Good Morning, Trojan Family! Another year means another reason why there’s no pLAce like home.

🏀 Women’s basketball recap
🏆️ Rudometkin to be inducted into National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
⚔️ And much, much more!

⚔️ STOCK UP

🔼 New Year Dub. The No. 4 USC women's basketball team had JuJu Watkins and Kiki Iriafen combine for 40 points in the Trojans' 75-55 win over visiting Nebraska on New Year's Day at Galen Center. The win gives USC its first 3-0 start to conference play since the 2013-14 season while improving to 13-1 overall.

🔼 Lasting Legacy. Ninth all-time in scoring and fifth all-time in rebounds, USC men’s basketball legend John Rudometkin made his mark at USC that resulted in his induction into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. During his three-year career with the Trojans, Rudometkin secured 1,484 points and 831 rebounds. He was the first player in USC history to reach 1,000 career points in two seasons.

📚️ Read more about the USC legend

🔼 Top Prize. USC men's golf Jack Jerge earned his second-career World Amateur Golf Ranking win after taking the 2024 Grapevine Amateur at the Silverado G.C. The sophomore put together a tournament-best final round, 67 (-5), as he raced past the field en route to his first tournament win of the 2024 season.

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📅 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times Pacific

Thursday, January 2
No scheduled events

Friday, January 3
No scheduled events

Saturday, January 4
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Michigan @ 5 p.m. in Los Angeles, CA | Tickets | FOX | Listen

Sunday, January 5
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Rutgers @ 5 p.m. in Piscataway, NJ | BTN | Listen

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⚔️ Have a great Thursday, everyone!