Good morning, Trojan Family. Men’s basketball is having fun at practice so far!

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

🏀 New MBB player
🎙️ Musselman on “Marching to Madness”
⚔️ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Welcome! The men’s basketball team added Alijah Arenas to its 2025-26 roster. Arenas is a local star who played his high school career at Chatsworth High School. The five-star recruit was a 2025 McDonald's All-American and was also named the Cal-Hi Sports D2 Player of the Year as he led his team to back-to-back regional championships.

🏀 Read more about Arenas.

🔼 Listen Up. Coach Musselman continually drives the Muss Bus through the "Marching to Madness" neighborhood. He holds a record of 238-111 over ten years in college basketball, beginning his career at Nevada, where he led the Wolf Pack to the NCAA Tournament in three of four seasons, taking them to the Sweet 16, where they suffered a narrow 69-68 loss to Loyola Chicago in 2018. Arkansas had struggled since Coach Nolan Richardson's retirement, but Muss brought the Hogs to the Elite Eight in 2018. USC won 17 games last season as the Trojans faced the challenges of playing basketball in the Midwest and East in the Big Ten. USC advanced to the Round of Eight in the inaugural College Basketball Classic in March.

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⚔️ Have a great Tuesday, everyone!