After going through five schools in six seasons of college basketball, Chad Baker-Mazara’s wild collegiate career suddenly ended with a bizarre injury and an announcement that the guard had left the program.
Interesting part of Nebraska vs. USC game yesterday, Chad Baker-Mazara left the game with an injury briefly, came back out to the court but didn’t sit on the main bench with the team rather courtside for the rest of the game.
Today, USC moves on from Baker-Mazara.⬇️ https://t.co/PQdAqQco8P pic.twitter.com/RXt0syRiDE
— Chase Matteson (@ChaseMatteson) March 1, 2026
Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer a member of the USC men’s basketball program, the school announced Sunday.
The 26-year-old Mazara started 22 games and averaged 18.5 PPG for the Trojans this season. pic.twitter.com/wghaCqpmDL
— ESPN (@espn) March 1, 2026
USC, which has suffered five straight defeats, will now need to win the Big Ten tournament without its leading point-scorer to secure a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
Legendary NBA player, and father of USC freshman Alijah, pleaded with the team to let Baker-Mazara return.
Naw man we not Accepting this @USC_Hoops Call CHAD and say yall Sorry there was a mixup ! We trying to make the tournament “Put Our feelings in our pockets ” USC-Tourney Run 🚨 pic.twitter.com/2ELgF0XnAO
— Gilbert Arenas (@NoChillGilZero) March 2, 2026
The internet didn’t feel the same way about the 26-year-old, who has now been removed from two different collegiate programs.
Burger King and McDonald’s fighting for Chad Baker-Mazara on Indeed
pic.twitter.com/q65v8vtWKH https://t.co/e3uipdePn3
— Old Row Sports (@OldRowSports) March 1, 2026
26-year-old Chad Baker-Mazara is no longer with the USC program, effectively ending his college basketball career.
CBM’s college career was a wild ride.
2020-21: Duquesne
2021-22: San Diego State (kicked off team)
2022-23: JUCO
2023-25: Auburn
2025-26: USC (kicked off team) pic.twitter.com/1ooJkWw0NR— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) March 1, 2026
In honor of Chad Baker Mazara’s collegiate career officially coming to an end, here were the Top 5 recruits in his class. pic.twitter.com/BDhExAvTmZ
— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) March 2, 2026
What a wild way for a marathon college basketball career to end.
