Matthew Kredell broke into the Daily News in 1998, working part time
at the paper while going to USC. The basketball team’s Elite Eight
run in 2000-01 was USC’s athletic highlight in his time at the
school, when the football team was stuck in the Paul Hackett-era.
After graduating in 2001, he started writing for the Daily News full
time. He’s in his second year covering USC, which coincides with the
rise of the program. He’ll take credit for the success, though Tim
Floyd may have more to do with it. A third-generation Los Angelean,
he grew up reading the Daily News while at El Camino Real High School
in Woodland Hills.
Welcome
We’re starting a separate blog for USC basketball, another sign that we think interest in the program is growing.
My plan is to make this a place USC fans will want to visit multiple times a day to get an inside look at the team that can’t be found elsewhere, similar to Scott’s blog on football.
I will be posting daily updates from practice as well as links to anything interesting I read about the Trojans. Practices usually end about 5 p.m., so I’ll often have the latest from Galen Center between 5 and 6. But I’ll be making posts whenever I think, see or hear about anything I think will interest you. That could even be late at night, since I’m a bit of a night owl.
I’ll give you my take on games and will provide extra analysis for games like Saturday’s that are on the road and not on television.
I want to make this more interactive than most blogs and will have a place for you to ask questions. Making comments requires a free one-time registration, but if you are registered for Scott’s blog then you already will be ready to go here.
So I hope you will bookmark this site and come on by often.I see this becoming more of an SC hoops community than my own blog.
Matthew Kredell
Los Angeles Daily News
Comments
Good luck with your new venture, Matthew. We USC hoop fans need a spot like this. I'll be visiting you daily.
Posted by: Phil Jacks | January 27, 2007 12:03 AM
This is another indication that USC basketball is on the rise. Should be fun to watch.
Posted by: just a hoop fan | January 27, 2007 8:16 AM
Matt:
It is about time we got something like this going.
Great job!
Sean Kennally
Posted by: Sean Kennally | January 27, 2007 8:17 AM
Nice site!! Good luck! and Fight On!
Posted by: E | January 27, 2007 8:36 AM
This is a welcome addition for the Daily News! Will be checking each day for information on our Trojan Basketball program.
Posted by: Richard | January 27, 2007 8:56 AM
Wonderful idea! This site is now a must visit for all us USC basketball junkies!
Fight On, Matt!
Posted by: John A | January 27, 2007 1:06 PM
Matt,
I've enjoyed reading your posts already...great info on trojan bball..the program deserves this kind of coverage..hats off to you and the Daily News...
Posted by: steve f. | January 29, 2007 9:58 PM