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Forty years after his college days, Eric Musselman will coach USC against San Diego, the program he never left behind.

The former reserve guard has maintained close friendships with his college teammates, many of whom will attend Tuesday’s game in San Diego.

Though the smallest player on his roster, Musselman emerged as a natural leader who emphasized the value of lasting relationships.

When they first met more than four decades ago now, the four freshmen on the University of San Diego’s men’s basketball team in 1983 didn’t need long to figure out who would lead them. Eric Musselman had all but elected himself within moments of moving into their dorm room.

“Before I could even

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