2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball team
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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.
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record19–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
- Bob Cantu
- Dieter Horton
- Tony Miller
| 2010–11 USC Trojans men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Four | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Record | 19–15 (10–8 Pac-10) |
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| Home arena | Galen Center |
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class of 2010
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Garrett Jackson SF |
Portland, Oregon | Westview HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Sep 10, 2009 | |
Recruit ratings: Scout:  Rivals: (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 | |
Recruit ratings: Scout:  Rivals: (94) | ||||||
| Maurice Jones SG |
Saginaw, Michigan | Arthur Hill HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | Sep 27, 2009 | |
| Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (93) | ||||||
| Curtis Washington C |
Elizabethtown, KY | Elizabethtown HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 8, 2009 | |
Recruit ratings: Scout:  Rivals: (87) | ||||||
| Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – UR Rivals – UR [6] ESPN – UR | ||||||
Roster
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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]