Sophomore forward Keith Wilkinson was informed before the UCLA game he would be on scholarship for the rest of his career. When he came to USC, Wilkinson was told his scholarship status would be evaluated on a year-by-year basis, but his recent play convinced Tim Floyd to keep him on scholarship all four years.
``Coach Floyd told me he doesn’t want me playing any less harder because of this,’’ Wilkinson said. ``I always wanted to be a Trojan all four years.''
At one point, Floyd advised Wilkinson to take a full class load in the summers in case his scholarship got pulled so he could try to get his degree in three years.