Capitalizing on an NCAA rule that lets teams compete internationally once every four years, the Trojans are tentatively scheduled to play two teams from Mexico's Professional National Basketball League in Mazatlan over Labor Day.

Even a highly touted recruiting class that includes guard O.J. Mayo and forward Davon Jefferson will be hard-pressed to offset the loss of Nick Young, Gabe Pruitt and Lodrick Stewart, who averaged a combined 43.8 points.

The Trojans opened practice Wednesday in preparation for their trip to the resort town along Mexico's central Pacific coast. Coach Tim Floyd had to bring back former walk-on Chris Penrose to conduct five-on-five drills because the team's six-man freshman class can't begin practicing until the first day of school on Monday.