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College basketball · 2026-27 preview · Big Ten
USC · 2026-27 preview

USC basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule

USC returns 68% of last season's minutes, and adds the No. 26 recruiting class.

Last season it ranked No. 82 in adjusted net rating (No. 97 on offense, No. 70 on defense). The biggest loss is Ezra Ausar, 14.8 points a game. The schedule has 28 games, eight against last season's adjusted top 25.

68%
of last season's minutes return
0
transfers in, 1 out
No. 26
recruiting class, 3 freshmen
No. 82
adjusted net rating, 2025-26

2026-27 roster

Pos
Ht
Big Ten previewsMinutes back
Michigan36%Illinois57%Purdue42%Michigan State60%Nebraska40%
PPG
RPG
APG
MPG
Hometown
1
Rodney Rice
Back
G
6-5
20.3
3.3
6.0
34.0
Clinton, MD
13
Kam Woods
Back
G
6-2
8.8
4.3
4.1
31.4
Bessemer, AL
6
Jacob Cofie
Back
F
6-10
9.9
6.8
1.9
30.4
Seattle, WA
0
Alijah Arenas
Back
G
6-6
14.1
2.9
2.1
27.6
Woodland Hills, CA
3
Amarion Dickerson
Back
G
6-7
4.6
3.4
1.1
21.6
Cleveland, OH
7
Jordan Marsh
Back
G
5-11
7.3
2.0
1.9
18.3
Monroe, NC
8
Jerry Easter II
Back
G
6-5
4.4
3.0
1.1
17.3
Toledo, OH
5
Terrance Williams II
Back
F
6-7
2.2
2.0
0.5
13.3
Clinton, MD
33
Jaden Brownell
Back
F
6-10
5.1
1.9
0.4
11.6
Sandy, UT
9
Ryan Cornish
Back
G
6-5
2.4
0.7
0.8
11.0
Potomac, MD
12
EJ Neal Jr.
Back
G
6-5
0.8
0.3
0.0
2.3
San Francisco, CA
21
Jonah Goorin
Back
G
6-4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
San Francisco, CA
18
Patrick O'Brien
Back
G
6-5
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
San Diego, CA
22
Brit Burden
Back
F
6-7
1.0
0.5
0.0
1.5
Piedmont, CA

PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.

Who left

Where
PPG
MPG
Ezra AusarGraduated or left
Graduated or left
14.8
29.8
Chad Baker-MazaraGraduated or left
Graduated or left
18.5
29.6
Gabe DynesTransferred to Louisville
Transferred to Louisville
2.9
11.9

The players who left played 32% of last season’s minutes.

Adjusted net rating, last three seasons

2023-24
+9.2 No. 85
2024-25
+12.7 No. 62
2025-26
+10.8 No. 82

Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 113.8 (No. 97), defense 103.0 (No. 70).

2026-27 schedule

November to January
Rank
Nov 8
vs Wichita State neutral
68
Nov 11
at California
73
Nov 25
vs South Carolina neutral
102
Nov 26
vs Utah State neutral
26
Dec 2
vs Washington
52
Dec 5
at Oregon
99
Dec 8
at San Diego
226
Dec 13
vs Texas Tech neutral
20
Dec 19
vs Jacksonville
298
Dec 22
vs Western Michigan
274
Dec 30
at Purdue
8
Jan 2
at Indiana
36
Jan 5
at Maryland
131
Jan 8
at Rutgers
139
January to March
Rank
Jan 12
vs Michigan State
11
Jan 16
vs Wisconsin
25
Jan 23
vs Michigan
1
Jan 27
at Illinois
4

Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 28 games, 20 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.

Questions

Who is back for USC in 2026-27?

14 players who played for USC last season: Rodney Rice, Kam Woods, Jacob Cofie, Alijah Arenas, Amarion Dickerson, Jordan Marsh, Jerry Easter II, Terrance Williams II, Jaden Brownell, Ryan Cornish, EJ Neal Jr., Jonah Goorin, Patrick O'Brien, Brit Burden. They played 68% of its minutes.

Who did USC add for 2026-27?

No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.

USC schedule, scores and newsAll 358 teams, sortableTransfer portal tracker
Jan 30
at Northwestern
60
Feb 3
vs Iowa
21
Feb 6
vs Minnesota
77
Feb 10
at Washington
52
Feb 13
vs UCLA
31
Feb 20
vs Ohio State
27
Feb 23
at Nebraska
13
Feb 27
vs Oregon
99
Mar 2
vs Penn State
137
Mar 6
at UCLA
31