2013-14 USC Women's Basketball Media Guide

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2013-14 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL #1 Jordan Adams #2 Deanna Calhoun #3 Desireé Bradley #4 Maria Kemiji-McDonald #5 Rachel Totten #10 Kate Oliver #11 Cassie Harberts #12 Courtney Jaco #13 Kaneisha Horn #14 Ariya Crook Cynthia Cooper

Brandy Manning


#21 Alexyz Vaioletama

#22 Destinie Gibbs

#23 Brianna Barrett

#24 Drew Edelman

#25 Alexis Lloyd

#32 Kiki Alofaituli

#32 Kiki Alofaituli Jualeah Woods

Evan Unrau


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Numerical No. Name Pos. 1 Jordan Adams G 2 Deanna Calhoun F 3 Desireé Bradley G/F 4 Maria Kemiji-McDonald F 5 Rachel Totten G 10 Kate Oliver F 11 Cassie Harberts F 12 Courtney Jaco G 13 Kaneisha Horn F 14 Ariya Crook G 21 Alexyz Vaioletama F 22 Destinie Gibbs G 23 Brianna Barrett G 24 Drew Edelman F 25 Alexis Lloyd G 32 Kiki Alofaituli G

Ht. 6-1 6-3 6-1 5-11 5-7 6-4 6-2 5-8 6-1 5-7 6-1 5-11 5-7 6-4 5-9 6-1

Yr. So. So.* Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. So. Jr.

Exp. 1V 1V 3V HS 1V 1V 3V HS TR 2V 2V 1V 1V HS TR 1V

Hometown Previous Schools Irvine, Calif. Mater Dei HS Albany, Calif. Albany HS Oklahoma City, Okla. Carl Albert HS San Fancisco, Calif. St. Ignatius HS Los Angeles, Calif. LACES/UC Santa Barbara Beaumont Hills, Australia Lake Ginninderra Coll./Marist San Clemente, Calif. San Clemente HS Compton, Calif. Windward School Birmingham, Ala. Ramsay HS/Alabama Los Angeles, Calif. Long Beach Poly Fountain Valley, Calif. Mater Dei HS Oxford, Ga. McEachern HS Winnetka, Calif. Oaks Christian HS Sunnyvale, Calif. Menlo School Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young HS/Virginia Tech Tustin, Calif. Mater Dei HS

Alphabetical No. Name Pos. 1 Jordan Adams G 32 Kiki Alofaituli G 23 Brianna Barrett G 3 Desireé Bradley G/F 2 Deanna Calhoun F 14 Ariya Crook G 24 Drew Edelman F 22 Destinie Gibbs G 11 Cassie Harberts F 13 Kaneisha Horn F 12 Courtney Jaco G 4 Maria Kemiji-McDonald F 25 Alexis Lloyd G 10 Kate Oliver F 5 Rachel Totten G 21 Alexyz Vaioletama F

Ht. 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-1 6-3 5-7 6-4 5-11 6-2 6-1 5-8 5-11 5-9 6-4 5-7 6-1

Yr. So. Jr. So. Sr. So.* Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr.

Exp. 1V 1V 1V 3V 1V 2V HS 1V 3V TR HS HS TR 1V 1V 2V

Hometown Previous Schools Irvine, Calif. Mater Dei HS Tustin, Calif. Mater Dei HS Winnetka, Calif. Oaks Christian HS Oklahoma City, Okla. Carl Albert HS Albany, Calif. Albany HS Los Angeles, Calif. Long Beach Poly Sunnyvale, Calif. Menlo School Oxford, Ga. McEachern HS San Clemente, Calif. San Clemente HS Birmingham, Ala. Ramsay HS/Alabama Compton, Calif. Windward School San Fancisco, Calif. St. Ignatius HS Chicago, Ill. Whitney Young HS/Virginia Tech Beaumont Hills, Australia Lake Ginninderra Coll./Marist Los Angeles, Calif. LACES/UC Santa Barbara Fountain Valley, Calif. Mater Dei HS

* utilized redshirt season ^ will redshirt 2013-14 season

Head Coach: Cynthia COOPER (1st season), USC 1986 Associate Head Coach: Brandy MANNING (1st season), Clark Atlanta 2002 Assistant Coaches: Jualeah WOODS (1st season), USC 1994 Evan UNRAU (2nd season), Missouri 2004


QUICK FACTS University Information Location: ...................................................Los Angeles, Calif. Founded:............................................................................1880 Enrollment: .................................................................. 33,000 President:..........................................................C.L. Max Nikias Athletic Director:........................................................Pat Haden Senior Women’s Administrator:............................Donna Heinel National Affiliation:........................................... NCAA Division I Conference:................................................................... Pac-12 Nickname:...........................................Trojans / Women of Troy Fight Song:.................................................................“Fight On” Colors:...........................................................Cardinal and Gold Home Court: ........................................................ Galen Center Capacity:.........................................................................10,258 Press Row:.......................................................... 213-740-3900 Basketball Staff Head Coach:.....................................................Cynthia Cooper Alma Mater:.............................................................. USC, 1986 Current Season at USC:.....................................................First Record at USC: .................................................... First season Pac-12 Record at USC:......................................... First season Current Overall Season:................................................... Ninth Overall Record:.................................................. 150-106 (.586) Overall Conf. Record:.......................................... 105-39 (.729) Associate Head Coach:...................................Brandy Manning Assistants:......................................................... Jualeah Woods ................................................................................Evan Unrau Dir. of Operations:................................................Becky Adams Video Coordinator:.................................................... Erika Ruiz Administrative Assistant:..............................Jessika Carrington WBB Office Phone:.......................................... (213) 740-7204 ...................................................................... (866) USC-WBB1 Athletic Trainer:..............................................Rachel Schlachet Training Room Phone:...................................... (213) 740-5845 Sports Information Women’s Basketball SID:......................................Darcy Couch Office Phone: .................................................. (213) 740-3808 Office Fax:......................................................... (213) 740-7584 Cell Phone:....................................................... (213) 725-3447 E-Mail:............................................................dcouch@usc.edu USC Ticket Office:..........................................(213) 740-GO SC Website:....................................................www.usctrojans.com

Basketball History First Season of Basketball:...........................................1976-77 All-Time Record:................................................ 679-427 (.614) Conference Record:........................................... 360-236 (.604) National Championships:..........................................2 (’83, ’84) Conference Championships:...................... 5 (’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) 2012-13 Record:............................................ 11-20 / 11-7 (7th) Home Record:.....................................................................5-12 Away Record:........................................................................5-7 Neutral Record:.....................................................................1-1 Longest Win Streak:................................................ 4 (1/4-1/13) Longest Losing Streak:........................................... 8 (2/1-2/24) Current Streak:................................................................. 1 loss 2013-14 Team Information Starters Returning / Lost:....................................................4 / 1 Letterwinners Returning / Lost:......................................... 11 / 1 Newcomers:.............................................................................5 Top Returners Cassie Harberts (Sr. F) ............................... 31 GP, 31 GS, 18.0 ppg, 43.8%, 69.5 FT% ..............................................8.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.1 spg, 1.1 bpg ................................. 2013 U.S. World University Games Team ................................................................2013 All-Pac-12 Team Ariya Crook (Jr. G) .............30 GP, 9 GS, 13.4 ppg, 34.7%, 77.2 FT%, 32.9 3FG% ............................................................3.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.2 spg ..........................................2013 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention Brianna Barrett (So. G) ................................. 31 GP, 21 GS, 4.4 ppg, 28.1%, 66.7 FT% ............................................................2.9 rpg, 3.1 apg, 1.6 spg .........................2013 Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention .........................2013 Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention Kate Oliver (Sr. F) ................................. 25 GP, 15 GS, 5.7 ppg, 36.1%, 66.7 FT% ..............................................5.4 rpg, 1.0 apg, 0.5 spg, 1.2 bpg Kiki Alofaituli (Jr. G) ................................. 31 GP, 21 GS, 4.9 ppg, 40.8%, 66.0 FT% ............................................................2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 0.5 spg Alexyz Vaioletama (Jr. G) .............30 GP, 15 GS, 4.8 ppg, 39.2%, 43.8 FT%, 35.7 3FG% ..............................................4.6 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.4 bpg NewcomerS Drew Edelman [Fr.].................. 6-4, Forward (Atherton, Calif.) Kaneisha Horn [Jr.].6-1, Forward (Birmingham, Ala./Alabama) Courtney Jaco [Fr.].................... 5-8, Guard (Compton, Calif.) Maria Kemiji-McDonald [So.].5-11, Forward (San Francisco, Calif.) Alexis Lloyd [So.].........5-9 Guard (Chicago, Ill./Virginia Tech)


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Day Date Opponent Friday Nov. 1 Westmont (exhibition) Friday Nov. 8 at UC Davis Sunday Nov. 10 at Fresno State San Diego State Wednesday Nov. 13 Friday Nov. 22 at Oklahoma State Monday Nov. 25 South Carolina (P12)

Site Time Galen Center 7 p.m. Davis, Calif. 7 p.m. Fresno, Calif. 2 p.m. Galen Center 4 p.m. Stillwater, Okla. 7 p.m. CT Galen Center 5 p.m.

Cancun Challenge — Mayan Tournament Nov. 28 Iowa Thursday Friday Nov. 29 UNC Wilmington Saturday Nov. 30 Boston College

Cancun, Mexico Cancun, Mexico Cancun, Mexico

Tuesday Dec. 10 at Cal State Northridge Thursday Dec. 19 Saint Mary’s Saturday Dec. 21 Hawai’i Saturday Dec. 28 Long Beach State Monday Dec. 30 at UCLA* (P12) Friday Jan. 3 Colorado* (P12) Sunday Jan. 5 Utah* (P12) Friday Jan. 10 at Arizona State* (P12) Sunday Jan. 12 at Arizona* Friday Jan. 17 Oregon State* (P12) Sunday Jan. 19 Oregon* (P12) Friday Jan. 24 at California* (P12) Monday Jan. 27 at Stanford* (ESPN2) Friday Jan. 31 Washington State* (P12) Sunday Feb. 2 Washington* (P12) UCLA* (P12) Saturday Feb. 8 Friday Feb. 14 at Oregon* (P12) Sunday Feb. 16 at Oregon State* (P12) Friday Feb. 21 Stanford* (P12) Sunday Feb. 23 California* (P12) Thursday Feb. 27 at Utah* (P12) Sunday March 2 at Colorado* (P12)

Northridge, Calif. Galen Center Galen Center Galen Center Westwood, Calif. Galen Center Galen Center Tempe, Ariz. Tucson, Ariz. Galen Center Galen Center Berkeley, Calif. Palo Alto, Calif. Galen Center Galen Center Galen Center Eugene, Ore. Corvallis, Ore. Galen Center Galen Center Salt Lake City, Utah Boulder, Colo.

Pac-12 Tournament Thurs.-Sun. March 6-9

Seattle, Wash.

Pac-12 Tournament (P12)

NCAA Tournament Sat.-Tues. Mar. 22-25 NCAA First & Second Rounds Sat.-Tues. Mar. 29-Apr. 1 NCAA Regionals Sun. & Tues. Apr. 6 & 8 NCAA Women’s Final Four

7:30 p.m. CT 7:30 p.m. CT 5 p.m. CT 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. MT 2 p.m. MT 6 p.m. 2 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 3 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 12 p.m. 6 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. MT 12 p.m. MT

TBD TBD Nashville, Tenn.

Home games indicated in bold All game times local to game site * ­— Pac-12 Conference game (P12) — televised on Pac-12 Networks (ESPN2) — televised on ESPN2



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CYNTHIA COOPER Head Coach • 1st Season • USC 1986

Basketball Hall of Famer Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, who as a player helped lead USC to a pair of NCAA championships before winning an Olympic gold medal and four WNBA titles and then as a head coach resurrected three collegiate programs, was named head coach of the USC women’s basketball program, Trojan athletic director Pat Haden announced on April 11, 2013. “In Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, we have a proven winning coach who happens to be a USC basketball icon,” Haden said. “She was a part of the best basketball ever played here at USC, and she has seen success at so many levels of the game. As a coach she has turned around several programs. We believe she can lead USC back to successful women’s basketball, and we welcome her back to the USC campus.” Cooper-Dyke, 49, has an eight-year collegiate head coaching record of 150-106 (.586), with seven post-season appearances and three league Coach of the Year honors. She takes over a tradition-rich USC program that is among the nation’s elite. The Women of Troy have appeared in four Final Fours, winning twice, and produced such icons as Cheryl Miller, Lisa Leslie, the McGee twins, Tina Thompson and Cooper herself. The 2013 USC squad was 11-20 overall and finished seventh in the Pac-12 with a 7-11 record under fourth-year head coach Michael Cooper (no relation). The Women of Troy last appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2006 and were a WNIT finalist in 2011. Cooper-Dyke was the head coach at Texas Southern in 2013 and guided the Lady Tigers--who were 5-26 the previous year--to their first-ever Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 16-2 league mark (14 more league wins than in 2012). TSU advanced to the SWAC Tournament’s semifinals (as the tourney’s No. 1 seed, a first in program history) and earned its first-ever WNIT berth. At 20-12 overall, the Lady Tigers set school records for season victories (20) and consecutive wins (15). She spent the previous two seasons (2011-12) as the head coach at UNC Wilmington. Inheriting a Seahawks team that was 12-19 the prior season (and just 6-12 in league play), her debut 2011 squad notched a

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school record for victories with a 24-9 overall mark (144 for second place in the Colonial Athletic Association), won 11 consecutive home games, got to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament and advanced to the second round of the WNIT in the school’s first-ever post-season appearance. She was the 2011 CAA Coach of the Year. Then in 2012, UNCW posted its second consecutive 20-win season (20-13) for the first time in school history, made it to the CAA tourney semis again after going 11-7 in the league and was a WNIT participant. Cooper-Dyke began her college coaching career at Prairie View A&M, a program that had never had a winning season. She posted an 86-72 record with four post-season appearances during her five-year (2006-10) tenure there. After going 7-21 overall (6-12 in the SWAC) in 2006, she guided her second team in 2007 to the program’s first winning campaign (1914), its first SWAC regular season title (at 14-4), its first SWAC Tournament crown and its first NCAA Tournament berth, as she was named SWAC Coach of the Year. The Lady Panthers repeated as SWAC regular season champs in 2008 with a 15-3 league mark and finished at 22-12 with a trip to the WNIT. Prairie View won its third consecutive SWAC regular season title in 2009 (going 17-1), and also won the SWAC tourney title and played in the NCAA Tournament as she again was the SWAC Coach of the Year while her team had a 23-11 record. The Lady Panthers were 15-14 in 2010 (12-6 in for second in league play) and were a WNIT participant. Cooper-Dyke was able to have such success at Prairie View, like Texas Southern a historically black college that faces financial and recruiting hurdles, despite having to endure NCAA sanctions her last 2 years that included scholarship reductions and probation. The program was penalized for violations that occurred during Cooper-Dykes’ first season, but the NCAA said those violations were the result of the school’s failure to educate her about NCAA rules. One of the world’s greatest and most decorated women’s basketball players, Cooper-Dyke was the 1981 L.A. City Player of the Year at Locke High in Los Angeles while averaging 31 points a game and leading her team to the California State 4A championship. She

also was on Locke’s track team. She then starred as a 5-10 guard for USC’s 1983 and 1984 NCAA Championship teams. A four-time letterwinner (1982-84, 86), as a senior in 1986 she was named an All-Conference first teamer and made the NCAA All-Tournament team as the Women of Troy made it to the NCAA Final. She averaged 12.9 points, 3.1 assists and 2.1 steals during her career as USC won 114 of 129 games. She currently ranks ninth on USC’s all-time scoring list (1,559 points), eighth in assists (381) and third in steals (256). Cooper-Dyke began her pro career in Europe for Spain’s Samoa Betera (1986-87) and Italy’s Parma (1987-94) and Alcamo (1994-96) teams. She led the league in scoring once (36.7 average) with Samoa Betera and eight times in Italy. She was the MVP of the European All-Star team in 1987 and was named to the All-Star team of the Italian leagues in 1996 and 1997. During that time, Cooper-Dyke collected five medals while representing the United States in international play. She won a gold medal at the 1987 Pan American Games, a gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, golds at the 1986 and 1990 FIBA World Championships and a bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. She returned to the United States in 1997 at the age of 34 to play with the Houston Comets of the newly-formed WNBA. She led the Comets to a record four consecutive WNBA championships (1997-2000), being named WNBA Finals MVP each time. She was the league’s MVP in 1997 and 1998 and was a twotime WNBA All-Star (1999-2000) before retiring in 2000. She led the league in scoring three consecutive years. She became the first WNBA player to hit the 500-, 1,000-, 2,000- and 2,500-point career scoring plateaus. She scored at least 30 points 16 times and had a 92-game double figure scoring streak. She moved into the coaching ranks in 2001 as the head coach of the Phoenix Mercury and spent that season and the first half of the 2002 season there, going 19-23 overall, before returning to the Comets’ 2003 playing roster until an early injury curtailed her season and led to her retirement. She earned her third WNBA All-Star honor in 2003 and, at 40, was the oldest player to play in a WNBA game at that time. She finished as


WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT CYNTHIA COOPER “Some people, when they hire a coach, the athletic department hits a home run. Southern California has hit a grand slam, with two out and down three with the bases loaded. They hit it out of the park. This is one of the greatest hires. She’s the perfect fit. She’s the hardest working person I’ve ever been around. She’s a recruiting machine and she loves Southern California. As a player she had the most tenacity, she was gritty, hard-nosed and hardworking. And she possesses the same characteristics as a coach as she did as a player. They better tie up their shoe laces in Southern California and tie them up now!” -- Van Chancellor, former Houston Comets head coach

“It’s obvious that she’s going to be an outstanding coach. She’ll make a splash on the national stage. I’ve had the opportunity to play against her and it’s obvious that she’s knowledgeable and she knows what she wants to do. She’s a great coach. Her teams play hard and with purpose. She was clearly a great competitor herself. When it comes to USC, that’s her heart. I can think of no better representative than her. She’s a wonderful person and a great ambassador for the sport. She has the great respect of coaches across the country. She has given so much of herself to the game, she won’t be satisfied with anything less than the best. She’ll put out a product that USC can be proud of. I’m very excited for her.” -- C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers head coach

Houston’s all-time leader in scoring (2,601 points), free throw percentage (.871) and assists (602). She averaged 21.2 points per game in her career. She was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999, the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010 (the first WNBA player enshrined). She was the Women’s Sports Foundation’s 1998 Sportswoman of the Year. In 2011, she was voted by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. She was born on April 14, 1963, in Chicago, Ill., but grew up in Los Angeles as one of eight children. She speaks Italian fluently. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A&M. She and her husband, Brian Dyke, who is a sports agent, have 10-year-old twins, son, Brian Jr., and daughter, Cyan. In 2000, Cooper-Dyke published her autobiography, “She Got Game: My Personal Odyssey,” chronicling her childhood, her basketball career and her mother’s battle with breast cancer.

“Cynthia came back from playing overseas and joined a WNBA team that nobody had any expectations of, after Sheryl Swoopes missed most of the season. But Coop led that team to the first of four straight championships. She won the first two MVP awards in WNBA history. She set the tone: the first to practice and the last one to leave. As a teammate and coach she’s an incredible motivator. You’d run through a wall for her. Coop is extremely humble but she gets very fired up. She is a strong woman and never has a defeatist attitude. She’ll be a great teacher for the Trojans, in terms of knowing how to put things in perspective and channeling that in a positive way on the court. She’s worked with women at every level, and she’s a winner on and off the court.” -- Hannah Storm, ESPN SportsCenter anchor

“I absolutely enjoyed playing with Cynthia. She is the ultimate winner. She has an incredibly work ethic and a deep passion for being the best in whatever she does. When I think about her, I think about passion, desire, and a work ethic to be a winner. “ -- Coquese Washington, former Comets teammate

“Few basketball players have matched Cynthia’s accomplishments on the court, and her successes with the Houston Comets will go down as among the most exciting moments in WNBA history. She will bring experience, passion, stature and a complete understanding of the game to her coaching duties at USC, and Trojan fans should consider themselves very lucky to have her back in the fold.” -- Val Ackerman, WNBA founding president

YEAR-BY-YEAR WITH CYNTHIA COOPER

Year Team 2006 Prairie View A&M 2007* Prairie View A&M 2008 Prairie View A&M 2009* Prairie View A&M 2010 Prairie View A&M 2011* UNC Wilmington 2012 UNC Wilmington 2013 Texas Southern COLLEGE CAREER 2001 Phoenix Mercury 2002 Phoenix Mercury WNBA CAREER

Overall League Record Record Finish Postseason 7-21 6-21 8th tie SWAC -19-14 14-4 1st SWAC** NCAA 22-12 15-3 1st SWAC WNIT 23-11 17-1 1st SWAC** NCAA 15-14 12-6 2nd SWAC WNIT 24-9 14-4 2nd CAA WNIT 20-13 11-7 4th tie CAA WNIT 20-12 16-2 1st SWAC WNIT 150-106 (.586) 105-39 (.729) 13-19 5th -6-4 -- -19-23 (.452)

*League Coach of the Year **League Tournament Champion


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BRANDY MANNING Associate Head Coach • 1st Season • Clark Atlanta 2002

Brandy Manning joins the Trojan staff after serving one season as an associate head coach and four seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Arizona. Highly regarded as a standout coach, scout and recruiter, he also served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for one season at Central Florida. Before that, he coached a Murray State and Louisville. “One of the things I really wanted was to bring in some strong recruiters and people who were really strong teachers of basketball, because I really like to teach basketball,” USC head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke said. “Brandy is so well-rounded in his ability to coach Xs and Os and recruit. He is just phenomenal at teaching, motivating and recruiting.” Manning joined the Arizona staff in 2008-09 and helped lead the Wildcats to their first postseason appearance since the 2004-05 season when Arizona earned a spot in the 2011 Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The following year, the Wildcats’ 11-1 start to the 2011-12 season was the best in program history since 1999-2000. The Wildcats beat UCLA twice in 2012, marking Arizona’s first wins over the Bruins since 2006-07. While Manning was at Arizona, the Wildcats improved from 12 wins in 2008-09, to 14 wins in 2009-10, to 21 wins in 2010-11. In Pac-10 play, Arizona improved from four wins in 2008-09, to six wins in 2009-10, to 10 wins in 2010-11. The Wildcats’ 10-8 conference record for the 2010-11 season was their best since the 2004-05 campaign and their 21 wins overall was the most since the 2003-04 season. The 2010-11 season also marked the highest finish in the Pac-10 for Arizona (fourth), since tying for the Pac-10 regular-season crown in 2004. On the recruiting side, Manning has been responsible for adding many stellar student-athletes to his programs. While at Central Florida, he assembled a class of eight recruits who would be largely responsible for driving the Knights to the 2009 and 2011 Conference USA championships as well as their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 10 years. At Arizona, Manning was instrumental in bringing in another talented crop of players, including 2010 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and the recent 16th pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, Davellyn Whyte. Manning joined Central Florida from Murray State, where he helped the Racers to a 21-10 record and a bid in the 2007 Women’s National Invitation Tournament, marking just the second-ever postseason appearance for the program. Manning spent two years as a graduate assistant coach at the Louisville from 2003-05. During that time, the Cardinals posted a record of 42-19 and advanced to the 2005 Conference USA Championship game. Louisville earned a berth to the NCAA Tournament in 2005 after participating in the WNIT the season prior. Manning, a native of Stockton, Calif., graduated from Clark Atlanta in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. He also holds a master’s degree in education from Louisville. He and his wife, Nakaya, have sons Brandyn and Quintyn.


JUALEAH WOODS Assistant Coach • 1st Season • USC 1994

Jualeah Woods is a 1994 graduate of USC, having won the 1994 Pac-10 Championship as Trojan alongside USC greats Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson. Most recently, Woods was named interim head coach at San Diego State after having spent the past two seasons as associate head coach and the six previous years as an assistant coach to Beth Burns. “One of the things I really wanted was to bring in some strong recruiters and people who were really strong teachers of basketball, because I really like to teach basketball,” USC head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke said. “Jualeah is just a great person. She’s been at San Diego State for years. I love her personality and her ability to recruit, especially on the West Coast. She’s a really strong recruiter and I really feel like she’ll help make this staff great.” While with the Aztecs, Woods served as recruiting coordinator, helping to secure San Diego State talent that has won two Mountain West Conference regular-season and tournament titles and also made three NCAA appearances. In 2010, the Aztecs reached the Sweet Sixteen. Some of Woods’ top student-athletes at San Diego State were four-time all-MWC center Paris Johnson and 2010 MWC Newcomer of the Year Jessika Bradley. Prior to her eight seasons at San Diego State, Woods served as an assistant coach at Oregon State for five years. Recruiting coordinator at OSU for her last three seasons in Corvallis, Woods helped the Beavers to four straight WNIT appearances, including a run to the WNIT quarterfinals in 2004. A Berkeley native, Woods’ first collegiate coaching job was as an assistant coach at California for two seasons (1998-2000) after beginning her coaching career at Santa Monica High School as an assistant and later as head coach from 1994-97. Woods earned her bachelor’s degree in public administration from USC in 1994. She was a four-year starter and a two-time team captain at Troy, helping lead the Trojans to four NCAA appearances, including runs to the Sweet Sixteen in 1992 and to the Elite Eight in 1993 and 1994.


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EVAN UNRAU Assistant Coach • 2nd Season • Missouri 2004 @EvanU

Evan Unrau enters her second 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 AllAmerican 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.


BECKY ADAMS

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2012-13 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Director of Operations

Becky Adams enters her first season as USC’s director of operations. Adams comes to the Trojans with significant administrative experience, including spending the 2011-12 season as director of operations at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Prior to her time at Miami, she completed a marketing and development internship at the University of Nebraska-Kearney and worked as an intern for the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). In addition to her duties with the Women of Troy, Becky works alongside Felicia Hall Allen in organizing A Step Up – Assistant Coaches Professional Development Symposium. The annual symposium offers assistant coaches an opportunity to network with other coaches from various programs across the country and to develop best business practices. Adams’ responsibilities at USC include organizing team travel, managing the program budget, providing insight into marketing and social media opportunities and overseeing all Nike equipment and apparel. Adams is a 2009 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She was a women’s basketball team manager for four seasons, serving as the head manager her final two seasons.

Video Coordinator

ERIKA RUIZ

Erika Ruiz enters her first season as video coordinator for USC women’s basketball, which includes supervising video breakdown, planning the “Cynthia Cooper Camps”, and creating multimedia presentations. Ruiz began her college basketball career at St. Mary’s College, where she earned a BS in Business Administration. She transferred to Cal State Los Angeles, where she completed her remaining two years of eligibility and earned a BS in Kinesiology: Community Leadership. Aside from sports, Ruiz says her biggest accomplishment thus far is creating and running her own camp for a nonprofit organization that built a bridge between basketball and academics in unprivileged communities. Ruiz is currently pursuing an M.C.M. in Communication Management at USC and plans to be a sports agent.

Director of Compliance

Academic Advisor

ALICIA KAPTEIN

JESSIKA CARRINGTON

JOYCE BELL

Strength & Conditioning Coach

KELLY DORMANDY

Team Manager

Administrative Assistant

Team Manager

Senior Woman Administrator

DONNA HEINEL

Team Manager

Team Manager

Sports Information Director

DARCY COUCH

Athletic Trainer

RACHEL SCHLACHET

Team Manager

FRANCESKA NICOLE ESICHANG JOFFER MATT MARQUEZ McGAUTHA MOLINA MURRILLO REGNIER

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6-1 • Senior • Guard • Oklahoma City, Okla./Carl Albert HS @dezb3 THIS SEASON Desireé Bradley enters her final season at USC as a perimeter threat with versatility to her game.

2012-13 JUNIOR SEASON Bradley played in 29 games and started seven as a junior... First career start was vs. Colorado on Feb. 3... Averaged 3.3 points, 2.1 rebounds 0.7 assists and 0.5 steals per game... Was second on the team in 3-pointers made with 25... Set a career high with three 3-pointers hit in two games — at Washington and at Arizona... Finished with career-high 11 points at Washington and had a career-high seven rebounds vs. Colorado... Also set career high with three blocks vs. Vanderbilt.

2011-12 SOPHOMORE SEASON Bradley 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 SEASON Bradley 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 SCHOOL Bradley 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.

DESIREE’S CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals FG Made FG Att. Blocks 3FG Made 3FG Att. 3FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. FT Pct.

11 7 3 2 4 12 3 3 10

1.000

3 4

1.000

at Washington, 2/10/13 vs. Colorado, 2/3/13 3 times • last at UCLA, 2/24/13 twice • last vs. UCLA, 2/19/13 twice • last at Washington, 2/10/13 vs. Oregon, 1/19/12 vs. Vanderbilt, 12/29/12 twice • last at Arizona, 3/1/13 vs. Oregon, 1/19/12 (2-2) twice • last at UCSB, 11/27/12 vs. UTSA, 11/30/11 vs. UTSA, 11/30/11 (2-2) 6 times • last at UCLA, 2/24/13

PERSONAL Desireé 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... Majoring in policy, planning and development with emphasis in real estate development.

#3 DESIREE BRADLEY’S Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL 2010-11 27-0 137 15-46 .326 11-34 .324 2-6 .333 6 10 16 0.6 16 -0 6 11 3 7 2011-12 26-0 254 32-76 .421 21-56 .375 7-9 .778 13 22 35 1.3 34-0 9 13 1 3 2012-13 29-7 442 31-115 .270 25-92 .272 9-12 .750 24 36 60 2.1 44-0 21 31 11 15 TOTALS 82-7 833 78-237 .329 57-182 .313 18-27 .667 43 68 111 1.4 94-0 36 55 15 25 Career averages: 2.8 pts per game

0.4 asts per game 0.3 steals per game

1.4 rebs per game 10.2 mins per game

PTS AVG 43 1.6 92 3.5 96 3.3 231 2.8


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CASSIE HARBERTS

6-2 • Senior • Forward • San Clemente, Calif./ San Clemente HS

@Cassie_11 THIS SEASON Cassie Harberts has established herself as one of the most powerful posts in the nation as she now enters her final season at USC. 2012-13 JUNIOR SEASON Harberts led USC in scoring (18.0 ppg), rebounding (8.2 rpg), blocks (1.1 bpg) as a junior, once again starting and playing in every game... Set USC record for free throws made (207) and attempted (298) in a single season... Named to AllPac-12 Team... Also earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention... Named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Jan. 7... Scored in double figures in all but one game...Had a seasonhigh 27 points at Oregon State... Hauled in a season-high 14 rebounds in two games — vs. ASU and vs. Oregon State... Made a career-high 12 free throws, going 12-of-14 vs. California on Feb. 17... Hit a career-high 2-of-2 threes at Stanford... Recorded 11 double-doubles, including 12 double-digit rebounding efforts

2011-12 SOPHOMORE SEASON Harberts was USC’s second leading scorer as a sophomore 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 percentage at .669... Led team with 19 double-digit scoring games and five double-digit rebounding games, with three total doubledoubles... Double-doubles came at Georgia and at home vs. Washington and Arizona.

2010-11 FRESHMAN SEASON Harberts made her mark in the conference when she poured in 31 points -- the most by a Trojan 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 doubledoubles, 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.

CASSIE’S CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made FG Att. FG Pct. 3FG Made 3FG Att. 3FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. FT Pct.

31 18 5 4 3 10 21

vs. WSU, 3/9/11 vs. Oregon, 1/13/11 at UCSB, 11/27/12 vs. Cal, 2/17/13 7 times • last at Arizona, 3/1/13 twice • last at Arizona, 3/1/13 at OSU, 1/4/13

.833

2 3

(5-6) at ASU, 2/24/11 at Stanford, 1/20/13 vs. Arizona, 1/27/13

1.000

13 20

1.000

(2-2) at Stanford, 1/20/13 vs. Cal, 12/31/11 at OSU, 1/4/13 (8-8) vs. Washington, 1/11/13

NATIONAL TEAMS Harberts was selected to the U.S. World University Games Team, competing in Russia this past summer... Also 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 SCHOOL Harberts 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. PERSONAL Cassie 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 human performance and minoring in nutrition and health promotions... Plans to become a doctor, eventually practicing medicine as a volunteer in South Africa.

#11 CASSIE HARBERTS’ Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK 2010-11 37-37 1188 136-318 .428 2-13 .154 103-152 .678 88 140 228 6.2 90-1 42 76 12 2011-12 30-30 1006 120-308 .390 0-1 .000 117-175 .669 73 113 186 6.2 77-1 50 52 26 2012-13 31-31 1152 172-393 .438 8-25 .320 207-298 .695 114 140 254 8.2 94-1 46 74 34 TOTALS 98-98 3346 428-1019 .420 10-39 .256 427-625 .683 275 393 668 6.8 261-3 138 202 72 Career averages: 13.2 pts per game

1.4 asts per game 0.7 steals per game

6.8 rebs per game

STL 12 21 33 66

3 4.1 mins per game

PTS AVG 377 10.2 357 11.9 559 18.0 1293 13.2


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6-4 • Senior • Forward • Beaumont Hills, Australia/ Lake Ginninderra College/Marist THIS SEASON Kate Oliver enters her final season of action as a Trojan, bringing a powerful talent with a deft shooting ability to the USC front court. 2012-13 SEASON Oliver played in 25 games and started 15 in her first season of competition at USC... First career start as a Trojan was at Fresno State... Recorded three double-doubles, first against Duke with a career-high 15 points and 10 rebounds... Also scored 12 points with a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Washington and 10 points and 10 rebounds at Cal... Scored in double figures in five games and had double-digit rebounds in four games... Had a career-high four blocks vs. Duke... Averaged 5.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game... Earned Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention. 2011-12 SEASON Oliver joined the USC roster as a transfer from Marist, sitting out the 2011-12 season due to NCAA transfer rules.

AT MARIST In 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 rebounds 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 TEAMS Oliver 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 Qualifying Tournament.

KATE’S CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made FG Att. FG Pct. 3FG Made 3FG Att. FT Made FT Att. FT Pct.

15 13 4 2 4 7 12

.778

1 3 4 4

1.000

HIGH SCHOOL Kate Oliver graduated from Lake Ginninderra College in December 2008... Was named Junior Sports Star of the Year in 2004 by the Cumberland 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.

vs. Duke, 12/22/12 vs. Washington, 1/11/13 vs. Washington, 1/11/13 twice • last vs. Colorado vs. Duke, 12/22/12 vs. Duke, 12/22/12 3 times • last vs. WSU, 1/13/13 (7-9) vs. Duke, 12/22/13 6 times • last at ASU, 3/3/13 at Stanford, 1/20/13 at Fresno State, 12/5/12 twice • last at OSU, 1/4/13 (4-4) at Fresno State, 12/5/12

PERSONAL Kate Oliver was born Jan. 23, 1991 in Mitchem, Victoria, Australia... The daughter of Robyn Oliver... Has one brother, Scott... Enjoys traveling and sightseeing, 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... Majoring in international relations.

#10 KATE OLIVER’S Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 25-15 567 60-166 .361 6-32 .188 16-24 .667 33 101 134 5.4 36-0 24 39 30 12 142 5.7 Career averages: 5.7 pts per game

1.0 asts per game 0.5 steals per game 5.4 rebs per game 22.7 mins per game


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RACHEL # TOTTEN

5-7 • Senior • Guard • Los Angeles, Calif./ LACES THIS SEASON Rachel Totten enters her second season at USC. 2012-13 SEASON Totten joined the USC roster as a walk-on, having studied at UC Santa Barbara for a year before transferring to USC in 2011... Appeared in five games... First appearance was at San Diego State, where she recorded one rebound. HIGH SCHOOL Totten 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.

PERSONAL Rachel 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 Cinemas... Hopes to pursue a career as a lawyer... Majoring in political science with a minor in forensics and criminality.


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KIKI ALOFAITULI 6-1 • Junior • Guard • Tustin, Calif./Mater Dei HS

@keekTHEsneak32 THIS SEASON Kiki Alofaituli enters her second season of competition at USC as a feisty guard with an ability to hit the boards Points and provide versatility to the Trojan gameplan. 2012-13 SEASON Alofaituli played in all 31 games and started 21 in her first season of competition at USC... First career start was vs. Texas A&M... Hit a career-high 11 points in three games — vs. Arizona and UCLA and at ASU... Averaged 4.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game... Had a career-high eight rebounds vs. Oregon State in the Pac-12 Tournament opening round... Was 5-of-6 from the free-throw line vs. Colorado and UCLA. 2011-12 SEASON Alofaituli sat out her first year at USC per NCAA rules.

HIGH SCHOOL Alofaituli 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-Marmonte 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.

KIKI’S CAREER HIGHS

Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made FG Att. FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. FT Pct.

11 8 3 3 2 5 9

.750

5 6

1.000

three times • last at ASU, 3/3/13 vs. OSU, 3/7/13 twice • last vs. ASU, 1/25/13 vs. Texas A&M, 12/15/12 at Washington, 2/10/13 vs. Arizona, 1/27/13 twice • last vs. Stanford, 2/15/13 (3-4) at Stanford, 2/15/13 twice • last vs. UCLA, 2/19/13 twice • last vs. UCLA, 2/19/13 (4-4) vs. UC Davis, 12/21/12

PERSONAL Karina “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 policy, planning and development with emphasis in real estate development.

#32 KIKI ALOFAITULI’S Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 31-21 611 58-142 .408 0-0 .000 35-53 .660 40 42 82 2.6 65-3 35 57 3 14 151 4.9 Career averages: 4.9 pts per game

1.1 asts per game 0.5 steals per game 2.6 rebs per game 19.7 mins per game



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ARIYA CROOK

5-7 • Junior • Guard • Los Angeles, Calif./Long Beach Poly

@2love_crook THIS SEASON Ariya Crook enters her third season at USC as a proven spark in the backcourt for the Women of Troy.

2012-13 SOPHOMORE SEASON Crook was USC’s second leading scorer as a sophomore with 13.4 points per game... Also was second in assists (2.9 apg) and steals (1.2 spg)... Played in 30 games and started nine... Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention... Set new career highs with 25 points vs. Nebraska, nine rebounds vs. WSU and seven assists vs. Arizona... Scored in doubles figures in 24 games... Took a spot at No. 2 all-time in single-game 3-pointers made with six hit vs. Washington... Also made five 3-pointers vs. UC Davis.

2011-12 FRESHMAN SEASON Crook’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 gamewinning layup... Set her career high with 21 points in that game on Feb. 11... Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention... 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 assists and 0.7 steals per game... Had a career-high five assists vs. WSU on Feb. 2. NATIONAL TEAMS Crook participated at the 2009 U.S. Under-18 team trials and the 2009 U.S. Under-16 trials. HIGH SCHOOL Crook 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.

ARIYA’S CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made FG Att. FG Pct. 3FG Made 3FG Att. 3FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. FT Pct.

25 9 7 5 1 9 19

.800

6 11

.667

10 12

1.000

vs. Nebraska, 11/23/12 vs. WSU, 1/13/13 vs. Arizona, 1/27/13 twice • last vs. UCLA, 2/19/13 3 times • vs. ASU, 1/25/13 vs. Nebraska, 11/23/12 vs. UCLA, 2/19/13 (4-5) at Colorado, 1/26/12 vs. Washington, 1/11/13 twice • last vs. ASU, 1/25/13 (2-3) at Cal, 2/11/12 vs. OSU, 3/7/13 vs. OSU, 3/7/13 (8-8) vs. Arizona, 1/27/13

PERSONAL Ariya Antoinette Crook was born Feb. 22, 1993 in Torrance, Calif... The daughter of Angela 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... Majoring in social science psychology and hopes to pursue a career as a detective.

#14 ARIYA CROOK’S Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR 2011-12 29-4 568 50-163 .307 14-65 .215 38-52 .731 4 2012-13 30-9 856 124-357 .347 55-167 .329 98-127 .772 14 TOTALS 59-13 1424 174-520 .335 69-232 .297 136-179 .760 18 Career averages: 9.4 pts per game

DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL 58 62 2.1 54-0 32 63 2 20 89 103 3.4 84-2 87 107 1 37 147 165 2.8 138-2 119 170 3 57

2.0 asts per game 1.0 steals per game

2.8 rebs per game

2 4.1 mins per game

PTS AVG 152 5.2 401 13.4 553 9.4


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ALEXYZ VAIOLETAMA 6-1 • Junior • Forward • Fountain Valley, Calif./Mater Dei HS

@alexyz_21 THIS SEASON Athletic and talented, Alexyz Vaioletama enters her third season at USC as a force in the key with impressive leaping ability.

2012-13 SOPHOMORE SEASON Vaioletama played in 30 games and started 15 as a sophomore... Scored the winning buzzer-beater for USC at Oregon State... Averaged 4.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game... Was third on the team in 3-pointers made with 20, shooting 35.7% from beyond the arc... During Pac-12 play, hit 15 three and averaged 6.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game... Scored in doubles digits in five games, including a career-high 14 points vs. Stanford... Hit a career-high three 3-pointers at Oregon... Had a season-high 13 rebounds at Cal... Also had 12 blocks and 15 steals in the season.

ALEXYZ’ CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made FG Att.

2011-12 FRESHMAN SEASON Vaioletama 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 career 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.

FG Pct.

NATIONAL TEAMS Vaioletama 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.

3FG Pct.

HIGH SCHOOL Vaioletama 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.

3FG Made 3FG Att.

FT Made FT Att. FT Pct.

14 15 6 3 2 6 12 .750 3 6 .667

3 7

1.000

vs. Stanford, 2/15/13 vs UCSB, 1/31/12 vs. Cal, 2/17/13 vs. Washington, 2/6/12 4 times • last vs. Duke, 12/22/12 twice • last vs. Stanford, 2/15/13 vs. Stanford, 2/15/13 (6-8) vs. Oregon, 1/19/12 at Oregon, 1/6/13 at Oregon, 1/6/13 (2-3) vs. Stanford, 2/15/13 vs. UCSB, 1/31/12 vs. UCSB, 1/31/12 (6-6) at BYU, 3/23/11

PERSONAL Alexyz Anissa Vaioletama was born June 12, 1993 in Riverside, Calif.... The daughter of Vaovasa 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 psychology.

#21 ALEXYZ VAIOLETAMA’S Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2011-12 28-8 587 56-143 .392 2-8 .250 12-25 .480 43 101 144 5.1 51-1 27 43 9 20 126 4.5 2012-13 30-15 656 58-148 .392 20-56 .357 7-16 .438 41 96 137 4.6 49-0 23 45 12 15 143 4.8 TOTALS 58-23 1243 114-291 .392 22-64 .344 19-41 .463 84 197 281 4.8 100-1 50 88 21 35 269 4.6 Career averages: 4.6 pts per game

0.9 asts per game 0.6 steals per game

4.8 rebs per game

2 1.4 mins per game


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JORDAN ADAMS

6-1 • Sophomore • Guard • Irvine, Calif./ Mater Dei HS @JordiAdams1 THIS SEASON

JORDAN’S CAREER HIGHS

Jordan Adams enters her second season at USC. 2012-13 FRESHMAN SEASON Adams played in the first eight games of her first season at USC before being sidelined by injury... Started her first seven games... Hit double digits twice, with 12 points at UC Santa Barbara and 11 vs. Arkansas State... Had eight rebounds in the season opener vs. Gonzaga... Hit four 3-pointers at UC Santa Barbara... Averaged 5.3 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals in those eight appearances. NATIONAL TEAMS Adams 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 ... Invited to 2013 U.S. Under-19 Team Trials.

HIGH SCHOOL Adams 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 Orange County Athlete of the Year... A four-time all-county team honoree and four-year all-league selection... Named league coMVP... Holds school record for single-game and career assists... Played club for West Coast Premier. PERSONAL Jordan 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 communication and minoring in business.

Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made FG Att. FG Pct. 3FG Made 3FG Att. 3FG Pct. FT Made FT Att. FT Pct.

12 5 5 2 1 5 9

.667

4 5

.800

2 2

1.000

at UCSB, 11/27/12 vs. Gonzaga, 11/18/12 vs. Nebraska, 11/23/12 twice • last vs. Arkansas St., 11/21/12 twice • last at SDSU, 11/30/12 vs. Arkansas St., 11/21/12 vs. Nebraska, 11/23/12 (4-6) at UCSB, 11/27/12 at UCSB, 11/27/12 at UCSB, 11/27/12 (4-5) at UCSB, 11/27/12 vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/12 vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/12 (2-2) vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/12

#1 JORDAN ADAMS’ Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 8-7 209 17-41 .415 6-17 .353 2-2 1.000 11 20 31 3.9 24-1 14 20 2 8 42 5.3

Career averages: 5.3 pts per game

1.8 asts per game 1.0 steals per game 3.9 rebs per game 26.1 mins per game



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BRIANNA BARRETT

5-7 • Sophomore • Guard • Winnetka, Calif./Oaks Christian HS @brezmbaby7 THIS SEASON Brianna Barrett enters her second season at USC as a proven distributor and a speedy part of USC’s transition and defensive game. 2012-13 FRESHMAN SEASON Barrett played in all 31 games and started 21 as a freshman... Worked her way into the starting lineup vs. UC Davis and stayed a starter through 21 of USC’s last 23 games... Earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention and Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention... Led team in assists (3.1 apg) and steals (1.7 spg)... Had two 10-point outings — vs. UC Davis and at Oregon... Recorded 10 assists vs. Washington and had nine vs. Duke... Picked up eight steals vs. UC Davis... Tallied three games in a row with seven rebounds... Also averaged 4.4 points and 2.9 rebounds.

BRIANNA’S CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks FG Made FG Att.

HIGH SCHOOL Barrett 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 allleague honors as a freshman and sophomore... Also an all-county honoree... Played club for West Coast Premier... An honor student.

FG Pct.

PERSONAL Brianna 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 communication and minoring in psychology.

FT Made

3FG Made 3FG Att.

FT Att. FT Pct.

10 7 10 8 1 3 13

1.000

1 3 5 6

1.000

twice • last at Oregon, 1/6/13 3 times, last at Cal, 1/17/13 vs. Washington, 1/11/13 vs. UC Davis, 12/21/12 5 times, last vs. Cal, 3/8/13 7 times, last vs. UCLA at Cal, 1/17/13 (3-3) vs. UCLA, 2/19/13 twice • last at OSU, 1/4/13 3 times • last vs. Utah, 2/1/13 vs. UC Davis, 12/21/12 twice • last vs. UC Davis, 12/21/12 (4-4) vs. OSU, 3/7/13

#23 BRIANNA BARRETT’S Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 31-21 783 47-167 .281 2-22 .091 40-60 .667 17 72 89 2.9 74-0 95 74 5 51 136 4.4 Career averages: 4.4 pts per game

3.1 asts per game 1.7 steals per game 2.9 rebs per game 25.3 mins per game



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DEANNA # CALHOUN

6-3 • RS Sophomore • Forward • Albany, Calif./ Albany HS @2DCjr THIS SEASON A strong post with a smooth shot, Deanna Calhoun enters her second season of action with the Women of Troy. 2012-13 SEASON Calhoun played in 11 games in her first season of action at USC... First appearance was at San Diego State... First career rebound was vs. Duke and first points were scored at Cal... Set her career highs with eight points at Washington and six rebounds vs. Cal... Averaged 1.3 points and 1.7 rebounds per game... Also added three blocks and two steals. 2011-12 SEASON Calhoun redshirted her first season at USC to rehab a knee injury sustained during her senior season of high school.

DEANNA’S CAREER HIGHS

Points Rebounds Steals Blocks FG Made FG Att. FG Pct.

8 6 2 1 4 6

.667

at Washington, 2/10/13 vs. Cal, 2/17/13 vs. UCLA, 2/19/13 twice • last vs. Cal, 2/17/13 at Washington, 2/10/13 at Washington, 2/10/13 (4-6) at Washington, 2/10/13

HIGH SCHOOL Calhoun 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. PERSONAL Deanna 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 communication and minoring in nutrition.

#2 DEANNA CALHOUN’S Career Statistics

Year GP-GS MINS FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 11-0 64 7-23 .304 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 10 9 19 1.7 16-0 0 5 3 2 14 1.3

Career averages: 1.3 pts per game

0.0 asts per game 0.2 steals per game 1.7 rebs per game 5.8 mins per game



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DESTINIE GIBBS

5-11 • Sophomore • Guard • Oxford, Ga./McEachern HS THIS SEASON Destinie Gibbs enters her second season at USC with added experience and ability to add to the Trojan lineup. 2012-13 FRESHMAN SEASON Gibbs appeared in 22 games and started the first nine games of the season as a freshman... Had a seasonhigh nine points and five rebounds in USC’s final game vs. Cal... Averaged 2.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game... Also had eight steals and hit two 3-pointers.

HIGH SCHOOL Gibbs 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 undefeated... 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 career highs at McEachern with 28 points and 16 rebounds during games in 2011... Played club for GA Ice... An honor student. PERSONAL Destinie 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... Majoring in communication.

DESTINIE’S CAREER HIGHS Points Rebounds Assists Steals FG Made FG Att. FG Pct. 3FG Made 3FG Att. FT Made FT Att. FT Pct.

9 5 3 4 3 8

750

1 2 2 2

1.000

vs. Cal, 3/8/13 vs. Cal, 3/8/13 twice • last vs. UC Davis, 12/21/12 vs. UC Davis, 12/21/12 twice • last vs. Cal, 3/8/13 vs. Pepperdine, 11/18/12 (3-4) vs. Cal, 3/8/13 twice • last vs. Cal, 3/8/13 3 times • last vs. Arizona, 1/27/13 4 times • last vs. Cal, 3/8/13 7 times, last vs. Cal, 3/8/13 (2-2) 4 times • last vs. Cal, 3/8/13



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DREW EDELMAN 6-4 • Freshman • Forward • Sunnyvale, Calif./Menlo School

THIS SEASON Drew Edelman enters her first season at USC. HIGH SCHOOL Edelman played basketball and volleyball at Menlo School in Atherton, Calif.... Was named San Mateo Daily News Player of the Year in 2012 and 2013 and was the 2013 Daily Journal Player of the Year.... A fourtime first team all-league honoree... Team won Central Coast Section championship in 2013... As a senior, earned Prep2prep’s Choice Award... Averaged 21 points and 14 rebounds per game in senior season... As a junior, averaged 19 points, 16.5 rebounds and 2 blocks per game... Named MVP and won gold at the 2013 Maccabiah Games as a member of the United States’ under-18 girls’ team... Played club for Payes Place and East Bay Xplosion... Named MVP of the 2011 End of Oregon Trail... An honor student. PERSONAL Drew Brynne Edelman was born April 25, 1995, in Stanford, Calif.... Daughter of Stephanie and Jeff... Has one brother, Cameron... Her grandfather went to graduate school at USC... Enjoys watching movies, baking, listening to music and playing with her dog in her free time... Has always wanted to go skydiving... Lists Blake Griffin as her biggest sports hero... Hopes to travel to Greece, Spain, New Zealand and Australia... Majoring in biological sciences with plans to pursue a medical degree.


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KANEISHA HORN

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6-1 • Junior • Forward • Birmingham, Ala./Ramsay HS/Alabama

THIS SEASON Kaneisha Horn enters her first season at USC as a junior transfer from Alabama. 2012-13 (ALABAMA SOPHOMORE) Played in all 31 games and started 28... Scored in all but three games with four double-doubles... Led team in scoring four times and nine times in rebounding... Scored in double figures in 13 games... Averaged 8.3 points and 5.4 rebounds per game... Recorded a season high of 19 points against Arkansas... Posted her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds at Georgia... Collected 14 points, and 10 rebounds against Tennessee... Had a career-high of six assists at Mississippi... Tallied 15 points and 11 rebounds reaching her second double-double of the season in the win over North Texas... Notched her first double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds in win at Houston. 2011-12 (ALABAMA REDSHIRT) Sat out the 2011-12 season after having surgery to repair a torn ACL. 2010-11 (ALABAMA FRESHMAN) Named to the All-SEC Freshman Team... Started 27 games... Averaged 8.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game... Named SEC Freshman of the Week on Nov. 29... Recorded her first double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds in a win at Mississippi State... Set her career-high with 21 points at Florida, also going 8-for-8 from the free-throw line... Earned a spot on the Junkanoo Jam All-Star Team... Was Alabama’s first McDonald’s High School All-American. HIGH SCHOOL Ranked No. 5 in the 2010 class by ESPNU

HoopGurlz out of Ramsay High in Birmingham, Ala.... A McDonald’s High School AllAmerican... Named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association High School All-America Team... Finalist for the 2010 Naismith Award... Invited to the 2010 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team trials... USA Today All-USA First-Team selection... Parade second team All-American... 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year in Alabama... Named 2010 Miss Basketball by the Alabama Sports Writers Association... Awarded the ASWA 4A Player of the Year Award in addition to garnering a spot on the All-State first team... Named to the 2010 All-Metro Girls Basketball Team... Averaged 17 points, 12 rebounds and four assists per game her senior year... Averaged 20 points

and eight rebounds per game her junior year before suffering a season-ending knee injury... Led Ramsay in scoring and rebounding sophomore year... Leader for the Rams in rebounds and blocks as a freshman... Played club for the Alabama Twisters and Alabama Roadrunners.

PERSONAL Kaneisha Andere’a Horn was born June 1, 1992 in Birmingham, Ala.... Daughter of Ben and Connie... Has two siblings, Terence Nixon and Morgan Cobb... Lists Lebron James as her biggest sports hero... Hopes to travel to Australia... Completed a bachelors degree in exercise science at Alabama and is currently pursuing a masters of social work at USC... Hopes to play in the WNBA after graduation.


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COURTNEY JACO 5-8 • Freshman • Guard • Compton, Calif./Windward School

THIS SEASON Courtney Jaco enters her first season at USC. HIGH SCHOOL Jaco played basketball and softball and ran track and cross country at Windward School in Mar Vista, Calif.... A four-time CIF Southern Section 4AA first team pick and four-time all-league first team honoree... Named to 2012 ESPN all-state juniors second team... As a senior, named to ESPN all-state seniors first team and to LA Times first team... Team won 2012 state championship and was CIF SS runner-up in 2013, going 32-1 that year... Scored 33 points in the championship game of the Canyon Palisades Tournament in 2012... Played club for Cal Sparks. PERSONAL Courtney Nicole Jaco was born Sept. 28, 1995, in Harbor City, Calif... Daughter of Alex and Janine... Enjoys hanging out with friends in her free time... Lists Kobe Bryant as her biggest sports hero... Has always wanted to go skydiving... Hopes to travel to Fiji, Japan, Italy and Australia... Majoring in psychology and minoring in occupational therapy... Hopes to go to grad school and become a sports psychologist or start a nonprofit organization.


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ALEXIS LLOYD

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5-9 • Sophomore • Guard • Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young HS/Virginia Tech

THIS SEASON Alexis Lloyd will sit out her first season at USC as a transfer from Virginia Tech 2012-13 SEASON (VA TECH FRESHMAN) Appeared in 28 games with a start at NC State… Averaged 3.0 points and 1.4 rebounds per game... Hit 14 threes and had 21 assists and 17 steals... Set a career-high with 11 points versus No. 16 North Carolina, shooting 4-of-6 from the field, including 3-of-4 from outside the arc. HIGH SCHOOL A four star, top-100 recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz out of Whitney Young High in Chicago, Ill.… Ranked No. 81 overall and the No. 31 guard… Three-year letterwinner at Whitney Young, which finished No. 3 in the country last season… Helped team to an undefeated record and the 4A state title… Earned 4A All-State Honorable Mention… Named team’s Best Defender. PERSONAL Alexis Alexandria Lloyd was born Jan. 3, 1994 in Chicago, Ill…. The daughter of Clifton and Khadija Lloyd… Has two brothers, Curtis and Tre, and a sister, Aliya… Majoring in psychology and minoring in occupational therapy.


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Schedule/ResulTs & Leaders

2012-13 RESULTS...

OVERALL RECORD: 11-20 Home:5-12 Away: 5-7 Neutral: 1-1

CONFERENCE. RECORD: 7-11 Home: 3-6 Away: 4-5

Date Opponent

Score

NONCONFERENCE RECORD: 4-9 Home: 2-6 Away: 1-2 Neutral: 1-1 Attendance High Points

High Rebounds

11/11/12 GONZAGA 52-63 L 832 (18)Harberts, Cassie (10)Harberts, Cassie 11/18/12 PEPPERDINE W 65-56 567 (24)Harberts, Cassie (10)Harberts, Cassie 11/21/12 ARKANSAS STATE W 72-58 552 (15)Harberts, Cassie (11)Marinacci, Christina 11/23/12 NEBRASKA 65-74 L 673 (25)Crook, Ariya (8)Harberts, Cassie 11/27/12 at UC Santa Barbara W 62-51 1082 (17)Harberts, Cassie (4)Harberts, Cassie 11-30-12 at SDSU 46-80 L 1477 (15)Harberts, Cassie (5)Oliver, Kate (5)Harberts, Cassie 12/5/12 at Fresno State 60-65 L (17)Crook, Ariya (11)Harberts, Cassie 12/15/12 TEXAS A&M 61-79 L 819 (19)Harberts, Cassie (8)Harberts, Cassie 12/21/12 $ UC DAVIS 69-78 L 528 (18)Crook, Ariya (7)Marinacci, Christina 60-75 L 1382 (17)Harberts, Cassie (10)Oliver, Kate 12/22/12 $ #4 DUKE 12/29/12 VANDERBILT 56-74 L 615 (22)Harberts, Cassie (7)Harberts, Cassie 1/4/13 * at Oregon State W 56-55 1217 (27)Harberts, Cassie (12)Oliver, Kate (12)Marinacci, Christina 01-06-13 * at Oregon W 67-62 1291 (16)Crook, Ariya (11)Marinacci, Christina (16)Harberts, Cassie 1/11/13 * WASHINGTON W 81-72 720 (24)Harberts, Cassie (13)Oliver, Kate 1/13/13 * WASHINGTON STATE W 61-59 862 (18)Harberts, Cassie (10)Harberts, Cassie 1/17/13 * at #7 California 63-71 Lot 1522 (21)Crook, Ariya (13)Vaioletama, Alexyz 01/20/13 * at #6 Stanford 66-75 L 3864 (21)Harberts, Cassie (7)Harberts, Cassie 53-60 L 321 (24)Harberts, Cassie (14)Harberts, Cassie 01/25/13 * ARIZONA STATE 01/27/13 * ARIZONA W 74-57 3227 (26)Harberts, Cassie (6)Harberts, Cassie (6)Oliver, Kate 02/01/13 * UTAH 60-63 L 442 (20)Crook, Ariya (12)Vaioletama, Alexyz 02/03/13 * #22 COLORADO 49-65 L 249 (14)Harberts, Cassie (7)Bradley, Desiree 2/8/13 * at Washington State 54-57 L 705 (17)Marinacci, Christina (13)Harberts, Cassie 02/10/13 * at Washington 58-61 L 2441 (16)Harberts, Cassie (8)Marinacci, Christina (8)Harberts, Cassie 02/15/13 * #4 STANFORD 55-79 L 844 (14)Vaioletama, Alexyz (7)Vaioletama, Alexyz 64-72 L 1112 (20)Harberts, Cassie (7)Harberts, Cassie 2/17/13 * #6 CALIFORNIA (7)Marinacci, Christina 2/19/13 * #17 UCLA 54-68 L 706 (17)Harberts, Cassie (9)Harberts, Cassie 02/24/13 * at #17 UCLA 58-63 L 8327 (22)Harberts, Cassie (11)Harberts, Cassie 3-1-13 * at Arizona W 74-62 1341 (23)Harberts, Cassie (18)Marinacci, Christina 03-03-13 * at Arizona State W 67-60 1547 (13)Marinacci, Christina (10)Harberts, Cassie (13)Crook, Ariya W 64-57 (17)Crook, Ariya (14)Harberts, Cassie 03/07/13 @ vs. Oregon State 03/08/13 @ vs. #5 California 59-78 L (24)Harberts, Cassie (7)Marinacci, Christina

$ — Women of Troy Basketball Classic (Bahamas) *— ­ Pac-12 Conference game @ — Pacific Life Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament (Key Arena • Seattle, Wash.)


2012-13 STATISTICS...

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 Avg 31 31 1152 37.2 172 393 .438 8 25 .320 207 298 .695 114 140 254 8.2 94 1 46 74 34 33 559 18.0 1 Harberts, Cassie 14 Crook, Ariya 30 9 856 28.5 124 357 .347 55 167 .329 98 127 .772 14 89 103 3.4 84 2 87 107 1 37 401 13.4 00 Marinacci, Christina 23 20 617 26.8 57 174 .328 5 22 .227 52 72 .722 63 87 150 6.5 42 0 28 32 19 28 171 7.4 10 Oliver, Kate 25 15 567 22.7 60 166 .361 6 32 .188 16 24 .667 33 101 134 5.4 36 0 24 39 30 12 142 5.7 01 Adams, Jordan 8 7 209 26.1 17 41 .415 6 17 .353 2 2 1.000 11 20 31 3.9 24 1 14 20 2 8 42 5.3 31 21 611 19.7 58 142 .408 0 0 .000 35 53 .660 40 42 82 2.6 65 3 35 57 3 14 151 4.9 32 Alofaituli, Kiki 21 Vaioletama, Alexyz 30 15 656 21.9 58 148 .392 20 56 .357 7 16 .438 41 96 137 4.6 49 0 23 45 12 15 143 4.8 23 Barrett, Brianna 31 21 783 25.3 47 167 .281 2 22 .091 40 60 .667 17 72 89 2.9 74 0 95 74 5 51 136 4.4 03 Bradley, Desiree 29 7 442 15.2 31 115 .270 25 92 .272 9 12 .750 24 36 60 2.1 44 0 21 31 11 15 96 3.3 22 Gibbs, Destinie 22 9 255 11.6 19 54 .352 2 12 .167 10 14 .714 10 24 34 1.5 22 1 21 18 0 8 50 2.3 2 .000 0 2 .000 10 9 19 1.7 16 0 0 5 3 2 14 1.3 02 Calhoun, Deanna 11 0 64 5.8 7 23 .304 0 05 Totten, Rachel 5 0 13 2.6 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 60 72 132 2 9 Total 31 6225 650 1781 .365 129 448 .288 476 680 .700 438 788 1226 39.5 552 8 394 512 120 223 1905 61.5 Opponents 31 6225 736 1858 . 3 9 6 159 495 . 3 2 1 4 18 610 . 6 8 5 413 784 1197 38.6 580 - 372 448 107 264 2049 66.1

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 Avg 11 Harberts, Cassie 18 18 682 37.9 102 244 .418 7 23 .304 124 175 .709 71 81 152 8.4 56 0 28 39 19 18 335 18.6 14 Crook, Ariya 18 2 534 29.7 72 213 .338 35 108 .324 63 80 .788 7 60 67 3.7 52 2 56 59 1 24 242 13.4 00 Marinacci, Christina 10 9 300 30.0 27 76 .355 4 9 .444 28 40 .700 29 50 79 7.9 22 0 17 15 6 13 86 8.6 10 Oliver, Kate 12 10 336 28.0 33 91 .363 3 16 .188 10 16 .625 21 58 79 6.6 21 0 18 19 17 9 79 6.6 Vaioletama, Alexyz 18 15 522 29.0 45 124 .363 15 46 .326 6 14 .429 30 77 107 5.9 34 0 21 39 8 10 111 6.2 21 32 Alofaituli, Kiki 18 14 365 20.3 40 89 .449 0 0 .000 19 31 .613 23 19 42 2.3 42 1 17 30 2 9 99 5.5 23 Barrett, Brianna 18 16 485 26.9 29 102 .284 1 14 .071 17 28 .607 10 45 55 3.1 41 0 68 43 1 35 76 4.2 03 Bradley, Desiree 17 6 283 16.6 21 77 .273 18 64 .281 6 8 .750 13 28 41 2.4 27 0 15 21 7 12 66 3.9 02 Calhoun, Deanna 8 0 48 6.0 6 20 .300 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 7 9 16 2.0 12 0 0 4 3 2 12 1.5 22 Gibbs, Destinie 10 0 61 6.1 2 10 .200 0 5 .000 4 4 1.000 5 5 10 1.0 5 0 6 4 0 2 8 0.8 05 Totten, Rachel 3 0 9 3.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 39 46 85 4.7 1 6 0 Total 18 377 1047 .360 83 288 .288 277 398 .696 255 478 733 40.7 313 3 246 280 64 134 1114 61.9 Opponents 18 422 1116 .378 86 323 .266 231 343 .673 260 467 727 40.4 341 - 218 244 58 151 1161 64.5


2012-13 STATISTICS...

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USC/OpponenT Comparisons TEAM STATISTICS USC OPPONENT SCORING ......................................1905 ................... 2049 Points per game ............................ 61.5 ....................66.1 Scoring margin .............................. -4.6 .......................FIELD GOALS-ATT ...................650-1781 ............736-1858 Field goal pct ................................. 3 6 5 ................. . 3 9 6 3 POINT FG-ATT ........................129-448 ..............159-495 3-point FG pct ................................ 2 8 8 ................. . 3 2 1 3-pt FG made per game ................. 4.2 ......................5.1 FREE THROWS-ATT .................476-680 ..............418-610 Free throw pct ................................ 7 0 0 ................. . 6 8 5 F-Throws made per game ............. 15.4 ....................13.5 REBOUNDS ..................................1226 ................... 1197 Rebounds per game ...................... 39.5 ....................38.6 Rebounding margin .......................+0.9 .......................-

SCORE BY PERIODS: USC Opponents

TEAM STATISTICS USC OPPONENT ASSISTS ........................................394 ..................... 372 Assists per game ........................... 12.7 ....................12.0 TURNOVERS .................................512 ..................... 448 Turnovers per game ...................... 16.5 ....................14.5 Turnover margin ............................ -2.1........................Assist/turnover ratio ........................ 0.8 ......................0.8 STEALS ..........................................223 ..................... 264 Steals per game ............................. 7.2 ......................8.5 BLOCKS .........................................120 ..................... 107 Blocks per game ............................. 3.9 ......................3.5 ATTENDANCE .............................14451 ................. 30198 Home games-Avg/Game .............17-850 ...............12-2276 Neutral site-Avg/Game .....................- .....................2-1442

1st 888 914

2nd 1016 1126

OT 1 9

Total 1905 2049


BRIANNA BARRETT • Pac-12 All-Defensive Honorable Mention • Pac-12 All- Freshman Honorable Mention ARIYA CROOK • All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention

CASSIE HARBERTS • All-Pac-12 Team • Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 7) • Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention • CoSIDA Academic All-America Candidate • Scored 1,000th career point (Jan. 13) • Ranks No. 16 all-time in scoring (1,293 pts) • Set USC records for free-throws made (207) and attempted (298) in single season • Pac-12 Media All-Pac-12 Team

CHRISTINA MARINACCI • Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention • Ranks No. 9 all-time in career rebounds (738) KATE OLIVER • Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention

2012-13 AWARDS...

2012-13 Awards & Honors


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Cheryl Miller 1984•1985•1986 Naismith Award Winner

NAISMITH WINNERS

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... 198586 Kodak, ABA-USA, Naismith All-American... three-time AllWCAA 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.

Miller’s Career Statistics

Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 1982-83 33-33 268-486 .551 --- --- 137-186 .737 973 20.4 --- --- 320 9.7 104-4 115 87 79 115 1081 1983-84 33-33 281-493 .570 --- --- 164-218 .752 726 22.0 --- --- 350 10.6 102-5 120 98 82 104 1043 1984-85 30-30 302-572 .528 --- --- 201-289 .696 805 26.8 --- --- 474 15.8 90-5 86 103 80 116 1053 1985-86 32-32 308-506 .609 --- --- 198-263 .753 814 25.4 --- --- 390 12.2 90-2 93 74 79 127 1029 Totals 128-128 1159-2057 .565 --- --- 700-956 .735 3018 23.7 --- --- 1534 12.1 386-16 414 362 320 462 4206


1994 Naismith Award Winner

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 Semifinalist... 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)... threetime 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.

Leslie’s Career Statistics

Year GP-GS FG-FGA FG% 3P-3PA 3P% FT-FTA FT% PTS AVG OR DR REB AVG PF-D AST TO BLK STL MIN 1990-91 30-30 241-504 .478 2-8 .250 98-145 .676 582 19.4 109 190 299 10.0 118-9 20 109 78 43 799 1991-92 31-30 262-476 .550 2-8 .250 106-152 .697 632 20.4 94 167 261 8.4 115-8 46 103 54 56 970 1992-93 29-27 211-378 .558 2-8 .250 119-162 .735 543 18.7 94 191 285 9.8 107-9 59 107 95 60 920 1993-94 30-30 259-464 .558 1-13 .080 138-201 .687 657 21.9 142 227 369 12.3 94-4 83 83 94 69 944 Totals 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

NAISMITH WINNERS

Lisa Leslie


BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPS

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1983

NCAA National Champions 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.

• 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.

Finals • USC and Louisiana Tech, the defending champion, met for the third time this season in the championship game.

1982-83 All-Americans Paula McGee (Kodak, ABAUSA), Cheryl Miller (Kodak, ABAUSA, Naismith), Rhonda Windham (Fastbreak)

• 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).

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

• 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 seconds 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 attempted (14) and free throws made (11) and was named Championship MVP.

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.

1982-83 Results (31-2, 13-1 WCAA) Nov. 21 Nov. 30 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 14 * Dec. 18 # Dec. 19 # Dec. 21 # Dec. 28 ^ Dec. 29 ^ Jan. 7 Jan. 14 * Jan. 15 * Jan. 22 ~ * Jan. 28 Feb. 1 * Feb. 4 * Feb. 6 Feb. 7 * Feb. 11 Feb. 12 * Feb. 16 * * Feb. 19 * Feb. 21 * Feb. 26 * March 9 March 10 March 12 * March 18 ! March 24 & March 26 & April 1 = = April 3

at Pepperdine Northwestern at Louisiana Tech at Tennessee at San Diego State Oklahoma City Wayland Baptist Hawai’i Rutgers Old Dominion Oklahoma Baptist at Arizona State at Arizona Louisiana Tech at Long Beach State at Cal State Fullerton at Stanford at Oregon at Oregon State Arizona Arizona State UCLA Long Beach State Cal State Fullerton San Diego State at UCLA Pepperdine Stanford NE Louisiana State Arizona State Long Beach State Georgia Louisiana Tech

* 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.

W, 105-62 W, 110-80 W, 64-58 W, 81-71 W, 102-66 W, 97-68 W, 93-79 W, 95-62 W, 96-75 W, 75-57 W, 112-46 W, 72-70 W, 80-68 L, 56-58 L, 73-74 (ot) W, 89-47 W, 92-64 W, 86-71 W, 68-57 W, 78-66 W, 92-52 W, 83-75 W, 90-75 W, 76-65 W, 89-63 W, 83-75 W, 90-56 W, 81-63 W, 99-85 W, 96-59 W, 81-74 W, 81-57 W, 69-67


BACK-TO-BACK CHAMPS

1984

NCAA National Champions

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.

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, Assistant Coach Jean Agee, Head Coach Linda Sharp.

1982-83 All-Americans Cheryl 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.

1983-84 Results (29-4, 13-1 WCAA) Nov. 25 # Nov. 26 # Nov. 28 Nov. 30 Dec. 5 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 23 Dec. 29 ^ Dec. 30 ^ Jan. 2 Jan. 3 Jan. 6 Jan. 8 Jan. 13 * Jan. 14 * Jan. 19 * Jan. 21 * Jan. 28 * Feb. 4 * Feb. 8 * Feb. 11 * Feb. 18 * Feb. 25 * Feb. 26 * Feb. 29 * March 3 *~ March 4 * March 16 ! March 22 & March 24 & March 30 = April 1 =

Maryland Tennessee at Northwestern at Missouri San Francisco Tennessee Georgia Ohio State Penn State Oregon at Texas at Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion at Rutgers at Arizona at Arizona State San Diego State Stanford at Stanford Long Beach State at UCLA Cal State Fullerton at San Diego State Arizona Arizona State Cal State Fullerton UCLA at Long Beach State BYU Montana Long Beach State Louisiana Tech Tennessee

W, 85-68 W, 78-64 W, 67-65 (ot) W, 81-79 W, 86-58 W, 81-66 W, 82-74 W, 102-73 W, 79-66 W, 91-57 L, 68-77 L, 66-75 L, 90-102 W, 95-80 W, 74-53 W, 101-67 W, 101-84 W, 82-56 W, 86-44 W, 79-69 W, 78-60 W, 88-76 W, 86-67 W, 85-58 W, 82-61 W, 81-58 W, 85-63 L, 67-71 W, 97-72 W, 76-51 W, 90-74 W, 62-57 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.


1,000-POINT SCORERS

2013-14 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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

Kathy Hammond - 1,797

Ebony Hoffman - 1,687

Briana Gilbreath - 1,608

Cynthia Cooper - 1,559

Ashley Corral - 1,542

Eshaya Murphy - 1,492

Joni Easterly - 1,469

Karon Howell - 1,426

Camille LeNoir - 1,396

Cassie Harberts - 1,293

Tammy Story - 1,230

Adrain Williams - 1,185

Terri Huff - 1,169

Holly Ford - 1,118

Tiffany Elmore - 1,082

Aisha Hollans - 1,074

Rhonda Windham - 1,040

Tashara Carter - 1,001


YEAR-BY-YEAR HISTORY

Year Head Coach 1976-77 Marci Cantrell 1977-78 Linda Sharp 1978-79 Linda Sharp 1979-80 Linda Sharp 1980-81 Linda Sharp 1981-82 Linda Sharp 1982-83 Linda Sharp 1983-84 Linda Sharp 1984-85 Linda Sharp 1985-86 Linda Sharp 1986-87 Linda Sharp 1987-88 Linda Sharp 1988-89 Linda Sharp 1989-90 Marianne Stanley 1990-91 Marianne Stanley 1991-92 Marianne Stanley 1992-93 Marianne Stanley 1993-94 Cheryl Miller 1994-95 Cheryl Miller 1995-96 Fred Williams 1996-97 Fred Williams 1997-98 Chris Gobrecht 1998-99 Chris Gobrecht 1999-00 Chris Gobrecht 2000-01 Chris Gobrecht 2001-02 Chris Gobrecht 2002-03 Chris Gobrecht 2003-04 Chris Gobrecht 2004-05 Mark Trakh 2005-06 Mark Trakh 2006-07 Mark Trakh 2007-08 Mark Trakh 2008-09 Mark Trakh 2009-10 Michael Cooper 2010-11 Michael Cooper 2011-12 Michael Cooper 2012-13 Michael Cooper All-Time Records

Marci Cantrell

Marianne Stanley

Conf. 1-7 3-5 4-4 9-3 9-3 9-3 13-1 13-1 10-4 8-0 15-3 15-3 8-10 6-12 11-7 14-4 14-4 16-2 10-8 8-10 13-5 7-11 3-15 10-8 8-10 11-7 8-10 11-7 12-6 11-7 10-8 10-8 9-9 12-6 10-8 12-6 7-11 360-236

Pct. .125 .600 .500 .750 .750 .750 .929 .929 .714 1.000 .833 .833 .444 .333 .611 .778 .778 .889 .556 .444 .722 .389 .167 .556 .444 .611 .444 .611 .667 .611 .556 .556 .500 .667 .556 .667 .389 .604

Place -4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st t1st t2nd 1st 1st 2nd t4th 7th 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 5th t6th 3rd 6th t9th 5th t6th t4th t5th t3rd t2nd t4th 5th 4th t4th 3rd 4th 3rd 7th

Conf. Tourn. [Seed] Finish

[4] Pac-10 Quarterfinals [7] Pac-10 Quarterfinals [3] Pac-10 Quarterfinals [4] Pac-10 Semifinals [5] Pac-10 Semifinals [5] Pac-10 Semifinals [4] Pac-10 Quarterfinals [6] Pac-10 Final [3] Pac-10 Semifinals [5] Pac-10 Quarterfinals [3] Pac-12 Quarterfinals [7] Pac-12 Quarterfinals

Overall 5-16 11-13 21-10 22-12 26-8 23-4 31-2 29-4 21-9 31-5 22-8 22-8 12-16 8-19 18-12 23-8 22-7 26-4 18-10 13-14 20-9 12-15 7-20 16-14 13-15 16-14 14-17 15-13 20-11 19-12 17-13 17-13 17-15 19-12 24-13 18-12 11-20 679-427

Pct. .238 .458 .679 .647 .765 .851 .939 .879 .700 .861 .733 .733 .429 .296 .600 .742 .759 .867 .643 .481 .690 .444 .259 .533 .897 .533 .452 .536 .645 .613 .567 .567 .531 .613 .648 .600 .355 .614

Conference W-L 41-31 52-38 58-68 21-15 26-10 45-27 116-40 1-7

Pct. .569 .578 .460 .583 .722 .625 .744 .125

All-Time Coaching Comparisons

Coach Michael Cooper Mark Trakh Chris Gobrecht Fred Williams Cheryl Miller Marianne Stanley Linda Sharp Marci Cantrell

Cheryl Miller

Years 2009-2012 2004-2009 1997-2004 1995-97 1993-95 1989-93 1977-89 1976-77

Total Seasons 4 5 7 2 2 4 12 1

Fred Williams

Overall W-L 72-57 90-64 93-108 33-23 44-14 71-46 271-99 5-16

Pct. .558 .584 .463 .589 .759 .609 .732 .258

Chris Gobrecht

Postseason (Record) — — WAIAW Region 8 (1-2) AIAW Regionals (0-2) AIAW Final Four, 4th place (5-2) NCAA Regional Final (2-1) NCAA CHAMPIONS (5-0) NCAA CHAMPIONS (5-0) NCAA Regionals (1-1) NCAA Final Four, 2nd place (4-1) NCAA Regionals (1-1) NCAA Regionals (1-1) — — NCAA Second Round (1-1) NCAA Regional Final (2-1) NCAA Regionals (1-1) NCAA Mideast Regional Final (3-1) NCAA First Round (0-1) — NCAA Second Round (1-1) — — WNIT Second Round (1-1) — WNIT Second Round (1-1) — — NCAA Second Round (1-1) NCAA Second Round (1-1) — — — — WNIT Finalist (5-1) — — 2 NCAA Championships

Mark Trakh

Linda Sharp

MICHAEL COOPER



ATLANTA DREAM

MINNESOTA LYNX

NOW-INACTIVE WNBA TEAMS....

Asst. Coach • 2009-12 Head Coach • 2013-present

Player • 2007

UTAH STARZZ

Adrain Williams

Player • 1999-2000

Fred Williams

Shay Murphy

Player • 2006-07

CHICAGO SKY Shay Murphy

Michelle Campbell

Fred Williams

NEW YORK LIBERTY

Asst. Coach • 1998 Head Coach • 1999-2008

Head Coach • 2005-09

HOUSTON COMETS

PHOENIX MERCURY

Player • 1997-2000

Ebony Hoffman

Head Coach • 2001-02

Player • 1998-2000

Briana Gilbreath

Nicky McCrimmon

Shay Murphy

Player • 2012-present

Player • 2010-present

Marianne Stanley

CONNECTICUT SUN none

Cynthia Cooper

INDIANA FEVER Player • 2004-10

Cheryl Miller

Player • 2009

Head Coach • 1997-2000

Linda Sharp

LOS ANGELES SPARKS

Asst. Coach • 2000 Head Coach • 2002

Kim Gessig Player • 1997

Cynthia Cooper Monica Lamb

Player • 2000-2004

Karleen (Shields) Thompson Asst. Coach • 2005-06 Head Coach • 2007-08

Tina Thompson

Player • 1997-2008

Ebony Hoffman

Adrain Williams Player • 2000-03

SACRAMENTO MONARCHS

Lisa Leslie

SAN ANTONIO SILVER STARS

Player • 1997

Nicky McCrimmon

Player • 2004-05

DETROIT SHOCK

SEATTLE STORM

Player • 2008

Player • 2011-present

Player • 1997-2012

Adrain Williams

Player • 2000-04

Pam McGee

TULSA SHOCK

Marianne Stanley

Karleen (Shields) Thompson

Shay Murphy

none

Player • 1998

Asst. Coach • 2000 Head Coach • 2010

Pam McGee

none

WASHINGTON MYSTICS Michelle Campbell

Asst. Coach • 1997-2003 Co-Head Coach • 2004

Player • 2000

Shay Murphy

Rhonda Windham

Player • 2008

General Manager • 1997-99

Marianne Stanley

Asst. Coach • 2001, 2011-present Head Coach • 2002-04

DRAFTED!! 1997 Inaugural Elite Selection: Cynthia Cooper (Houston Comets) Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks) First Round: Ebony Hoffman (2004, Indiana Fever) Pam McGee (1997, Sacramento Monarchs) Tina Thompson (1997, Houston Comets)

Second Round: Adrain Williams (2000, Phoenix Mercury) Shay Murphy (2007, Minnesota Lynx) Camille LeNoir (2009, Washington Mystics) Third Round: Jacki Gemelos (2012, Minnesota Lynx) Briana Gilbreath (2012, Washington Mystics) Fourth Round: Monica Lamb (1998, Houston Comets) Nicky McCrimmon (2000, Los Angeles Sparks)


1 5 13 23

Jordan ADAMS G • 6-1 • So. Irvine, Calif.

Rachel TOTTEN G • 5-7 • Sr. Los Angeles, Calif.

Kaneisha HORN F • 6-2 • Jr. Birmingham, Ala.

Brianna BARRETT G • 5-7 • So. Winnetka, Calif.

Cynthia COOPER Head Coach • First Season

2

Deanna CALHOUN F • 6-3 • RS So. Albany, Calif.

10

Kate OLIVER F • 6-4 • Sr.

Beaumont Hills, NSW, Australia

14

Ariya CROOK G • 5-7 • Jr. Los Angeles, Calif.

24

Drew EDELMAN F • 6-4 • Fr. Sunnyvale, Calif.

Brandy MANNING Associate Head Coach • First Season

3

4

11

Cassie HARBERTS F • 6-2 • Sr. San Clemente, Calif.

12

21

Alexyz VAIOLETAMA F • 6-1 • Jr. Fountain Valley, Calif.

Desireé BRADLEY G • 6-1 • Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla.

25

Alexis LLOYD G • 5-9 • So. Chicago, Ill.

Jualeah WOODS Assistant Coach • First Season

Maria KEMIJI-McDONALD F • 5-11 • So. San Francisco, Calif.

22 32

Courtney JACO G • 5-8 • Fr. Compton, Calif.

Destinie GIBBS G • 5-11 • So. Oxford, Ga.

Kiki Alofaituli G • 6-0 • Fr. Tustin, Calif.

2012-13 WOMEN OF TROY

2013-14 USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Evan UNRAU Assistant Coach • Second Season


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