The USC Trojans take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the Second Round of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on Monday, March 24.

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Clary plans to enter the transfer portal when it opens, a source told the Clarion Ledger. He transferred from Penn State where he averaged 16.7 points per game. The junior started four games but suffered a season-ending lower-leg injury seven games into the season.

Mississippi State has the No. 12 recruiting class for 2025, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. Arkansas and Kentucky are the only SEC teams ranked higher. The class consists of four-stars King Grace, Tee Bartlett and Jamarion Davis-Fleming.

Missouri State is coming off perhaps its worst season as a Division I program, finishing with a 9-23 record and a last-place finish in its final year in the Missouri Valley Conference. There will be no shortage of roster-building and transfer portal activity in the coming months.