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Here are five things I can't wait to see in the Pac-12 this season: 1. How good are the freshman guards? The Pac-12 lost a boatload of talent to the NBA draft, but that doesn't necessarily mean the conference is short on star power. A number of...

The new-look Pac-12 has decided not to expand again for the time being, as it already appears to be positioned for long-term success based upon the maneuverings of Larry Scott. But the commissioner doesn't diagram plays or make jump shots. For ...

Pac-12 programs and their fans often feel underappreciated and underexposed. Commissioner Larry Scott felt their pain. So he went out and expanded the league and struck TV deals that will forever transform basketball in the conference.

USC is looking into reports of an incident involving coach Kevin O'Neill, his wife, Roberta, and a fan following the Trojans' 70-56 win against Cal in a Pac-10 tournament quarterfinal Thursday.

With nonconference play drawing to a close, we take a look at the start of Pac-10 play.

You remember Harold Miner, right? Given the nickname "Baby Jordan," USC's all-time leading scorer left school early and went on to have an NBA career that was anything but Jordan-esque. The left-hander twice won the dunk contest, but played only 2...

BURLINGAME, Calif. -- Hundreds of miles away from Heritage Hall and only a few hours after the release of an NCAA report that spelled out major penalties for USC, athletic director Mike Garrett broke his silence on the matter by telling a group of th...

After transferring to be closer to home, Alex Stepheson had to watch his ex-teammates from UNC win a national title. Now at USC, he'll have to watch the postseason on TV once again.

USC forward Leonard Washington was declared eligible today, according to a team source, just in time for a showdown against one-loss Saint Mary's at the Diamond Head Classic, which tips off in about half an hour. Washington, a sophomore, sat out t...

While Pauley Pavilion undergoes renovations, UCLA will be making its primary home at the Los Angeles Sports Arena adjacent to the USC campus. The Bruins used to play at the arena decades ago, but the facility is better known as the Trojans' old home ...

USC coach Kevin O'Neill has told reporters he expected the Trojans to be picked 10th in the Pac-12 and called the Trojans without injured point guard Jio Fontan a "rudderless ship." According to ESPN Los Angeles, the backcourt without Fontan is st...

USC coach Kevin O'Neill had nothing but effusive praise for guard Jio Fontan last season before he had even appeared in a single game for the Trojans. The Fordham transfer was coming, and it was going to be awesome. So you can imagine how O'Neill ...

UC Riverside is a relatively young Division I program still looking for its first NCAA tournament appearance while trying to gain relevance in Southern California, and now this happens. One of the team's former players, Brandon Dowdy, was among th...

Diamond Leung breaks down the West Region, identifying the matchups and players to watch as well as possible upset picks.

From the students waking up this morning in the bitter cold outside the Marriott Center to the fans readying for watch parties all over Southern California, go crazy. For the rest of the college basketball nation, this is your night, too. That'...

USC coach Kevin O'Neill said today he would have much preferred that a non-conference team had played Oregon on the opening night for Matthew Knight Arena rather than the Trojans, who came out slow and couldn't come back from a first-half deficit. ...