USC put to rest any rumors about Andy Enfield’s future Wednesday, announcing that the Trojans’ men’s basketball head coach had signed an extension through the 2027-28 season.

Enfield, in his ninth season at USC, had been connected through media reports to the opening at Maryland earlier this season. But USC athletic director Mike Bohn gave Enfield his second contract extension in less than a year to keep him at USC.

The new deal adds two seasons to Enfield’s previous contract. Financial terms were not disclosed.

“Andy has continued to meet and exceed every expectation we have set for him. In our three years working together, our men’s basketball program has enjoyed unprecedented success and the national landscape of college basketball has taken notice,” Bohn said in a statement. “We are excited about the trajectory of our men’s basketball program with regards to results, recruiting, and the development of the young men on our team.”

The extension was announced on the eve of the Trojans’ first game in the Pac-12 Tournament. USC is seeded third in the conference after going 25-6 this season, setting the USC program record for wins in a regular season.

That comes a year after Enfield won the first Pac-12 Coach of the Year Award for a USC coach since 1992 and took USC to its first Elite Eight since 2001 and second in 67 years. From that team, forward Evan Mobley went No. 3 overall in the NBA Draft to the Cleveland Cavaliers while assistant Jason Hart was named head coach of the G-League Ignite.

For that effort, Enfield received a contract extension through the 2025-26 season.

USC is currently ranked No. 21 by the Associated Press after climbing as high as No. 5 in the polls for the first time in 48 years.

“My family and I are very happy to be part of the Trojan Family. I feel great about the future of USC basketball in the Pac-12 and nationally,” Enfield said in a statement. “I want to thank President Carol Folt, Mike Bohn, Brandon Sosna and Paul Perrier for their support. Their impact on our program has been significant. I also want to acknowledge how fortunate I am to be surrounded by outstanding coaches and staff.”

Enfield came to USC following the 2012-13 season, in which he led Florida Gulf Coast to the “Dunk City” Sweet 16 appearance that quickly became the stuff of college basketball folk lore. The Trojans struggled early in his tenure as he rebuilt the program, but Enfield has accrued a 182-116 record at USC as his teams have won 20 games in six of the past seven seasons.

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Enfield has spoken bullishly this season about the trajectory of the program, with the No. 6 recruiting class in the country coming in next season. And he has praised Bohn for his initiative to get more fans to games. This season USC sold out two games and averaged 4,411 fans compared to 4,110 without any sellouts in 2019-20.

“I think the trajectory of this program will continue to keep going,” Enfield said after USC’s loss to Arizona last week. “Going to the Elite Eight last year for the second time in 67 years at USC, I think people are starting to realize, ‘Hey, this is fun to go to two hours at the Galen Center.’ So we’re very appreciative and I think we can continue to build this thing and grow.”