#2 USC Women's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
USC Trojans
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #2
 
Conference Rank: #1 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 29-6, 13-5 (Pac-12)
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Lindsay Gottlieb
Coach Record: 62-32 at USC, 294-160 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
McKenzie Forbes, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.3 apg
Kayla Padilla, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.6 apg
Kaitlyn Davis, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.7 apg
Taylor Bigby, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.1 apg
Kayla Williams, Guard, 2.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
JuJu Watkins, Sophomore, Guard, 27.1 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 3.3 apg, 2.3 spg, 1.6 bpg
Rayah Marshall, Senior, Center, 10.2 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.0 bpg
Dominique Darius, Junior, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg
Clarice Akunwafo, Senior, Center, 2.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Malia Samuels, Sophomore, Guard, 1.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Rian Forestier, Freshman, Guard
Kayleigh Heckel, Freshman, Guard
Avery Howell, Freshman, Guard
Kiki Iriafen, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Stanford
Vivian Iwuchukwu, Freshman, Forward
Brooklyn Shamblin, Freshman, Guard
Kennedy Smith, Freshman, Guard
Talia von Oelhoffen, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Oregon State
Laura Williams, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.9 (35th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.5 (128, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.3 (103, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.8 (94, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (49, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (28, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.0 (68, 4)
Rebound Margin: 3.1 (103, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.9 (68, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (12, 1)