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

	Conf				Overall
2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
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.

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.^[1] Kevin O'Neill 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 Garrett 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.^[2]

January 4, 2010 – Rory Markas, play-by-play voice for the USC men's basketball team, died.

Class of 2009

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Evan Smith PF	Calabasas, CA	Calabasas HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 20, 2009
Evan Smith PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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.

Players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club

References

↑ http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060909aaa.html
↑ 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
↑ USC Class of 2009 – Rivals
↑ USC Class of 2009 – Scout
↑ USC Class of 2009 – ESPN
↑ 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals

External links

Official Site

USC Trojans men's basketball

Venues	Shrine Auditorium (1926–1949) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (1949–1959) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–2006) Galen Center (2006–present)

Rivalries	UCLA

Culture & lore	History George Tirebiter "Fight On" Traveler Athletics scandal

People	Head coaches Notable players

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics