2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2008–09 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record22–13 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Washington 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743
No. 18 UCLA 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
No. 19 Arizona State 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714
California 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
USC† 9 – 9   .500 22 – 13   .629
Arizona 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600
Washington State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 18   .500
Stanford 6 – 12   .333 20 – 14   .588
Oregon 2 – 16   .111 8 – 23   .258
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeMar DeRozan
SF 		Compton, CA Compton HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 6, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Percy Miller
PG 		Beverly Hills, CA Beverly Hills HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 13, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Donte Smith
PG 		Walnut, CA Mount San Antonio CC 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 1, 2007 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Nikola Vucevic
PF 		Simi Valley, CA Stone Ridge Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 8, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Leonard Washington
SF 		Compton, CA Marshall HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 17, 2008 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Overall Recruiting Rankings:     Scout – 26     Rivals – 20 [4]     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 SR
17 Rashad Cooper 6-3 G SO

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 15, 2008*
 No. 21 UC Irvine W 78–55  1–0
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2008*
 No. 20 New Mexico State W 73–60  2–0
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2008*
 ESPNU 		No. 20 vs. Seton Hall
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 		L 61–63  2–1
 Coliseo de Puerto Rico 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 21, 2008*
 ESPNU 		No. 20 vs. Chattanooga
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 		W 73–46  3–1
 Coliseo de Puerto Rico 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 23, 2008*
 ESPNU 		No. 20 vs. Missouri
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 		L 72–83  3–2
 Coliseo de Puerto Rico 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 28, 2008*
 UT Martin W 70–43  4–2
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 1, 2008*
 San Francisco W 74–69  5–2
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 2008*
 ESPN2 		at No. 6 Oklahoma
Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series 		L 72–73  5–3
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
December 15, 2008*
 Pepperdine W 91–77  6–3
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2008*
 North Dakota State W 71–67  7–3
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2008*
 Georgia Tech W 76–57  8–3
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2008*
 Oral Roberts W 66–56  9–3
 Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 2009
 at Oregon W 83–62  10–3
(1–0) 		McArthur Court 
Eugene, OR
January 4, 2009
 FS West 		at Oregon State L 58–62 OT 10–4
(1–1) 		Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 11, 2009
 FSN 		No. 7 UCLA L 60–64  10–5
(1–2) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2009
 No. 15 Arizona State W 61–49  11–5
(2–2) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2009
 Prime Ticket 		Arizona W 65–64  12–5
(3–2) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2009
 FSN 		at Washington L 73–78  12–6
(3–3) 		Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, WA
January 24, 2009
 FS West 		at Washington State W 46–44  13–6
(4–3) 		Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
January 29, 2009
 Prime Ticket 		Stanford W 70–69  14–6
(5–3) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2009
 FSN 		California W 73–62  15–6
(6–3) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2009
 Prime Ticket 		at No. 12 UCLA L 60–76  15–7
(6–4) 		Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 12, 2009
 FSN 		at Arizona L 76–83  15–8
(6–5) 		McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 15, 2009
 FSN 		at No. 18 Arizona State L 53–65  15–9
(6–6) 		Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 19, 2009
 Prime Ticket 		Washington State W 61–51  16–9
(7–6) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 2009
 Prime Ticket 		No. 19 Washington L 51–60  16–10
(7–7) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 2009
 at California L 78–81  16–11
(7–8) 		Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2009
 at Stanford L 63–75  16–12
(7–9) 		Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
March 5, 2009
 Oregon W 80–66  17–12
(8–9) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
March 7, 2009
 Oregon State W 68–52  18–12
(9–9) 		Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-10 Conference tournament
March 12, 2009
 FSN 		(6) vs. (3) California
Pac-10 Quarterfinals 		W 79–75  19–12
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, CA
March 13, 2009
 FSN 		(6) vs. (2) No. 14 UCLA
Pac-10 Semifinals 		W 65–55  20–12
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, CA
March 14, 2009
 CBS 		(6) vs. (4) No. 23 Arizona State
Pac-10 Championship 		W 66–63  21–12
 Staples Center 
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2009
 CBS 		(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Boston College
NCAA First Round 		W 69–55  22–12
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
March 22, 2009
 CBS 		(10 MW) vs. (2 MW) Michigan State
NCAA Second Round 		L 69–74  22–13
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. ^ USC Class of 2008 – Rivals
  2. ^ USC Class of 2008 – Scout
  3. ^ USC Class of 2008 – ESPN
  4. ^ 2009 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals

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