The USC Trojans lost to the Michigan State Spartans in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. With that, changes for the USC program are going to come quickly. Start with the reality that Boogie Ellis and Drew Peterson are leaving the program after a sensational run.
Now, two players have entered the transfer portal, with both Malik Thomas and Reese Dixon-Waters leaving the program, according to Jason Jordan.
These are notable losses for USC. The departure of Reese Dixon-Waters is going to present some fascinating new scenarios, especially given the way RDW competed since coming to USC.
The sophomore guard from Long Beach averaged 9.8 PPG this season and had 16 points against Arizona State in the Pac-12 Tournament. He scored 10 against Michigan State. Now he leaves for a new collegiate home.
Malik Thomas played a minimal role for USC this year, averaging just 2.4 PPG in 8.2 minutes across 27 contests.
The 2023-2024 roster will see a ton of changes, and now Andy Enfield and his staff have more work to do in order to replace the production of Dixon-Waters.
More changes could be coming for the USC program, but this is the beginning of what should be a busy offseason in Los Angeles.
USC just lost a pair of talented guards to the transfer portal in Reese Dixon-Waters and Malik Thomas. @USC_Rivals
— Jason Jordan (@JasonNCJordan) March 22, 2023
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