The Three Torches 3/12: Big Ten Tourney is TONIGHT!

The men's basketball team plays in round one of the Big Ten Tournament.

Good morning, Trojan Family. The Real SC. South Carolina vs. USC women’s basketball on Nov. 15! Learn more here.

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

🏀 Tonight’s game
🏀 Big Ten Honors
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Happening Tonight. The 14th-seed men’s basketball team takes on 11th-seed Rutgers at 5:30pm in the TIAA Big Ten Tournament. The Trojans have won the last five of their first-round games that they played in playoffs.

🔼 Conference Honors. Before playoffs, two men’s basketball players were named to Big Ten honors. Desmond Claude was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention, while Harrison Hornery was the Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree. Claude finished the regular season averaging 17.3 points per game.

🔼 Diving On. Four Trojans earned spots at NCAA’s— Kate Miller, Laurent Gosselin Paradis, Moritz Wesemann and Shangfei Wang.

Today’s Top Tier Performance presented by ARCO is JuJu Watkins. Watkins was named a semifinals for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year and to the Word Award Top 15 ballot as a candidate for the top player in the nation.

☘️ LUCKY PICK

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📅 THE DAYS AHEAD

Wednesday, March 12

🏊 Swim and Dive NCAA Zone E Diving Championships
🏀 Men’s Basketball Big Ten Tournament vs. Rutgers @ 5:30pm PT | Listen

Thursday, March 13

🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Penn State @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

Friday, March 14

👟 Track & Field NCAA Indoor Championships
🤽‍♂️ Women’s Water Polo vs. TBD
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Washington @ 12pm PT
⚾️ Baseball at Michigan @ 1pm PT | Live Stats
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Marist @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Watch
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. UCLA @ 3pm PT
🏐 Men’s Volleyball vs. Ball State @ 7pm PT | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, March 15

👟 Track & Field NCAA Indoor Championships
🤽‍♂️ Women’s Water Polo vs. TBD
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball vs. Florida Gulf Coast/Stetson @ 7:30am/12:30pm PT
⚾️ Baseball at Michigan @ 11am PT
🏐 Men’s Volleyball at Hawai’i @ 10pm PT | Live Stats | Watch | Tickets

Sunday, March 16

⛳️ Men’s Golf Fight On! Alumni Challenge
🏐 Women’s Beach Volleyball at Florida Atlantic/Georgia State @ 8/10am PT
⚾️ Baseball at Michigan @ 10am PT | Live Stats
🎾 Women’s Tennis at Oregon @ 12:30pm PT
🥍 Women’s Lacrosse vs. Johns Hopkins @ 1pm PT | Live Stats | Watch

⚔️ Have a great Wednesday, everyone!