Through a flurry of calls and Facetime chats from his Manhattan Beach 'Portal House,' Eric Musselman and his staff worked to revive USC basketball.
By the time Eric Musselman had a moment to take stock of his new roster this spring, there wasn’t much team left for the new USC coach to evaluate. Three players departed for the draft. Six more hit the transfer portal. By mid-April, Harrison Hornery, the Aussie stretch-four, was the only scholarship player left for the new coach to inherit. Hornery averaged 3.3 points per game as a junior. Mass exodus isn’t out of the ordinary in this uncertain era of the transfer portal.
Musselman wanted players who were long and versatile, capable of filling in at multiple positions and switching on defense. USC coaches contacted countless options in the portal, but ultimately zeroed in on experienced, mid-major standouts searching for new opportunities. At least then there was film to consult. Not everyone could see the vision right away. Some of the top targets USC brought in on early visits chose not to commit because of the uncertainty of the roster.
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