The USC Trojans women’s basketball team represents the University of Southern California in collegiate basketball. The team competes in the Big Ten Conference and has made 19 NCAA tournament appearances, as of March 2025, according to the USC Trojans' official website. The USC Trojans basketball team plays its home games at the Galen Center, which is located in Los Angeles, California.
USC Basketball Head Coach 2025
Lindsay Gottlieb is the head coach for the USC Trojans women’s basketball team. She entered her fourth year with the program in 2024. She led USC to a historic run in the NCAA Elite Eight last season and the program’s second-ever Pac-12 Tournament title.
She joined the USC program in 2021 after spending more than a decade with California and UC Santa Barbara. In her eight seasons with the Golden Bears, Gottlieb guided California to seven NCAA Tournament appearances and a spot in the Final Four.
Lindsay Gottlieb’s Age
Lindsay Gottlieb's age is 47 years, as of March 2025. She was born on October 2, 1977, in Scarsdale, New York.
USC basketball Head Coach year by year
Here is the list of USC Trojans women’s basketball team head coaches year by year:
| Coach | Years | Win-Loss |
| Linda Sharp | 1977–89 | 277–99 |
| Marianne Stanley | 1989–93 | 71–46 |
| Cheryl Miller | 1993–95 | 44–14 |
| Fred Willams | 1995–97 | - |
| Chris Gobrecht | 1997–04 | 93–108 |
| Mark Trakh | 2004-09 2017-21 | 155–114 |
| Michael Cooper | 2009–13 | 72–57 |
| Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | 2013–17 | 70–57 |
| Lindsay Gottlieb | 2021–present | 62–32 |
USC women’s basketball coaching staff 2025
Here is the list of all the coaching staff of the USC Trojans women’s basketball team as of 2025:
| Name | Title |
| Lindsay Gottlieb | Head Coach |
| Beth Burns | Associate Head Coach |
| Wendale Farrow | Assistant Coach |
| Willnett Crockett | Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator |
| Courtney Jaco | Assistant Coach |
Associate Head Coach
Beth Burns entered her third season on Gottlieb’s coaching staff in 2024. Before joining the program in 2022, she spent five seasons at Louisville, serving as the special assistant to the head coach. Burns also had coaching stints at East Carolina and Colorado.
Assistant Coach
Wendale Farrow, Willnett Crockett, and Courtney Jaco are the assistant coaches of the USC Trojans women’s basketball team. Farrow has entered his fourth season as an assistant coach and also worked with Gottlieb during her coaching spell with the California Golden Bears.
Willnett Crockett joined the USC staff as an assistant coach in the summer of 2023. Before she arrived in California, Crockett spent 13 years as an assistant coach at Temple.
Courtney Jaco has entered her second year as an assistant on Lindsay Gottlieb’s coaching staff, having served the last two seasons as director of player development.
USC women’s basketball support staff 2025
| Name | Title |
| Ryan Cohan | Assistant Athletic Director for Women's Basketball Operations |
| Amy Broadhead | General Manager |
| M Erin Tillman, MS, ATC | Athletic Trainer |
| Kelly Dormandy | Director of Women's Basketball Sports Performance |
| Rex Greabell | Director of Video |
| India Otto | Coordinator of Player Engagement |
FAQs on USC Trojans Women's Basketball Coach
A. Lindsay Gottlieb became the head coach of the USC Trojans on May 10, 2021.
A. As of 2025, the USC women’s basketball program appeared 18 times in the NCAA tournament.
A. Yes, Lindsay Gottlieb is married to her husband Patrick Martin.
A. Galen Center is the home arena for the USC Trojans basketball program.
