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USC Trojans women's basketball

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American college basketball team
USC Trojans Women's Basketball
2025–26 USC Trojans women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Southern California
All-time record847–560 (.602)
Head coachLindsay Gottlieb (5th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationLos Angeles,California
ArenaGalen Center
(capacity: 10,258)
NicknameTrojans
Women of Troy
ColorsCardinal and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1983, 1984
Other NCAA tournament results
Runner-up1986
Final Four1983, 1984, 1986
Elite Eight1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2024, 2025
Sweet Sixteen1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2024, 2025
Appearances1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2023, 2024, 2025
AIAW tournament Final Four
1981
Other AIAW tournament results
Appearances1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
2014, 2024
Conference regular-season champions
Pac-12: 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1994
Big Ten: 2025

TheUSC Trojans women's basketball team, or the Women of Troy, is the collegiate women's basketball team that represents theUniversity of Southern California, in theBig Ten Conference. The team rose to prominence in 1976, at which time scholarships became available to female basketball players. They were the first Division I team to give these scholarships.

History

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The Women of Troy made their first appearance in the Final Four in the1981 AIAW Tournament. Following the successful 1982 season, in which USC reached the Elite Eight of the firstNCAA tournament, the Trojans went on to win national championships in 1983 and 1984. The 1983 championship team included three All-Americans, Paula McGee,Cheryl Miller, and Rhonda Windham. The 1983 team went 31–2 in the regular and post-season combined. The 1983 team bested their opponent, Louisiana Tech, by a mere 2 points. The final score was 69–67. The 1984 championship team went 29–4 in the regular and post season. The 1984 team facedUniversity of Tennessee. The victory this year came by a healthy eleven points. The final score was 72–61. USC made the National Championship again in 1986 but did not prevail. They lost toUniversity of Texas 97–81. They since have yet to appear in the National Championship.

In 1987 and 1994 the Trojans won thePac-10 Championship. The Trojans had begun their longest playoff drought in 1998, which was broken when the team made it to the playoff bracket in 2005. Not until 2011 did the Trojans make it to the postseason again. In 2006 USC opened the Galen Center, which was the new home of the Women of Troy. It can seat over 10,000 fans, and it was sold out in 2007 for a game between the Trojans and theUCLA Bruins. It was the first time in history that an NCAA women's basketball game was sold out. Every year since 1986, at least one member of the Trojans team has been honored in the Pac-10 awards. To date, eleven players who played for USC have won Olympic medals.[2]

Given USC's early and iconic development of women's basketball, the legacy was featured in an HBO documentary entitled "Women of Troy," which premiered on March 10, 2020.[3]

Notable players

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  • Michelle Campbell, played 1993–1997, then played for theWashington Mystics of theWNBA in 2000.[4]
  • Cynthia Cooper, played 1982–1986. Cooper helped lead the team to its only national championships (1983, 1984) and in 1988 won an Olympic gold medal with theU.S. national basketball team in Seoul. She also played with theHouston Comets in theWNBA, where the team won titles in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Signed as head coach atPrairie View A&M University in 2005, thenUNC Wilmington in 2010, followed by Texas Southern in 2012.[5] She became the USC head coach for the 2013–14 season.[6]
  • Jacki Gemelos, played 2009–2012. She played on various WNBA teams as well as theGreek women's national basketball team. She is currently an assistant coach for theNew York Liberty.
  • Lisa Leslie, played 1990–1994. She set many records in points and rebounds, and in 1994, she wasNational Player of the Year. She got a contract with theWNBA in 1997, becoming one of the new league's first players, where she joined the Los Angeles Sparks. In 2001, she was the firstWNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season. Lisa also led theLos Angeles Sparks to two back-to-backWNBA Championships (2001, 2002). Lisa won 4 Olympic gold medals and was the first woman in theWNBA to make a slam-dunk during an official game. In 2009 she retired and is now a team owner of theLos Angeles Sparks.[7][8]
  • Nicky McCrimmon, played 1992–1994, then for the Los Angeles Sparks in 2000, and Houston Comets in 2005.[4]
  • Pamela McGee, played 1980–1984. She was a part of the NCAA championship team and earned an Olympic Gold for the United States in 1984. She also played in the WNBA.
  • Dr. Paula McGee, played 1980–1984. She was a part of the NCAA championship team and is currently an academic and a public theologian.
  • Cheryl Miller, played 1982–1986. She led the Women of Troy to two National Championships (1983, 1984) and won theNCAA tournament MVP both years. She also coached for the Women of Troy for 2 seasons (1993–1995). In her 2 seasons she had a combined 44–14 record and went to theNCAA tournament both seasons, making a Regional Final once. She then went on to coach in theWNBA for thePhoenix Mercury (1997–2000). She was inducted to theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.[9][10]
  • Shay Murphy, played 2003–2007. She was a member of thePhoenix Mercury in 2014, when the squad won the WNBA championship.
  • Tina Thompson, played 1993–1997. Thompson led USC to theNCAA tournament 3 times (1994, 1995, 1997) and to one Elite 8 (1994). In 1994 she was named Freshmen of the Year in thePac-10 Conference and Freshmen All-America by Basketball Times. In 1997 she was the first overall draft pick in theWNBA by theHouston Comets, she became the first draftee in the history of theWNBA. She helped lead theComets to 4WNBA Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.[11] Thompson played for Houston Comets from 1997 to 2008, the Los Angeles Sparks from 2009 to 2011, and theSeattle Storm from 2012 to 2013.[12]
  • Adrian Williams, played 1995–1999, then for theMinnesota Lynx, 2006–2007.[4]
  • JuJu Watkins, a rising sophomore for the Women of Troy who currently holds the record for the most points scored by a first-year women's college basketball player. She was the number 1 recruit for the class of 2023 and picked up countless conference and national accolades during her first season.

Head coaches

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  • Linda Sharp (1977–1989) led the Women of Troy to 2NCAA National Women Championships, 3 final four appearances. She ended her record with the Women of Troy with a 271–99 and was inducted into theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
  • Marianne Stanley (1989–1993) led the Women of Troy to the NCAA tournament 3 years in a row and recruited future WNBA Stars Lisa Leslie, Tina Thompson and Nicky McCrimmon. She has been inducted into theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.
  • Cheryl Miller (1993–1995) coached only 2 seasons for the Women of Troy. In her 2 seasons she had a combined 44–14 record and went to theNCAA tournament both seasons, making a Regional Final once.Cheryl Miller is also a former player of the Women of Troy where she led the Women of Troy to two National Championships (1983, 1984) and won theNCAA tournament MVP both years. She then went on to coach in the WNBA for thePhoenix Mercury (1997–2000). She was inducted to theWomen's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.[9]
  • Fred Willams (1995–1997) was assistant coach prior to serving as head coach. He went to coach in the WNBA after his final season at USC.
  • Chris Gobrecht (1997–2004) played for the Women of Troy from 1974 to 1976.
  • Mark Trakh (2004–2009)[13] & (2017–2021) had two stints with the Women of Troy. His squads reached the NCAA tournament twice.[14]
  • Michael Cooper (2009–2013) resigned as head coach for the Women of Troy. Of his 4-season he ended with a record of 61–37 (.622).
  • Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (2013–2017) a former Women of Troy player, who helped lead the team to its only National Championships (1983, 1984) and in 1988 won an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. national basketball team in Seoul. She also played with theHouston Comets in theWNBA, where she led the team to a record four consecutive WNBA championships (1997–2000). She took the head coaching job for the USC Women of Troy for the 2013–2014 season and remained until 2017.[6][15]
  • Lindsay Gottlieb (2021–) joined the Women of Troy after two seasons with theCleveland Cavaliers as an assistant coach. Prior to her time in theNBA, Gottlieb was the head coach atCalifornia for 8 seasons, leading the team to 7 NCAA tournaments, including one final four appearance.

Arenas

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Roster

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2025–26 USC Trojans women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Vivian Iwuchukwu6ft 3in(1.91 m)SoMontverde AcademyImo State, NG
G3Londynn Jones5ft 4in(1.63 m)SrUCLARiverside, CA
G4Rian Forestier5ft 11in(1.8 m)SoLouis D. BrandeisSan Antonio, TX
F6Laura Williams6ft 1in(1.85 m)SoSt. Paul VI CatholicFairfax, VA
G7Yakiya Milton6ft 5in(1.96 m)JrJacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida
G8Gerda Raulusaityte6ft 3in(1.91 m)JrVilinusVarena, Lithuania
G9Jasmine Davidson6ft 1in(1.85 m)FrClackamasClackamas, OR
G10Malia Samuels5ft 6in(1.68 m)JrGarfieldSeattle, WA
G11Kennedy Smith6ft 1in(1.85 m)SoEtiwandaChino, CA
G12JuJu Watkins6ft 2in(1.88 m)JrSierra CanyonLos Angeles, CA
G13Dayana Mendes6ft 3in(1.91 m)SoInsep High SchoolParis, France
G24Brooklyn Shamblin5ft 8in(1.73 m)SoOaks Christian SchoolCarpinteria, CA
G25Kara Dunn5ft 11in(1.8 m)SrGeorgia TechDallas, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W)Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2023

Year by year results

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SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Marci Cantrell(Independent, WCAA, Pac-8)(1976–1977)
1976–77Marci Cantrell5–161–74th (WCAA)
Marci Cantrell:5–161–7
Linda Sharp(Independent, WCAA, Pac-10)(1977–1989)
1977–78Linda Sharp11–133–54th (WCAA)
1978–79Linda Sharp21–104–43rdWAIAW
1979–80Linda Sharp22–129–33rdAIAW First round
1980–81Linda Sharp26–89–31stAIAW Fourth Place4
1981–82Linda Sharp23–49–32ndNCAA Elite Eight6
1982–83Linda Sharp31–213–11stNCAA Champions1
1983–84Linda Sharp29–413–11stNCAA Champions5
1984–85Linda Sharp21–910–42ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen15
1985–86Linda Sharp31–58–01stNCAA Runner-up23
Pac-12 Conference
1986–87Linda Sharp22–815–31st (Pac-12)NCAA Sweet Sixteen1419
1987–88Linda Sharp22–815–32ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1315
1988–89Linda Sharp12–168–10T-4th
Linda Sharp:271–99116–40
Marianne Stanley(Pac-10)(1989–1993)
1989–90Marianne Stanley8–196–127th
1990–91Marianne Stanley18–1211–73rdNCAA Second round (Play-In)
1991–92Marianne Stanley23–814–42ndNCAA Elite Eight1223
1992–93Marianne Stanley22–714–42ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1415
Marianne Stanley:71–4645–27
Cheryl Miller(Pac-10)(1993–1995)
1993–94Cheryl Miller26–416–21stNCAA Elite Eight97
1994–95Cheryl Miller18–1010–85thNCAA First round
Cheryl Miller:44–1426–10
Fred Williams(Pac-10)(1995–1997)
1995–96Fred Williams13–148–10T-6th
1996–97Fred Williams20–913–53rdNCAA Second round
Fred Williams:33–2321–15
Chris Gobrecht(Pac-10)(1997–2004)
1997–98Chris Gobrecht12–157–116th
1998–99Chris Gobrecht7–203–15T-9th
1999–2000Chris Gobrecht16–1410–8T-5thWNIT Sixteen
2000–01Chris Gobrecht13–158–10T-6th
2001–02Chris Gobrecht16–1411–7T-4thWNIT Sixteen
2002–03Chris Gobrecht14–178–10T-5th
2003–04Chris Gobrecht15–1311–7T-3rd
Chris Gobrecht:93–10858–68
Mark Trakh(Pac-10)(2004–2009)
2004–05Mark Trakh20–1112–6T-2ndNCAA Second round22
2005–06Mark Trakh19–1211–74thNCAA Second round
2006–07Mark Trakh17–1310–85th
2007–08Mark Trakh17–1310–84th
2008–09Mark Trakh17–159–9T-4th
Mark Trakh:90–6452–38
Michael Cooper(Pac-10, Pac-12)(2009–2013)
2009–10Michael Cooper19–1212–63rd
2010–11Michael Cooper24–1310–84thWNIT Runner-up
2011–12Michael Cooper18–1212–63rd
2012–13Michael Cooper11–207–117th
Michael Cooper:72–5741–31
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke(Pac-12)(2013–2017)
2013–14Cynthia Cooper-Dyke22–1311–7T-4thNCAA First round
2014–15Cynthia Cooper-Dyke15–157–11T-7th
2015–16Cynthia Cooper-Dyke19–136–128th
2016–17Cynthia Cooper-Dyke14–165–139th
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke:70–5729–43
Mark Trakh(Pac-12)(2017–2021)
2017–18Mark Trakh19–109–97th
2018–19Mark Trakh17–137–11T-8th
2019–20Mark Trakh17–148–107thPostseason canceled due toCOVID-19; WNIT bid was expected
2020–21Mark Trakh11–128–108th
Mark Trakh:65–50 (155–114)32–40 (84–78)
Lindsay Gottlieb(Pac-12)(2021–2024)
2021–22Lindsay Gottlieb12–165–1210th
2022–23Lindsay Gottlieb21–1011–7T-4thNCAA First Round
2023–24Lindsay Gottlieb29–613–5T-2ndNCAA Elite Eight
Lindsay Gottlieb(Big Ten)(2024–present)
2024–25Lindsay Gottlieb31–416–11stNCAA Elite Eight
Lindsay Gottlieb:93–3645–25
Total:881–565

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I

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YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1982#1First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#8 Kent State
#4 Penn State
#2 Tennessee		W 99−55
W 73–70
L 90–91 (OT)
1983#1First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game		#8 NE Louisiana
#4 Arizona State
#2 Long Beach State
#2 Georgia
#1 Louisiana Tech		W 99−85
W 96–59
W 81–74
W 81–57
W 69–67
1984#1First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game		#8 BYU
#4 Montana
#2 Long Beach State
#1 Louisiana Tech
#3 Tennessee		W 97−72
W 76–51
W 90–74
W 62–57
W 72–61
1985#4First round
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Idaho
#1 Long Beach State		W 74−51
L 72–75
1986#1Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game		#8 Montana
#4 North Carolina
#2 Louisiana Tech
#4 Tennessee
#1 Texas		W 81−50
W 84–70
W 80–64
W 83–59
L 81–97
1987#3Second round
Sweet Sixteen		#6 Western Kentucky
#2 Ohio State		W 81−69
L 63–74
1988#4Second round
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Nebraska
#1 Iowa		W 100−82
L 67–79
1991#5First round
Second round		#12 Utah
#4 Long Beach State		W 63−52
L 58–83
1992#3Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#11 Montana
#2 Stephen F. Austin
#1 Stanford		W 71−59
W 61–57
L 62–82
1993#3Second round
Sweet Sixteen		#6 Nebraska
#2 Texas Tech		W 78−60
L 67–87
1994#2First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 Portland
#7 George Washington
#3 Virginia
#4 Louisiana Tech		W 77−62
W 76–72
W 85–66
L 66–75
1995#9First round#8 MemphisL 72–74
1997#6First round
Second round		#11 San Francisco
#3 Florida		W 68−55
L 78–92
2005#8First round
Second round		#9 Louisville
#1 Michigan State		W 65−49
L 59–61
2006#8First round
Second round		#9 South Florida
#1 Duke		W 67−65
L 51–85
2014#9First round#8 St. John'sL 68–71
2023#8First round#9 South Dakota StateL 57–62 OT
2024#1First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
#8 Kansas
#5 Baylor
#3 UConn		W 84−55
W 73−55
W 74−70
L 73–80
2025#1First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 UNC Greensboro
#9 Mississippi State
#5 Kansas State
#2 UConn		W 72−25
W 96−59
W 67−61
L 64−78

AIAW Division I

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The Trojans made two appearances in theAIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 2–3.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1980First roundSouth CarolinaL, 60–81
1981Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third-place game		Oregon
Cheyney State
Louisiana Tech
Old Dominion		W, 67–64
W, 67–58
L, 50–66
L, 65–68

Awards and achievements

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Retired numbers

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USC Trojans retired numbers
No.PlayerYear retired
11Paula McGee2012
14Tina Thompson2019
30Pamela McGee2012
31Cheryl Miller2006
33Lisa Leslie2006
44Cynthia Cooper2019

Career leaders

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RankPoints3-pt FGsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocks
1.3,018 - Cheryl Miller
1982–86		292 - Ashley Corral
2009–12		1,534 - Cheryl Miller
1982–86		735 - Rhonda Windham
1983–87		462 - Cheryl Miller
1982–86		321 - Lisa Leslie
1990–94
2.2,474 - Cherie Nelson
1986–88		213 - Courtney Jaco
2014–17		1,255 -Pam McGee
1981-84		473 -Thera Smith
1979–82		309 - Tammy Story
1998-2002		320 - Cheryl Miller
1982–86
3.2,414 - Lisa Leslie
1990–94		183 - Brynn Cameron
2004–09		1,232 - Cherie Nelson
1986-89		466 -Camille Lenoir
2004–09		256 - Cynthia Cooper
1982-86		190 - Paula McGee
1981-84
4.2,346 - Paula McGee
1981-84		181 - Eshaya Murphy
2004–07		1,214 - Lisa Leslie
1990–94		466 - Ashley Corral
2009-12		249 - Ebony Hoffman
2001–04		168 -Briana Gilbreath
2009-12
5.2,248 -Tina Thompson
1993-97		177 - Aliyah Mazyck
2015–2019		1,168 - Tina Thompson
1993-97		450 - Minyon Moore
2016–19		248 - Paula McGee
1981–84		162 - Michelle Campbell
1993-97
6.2,214 - Pam McGee
1981–84		154 - Camille Lenoir
2004–09		1,155 - Paula McGee
1981–84		422 - Tammy Story
1989–92		241 -Briana Gilbreath
2009-–12		139 - Chloe Kerr
2004-07
7.1,832 - Cassie Harberts
2011–14		138 - Ariya Crook
2012–14		1,003 - Ebony Hoffman
2001–04		417 - Jamie Hagiya
2004–07		234 -Eshaya Murphy
2004–07		122 - Ebony Hoffman
2001-04
8.1,797- Kathy Hammond
1978-81		132 - Jamie Hagiya
2004–07		925- Cassie Harberts
2011–14		414 - Cheryl Miller
1982–86		228 - Lisa Leslie
1990-94		119 -Pam McGee
1982-84
9.1,687 - Ebony Hoffman
2001–04		118- Heather Oliver
2007-10		917- Kristen Simon
2014-18		395 - Brianna Barrett
2013-16		221-Minyon Moore
2016-19		110 - Nadia Parker
2006-09
10.1,608 -Briana Gilbreath
2009–12		110 - Tammy Story
1989-92		813 -Briana Gilbreath
2009–12		381 - Cynthia Cooper
1982-86		218-Karon Howell
1986-89		109 - Cherie Nelson
1986-99

References

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