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Chad Baker-Mazara's collegiate career appears to have come to an unceremonious end on Sunday, March 1.

Southern California announced that the sixth-year and graduate transfer is no longer with the program, following his decision to not re-enter Saturday's 82-67 loss against Nebraska.

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Baker-Mazara's exit from the team comes at an interesting time for the Trojans. The team had been on the first four out in USA TODAY Sports' latest bracketology, but have lost five games in a row.

Here's what you need to know about why Baker-Mazara left USC:

Why did Chad Baker-Mazara leave USC?

In his first year with USC ―and his sixth collegiate season ―Baker-Mazara led the Trojans with 18.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. All of his averages were career highs, as he started 22 of 26 games he appeared in for USC.

However, against Nebraska after scoring 14-first half points, Baker-Mazara exited the game three minutes into the second half after falling hard on the baseline while trying to chase down Nebraska's Pryce Sandfort. He went to the locker room and never re-entered the game.

"He said he couldn’t go," head coach Eric Musselman told reporters after the game.

According to a report from the Los Angeles Times' Ryan Kartje, "it wasn’t any one incident, but an accumulation of issues that led to Baker-Mazara’s departure."

Does Chad Baker-Mazara have any eligibility left?

After playing six collegiate seasons, Baker-Mazara is out of eligibility, effectively ending his college career.

How old is Chad Baker-Mazara?

Baker-Mazara was born on Jan. 27, 2000. That made him 26 years old during the 2025-26 college basketball season.

Chad Baker-Mazara stats

Here's a look at Baker-Mazara's stats in his six collegiate basketball seasons:

• 2020-21 (Duquesne): 9.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.9 blocks per game on 43.8% shooting, 41.7% 3-point shooting in 24.4 minutes per game (15 games, 13 starts)
• 2021-22 (San Diego State): 6.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks per game on 42% shooting, 39.3% 3-point shooting in 12.8 minutes per game (31 games, 0 starts)
• 2022-23 (Northwest Florida State): Did not play
• 2023-24 (Auburn): 10 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.5 blocks per game on 45.2% shooting, 41.8% 3-point shooting in 21.7 minutes per game (35 games, 9 starts)
• 2024-25 (Auburn): 12.3 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 0.6 blocks per game on 44.8% shooting, 38.1% 3-point shooting in 25.6 minutes per game (38 games, 34 starts)
• 2025-26 (USC): 18.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.3 blocks per game on 44.4% shooting, 38.1% 3-point shooting in 29.6 minutes per game (26 games, 22 starts)

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Why did Chad Baker-Mazara depart USC basketball?

CRB is in the race for a spot in the third phase of the 2026 Copa Betano do BrasilCredits: Francisco Cedrim/CRB

The 2026 Copa Betano do Brasil will have two spots for its third phase decided on the night of this Tuesday (3rd). At 8:00 p.m. (Brasília time), CRB-AL faces Porto-BA at Rei Pelé Stadium in Maceió. Then, at 9:30 p.m., Azuriz-PR visits Figueirense at Orlando Scarpelli Stadium in Florianópolis.

In total, 26 clubs have already advanced to the next phase: Ceará, Porto Velho-RO, Goiás, Portuguesa-SP, Anápolis-GO, Ypiranga-RS, Castanhal-PA, Jacuipense-BA, Mixto-MT, Novorizontino-SP, Maranhão, São Bernardo-SP, Operário-MS, Tombense-MG, Guarany de Bagé-RS, Atlético-GO, Uberlândia-MG, Madureira-RJ, Águia de Marabá-PA, Londrina-PR, Capital-DF, Amazonas, Maringá-PR, Joinville-SC, América-RN, and Fortaleza.

This week, the country’s most inclusive competition will see 18 more teams secure their spots in the next stage of the tournament, in which Paysandu (champion of the Copa Verde), Confiança-SE (who inherited the spot from the Copa do Nordeste champion, Bahia, who will enter in the fifth phase for participating in Série A), Ponte Preta-SP (champion of Série C), and Barra-SC (champion of Série D) will join.

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