(Photo by Icon Sports Media) USC (16-9, 8-5 Pac-10) upset the Huskies (17-9, 7-7) at home last night 67-64. This was only the second time Washington had lost at home this season. Dwight Lewis led all scorers with 22 points, 16 in the first half. The Trojans are now only a half game back of […]
Read moreLamont Jones Signs with USC
With Daniel Hackett leaving USC to play professional ball, the Trojans could use more depth at point guard. On Sunday they filled that glaring need. Oak Hill Academy star Lamont Jones signed a letter of intent to play at USC. Jones is ranked as the 11th best prep point guard in the nation by Rivals.com. […]
Read moreDraftMania
It is being reported that USC basketball players DeMar DeRozan and Daniel Hackett will both enter the NBA draft. Hackett plans to sign with ASM sports, agent Andrew Vye told ESPN.com on Wednesday night. Freshman DeMar DeRozan told the Orange County Register that he has declared for the draft and sent his paperwork to the […]
Read moreReport: Hackett to enter NBA…will sign with agent
Now, this news isn’t shocking but it is a bit perplexing. USC junior guard Daniel Hackett will declare for the draft and sign with ASM sports, agent Andrew Vye told ESPN.com on Wednesday night. Hackett is the second USC player to officially enter the draft Wednesday. Freshman DeMar DeRozan told the Orange County Register that […]
Read moreTrojans trio says it’s ready for the NBA
Sources say DeMar DeRozan, Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett will make themselves available for the draft. USC’s basketball team is expected to have an entirely different look next season, as forward DeMar DeRozan, forward Taj Gibson and guard Daniel Hackett have all decided to make themselves available for the NBA draft, according to multiple sources.
Read moreGibson And Hackett Named Co-MVPs Of The 2008-09 Trojan Basketball Team
Juniors Taj Gibson and Daniel Hackett were named co-MVPs of the 2008-09 USC men’s basketball team at the Trojans’ annual awards banquet held tonight (March 31) in the Founders Club at the Galen Center.
Read moreShould I Stay or Should I Go?
(Jim Mone/AP Photo) What a weekend! If you picked most of the top seeds for your March madness brackets you are probably doing very well. The next round of the tournament starts on Thursday, but the most important story in the upcoming weeks is whether or not Daniel Hackett, DeMar DeRozan and Taj Gibson will […]
Read moreUSC Advances in Pac-10 Tournament
(Photo by Danny Moloshok / AP) Demar Derozan celebrates USC’s 79-75 victory over Cal. The Trojans were big on the boards and got four critical free throws from Daniel Hackett in final 3.8 seconds. Next up: FUCLA tonight (3/13) at 8:30pm (Staples Center). Student tickets are only $10.
Read moreGibson Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
(Mark Avery/AP) Pac-10 coaches selected Taj Gibson as the Conference Defensive Player of the Year. Gibson and Daniel Hacket were also selected to the All-Conference Second team and Pac-10 All-Defensive team. DeMar DeRozan was selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team. Tonight the Trojans (18-12, 9-9) face the California Golden Bears (22-9, 11-7) at the Staples […]
Read moreUSC basketball: ‘Maturity, heart and courage’
I asked three members of the USC basketball program what it will take for them to win three games in three days at the Pac-10 Tournament — probably the only route to the NCAA Tournament for the barely-on-the-bubble Trojans. Taj Gibson’s response was far and away the best: “Maturity, heart and courage.” It was such […]
Read moreUSC’s Daniel Hackett wants to have a say in it
The junior guard’s outspoken nature has led to some confrontations this season, and he acknowledges he is deeply competitive. His team is relying on that passion in the Pac-10 tournament. Daniel Hackett, his father says, was raised “to say how he feels and say how he thinks.”
Read moreTrojans Pound Beavers 68-52
(Jonathan Moore/jjmoorephoto.com) The Trojans (18-12, 9-9) finished their regular season by defeating Oregon State (13-16, 7-11) 68-52 at the Galen Center on Saturday. Daniel Hackett had 17 points and Demar DeRozan scored 16. Taj Gibson had five blocked shots and finished the regular season with 86 breaking his own USC record for most blocks in […]
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