The middle of football season at USC is a big deal once again, now that the Trojans have been revived by Lincoln Riley.
One year ago at this time, the only football story USC fans cared about (rightly so) was the coaching search and the man who would take over from Clay Helton. In October of 2021, USC’s big sports pursuit between the white lines of competition was in men’s basketball. The hoops program was coming off an Elite Eight run. It brought back most of its starting five (Isaiah Mobley, Drew Peterson, Chevez Goodwin) and added some pieces to create what was clearly an NCAA Tournament roster. The Trojans lived up to their NCAA Tournament preseason status and produced a strong top-three finish in the Pac-12, collecting the most regular-season wins in school history.
In October of 2022, all eyes are on the football program, but don’t forget that basketball is trying to come back and make the NCAA Tournament yet again. Andy Enfield is trying to build on the past few seasons.
He took a big step forward on Friday.
USC landed four-star combo guard Silas Demary:
KABOOOM! #USC hoops lands its first commit of the 2023 cycle in four-star North Carolina combo guard Silas Demary Jr. The 6-foot-4 CG is the No. 59 overall prospect in the country.
He breaks down his commitment here: https://t.co/kaB6ffTyjK via @ShotgunSpr @ThePeristyle
— Chris Treviño (@ChrisNTrevino) October 7, 2022
This recruitment comes one month before five-star guard Isaiah Collier, one of the very best prospects in the country, makes his decision. Collier, according to industry analysts, has USC and Cincinnati as his final two choices.
Collier will announce his decision on Nov. 16.
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