University of Southern California Men's Basketball
University of Southern California fields a men's basketball team in the Big Ten Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 17 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 5 assistants. Team expenses were $13,074,782, well above the median of $3M — $769,104 per roster spot, top quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 2 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 967, about the median of 967, with 94% of players retained year to year. The school gave $15,118,920 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $42,468 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 15)
The program
- Roster17 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 2 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 5 assistant
- Team expenses$13,074,782 for the year
- Operating expenses$1,828,093 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$769,104 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate967 multi-year; 974 latest
- Players retained94% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$15,118,920 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$42,468 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$5,926,680 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Musselman head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Will Conroy | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Michael Musselman | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Anthony Ruta | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Earl Boykins | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Brad Davidson | Assistant Coach | not on file |
Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's basketball recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →- Team expenses
- $13,074,782 $769,105 per roster spot · top quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 5 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $15,118,920
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $5,926,680
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Research University of Southern California
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University, Los Angeles Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 7 | 16 | $789k | — | 92% | |
| Loyola Marymount University Division I · West Coast Conference | 8 | 15 | $8.7M | 970 | 40% | |
| Occidental College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 8 | 20 | $300k | — | 40% | |
| University of California, Los Angeles Division I · Big Ten Conference | 10 | 17 | $18M | 945 | 9% | |
| California State University, Dominguez Hills Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association | 11 | 16 | $720k | — | 91% | |
| California Institute of Technology Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 12 | 14 | $219k | — | 3% | |
| Whittier College Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 15 | 15 | $143k | — | 85% | |
| Biola University Division II · Pacific West Conference | 17 | 17 | $940k | — | 60% | |
| Long Beach State University Division I · Big West Conference | 19 | 15 | $2.5M | 968 | 47% | |
| California State University, Northridge Division I · Big West Conference | 21 | 19 | $3M | 908 | 93% | |
| Azusa Pacific University Division III · Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conf. | 24 | 17 | $695k | — | 79% | |
| Pepperdine University Division I · West Coast Conference | 24 | 17 | $5.6M | 960 | 50% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Big Ten Conference
Every Big Ten Conference men's basketball program · Men's Basketball budgets ranked