USC men’s basketball hired Brad Davidson as an assistant coach, the team announced on social media on Wednesday. Davidson brings 18 seasons of coaching experience at both the collegiate and international level.

“I’ve followed Coach Musselman’s programs closely over the past five to six years through relationships with former colleagues and players who have worked with him,” Davidson said, per USC. “The opportunity to join his staff at a storied program like USC and compete in the Big Ten is incredibly exciting for me and my family. We’re eager to get to Los Angeles and get to work.”

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Davidson joins Will Conroy, Michael Musselman, Anthony Ruta and Earl Boykins as assistant coaches on the Trojans’ coaching staff. Davidson has a connection to the program through USC’s Player Development/Recruiting Coordinator Caleb Cline, who Davidson coached at South Dakota.

Davidson will officially begin his role as assistant coach on Monday, April 6.

Davidson’s Coaching Experience

Most recently, Davidson served as an associate head coach at the University of Hawai’i. This past season, he helped the Rainbow Warriors return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.

Davidson contributed to Hawaii’s productive offense, which ranked third in the Big West in field goal percentage this season. He also led the Rainbow Warriors to three, 20+ win seasons during his career with Hawaii.

Prior to Hawaii, Davidson was an assistant coach at South Dakota for three seasons where he met Cline. He was also an assistant coach at North Dakota and helped that team make its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.

In addition to his collegiate coaching experience, Davidson coached multiple professional teams in Australia and played in the National Basketball League in Australia for 13 seasons.

Davidson will bring a unique, international background of experience to USC’s coaching staff.

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