2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team

2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record19–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Cantu
  • Dieter Horton
  • Tony Miller
Home arenaGalen Center
Seasons
2010–11 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Arizona 14 – 4   .778 30 – 8   .789
UCLA 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
No. 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
† Conference 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 Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the new First Four round to VCU.

Class of 2010

[3][4][5]

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   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
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
3 Brandun Williams Guard 6-0 175 Sophomore Chicago,Illinois
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 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2010*
2:00 pm 		Point Loma Nazarene W 69–49  —
 Galen Center 
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 
Springfield, MA
11/21/2010*
11:30 am 		vs. New Mexico State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off 		W 80–61  3–2
 MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
11/24/2010*
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 		Lehigh 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 		(4) vs. (5) California
Pac-10 Quarterfinals 		W 70–56  19–13
 Staples Center (10,782)
Los Angeles, CA
03/11/2011
6:00 pm, FSN 		(4) vs. (1) No. 16 Arizona
Pac-10 Semifinals 		L 62–67  19–14
 Staples Center (13,190)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament
03/16/2011*
6:00 pm, truTV 		(11 SW) vs. (11 SW) VCU[7]
NCAA First Four 		L 46–59  19–15
 UD Arena (10,192)
Dayton OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SW=NCAA Southwest Regional.
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

  1. ^ "Pac-10 Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
  3. ^ USC Class of 2010 – Rivals
  4. ^ USC Class of 2010 – Scout
  5. ^ USC Class of 2010 – ESPN
  6. ^ "2010 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals". Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  7. ^ "VCU holds USC to one field goal in final nine minutes to advance", AP, archived from the original on July 13, 2012
  8. ^ Baxter Holmes, USC basketball: Kevin O'Neill suspended for the rest of the Pac-10 tournament, Los Angeles Times, March 11, 2011