2009–10 USC Trojans men's basketball team

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.

2009–10 USC Trojans men's basketball
Diamond Head Classic Champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
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
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
† Conference tournament winner As of March 25, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Evan Smith SF	Calabasas, CA	Calabasas HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (78)
Tyler Sugiyama PG	Winnetka, IL	New Trier High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Davis Rozitis C	Cesis, Latvia	Cesis State Grammar School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Daniel Munoz G	Coto de Caza, CA	Santa Margarita	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – UR     Rivals – UR [3]     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	8–10
Rankings reflect the USA Today Coaches Poll.

Players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club