USC's Tim Floyd climbs the Trojans' (short) ladder

USC’s Tim Floyd climbs the Trojans’ (short) ladder

March 21, 2009 9:37 AM PT

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Tim Floyd is now tied for the most NCAA tournament victories among USC coaches.

OK, don’t go chiseling the statue just yet. He has three, but it shows two things: One, Floyd can coach and build a program. He has the Trojans in the tournament for the third consecutive season, a first in the program’s history. And two, digging through USC’s tournament history hardly brings Magna Carta-like revelations.

Before Floyd, the Trojans had 12 tournament appearances. UCLA has won 11 national titles.

-- Chris Foster

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Chris Foster

Chris Foster is a former sports writer for the Los Angeles Times who covered UCLA football and basketball, USC basketball, the Kings and the Ducks. He grew up in San Clemente, arriving long before Richard Nixon came to town. As a teen, he surfed, played football and basketball, and fell in love with sports journalism. Foster died Dec. 13, 2023.