USC coach Andy Enfield has found a formula for success that’s finally built to last
for the first time since December 1974. Only Baylor, the other undefeated team left, won more over the last three seasons.an extension last spring
In his nine seasons at USC, the last two months have marked perhaps Enfield’s most impressive start yet — at the very least, it’s his most convincing proof that plans for sustained success at USC are coming to fruition. Without his top two scorers from last year’s run, including, the odds-on favorite for NBA rookie of the year, the expectation was that the Trojans would take a significant step back.
Soon after the team landed back in Los Angeles, following a win over Georgia Tech on a Dec. 18 trip to Phoenix, the majority of USC’s fully vaccinated roster and staff tested positive for COVID-19. A locker room-wide outbreak spurred by the Omicron variant sent most of them into quarantine, with players confined to their respective rooms for 10 days. Two games were postponed, one was canceled. It would be 19 days before USC played again, a stretch that included a Christmas spent in isolation.
The fruits of that labor have been unimpeachable. A more confident Mobley leads the Pac-12 in rebounds per game , while averaging 15.3 points per game, just a single point behind his brother’s average from last season. He’s shooting 44% from long range, with more three-point attempts already this season than all of his sophomore campaign.
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