Among the Trojans' 28 victories was a tightly contested, 72-70 win over UConn in December. Watkins was the star of the game, leading all scorers with 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting to go along with six rebounds and five assists.

Chad Bowden won’t shy away from talking about his goals with the USC Trojans.  “We’re going for it all,” Bowden said. “I took this job to win a national champio

The No. 1 seed Trojans put up a valiant fight against No. 2 UConn, but the fact that JuJu Watkins was sidelined by a season-ending ACL tear proved to be the key factor that doomed USC.

Facing UConn in the tournament has been in the back of Gottlieb’s mind since the teams met for a regular-season matchup in December. Shortly after Watkins scored 25 to lead the Trojans to a 72-70 win in that game, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma texted Gottlieb and said he hoped the teams would face off in the Final Four.

Four-star quarterback and USC Trojans commit Jonas Williams is participating in Overtime's OT7 seven-on-seven league, and he has reportedly proved himself to be

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The Trojans – without their injured superstar – are left wondering what might have been after a second straight season ends with a loss to Paige Bueckers and the Huskies.

The Trojans got yet another addition to their top-ranked 2026 recruiting class. The Chad Bowden formula continues to crush it on the trail.