennessee State ...... 2-2 Oregon ...... 0-6 Villanova ...... 0-1 Florida ...... 0-1 Oregon State ...... 2-4 Wake Forest ...... 0-1 Florida International ...... 1-0 Penn State ...... 0-1 Washington ...... 2-2 Georgetown...... 1-0 Portland State ...... 0-1 Washington State ...... 3-1 Howard ...... 1-0 Prairie View A&M ...... 1-0 West Alabama ...... 1-0 Idaho ...... 1-0 Providence ...... 0-1 Wichita State ...... 1-0 Iowa State ...... 0-1 Samford...... 1-0 Xavier ...... 1-1 Jacksonville ...... 4-0 San Diego ...... 1-0 Yale ...... 1-0 TOTALS ...... 85-82 ANDY ENFIELD CAPSULE Andy Enfi eld Year-by-Year College Coaching Record Season School Overall Conference Results/Postseason 2011-12 Florida Gulf Coast 15-17 (.469) 8-10 (.444) Atlantic Sun Conference Final 2012-13 Florida Gulf Coast 26-11 (.703) 13-5 (.722) *Atlantic Sun Conference Champions, NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2013-14 USC 11-21 (.344) 2-16 (.111) 0-1 in Pac-12 Tournament 2014-15 USC 12-20 (.375) 3-15 (.167) 1-1 in Pac-12 Tournament 2015-16 USC 21-13 (.618) 9-9 (.500) 1-1 in Pac-12 Tournament, NCAA 1st Round ...... Total 85-82 .....(.509) 35-55 ....(.389)

AS COLLEGE ASSISTANT COACH Season Team League Position Record Postseason Results 2006-07 Florida State ACC Assistant Coach 22-13 NIT 2nd Round 2007-08 Florida State ACC Assistant Coach 19-15 NIT 1st Round 2008-09 Florida State ACC Assistant Coach 25-10 ACC Tournament Final, NCAA 1st Round 2009-10 Florida State ACC Assistant Coach 22-10 NCAA 1st Round 2010-11 Florida State ACC Assistant Coach 23-11 NCAA Sweet Sixteen

NCAA POSTSEASON RESULTS Year Tournament (seed in region) Site Record Results 2013 NCAA (15th South) Philadephia, Pa. 2-1 FGCU 78, Georgetown 58 Philadelphia, Pa. FGCU 81, San Diego State 71 Arlington, Texas Florida 62, FGCU 50 2016 NCAA (8th East) Raleigh, N.C. 0-1 Providence 70, USC 69

NBA Draft Picks Coached By Enfi eld Player School Year NBA Team(s) Al Thornton Florida State 2007 L.A. Clippers, Golden State, Washington Toney Douglas Florida State 2009 New York, Houston, Sacramento, Golden State Florida State 2010 Toronto Ryan Reid Florida State 2010 Oklahoma City Chris Singleton Florida State 2011 Washington Bernard James Florida State 2012 Dallas 2016-2017 • 28 • USC BASKETBALL What others are saying about Andy Enfi eld...

Enfi eld is going to shake up the recruiting landscape out West and bring some credibility to a Trojans team that sorely needs it. His exciting brand of basketball meshes well in Southern California and he should be a huge hit in short order. Alex Kay, Bleacher Report

Enfi eld isn’t just a fl ash in the pan. He’s been at the NBA level. He owned his own company as a shot doctor. He was a shooting coach with the Milwaukee Bucks and a member of Rick Pitino’s staff in Boston. He has NBA connections. He was also an assistant coach at Florida State, which means he’s got experience recruiting to the high-major level. Perhaps the most important thing to note here is that FGCU became a full-fl edged Division I member on August 11, 2011. Within 15 months, Enfi eld had beaten Miami. Within 19 months, he had not only made the NCAA tournament, but he had reached the Sweet 16. Do you realize how diffi cult it is to start a program at the Division I level? Enfi eld’s brand of basketball is fun. It’s fun to watch and it’s fun to play. And when you’re competing against the Lak- ers, the Clippers (Lob City) and UCLA for fans — both in the seats and eyeballs on TV — in a town like LA, where sports aren’t exactly a priority, you need something that will attract fans. Rob Dauster, NBCSports.com

To talk to Enfi eld about his offense is to frequently hear the word freedom. Scoring with the coach acting like a facilitatior – not a dicta- tor – might be the blueprint for others to follow. Enfi eld’s summer practices feature players moving at game speed while being drilled in the fast break and offensive breadowns on all parts of the court. With another learning nugget from Enfi eld, players respond and practice hard in offensive-friendly environments. A.J. Moore, Basketball Times

The Enfi elds at the 2013 ESPYs, top right with Christian and Samantha Ponder and below right being interviewed by Channel 5’s Rebecca Hall.

2016-2017 • 29 • USC BASKETBALL TONY BLAND ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH • 4TH YEAR

Tony Bland is in his fourth season at USC, being ers to start every game for a team that advanced elevated to the position of Associate Head Coach to the Sweet 16 before falling to eventual NCAA for the 2014-15 season after serving as an assistant Champion Michigan State in Auburn Hills, Mich. coach for the 2013-14 season. He was one of four He transferred to San Diego State and as a junior coaches in the U.S. chosen to participate at the in 2002 led San Diego State’s magical run to a 2015 Sports For Community Summit held in Dakar, Mountain West tournament championship and the Senegal to discuss how to improve and impact school’s fi rst NCAA Tournament berth since 1985. communities positively through sport. He averaged 15.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists, in becoming the fi rst player in the history “We are extremely excited to have Tony on the of the Mountain West Conference to rank among USC coaching staff,” said Enfi eld. “He grew up in the league’s top 10 players in scoring and assists Los Angeles and has been a successful player, and top 20 in rebounding. mentor and coach. Tony will be a big part of our future successes as we build the Trojan program.” He was a captain at SDSU in 2003 as a senior and helped lead the Aztecs to their fi rst Division I post- Bland spent the 2012 and 2013 seasons as an as- season victory, a 67-62 overtime win over UCSB in sistant coach at his alma mater San Diego State, the NIT. He averaged 16.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and helping lead the Aztecs to the NCAA Tournament 3.4 assists and was named to the NABC District 13 both seasons. He is a Los Angeles native who was and USBWA District IX teams. a high school All-American at Westchester High. Following college, Bland was invited to the Indiana Bland played for two national championship coaches in Jim Pacers’ training camp and then went on to play in the United Boeheim of Syracuse and Steve Fisher of San Diego State and States Basketball League where he earned the league’s Rookie was part of teams that won 84 games and advanced to three of the Year award. He signed a contract with the Sacramento NCAA Tournaments and the NIT in his four seasons of collegiate Kings for the 2004 preseason. He went on to play in Russia, the basketball. He combined to score 1,368 points, grab 331 rebounds NBA Development League and in Europe. and dish out 319 assists in 127 collegiate games, 95 starts. He returned to San Diego State prior to the 2008-09 season to Bland began his college playing career at Syracuse for the 1999 serve as the team’s head manager and ultimately completing his and 2000 seasons, advancing to the NCAA Tournament each degree in social science. Bland has three sons, Anthony, Landon season. As a sophomore, he was one of three Syracuse play- and Axl, and his wife’s name is Tasia.

Bland instructs former USC forward Nikola Jova- novic above and works on the sideline to the right.

2016-2017 • 30 • USC BASKETBALL JASON HART ASSISTANT COACH • 4TH YEAR

Jason Hart is in his fourth season as an assistant program’s history. In 2011, Syracuse awarded him coach at USC, hired by Andy Enfi eld on April the Vic Hanson Medal of Excellence. 12, 2013. Hart was picked in the second round of the 2000 Hart is a Southern California native who attended NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and went on to Inglewood and Westchester High schools in Los enjoy a nine-year career in the NBA. He played for Angeles, and then went on to star four seasons at Milwaukee, San Antonio, Charlotte, the Los Angeles Syracuse, playing two seasons with fellow USC Clippers, Sacramento, Utah, Denver, New Orleans assistant coach Tony Bland. and Minnesota. Four times his teams qualifi ed for the NBA Playoffs. Hart also played a season in Greece. Hart served as an assistant coach at Pepperdine for the 2013 season and the year before he was Hart retired in December of 2010 and began coach- the head coach at Taft High in Woodland Hills, ing on the AAU circuit. He then took the job at Taft Calif. High and led the Toreadors to a 29-4 record, the Los Angeles City Section Division I title, the second round Hart played at Syracuse from 1997-2000 and left of the Division I state championships and a perfect as the school’s all-time leader in steals (329) and 10-0 record in league play. He was named the L.A. second all-time in assists (709). He also shares City Coach of the Year. the Syracuse record for most steals in a season of 101 set in 1999. Hart graduated from Syracuse in 2000 with a degree in soci- ology. His wife’s name is Brandi and they have two children, In his four seasons at Syracuse, Hart helped lead the Orange Jason and Justin. to the NCAA Tournament three times and the NIT one time. During his sophomore and senior seasons Syracuse advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.

During his senior season, Hart was named to Syracuse’s All-Century Team, which honored the top 25 players in the Below left Hart shouts instruction with head coach Enfi eld watching on. Below right Hart instructs guard Elijah Stewart during a timeout.

2016-2017 • 31 • USC BASKETBALL CHRIS CAPKO ASSISTANT COACH • 1ST YEAR

Chris Capko was named an assistant coach for of the program, monitoring academic progress of the USC men’s basketball program by head coach the players, weight training, conditioning, fi lm ex- Andy Enfi eld on April 22, 2016. change and assisting with the recruiting process.

Capko, who served as the USC Director of Opera- As a player, Capko spent his fi rst semester in the tions during the 2014 and 2015 seasons, returns basketball program at the to the Trojans after spending the 2015-16 season under Billy Donovan. He later transferred to USF as an assistant coach for Florida International in Tampa where he played for three years. As a University (FIU). junior he was fi fth in the Big East in assists and as a senior he was the Bulls’ team captain. “Both the staff and players are excited to have Chris (Capko) rejoin the USC men’s basketball Capko earned Academic All-Big East honors as a program,” said Enfi eld. “He is a hard-worker who junior and senior at USF. He was also the Bulls’ has gained experience in all facets of the business nominee for Big East Basketball Student-Athlete and he has a bright future in front of him. He was of the Year in 2007. Capko earned a bachelor’s here at the beginning when we formed the plan for degree in mass communications at USF in De- the future of the USC basketball program and we cember 2006 and a Master’s in adult and technical look forward to great things from Chris.” education from Marshall in 2009.

Before he came to USC as the Director of Operations, Capko A native of Lakeland, Fla., Capko was a starter for Kathleen spent two seasons as an assistant men’s basketball coach at High School when the Red Devils won the 2001 FHSAA 4-A Georgia Southern (2012 and 2013) and as an assistant coach State Championship. at Stetson (2010 and 2011).

Before his stint at Stetson, Capko served as a graduate assis- tant at Marshall where he assisted in the day-to-day operations

Capko and head coach Andy Enfi eld making observations from the sidelines.

2016-2017 • 32 • USC BASKETBALL MARTIN BAHAR DIRECTOR OF SCOUTING • 2ND YEAR

Martin Bahar is in his second season as USC’s Director tournament for the fi rst time since 2004 and nearly upset of Scouting, joining the USC staff in July of 2015. NCAA tourney runner-up Kentucky. Prior to 2010-11, Bahar served as Princeton’s Director of Basketball Bahar spent the previous three seasons as an assistant Operations for one season. The 2009-10 Tigers won coach for the Fairfi eld University men’s basketball team. 22 games, won two postseason games for the fi rst He was promoted to that position after spending the time since 1998-99, and fi nished No. 1 in the country in 2011-12 season as the director of basketball operations. scoring defense with 53.3 ppg. While at Princeton, Bahar Bahar recruited two of the top three scorers on the 2014- coached Ian Hummer and Douglas Davis, two players 15 Fairfi eld team, freshman Tyler Nelson and junior Mike who fi nished as the second and third all-time leading Kirkland, Jr. Nelson, a Boston, MA native, was named scorers, respectively, in school history behind only the to the 2015 MAAC All-Rookie Team after a breakout legendary Bill Bradley. freshman season that saw him average 11 ppg in MAAC contests, shoot 42 percent from three-point range and From 2006-2009, Bahar was at Georgetown under head make 86 percent of his free throws. Kirkland, Jr., from coach John Thompson III, where he served as a graduate Ocala, FL, was one of the top newcomers in the league assistant from 2006-08 and then as the video coordinator and had one of the best fi eld-goal percentages in MAAC in 2008-09. The 2006-07 Hoyas, led by current NBA conference contests, shooting 47 percent from the fi eld. players and Roy Hibbert, fi nished 30-7, won Overall, the seven student-athletes Bahar recruited to the Big East Tournament, and reached the 2007 Final Fairfi eld came from seven different states. Four. The program won back-to-back Big East regular season championships in 2007 and 2008 while Bahar was Bahar helped the Stags earn two postseason berths, as Fairfi eld a member of the staff. He earned his master’s degree in Communications, advanced to the 2012 and 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT). Culture, and Technology from Georgetown in 2008. The 2012 Fairfi eld team won three postseason games for the fi rst time in school history, reached the CIT semifi nals and also played in the MAAC He was an undergraduate manager at Vanderbilt University until his Championship game. While at Fairfi eld, four of his student-athletes (Rakim graduation in 2006. Bahar completed a double-major in Communications Sanders, Ryan Olander, Derek Needham and Maurice Barrow) signed and Spanish at Vanderbilt. professional contracts to play overseas. Bahar, a native of Potomac, Md., is married to the former Terrill Keiner He spent the 2010-11 season as an assistant coach at Princeton, who graduated from USC in 2008. The couple had their fi rst child, Beverly helping the Tigers post a 25-7 overall record and capture the 2011 Ivy Lila, this past offseason League championship. With that title, the Tigers advanced to the NCAA MICHAEL SWETS DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS • 1ST YEAR

Michael Swets was named the Director of Opera- 2014 and 2016 seasons, just the third and fourth time tions for the USC men’s basketball program on July in school history. 11, 2016. Swets joined Towson from Providence where he served As USC’s Director of Operations, Swets will handle as a graduate assistant for two seasons. At Providence team travel arrangements, work on the schedule, he was responsible for the breakdown of game and coordinate practices and oversee the basketball practice footage for player development and opponent managers. He will also lead the community outreach scouting. He also assisted in scheduling for the Friars. endeavors for the USC men’s basketball program. A 2009 graduate of Boston College, Swets was a stu- Swets served at the Director of Operations for the dent manager for the Eagles for two seasons before Towson basketball program the last four seasons, being named the head manager as a senior. He as- which marked the winningest four-year period in the sisted coach Al Skinner and the staff during the games, history of the program (75 wins). In his role, he was practices and individual workouts while performing daily responsible for coordinating team travel, overseeing administrative duties, helping the program advance to the program’s budget and served as the director of two NCAA Tournaments. He received the Mary Kaye their summer basketball camps. Prior to that, he was Waldron Award in 2009 as the support staff member the Director of Student-Athlete Development for the who best exemplifi ed inspiration, loyalty and unwav- Tigers’ basketball program for a season. While at ering dedication to the Boston College basketball Towson he helped the program to an NCAA record program. 17.5 game turnaround during the 2012-13 season, fi nishing with 18 wins. The season marked the fi rst above .500 overall fi nish at the Swets earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Boston College school since the 1993-94 season. Towson set a school record for in marketing, information systems and management leadership in Division I wins (25) during the 2013-14 season, reaching the post- 2009, graduating magna cum laude. He also received the Athletic season for the fi rst time since 1991 and earning the school’s only two Director’s Award for Academic Achievement. He earned his MBA postseason victories. They also reached the postseason during the from Providence in 2011. 2016-2017 • 33 • USC BASKETBALL KURTIS SHULTZ STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING MANAGER • 4TH YEAR

Kurtis Shultz is in his fourth season as part of the Shultz gained a bulk of his professional ex- USC strength and conditioning staff. He will primar- perience as strength coach for the Maryland ily be working with the USC men’s basketball team basketball program, helping the team to the once again this season. 2001-02 NCAA title.

Shultz arrives at USC after three seasons (2009-11) Shultz was also a basketball player at Maryland as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers head strength and (1991-95) and served as team captain as a conditioning coach and six seasons overall with the senior. His fi nal two seasons with the Terrapins NFL team. He oversaw the Buccaneers year-round they advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. conditioning program while also overseeing the 9,353 square foot workout facility that he helped His wife’s name is Sharon and they have three design. children, Jacob (7), Courson (5) and Jaxson (3).

Shultz joined Tampa Bay after two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (2004-05) as the head strength and conditioning coach. In 2003 he served as the assistant strength coach with the Cincinnati Bengals.

Shultz has installed a rigorous workout program designed to get the Trojan players in their best shape ever and ready to to push the ball up court for 40 minutes. JON YONAMINE ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC TRAINER, MEN’S BASKETBALL • 4TH YEAR

Jon Yonamine is in his fourth season as the USC men's basketball athletic trainer. He was promoted to Associate Athletic Trainer, Men’s Basketball in August of 2015.

He began working at USC in 2008 and has served as the Trojans' head athletic trainer for track and fi eld (2008-11) and baseball (2011-2013).

Yonamine previously worked as an assistant ath- letic trainer at UC Irvine. While at UC Irvine, he worked with various teams including men's bas- ketball, baseball, and the men's and women's golf teams. Prior to graduate school, he had internships He is a graduate of UC Irvine in 2000 and earned with the New York Jets and Anaheim Ducks. a master's in Kinesiology from Cal State East Bay in 2005 while working as a graduate assistant at Cal. He and his wife, Jennifer, have two children, a son Devin and a daughter Jordyn.

2016-2017 • 34 • USC BASKETBALL LAUREN RADOS DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL ADMINISTRATION • 1ST YEAR

Lauren Rados begins her fi rst season as the Director of Basketball Administration for the USC Men’s Basketball program. Her responsibilities include administrative duties, team travel, alumni and booster correspondence and oversight of expenses.

Previously, Rados had interned for DJM Capital Partners and USC’s Fox Sports Media Group.

She graduated from USC in 2016 with a degree in Communications. Rados was involved in the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority and was a part of the prestigious USC Song Girl squad for 2 years.

SAAGAR SARIN GRADUATE ASSISTANT • 1ST YEAR Saagar Sarin begins his third season with the USC men’s basketball program and his fi rst as a graduate assistant. Sarin spent the last two seasons as the head manager for the basketball team, and, at 22, is the youngest graduate assistant in the conference this season.

Sarin is in the Business Analytics master’s program after graduating with honors from USC as an undergrad with a degree in Business Administration from the Marshall School of Business and a double minor in statistics and sports media studies.

2016-2017 • 35 • USC BASKETBALL The Trojan Family Behind The Team

Director of basketball administration Lauren Rados, director of basketball operations Mike Swets, director of scout- ing Martin Bahar, associate head coach Tony Bland, head coach Andy Enfi eld, assistant coach Chris Capko, assistant coach Jason Hart, strength and conditioning manager Kurtis Shultz and associate athletic trainer, men’s basketball Jon Yonamine.

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RACHEL DOBRIN CAITLIN HARRIFORD BRENNAN HEIL SAVANAH MEARS MACKENSIE PEACE Offi ce Assistant - 2nd year Offi ce Assistant - 4th year Offi ce Assistant - 1st year Offi ce Assistant - 3rd year Offi ce Assistant - 1st year MANAGERS

MATTHEW SILAS JOHN MASON BEN NICK CHEN GAINES KIRWAN LEIB MAHON READER Manager - 2nd year Manager - 4th year Manager - 1st year Manager - 2nd year Manager - 1st year Manager - 1st year 2016-2017 • 36 • USC BASKETBALL ONCE A TROJAN, ALWAYS A TROJAN... Above NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist DeMar DeRozan returns home to the Galen Center and meets with USC’s coaching staff. To the left, Chi- cago Bull Taj Gibson takes a team pho- to with the Trojans following win over Washington in 2016.

Many of the former USC players fi nd their way back to Galen to visit, get a workout in or spend a night at a game when their NBA teams come into town. Among those frequently swinging by Galen have included Dewayne Dedmon, DeRozan, Gibson, Marcus Johnson, Mar- cus Simmons, Alex Stepheson, Nikola Vucevic and .

2016-2017 • 37 • USC BASKETBALL 2016 • 2017 USC Roster

• NUMERICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 0 Shaqquan Aaron G 6-7 190 So.* 7/21/95 Seattle, Wash (Rainier Beach HS/Louisville) 1 Charles Buggs F 6-9 230 Sr.* 4/3/93 Arlington, Texas (Hargrave Military Academy, Va./Minnesota) 2 Jonah Mathews G 6-3 185 Fr. 2/10/98 Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) 3 Harrison Henderson F 6-10 220 Fr. 3/18/97 Dallas, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) 4 Chimezie Metu F 6-11 225 So. 3/22/97 Lawndale, Calif. (Lawndale HS) 5 Derryck Thornton G 6-2 185 So. 5/3/97 Chatsworth, Calif. (Findlay Prep, Nev./Duke) 11 Jordan McLaughlin G 6-1 180 Jr. 4/9/96 Etiwanda, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 13 Samer Dhillon F 6-8 220 Sr. 4/18/95 Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum HS) 21 Kurt Karis G 6-1 190 Jr.* 4/17/95 Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North/Chicago State) 22 De’Anthony Melton G 6-4 190 Fr. 5/28/98 Encino, Calif. (Crespi HS) 25 Bennie Boatwright F 6-10 230 So. 7/13/96 Mission Hills, Calif. (Village Christian HS) 30 Elijah Stewart G 6-5 190 Jr. 11/14/95 DeRidder, La. (Westchester HS) 31 Nick Rakocevic F 6-11 215 Fr. 12/31/97 Chicago, Ill. (Saint Joseph’s HS)

* Utilized redshirt year

• ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE) 0 Shaqquan Aaron G 6-7 190 So.* 7/21/95 Seattle, Wash (Rainier Beach HS/Louisville) 25 Bennie Boatwright F 6-10 230 So. 7/13/96 Mission Hills, Calif. (Village Christian HS) 1 Charles Buggs F 6-9 230 Sr.* 4/3/93 Arlington, Texas (Hargrave Military Academy, Va./Minnesota) 13 Samer Dhillon F 6-8 220 Sr. 4/18/95 Sacramento, Calif. (Inderkum HS) 3 Harrison Henderson F 6-10 220 Fr. 3/18/97 Dallas, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) 21 Kurt Karis G 6-1 190 Jr.* 4/17/95 Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North/Chicago State) 2 Jonah Mathews G 6-3 185 Fr. 2/10/98 Santa Monica, Calif. (Santa Monica HS) 11 Jordan McLaughlin G 6-1 180 Jr. 4/9/96 Etiwanda, Calif. (Etiwanda HS) 22 De’Anthony Melton G 6-4 190 Fr. 5/28/98 Encino, Calif. (Crespi HS) 4 Chimezie Metu F 6-11 225 So. 3/22/97 Lawndale, Calif. (Lawndale HS) 31 Nick Rakocevic F 6-11 215 Fr. 12/31/97 Chicago, Ill. (Saint Joseph’s HS) 30 Elijah Stewart G 6-5 190 Jr. 11/14/95 DeRidder, La. (Westchester HS) 5 Derryck Thornton G 6-2 185 So. 5/3/97 Chatsworth, Calif. (Findlay Prep, Nev./Duke)

* Utilized redshirt year

HEAD COACH Andy Enfi eld (Johns Hopkins, 1991), 4th year

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Tony Bland (San Diego State, 2009), 4th year USC NAMED “SAFE COMMUNITY” ASSISTANTS USC received the designation of “International Safe Community” on Sept. Jason Hart (Syracuse, 2000), 4th year Chris Capko (USF, 2006), 1st year 15, 2010, the fi rst university in the world to receive this distinction as awarded by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Collaborating Centre DIRECTOR OF SCOUTING on Community Safety Promotion. Martin Bahar (Vanderbilt, 2006) 2nd Year A safe community comes together to promote safe and healthy behaviors DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS that protect people from hurt and harm in all aspects of their lives. As a Michael Swets (Boston College, 2009) 1st Year designated geographical area, all sectors of the community work together in a coordinated and collaborative way. The community promotes safety and health and manages risk to increase the safety of its members.

“It is about helping each other to fl ourish,” said USC president C.L. Max Nikias. “It’s about looking out for each other. How do we do that? By giving our entire community - faculty, staff, students and neighbors - the resources they need not only to survive but to thrive. By preparing them for emergencies. And by protecting the most vulnerable among us.”

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