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2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball team

The 2020–21 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Andy Enfield, they played their home games at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 15–5 in Pac-12 Play to finish in 2nd place. They defeated Utah in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing in the semifinals to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Drake, Kansas, and Oregon to advance to the Elite Eight where they lost to Gonzaga.

Previous season
The 2019–20 USC Trojans ended the season at 22–9 overall, and a 11–7 Conference record for a tie for 3rd Place with Arizona State. They were set to take on Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. However, the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ==Off-season==
Off-season
Departures Incoming transfers 2020 recruiting class 2021 Recruiting class ==Roster==
Roster
Team Recognition • Andy Enfield • John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year • Naismith Trophy Men's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List • Evan Mobley • Pac-12 Player of the Year • Pac-12 Freshman of the Year • Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year • All-Pac-12 First Team • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team • Pac-12 All-Defensive Team • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Week 2, Week 3, Week 7, Week 9, Week 11, Week 13) • Pac-12 Men's Basketball Preseason Media First Team All-Conference • Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List • Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List • Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List • NABC Player Of The Year Watch List • Naismith Trophy Watch List • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 10 Finalist • NCAA Player of the Week • Pac-12 Player of the Week (Week 11) - 2nd player in the conference, after Onyeka Okongwu, to ever be recognized as player of the week and freshman of the week during the same week. • Tahj Eaddy • All-Pac-12 Second Team Injuries • E. Anderson wasn't available for the UConn game due to back spasms. He remained on the sidelines until his return on January 14, 2021 against Washington. ==Schedule and results==
Schedule and results
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Rankings
Note: AP does not release post-tournament rankings ^ Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. ==References==
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