Highly touted USC freshman guard Kevin Porter Jr. was suspended for Sunday's game at Oregon due to "personal conduct issues." Afterward, coach Andy Enfield said the length of Porter's suspension is indefinite.
Forward Jordan Usher has transferred from USC to Georgia Tech and will be eligible to play for the Yellow Jackets for spring semester in 2019. He averaged 8.6 points and 3.7 rebounds in 12 games, including two starts, this season for the Trojans.
Steven Haney, attorney for former runner Christian Dawkins, told ESPN that his client is preparing for trial in April and won't take a plea deal. "I believe there is conduct in this case that is not charged in the indictment and that needs to come out. We want the truth to come out and it will come out.” Co-defendant Merl Code, a former Adidas consultant, is also expected to go to trial.
Federal charges against former Auburn basketball assistant Chuck Person and former NBA referee Rashan Michel will remain active after a judge declined to dismiss them.
Tony Bland, former assistant basketball coach for USC, pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy count Wednesday in a criminal case in which prosecutors said bribes were paid to steer top athletes to certain schools.
Former USC basketball assistant Tony Bland, one of three former coaches charged in a federal criminal case involving bribery, has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.
The exciting crop of college basketball freshmen has lived up to its billing thus far in 2018-19.
USC coach Andy Enfield has landed three forwards and a guard in the highest-ranked recruiting class ever by the school's basketball program.
Dana Altman hopes 7-foot freshman Bol Bol provides adds size and versatility to the Ducks. What's ahead for the rest of the league?
Almost a year after the first arrests were made in the FBI's investigation into college basketball corruption, jury selection has begun for the first trial.
As the first federal trial begins Monday in a corruption scandal that threatens to engulf college basketball, the coaches at four schools mentioned in the indictment are not the only ones nervous. Coaches at a half-dozen other schools could come up.
The recruiting landscape is heating up. Find out where the top 30 players in the 2019 ESPN 100 are headed next season.
Increased opportunities will result in increased production from these soon-to-be familiar names.
Will Steve Alford get the most out of UCLA's talent? Is Arizona headed for a drop-off? The Pac-12 seems to be bereft of sure-fire contenders.
Espn no.8 Josh Green cut his final list to six schools. He gives his thoughts to Espn on each program. Villanova: "A great school. They have an extremely successful history, especially over the last few years, winning two national championships. They have a great coaching staff who are very good at developing the team and players and helping them get to the next level." UNLV: "An opportunity for me to be able to get back out on the court with my brother Jay again. This means a lot to me as he has helped me so much in my progression as a basketball player, and I'd love for us to win a Mountain West title and help keep the program getting better and better." UNC: "A program with amazing history and they are consistently successful both as a team, and also at developing players. Growing up as a kid it was my dream school, so it's very cool for me to be able to say I could have the opportunity to play there, and for Roy Williams." Kansas: "Also a school with a history of success, and they have had many good guards come through the school and achieve great things." Arizona: "They have been with me since the start. They have a great program and staff who have really developed players well and have been very successful every year in the Pac 12." USC: "They have already got about the best recruiting class in my age group, and will be a top team in 2019. Their program is very strong and I know I would come out a much better player."
Spoke with SG Josh Green about his recruiting process. He is thinking about UNC, Arizona, Villanova, Kansas, Michigan, and USC. Kentucky is now making a real push. He will look to cut his list right after the July period. Green is one of the more versatile and mature guards in the country. He recently jumped into the top 10 of the ESPN 100.
The Trojans are a surprise force on the recruiting trail thanks to the hire of assistant coach Eric Mobley, whose sons Isaiah and Evan are five-star prospects in the 2019 and 2020 classes, respectively.
The ESPN 100 power forward brings versatility to USC, which continues to build a monster 2019 class.
USC lands ESPN 100 Max Agbonkpolo. A highly skilled combo forward, who at 6'8" shoots it with range and accuracy. He brings tremendous versatility and upside to the Trojans.
As far as ESPN's draft analytics model is concerned, there was plenty of value to be found in the second round last night. In addition to these, the Mavericks picked up two talented players very late in Ray Spalding (Analytics Rank: 24) and Kostas Antetokounmpo (30).
The Houston Rockets added USC guard De'Anthony Melton with the 46th pick in the NBA draft following a season where he was ruled ineligible because of an extra benefits scandal.
Every draft model will yield at least slightly different results from another, but hard not to notice that the team that -- according to Ben Alamar's poll of executives -- best uses draft analytics (Rockets), took the player (De'Anthony Melton) that was ranked 13th by our model (and best available) with the 46th selection. Per the model, Melton has seventh-best chance to become an all-star caliber player in this class...the six players in front of him all were drafted in the top 10.
USC's De'Anthony Melton, who worked out for the Lakers on Friday, talks about how his game might fit with the Lakers and what teams want to know about his suspension at USC last year.
The Trojans and Bruins both have to replace top-10 NFL draft picks at QB and are likely to turn to true freshmen as their rivalry undergoes a reboot.
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4-0 | - | 13-4 |
| Arizona | 4-1 | 0.5 | 13-5 |
| Oregon State | 3-1 | 1 | 11-5 |
| UCLA | 3-1 | 1 | 10-7 |
| Arizona State | 3-2 | 1.5 | 12-5 |
| Oregon | 2-2 | 2 | 11-6 |
| USC | 2-2 | 2 | 9-8 |
| Utah | 2-2 | 2 | 8-8 |
| Colorado | 1-3 | 3 | 10-6 |
| Washington State | 1-3 | 3 | 8-9 |
| Stanford | 1-4 | 3.5 | 8-9 |
| California | 0-5 | 4.5 | 5-12 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Mobley | PF | Signed | 94 |
| Onyeka Okongwu | C | Signed | 94 |
| Max Agbonkpolo | PF | Signed | 85 |
| Drake London | SF | Committed | 81 |
| Kyle Sturdivant | PG | Signed | 80 |
| Final Fours | 2 |
| Tournament Record | 13-21 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 18 |
