LA Times · Apr 8, 2024
What will USC’s roster look like under new coach Eric Musselman?
USC guard Isaiah Collier drives to the basket in front of Long Beach State guard AJ George during a game on Dec. 10. It remains to be seen if Collier will play for the Trojans next season. With a to-do list as long as his and a cupboard as bare as USC’s, Eric Musselman agreed with the notion that the new men’s basketball coach had more important things to do on a Friday morning than speak to reporters.
“We want to get on the phone,” a smiling Musselman said in front of about two-dozen reporters at his introductory news conference at Galen Center.
The 59-year-old coach’s task of injecting life into a forgotten program starts with finding the players who will carry out the mission on the court.