Just three days after graduating early from high school, a newly eligible Reese Waters arrived at Galen Center on Dec. 12 for his first collegiate practice. His first foray was just a light walkthrough, ahead of USC’s Pac-12 opener against Stanford. But to officially welcome their new guard to the team, Trojans coach Andy Enfield let Waters take the final free throw to close practice.
Turns out, it would be the last shot any Trojan took in practice for another two weeks. A positive confirmed coronavirus test the following day led USC to pause all team activities, postpone its game against Stanford that afternoon, cancel two more nonconference games, and force the entire team into a two-week quarantine.