2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball men 2008–09 USC Trojans USC Trojans logo.svg Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 22–13 9–9 Tim Floyd Gib Arnold Bob Cantu Phil L. Johnson Galen Center Pac-10 tournament champions NCAA tournament Second round The 2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2008-09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by 4th year head coach Tim Floyd, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 9–9 in Pac-10 play. They won the 2009 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament over Arizona State. They went to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as a 10th seed, where they lost in the 2nd round to Michigan State. Class of 2008 USC Class of 2008 – RivalsUSC Class of 2008 – Scouthttps://archive.today/20120709131619/http://insider.espn.go.com/ncb/recruiting/tracker/school?page=commits&season=2008&schoolId=2305 USC Class of 2008 – ESPN no no 2008 DeMar DeRozan SF Compton, CA Compton HS 6 6 180 2007-02-06 5 5 96 Percy Miller PG Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills HS 6 0 160 2007-04-13 NR 2 40 Donte Smith PG Walnut, CA Mount San Antonio CC 6 0 180 2007-09-01 3 2 40 Nikola Vucevic PF Simi Valley, CA Stone Ridge Prep 6 10 230 2008-06-08 NR 3 40 Leonard Washington SF Compton, CA Marshall HS 6 6 220 2008-06-17 NR 3 80 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – 26     Rivals – 20 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals     ESPN – UR  |} Roster Number Name Height Position Class 43 Kasey Cunningham 6–7 F SO 10 DeMar DeRozan 6–7 F FR 14 Mamadou Diarra 7-0 F FR 3 James Dueavy 6–6 G FR 22 Taj Gibson 6–9 F JR 30 Terence Green 5-11 G SR 13 Daniel Hackett 6–5 G JR 0 Marcus Johnson 6–6 F SR 21 Dwight Lewis 6–5 G JR 34 J.J. Meyers 6–2 G JR 15 Percy Miller 5–11 G FR 20 Marcus Simmons 6–6 G SO 35 Donte Smith 5–11 G SO 1 Alex Stepheson 6–9 F JR 5 Nikola Vucevic 6–10 F FR 4 Leonard Washington 6–7 F FR 2 Ryan Wetherell 5–11 G JR 23 Keith Wilkinson 6–10 F SR17 Rashad Cooper 6-3 G SO Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=USC Trojans|Regular season November 15, 2008 yes 21 UC Irvine Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 78–55 1–0 November 18, 2008 yes 20 New Mexico State Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 73–60 2–0 November 20, 2008 ESPNU yes y 20 2008 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off 61–63 2–1 November 21, 2008 ESPNU yes y 20 Chattanooga Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off 73–46 3–1 November 23, 2008 ESPNU yes y 20 Missouri Coliseo de Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Tip-Off 72–83 3–2 November 28, 2008 yes 2008 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 70–43 4–2 December 1, 2008 yes 2008 San Francisco Dons San Francisco Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 74–69 5–2 December 4, 2008 ESPN2 yes y Oklahoma 6 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series 72–73 5–3 December 15, 2008 yes 2008 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 91–77 6–3 December 20, 2008 yes North Dakota State Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 71–67 7–3 December 22, 2008 FSN yes Georgia Tech Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 76–57 8–3 December 28, 2008 yes 2008 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 66–56 9–3 January 2, 2009 y Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, OR 83–62 10–3 1–0 January 4, 2009 FS West y Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR 58–62 OT 10–4 1–1 January 11, 2009 FSN UCLA 7 Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 60–64 10–5 1–2 January 15, 2009 Arizona State 15 Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 61–49 11–5 2–2 January 17, 2009 Prime Ticket Arizona Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 65–64 12–5 3–2 January 22, 2009 FSN y Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA 73–78 12–6 3–3 January 24, 2009 FS West y Washington State Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA 46–44 13–6 4–3 January 29, 2009 Prime Ticket Stanford Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 70–69 14–6 5–3 January 31, 2009 FSN California Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 73–62 15–6 6–3 February 4, 2009 Prime Ticket y UCLA 12 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 60–76 15–7 6–4 February 12, 2009 FSN y Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 76–83 15–8 6–5 February 15, 2009 FSN y Arizona State 18 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ 53–65 15–9 6–6 February 19, 2009 Prime Ticket Washington State Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 61–51 16–9 7–6 February 21, 2009 Prime Ticket Washington 19 Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 51–60 16–10 7–7 February 26, 2009 y California Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA 78–81 16–11 7–8 February 28, 2009 y Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA 63–75 16–12 7–9 March 5, 2009 Oregon Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 80–66 17–12 8–9 March 7, 2009 Oregon State Galen Center Los Angeles, CA 68–52 18–12 9–9 |- !colspan=12 style=USC Trojans| Pac-10 Conference tournament March 12, 2009 FSN y 6 California 3 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Pac-10 Quarterfinals 79–75 19–12 March 13, 2009 FSN y 6 UCLA 14 2 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Pac-10 Semifinals 65–55 20–12 March 14, 2009 CBS y 6 Arizona State 23 4 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA Pac-10 Championship 66–63 21–12 |- !colspan=12 style=USC Trojans| NCAA tournament March 20, 2009 CBS y 10 MW Boston College 7 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN NCAA First Round 69–55 22–12 March 22, 2009 CBS y 10 MW Michigan State 2 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN NCAA Second Round 69–74 22–13 USA Today Coaches Poll References External links Official Site Category:USC Trojans men's basketball seasons Usc Usc USC Trojans USC Trojans Category:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament championship seasons