USC loses former 4-star Brandon Gardner to transfer portal

The final domino in a monthlong USC program overhaul dropped Tuesday, as redshirt freshman forward Brandon Gardner has submitted paperwork to enter the transfer portal, his mother Tameka Gordon told the Southern California News Group. The former four-star recruit out of New York was the last unknown in the mass exodus that's followed longtime coach Andy Enfield's departure for SMU, holding out for weeks under new coach Eric Musselman's regime but ultimately deciding to depart. It leaves junior forward Harrison Hornery – who played three seasons for Enfield at USC – as the last member of the old guard, along with assistant coach Desmon Farmer, who came onto Enfield's staff first as a grad assistant in 2020-21 and is still listed on USC's staff directory.