USC tabs Arkansas’ Musselman to change Enfield

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• Graduate of University of Delaware.Apr 4, 2024, 03:15 PM

ET USC has actually employed Arkansas ‘Eric Musselman as its next coach, the school revealed Thursday.Musselman changes Andy Enfield, who left USC after 11 seasons to become the coach at SMU.”My household and I couldn’t be more ecstatic for this extraordinary opportunity at USC,”Musselman, who will be introduced Friday at a news conference, stated in a statement.”We will be dedicated to the development of our student-athletes and supporting the values that make the Trojan Family so special. We will hit the ground running and work tirelessly to make our great alumni, fans and all of Los Angeles proud.”Musselman, 59, is coming off his worst season given that getting here in Fayetteville in 2019. The Razorbacks completed

16-17 total and 6-12 in the SEC, however he had led the program to back-to-back Elite Eights and a Sweet 16 appearance the previous 3 seasons. In 2020-21, Arkansas won 11 of its last 12 games to end the routine season and after that advanced to the regional final before being up to ultimate nationwide champ Baylor.Despite a revamped lineup the following season, the Razorbacks won 14 of 16 to end the routine season and reached the Elite Eight, where they lost to Duke. Last season, Arkansas had a hard time down the stretch of the season, but made an 8-seed in the NCAA tournament. After beating Illinois in the preliminary, the Razorbacks beat top-seed Kansas in the 2nd round to once again advance to the second weekend. Before Musselman’s arrival, Arkansas had not advanced to the Sugary food 16 because 1996. In 5 seasons at Arkansas, Musselman was 111-59. USC athletic director Jennifer Cohen stated Musselman has a performance history of building winning programs and has a commitment to developing a culture of quality.”Eric shows heart, boldness, resiliency and everything that it means to be a Trojan,”Cohen stated.”He influences togetherness and will assist construct and grow the program’s connection

within the Trojan neighborhood. As we move to the Huge 10 and enter a new chapter for USC Guys’s Basketball, there is no much better in shape than Eric Musselman to introduce our program to brand-new heights.”Prior to taking control of at Arkansas, Musselman was the head coach at Nevada for 4 seasons, leading the Wolf Pack to 3 Mountain West regular-season titles and 3 NCAA competition appearances– including a Sweet 16 appearance in 2017-18. They won at least 24 games in each of Musselman’s 4 seasons in Reno, going 110-34 throughout his time with the program.Musselman, the kid of former NBA coach Costs Musselman, has coached at various levels of the sport since 1989. He was the head coach of the Golden State Warriors from 2002-04, ending up as runner-up for NBA Coach of the Year in his very first year, and the Sacramento Kings for one season in 2006-07.

He likewise spent time in the CBA, the USBL, the D-League and coached the Dominican Republic and Venezuela nationwide teams.USC is among 4 Pac-12 schools signing up with the Big 10 this summer, in addition to UCLA, Washington and Oregon, to form an 18-team conference.The lineup will have a different look in 2024-25, as leading scorer Boogie Ellis runs out eligibility, freshman Isaiah Collier might state for the NBA draft and Kobe Johnson said Thursday he

is transferring to UCLA. Bronny James, the child of LeBron, remains on the lineup after averaging 4.8 points in primarily a reserve role as

a freshman. He was initially sidelined for nearly 5 months after being detected with a genetic heart defect.The Associated Press contributed to this report.