Busting Brackets
Fansided

USC Basketball: Evaluating Trojans 2020 recruiting class

By Trevor Sinodhinos

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 07: USC Trojans players huddle on the court during the game against the UCLA Bruins at Galen Center on March 7, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 07: USC Trojans players huddle on the court during the game against the UCLA Bruins at Galen Center on March 7, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
1 of 3
Next
USC Basketball
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 09: USC Trojans mascot Tommy Trojan  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

The biggest splash USC Basketball made was by getting five commitments from the transfer portal. The 2020 recruitment class, however, is also without a doubt big.

Regardless if the Trojan War is complete mythology or the story is inspired by actual events, the bottom line is coach Andy Enfield may be the modern-day Paris of Troy. Although, instead of taking queen Helen from her husband, he took five players from the transfer portal. Three being grad-transfers who will be eligible for USC Basketball’s 2020-21 season.

With just starting point guard Ethan Anderson returning from the starting line-up, adding grad transfers; 6’7 Isaiah White (14.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg), 6’9 Chevez Goodwin (11.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg) and 6’2 Tahj Eaddy (9.1 ppg, 2.1 apg) along with the two recruits from the 2020 class, the Trojans have solved their depth issue to some extent.

After finishing the PAC-12 season in third place with an 11-7 record, Coach Enfield needed success in the transfer portal after only being able to secure two commitments from incoming freshmen. The Trojans were less than a point away per game from being the second-worst offense in the PAC-12, a stat that should improve this season, if not the number of points, at least in comparison within the conference.

With the back-court pretty much figured out Coach Enfield secured two centers in Boubacar Coulibaly and Evan Mobley, each will contribute to the success of USC Basketball to varying degrees. The Trojan War actually taking place during the 13th century BC is still up for debate by some, but there should be no question about the importance of the 2020 class for USC Basketball.

Home/USC Trojans