Eric Musselman endured a very painful 2025-2026 season at USC basketball, but not because of his transfer portal decisions. Muss put together a good roster but was brutally unlucky due to injuries which ravaged his team. Musselman is reloading in the portal and is making a run at a UConn big man who, if acquired, would make USC a clear-cut NCAA Tournament team for 2027. College Sports Wire has more:
“USC and Eric Musselman are playing host to a former top-30 recruit as they look to boost their transfer portal class. Former UConn center Eric Reibe, who is originally from Germany but attended the Bullis School in Maryland in high school, is set to visit the Trojans on Wednesday, according to college basketball insider Jon Rothstein. The 7-foot-1 former four-star recruit appeared in 40 games this season for the Huskies, starting five of them.
“He finished the year averaging 5.9 points and 3.3 rebounds while playing 13.8 minutes per game. Now, he could be heading out west to join Musselman’s program.”
Reibe was stuck behind UConn’s elite big man, Tarris Reed, who memorably posted 31 points and 28 rebounds in an NCAA Tournament game against Furman and who led the Huskies to the national championship game. Reibe would have started for a number of college programs last season. Adding him to a roster which will have Rodney Rice, incoming transfer KJ Lewis, Jacob Cofie, and possibly also Alijah Arenas, would give USC balance in terms of frontcourt and backcourt strength, also in terms of offense and defense.
Let’s see if Eric Musselman can add to his Portal King reputation. If he does, USC basketball will be set up well for 2027.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: Eric Musselman, USC make a run at UConn big man in transfer portal
Reporting by Matt Zemek, Trojans Wire / Trojans Wire
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