Basketball MVP Dated To 1922

Andy Enfield’s decision not to award an MVP in basketball snapped a streak for the award dating back to 1922. Now I’m sure someone will say no one deserved it. The fact remains the award was a 92-year-old tradition. But then again, he also unretired Bill Sharman’s No. 11 for Jordan McLaughlin, so tradition is not exactly held in high regard.

24 thoughts on “Basketball MVP Dated To 1922”

Several people have already stated that no one deserved it….But you still haven’t answered my earlier question, Scott: “Who on the team deserves it?”, in your opinion…….

Can anyone name one MVP of the USC Basketball team from the past 92 years? No…because no one really cares. This is just another non story that a low level blogger needs to feed his own ego.

Ted on March 31, 2015 at 6:47 pm said:

Harold Minor, Nick Young, Taj Gibson… list is pretty significant. It is a shame southern cal so called can’t remember their own…
- sas on March 31, 2015 at 10:58 pm said:
  
  Those were three legitimate ballers.
- The One The Only on April 1, 2015 at 10:50 am said:
  
  Ted, it’s funny how you name Harold Miner, but spelled his name wrong. Also, Harold won one MVP…his senior season, that’s it. Maybe list Ronnie Coleman. If you have a “significant list”, you should list the guy that won the award 4 years in a row. Not Baby Jordan, the NBA bust.
  - Ted on April 1, 2015 at 6:09 pm said:
    
    The guy said no one could name 1 MVP….I named 3. How bout Paul Westphal? Did I spell his name right?

For 15 years I have followed USC sports very closely; however, I have never ever heard of this award. Perhaps it’s a sign that USC basketball has been comprised of 92 years of complete insignificance.

8 Krap on March 31, 2015 at 1:49 pm said:

And yet, Scott is opportunistically reporting this as some kind of a major scandal……
- gotroy22 on March 31, 2015 at 4:21 pm said:
  
  So much for tradition…
  - 8 Krap on March 31, 2015 at 5:52 pm said:
    
    Who are you?…..Tevye the Dairyman from Fiddler on the Roof?
Pasadena Trojan on April 1, 2015 at 7:34 am said:

Please read up on the history of USC basketball. In the old days it used to be pretty good. Good enough to go 24-2 and not make the tournament back in 1971 but finished 5th in the nation.

The 92 year-old award that never mattered, except to the winner – maybe. Poor Wolfie. He’s sore at Andy – who couldn’t care less what Wolfie thinks. Score 1 for Andy. I like him more already. Drastic measures were called for.

8 Krap on March 31, 2015 at 1:16 pm said:

Exactly… and 92 years from, people will see that the 2014-2015 USC basketball team didn’t have an MVP, realize that it was because the team was terrible, but that this was also the turning point in the program…. if anyone really cares
- ProbationU on March 31, 2015 at 5:35 pm said:
  
  Just give it to Paul Westphal. He is always deserving, no matter the circumstances!
  - 8 Krap on March 31, 2015 at 5:53 pm said:
    
    I wouldn’t object to that!
- sas on March 31, 2015 at 10:56 pm said:
  
  Wolf won’t let this one be unnoticed. It could very well be a turning point. It will also be in the players minds that they need to step it up. Our freshmen weren’t playing because they had to. They got valuable time on the court because they are doing it in practice and playing well in games. Even putting Reinhardt on the bench. In the paint help is on the way. Bennie Boatwright and Chimezie Metu. Both 6-9 can defend, score, and were highly recruited. UCONN, Kansas, Arizona all wanted Boatwright, this kid can score at will. This year’s young perimeter players and them will mesh well together. It’s an uphill task, but I think Enfield and the staff hit their stride in year three.
  - gotroy22 on April 1, 2015 at 7:12 am said:
    
    Boatwright must be living in regret now.
    - sas on April 1, 2015 at 2:00 pm said:
      
      Probably. But he said the reason he didn’t go to those other schools is because they were too stacked. I didn’t like that answer, but at least we got him.

LOL!

Can we not pretend this an actual “tradition?” It’s something every team does and is basically irrelevant. I unfortunately watched more games this season than I should’ve and I don’t know who’d be deserving of the award.