2009–10 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2009–10 USC Trojans men's basketball
Diamond Head Classic Champions
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
2009–10 record 16–14 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coach Kevin O'Neill
Home arena Galen Center
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
y-California 13   5   .722     24   11   .686
Arizona State 12   6   .667     22   11   .667
†-Washington 11   7   .611     26   10   .722
Arizona 10   8   .556     16   15   .516
USC* 8   10   .444     16   14   .533
Oregon State 8   10   .444     14   18   .438
UCLA 8   10   .444     14   18   .438
Stanford 7   11   .389     14   17   .452
Oregon 7   11   .389     16   16   .500
Washington State 6   12   .333     16   15   .516
† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of March 25

, 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament
y-Clinched conference championship

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.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Class of 2009

[3][4][5]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Evan Smith
PF		 Calabasas, CA Calabasas HS 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 20,
2009 
Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – UR     Rivals – UR [6]     ESPN – UR 

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class
0 Marcus Johnson 6–6 F SR
1 Alex Stepheson 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 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 – Los Angeles, CA UC Riverside W 77–67 1–0
11/21/2009 Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Loyola Marymount L 67–59 1–1
11/27/2009 Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Coppin State W 74–43 2–1
11/29/2009 Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Nebraska L 51–48 2–2
12/3/2009 Frank Erwin Center – Austin, TX – Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series #2 Texas L 50–69 2–3
12/5/2009 Alexander Memorial Coliseum – Atlanta, GA #23 Georgia Tech L 79–53 2–4
12/8/2009 Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Sacramento State 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 W 77–55 5–4
12/22/2009 Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic Western Michigan W 55–51 6–4
12/23/2009 Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic Saint Mary's W 60–49 7–4
12/25/2009 Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic #20 UNLV W 67–56 8–4
12/31/2009 Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Arizona 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 – Stanford, CA Stanford L 54–53 10–5 2–1
1/9/2010 Haas Pavilion – Berkeley, CA California L 67–59 10–6 2–2
1/16/2010 Pauley Pavilion – Los Angeles, CA UCLA 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 W 87–61 12–7 4–3
1/28/2010 Gill Coliseum – Corvallis, OR Oregon State L 51–45 12–8 4–4
1/30/2010 McArthur Court – 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 – Seattle, WA Washington W 67–64 16–9 8–5
2/20/2010 Beasley Coliseum – 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 – Tempe, AZ Arizona State L 59–54 16–13 8–9
3/7/2010 McKale Center – Tucson, AZ Arizona L 86–84 16–14 8–10

Rankings reflect the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Awards and honors

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club

See also

References

  1. ^ http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060909aaa.html
  2. ^ David Wharton and Baxter Holmes, O.J. Mayo scandal leads to heavy sanctions for USC basketball; team 'shocked and saddened', Los Angeles Times, January 3, 2010
  3. ^ USC Class of 2009 – Rivals
  4. ^ USC Class of 2009 – Scout
  5. ^ USC Class of 2009 – ESPN
  6. ^ 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals

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