Overview
- USC hosts Northwestern on Wednesday at 8 p.m. on Big Ten Network, with the Trojans at 14-4 (3-4 Big Ten) and the Wildcats at 8-10 (0-7).
- Head coach Eric Musselman has praised Arenas as a great passer and shot creator who can add 3-point shooting to the rotation.
- Arenas’ availability was signaled by his mother’s Instagram post and an On3 report after weeks of on-court ramp-up.
- His return would reduce USC’s injury list, though Rodney Rice and Amarion Dickerson remain out for the season, and the backcourt also includes midyear addition Kam Woods and 6-foot-7 guard Chad Baker-Mazara.
- USC is coming off a 64-69 loss to No. 5 Purdue, and Northwestern’s primary threat is Nick Martinelli, the conference’s leading scorer at 23.7 points on efficient shooting from the field and three.