Terrance Williams injury update: Eric Musselman reveals USC forward could miss remainder of season with injury

It’s been a difficult start to Big Ten play for the USC Trojans and head coach Eric Musselman. Things aren’t going to get easier either, as the Trojans now look to move on without Terrance Williams for the foreseeable future.

Following Wednesday’s loss to Indiana, Musselman shared some thoughts on the team’s second-half efforts. In particular, how their depth was tested with Terrance Williams and Matt Knowling out. It was then that Musselman shared that Williams could be out for the remainder of the season.

“I think Indiana did a great job in the second half,” Musselman said. “You know, we’re down two guys that are super important to us, and Terrance Williams that’s not gonna change. He’s out a while, for the year maybe. Matt Knowling and then our depth was an issue for us tonight, for sure.”

In the game against Indiana, the Trojans and Hoosiers were tied at 38 going into halftime. However, in the second half, Indiana was able to pull away and win the game 82-69.

Williams went down in December with a wrist injury. That was later revealed to be a broken wrist that required surgery and has led to him being out for an indefinite period of time.

“T-Will? That thing is broke,” Musselman said at the time. “So he’s had surgery and is out for the foreseeable future, for sure.”

Williams came to USC last offseason as a transfer from Michigan. A Washington D.C. native, Williams was a four-star recruit in the Class of 2020, according to the On3 Industry Ranking. He was the 15th-ranked power forward in that recruiting cycle. He’s now in his fifth season of college basketball.

This season, Williams has played in seven games and started six for USC this season. In those games, he averaged 32 minutes. This season, Williams has averaged 10.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game. All of those are above his career averages. He’s also shooting 51.1 percent from the field and 36 percent from three-point range on the season. Again, those are better than his career averages.

With the loss to Indiana, Musselman saw his USC team slip to 9-6 on the season and just 1-3 in Big Ten play. Now, with their depth being continually tested, the Trojans will look to bounce back on Saturday with a very difficult road game against the Illinois Fighting Illini.