2012-13 usc women's basketball virtual guide

2012-13 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WE PLAYFOR THE LEGACY

#00 Christina Marinacci

#1 Jordan Adams

#2 Deanna Calhoun

#3 Desireé Bradley

#4 Franceska Régnier

#5 Rachel Totten

#10 Kate Oliver

#11 Cassie Harberts

#13 Malia Cravens

Daron ParkMichael Cooper


#43 Thaddesia Southall

Evan UnrauTai DillardDaron Park

#35 Dominique Scott

#32 Kiki Alofaituli

#23 Brianna Barrett

#22 Destinie Gibbs

#21 Alexyz Vaioletama

#14 Ariya Crook



2012-13 ROSTERNumericalNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School00 Christina Marinacci F 6-1 Sr. 3V Santa Ana, Calif. Foothill HS1 Jordan Adams G 6-1 Fr. HS Irvine, Calif. Mater Dei HS2 Deanna Calhoun F 6-3 Fr.* RS Albany, Calif. Albany HS3 Desireé Bradley G/F 6-1 Jr. 2V Oklahoma City, Okla. Carl Albert HS4 Franceska Régnier G 5-8 Fr. HS New York, N.Y. Urban Assembly Media HS5 Rachel Totten G 5-7 So. HS Los Angeles, Calif. LACES10 Kate Oliver F 6-4 Jr.* RS Beaumont Hills, Australia Lake Ginninderra Coll./Marist11 Cassie Harberts F 6-2 Jr. 2V San Clemente, Calif. San Clemente HS13 Malia Cravens G 5-9 So. TR Los Angeles, Calif. Temecula Valley HS/Hawai’i 14 Ariya Crook G 5-7 So. HS Los Angeles, Calif. Long Beach Poly21 Alexyz Vaioletama F 6-1 So. HS Fountain Valley, Calif. Mater Dei HS22 Destinie Gibbs G 5-11 Fr. HS Oxford, Ga. McEachern HS23 Brianna Barrett G 5-7 Fr. HS Winnetka, Calif. Oaks Christian HS32 Kiki Alofaituli G 6-1 So. HS Tustin, Calif. Mater Dei HS35 Dominique Scott F 6-0 Sr. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. Palisades HS/Pasadena CC43 Thaddesia Southall F 6-4 So.* 1V Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Poly

AlphabeticalNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Previous School1 Jordan Adams G 6-1 Fr. HS Irvine, Calif. Mater Dei HS32 Kiki Alofaituli G 6-1 So. HS Tustin, Calif. Mater Dei HS23 Brianna Barrett G 5-7 Fr. HS Winnetka, Calif. Oaks Christian HS3 Desireé Bradley G/F 6-1 Jr. 2V Oklahoma City, Okla. Carl Albert HS2 Deanna Calhoun F 6-3 Fr.* RS Albany, Calif. Albany HS13 Malia Cravens G 5-9 So. TR Los Angeles, Calif. Temecula Valley HS/Hawai’i 14 Ariya Crook G 5-7 So. HS Los Angeles, Calif. Long Beach Poly22 Destinie Gibbs G 5-11 Fr. HS Oxford, Ga. McEachern HS11 Cassie Harberts F 6-2 Jr. 2V San Clemente, Calif. San Clemente HS00 Christina Marinacci F 6-1 Sr. 3V Santa Ana, Calif. Foothill HS10 Kate Oliver F 6-4 Jr.* RS Beaumont Hills, Australia Lake Ginninderra Coll./Marist4 Franceska Régnier G 5-8 Fr. HS New York, N.Y. Urban Assembly Media HS35 Dominique Scott F 6-0 Sr. 1V Los Angeles, Calif. Palisades HS/Pasadena CC43 Thaddesia Southall F 6-4 So.* 1V Long Beach, Calif. Long Beach Poly5 Rachel Totten G 5-7 So. HS Los Angeles, Calif. LACES21 Alexyz Vaioletama F 6-1 So. HS Fountain Valley, Calif. Mater Dei HS* utilized redshirt season^ will redshirt 2012-13 season

Head Coach: Michael COOPER (4th season), New Mexico 1978Associate Head Coach: Daron PARK (1st season), Montana State 1994Assistant Coaches: Tai DILLARD (1st season), Texas 2003 Evan UNRAU (1st season), Missouri 2004


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UNIvERSItY INfORmAtIONLocation: ...................................................Los Angeles, Calif.Founded: ...........................................................................1880Enrollment: ................................................................. 33,000President: .........................................................C.L. Max NikiasAthletic Director: .......................................................Pat HadenSenior Women’s Administrator: ...........................Donna HeinelNational Affiliation:........................................... NCAA Division IConference:................................................................... Pac-12Nickname: ..........................................Trojans / Women of TroyFight Song: ................................................................“Fight On”Colors: ..........................................................Cardinal and GoldHome Court: ....................................................... Galen CenterCapacity: ........................................................................10,258Press Row: ......................................................... 213-740-3900

BASKEtBALL StAffHead Coach: ....................................................Michael CooperAlma Mater: .................................................. New Mexico 1978Current Season at USC: ................................................ FourthRecord at USC: ................................................... 61-37 (.622)Pac-12 Record at USC:......................................... 34-20 (.630)Current Overall Season:................................................. FourthOverall Record: ............................................................... SameOverall Conf. Record:...................................................... SameAssociate Head Coach:...........................................Daron ParkAssistants: .................................................................Tai Dillard ...............................................................................Evan UnrauDir. of Operations: ...............................................Alex DelanianVideo Coordinator: ............................................Michelle GrecoWBB Office Phone: ......................................... (213) 740-7204 ..................................................................... (866) USC-WBB1Athletic Trainer: .............................................Rachel SchlachetTraining Room Phone: ..................................... (213) 740-5845

SPORtS INfORmAtIONWomen’s Basketball SID: .....................................Darcy CouchOffice Phone: ................................................. (213) 740-3808Office Fax: ........................................................ (213) 740-7584Cell Phone:....................................................... (213) 725-3447E-Mail: ...........................................................dcouch@usc.eduUSC Ticket Office: .........................................(213) 740-GO SCWebsite: ...................................................www.usctrojans.com

BASKEtBALL HIStORYFirst Season of Basketball: ..........................................1976-77All-Time Record: ............................................... 668-407 (.621)Conference Record: .......................................... 353-225 (.611)National Championships: .........................................2 (’83, ’84)Conference Championships: .............. 6 (’81, ’83, ’84, ’86, ’87, ’94)NCAA Appearances (record): ................................... 15 (29-13)AIAW Appearances (record): ......................................... 2 (2-4)WNIT Appearances (record): ......................................... 3 (7-3)Postseason Record: .............................................. 38-21 (.644)

2011-12 Record: ............................................18-12 / 12-6 (3rd)Home Record: ......................................................................9-4Away Record: .......................................................................8-7Neutral Record: ....................................................................1-1Longest Win Streak: ............................................... 6 (2/11-3/3)Longest Losing Streak: .....................................3 (11/18-11/25)Current Streak: ................................................................ 1 loss

2012-13 tEAm INfORmAtIONStarters Returning / Lost: ...................................................2 / 3Letterwinners Returning / Lost: ..........................................7 / 4Newcomers: ............................................................................9

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WATCH USPLAY Day Date Opponent Site timeSunday Nov. 4 CSU monterey Bay (Exhibition) Galen Center 2 p.m.Sunday Nov. 11 Gonzaga Galen Center 2 p.m.Sunday Nov. 18 Pepperdine Galen Center 2 p.m.Wednesday Nov. 21 Arkansas State Galen Center 7 p.m.friday Nov. 23 Nebraska (Pac-12 Nat’l) Galen Center 2 p.m.Tuesday Nov. 27 at UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, Calif. 7 p.m.Friday Nov. 30 at San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 7 p.m.Wednesday Dec. 5 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. 7 p.m.Saturday Dec. 15 texas A&m Galen Center 12 p.m.Women of Troy Classic friday Dec. 21 USC vs. UC Davis Galen Center 5 p.m. Dukevs.CSUBakersfield GalenCenter 7:30p.m.Saturday Dec. 22 USC vs. Duke (Pac-12 Nat’l) Galen Center 12 p.m. UCDavisvs.CSUBakersfield GalenCenter 2:30p.m.Saturday Dec 29 vanderbilt Galen Center 2 p.m.Friday Jan. 4 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. 7 p.m.Sunday Jan. 6 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. 1 p.m.friday Jan. 11 Washington* Galen Center 6 p.m.Sunday Jan. 13 Washington State* Galen Center 2 p.m.Thursday Jan. 17 at California* (Pac-12 Nat’l) Berkeley, Calif. 6 p.m.Sunday Jan. 20 at Stanford* (Pac-12 Nat’l) Palo Alto, Calif. 4 p.m.friday Jan. 25 Arizona State* Galen Center 7 p.m.Sunday Jan. 27 Arizona* Galen Center 2 p.m.friday feb. 1 Utah* Galen Center 7 p.m.Sunday feb. 3 Colorado* (Pac-12 Reg.) Galen Center 10 a.m.Friday Feb. 8 at Washington State* Pullman, Wash. 6 p.m.Sunday Feb. 10 at Washington* Seattle, Wash. 1 p.m.friday feb. 15 Stanford* (Pac-12 Nat’l) Galen Center 8 p.m.Sunday feb. 17 California* (Pac-12 Nat’l) Galen Center 2 p.m.tuesday feb. 19 UCLA* (Pac-12 Nat’l) Galen Center 8 p.m.Sunday Feb. 24 UCLA* (Pac-12 Reg.) Westwood, Calif. 2 p.m.Friday March 1 at Arizona* (Pac-12 Nat’l) Tucson, Ariz. 7 p.m.Sunday March 3 at Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. 12 p.m.Pac-12 TournamentWed.-Sat. March 7-10 Pac-12 Tournament Seattle, Wash.NCAA TournamentSat.-Tues. Mar. 23-26 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBDSat.-Tues. Mar. 30-Apr. 2 NCAA Regionals TBDSun. & Tues. Apr. 7 & 9 NCAA Women’s Final Four New Orleans, La.Home games indicated in bold All game times Pacific* — Pac-12 Conference game (P12) — televised on Pac-12 Networks (ESPN) — televised on ESPN


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MICHAEL COOPERHead Coach • 4th Season • New Mexico 1978

Michael Cooper has starred on the court as a legendary player and on the sidelines as a highly successful coach, as he now enters his fourth season as the head coach of the USC women’s basketball pro-gram. His career collegiate coaching record stands at 61-37 (.622) overall after his first three seasons at Troy.

Cooper took over the USC program in 2009 after finishing his eighth season as head coach of the Los Angeles Sparks, where he guided the WNBA team to five Western Conference championships. Coo-per replaced Mark Trakh, who resigned as head coach after five seasons at USC. In 2009, Cooper became the eighth head coach for the Women of Troy since 1976.

“I’m very honored to have this opportu-nity to coach at a great university with such a rich tradition in women’s basketball,” Coo-per said upon his hiring. “My philosophy has always been about winning champion-ships, and at USC we want to do that as well as graduate our players and make sure they enjoy their basketball experience. I’m look-ing forward to working in a collegiate atmo-sphere and all that comes with it.”

In Cooper’s first season at USC, the Tro-jans turned heads with several wins over ranked teams, finishing third in the Pac-10 and holding a 19-12 overall record. With Cooper’s guidance, the Women of Troy set several new program records in that 2009-10 season, posting USC’s best-ever free-throw percentage (.725) while tallying the fewest turnovers (462) and fewest fouls (484) committed in Trojan history.

In his second season, Cooper guided the Trojans through a successful postseason that saw USC make a run to the WNIT title

match. The 2011 Women of Troy finished the year with a 24-13 overall record after a 10-8 mark in Pac-10 play. The 24 wins was the most by a USC team since 1993-94, and USC’s 18 road games in the season the Tro-jans set another program record.

Last year’s Trojans played a grueling non-conference schedule, finishing 18-12 overall and placing third in the Pac-12 at 12-6 be-fore coming up short of a 2012 postseason bid.

Cooper came to USC after spending eight seasons (2000-04, 2007-09) as the head coach of the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks. With the Sparks, Cooper compiled a 178-88 (.669) regular-season record, plus 26-16 (.619) in the postseason. He won five Western Conference titles and guided the Sparks into the WNBA playoffs seven times, winning the WNBA Championship in 2001 and 2002 (and finishing as runner-up in 2003). He was the 2000 WNBA Coach of the Year in his debut season.

Cooper served as a special assistant to Lakers general manager Jerry West for three years before joining the Lakers coach-ing staff for four seasons (1994-1997). He returned to the NBA in 2005 as an assistant with the Denver Nuggets, including a stint as interim head coach. He then became the head coach of the NBA Development League’s Albuquerque Thunderbirds for

two seasons (2006-07), winning the NBA D-League Championship in 2006 and posting a 50-48 (.510) regular-season record.

Cooper had a 12-year (1979-90) playing career with the “Showtime” Lakers and was a member of five NBA Championship teams (1980-82-85-87-88). Known for his defen-sive prowess, he made the NBA All-Defen-sive Team eight times and was the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year in 1987. He fin-ished ranked in the Lakers’ Top 10 in 3-point field goals (428), games played (873), min-utes played (23,635), steals (1,033), blocked shots (523), assists (3,666), defensive re-bounds (2,028) and free-throw percentage (.833). He played professionally in Italy in 1991 with Pallacanestro Virtus Roma.

He attended Pasadena (Calif.) High and then Pasadena City College before starring at New Mexico, where he made the All-Western Athletic Conference first team as a senior in 1978. He was selected to the Lobo Hall of Honor in 1992.

Active in the community, he was pre-sented with the J. Walter Kennedy Citizen-ship Award in 1986 by the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association and the Commitment to Excellence Award during the 2007 Los Angeles Sports Fans Choice Awards.

Born April 15, 1956, Cooper has four children: Michael II, 30, Simone, 26, Miles, 21, and Nils, 6.


THE COOPER FILEFourth season at USC

• • •HEAD COACH

• 3 seasons at USC (61-37 overall)• 8 seasons with L.A. Sparks (WNBA)

178-88 (.669) regular-season record• 7 WNBA playoff appearances • 5 Western Conference Titles

• 2 WNBA Championships (2001 & 2002)

• 2000 WNBA Coach of the Year• 2 seasons with Albuquerque Thunder-

birds (NBA Development League)• • •

ASSISTANT COACH• 4 seasons with L.A. Lakers (NBA)

• 1 season with Denver Nuggets (NBA)• • •

PLAYER• 12 years with L.A. Lakers (NBA)

• 5 National Championships• 1987 NCAA Defensive Player of the Year

• 8-time NBA All-Defensive Team



DARON PARKAssociate Head Coach • 1st Season • Montana St. 1994

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Daron Park enters his first season at USC as associate head coach for the Women of Troy. Park served in the same role at California for the 2011-12 season before coming to USC. He has spent eight seasons coaching at the Division I level, appearing in seven NCAA tourna-ments -- including three trips to the Elite Eight -- with one WNIT bid. During that time, Park’s teams have posted 208-56 record.

“In going through the process of looking to revamp a coaching staff, you always want to get the best, and coach Park is a very solid coach,” USC head coach Michael Cooper says of Park. “He knows his Xs and 0s. He was at Maryland for some great NCAA runs, and he was at La Tech with Teresa Weatherspoon to build that program. With him there, they pushed into NCAA tournament play, and in his last year at Cal he helped that program get to the tournament.

“We’re very honored and happy that he has joined out staff. He gives us a great quality of depth as far as experience, and that will help take our program to the next level. We’re ready to be a consistent 20-win program and get to the tournament where the Women of Troy belong. Coach Park’s on-court knowledge as far as player development will also help our players get to the next level. “

Prior to coaching the Golden Bears to a 2012 NCAA Tournament appearance, Park served as an associate head coach at Louisiana Tech where his primary duties were directing the post players, serving as recruiting coordinator and overseeing the operating budget, in addi-tion to game preparations. Park arrived at La Tech after serving as an assistant head coach at Maryland.

In 2007-08, Park served as interim head coach in Maryland’s run to the 2008 Elite Eight. The following year, the Terps won the ACC regular season and tournament titles, and again reached the Elite Eight. In his two seasons at Maryland, Park was instrumental in guiding the team to two Top-5 national rankings, two No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and 64 victories.

From 2004-07, Park was the assistant coach at Utah, which won 72 games and two Mountain West Conference championships while appearing twice in the NCAA tournament during Park’s time with the Utes.

Park launched his college coaching career in 1999 as an assistant at NAIA Westminster College. He then went on to serve as the head coach for the Griffins from 2000-04. Originally from Great Falls, Montana, Park received his bachelor’s degree in Health Enhancement from Montana State in 1994.

Park has two children with his wife Laura; one daughter, Rylee, and one son, Dillon.

@daronpark

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TAI DILLARDAssistant Coach • 1st Season • Texas 2003

Tai Dillard enters her first season as an assistant coach at USC. Prior to joining the Women of Troy, Dillard spent five seasons as an as-sistant at UTSA, where she focused on recruiting, working with the guards, scouting and organizing summer camps. During Dillard’s time at UTSA the program made back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2008 and 2009 after winning Southland Tournament Champion-ships. The Roadrunners also won the Southland regular-season title in 2009.

“As a collegiate player and a pro, Tai is a coach who knows the ins and outs of the guard position and really adds quality and depth to our coaching staff,” USC head coach Michael Cooper says of Dillard. “She’s a great recruiter, and most importantly will add to our player development at the guard position because of her knowledge and experience.”

While at UTSA, Dillard saw 11 of her players earn All-Southland postseason awards. Her work with Monica Gibbs helped launch Gibbs to the UTSA’s all-time assists and rebounding leader, a three-time all-conference performer, the Southland Player of the Year and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2009.

Dillard’s coaching career began at the high school level where she served as a head cross country coach and assistant basketball and track & field coach at Sam Houston High School.

A four-year letterwinner at Texas, Dillard has a remarkable amount of collegiate and professional playing experience. While at Texas from 1999-2003, she helped the team to a 92-42 record and four straight NCAA appearances, including a Final Four trip in her senior year. As a senior, Dillard started 34 games and helped the Longhorns to an overall record of 29-6. She was a two-time Big 12 All-Academic honoree.

As a pro, Dillard played for the WNBA’s San Antonio Silver Stars from 2003-05, appearing in 57 games. She briefly played in the National Women’s Basketball League for the Houston Stealth in 2004 and gained more experience overseas while playing in the Israeli Premier Basketball League for the Macabbi Tel Kabir from 2004-05.

Dillard received her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology in 2003 and is currently pursuing her masters in education administration.

@USC_CoachTai



EVAN UNRAUAssistant Coach • 1st Season • Missouri 2004

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Evan Unrau enters her first season as an assistant coach on the USC staff. Prior to joining the Women of Troy, Unrau was an assistant at Santa Clara, where she handled the post players and recruiting from 2009-12. Unrau was an assistant at UC Santa Barbara for the 2008-09 season, helping the Gauchos to a 22-10 overall record, a Big West Tournament title and a berth to the 2009 NCAA Tournament. Unrau also served as video coordinator at Stanford during the Cardinal’s run to the 2008 NCAA title game.

“In spending time with the Stanford program and gaining coaching experience at UC Santa Barbara and also at Santa Clara, Evan knows how to win, and she knows player development especially with coaching big players,” Cooper said of Unrau. “The knowledge she brings, and her recruiting skills are well known.”

As a player, Unrau was a four-year letter winner at Missouri and finished her career as the program’s No. 3 all-time rebounder. She earned All-American Honorable Mention after helping her team to their ninth NCAA Tournament appearance during her senior season. She also represented the United States at the 2003 World University Games in South Korea as the captain of the Big 12 All-Star team. Unrau was drafted in the third round of the 2004 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics and played abroad in Luxembourg in 2006-07.

A native of Fort Collins, Colo., Unrau graduated from Missouri in 2004 with a degree in psychology and completed a masters in health education and promotion from UM in 2006.

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Alex Delanian enters his third season as director of operations for USC women’s basketball after spend-ing the previous two years as the team’s video coordinator.

While still supervising video breakdown responsibilities for the Women of Troy, he also oversees team travel, equipment, academic monitoring and community service projects. In addition, Delanian serves a large role in planning for the annual “Coop Camps,” and will organize the team’s practice squad.

Delanian earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from USC, graduating with a B.A. in print journal-ism in 2007 and an M.C.M. in communication management in 2010.

As an undergraduate, Delanian was a a member of the team’s male practice squad, working closely with the team’s post players, including Chloé Kerr and Nadia Parker. He was born on December 19, 1985

at USC Medical Center.

Michelle Greco enters her first season as video coordinator at USC. A two-time All-Pac-12 first-team honoree as a player at UCLA, Greco went on to play a season in the WNBA and also spent several years playing professionally in Europe before returning to the United States and joining the Trojan staff.

Greco’s pro career began in Israel, playing in 2003 for Macabbi Ra’anana. In 2004, she played in Greece for Apollen Ptolemaida, earning a spot on the Greek League All-Star Team. She would return to the U.S. for a season with the Seattle Storm, winning the 2004 WNBA Championship, and then went on to play seven seasons in Italy. As a member of Cras Basket, in Taranto, Italy, Greco won three Italian League Champion-ships and three Italian Super Cup titles.

A 2003 graduate of UCLA, Greco received bachelor of arts degrees in history and political science, with an emphasis in comparative poli-tics. She went to high school at Crescenta Valley High, where she also directed the Michelle Greco Girls Basketball Camp from 1998-2008.

Greco currently lives in Santa Monica, Calif., and is pursuing a masters in teaching at USC.

Director of Operations ALEX DELANIAN

Video Coordinator MICHELLE GRECO

Strength & Conditioning Coach SHAUN BROWN

Director of Compliance JOYCE BELL

Athletic Trainer RACHEL

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Team Manager GREGG HILLARD

Administrative Assistant EBONY HALL

Team Manager MILES

COOPERTeam Manager

JOFFER MOLINA

Sports Information Director

DARCY COUCH

Senior Woman Administrator DONNA HEINEL

Team Manager CAMERON SELMER

Team Manager NICOLE

MARQUEZTeam Manager

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Academic Advisor HEATHER

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6-1 • Senior • Forward • Santa Ana, Calif./ Foothill HS#00THIS SEASONChristina Marinacci enters her senior season at USC as a full-blown power on the boards with a fiesty ability to shine for the Women of Troy.

2011-12 JUNIOR SEASONMarinacci was USC’s fourth leading scorer and top re-bounder and had three double-doubles as a junior... Appeared in 29 games and started 26... Scored in double figures in nine games and had double-digit re-bounds in eight... Set a new career high with 23 points vs. Cal on Dec. 31... Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Men-tion and Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention... Also selected Pac-12 Player of the Week on March 5 after scoring 37 points and tallying 18 rebounds in a winning road trip through Washington... Registered double-doubles in wins at UCLA, vs. ASU and at Wash-ington... Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Men-

tion... Led team in rebounds (7.4 rpg) and steals (1.5 spg)... Averaged 8.9 points and 0.7 blocks per game.

2010-11 SOPHOMORE SEASONMarinacci opened the year with back-to-back 10-rebound outings, including her first of two double-doubles on the year with 16 points and 10 rebounds in USC’s opener vs. Gonzaga... Appeared in all 37 games, starting 19... Was the team’s fifth leading scorer with 8.2 points per game and second leading rebounder with 6.8 boards per game... Also averaged 1.2 as-sists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks... Set new career highs with 17 points vs. Arizona and 18 re-bounds vs. Quinnipiac... Ranked sixth in the conference in offensive rebounds per game (2.8 pg) and 10th in total rebounds (6.8 rpg)... Named to Vanderbilt Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team after totalling 26 points and 26 reounds in the tourney.

2009-10 FRESHMAN SEASONMarinacci earned herself a starting role for the Trojans as a true freshman... Appeared in all 31 games with starts in seven of the last eight USC games... Led team in offensive re-bounds with 2.3 per game... Received Pac-10 All-Freshman Honorable Mention... Averaged 5.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.6 blocks and 0.9 steals per game... Set her career high with 13 points at Oregon on Feb. 25 and eight rebounds vs. Oregon on March 12... Had a career-high three blocks vs. OSU and grabbed three steals vs. Washington... Scored in double figures in three games.

HIGH SCHOOLA 2009 McDonald’s All-American, Marinacci hails from Foothill High in Santa Ana, Calif.... Nationally ranked No. 35 as a recruit by Hoop-Gurlz and 29th according to Scout.com... A two-time league MVP and three-time league champion... Named Cal-Hi Sports State Freshman and Sophomore of the Year... Twice selected to OC Register First Team All-County and earned 2006 and 2007 All-CIF First Team honors.... In 2008, she was a member of the LA Times All-Star Team... Was the 2006 OC Register Freshman of the Year and named to all-county second team... Had 43 points, 17 rebounds, five steals and four blocks to help Foothill win the 2009 CIF Division III championship game... Also played four years of varsity volleyball, earning three first-team all-league selections... Named 2006 Tustin News Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time all-city player... Played club basketball for NJB Stars and Cal Swish... An honor student.

PERSONALChristina Elizabeth Marinacci was born Aug. 26, 1991 in Fountain Valley, Calif.... The daughter of Mike and Toni... Has one brother, James... Lists playing in the McDonald’s All-American Game as her most thrilling sports moment... Enjoys going to the beach, reading and spending time with friends and family in her free time... Lists Candice Parker as her biggest sports hero... Would like to one day travel to Italy, the Bahamas and New York... Majoring in communications, she hopes to become a sports broadcaster.

mARINACCI’S Career StatisticsYear GP-GS mINS fG-fGA fG% 3fG-3fGA 3fG% ft-ftA ft% OR DR REB AvG Pf-D ASt tO BLK StL PtS AvG2009-10 31-7 578 61-183 .333 8-29 .276 54-82 .659 70 50 120 3.9 51-1 19 43 20 28 184 5.92010-11 37-19 924 93-262 .355 9-34 .265 108-152 .711 102 151 253 6.8 82-1 46 54 18 30 303 8.22011-12 29-26 816 98-246 .398 9-19 .474 54-83 .651 100 115 215 7.4 69-1 30 37 21 43 259 8.9Totals 97-52 2319 252-691 .365 26-82 .317 216-317 .681 272 316 588 6.1 202-3 95 134 59 101 746 7.7Career averages: 7.7 pts per game 1.0 asts per game 1.0 steals per game 6.1 rebs per game 23.9 mins per game

CHRISTINA’S CAREER HIGHSPoints 23 vs. Cal, 12/31/11

Rebounds 18 vs. Quinnipiac, 11/28/10

Assists 4 twice • last vs. Oregon St. 1/21/12

Steals 4 at Washington, 3/1/12

Blocks 3 twice • last at Texas A&M, 12/18/11

FG Made 9 vs. Cal, 12/31/11

FG Att. 18 at Washington, 3/1/12

FG Pct. .714 (5-7) at Oregon, 2/25/10

3FG Made 2 twice • last vs.

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3FG Att. 3 7 times, last vs. WSU, 3/9/11

3FG Pct. 1.000 (2-2) twice • last vs. Long Beach State

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FT Made 9 vs. Quinnipiac, 11/28/10

FT Att. 13 vs. Quinnipiac, 11/28/10

FT Pct. 1.000 (6-6) at BYU, 3/23/11

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6-0 • Senior • Forward • Los Angeles, Calif./ Palisades HS/Pasadena CC

#35THIS SEASONDominique Scott enters her second season at USC.

2011-12 JUNIOR SEASONScott was a spring addition to the Trojan roster... Ap-peared in 16 games... First career stats at USC came with three points and three rebounds at Arizona on Jan. 7... Averaged 0.7 points and 0.7 rebounds with one steal.

AT PCCScott earned first team all-conference and all-state honors while playing at Pasadena City College... Also named conference MVP in 2011... Averaged 14.0 points, 10.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in her sopho-more season... As a freshman, averaged 14.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks... Named MVP of the San Jose City Jaguar Classic and to the All-Rose County

Classic Tournament Team.

HIGH SCHOOLScott was a two-time all-city first team selection at Palisades Charter High in Pacific Pali-sades, Calif.... Was named league MVP as a senior... Averaged 17.8 points and 11.9 rebounds as a senior... Had two 30-point games and four 20-rebound games... As a junior, averaged 14.3 points and 13.5 boards per game... Graduated in June 2009.

PERSONALDominique Alexis Scott was born Nov. 21, 1991 in Los Angeles... The daughter of DeAudre Cole and Jonathan Scott... Has one brother, Andre... Enjoys cooking and spending time with her family in her free time... Lists Kobe Bryant as her biggest sports hero... Hopes to one day travel to Paris... Would like to play basketball overseas after graduation... Majoring in sociology.

SCOtt’S Career StatisticsYear GP-GS mINS fG-fGA fG% 3fG-3fGA 3fG% ft-ftA ft% OR DR REB AvG Pf-D ASt tO BLK StL PtS AvG2011-12 16-0 70 4-14 .286 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 5 6 11 0.7 15-0 0 4 0 1 11 0.7Career averages: 0.7 pts per game 0.0 asts per game 0.1 steals per game 0.7 rebs per game 4.4 mins per game

DOMINIQUE’S CAREER HIGHSPoints 3 at Arizona, 1/7/12

Rebounds 3 at Arizona, 1/7/12

Steals 1 at Stanford, 2/9/12

FG Made 1 3 times • last at Cal, 2/11/12

FG Att. 3 vs WSU, 2/2/12

FG Pct. 1.000 (1-1) twice • last at Cal, 2/11/12

FT Made 3 at Arizona, 1/7/12

FT Att. 4 at Arizona, 1/7/12

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6-1 • Junior • Guard • Oklahoma City, Okla./Carl Albert HS#3THIS SEASONDesireé Bradley enters her third season at USC as a pe-rimeter threat with versatility to her game.

2011-12 SOPHOMORE SEASONBradley played in 26 games as a sophomore... Averaged 3.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game... Hit 21 threes, going .375 from beyond the arc... Set career highs with 10 points and five rebounds vs. Washington on Feb. 5... Also added nine assists, three steals and one block.

2010-11 FRESHMAN SEASONBradley played in 27 games as a freshman... Averaged 1.6 points and 0.6 rebounds per game... Topped out with six points on 3-pointers in games vs. Arizona and WSU and had three rebounds at WSU... Hit 11 threes in the season and had seven steals and six assists.

HIGH SCHOOLBradley was ranked as the No. 35 recruit and No. 8 small forward in the nation out of Carl Albert High in Oklahoma City, Okla.... Was a nominee for McDonald’s All-America honors... A two-time all-conference first team selection... Also an All-State honoree... Team was the state runner-up in 2009... Named to all-tournament first team... Played club for KC Select.

PERSONALDesireé Lynnaé Bradley was born Jan. 29, 1992 in Oklahoma City, Okla.... The daughter of James and Cassandra... Has two sisters, Rayesha and DeLese... Enjoys singing in her free time... Lists Michael Jordan as her biggest sports hero... Would like to travel the world... Has been involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes... Has not yet decided on a major.

BRADLEY’S Career StatisticsYear GP-GS mINS fG-fGA fG% 3fG-3fGA 3fG% ft-ftA ft% OR DR REB AvG Pf-D ASt tO BLK StL PtS AvG2010-11 27-0 137 15-46 .326 11-34 .324 2-6 .333 6 10 16 0.6 16 -0 6 11 3 7 43 1.62011-12 26-0 254 32-76 .421 21-56 .375 7-9 .778 13 22 35 1.3 34-0 9 13 1 3 92 3.5TOTALS 53-0 391 47-122 .385 32-90 .356 9-15 .600 19 32 51 1.0 50-0 15 24 4 10 135 2.5

Career averages: 2.5 pts per game 0.3 asts per game 0.2 steals per game 1.0 rebs per game 7.4 mins per game

DESIREE’S CAREER HIGHSPoints 10 vs. Washington,

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Rebounds 5 vs. Washington, 2/5/12

Assists 3 twice, last vs. UCLA, 2/19/12

Steals 1 10 times, last vs. UCLA, 2/19/12

FG Made 4 vs. Washington, 2/5/12

FG Att. 12 vs. Oregon, 1/19/12

Blocks 1 4 times, last at ASU, 1/5/12

3FG Made 2 10 times • last at

Washington, 3/1/12

3FG Att. 10 vs. Oregon, 1/19/12

3FG Pct. 1.667 (2-2) vs. Notre Dame, 11/25/11

FT Made 3 vs. UTSA, 11/30/11

FT Att. 4 vs. UTSA, 11/30/11

FT Pct. 1.000 (2-2) twice • last vs. Arizona, 2/23/12

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6-2 • Junior • Forward • San Clemente, Calif./ San Clemente HS#11THIS SEASONCassie Harberts has established herself as one of the most powerful young posts in the nation as she now enters her third season at USC.

2011-12 SOPHOMORE SEASONHarberts was USC’s second leading scorer as a sopho-more and once again started every game... Averaged 11.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 0.9 blocks per game... Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention... Also was a candidate for CoSIDA Academic All-America honors... Led team with 117 free throws made, second in FT per-centage at .669... Led team with 19 double-digit scoring games and five double-digit rebounding games, with three total double-doubles... Double-doubles came at Georgia and at home vs. Washington and Arizona.

2010-11 FRESHMAN SEASONHarberts made her mark in the conference when she poured in 31 points -- the most by a Tro-jan freshman since 1981 -- during a Pac-10 Tournament game... Was the only player to start all 37 games in the season... Selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team and to the Pac-10 All-Tournament Team...Was fourth on the team in scoring (10.2 ppg) and third in rebounding (6.2 rpg)... Had three double-doubles, including career-high efforts of 31 points vs. WSU and 18 rebounds vs. Oregon... In her debut as a Trojan, scored 16 points and had four rebounds, one assist and one block vs. Gonzaga... Scored in double figures in 22 games with five double-digit rebounding efforts... Ranked 10th in the conference in offensive rebounds (2.4 pg)... Also selected to the Pac-10 Media All-Freshman Team.

NATIONAL TEAMSHarberts competed with the U.S. Under-18 National Team, helping the team win gold at the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship during the summer.

HIGH SCHOOLHarberts was named a 2010 PARADE and WBCA High School All-American... Was ranked as the No. 11 recruit and No. 2 power forward in the nation out of San Clemente High... Named an ESPN Rise/Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team player as a senior and 2010 All-State third team player by MaxPreps.com... Also selected a 2010 All-Southland player by the Los Angeles Times and was the 2009 and 2010 Player of the Year in California’s South Coast League.. A 2010 All-CIF Southern Section Division IAA First Team selection... Averaged 25.3 ppg., 14.9 rpg., 4.1 apg., 3.1 steals and 2.2 blocks per game as a senior... As a junior, was an all-county second team pick, averaging 19.7 ppg., 10.6 rpg., 3.9 apg. and 2.4 steals per game... Played club for Cal Swish... An honor student, was San Clemente’s 2010 Valedictorian.

PERSONALCassie Danielle Harberts was born June 4, 1992 in Laguna Hills, Calif.... The daughter of Craig and Dorothy... Has two brothers, Steven and Daniel... Father Craig played basketball at Coe College in Iowa... Lists winning the gold medal as a member of the U.S. Under-18 National team as her most thrilling moment in sports... Lists Kobe Bryant as her biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to skydive and hopes to one day visit South Africa... Majoring in kinesiology... Plans to become a doctor, eventually practicing medicine as a volunteer in South Africa.

HARBERtS’ Career StatisticsYear GP-GS mINS fG-fGA fG% 3fG-3fGA 3fG% ft-ftA ft% OR DR REB AvG Pf-D ASt tO BLK StL PtS AvG2010-11 37-37 1188 136-318 .428 2-13 .154 103-152 .678 88 140 228 6.2 90-1 42 76 12 12 377 10.22011-12 30-30 1006 120-308 .390 0-1 .000 117-175 .669 73 113 186 6.2 77-1 50 52 26 21 357 11.9TOTALS 67-67 2194 256-626 .409 2-14 .043 220-327 .673 161 253 414 6.2 167-2 92 128 38 33 734 11.0Career averages: 11.0 pts per game 1.4 asts per game 0.5 steals per game 6.2 rebs per game 32.7 mins per game

CASSIE’S CAREER HIGHSPoints 31 vs. WSU, 3/9/11

Rebounds 18 vs. Oregon, 1/13/11

Assists 4 4 times • last at WSU, 3/3/12

Steals 3 at WSU, 12/31/10

Blocks 3 at Arizona, 1/7/12

FG Made 10 vs. WSU, 3/9/11

FG Att. 20 vs. WSU, 2/2/12

FG Pct. .833 (5-6) at ASU, 2/24/11

3FG Made 1 twice • last vs.

ASU, 1/29/11

3FG Att. 2 3 times • last vs. Arizona, 1/27/11

FT Made 13 vs. Cal, 12/31/11

FT Att. 17 vs. UCLA, 2/19/12

FT Pct. 1.000 (6-6) vs. Long Beach St., 11/21/10

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6-4 • Junior • Forward • Beaumont Hills, Australia/ Lake Ginninderra College/Marist

#10THIS SEASONKate Oliver enters her first season of action as a Trojan, bringing a powerful talent to the USC post.

2011-12 SEASONOliver joined the USC roster as a transfer from Marist, sitting out the 2011-12 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

AT MARISTIn two seasons at Marist, Oliver played in every game for the Red Foxes, starting all but nine games... Shot .380 from the floor, averaging 6.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in those two seasons... Was the team’s fourth leading scorer and rebounder as a sophomore, averaging 8.0 points, 4.1 re-bounds and 1.5 blocks during Marist’s 2010-11 season that saw the team finish 31-3 overall and reach the NCAA Second Round, ranking No. 21 in the final ESPN/USA Today Poll.

NATIONAL TEAMSOliver was a member of Australia’s Under-17 and Under-19 National Teams, winning gold at the 2006 FIBA Under-21 Oceania Tournament and also competing at the 2008 FIBA Oceania World Qual-ifying Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOLKate Oliver graduated from Lake Ginninderra College in December 2008... Was named Junior Sports Star of the Year in 2004 by the Cum-berland Newspaper Group... Played club for the Hills Hornets, winning Sydney Junior Championships in 2002, 2005 and 2006... Was named the Hills Hornets Association Player of the Year in 2006.

PERSONALKate Oliver was born Jan. 23, 1991 in Mitchem, Victoria, Australia... The daughter of Robyn Oliver... Has one brother, Scott... Enjoys travel-ing and sight-seeing, shopping and spending time with family and friends in her free time... Her father Mark played professional basketball in the Australian National Basketball League for the Melbourne Tigers... Has always wanted to skydive... Would like to travel the world after graduation and hopes to visit the Caribbean, Greek islands and South America... Is majoring in business administration.



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...KIKI ALOFAITULI6-1 • Sophomore • Guard • Tustin, Calif./Mater Dei HS#32

THIS SEASONKiki Alofaituli enters her first season of competition at USC.

2011-12 SEASONAlofaituli sat out her first year at USC per NCAA rules.

HIGH SCHOOLAlofaituli was ranked as the nation’s No. 26 overall recruit out of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif.... Averaged 14.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior... Mater Dei won back-to-back state championships... Named to 2009 All-CIF Southern Section Division IIAA First Team, 2009 All-Mar-monte League and 2008-09 Daily News All-Area Preseason Team... Invited to play for the Candace Parker Aces, an adidas Grassroots Global Travel Team that toured Japan... Played club with FBC and Cal Storm - Team Taurasi... Also played volleyball at Mater Dei.

PERSONALKarina “Kiki” Tenay Eiko Alofaituli was born June 10, 1993 in San Diego, Calif... Daughter of Patricia Alofaituli... Lists Lebron James as her biggest sports hero... Would like to travel to Italy, Greece and Argentina... Hopes to play basketball overseas after graduation... Majoring in biological sciences.

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ARIYA CROOK5-7 • Sophomore • Guard • Los Angeles, Calif./Long Beach Poly#14

THIS SEASONAriya Crook enters her second season at USC as a proven spark in the backcourt for the Women of Troy.

2011-12 FRESHMAN SEASONCrook’s claim to fame as a true freshman came in an overtime win at Cal, where she scored all 11 of USC’s points in OT, including the game-winning layup... Set her career high with 21 points in that game on Feb. 11... Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Men-tion... Appeared in 29 games and started four... Also scored in double digits with 17 points at Utah and 10 vs. UTSA... Averaged 5.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.1 as-sists and 0.7 steals per game... Had a career-high five assists vs. WSU on Feb. 2.

NATIONAL TEAMSCrook participated at the 2009 U.S. Under-18 team tri-

als and the 2009 U.S. Under-16 trials.

HIGH SCHOOLCrook was selected a 2011 McDonald’s All-American out of Long Beach (Calif.) Poly... Ranked as the No. 2 point guard in the nation and No. 16 overall in the ESPNU Rankings Class of 2011... Also a WBCA All-American, was named to 2011 LA Times All-Star Team... Named to All-CIF Team as a senior... Averaged 11.7 points per game as a senior to help team reach the 2011 CIF Southern Section quarterfinals... Long Beach Poly team won the CIF 1-AA State Championship in 2008 and 2009 and was state finalist in 2010... Won four straight Moore League titles... Selected to 2009 All-CIF Second Team... An all-league first teamer... Played club for Fundamental Hoops and Cal Sparks.

PERSONALAriya Antoinette Crook was born Feb. 22, 1993 in Torrance, Calif... The daughter of Ange-la Williams.... Has four siblings, Robert, Mark, Willie and Mary Ann... Lists winning the CIF championship as a freshman as her most thrilling sports moment, and lists Kobe Bryant as her biggest sports hero... Favorite foods are meat loaf, mashed potatoes and broccoli... Would like to one day travel to Paris... Has always wanted to learn to ride a motorcycle... Has not decided on a major, but hopes to pursue a career as a detective.

CROOK’S Career StatisticsYear GP-GS mINS fG-fGA fG% 3fG-3fGA 3fG% ft-ftA ft% OR DR REB AvG Pf-D ASt tO BLK StL PtS AvG2011-12 29-4 568 50-163 .307 14-65 .215 38-52 .731 4 58 62 2.1 54-0 32 63 2 20 152 5.2Career averages: 5.2 pts per game 1.1 asts per game 0.7 steals per game 2.1 rebs per game 19.6 mins per game

ARIYA’S CAREER HIGHSPoints 21 at Cal, 2/11/12

Rebounds 6 at Utah, 1/28/12

Assists 5 vs. WSU, 2/2/12

Steals 3 vs. Oregon State, 1/21/12

Blocks 1 twice • last at ASU, 1/5/12

FG Made 8 at Cal, 2/11/12

FG Att. 13 at Utah, 1/28/12

FG Pct. .900 (4-5) at Colorado, 1/26/12

3FG Made 2 twice • last at Cal,

2/11/12

3FG Att. 5 twice • last vs. WSU, 3/8/12

3FG Pct. .667 (2-3) at Cal, 2/11/12

FT Made 3 6 times • last vs ASU, 2/25/12

FT Att. 5 vs UTSA, 11/30/11

FT Pct. 1.000 (3-3) at Utah, 1/28/12

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MALIA CRAVENS5-9 • Sophomore • Guard • Los Angeles, Calif./ Temecula Valley HS/Hawai’i

#13THIS SEASONMalia Cravens enters her first season at USC as a transfer from Hawai’i.

AT HAWAI’ICravens did not compete in her first season at Hawai’i.

HIGH SCHOOLCravens played basketball and competed in track and field at Temecula Valley High in Temecula, Calif.... An all-league honoree in triple jump and high jump... In basketball, was named to first-team all-league in 2009, 2010 and 2011... Also named to all-valley second team as a senior in 2011... An honor student.

PERSONALMalia Tracyann Cravens was born Jan. 28, 1993 in Los Angeles, Calif... Daughter of Kevin and Yolan-da... Has four siblings, Siaki, Su’a, Leitasi and Savai’i... Cousins Brynn Cameron (basketball) and Jor-dan Cameron (football and basketball) also were student-athletes at USC... Has always wanted to be a famous singer... Would like to travel to Samoa... Has not declared a major, but hopes to pursue a career as a professional photographer.



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THIS SEASONRachel Totten enters her first season at USC as a walk-on, having studied at UC Santa Barbara for a year before transferring to USC in 2011.

HIGH SCHOOLTotten was a four-year varsity player at Los Angeles Center For Enriched Studies (LACES)... Named to all-city second team as a senior... Honored as MaxPreps Western League Top 3-Point Shooter... Team won CIF Small City Championship... Named 2008 Inglewood Holiday Tip-Off MVP... Played club for GBL, Fastbreak and Pacific Elite... Was a valedictorian and honor student.

PERSONALRachel Audrey Totten was born Nov. 24, 1992 in Los Angeles, Calif... Daughter of Robert and Debra... Has one brother, Michael... Enjoys traveling, Being around friends and trying new things in her free time... Lists Steve Nash as her biggest sports hero... Hopes to travel to Hawai’i, the South and New York... A member of Alpha Phi sorority... Also works at Marshall School of Business and at Regal Cin-emas... Hopes to pursue a career as a lawyer... Majoring in political science with a minor in forensics and criminality.



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THADDESIA SOUTHALL6-4 • RS Sophomore • Forward • Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly#43

THIS SEASONAfter being sidelined with a knee injury in her first year at Troy and suffering a second injury last year, Thad-desia Southall enters her second season of action at USC.

2011-12 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASONSouthall appeared in USC’s first six games, scoring 13 points and grabbing 12 rebounds before suffering a knee injury on Nov. 30 vs. UTSA... First career point came on a free throw at Georgia on Nov. 20... Set a career high with 12 points to go with four rebounds vs. Gardner-Webb.

2010-11 SEASONSouthall redshirted her first season at USC to rehab a knee injury sustained in high school

HIGH SCHOOLSouthall was ranked as the No. 99 recruit and No. 20 power forward in the nation out of Long Beach Poly... Team won state championship four years in a row... Also won CIF title... A nominee for McDonald’s All-America honors... An all-state honoree... Earned all-league honors in 2008... Played club for Cal Sparks.

PERSONALThaddesia Jeneé Southall was born March 18, 1992 in Long Beach, Calif.... The daughter of Letitia Williams and Thaddeus Southall... Has one brother, Roschon Prince, and two sisters, Roschondra Prince and Zaquiela Frazier... Lists Kevin Durant as her biggest sports hero... Would like to one day visit Rome and Paris... Hopes to play in the WNBA after graduation... Majoring in kinesiology, hopes to pursue a career as a sports nutritionist.

SOUtHALL’S Career StatisticsYear GP-GS mINS fG-fGA fG% 3fG-3fGA 3fG% ft-ftA ft% OR DR REB AvG Pf-D ASt tO BLK StL PtS AvG2011-12 6-0 57 6-13 .462 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 5 7 12 2.0 13-0 2 0 3 1 13 2.2Career averages: 2.2 pts per game 0.3 asts per game 0.2 steals per game 2.0 rebs per game 9.5 mins per game

THADDESIA’S CAREER HIGHSPoints 12 vs. Gardner-Webb.

11/26/11

Rebounds 4 twice • last vs. Gardner-Webb,

11/26/11

Assists 2 at Georgia, 11/20/11

Steals 1 vs. Fresno State, 11/11/11

Blocks 2 vs. Fresno State, 11/11/11

FG Made 6 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/26/11

FG Att. 8 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/26/11

FG Pct. .750 (6-8) vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/26/11

3FG Att. 1 vs. Gardner-Webb, 11/26/11

FT Made 1 at Georgia, 11/20/11

FT Att. 2 at Georgia, 11/20/11

FT Pct. .500 (1-2) at Georgia, 11/20/11

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ALEXYZ VAIOLETAMA6-1 • Sophomore • Forward • Fountain Valley, Calif./Mater Dei HS#21

THIS SEASONAthletic and talented, Alexyz Vaioletama enters her second season at USC as a force in the key with im-pressive leaping ability.

2011-12 FRESHMAN SEASONVaioletama appeared in 28 games and started eight as a true freshman... Averaged 4.5 points and was fourth on the team in rebounding with 5.1 per game... Also added 27 assists, 20 steals and nine blocks... Had a team-high 10 rebounds in win at UCLA and set her ca-reer high with 15 vs. UC Santa Barbara... Career-best 12-point games came at Texas A&M and vs. Oregon... Started the first three games of her career.

NATIONAL TEAMSVaioletama was invited to participate in the 2011 U.S. Under-19 team trials... Was a member of the USA

U-16 National Team that won gold at the 2009 FIBA Americas tournament... Also competed for the U.S. U-17 team.

HIGH SCHOOLVaioletama was selected a A McDonald’s All-American and earned All-CIF Southern Section honors out of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif.... Ranked as the nation’s No. 6 forward and No. 14 overall player in the ESPNU Rankings Class of 2011... Also named to the 2011 Los Angeles Times All-Star Team, averaged 10.7 points and 7.5 rebounds as a senior... Mater Dei won back-to-back CIF state championships... Played club for West Coast Premier and Irvine Sol... An honor student.

PERSONALAlexyz Anissa Vaioletama was born June 12, 1993 in Riverside, Calif.... The daughter of Vaov-asa and Caroline Tuato... Has three brothers, Jonah and Marcus Tuato and Christian Petero... Her cousin Steve Francis played in the NBA... Favorite food is Hawaiian... Has always wanted to travel around the world, visiting Rome, Germany, New Zealand and Australia... Hopes to play basketball overseas after graduation... Majoring in communication and broadcasting.

vAIOLEtAmA’S Career StatisticsYear GP-GS mINS fG-fGA fG% 3fG-3fGA 3fG% ft-ftA ft% OR DR REB AvG Pf-D ASt tO BLK StL PtS AvG2011-12 28-8 587 56-143 .392 2-8 .250 12-25 .480 43 101 144 5.1 51-1 27 43 9 20 126 4.5Career averages: 4.5 pts per game 1.0 asts per game 0.7 steals per game 5.1 rebs per game 20.9 mins per game

ALEXYZ’ CAREER HIGHSPoints 12 twice • last vs

Oregon, 1/19/12

Rebounds 15 vs UCSB, 1/31/12

Assists 5 vs. Fresno State, 11/11/11

Steals 3 vs. Washington, 2/6/12

Blocks 2 3 times • last vs WSU, 2/2/12

FG Made 6 vs. Oregon, 1/19/12

FG Att. 8 vs. Oregon, 1/19/12

FG Pct. .750 (6-8) vs. Oregon, 1/19/12

3FG Made 1 twice • last at Texas

A&M, 12/18/11

3FG Att. 1 8 times • last vs. ASU, 2/25/12

3FG Pct. 1.000 (1-1) twice • last at Texas A&M,

12/18/11

FT Made 3 vs. UCSB, 1/31/12

FT Att. 7 vs. UCSB, 1/31/12

FT Pct. 1.000 (6-6) at BYU, 3/23/11

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JORDAN ADAMS6-1 • Freshman • Guard • Irvine, Calif./ Mater Dei HS#1

THIS SEASONMcDonald’s All-American Jordan Adams enters her first season at USC.

NATIONAL TEAMSAdams has been a member of the U.S. Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 National teams, winning gold medals with each at FIBA World Championships.

HIGH SCHOOLAdams was named a McDonald’s All-American and a WBCA All-American as a senior out of Mater Dei High in Santa Ana, Calif.... Also named 2012 Orande County Athlete of the Year... A four-time all-county team honorss and four-year all-league selection... Named league co-MVP... Holds school record for single-game and career assists... Played club for West Coast Premier.

PERSONALJordan Monet Adams was born Feb. 20, 1994 in Orange, Calif... Daughter of Tausha and Jerrald... Has two siblings, Jayda and Jace... Enjoys dancing in her free time... Lists Derrick Fisher and Sue Bird as her biggest sports heroes... Hopes to travel to Egypt, the Virgin Islands, Fiji and South Africa... Would like to be a sports analyst or own her own business after graduation... Majoring in communications.

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...BRIANNA BARRETT5-7 • Freshman • Guard • Winnetka, Calif./Oaks Christian HS#23

THIS SEASONBrianna Barrett enters her first season at USC.

HIGH SCHOOLBarrett played basketball and ran track at Oaks Christian High in Westlake Village, Calif.... A first-team All-America selection as a senior... A two-time first-team all-league pick as a junior and senior... Also named to All-CIF first team in 2011 and 2012... Earned second-team all-league honors as a fresh-man and sophomore... Also an all-county honoree... Played club for West Coast Premier... An honor student.

PERSONALBrianna Marie Barrett was born May. 28, 1994 in California... Daughter of Tonya Barrett... Has two siblings, Brook Barrett and Brittany Samuels... Enjoys watching TV, hanging out with friends and eating food with her niece and nephew in her free time... Lists Michael Jordan as her biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to be in a dance crew... Hopes to travel to Tokyo... Would like to continue playing basketball after graduation... Majoring in communications.

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DEANNA CALHOUN6-3 • RS Freshman • Forward • Albany, Calif./ Albany HS#2

THIS SEASONA strong post with a smooth shot, Deanna Calhoun enters her first season of action with the Women of Troy.

2011-12 SEASONCalhoun redshirted her first season at USC to rehab a knee injury sustained during her senior season of high school.

HIGH SCHOOLCalhoun was ranked as the No. 34 forward in the nation out of Albany (Calif.) High... Averaged 17.7 points and 11.9 rebounds per game in her senior season before suffering a torn ACL in December 2010... Ranked No. 5 overall in Northern California... Named Bay Shore Athletic League MVP and an all-league honoree... Played club for California Ballaz... Also played volleyball in high school... A scholar athlete.

PERSONALDeanna Adeline Calhoun was born August 15, 1993 in Georgia... The daughter of Derik Calhoun and Benann Hazard... Has five siblings, Derik Jr., Kevin Jr., Isabella, Dominik and Dedric... Her cousin and

aunt also attended USC...Her father played football at Cal State Hayward and uncle played football at California... Remembers a triple double vs. her high school rival as her most thrilling sports moment... Worked at an ice cream store during high school... Lists Kobe Bryant as her biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to do a backflip... Would like to play professionally after graduation and pursue a career in sports broadcasting... Majoring in communications and minoring in psychology.

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...DESTINIE GIBBS5-11 • Freshman • Guard • Oxford, Ga./McEachern HS#22

THIS SEASONDestinie Gibbs enters her first season at USC.

HIGH SCHOOLGibbs won three state championships at McEachern High in Powder Springs, Ga.... Averaged 7.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game in her senior season, when McEachern finished undeafeated... Earned all-region honors in 2010 and 2011 and was named to the state all-tournament team as a sophomore, junior and senior... Also earned honorable mention at the 2011 and 2012 Naismith Awards... As a freshman, was named to the all-county freshman team... Set ca-reer highs at McEachern with 28 points and 16 rebounds during games in 2011... Played club for GA Ice... An honor student.

PERSONALDestinie Olivia Gibbs was born Oct. 15, 1994 in Covington, Ga.... The daughter of Deon and Karen... Has three siblings, DeAngelo and Lydia Gibbs and Britt Terrell... Her uncles Dale Carter and Jake Reed both played in the NFL... Carter played collegiately at Tennessee and Reed played at Grambling... Lists Lebron James as her biggest sports hero... Hopes to travel to Australia... Would like to either become an entertainment lawyer, play in the WNBA or be a sports broadcaster after graduation...

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FRANCESKA REGNIER5-8 • Freshman • Guard • New York, N.Y./Urban Assembly Media HS#4

THIS SEASONFranceska Régnier enters her first season at USC.

HIGH SCHOOL A 2012 graduate of Urban Assembly Media High School in New Yord City, Régnier was listed as one of New York City’s top-100 players... Played club for Douglass Panthers... Was valedictorian.

PERSONALFranceska Mia-Mona Régnier was born Sept. 16, 1994 in New York, N.Y.... The daughter of Sophie Régnier... Enjoys relaxing and taking vacations in Europe in her free time... Lists Allen Iverson as her biggest sports hero because of his basketball skill and knowledge... Has always wanted to travel the world, hopes to visit Japan, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa... Also involved with intermural volleyball and the Posse Foundation, which awards merit-based scholarships to students transitioning to col-lege... Majoring in kinesiology and hopes to pursue a career in physical therapy or sports medicine.


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Date Opponent Score Attendance High Points High Rebounds11/11/11 FRESNO STATE W 65-57 1511 (18)Gemelos, Jacki (10)Gemelos, Jacki11/18/11 at Nebraska 50-68 L 3293 (18)Gilbreath, Briana (12)Gemelos, Jacki11/20/11 at #11 Georgia 60-67 L 3206 (16)Gemelos, Jacki (10)Harberts, Cassie11/25/11 $ vs #3 Notre Dame 58-80 L 271 (17)Corral, Ashley (8)Gemelos, Jacki11/26/11 $ vs Gardner-Webb W 82-41 221 (22)Corral, Ashley (14)Marinacci, Christina11/30/11 UTSA W 74-56 414 (18)Harberts, Cassie (8)Marinacci, Christina12/04/11 at #24 Gonzaga W 58-51 5548 (19)Corral, Ashley (14)Gemelos, Jacki12/15/11 at Arkansas State 56-58 L 938 (20)Gilbreath, Briana (7)Harberts, Cassie12/18/11 at #10 Texas A&M 70-71 L 6127 (16)Corral, Ashley (7)Gilbreath, Briana12/21/11 at Pepperdine Wot 75-71 327 (23)Harberts, Cassie (12)Marinacci, Christina12/29/11 * #4 STANFORD 53-61 L 1524 (21)Corral, Ashley (12)Gilbreath, Briana12/31/11 * CALIFORNIA W 74-54 763 (23)Marinacci, Christina (9)Harberts, Cassie (23)Harberts, Cassie01-05-12 * at Arizona State W 60-48 1514 (21)Corral, Ashley (9)Gilbreath, Briana1/7/12 * at Arizona W 72-67 1870 (17)Gilbreath, Briana (9)Gilbreath, Briana01/14/12 * at UCLA W 47-43 1501 (10)Corral, Ashley (10)Vaioletama, Alexyz (10)Harberts, Cassie1/19/12 * OREGON W 92-73 536 (18)Gilbreath, Briana (10)Marinacci, Christina1/21/12 * OREGON STATE 61-65 Lot 1803 (20)Corral, Ashley (8)Gilbreath, Briana1/26/12 * at Colorado 67-69 L 2509 (17)Marinacci, Christina (5)Gilbreath, Stefanie01/28/12 * at Utah 55-63 L 1008 (17)Crook, Ariya (9)Corral, Ashley01/31/12 UC SANTA BARBARA W 50-39 743 (17)Harberts, Cassie (15)Vaioletama, Alexyz02/02/12 * WASHINGTON STATE W 67-62 336 (19)Harberts, Cassie (10)Marinacci, Christina02/05/12 * WASHINGTON 61-67 L 552 (19)Corral, Ashley (11)Harberts, Cassie02/09/12 * at #4 Stanford 52-69 L 3405 (11)Corral, Ashley (7)Marinacci, Christina (11)Gilbreath, Briana (7)Gilbreath, Briana02/11/12 * at California Wot 76-75 2250 (24)Gilbreath, Briana (13)Marinacci, Christina02/19/12 * UCLA W 66-54 2931 (26)Harberts, Cassie (12)Gilbreath, Briana02/23/12 * ARIZONA W 78-62 335 (18)Gilbreath, Stefanie (11)Marinacci, Christina (11)Harberts, Cassie02/25/12 * ARIZONA STATE W 59-53 1743 (12)Marinacci, Christina (10)Marinacci, Christina03/01/12 * at Washington W 62-55 1540 (19)Marinacci, Christina (12)Marinacci, Christina3/3/12 * at Washington State W 65-54 613 (25)Corral, Ashley (10)Corral, Ashley03/08/12 @ WASHINGTON STATE 55-69 L 2901 (17)Gilbreath, Briana (12)Harberts, Cassie

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS — ALL GAMES |-------TOTAL-----| |------3-PTS------| |-----REBOUNDS-----|No. Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg15 Gilbreath, Briana 28 26 940 33.6 116 300 .387 24 62 .387 88 138 .638 44 145 189 6.8 72 0 77 65 42 42 344 12.311 Harberts, Cassie 30 30 1006 33.5 120 308 .390 0 1 .000 117 175 .669 73 113 186 6.2 77 1 50 52 26 21 357 11.924 Corral, Ashley 30 30 1008 33.6 110 310 .355 69 184 .375 61 76 .803 16 103 119 4.0 55 0 96 81 7 21 350 11.723 Gemelos, Jacki 9 9 290 32.2 36 101 .356 6 21 .286 21 28 .750 10 56 66 7.3 15 0 31 43 7 12 99 11.000 Marinacci, Christina 29 26 816 28.1 98 246 .398 9 19 .474 54 83 .651 100 115 215 7.4 69 1 30 37 21 43 259 8.914 Crook, Ariya 29 4 568 19.6 50 163 .307 14 65 .215 38 52 .731 4 58 62 2.1 54 0 32 63 2 20 152 5.221 Vaioletama, Alexyz 28 8 587 21.0 56 143 .392 2 8 .250 12 25 .480 43 101 144 5.1 51 1 27 43 9 20 126 4.520 Gilbreath, Stefanie 30 17 479 16.0 39 124 .315 15 60 .250 24 29 .828 18 60 78 2.6 33 0 14 25 5 12 117 3.903 Bradley, Desiree 26 0 254 9.8 32 76 .421 21 56 .375 7 9 .778 13 22 35 1.3 34 0 9 13 1 3 92 3.543 Southall, Thaddesia 6 0 57 9.5 6 13 .462 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 5 7 12 2.0 13 0 2 0 3 1 13 2.235 Scott, Dominique 16 0 70 4.4 4 14 .286 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 5 6 11 0.7 15 0 0 4 0 1 11 0.7Team 71 59 130 1 14 Total 30 6075 667 1798 .371 160 477 .335 426 621 .686 402 845 1247 41.6 489 3 368 440 123 196 1920 64.0Opponents 30 6075 656 1759 .373 142 459 .309 368 563 .654 337 810 1147 38.2 537 - 301 447 83 214 1822 60.7

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS — CONFERENCE GAMES |-------TOTAL-----| |------3-PTS------| |-----REBOUNDS-----|No. Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg24 Corral, Ashley 18 18 622 34.6 69 196 .352 41 109 .376 49 58 .845 7 68 75 4.2 37 0 67 44 2 9 228 12.711 Harberts, Cassie 18 18 621 34.5 72 194 .371 0 1 .000 70 104 .673 45 64 109 6.1 50 1 32 36 14 14 214 11.915 Gilbreath, Briana 17 15 583 34.3 66 176 .375 14 39 .359 54 83 .651 22 106 128 7.5 42 0 53 47 15 26 200 11.800 Marinacci, Christina 18 18 561 31.2 73 182 .401 7 14 .500 37 52 .712 68 79 147 8.2 51 1 23 20 14 28 190 10.614 Crook, Ariya 18 3 377 20.9 37 103 .359 10 37 .270 22 32 .688 2 45 47 2.6 36 0 26 36 1 12 106 5.920 Gilbreath, Stefanie 18 15 345 19.2 31 92 .337 12 42 .286 19 24 .792 11 41 52 2.9 23 0 10 19 5 11 93 5.221 Vaioletama, Alexyz 16 3 313 19.6 30 84 .357 0 5 .000 4 7 .571 30 49 79 4.9 21 0 14 23 4 12 64 4.003 Bradley, Desiree 17 0 164 9.6 22 54 .407 14 38 .368 3 3 1.000 11 17 28 1.6 23 0 5 9 1 3 61 3.635 Scott, Dominique 14 0 64 4.6 4 13 .308 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 5 6 11 0.8 14 0 0 4 0 1 11 0.8Team 37 35 72 1 9 Total 18 3650 404 1094 .369 98 285 .344 261 367 .711 238 510 748 41.6 298 2 230 247 56 116 1167 64.8Opponents 18 3650 389 1048 .371 78 254 .307 238 355 .670 191 492 683 37.9 317 - 180 268 57 125 1094 60.8



USC/OPPONENT COMPARISONS

SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT TotalUSC 898 994 28 1920Opponents 868 927 27 1822

TEAM STATISTICS USC OPPONENTSCORING .....................................1920 .................. 1822Points per game ........................... 64.0 ...................60.7Scoring margin .............................+3.3 ......................-FIELD GOALS-ATT ..................667-1798 ...........656-1759Field goal pct ............................... .371 ................ .3733 POINT FG-ATT .......................160-477 .............142-4593-point FG pct .............................. .335 ................ .3093-pt FG made per game ................ 5.3 .....................4.7FREE THROWS-ATT ................426-621 .............368-563Free throw pct .............................. .686 ................ .654F-Throws made per game ............ 14.2 ...................12.3REBOUNDS .................................1247 .................. 1147Rebounds per game ..................... 41.6 ...................38.2Rebounding margin ......................+3.3 ......................-

TEAM STATISTICS USC OPPONENTASSISTS .......................................368 .................... 301Assists per game .......................... 12.3 ...................10.0TURNOVERS ................................440 .................... 447Turnovers per game ..................... 14.7 ...................14.9Turnover margin ...........................+0.2 ......................-Assist/turnover ratio ....................... 0.8 .....................0.7STEALS .........................................196 .................... 214Steals per game ............................ 6.5 .....................7.1BLOCKS ........................................123 ..................... 83Blocks per game ............................ 4.1 .....................2.8ATTENDANCE ............................13191 ................ 39042Home games-Avg/Game ...........12-1099 .............15-2377Neutral site-Avg/Game .................... - ....................3-1131

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ASHLEY CORRAL• All-Pac-12 Team

• Junkanoo Jam All-Tournament Team• All-Pac-12 Media Team

• Preseason All-Pac-12 Team

ARIYA CROOK• Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable

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JACKI GEMELOS• Naismith Award Early-Season

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BRIAnA GILBREAtH• Naismith Award Early-Season

Watch List• All-Pac-12 Team

• Pac-12 All-Defensive Team• Pac-12 Media Co-Defensive Player

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• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

• Preseason All-Pac-12 Team• Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Can-

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CASSIE HARBERtS• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

• CoSIDA Academic All-America Can-didate

CHRIStInA MARInACCI• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

• Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention

• Pac-12 Player of the Week (3/5/12)• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable

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MILLER’S CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN1982-83 33-33 268-486 .551 --- --- 137-186 .737 973 20.4 --- --- 320 9.7 104-4 115 87 79 115 10811983-84 33-33 281-493 .570 --- --- 164-218 .752 726 22.0 --- --- 350 10.6 102-5 120 98 82 104 10431984-85 30-30 302-572 .528 --- --- 201-289 .696 805 26.8 --- --- 474 15.8 90-5 86 103 80 116 10531985-86 32-32 308-506 .609 --- --- 198-263 .753 814 25.4 --- --- 390 12.2 90-2 93 74 79 127 1029Totals 128-128 1159-2057 .565 --- --- 700-956 .735 3018 23.7 --- --- 1534 12.1 386-16 414 362 320 462 4206

Perhaps the finest female basketball player ever, Cheryl Miller finished her USC career owning virtually every school record, including career scoring (3,018 total points), scoring average (22.3 ppg), career rebounds (1,534), total field goals (1,159) and total free throws made (700). Miller also owns USC single-season records for points (814) and rebounds (474). During her career she broke USC’s all-time scoring records three times after adding 40 points against Cal State Fullerton (1/19/85), 43 against Louisiana Tech (1/26/85) and 45 against Arizona (2/28/85). Miller is the fastest player in USC history to reach the 1,000-point and 500-rebound mark in her career. In her four years, USC went an incredible 112-20, won two national championships and made three Final Four appearances. Twice she was named the NCAA Tournament MVP (1982-83, 1983-84). As an athlete, Miller personified the joy of basketball. She was known not only for her tremendous athletic talent, but for the dedication and emotion she embodied as well. A four-time All-American, Miller starred on the U.S. gold medal teams at the 1984 Olympics and 1983 and 1986 Goodwill Games, leading each squad in scoring.

Her accolades also include: 1984-85 ESPN Athlete of the Year... 1984 Black Achievement Award in Sports... three time NCAA all-tournament selection (1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86)... 1982-83 Kodak, ABA-USA, Naismith and Fast Break All-American... 1983-84 Kodak, ABA-USA, Street & Smith’s, Naismith and NBA Today All-American... 1984-85 Kodak, ABA-USA, Naismith and Wade All-American... 1985-86 Kodak, ABA-USA, Naismith All-American... three-time All-WCAA first team selection (1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85)... two time WCAA Player of the Year (1983-84, 1984-85)... 1985-86 Pac West Player of the Year and first team selection.

On Nov. 10, 2006, USC officially retired Miller’s #31 jersey, hanging it high in the Galen Center in a halftime ceremony of the USC women’s home opener.

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LESLIE’S CAREER STATISTICSYear GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN1990-91 30-30 241-504 .478 2-8 .250 98-145 .676 582 19.4 109 190 299 10.0 118-9 20 109 78 43 7991991-92 31-30 262-476 .550 2-8 .250 106-152 .697 632 20.4 94 167 261 8.4 115-8 46 103 54 56 9701992-93 29-27 211-378 .558 2-8 .250 119-162 .735 543 18.7 94 191 285 9.8 107-9 59 107 95 60 9201993-94 30-30 259-464 .558 1-13 .080 138-201 .687 657 21.9 142 227 369 12.3 94-4 83 83 94 69 944Totals 120-117 973-1822 .534 7-37 .189 461-660 .698 2414 20.1 439 775 1214 10.1 434-30 208 402 321 228 3633

A three-time All-American (1992-94), four-time All-Pac-10 team selection (the first player in Pac-10 history to be so honored) and the unanimous 1994 National Player of the Year, Lisa Leslie was everybody’s All-American. With 2,414 career points and 1,214 career rebounds, Leslie is the Pac-10’s No. 2 all-time scorer and rebounder (No. 3 on USC’s all-time scoring chart and No. 4 in rebounding). She is also USC’s all-time leading shot blocker (321), No. 3 in field goals (973) and scoring average (20.1 ppg), No. 4 in free throws (461) and rebounding average (10.1 rpg), and No. 7 in all-time steals (228). As a freshman she led the country in scoring and rebounding, then became the first rookie in Pac-10 history to be named a first team selection as well as the NCAA Freshman of the Year. She topped her resume at the 1996 Olympics where she led the U.S. women’s team to the gold medal and repeated the feat in 2000, 2004 and 2008 leading the United States to gold medals in Sydney, Athens and most recently in Beijing. A three-time WNBA MVP and two-time WNBA Champion, Leslie is the WNBA’s leader in career points and rebounds. She was named an All-WNBA first team (eight times) and second team (four times) selection in her 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks. Also a two-time Defensive Player of the Year, Leslie was selected as a Western Conference All-Star eight times with three All-Star game MVP awards.

Her accolades as a Trojan also include: 1992-93 Naismith Award Finalist... 1991-92 Naismith Award Semifinal-ist... 1990-91 NCAA Freshman of the Year... 1991-92 NEAC, USBWA and Basketball Times All-American... 1992-93 Basketball Times and Scripps-Howard All-American... 1993-94 Kodak, USBWA, Women’s Basketball Association and Basketball America All-American... 1990-91 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year... 1990-91 Pac-10 All-Freshman team... four-time All-Pac-10 First Team selection (1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94)... three-time Pac-10 Player of the Week.

On Nov. 10, 2006, USC officially retired Leslie’s #33 jersey, hanging it high in the Galen Center in a halftime ceremony of the USC women’s home opener.

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1982-83 Results (31-2, 13-1 WCAA)

Nov. 21 at Pepperdine W, 105-62Nov. 30 Northwestern W, 110-80Dec. 4 at Louisiana Tech W, 64-58Dec. 6 at Tennessee W, 81-71Dec. 14 * at San Diego State W, 102-66Dec. 18 # Oklahoma City W, 97-68Dec. 19 # Wayland Baptist W, 93-79Dec. 21 # Hawai’i W, 95-62Dec. 28 ^ Rutgers W, 96-75Dec. 29 ^ Old Dominion W, 75-57Jan. 7 Oklahoma Baptist W, 112-46Jan. 14 * at Arizona State W, 72-70Jan. 15 * at Arizona W, 80-68Jan. 22 ~ Louisiana Tech L, 56-58Jan. 28 * at Long Beach State L, 73-74 (ot)Feb. 1 * at Cal State Fullerton W, 89-47Feb. 4 * at Stanford W, 92-64Feb. 6 at Oregon W, 86-71Feb. 7 at Oregon State W, 68-57Feb. 11 * Arizona W, 78-66Feb. 12 * Arizona State W, 92-52Feb. 16 * UCLA W, 83-75Feb. 19 * Long Beach State W, 90-75Feb. 21 * Cal State Fullerton W, 76-65Feb. 26 * San Diego State W, 89-63March 9 * at UCLA W, 83-75March 10 Pepperdine W, 90-56March 12 * Stanford W, 81-63March 18 ! NE Louisiana State W, 99-85March 24 & Arizona State W, 96-59March 26 & Long Beach State W, 81-74April 1 = Georgia W, 81-57April 3 = Louisiana Tech W, 69-67

* WCAA Game#Wahine Tournament — Honolulu, Hawai’i^ Winston Tire Classic — Los Angeles~ Game played at Orange Coast College! NCAA First Round — Los Angeles& NCAA West Regional — Westwood, Calif.= NCAA Final Four — Norfolk, Va.

HIGHLIGHTING THE 1982-83 SEASON• Under sixth-year head coach Linda Sharp, the USC women’s basketball team entered the 1982-83 season ranked No. 1 by the AP, Sports Illustrated, Street & Smith and Women’s Sport Magazine.

• To begin the season, the Women of Troy earned 13 straight wins, including four 100+ scoring games. Among them, the Trojans defeated Louisiana Tech (two-time defending NCAA champions) 64-58, breaking the Lady Techster’s 59-game win streak.

• USC won the Wahine Rainbow Classic Tournament and Winston Tire Classic.

• In spite of playing one of the nation’s most competitive schedules that season, the Women of Troy recorded USC’s best season ever with a 31-2 mark.

• With a 13-1 record in the WCAA, USC captured the conference crown.

• In route to the National Championship, USC traveled more than 16,000 miles and broke 11 attendance records on the road.

FIRST ROUND• Paced by the efforts of Cheryl Miller and Cynthia Cooper, the Women of Troy defeated NE Louisiana State 99-85 to advance to the tournament regionals.

WEST REGIONAL• Against Arizona State, USC quickly built a 38-point advantage en route to a 96-59 victory. This was the third win over the Sun Devils this season.

• For the regional championship, the Trojans avenged an earlier season loss by defeating Long Beach State 81-74 in front of 4,216 at Pauley Pavilion. USC was led by the “Triple Threat” of Miller and the McGee sisters — Pam and Paula. All three earned NCAA All-Regional honors.

FINAL FOUR• The Trojans faced Mideast Champion Georgia in the NCAA Semifinals in Norfolk, Va. Up by 13 points at the half (40-27), USC defeated the Bulldogs 81-57. Miller posted 16 points and 14 rebounds, while fellow freshman Rhonda Windham set an NCAA Final Four record with 16 assists.

FINALS• USC and Louisiana Tech, the defending champion, met for the third time this season in the championship game. • In front of 7,800 screaming fans, The Women of Troy were sluggish to start the game and entered halftime with an 11-point deficit (26-37).

• To start the second half, Coach Linda Sharp employed a full-court press that led the Trojans on a 9-2 run midway through the half. Fueled by key steals from Cooper, USC took its first lead, 61-59, on a 16-foot jumper by Miller with 5:48 remaining.

• USC increased its lead to five points with 1:57 on the clock, but saw that advantage diminish to two with six sec-onds remaining. Top-of-the-key desperation shots by the Lady Techsters fell short, and the Women of Troy won the program’s first-ever NCAA National Championship, 69-67.

• Miller scored a championship game record 27 points after taking over in the second half and hitting key shots. She also broke the game record for most free throws at-tempted (14) and free throws made (11) and was named Championship MVP.

1982-83 ALL-AMERICANSPaula McGee (Kodak, ABAUSA), Cheryl Miller (Kodak, ABAUSA, Naismith), Rhonda Windham (Fastbreak)

Head Coach Linda Sharp was named Wade Trophy, WCAA and The Sporting News Coach of the Year.

1983 NCAA Division I Basketball Champions — Top Row (l to r): Kathy Doyle, Cheryl Miller, Paula McGee, JaMaiia Bond, Pam McGee, Tracy Longo, Timi Pitzer, Trainer Sue Lerner.

Middle Row: Trainer Leah Putnam, Rhonda Windham, Shontel Sherwood, Melissa Ward, Cynthia Cooper, Juliette Robinson, Yolanda Fletcher, LeAnne Sera.

Front Row: Assistant Coach Jean Agee, Head Coach Linda Sharp, Assistant Coach Bruce Victor, Graduate Assistant Kathy Hammond.

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1983-84 Results (29-4, 13-1 WCAA)

Nov. 25 # Maryland W, 85-68Nov. 26 # Tennessee W, 78-64Nov. 28 at Northwestern W, 67-65 (ot)Nov. 30 at Missouri W, 81-79Dec. 5 San Francisco W, 86-58Dec. 8 Tennessee W, 81-66Dec. 15 Georgia W, 82-74Dec. 23 Ohio State W, 102-73Dec. 29 ^ Penn State W, 79-66Dec. 30 ^ Oregon W, 91-57Jan. 2 at Texas L, 68-77Jan. 3 at Louisiana Tech L, 66-75Jan. 6 at Old Dominion L, 90-102Jan. 8 at Rutgers W, 95-80Jan. 13 * at Arizona W, 74-53Jan. 14 * at Arizona State W, 101-67Jan. 19 * San Diego State W, 101-84Jan. 21 * Stanford W, 82-56Jan. 28 * at Stanford W, 86-44Feb. 4 * Long Beach State W, 79-69Feb. 8 * at UCLA W, 78-60Feb. 11 * Cal State Fullerton W, 88-76Feb. 18 * at San Diego State W, 86-67Feb. 25 * Arizona W, 85-58Feb. 26 * Arizona State W, 82-61Feb. 29 * Cal State Fullerton W, 81-58March 3 *~ UCLA W, 85-63March 4 * at Long Beach State L, 67-71March 16 ! BYU W, 97-72March 22 & Montana W, 76-51March 24 & Long Beach State W, 90-74March 30 = Louisiana Tech W, 62-57April 1 = Tennessee W, 72-61

# Notre Dame Thanksgiving Classic - South Bend, Ind.^ Winston Tire Classic - Los Angeles* WCAA game~ Game played at Loyola Marymount.! NCAA First Round - Los Angeles& NCAA West Regional - Los Angeles= NCAA Final Four - Westwood, Calif.

HIGHLIGHTING THE 1983-84 SEASON• The Women of Troy entered the 1983-84 season as the defending NCAA champs and ranked No. 1 according to the Associated Press. With the leadership of Cheryl Miller and Cynthia Cooper, both preseason All-American candidates, a lot was expected from the USC women’s basketball program and its nine returning letterwinners.

• The Trojans began the season with 10 consecutive victories, including wins over highly ranked Maryland, Tennessee (twice), Missouri, Georgia and Oregon.

• Despite the start, USC suffered a disappointing road trip in early January, enduring successive nine-point losses to Texas and Louisiana Tech, then losing to Old Dominion two nights later. The Women of Troy returned to win 14 consecutive games following the brief losing streak.

• In the final game of the season, the Trojans fell to Long Beach State 71-67 and were forced to share the WCAA title with the West Coast rival 49ers.

FIRST ROUND• USC hosted the first round of the NCAA Tournament and defeated BYU 97-72. The team was paced by Pam McGee, who had 25 points, and Cheryl Miller, who grabbed 14 boards.

WEST REGIONAL• Leading to the regional championship, the Women of Troy earned a 76-51 win over Montana thanks to the scoring efforts of Paula McGee (22 points) and the rebounding of her sister, Pam (12 rebounds).

• Advancing to the regional championship game, USC sought revenge against Long Beach State and dominated the meet-

ing. At the Sports Arena, the Trojans led by as many as 30 points in the second half in route to the 90-74 victory. The 49ers were not able to contain the McGee sisters (Paula had 22 points, Pam added 11 rebounds) as USC advanced to the Final Four by defeating its WCAA arch-rival.

FINAL FOUR• In a rematch of the 1983 national championship game and one of the Trojans’ early season losses, USC met Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the Final Four. The Women of Troy struggled early in the contest with their own running attack, and were forced to play the slow and deliberate-style game of the Lady Techsters. The Trojans rallied with six minutes remaining as Cynthia Cooper entered the game and hit three straight shots and Yolanda Fletcher added two to put USC on top.

FINALS• Surprisingly, USC faced Tennessee in the championship game after the Lady Vols upset No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Old Dominion to reach the finals. The Trojans were the heavy favorites over 15th-ranked Tennessee, having already defeated the Lady Vols twice earlier in the season. • Despite the advantage, USC needed a come-from-behind effort the win the game. The Lady Vols entered halftime with a 28-26 lead and managed to hold onto a one-point lead with 7:36 left to play. Once again, head coach Linda Sharp inserted Cynthia Cooper back into the lineup. Cooper responded by penetrating Tennessee’s zone defense.

• The Trojans sealed the championship with an 8-0 run. The partisan Los Angeles crowd was on its feet as the Women of Troy defeated the Lady Vols 72-61 to claim their second-straight NCAA National Championship — the first school to do so in women’s basketball history.

1982-83 ALL-AMERICANSCheryl Miller (Kodak), Paula McGee (Kodak), Pam McGee (Kodak)

Cheryl Miller was honored as the Naismith Player of the Year and the NCAA Championship MVP.

Pam and Paula McGee were both Wade Trophy candidates.

1984 NCAA Division I Basketball Champions — Front Row (l to r): Athletic Trainer Leah Putnam, LeeAnne Sera, Melissa Ward, Cheryl Miller, Amy Alkek, Pam McGee.

Also pictured in top row: Manager Mike Simmons, Paula McGee, Cynthia Cooper, Assistant Coach Kathy Ricks, Juliette Robinson, Tracy Longo, Donna Carter, Yolanda Fletcher, JaMaiia Bond, Rhonda Windham,

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1,000-POINT CAREER SCORERS

Cheryl Miller - 3,018 Cherie Nelson - 2,474 Lisa Leslie - 2,414 Paula McGee - 2,346 Tina Thompson - 2,248

Pam McGee - 2,214 Ebony Hoffman - 1,687 Cynthia Cooper - 1,559

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The Vision of USC

Did You Know?

· The USC School of Cinematic Arts (above) was proud to both celebrate its 80th anniversary during the 2009-10 academic year, and open the doors on the first two buildings in its new Cinematic Arts complex, which pays homage to the cinematic history of Southern California and USC. The new Cinematic Arts complex was built, thanks to a $175 million donation by USC alumnus George Lucas. The now-completed complex includes an animation building, soundstages and a production center.

· In February 2010, the Princeton Review ranked USC's Interactive Media division as the No. 1 video-game design program in North America. Game design formally got its start at USC in 2002, when the USC School of Cinematic Arts launched its MFA in interactive media, although a core game-design workshop had been in place since 1999. In 2004, the school unveiled the Game Innovation Lab, a state-of-the-art research space and think tank for game design and creation. A B.A. in interactive entertainment was first offered in 2005. Today, USC offers four degrees in video-game development at the undergraduate and graduate levels. For the game-play design-focused, the USC School of Cinematic Arts offers the Master of Fine Arts in interactive media and the Bachelor of Arts in interactive entertainment. For the more engineering-oriented, the USC Viterbi School offers the Bachelor of Science in computer science (games) and the Master of Science in computer science (game development).

The University of Southern California is a private research institution of international distinction. It is distinguished by renowned faculty, highly competitive admission standards, an appreciation of the arts and an innovative community service outreach program that was recognized by Time Princeton Review when USC was named College of the Year in 2000

and Newsweek/Kaplan College Guide's "Hot School of 2001."

Founded in 1880, it enrolls about 35,000 students annually on two campuses, the 235-acre University Park Campus in Exposition Park and the 50-acre Health Sciences Campus, three miles to the northeast of

downtown Los Angeles.

USC is a unique and distinguished university with a proud tradition of achievement and unheralded success in all areas of study:

USC is a member of the Association of American Universities, a select group of 62 elite public and private universities in the United States and Canada that, together, do about two-thirds of all federally funded

research and development.

USC has 63 faculty members who are members of national academies. Membership in these prestigious academies, created by Congress, is by election only and is based on a faculty member's distinguished and

continuous achievements.

The University is the home of 17 professional schools, in addition to the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. These schools train specialists in fields ranging from medicine and law to architecture, theatre, education

and business.

USC undergraduates can design degrees from 77 major and 101 minors available in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, the Graduate School

and Professional Schools.

• More than 229,000 living alumni in the Trojan Family • 40 housing facilities available both on and off campus

• More than 300 clubs and student organizations • Many of USC's undergraduate/graduate programs rank in the top 10

nationally• 46 fraternities and sororities

• One of the nation's best academic reputations.

In the summer of 2010, the $100 million Ronald Tutor Campus Center opened at the center of the USC campus. The complex includes a new admission office,

alumni center and general meeting space for student groups.

Did You Know?

· USC was named No. 23 in the nation for the “best national universities” category by U.S. News & World Report in 2010. At 23rd, USC was tied with Carnegie Mellon University. U.S. News listed USC among only five institutions in the American West in the top 25; it also included Stanford (No. 5), the California Institute of Technology (No. 7), the University of California, Berkeley (No. 22) and UCLA (No. 25). From 1991 to date, USC has risen 28 places in the U.S. News rankings. Moreover, the university also was rated as having the third most economically diverse student body among top schools. Two USC schools were singled out in the rankings for quality: The USC Marshall School of Business was ranked No. 10 nationally and was listed as No. 4 in entrepreneurship and No. 5 in real estate. The USC Viterbi School of Engineering was rated 26th overall.

· USC’s 2009 entering class is the most academically talented in the university’s 129-year history. Despite a difficult economic environment, demand remained high, with 35,753 applications for 2,869 places in the class. Students’ average standardized test scores are in the 94th percentile as compared to all students in the United States, and their average grade point average is 3.7. USC offers admission without regard to ability to pay, and the university meets 100 percent of the demonstrated need of on-time financial aid applicants. USC has the largest university-funded financial aid budget of any university in the country, providing more than $180 million each year of university funds to undergraduates. Almost 60 percent of USC’s undergraduate students receive some sort of university aid. This represents more than 9,000 students – more than the total undergraduate population of most highly selective private research universities.

· USC is one of only two Los Angeles universities to own its own hospital after the university spent $275 million in 2009 to acquire the USC University Hospital and USC Norris Cancer Center. With other hospitals comprising the university's Health Science campus (located east of downtown Los Angeles), the acquisition ensures USC's position among the nation's top-ranked integrated academic medical centers.

· USC is the largest private-sector employer in Los Angeles and one of the largest economic engines for the state of California. USC's academic spending alone generates $4.9 billion annually in economic activity in the Los Angeles region and beyond.

· With the opening of a new international office in Shanghai, USC has increased its number of Asia offices to four: Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei and Tokyo. USC is the nation’s leader in international education, with over 7,000 international students, more than any other U.S. university. Academically, USC’s ties to Shanghai include partnerships with Shanghai Jiao Tong University and the College of Civil Engineering at Shanghai-based Tongji University.

The Vision of USC

USC Undergraduate Profile

African American 5.5%Asian 23.5%Caucasian 44.3%Hispanic/Latino 13.4%Native American 0.9%

International Students 10.6%

Female 50.2%Male 49.8%

USC undergraduates come from all 50 states and about 115 countries.

Total Enrollment 35,000Undergraduate Students 17,000Graduate/Professional Students 18,000

Student/Faculty Ratio 10:1

School with the largest undergraduate enrollment is the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (37.4%).

Average class size for the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is 26 students.

Financial aid expenditures totalled $343 million.

9 5 % o f s t u d e n t s p a r t i c i p a t e i n extracurricular activities.

Statistics reflective of 2009 Fall Term.

Students

USC’s diverse student body is a strength and source of pride. From its earliest days, USC aspired to diversity by instituting policies that assured no student would be denied admission because of race, color, religion, or gender. The university has attracted more international students over the years than any other American university. Currently, 11 percent of USC’s students represent over 110 countries. Equally important is the academic excellence that today’s USC students bring. USC accepted 80 percent of applicants from the top 10 percent of their high schools. The 2009 entering class’ SAT score average between 1930-2150 and GPA average is 3.7. But USC students are more than academic high-achievers. There have been more Trojans in the Olympics than any American university, and over 60 percent of the university’s students volunteer in community-service programs in neighborhoods around campus and throughout LA. Outstanding, well-rounded students are a hallmark of USC.

The extended family of USC is a global network made up of thousands of alumni, students, faculty, and staff, as well as parents of students, SCions (children and grandchildren of alumni), the Board of Trustees, the boards of councilors, donors, athletic fans, and neighborhood partners. But the uniqueness of the Trojan Family isn’t due to its vast numbers. Rather, it’s the extraordinary closeness and solidarity that is found in this genuinely supportive community. To its members, the term “Trojan Family” is more than a phrase: it represents a promise, a commitment to support that is lifelong and worldwide.

Faculty

USC’s faculty members aren’t just teachers of others’ works, but active contributors to what is taught, thought, and practiced throughout the world. The university’s faculty includes Nobel Prize laureate George A. Olah and 63 members of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and, Institute of Medicine. More than 200 faculty members have received prestigious academic and professional awards from organizations as varied as National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences.

Alumni

USC’s first alumni association was founded in 1885, just a year after the university graduated its first class. Those initial eight men and women paved the way for today’s more than 229,000-member USC Alumni Association. Trojan alumni span all 50 states and virtually every region of the world. As leaders in their communities and professions, they bring recognition to their alma mater. Distinguished alumni include former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher, astronaut Neil Armstrong, architect Frank Gehry, opera singer Marilyn Horne, symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, film director George Lucas, and baseball pitcher Mark Prior. The talents and commitment of its alumni are among USC’s greatest strengths.

USC AlmA mAter“All Hail”

“All Hail to Alma Mater

To thy glory we sing;

All Hail to Southern California

Loud let thy praises ring;

Where Western sky meets

Western sea

Our college stands in majesty;

Sing our love to Alma Mater,

Hail, all hail to thee!”

The Trojan Family

Did You Know?· USC distributes $343 million in financial aid; over 60 percent of our students receive assistance.

· For the academic year, a total of 11 percent of the student body are first-generation college students.

And consider this:

· The student-to-faculty ratio is 10-to-1.

· The average class size is 26 students.

· Full-time faculty teach the vast majority of our courses.

· Students can get all the classes they need in order to graduate in four years.

· USC grads get great jobs, attend the best graduate and professional schools in the country (including our own) and are supported by the Trojan Family - a network of nearly a quarter million alumni.

Notable Alumni

Herb Alpert, MusicianNeil Armstrong, AstronautArt Buchwald, Columnist

LeVar Burton, ActorLeo Buscaglia, Author/Educator

Jerry Buss, Owner - LA LakersJulie Chen, TV Broadcaster

Warren Christopher, former U.S. Secretary of State

Frank Gehry, ArchitectFrank Gifford, SportscasterLionel Hampton, MusicianMarilyn Horne, Opera Star

Ron Howard, Director/ActorKeyshawn Johnson, NFL

Randy Johnson, MLBMichael Landon, Actor

Lisa Leslie, WNBAGeorge Lucas, Film Director

Paul Mazursky, DirectorCheryl Miller, Sportscaster

Paul Orphala, Founder - KinkosLinda Johnson Rice, CEO -

Ebony, Jet MagazinesJohn Ritter, Actor

Barney Rosenzweig, ProducerEdward P. Roski - Co-Owner - LA Kings

and LA LakersGen. Norman Schwarzkopf

Tom Selleck, ActorAlly Sheedy, Actress

Cybill Shepard, ActressJohn Singleton, Director

Lynn Swann, SportscasterMarlo Thomas, Actress

John Wayne, ActorForest Whitaker, Actor

David L. Wolper, ProducerRobert Zemeckis, Film Director

Traveler

Traveler, the noble white horse that appears at all USC home football games with a regal Trojan warrior astride, is one of the most famous college mascots. Traveler f irst made an appearance at USC football games in 1961. Bob Jani, then USC’s director of special events, and Eddie Tannenbaum, then a junior at USC, had spotted Richard Saukko riding his white horse, Traveler I, in the 1961 Rose Parade. They persuaded Saukko to ride his white horse during USC games, serving as a mascot. Ever since, whenever USC scores, the band plays “Conquest” and Traveler gallops around the Coliseum. The current Trojan mascot is Traveler VII. Even though the breed of horse may have changed over the years — Travelers I through VI ranged from an Arabian/Tennessee Walker to a pure-bred Tennessee Walker to a pure-bred Arabian to an Andalusian — Traveler’s color has always remained pure white. In the fall of 2004, USC alumnus Bill Tilley ('61) and his wife, Nadine, donated $2 million to provide a permanent endowment to support Traveler. Besides the horses, USC once even had a canine mascot. A mutt named George Tirebiter I (famous for chasing cars through the USC campus) first appeared at football games in 1940. He survived a publicized dognapping by UCLA in 1947, but succumbed under the tires of an automobile in 1950. He was succeeded by George II for three years(1950-52), then George III for one year (1953) and finally George IV for one year (1957).

Tommy Trojan

In the center of the USC campus stands one of the most famous collegiate landmarks in the country: Tommy Trojan. Since being unveiled in 1930 for USC’s 50th jubilee, the statue of the bronzed Trojan warrior has served not only as a popular meeting place on campus, but as a symbol of the university’s fighting spirit. Sculpted by Roger Noble Burnham, Tommy Trojan cost $10,000 to build. A $1 surcharge then on season football tickets helped pay for it. The statue is a composite of many USC football players from the late 20s, most notably 1930 Rose Bowl Player of the Game Russ Saunders and

All-American Erny Pinckert. Inscribed on the statue’s base is “THE TROJAN” and the university’s seal, with the Latin motto “Palmam qui meruit ferat (Let him who deserves it bear away the palm).” Below the seal are inscribed the qualities of the ideal Trojan: “Faithful, Scholarly, Skillful, Courageous and Ambitious.”

Cardinal and Gold

Before 1895, the official color of USC was gold. The official color of the College of Liberal Arts was cardinal. The college had its own official color because it was the largest academic unit in the University. In 1895, both colors were adopted as USC’s official colors.

“Trojans”

USC’s nickname, “Trojans,” originated in 1912. Up to that time, USC’s teams were called the Methodists or Wesleyans, nicknames which were not looked upon with favor by university officials. So, Warren Bovard, director of athletics and son of university president Dr. George Bovard, asked Los Angeles Times sports editor Owen Bird to select an appropriate nickname. “At this time, the athletes and coaches of the university were under terrific handicaps,” recalled Bird. “They were facing teams that were bigger and better-equipped, yet they had splendid fighting spirit. The name ‘Trojans’ fitted them.”

The Spirit Of Troy

The Trojan Marching Band - known as “The Spirit of Troy” - is perhaps the most dynamic and innovative collegiate band in the nation. Named among the eight best marching bands in the country by USA Today, the

band is one of the most visible tools of the University. Established in 1880, the band has played for seven Presidents, appeared in numerous movies, commercials and television shows, and has even produced several records of its own music. The band marches upwards of 80 miles a year while traveling across the land supporting almost every USC athletic team. A typical football halftime show by the band takes more than 4,000 work hours to prepare. Now 300-plus members strong, the Trojan Marching Band has tripled in size since Dr. Arthur C. Bartner became its director in 1969.

1939 Dean Cromwell1940 Dean Cromwell1941 Dean Cromwell1942 Dean Cromwell1943 Dean Cromwell1949 Jess Hill1950 Jess Hill1951 Jess Mortensen1952 Jess Mortensen1953 Jess Mortensen1954 Jess Mortensen1955 Jess Mortensen1958 Jess Mortensen1961 Jess Mortensen1963 Vern Wolfe1965 Vern Wolfe (tie)1967 Vern Wolfe1968 Vern Wolfe1976 Vern Wolfe

Volleyball (6)1949 Hans Vogel (USVBA)1950 Hans Vogel (USVBA)1977 Ernie Hix1980 Ernie Hix1988 Bob Yoder1990 Jim McLaughlin

Water Polo (7)1999 John Williams Jovan Vavic2003 Jovan Vavic2005 Jovan Vavic2008 Jovan Vavic2009 Jovan Vavic2010 Jovan Vavic2011 Jovan Vavic

Women'S TeAm TiTleS (23)

Basketball (2)1983 Linda Sharp1984 Linda Sharp

Golf (2)2003 Andrea Gaston2008 Andrea Gaston

Swimming and Diving (1)1997 Mark Schubert

Tennis (7)1977 Dave Borelli (AIAW)1977 Dave Borelli (USTA)1978 Dave Borelli (USTA)1979 Dave Borelli (AIAW)1980 Dave Borelli (AIAW)1983 Dave Borelli1985 Dave Borelli

Track and Field (1)2001 Ron Allice

Soccer (1)2007 Ali Khoshroshahin

Volleyball (6)1976 Chuck Erbe (AIAW)1977 Chuck Erbe (AIAW)1980 Chuck Erbe (AIAW)1981 Chuck Erbe2002 Mick Haley2003 Mick Haley

Water Polo (3)1999 Jovan Vavic (NCWWP)2004 Jovan Vavic2010 Jovan Vavic

men'S TeAm TiTleS (94)

Football (11)1928 Howard Jones1931 Howard Jones1932 Howard Jones1939 Howard Jones1962 John McKay1967 John McKay1972 John McKay1974 John McKay1978 John Robinson2003 Pete Carroll2004 Pete Carroll

Baseball (12)1948 Sam Berry Rod Dedeaux1958 Rod Dedeaux1961 Rod Dedeaux1963 Rod Dedeaux1968 Rod Dedeaux1970 Rod Dedeaux1971 Rod Dedeaux1972 Rod Dedeaux1973 Rod Dedeaux1974 Rod Dedeaux1978 Rod Dedeaux1998 Mike Gillespie

Gymnastics (1)1962 Jack Beckner

indoor Track and Field (2)1967 Vern Wolfe1972 Vern Wolfe

Swimming and Diving (9)1960 Peter Daland1963 Peter Daland1964 Peter Daland1965 Peter Daland1966 Peter Daland1974 Peter Daland1975 Peter Daland1976 Peter Daland1977 Peter Daland

Tennis (20)1946 William Moyle1951 Louis Wheeler1955 George Toley1958 George Toley1962 George Toley1963 George Toley1964 George Toley1966 George Toley1967 George Toley1968 George Toley1969 George Toley1976 George Toley (tie)1991 Dick Leach1993 Dick Leach1994 Dick Leach2002 Dick Leach2009 Peter Smith2010 Peter Smith2011 Peter Smith2012 Peter Smith

Track and Field (26)1926 Dean Cromwell1930 Dean Cromwell1931 Dean Cromwell1935 Dean Cromwell1936 Dean Cromwell1937 Dean Cromwell1938 Dean Cromwell

USC has long dominated the world of intercollegiate athletics. In fact, it could be argued that Troy was the “Collegiate Athletic Program of the 20th Century.” USC men and women have combined for 116 national team titles. Trojan men’s teams are tops in the nation in NCAA championships with 81 — more than any other university. Overall, USC’s men have won 94 national championships. USC has won the National Collegiate All-Sports Championship — an annual ranking by USA Today (previously The Knoxville Journal) of the country’s top men’s athletic programs — six times (1971-72-74-75-77-80) since its inception in 1971. USC’s women are also a force, with 23 national team titles, all since 1976. From 1959-60 to 1984-85, USC put together an amazing streak. In each of those 26 years, at least one Trojan team won a national championship (including five crowns in both 1962-63 and 1976-77). Current streaks are held by both the USC men's water polo and tennis teams, which have each captured four straight NCAA championships and are now on the hunt for five in a row.

Two-time NCAA champion and four-time Olympic

medalist Kaitlin Sandeno

Four-time NCAA 100m champion and two-time

Olympian Angela Williams

Men's tennis won its third consecutive NCAA championship in 2011.

NationalChampionships

2010 NCAA men's water polo champions

2010 NCAA men's tennis champions

The USC Athletic ExperienceUSC has a proud athletic heritage — and with good reason. Arguably, Troy could be

regarded as one of the best collegiate athletic programs in the nation:

· Trojan teams have won more national championships, 74 men’s (including a national-best 81 men's NCAA titles) and 23 women’s, than all but two other universities

· The Trojans won at least one national team title in 26 consecutive years (1959-60 to 1984-85)

· USC has won the National College All-Sports Championship — an annual ranking by USA Today (previously The Knoxville Journal) of the country’s top men’s athletic programs — six

times since its inception in 1971

· USC has won the annual Crosstown Gauntlet, a year-long all-sports competition between Troy and crosstown rival UCLA, eight times (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,

2012)

· Trojan male athletes have won more individual NCAA titles (303) than those from any other school in the nation (the Women of Troy have brought home another 60 individual

NCAA crowns)

· Troy has also established a stellar reputation and a long tradition of nurturing Olympic athletes. Since 1904, 418 Trojan athletes have competed in the Games, taking home 135 gold medals (with at least one gold in every summer Olympics since 1912), 87 silver and

65 bronze.

· Four Trojans have won the prestigious Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in America: diver Sammy Lee (1953), shot putter Parry O’Brien (1959), swimmer John Naber

(1977) and Janet Evans (1989)

· Two Women of Troy athletes have won the Honda-Broderick Cup as the top collegiate woman athlete of the year: Cheryl Miller (1983-84) and Angela Williams (2001-02)

· USC has won six Heisman Trophy winners with the most recent winners being Carson Palmer (2002) and Matt Leinart (2004)

· Along with the great accomplishments on the playing fields, USC student-athletes have received 50 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships, in the top 10 among all schools. In addition, USC has had 29 first team Academic All-Americans and four athletes who were Rhodes

Scholars

1998 NCAA baseball champions

2003 NCAA women's volleyball champions

2003 Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer

Four-time Olympic Gold medalist Lenny Krayzelburg

The Galen CenterIn October of 2006, the brand new, 10,258-seat, on-campus events center, Galen Center, opened and houses the men's and women's volleyball and men's and women's basketball programs. The Galen Center features a weight room and training room with locker rooms for all four teams. The Galen Center allows all four teams to be able to practice at the same time in the connected practice facilities located above the offices that are home to the basketball and volleyball coaching staffs.

The Galen Center is named after Helene and Lou Galen, who very generously contributed $50 million to the project. Lou was a CEO for World Savings before he retired and was a USC football season ticket holder since 1947. In November 2007, Lou passed away at the age of 82.

The USC volleyball and basketball programs are forever indebited to the generosity of Lou and Helene Galen for providing the Trojans with one of the top athletic facilities in the nation.

John McKay Center

In January of 2011, the USC athletic department broke ground on the new John McKay Center, a $70 million, 110,000-square foot facility on the west side of Heritage Hall that houses meeting rooms, coaches offices and a locker room for the football program, as well as an academic center, weight room, athletic training room, and state-of-the-art digital media production facility for all of USC's 21 sports. Construction took 18 months and the building was officially opened on August 21, 2012.

Heritage Hall, which sits in the middle of the USC campus, houses the University’s athletic department and celebrates the glorious Trojan athletic heritage. Originally 48,000 square feet and built at a cost of $2.8 million, the three-level brick and concrete colonnaded building opened in 1971 and since then it has been expanded three times. Between the north and south wings on the building’s ground level are some of USC’s numerous athletic trophies, including various NCAA team championships, six Heisman Trophies and the jerseys of Troy’s winners, and updated displays honoring recent successful Trojan athletes. Plaques commemorating the members of USC’s Athletic Hall of Fame are located in the patio. The Honors Rail, which encircles the open-air foyer above the first floor lobby, has bronze medallions saluting every Trojan who won an Olympic gold medal, captured an NCAA individual championship, or was named a first team All-American in an NCAA sport in which there are no individual champions. The underground lower level of Heritage Hall houses various locker rooms, plus the equipment room, medical training room, the Jess Hill Weight Room, and the McAlister Academic Resource Center. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is the home of the USC football program, a historic facility that first opened in 1923 and has been the host for two Olympics (1932 and 1984). The Coliseum is located just south of the USC campus. USC’s swimming and water polo coaches are located in the nearby Kennedy Aquatics Building, while the baseball staff has offices at Dedeaux Field which underwent a $4-million renovation in 2002 to add 700 additional seats, chairback seats, a player’s lounge, remodeled coaches offices and hall of fame. Outside the northwest corner of Heritage Hall, the $3-million Galen Center — a popular sports-themed dining and activity center — opened in early 1999. USC's other on-campus athletic facilities include Howard Jones (football practice field), the McDonald's Swim Stadium, Marks Tennis Stadium, Cromwell Field and Katherine B. Loker Stadium (men's and women's track) and McAlister Field (women's soccer). In October of 2006, the brand new, 10,258-seat, on-campus events center, Galen Center, opened and houses the men's and women's volleyball and men's and women's basketball programs. The Galen Center features a weight room and training room with locker rooms for all four teams. The Galen Center allows all four teams to be able to practice at the same time with three full volleyball courts available for the USC women's volleyball program.

Athletic Facilities

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

McDonald's Swim Stadium

McAlister Field

Dedeaux FIeldKatherine B. Loker Stadium

David X. Marks Stadium

Galen CenterHeritage Hall

PAC-12 CONFERENCE, THE CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS

Built on a firm foundation of academic excellence and superior athletic performance, the Conference ushered in a new era on July 1, 2011, officially becoming the Pac-12 Conference with the additions of the University of Colorado and University of Utah. Just 27 days after the Conference officially changed its named, Commissioner Larry Scott announced the creation of the Pac-12 Networks on July 27, 2011, solidifying a landmark television deal and putting the Conference on the forefront. The Networks, including one national network and six regional networks, in conjunction with four of the nation’s largest cable operators, marked the first time a U.S. collegiate conference or any other programmer has launched a collection of networks across a variety of platforms, rather than a sole network. In addition, the “TV everywhere” rights will allow fans to access coverage outside the home on any digital device, including smartphones and tablet computers. On the field, the Pac-12 rises above the rest, upholding its tradition as the “Conference of Champions” ®, claiming an incredible 119 NCAA team titles since 1999-2000, including nine in 2011-12. That is an average of over nine championships per academic year. Even more impressive has been the breadth of the Pac-12’s success, with championships coming in 28 different men’s and women’s sports. The Pac-12 has led or tied the nation in NCAA Championships in 46 of the last 52 years. The only exceptions being in 1980-81, 1988-89, 1990-91 and 1995-96 when the Conference finished second, and only twice finished third (1998-99 and 2004-05). For the seventh-consecutive year, the Pac-12 had the most NCAA titles or tied for the most of any conference in the country, winning at least six every year since 2000-01. No other conference has won double-digit NCAA crowns in a single year, the Pac-12 doing so six times, including a record 14 in 1996-97. Spanning nearly a century of outstanding athletics achievements, the Pac-12 was the first conference to reach 400 championships in 2010-11. With the inclusion of Colorado and Utah, the Conference surpassed another major milestone, with league teams capturing 450 titles, outdistancing the next conference by nearly 200. In all, Conference teams have won 451 NCAA Championships (306 men’s, 145 women’s). The Conference’s reputation is further proven in the annual Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup competition, the prestigious award that honors the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. STANFORD continued its remarkable run and won its unprecedented 18th-consecutive Directors’ Cup in 2011-12. For the second-straight year, six of the top 25 Division I programs were Pac-12 member institutions: No. 1 STANFORD, No. 3 UCLA, No. 7 USC, No. 11 CALIFORNIA, No. 19 ARIZONA and No. 24 OREGON. With three teams in the top 10, it was the most of any conference. The new era of the Pac-12 Conference and 2011-12 campaign kicked off with the Conference’s first-ever Pac-12 Football Championship game, pitting OREGON for the North Division and UCLA from the South Division. The Ducks won the inaugural championship game, 49-31, in front of a sold-out stadium (59,376) in Eugene, Ore. The Conference’s nine national titles came in the form of five women’s and four men’s crowns. Six different league schools claimed NCAA titles and, of the five NCAA institutions to have won multiples titles, three were from the Pac-12.

CALIFORNIA, STANFORD and USC each won two NCAA Championships. The Golden Bears swept the men’s and women’s swimming and diving crowns for the second-consecutive year; the Cardinal raised the national championship trophy for the first time ever in women’s soccer and added a second-consecutive crown in women’s water polo; while the Trojans won their fourth-straight men’s tennis and men’s water polo crowns.Arguably the best women’s volleyball conference in the country, UCLA brought home the national title, the Pac-12‘s first in the sport in six years. OREGON also continued its remarkable streak in women’s indoor track, winning a third-straight crown. And ARIZONA won its first baseball crown in over a quarter century as it claimed the Conference’s ninth of the year. In addition to the nine national championships, the Pac-12 also had runners-up in eight NCAA Championship events: women’s volleyball (USC), cross country (WASHINGTON), men’s water polo (UCLA), skiing (UTAH), women’s tennis (UCLA), women’s track & field (OREGON), men’s volleyball (USC) and women’s water polo (USC). Overall, the Conference had 39 teams finish in the top four at 25 NCAA Championship events. Participation in the postseason was a common occurrence for the Pac-12 in 2011-12. Of the 22 sports sponsored by the Conference, 14 witnessed at least half its teams participating in NCAA or other postseason action. The men sent 53 of a possible 101 teams into the postseason (52.4 percent), while the women sent 67 of a possible 113 teams (59.3 percent). The Conference experienced continued success in football as the league sent two teams to BCS Bowl games for the second-straight year. Overall, seven teams went to bowls games. OREGON claimed its 10th Pac-12 crown in the sport, winning the Conference’s first-ever Football Championship Game, and claimed a spot in the Rose Bowl. Meanwhile, STANFORD (Tostitos Fiesta Bowl), ARIZONA STATE (MAACO Las Vegas Bowl), CALIFORNIA (Holiday Bowl), WASHINGTON (Valero Alamo Bowl), UTAH (Hyundai Sun Bowl) and UCLA (Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl) also earned bowl bids. Oregon and Stanford were ranked in the top-5 of the Associated Press’ poll at season’s end, finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Conference newcomer COLORADO won the Pac-12 Tournament men’s basketball title. The Buffs, along with CALIFORNIA, represented the league in the NCAA Tournament. Regular-season champion WASHINGTON and STANFORD headed to the NIT where the Cardinal put together an impressive run that resulted in the Pac-12’s sixth-ever NIT title. The Huskies advanced to New York City, but fell in the semifinals. The Conference’s 10-3 record in NIT play were the most wins ever by Pac-12 teams in the nation’s oldest tournament. WASHINGTON STATE narrowly missed out on becoming the third Pac-12 team in four years to capture a postseason title in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), advancing to the championship series before falling, two games to one. On the women’s side, two teams competed in the NCAA Tournament and five others competed in the WNIT. STANFORD made its fifth-consecutive NCAA Women’s Final Four appearance after winning its sixth-straight Pac-12 Tournament crown. CALIFORNIA made a return to the postseason after a two-year absence. With COLORADO and WASHINGTON advancing the furthest in the WNIT, Pac-12 teams went 12-4 in the postseason in games against non-Conference opponents. The Conference has dominated the volleyball field, winning a record 14 NCAA titles in the sport since 1982. UCLA captured its first NCAA title since 1991, while USC advanced to the national semifinals for the second-straight year. Seven Pac-12 teams earned postseason bids, the 12th-consecutive

The Pac-12 Conference

year the Conference has sent at least six teams to the NCAA Tournament. ARIZONA won the Conference’s 27th all-time NCAA baseball championship in 2012, becoming only the second team in NCAA history to go 10-0 in postseason play. Five Pac-12 teams received NCAA Tournament bids, with UCLA joining the Wildcats at the NCAA College World Series. In addition, OREGON and STANFORD reached the Super Regionals, and OREGON STATE also represented the Conference in the postseason event. Without question, the Conference has dominated the softball field, winning 23 national championships in the sport since 1982, most recently capturing six in a row from 2006-11. Eight Pac-12 teams earned NCAA Tournament bids in 2012, including the No. 1-overall seed CALIFORNIA. The eight postseason teams were the most for the Conference since 2007. Cal, ARIZONA STATE and OREGON punched their tickets to the NCAA Women’s College World Series, the ninth time the Conference had sent three teams to the WCWS. The Pac-12 swept two men’s and women’s sports, capturing national championships in swimming & diving, and water polo. CALIFORNIA took home both swimming & diving crowns for the second-straight year. In water polo, USC was the top men’s team for the fourth year in a row, while the STANFORD women repeated as national champions. Pac-12 members have won 306 NCAA team championships on the men’s side, 89 more than the next closest conference. Men’s NCAA crowns have come at a phenomenal rate for the Pac-12 - 16 basketball titles by six schools (more than any other conference), 53 tennis titles, 45 outdoor track & field crowns, and 27 baseball titles. Pac-12 members have won 25 of 43 NCAA titles in volleyball, 38 of 42 in water polo, 27 in skiing, and 23 in swimming & diving national championships. Individually, the Conference has produced an impressive number of NCAA men’s individual champions, as well, boasting 2,073 individual crowns. On the women’s side, the story is much the same. Since the NCAA began conducting women’s championships 31 years ago, Pac-12 members have claimed at least four national titles in a single season on 22 occasions, including the last 12-consecutive years. Overall, the Pac-12 has captured 145 NCAA women’s titles, easily outdistancing the SEC, which is second, with 88. Pac-12 members have dominated a number of sports, winning 23 softball titles, 19 tennis crowns, 14 volleyball titles, 14 of the last 23 trophies in golf, and 13 in swimming & diving. Pac-12 women student-athletes shine nationally on an individual basis, as well, having captured an unmatched 642 NCAA individual crowns, an average of nearly 21 championships per season. PAC-12 CONFERENCE HISTORYThe roots of the Pac-12 Conference date back 97 years to December 2, 1915, when the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was founded at a meeting at the Oregon Hotel in Portland, Ore. The original membership consisted of four schools - the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington, the University of Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon State University). All still are charter members of the Conference. Pacific Coast Conference play began in 1916 and, one year later, Washington State College (now Washington State University) was accepted into the league, with Stanford University following in 1918. In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams with the admission of the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of Idaho. In

1924, the University of Montana joined the league roster, and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 members with the addition of UCLA. The Pacific Coast Conference competed as a 10-member league until 1950, with the exception of 1943-45 when World War II curtailed intercollegiate athletic competition to a minimum. During that time, the league’s first commissioner was named. Edwin N. Atherton was Commissioner in 1940 and was succeeded by Victor O. Schmidt in 1944. In 1950, Montana resigned from the Conference and joined the Mountain States Conference. The PCC continued as a nine-team Conference through 1958. In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and the Athletic Association of Western Universities was formed and Thomas J. Hamilton was appointed Commissioner of the new league. The original AAWU membership included California, Stanford, Southern California, UCLA and Washington. Washington State joined the membership in 1962, while Oregon and Oregon State joined in 1964. Under Hamilton’s watch, the name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted in 1968. In 1971, Wiles Hallock took over as Commissioner of the Pac-8. Ten years later, on July 1, 1978, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University were admitted to the league and the Pacific-10 Conference became a reality. In 1986-87, the league took on a new look, expanding to include 10 women’s sports. Since then, the Conference has been considered the premiere league in women’s athletics, securing the most NCAA titles in women’s sports of any conference nearly every year. Thomas C. Hansen was named the Commissioner of the Pac-10 in 1983, a role he would hold for 26 years until 2009. Hansen was succeeded by current Commissioner Larry Scott, who took on the new role in July 2009. During the 2010-11 academic year, Scott helped deliver monumental changes that transformed the Conference into a modern 12-team league. The Conference expanded to add two more teams, agreed to equal revenue sharing for the first time in Conference history, created two divisions - the North and the South, for football only, established a Football Championship Game for the first time ever, secured a landmark media rights deal that dramatically increased national exposure and revenue for each school and established the Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Digital Network that guaranteed enhanced exposure across all sports. The University of Colorado accepted its invitation to join the Pac-12 on June 11, 2010, and on June 17, 2010, the University of Utah agreed to join the Conference. The Buffaloes and Utes officially became the 11th and 12th members of the Conference July 1, 2011, the first additions to the league since 1978. During the 33 years between expansions, Conference teams claimed 258 NCAA titles, including 130 women’s and 128 men’s. Currently, the Pac-12 sponsors 11 men’s sports and 11 women’s sports. Additionally, the Conference is a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) in four other men’s sports and three women’s sports. The Pac-12 Conference offices are located 25 miles east of San Francisco in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Pac-12 Conference1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 500 Walnut Creek, CA 94597

Phone (925) 932-4411www.pac-12.org

Los Angeles

The University of Southern California is nestled in the city of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States with nearly four million residents. In fact the combined population for Los Angeles County and Orange County (located east) is close to 13 million people. Nicknamed "The City of Angels", the Los Angeles metropolitan area is the third-highest economic center in the world behind New York and Tokyo. Los Angeles is one of the most diverse cities in terms of demographics in the United States and benefits from one of the mildest climates. The average temperature is 66 degrees during the year with an average high of 75 degrees as the city receives on average just 35 days of precipitation. Not only do residents in Los Angeles enjoy year-round sunshine, but they can drive from the beach to the mountains or to the desert within a two-hour drive. With the many activities and attractions available in the area, Los Angeles has not only been a destination for many tourists, but one of the best cities in the world to call home.

Los Angeles

STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles is home to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Kings and the Los Angeles Clippers. Located just

five minutes from the USC campus, STAPLES Center is part of the $2.5 billion entertainment complex known as L.A. Live (photo courtesy AEG)



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Tustin, Calif.

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Los Angeles, Calif.

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Long Beach, Calif.

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