2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2010–11 record	19–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Kevin O'Neill
Assistant coach	Bob Cantu
Assistant coach	Dieter Horton
Assistant coach	Tony Miller
Home arena	Galen Center

2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#17 Arizona	14	–	4	.778	30	–	8	.789
UCLA	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
#23 Washington †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
USC	10	–	8	.556	19	–	15	.559
California	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
Washington State	9	–	9	.500	22	–	13	.629
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	21	–	18	.538
Stanford	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Oregon State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Arizona State	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387

† 2011 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 30, 2011^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll^[2]

The 2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team represented the University of Southern California during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Trojans, led by second year head coach Kevin O'Neill, played their home games at the Galen Center and were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 10–8 in Pac-10 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Arizona. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they lost in the new First Four round to Virginia Commonwealth.

Class of 2010

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Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Garrett Jackson SF	Portland, Oregon	Westview HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sep 10, 2009
Garrett Jackson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Bryce Jones SF	Woodland Hills, California	William Howard Taft HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 3, 2009
Bryce Jones SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94
Maurice Jones SG	Saginaw, Michigan	Arthur Hill HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sep 27, 2009
Maurice Jones SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 93
Curtis Washington C	Elizabethtown, KY	Elizabethtown HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 8, 2009
Curtis Washington C	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 87
Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – UR Rivals – UR ^[6] ESPN – UR

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Alex Stepheson	Forward	6–10	250	Senior	Los Angeles, California
2	Jio Fontan	Guard	6–0	175	Junior	Paterson, New Jersey
3	Brandun Williams	Guard	6-0	195	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois
4	Tyler Sugiyama	Guard	5–10	150	Freshman	Winnetka, Illinois
5	Nikola Vucevic	Forward	6–10	240	Junior	Bar, Montenegro
10	Maurice Jones	Guard	5–7	155	Freshman	Saginaw, Michigan
14	Donte Smith	Guard	5–11	180	Senior	Pomona, California
20	Eric Strangis	Guard	6–4	190	Junior	La Crescenta, California
21	Aaron Fuller	Forward	6–6	235	Junior	Mesa, Arizona
22	Evan Smith	Forward	6–7	225	Sophomore	Calabasas, California
33	Garrett Jackson	Forward	6–6	215	Freshman	Portland, Oregon
35	Daniel Munoz	Guard	5–10	175	Sophomore	Coto de Caza, California
42	Curtis Washington	Forward	6–10	230	Freshman	Elizabethtown, Kentucky
43	Marcus Simmons	Guard	6–6	220	Senior	Alexandria, Louisiana

2010–11 Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/06/2010* 2:00 PM	Point Loma Nazarene	W 69–49	–	Galen Center (N/A) Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
11/13/2010* 1:00 PM	UC Irvine	W 62–49	1–0	Galen Center (3,125) Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2010* 7:30 PM	Santa Clara	W 86–73	2–0	Galen Center (2,912) Los Angeles, CA
11/17/2010* 7:30 PM	Rider Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 57–77	2–1	Galen Center (3,187) Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2010* 2:00 PM	vs. Bradley Hall of Fame Tip-Off	L 63–64	2–2	MassMutual Center (N/A) Springfield, MA
11/21/2010* 11:30 AM	vs. New Mexico State Hall of Fame Tip-Off	W 80–61	3–2	MassMutual Center (N/A) Springfield, MA
11/21/2010* 7:30 PM	Cal State Fullerton	W 81–54	4–2	Galen Center (3,821) Los Angeles, CA
11/27/2010* 3:00 PM, FSN	at Nebraska Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	L 58–60	4–3	Bob Devaney Sports Center (8,756) Lincoln, NE
11/29/2010* 5:00 PM, The Mtn.	at TCU	L 69–81	4–4	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,076) Fort Worth, TX
12/05/2010* 7:30 PM, FSN	No. 20 Texas Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series	W 73–56	5–4	Galen Center (4,127) Los Angeles, CA
12/11/2010* 1:00 PM, FS West	Northern Arizona	W 60–52	6–4	Galen Center (3,794) Los Angeles, CA
12/18/2010* 9:00 AM, ESPN	at No. 3 Kansas	L 68–70	6–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
12/21/2010* 4:00 PM, Prime Ticket	at No. 18 Tennessee	W 65–64	7–5	Thompson-Boling Arena (19,030) Knoxville, TN
12/23/2010* 5:30 PM	Leigh	W 76–49	8–5	Galen Center (3,562) Los Angeles, CA
12/29/2010 7:30 PM	Washington	L 67–73 ^OT	8–6 (0–1)	Galen Center (5,584) Los Angeles, CA
12/31/2010 3:00 PM, FS West	Washington State	W 60–56	9–6 (1–1)	Galen Center (3,581) Los Angeles, CA
01/09/2011 7:30 PM, FSN	UCLA	W 63–52	10–6 (2–1)	Galen Center (10,258) Los Angeles, CA
01/13/2011 7:30 PM, FSN	at Oregon	L 62–68	10–7 (2–2)	Matthew Knight Arena (12,364) Eugene, OR
01/15/2011 7:30 PM	at Oregon State	L 76–80	10–8 (2–3)	Gill Coliseum (7,257) Corvallis, OR
01/20/2011 7:30 PM	Stanford	W 65–42	11–8 (3–3)	Galen Center (3,794) Los Angeles, CA
01/22/2011 8:00 PM, FS West	California	L 66–68	11–9 (3–4)	Galen Center (5,124) Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2011 5:30 PM	at Arizona State	W 63–61	12–9 (4–4)	Wells Fargo Arena (7,638) Tempe, AZ
01/29/2011 4:30 PM, Prime Ticket	at Arizona	L 73–82	12–10 (4–5)	McKale Center (13,613) Tucson, AZ
02/02/2011 8:00 PM, FSN	at UCLA	L 50–64	12–11 (4–6)	Pauley Pavilion (10,419) Los Angeles, CA
02/10/2011 8:00 PM, FSN	Oregon State	W 67–56	13–11 (5–6)	Galen Center (3,853) Los Angeles, CA
02/12/2011 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket	Oregon	L 51–61	13–12 (5–7)	Galen Center (4,421) Los Angeles, CA
02/17/2011 7:30 PM	at California	W 78–75	14–12 (6–7)	Haas Pavilion (7,743) Berkeley, CA
02/19/2011 7:30 PM, FS West	at Stanford	W 69–53	15–12 (7–7)	Maples Pavilion (5,896) Stanford, CA
02/24/2011 7:30 PM	No. 10 Arizona	W 65–57	16–12 (8–7)	Galen Center (6,857) Los Angeles, CA
02/26/2011 4:30 PM, Prime Ticket	Arizona State	W 62–46	17–12 (9–7)	Galen Center (6,621) Los Angeles, CA
03/03/2011 7:00 PM	at Washington State	L 77–85	17–13 (9–8)	Beasley Coliseum (7,126) Pullman, WA
03/05/2011 7:30 PM, FSN	at Washington	W 62–60	18–13 (10–8)	Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
Pac-10 Tournament
03/10/2011 12:00 PM, FSN	vs. California Quarterfinals	W 70–56	19–13	Staples Center (10,782) Los Angeles, CA
03/11/2011 6:00 PM, FSN	vs. No. 16 Arizona Semifinals	L 62–67	19–14	Staples Center (13,190) Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
03/16/2011* 6:00 PM, truTV	vs. VCU^[7] First Four	L 46–59	19–15	UD Arena (10,192) Dayton OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Notes

March 11, 2011 – Coach Kevin O'Neill was suspended for USC's game against Arizona. O'Neill had a verbal altercation with a Wildcats booster following the Wednesday game against California.^[8]

References

↑ "Pac-10 Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
↑ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
↑ USC Class of 2010 – Rivals
↑ USC Class of 2010 – Scout
↑ USC Class of 2010 – ESPN
↑ 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals
↑ "VCU holds USC to one field goal in final nine minutes to advance", AP
↑ Baxter Holmes, USC basketball: Kevin O'Neill suspended for the rest of the Pac-10 tournament, Los Angeles Times, March 11, 2011

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

Seasons	1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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

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