Former Trojan Harrison Hornery follows a path to pro basketball in his home country, Australia
Harrison Hornery is officially headed back home. Last week, it was announced that Hornery, an Australia native who spent the past four seasons with the USC men’s basketball program, is returning to his home country to sign with the Rockhampton Rockets of the NBL1—the second level of professional basketball in Australia.
Hornery spent the past four seasons with the Trojans. Although he never played huge minutes, he was a valuable presence for the program both coming off the bench and in the locker room. This past season, he was the Trojans’ lone returning scholarship player from the year prior, providing some continuity as USC entered the Eric Musselman era.
Following USC’s senior day ceremony back in March, USC head coach Eric Musselman had high praise for Hornery.
“When all this is said and done and you look back 20 years from now, it’s not gonna be about who led us in scoring,” Musselman said. “It’s not gonna be about who played the most minutes. It’s always about who you respect in that locker room and how they conduct themselves in the classroom, how they conduct themselves off the floor, how they conduct themselves behind closed doors in practice.
“Harry, the way that he’s exhibited himself, the way that he’s represented himself is just as powerful as any guy who scores 30 points . . . we cannot thank him enough for the way that he’s been a part of this thing even though the minutes are surely not what he would’ve wanted this season.”
It is great to see Hornery get a shot to play basketball professionally. USC fans certainly wish him nothing but the best moving forward.
