When a short highlights video played to kick off Pac-10 Basketball Media Day, the conference representatives were in a celebratory mood. After all, the Pac-10 produced seven teams that won 20 or more games last year, and the league had nine players drafted in the NBA Draft. Yet the probability of a down year in Pac-10 basketball quickly became apparent as coaches and players began to speak. And the reality check the league is facing is not pretty. [details]
by Emily Nerland & Michelle Phalen With the hiring of Kevin O'Neil, the USC basketball program is now heading in a different direction. Emily Nerland and Michelle Phalen caught up with O'Neil as well as Leonard Washington and Marcus Simmons to get their thoughts on how to get ...
by Dan Woike The USC men's basketball program caught the stench of optimism for the first time since a salacious allegation, a slew of decommitments and the loss of a handful of players to the NBA shook the team to its core. ...
by Dan Woike A lot of people don't really like Kevin O'Neill as a head coach. He's been labeled a defensive coach. He's berated players with obscenities. He's been accused of leaving teams worse than they were when he took over. But after O'Neill was named USC's new head coach, one ...