2009–10 USC Trojans men's basketball team
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The 2009–10 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California
in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
. The Trojans are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. USC finished the season 16–14 and 8–10 in the Pac-10 but did not participate in the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
due to self imposed sanctions.
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Rankings reflect the USA Today Coaches Poll
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University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...
. The Trojans are a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. USC finished the season 16–14 and 8–10 in the Pac-10 but did not participate in the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
-Tournament notes:*Officials: Dick Cartmell, Scott Thornley, Michael Reed*Attendance: 15,851*Jerome Randle became Cal's leading scorer during the tournament when Cal defeated UCLA 85–72 in the semifinals, surpassing Sean Lampley with 1,790 career points and was perfect at the free-throw line , a...
due to self imposed sanctions.
Offseason
- June 9: Head coach, Tim Floyd, has resigned. His letter of resignation was published by the Clarion-Ledger newspaper in Mississippi. USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett accepted the resignation and said that he will quickly begin the search for a new head basketball coach. Kevin O'NeillKevin O'Neill (basketball)Kevin O'Neill is an American head coach of the USC Trojans basketball team. His personal webpage is www.coachkohoops.com O'Neill was born in Malone, New York and attended McGill University in Montreal, Canada...
was named the new head coach of the men's basketball team.
Regular season
- In the early signing period, USC received four letter-of-intents for the next season: guard Bryce Jones (Woodland Hils, Calif./William Howard Taft), guard Maurice Jones (Saginaw, Mich./Arthur Hill), forward Curtis Washington of Elizabethtown, Ky./Elizabethtown) and forward Garrett Jackson (Portland, Ore./Westview). USC also is expecting Dwayne Polee (Los Angeles/Westchester to sign.
- On January 3, 2010, USC Athletic Director Mike GarrettMike GarrettMichael Lockett Garrett is a former American collegiate and professional football player who won the 1965 Heisman Trophy as a tailback for the University of Southern California Trojans. Garrett also played professional football for eight seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers...
announced that the school is forfeiting the 2007–08 season's victories, not participating in this year's post season tournaments, and reducing the number of scholarships for two years for violation of NCAA rules.
- January 4, 2010 – Rory MarkasRory MarkasRory Markas was an American sportscaster best known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's play-by-play broadcaster for eight seasons, and as the radio voice of the University of Southern California men's basketball team for 11 seasons...
, play-by-play voice for the USC men's basketball team, died.
Class of 2009
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Roster
| Number | Name | Height | Position | Class |
| 0 | Marcus Johnson | 6–6 | F | SR |
| 1 | Alex Stepheson Alex Stepheson Alex Stepheson is an American basketball player at the University of Southern California. At the end of 2008 season, Stepheson decided to transfer from the University of North Carolina citing family illness. He chose USC on July 17, 2008... |
6–9 | F | JR |
| 2 | Ryan Wetherell | 5–11 | G | JR |
| 3 | James Dunleavy | 6–6 | G | SO |
| 4 | Leonard Washington | 6–7 | F | SO |
| 5 | Nikola Vucevic Nikola Vučević Nikola Vucevic is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for the KK Budućnost Podgorica during NBA lockout. He was selected 16th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft. He played college basketball for the USC Trojans.-High School:Vucevic averaged 18 points and 12.0 rebounds as a senior at... |
6–10 | F | SO |
| 10 | Tyler Sugiyama | 5–10 | G | FR |
| 13 | Davis Rozitis | 7–0 | F–C | FR |
| 14 | Donte Smith | 5–11 | G | JR |
| 15 | Percy Miller | 5–11 | G | SO |
| 20 | Marcus Simmons | 6–6 | G | JR |
| 21 | Dwight Lewis | 6–5 | G | SR |
| 22 | Evan Smith | 6–7 | F | FR |
| 32 | James Boyd | 6–5 | F | FR |
| 33 | Jordan Cameron | 6–5 | F | JR |
| 34 | Korri Ennis | 6–0 | G | SO |
| 35 | Daniel Munoz | 5–10 | G | FR |
| 43 | Kasey Cunningham | 6–7 | F | JR |
| 44 | Mike Gerrity | 6–1 | G | SR |
Schedule
| Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Score | Record | Pac-10 Record |
| 11/17/2009 | Galen Center Galen Center The Galen Center is a multipurpose indoor arena and athletic facility owned and operated by the University of Southern California. Located at the southeast corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Figueroa Street in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles, it is right across the street from the campus and... – Los Angeles, CA |
UC Riverside | W | 77–67 | 1–0 | |
| 11/21/2009 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount Lions The Loyola Marymount Lions are the athletic teams that represent Loyola Marymount University, a Jesuit institution in Los Angeles, California. The school competes in NCAA Division I, with its primary affiliation in the West Coast Conference, an organization consisting solely of... |
L | 67–59 | 1–1 | |
| 11/27/2009 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Coppin State Coppin State University Coppin State University is a historically black college located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is part of the University System of Maryland... |
W | 74–43 | 2–1 | |
| 11/29/2009 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college basketball. The program saw its first game in 1896 playing 7-on-7 basketball. The first collegiate game was against Nebraska Wesleyan University... |
L | 51–48 | 2–2 | |
| 12/3/2009 | Frank Erwin Center Frank Erwin Center Frank C. Erwin, Jr. Special Events Center, commonly known as Frank Erwin Center or UT Erwin Center, is a multi-purpose arena on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin... – Austin, TX – Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series |
#2 Texas 2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team The 2009–10 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 12th year. The team played its home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and are members of the... |
L | 50–69 | 2–3 | |
| 12/5/2009 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Alexander Memorial Coliseum The Alexander Memorial Coliseum is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is the home of the basketball teams of Georgia Tech and hosted the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA from 1968–1972 and again from 1997–1999... – Atlanta, GA |
#23 Georgia Tech 2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team The 2009–10 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was Paul Hewitt's tenth season as head coach. The Yellow Jackets compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference and played their home games at... |
L | 79–53 | 2–4 | |
| 12/8/2009 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Sacramento State Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball The Sacramento State Hornets Basketball team is the basketball team that represent California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The... |
W | 51–36 | 3–4 | |
| 12/11/2009 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Idaho State | W | 59–53 | 4–4 | |
| 12/19/2009 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | #8 Tennessee 2009–10 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team The 2009–10 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the fifth season for Bruce Pearl as the Volunteers' head coach. The team, a member of the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference,... |
W | 77–55 | 5–4 | |
| 12/22/2009 | Stan Sheriff Center Stan Sheriff Center The Stan Sheriff Center is a 10,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa... – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic Diamond Head Classic The Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic is a three-day invitational college basketball tournament held at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on the campus of the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Each team plays three games, winners facing winners and losers facing losers. The Western... |
Western Michigan 2009–10 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team The 2009–10 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. The team was the two-time defending Mid-American Conference West Division champion. WMU was coached by Steve Hawkins who was in his seventh season as... |
W | 55–51 | 6–4 | |
| 12/23/2009 | Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic | Saint Mary's 2009–10 Saint Mary's College Gaels men's basketball team The 2009–10 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Randy Bennett's ninth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels compete in the West Coast Conference and played their home games at the McKeon... |
W | 60–49 | 7–4 | |
| 12/25/2009 | Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic | #20 UNLV 2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team The 2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his sixth year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and are a... |
W | 67–56 | 8–4 | |
| 12/31/2009 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Arizona Arizona Wildcats men's basketball The Arizona Wildcats basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference of NCAA Division I. They are currently coached by Sean Miller.Arizona has a long and rich... |
W | 56–50 | 9–4 | 1–0 |
| 1/2/2010 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Arizona State | W | 47–37 | 10–4 | 2–0 |
| 1/6/2010 | Maples Pavilion Maples Pavilion Maples Pavilion is a 7,392-seat multi-purpose arena in Stanford, California built in 1968. Maples underwent a $30 million renovation in March 2004, which wrapped up in time for conference play in December of that year... – Stanford, CA |
Stanford Stanford Cardinal men's basketball The Stanford Cardinal Men's Basketball team represents Stanford University, located in Stanford, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Pacific-12 Conference. The team has won 13 conference championships , the last in 2004, and one NCAA championship, in 1942... |
L | 54–53 | 10–5 | 2–1 |
| 1/9/2010 | Haas Pavilion Haas Pavilion The Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion is the home of the University of California's men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's gymnastics teams... – Berkeley, CA |
California 2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team The 2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's 2nd season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participate in the... |
L | 67–59 | 10–6 | 2–2 |
| 1/16/2010 | Pauley Pavilion Pauley Pavilion Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located in the Westwood Village district of Los Angeles, California, on the campus of UCLA. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams... – Los Angeles, CA |
UCLA 2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team The 2009–10 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented University of California, Los Angeles during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins were led by head coach Ben Howland and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion... |
W | 67–46 | 11–6 | 3–2 |
| 1/21/2010 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Washington State | L | 67–60 | 11–7 | 3–3 |
| 1/23/2010 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Washington 2009–10 Washington Huskies men's basketball team The 2009–10 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 8th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10... |
W | 87–61 | 12–7 | 4–3 |
| 1/28/2010 | Gill Coliseum Gill Coliseum Gill Coliseum is a 10,400-seat multi-purpose arena located on the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Opened in 1949, the arena is home to the Oregon State Beavers' basketball, wrestling, volleyball, and gymnastics teams. It is named after famed basketball coach Amory T... – Corvallis, OR |
Oregon State | L | 51–45 | 12–8 | 4–4 |
| 1/30/2010 | McArthur Court McArthur Court McArthur Court is a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene and the former home of the Oregon Ducks men's and women's basketball teams, replaced in 2011 by Matthew Knight Arena.... – Eugene, OR |
Oregon | L | 67–57 | 12–9 | 4–5 |
| 2/4/2010 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | California | W | 66–63 | 13–9 | 5–5 |
| 2/6/2010 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Stanford | W | 54–49 | 14–9 | 6–5 |
| 2/14/2010 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | UCLA | W | 68–64 | 15–9 | 7–5 |
| 2/18/2010 | Bank of America Arena Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, commonly known as Hec Ed, is an indoor arena on the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle, the home of the Washington Huskies of the Pacific-12 Conference. Originally opened in 1927, the brick venue is home to the UW men's and women's... – Seattle, WA |
Washington | W | 67–64 | 16–9 | 8–5 |
| 2/20/2010 | Beasley Coliseum Beasley Coliseum Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena, in Pullman, Washington, on the campus of Washington State University. The arena opened in 1973 and is named for Wallis Beasley, a long-time WSU sociology professor, executive vice president and interim president. Beasley was also WSU's... – Pullman, WA |
Washington State | L | 51–47 | 16–10 | 8–6 |
| 2/25/2010 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Oregon | L | 54–44 | 16–11 | 8–7 |
| 2/27/2010 | Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA | Oregon State | L | 49–44 | 16–12 | 8–8 |
| 3/4/2010 | Wells Fargo Arena Wells Fargo Arena (Tempe) Wells Fargo Arena is a 10,754-seat multi-purpose arena at 634 E Veterans Way in Tempe, Arizona, USA, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona.Constructed in the spring of 1974 as the as the Arizona State University Activity Center and at the cost of $8 million, the facility also plays host to graduation... – Tempe, AZ |
Arizona State | L | 59–54 | 16–13 | 8–9 |
| 3/7/2010 | McKale Center McKale Center McKale Memorial Center is an athletic arena located at 1756 E University Blvd on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is primarily used for basketball, but also features state-of-the-art physical training and therapy facilities. Its construction is marked with a large... – Tucson, AZ |
Arizona | L | 86–84 | 16–14 | 8–10 |
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