2009–10 USC Trojans men's basketball team explained

Sport:	Basketball
Sex:	men
Year:	2009–10
Team:	USC Trojans
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	16–14
Conf Record:	8–10
Stadium:	Galen Center
Champion:	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.^[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

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Roster

Number	Name	Height	Position	Class
0	Marcus Johnson	6–6	F	SR
1		6–9	F	JR
2	Ryan Wetherell	5–11	G	JR
4	Leonard Washington	6–7	F	SO
5		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		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)			W	77–67	1–0
11/21/2009 (usctrojans.com)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		L	67–59	1–1
11/27/2009 (usctrojans.com)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		W	74–43	2–1
11/29/2009 (FSN)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		L	51–48	2–2
12/3/2009 (ESPN2)			L	50–69	2–3
12/5/2009 (FSS)			L	79–53	2–4
12/8/2009 (usctrojans.com)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		W	51–36	3–4
12/11/2009 (usctrojans.com)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		W	59–53	4–4
12/19/2009 (FSN)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		W	77–55	5–4
12/22/2009 (ESPNU)			W	55–51	6–4
12/23/2009 (ESPNU)	Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic		W	60–49	7–4
12/25/2009 (ESPN2)	Stan Sheriff Center – Honolulu, HI – Diamond Head Classic		W	67–56	8–4
12/31/2009 (Prime Ticket)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		W	56–50	9–4	1–0
1/2/2010 (Prime Ticket)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		W	47–37	10–4	2–0
1/6/2010			L	54–53	10–5	2–1
1/9/2010 (FSN)			L	67–59	10–6	2–2
1/16/2010 (Prime Ticket)	Pauley Pavilion – Los Angeles, CA		W	67–46	11–6	3–2
1/21/2010 (usctrojans.com Delayed)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		L	67–60	11–7	3–3
1/23/2010 (FSN West)	Galen Center – Los Angeles, CA		W	87–61	12–7	4–3
1/28/2010			L	51–45	12–8	4–4
1/30/2010			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)		Washington	W	67–64	16–9	8–5
2/20/2010		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)		Arizona State	L	59–54	16–13	8–9
3/7/2010		Arizona	L	86–84	16–14	8–10
Rankings reflect the USA Today Coaches Poll.

External links

Official Site

Notes and References

Web site: 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 .
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
http://usc.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1082109 2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals