Official: USC hires Eric Musselman to replace Andy Enfield

[GopherLady]

Per the AP:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eric Musselman was hired as Southern California men’s basketball coach on Thursday, the first major hire by new athletic director Jennifer Cohen.

He replaces Andy Enfield, who left for the same job at Southern Methodist on Monday.

The 59-year-old Musselman will be introduced at a news conference on Friday at Galen Center.

The Trojans will move from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten next season.

USC hires Eric Musselman to replace Andy Enfield as men's basketball coach

Eric Musselman has been hired as Southern California men’s basketball coach. It's the first major hire by new athletic director Jennifer Cohen.

apnews.com

 

[Gopherbbdude]

now we get to see him in the B10....great.

 

[kix4kix]

Can't wait until he is running up the score next year when we should have grabbed him

Must be nice to have competent directors

 

[CentralGopher]

Coulda woulda shoulda

 

[golfing18now]

He'll be available again in about four years. Not one to stay long anywhere, it appears.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Can't wait until he is running up the score next year when we should have grabbed him

Must be nice to have competent directors

PJ says hi

 

[TwistingMyMelon]

"Get Musselman! Get Musselman! Get Musselman! Oh shit, wrong school.....rrrrrrgh! "

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

now we get to see him in the B10....great.

Some of the Gopherhole Intelligentsia will likely be thrilled, as they can at least see him in person now- maybe they’ll bless us with an Eric Musselman thread.

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Barreiro will be straight fire!

 

[Spaulding!No!]

Combo platter at this juncture and it is a distinction without a difference as well.

 

[howeda7]

So much for "he has a giant annuity at Arkansas and he and his wife LOVE it there! They will never leave" Oh well.

 

[MaxyJR1]

This type of hire is becoming more and more prevalent. Coach tells agent that they're going to get fired, so find them a soft-landing spot for my next 5 years, until they need to do it all over again.

47-42 SEC Record and finished 9th or worse 3 of 5 years.

 

[CPTMidnight]

One word: Coyle

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

One word: Coyle

Another: Fleck

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

This type of hire is becoming more and more prevalent. Coach tells agent that they're going to get fired, so find them a soft-landing spot for my next 5 years, until they need to do it all over again.

47-42 SEC Record and finished 9th or worse 3 of 5 years.

He may have peaked

 

[howeda7]

This type of hire is becoming more and more prevalent. Coach tells agent that they're going to get fired, so find them a soft-landing spot for my next 5 years, until they need to do it all over again.

47-42 SEC Record and finished 9th or worse 3 of 5 years.

If USC is the "soft landing" for going 47-42 that's pretty good. What's the soft landing for 15-44?

 

[Wet_Blanket_Guy]

If USC is the "soft landing" for going 47-42 that's pretty good. What's the soft landing for 15-44?

Somewhere in the California Penal league, strong teams

 

[DarthGopher]

If USC is the "soft landing" for going 47-42 that's pretty good. What's the soft landing for 15-44?

SUC?

 

[Gophers7633]

If USC is the "soft landing" for going 47-42 that's pretty good. What's the soft landing for 15-44?

USC...Upstate.

 

[PMWinSTP]

He may have peaked

At Nevada...This would have been his first year at Ark with pretty much all his own recruits, right?

 

[Bob_Loblaw]

If USC is the "soft landing" for going 47-42 that's pretty good. What's the soft landing for 15-44?

Holy Angels

 

[howeda7]

USC...Upstate.

Hmm. Not sure they have lower standards than Northern Illinois or Montana State....

 

[howeda7]

At Nevada...This would have been his first year at Ark with pretty much all his own recruits, right?

I think every recruit is your recruit each day now...

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

At Nevada...This would have been his first year at Ark with pretty much all his own recruits, right?

I think you’re right and his talent this year wasn’t the problem - IIRC, he had one of the highest ranked portal classes.

I was referring to Nevada.

 

[Gilthorp57]

So much for "he has a giant annuity at Arkansas and he and his wife LOVE it there! They will never leave" Oh well.

Well, SoCal vs Fayetteville, if they can pay cheddar to live in SoCal unfortunately so be it, sorry Howeda7

 

[PMWinSTP]

I think you’re right and his talent this year wasn’t the problem - IIRC, he had one of the highest ranked portal classes.

I was referring to Nevada.

His 2023 transfer class was top 10...overall top 15 says 247. OOF.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

His 2023 transfer class was top 10...overall top 15 says 247. OOF.

And Woof

 

[kix4kix]

This type of hire is becoming more and more prevalent. Coach tells agent that they're going to get fired, so find them a soft-landing spot for my next 5 years, until they need to do it all over again.

47-42 SEC Record and finished 9th or worse 3 of 5 years.

Would kill for that SEC record here right now, could take Ben 10 more years to get 47 BIG wins

 

[PMWinSTP]

And Woof

He can't be making much more $$, if at all, so his cost of living will change...in a sort of pimple on the ass kind of way...

 

[FinnGopher]

USC will be on probation by 2025.