When Eric Musselman and his staff carefully pieced together this USC team through the transfer portal last spring, the lineup announced Tuesday night ahead of the Trojans’ 88-71 win over Maryland was probably not what they had in mind.
Ryan Cornish, the Dartmouth transfer starting at one guard spot, didn’t scratch the rotation until December. Kam Woods, the other starting guard, wasn’t even enrolled at USC until late last month. And in the middle, 7-foot-5 center Gabe Dynes had been playing a mere seven minutes a night just a few games prior.