Andy Enfield makes case for two USC players as Pac-12 Player of the Week

USC had a dominant week in the Pac-12 conference led by some dominant performances by Boogie Ellis and Drew Peterson. The duo helped lead their team to two straight dominant performances, defeating California 97-60 and then Stanford 85-75. Following their win over the Cardinal, USC head coach Andy Enfield was asked who he would nominate as the Pac-12 conference Player of the Week.

“Well Drew had 30 last game and Boogie had 30 (versus Stanford), and they both had fifty-something points between them so I would say they’re probably co-player of the week if I was voting,” Enfield said. “But they’re so valuable, when they’re playing well on offense and sharing the ball and not turning it over.”

Peterson and Ellis took turns having 20 and 30-plus point-scoring outings, with Peterson scoring a career-high 30 points and Ellis scoring 22 versus Cal followed by Ellis achieving a career-high of his own with 33 points versus Stanford with Peterson scoring 21.

Their scoring production has been undeniable and efficient, with Ellis shooting 51% from the field during the two-game stretch and Peterson an impressive 60.7%. The two have also been stuffing the stat sheets outside of scoring, with Ellis hitting a career-high in assists versus Cal with 7 and Peterson improving his ball security according to Enfield.

“Drew had seven more rebounds and two assists no turnovers and two steals, so when he has a no turnover game and puts up numbers like that, that means he’s playing the right way,” Enfield said. “Instead of jumping in the air with one hand and flipping the ball to the other team, yeah he looked great tonight.”

Peterson has scored in double figures in the Trojans’ last 11 games, while also leading the team in rebounds per game with 6.4 and assist with 4.5. He’s been the do it all guy all season for USC, and Ellis has been the go-to scoring guy for them along with him. Ellis’ 17.1 points per game lead his team and rank third in the Pac-12 conference, taking a leap from last season where he averaged 12.5 points per game.

“I think those two guys, we win and lose as a team, and they certainly have led us this week,” Enfield said.

The Trojans’ dynamic duo has certainly taken USC to another level offensively this past week, and Enfield is likely hoping they can continue to do so their remaining four regular season games.