Good Morning, Trojans. The men’s basketball team just added some stellar players to the roster next season. Learn about them below.

What else do we have for you in today's edition of The Three Torches? Check it out below!

⛳ 2nd place
🏀 New MBB players
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Moving Up. The women’s golf team moved up to tie for second place in the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional. USC has a team score of 570 (+2). Elise Lee leads the Trojans in fifth place individually. She has a score of 140 (-2). Catherine Park follows in 10th place.

BGS Active Sport by Black Girl Sunscreen is made for athletes who go hard. This clear, dry-touch SPF 50 spray protects all skin tones—no white cast, no excuses. Stay ready, stay protected.

🔼 Welcome! The men’s basketball team signed Aaron Hunkin-Claytor to the 2026-27 roster. Hunkin-Claytor is a 6’3” guard transfer from the University of Hawai’i. He spent two seasons with the Rainbow Warriors. As a sophomore, the guard started in 17 games before being sidelined with an injury. In that time, he averaged 6.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game along with a team-high 3.8 assists per game.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is new men’s basketball player Joshua Hughes. Hughes is a transfer from the University of Evansville. He played three seasons with the Aces, coming all the way from Brisbane, Australia. The forward started in all 32 games for Evansville last season, averaging 9.3 points and 4.7 rebounds. He had 18 games where he finished in double figures, including a season-high 16 points on four occasions.

📆 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, May 13

⛳ Women’s Golf NCAA Regionals

Thursday, May 14

⚾ Baseball at Oregon @ 6pm PT | Watch

Friday, May 15

👟 Track & Field Big Ten Outdoor Championships
⚾ Baseball at Oregon @ 6pm PT | Watch

Saturday, May 16

👟 Track & Field Big Ten Outdoor Championships
🚣 Rowing Big Ten Championships
⚾ Baseball at Oregon @ 3pm PT | Watch

Sunday, May 17

👟 Track & Field Big Ten Outdoor Championships
🚣 Rowing Big Ten Championships

🗣️ SPREAD THE WORD

Do you know a friend or family member who is a USC fan? Simply forward them this email and they can sign up to receive The Three Torches by clicking the link below to subscribe. The Three Torches is sent every day and is completely free!

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!