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USC guard Marcus Simmons has been named the Pac-10's defensive player of the year in a Monday vote of the conference's coaches. Simmons, a senior, was praised all year by Trojans coach Kevin O'Neill for his defensive capabilities, and he came thro...

Jio Fontan and Nikola Vucevic both produced big-time games and USC came away with a closer-than-it-had-to-be two-point win, 62-60, at Washington's Alaska Airlines Arena on Saturday. Fontan scored 20 points, Vucevic had 19 points and 10 rebounds an...

Five questions -- well, four, plus a prediction -- that will go a long way toward deciding today's 7:30 p.m. game against Washington: 1. Is there enough left to play for? An at-large bid is now officially out of the question for the Trojans (...

LOS ANGELES -- Nikola Vucevic almost single-handedly led the Trojans to victory Wednesday against Washington. Almost. But, as is often the case, a host of effective players proved better than one ultra-effective player, and the balanced and deep H...

A few notes and things to pay attention to during tonight's 7:30 p.m. game: Washington was widely pronounced as the preseason favorite to win the Pac-10, but the Huskies didn't exactly back it up in preseason play with losses to Kentucky, Michiga...

USC junior guard Jio Fontan is raking in the honors. He's already the Trojans' best player, according to USC coach Kevin O'Neill. Now he's on the conference spotlight. The former Fordham transfer was named the Pac-10 player of the week Monday, ...

What's up with Dwight Lewis? Whatever it is, it's working. Through 20 minutes of play, Lewis has a game-high 16 points on only 10 shots so far in this one, and USC leads Washington 32-24 at the break at Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle. The Tro...

USC coach Kevin O'Neill's squad departed for Seattle, Wash. this afternoon - but not before a quick practice to prepare to face the Washington Huskies, a team the Trojans beat 87-61 last month at the Galen Center. Here's the thing, though: Washin...

Tonight marks another matchup of teams coming off disappointing losses. Washington lost to host UCLA, 62-61, on Thursday on a buzzer-beater and watched as Bruins fans tried to rush the court. At just about the same time, USC lost control of a 1...