Lindsey Gottlieb
Overview
Many star players have come out of USC in recent seasons, with names like Juju Watkins and Jazzy Davidson escaping the sphere of USC alumn and entering mainstream. The USC womens basketcall team is a historically strong program, having won two NCAA championships. However, the last time we won was in 1984, so do we deserve that reputation? I think so, and I also believe that we are on the rise. With head coah Lindsay Gottlieb, USC has done better in the last five years that the last two decades.But, does the data show us a clear difference is season stats that makes this coach stand out?
Lets see.
As made obvious by the uniquely high 88.6% overall record and 94.1% conference win rate, the last few seasons of USC basketball have been major highlights. And this is true even through their schedule difficulty increase, which spiked to an SRS of 39.46 in that 2024-25 season.
Now this data table shows some strong results, but what is unique about coach Gottlieb and her teams that have brought this new wave of wins to USC?
When asked on the team's recent win streek, the head coach had this to say:
“I’m proud of our fight and proud that we got to the free throw line and we’re kind of tough where we needed to be when shots weren’t falling and just the growth we see in the team and our confidence to get it done, even if it’s not always the prettiest, is something that we’re proud of and we’ll take the bye weekend and get better”
Adside from this, many spectators have been citing the star players such as Jazzy and Juju that are leading the team as a driving force alongside the change in coaching.
In a recent article made after the big win against the Indiana Hoosiers, attention was brought to the fact that "The USC Trojans women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to five games with a 79-73 win over the Indiana Hoosiers at the Galen Center on Thursday night. The Trojans were once again led by star freshman guard Jazzy Davidson, who scored 24 points, six rebounds, three assists, three steals, and two blocks on 8-of-17 shooting from the field. USC guards Kara Dunn and Kennedy Smith played a critical role in the Trojans' win over the Hoosiers, combining for 31 points. With the win, the Trojans improve to 16-9 on the season and are now 8-6 in the Big Ten."
Our team has all the signs of a bright future ahead of it, as long as we can stay away from further injuries and we can have all ouir stars on the court together in the 2026-27 season. Fingers crossed, and in the mean time,