2016-17 USC Basketball Schedule: Weekly Matchups Announced

The Pac-12 announced weekly matchups for the 2016-17 USC basketball schedule Tuesday, with the Trojans opening against the Oregon schools.

Though specific scheduling and dates must wait on the Pac-12’s television partners, the conference released the weekly matchups and site designations for the upcoming 2016-17 USC basketball schedule.

Last year, the Trojans opened the season on the road against Washington and Washington State and ended the season by hosting Oregon and Oregon State.

This year, the entire slate is reversed.

The Trojans will open the conference slate with a road trip to Oregon on the week of Dec.28-Jan.1. They will end the regular season by hosting the Washington schools.

Here’s the full matchup schedule:

Week of Dec. 28-Jan. 1USC at Oregon/Oregon State

Week of Jan. 4-8California/Stanford at USC

Week of Jan. 11-15USC at Colorado/Utah

Week of Jan. 18-22Arizona/Arizona State at USC

Week of Jan. 25-29UCLA at USC

Week of Feb. 1-5USC at Washington/Washington State

Week of Feb. 8-12Oregon/Oregon State at USC

Week of Feb. 15-19USC at UCLA

Week of Feb. 22-26USC at Arizona/Arizona State

Week of March 1-4 (Regular season concludes Saturday, March 4)Washington/Washington State at USC

Fans can circle their calendars for rivalry game against UCLA at the Galen Center on the last weekend of January. A return trip to Pauley Pavilion is set for the weekend after Valentine’s Day.

Andy Enfield’s squad also enjoyed a streak of dominance over UCLA, sweeping the Bruins in the season series, then blowing them out in the first round of the conference tournament.

USC enjoyed a strong start to the Pac-12 schedule in 2016, winning four of their first five conference games.

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Building up a good resume in the early goings allowed the Trojans to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011, despite losing six of their last eight contests.

Unfortunately, USC ran into Providence in the first round of the tournament and lost a heartbreaker in the final moments.

Heading into the new season, the Trojans will hope the losses of Julian Jacobs and Nikola Jovanovic to the NBA and a handful of transfers out of the program will be offset by the continued development of Jordan McLaughlin, Bennie Boatwright and Chimezie Metu, along with the addition of a few transfers coming in.