There was plenty of turnover in the first offseason of head coach Eric Musselman’s tenure with the USC men’s basketball program.

Six players transferred to another school and one signed an NBA contract, leaving just one returning starter in Terrance Williams II to lead the Trojans.

Three true freshmen have arrived, including local star Alijah Arenas – although his debut is delayed due to a knee injury. USC also reloaded with 10 transfers, and many of those will help out the Trojans in multiple phases of defense.

“We’ve seen really incredible growth,” Musselman told reporters in late September. “Basically, we’re putting together a group of guys that have never played together, didn’t even know each other really.

“This is college, so we want them to get along. We want them to have a grea

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