USC's Eric Musselman opens up about the CHALLENGES of being a west coast Big Ten team

Inside College Basketball Now · Dec 16, 2025 · 26m

Jon Rothstein sits down with USC head coach Eric Musselman to talk about coaching at both the college and NBA levels, how to build a basketball program and USC and what this year's Trojans need to do to ensure a deep run in the tournament.

(0:00) Intro + how has coaching changed over the last 11 years?

(0:35) Coaching at USC compared to his other jobs

(1:55) Bouncing from being a head coach in the NBA to an assistant in college

(2:50) What is the draw to college basketball? Why make the switch?

(4:10) What did Musselman learn as an assistant coach at Arizona St. & LSU

(5:25) Being the head…