Wednesday, April 17, 2019---Trojan Basketball Awards Dinner
Trojan Candy arrived at the Town and Gown early for the annual Trojan Basketball Awards dinner. I took pictures of friends as they walked into the lobby.
The first friends I saw were Barbara Cameron, Doris Hughes, Tara Quarrie and Louie Wong.
Trojan Candy saw friend Kent Hollenbeck whom I see at every men's basketball banquet.
Nearby were two USC Associates friends. I see Rose and Craig Anderson at lots of USC events.
I saw Coach Andy Enfield with his wife Amanda and basketball donors Jim and Sue Femino.
Next, Trojan Candy was so happy to see good friend Richard Flores. He smiled for my picture of him with my sister Patti Poon and Joseph Hopper.
There were two familiar Half-Century Trojan friends, Abe Somer and Dann Angeloff, who smiled for this picture.
Inside Town and Gown Trojan Candy saw good friend Sam Chow with Kent Hollenbeck.
Back in the lobby, Trojan Candy took this silly picture of Derryck Thornton, Elijah Weaver, Jonah Mathews and
Kevin Porter Jr. (10/16/2018).
All the guests were seated. The guests standing at my table were Dudley and Patti Poon, Trojan Candy, Eiko Bates, Mary Haltom and Leroy Edwards III. Sitting were Raymond Bates, Mel and Doris Hughes and Barbara Cameron.
Trojan Candy spotted him sitting at his table. Since the buffet line was long, I knew that I had enough time to walk over and interview Elijah Weaver. So I did. Elijah is majoring in Communication. He said that he chose USC because he liked all the coaches. Elijah's favorite food is pancakes. His favorite music is Hip Hop and Rap. Elijah's favorite movies are scary movies. Another Trojan after my own heart! His favorite musician is Young Thug. FIGHT ON, Elijah!
At the beginning of the program, Senior Associate Athletic Director Steve Lopes presented Head Coach Andy Enfield with a basketball for a trophy. Coach Enfield had coached his 100th USC Victory over Southern Utah on December 21, 2018. Congratulations Coach Enfield!
Now, it was time for Coach Enfield to give his team awards. He gave awards to the Senior Basketball Managers first.