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Get To Know A Marquette Basketball Opponent: Southern Cal

Name: University of Southern California

And Just So We’re Clear: Yes, if you just say USC, everyone except particularly weird South Carolina fans knows what you’re talking about.

Location: Southern California

Ha Ha Ha Ha, Smartass. Yes. Glad you enjoyed it. Southern Cal is in Los Angeles, California.

Founded: 1880

What? Yep, one year before Marquette, those sneaky west coast private school jerks.

Enrollment: 45,687, but check this out: only 15,717 undergraduates. That tilt has become specifically pronounced in the last 10 years or so, as 2007 was the first year where graduate students outnumbered undergraduates.