USC men’s basketball moves up to No. 10 in AP Top 25

The USC men’s hoops programme is simply a top-10 team.

The Trojans moved up six spots to No. 10 successful the Associated Press canvass released connected Monday pursuing wins implicit Eastern Kentucky and Long Beach State.

It is the highest the Trojans person been successful a regular-season AP Top 25 since 2017-18, erstwhile USC began the play astatine No. 10. USC finished No. 9 successful the AP canvass pursuing an Elite Eight tally past season, but topped retired astatine No. 17 during the regular play with top-three NBA prime Evan Mobley successful tow.

This year’s Trojans aren’t arsenic highly-touted arsenic prospects, but person travel unneurotic nether caput manager Andy Enfield to nutrient the fourth-lowest field-goal percent defence successful the nation.

Junior Isaiah Mobley is starring the squad successful scoring and rebounding and is two-tenths of a rebound distant from averaging a double-double. Transfers Chevez Goodwin and Drew Peterson person thrived successful their 2nd seasons astatine USC, portion Boogie Ellis has been a beardown violative enactment since transferring from Memphis.

USC is 1 of 3 Pac-12 teams successful the AP Top-10, joining No. 8 Arizona and No. 4 UCLA.