After a disappointing year at Arkansas, Musselman has targeted experienced mid-major veterans in the transfer portal, an approach that’s appealed to players.
New USC men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman gives the “Fight On” salute during his introductory press conference Friday, April 5, 2024, at the Galen Center. LOS ANGELES — For the majority of his time in the transfer portal, Saint Thomas heard the same pitch, regardless of school crest.Dozens of programs reached out once Thomas hit the portal out of Northern Colorado, as would be expected for a 6-foot-7 forward who’d just averaged 19.7 points a game.
When he arrived at USC in April, Musselman had a virtual blank slate, nearly every 2023-24 Trojan holdover transferring out with Enfield’s departure. In came Thomas and senior Boise State floor-spacer Chibuzo Agbo Jr., two of the best mid-major transfers available. In came Ivy League graduate transfers Clark Slajchert and Matt Knowling. In came Michigan’s Terrance Williams, and San Diego State’s Bryce Pope, both of whom have played four years of collegiate basketball.
No, this was a senior sending a welcome to other seniors, because Musselman has hit the portal for veteran help as hard as any coach in collegiate basketball this spring. Partly out of necessity. Partly out of philosophy. Each of the Trojans’ current seven transfers was a starter in their previous stops. Every player is coming off seasons averaging at least 10 points a game.
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