Lindsay Gottlieb

USC Trojans guard Kennedy Smith shoots the basketball over a defender

Freshmen power USC to Elite Eight without JuJu Watkins

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 30, 2025

Trojans freshmen shined on the national stage

USC's Kennedy Smith runs with UCLA's Kiki Rice as Rice dribbles the ball with her left hand. Rice has her right elbow up as Smith stays on her right hip.

Why Kennedy Smith is such a versatile threat for USC

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 29, 2025

The Trojans wing has been among the most impactful freshmen in the country

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb talks to her team in a huddle.

USC rallies for JuJu Watkins in emotional final night at Galen Center

By David Mendez-Yapkowitz / March 25, 2025

Gottlieb: ‘I think we showed what kind of team we are’

After resurgent year ends, Cal immediately pivots to building next NCAA Tournament-worthy team

By Michelle Smith / March 23, 2025

Bears will be “aggressive” in the portal starting Monday after first NCAA appearance in six years.

JuJu Watkins flexes after the USC trojans take the lead over the UCLA Bruins on February 13, 2025.

Spokane Region 2: USC feeling slighted, yet confident

By Michelle Smith / March 17, 2025

Connecticut looms as No. 2 seed with Oklahoma and Kentucky as the No. 3 and 4.

JuJu Watkins blocks the shot of Indiana's Yarden Garzen in a game during the Big Ten tournament.

JuJu Watkins’ defense makes USC so hard to beat 

By Cameron Ruby / March 14, 2025

Watkins: ‘Anything I can do to contribute I’m going to do’

USC's JuJu Watkins flashes a 3-point sign with her right hand.

Inside how USC slayed rival UCLA again, captured Big Ten title

By Cameron Ruby / March 3, 2025

Lindsay Gottlieb on JuJu Watkins, Kiki Iriafen: ‘They’re the best duo in the country’

JuJu Watkins flexes after the USC trojans take the lead over the UCLA Bruins on February 13, 2025.

Sights and sounds from a crosstown, top-10 matchup in Los Angeles

By Cameron Ruby / February 14, 2025

Heroes, both expected and unexpected, propelled USC over UCLA

USC guard JuJu watkins contests a shot by UCLA center Lauren Betts in last year's cross-town rivalry.

USC and UCLA both beat Ohio State. How do they enter the crosstown matchup?

By Cameron Ruby / February 12, 2025

Gottlieb: ‘We want everyone clicking, we want everyone in a rhythm’

A plane flies over damaged territory in Los Angeles

Los Angeles schools are absorbing the impact of devastating fires

By Michelle Smith / January 9, 2025

Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount have posted their Thursday games, while UCLA’s status for Sunday remains undetermined