2009–10 USC Trojans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball men 2009–10 USC Trojans Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 16–14 8–10 Kevin O'Neill Galen Center Diamond Head Classic Champions 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.http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060909aaa.html Tim Floyd Resigns - USC OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2009-06-11 2009-06-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090615163333/http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/060909aaa.html dead 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.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 January 4, 2010 – Rory Markas, play-by-play voice for the USC men's basketball team, died. Class of 2009 no 2009 Evan Smith SF Calabasas, CA Calabasas HS 6 7 225 3 2 78 3Tyler Sugiyama PG Winnetka, IL New Trier High School 5 10 150Davis Rozitis C Cesis, Latvia Cesis State Grammar School 7 0 240Daniel Munoz G Coto de Caza, CA Santa Margarita 5 10 175 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – UR     Rivals – UR 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals     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 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 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 Schedule Date Location Opponent Result Score Record Pac-10 Record 11/17/2009 (usctrojans.com) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA UC Riverside W 77–67 1–0 11/21/2009 (usctrojans.com) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Loyola Marymount L 67–59 1–1 11/27/2009 (usctrojans.com) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Coppin State W 74–43 2–1 11/29/2009 (FSN) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Nebraska L 51–48 2–2 12/3/2009 (ESPN2) Frank Erwin Center – Austin, TX – Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series #2 Texas L 50–69 2–3 12/5/2009 (FSS) Alexander Memorial Coliseum – Atlanta, GA #23 Georgia Tech L 79–53 2–4 12/8/2009 (usctrojans.com) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Sacramento State W 51–36 3–4 12/11/2009 (usctrojans.com) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Idaho State W 59–53 4–4 12/19/2009 (FSN) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA #8 Tennessee W 77–55 5–4 12/22/2009 (ESPNU) Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic Western Michigan W 55–51 6–4 12/23/2009 (ESPNU) Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic Saint Mary's W 60–49 7–4 12/25/2009 (ESPN2) Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic #20 UNLV W 67–56 8–4 12/31/2009 (Prime Ticket) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Arizona W 56–50 9–4 1–0 1/2/2010 (Prime Ticket) 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 (FSN) Haas Pavilion – Berkeley, CA California L 67–59 10–6 2–2 1/16/2010 (Prime Ticket) Pauley Pavilion – Los Angeles, CA UCLA W 67–46 11–6 3–2 1/21/2010 (usctrojans.com Delayed) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Washington State L 67–60 11–7 3–3 1/23/2010 (FSN West) 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 (usctrojans.com Delayed) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA California W 66–63 13–9 5–5 2/6/2010 (Prime Ticket) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Stanford W 54–49 14–9 6–5 2/14/2010 (FSN) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA UCLA W 68–64 15–9 7–5 2/18/2010 (Prime Ticket) 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 (usctrojans.com Delayed) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Oregon L 54–44 16–11 8–7 2/27/2010 (Prime Ticket) Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA Oregon State L 49–44 16–12 8–8 3/4/2010 (FSN) 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 8–10Rankings reflect the USA Today Coaches Poll. 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