The USC women's basketball team struggled under first-year coach Lindsay Gottlieb, but the Trojans are making progress in rejuvenating the program.
for the eighth consecutive season. The Trojans knocked off then-No. 4 Arizona in January for their first top-five win since 2014, but they finished 10th in the Pac-12, losing in the first round of the conference tournament to UCLA.New USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who coached the Cleveland Cavaliers, is teaching the talented Trojans championship traits.
Addressing defense and rebounding were at the top of Gottlieb’s priorities this season. The Trojans improved only marginally on defense, allowing 64.7 points per game compared to last season’s 68.9-point average, but grabbed 1.5 more rebounds per game than their opponents, jumping to 131st in Division I.was at the forefront of the improvement with a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game. The 6-foot-4 McDonald’s All-American was named to the Pac-12’s all-freshman team after averaging 11.
Marshall stuck to her USC commitment after the coaching change. Recruiting has started slowly under Gottlieb, who accepted the job in May 2021, a relatively late start considering recruiting cycles. The Trojans have no announced signees for the 2022 class but hold an oral commitment from five-star point guard Aaliyah Gayles.
“I can’t wait to see what’s next for her,” Caldwell said, “and how she further just changes this program and truly restores it to what it’s meant to be.”Mike Bohn
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