Secret to USC basketball’s toughness? Football players

The USC men’s basketball coaches were all in agreement after reviewing film of a potential transfer – or at least almost all of them. They liked this particular player. They really liked him.

“Well, he just hit the ground four times,” Trojans head coach Eric Musselman piped up.

There’s some confusion. One assistant asks what he means. The answer lies in an adage that Musselman’s father and longtime coach, Bill, drilled into his players as well as his own family: Don’t fall down if you’re a great player.